John Champe Knightly News

Calendar Reminders

Oct. 17-21: Bus Driver Appreciation Week

Monday, Oct. 24: School holiday

Friday, Oct. 21: Last day to turn in quarter one work

Friday, Oct. 28: Last day of quarter one

October 27-28: Senior portrait make-ups

October 31-Nov. 1: Teacher work days

Monday, Nov. 7: Report cards displayed in ParentVue

Class of 2023 and Families

Seniors, if you missed the class meeting on Wednesday or need to access the materials shared, please visit your Schoology group to see the recap of eight very important items from the agenda. Additionally, be sure you have created your School Cash Online Account because you will need to go there to pay class dues for graduation, etc. Remember, you can order announcements and regalia from Herff Jones during lunches on October 26 and 27. Letter of Recommendation Requests: Please email teachers and request a letter of recommendation prior to uploading into Naviance. If the teacher agrees, please then upload the information into Phoenix. If you are not able to find the teacher’s name in Naviance, please contact the teacher and your school counselor.

Reminder: For those registered for the Cox Farms Fall Fest, remember to join your peers at Cox Farms on Monday, October 17 from 4:30-6pm.

Student Safety

Students are continuing to cross Northstar at the Sacred Mountain intersection. As a reminder, there is no crosswalk at this location and it is extremely hazardous. Please have a conversation with your student about using the crosswalk located at the Conejo traffic light. That is the only crosswalk and safest route for students to take. Thank you for your support.

THREE approaching deadlines

Senior Yearbook Ads

THE QUEST invites you to include personalized messages in your graduate’s senior yearbook. These special tributes can come from parents, grandparents, siblings, friends, pets, etc. They can be purchased for graduates, groups of friends, and/or entire teams or clubs. Please click here for size pricing, helpful info for creating your ad, and how to submit your order.

World Language Credit Through Testing (CTT)

Students eligible to test for the Seal of Biliteracy may register for their test now through October 21.

Advanced Placement Exams

If your student is enrolled in an AP course, please click here for information to plan for the AM exams that take place in May. The registration deadline is November 4.

Step Up Loudoun Youth

The Step Up Loudoun Youth Competition presents middle and high school students an opportunity to identify an issue in their communities and implement a solution as they contribute to the world around them. This year, students will create a team video due March 1, 2023, and then the top 20 teams will present live to judges on March 22, 2023. The Finals and Awards Ceremony will be on April 13, 2023, where the top 10 teams will be invited to present for cash prizes. Registration for the Step Up Loudoun Youth Competition opens on October 3, 2022. You will find information about SULYC and the link for the application at: www.loudounyouth.org under Programs: Step Up Loudoun Youth Competition.

Mental Health and Wellness

LCPS's Department of Student Services is hosting a mental health and wellness parent seminar on October 19th. It starts at 6:30pm at Briar Woods High School. Click HERE for more info and the link to register. You can visit the Parent Resource site HERE to view upcoming seminar sessions, too.

The JCHS Choir Department had 13 students make it into the All-County Choir this year! All-County Choir is an event where students audition by reading a piece of music they have never seen before and are graded based on accuracy. The very competitive event brought together the best sight readers from each high school to perform at Lightridge October 13.

Congratulations to the students who made it into this event:

Allison Tran (highest scoring S/A sight reader at Champe; received a perfect score)

Danny Hilliard (highest scoring T/B sight reader at Champe)

Janita Cheriyan; Maya Habtamu; Grace McBride; Ashleigh Niemeyer;

Anjali Potu; Thanmai Vemireddy; Reyli Eguez Fitzgerald; Grayson Helms;

Syre Morris; Ian Skolarus; Mikhail Danilyan

Alternates:

Vishnu Nair; Christina Fugate

The next time you can check out JCHS Choirs will be at their Winter Choral Concert on December 13.

Come check out the Kappa League at their interest meeting being held October 30 at 1pm at JCHS.

Clubs

Activity buses run on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, leaving campus at 5:30pm.

Service

Students can access the service recording log and view ideas for community service in their Knights Give Back Schoology course for their graduating class.

Athletics

Take note of the upcoming spirit days! Friday, October 21 is a PINK OUT spirit day and senior night for our football, cheer, and band programs. Friday, October 28 is ICE AGE spirit day.

Champe hosts Freshman and JV football on Tuesday along with the district cheer competition. On Wednesday, head to the stadium for field hockey. Thursday, travel or cheer from afar for Volleyball and field hockey, and send your best for eSports as they compete away Tuesday through Thursday.

Check out the openings still available for fall sports concessions in the sign-up here.

Battle of the Bands

The 2022 Loudoun Battle of the Bands is open to middle and high school students, including soloists, vocalists, instrumentalists and DJs/producers. The competition is a joint venture of the Loudoun County Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services, Loudoun Youth Inc. and the Loudoun County Youth Advisory Council. Performers interested in competing should apply online at loudoun.gov/teens by Oct. 31, 2022. There is no entry fee.

Sponsorship opportunities

Mr. Mick Mullins is seeking businesses or community groups that might like to sponsor home games or be included in stadium signs on campus. Please see the link relevant to your needs:

Social Media and Email Introduction

2022-2023 Stadium Sign Sponsorship

Knight Athletic Home Game Sponsorship Program

College and Career Center

Check here for Ms. King's post-secondary newsletter, here for work opportunities, and here for scholarship information.

October 18, 2022: The College Funding Coach - Send your kids to college without going broke! This parent workshop will discuss the many avenues available to fund your child's college tuition and housing costs. It will be held at John Champe in the Library from 6:30pm-8:00pm Sign up today! Click HERE to make your reservation.

College representative visits started last week in the CCC and go through December 8. Students can sign up for specific visits in Naviance (instructions are in student email accounts) and view upcoming visits via the ongoing announcement button above.

Take time to thank our JCHS faculty

In honor of World Occupational Therapist Day on October 27, let’s celebrate the team of physical wellness professionals that support our students, including Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, and Speech-Language Pathologists. These amazing therapists work with students to focus on:

• Improving their ability to function in an educational program (OT)

• Enhancing their functional mobility (PT)

• Improving their communication abilities within the educational environment (SL).

Learn more at Special Education / Special Education Homepage (lcps.org).

PTSA General Meeting

Please join us for our next General Membership Meeting in the JCHS Library at 6pm on October 26. We look forward to seeing you there!

Support the PTSA by shopping

AmazonSmile is a simple way for you to support your favorite charitable organization every time you shop, at no cost to you. It is available at smile.amazon.com on your web browser and can be activated in the Amazon Shopping app for iOS and Android phones. When you shop with AmazonSmile, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection, and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added benefit that AmazonSmile will donate 0.5% of your eligible purchases to the charitable organization of your choice.

How does it work?

• Log into AmazonSmile (same login as Amazon)

• Search and select "John Champe High School PTSA" .

• Once you make your selection and start shopping on AmazonSmile, you support the Champe PTSA effortlessly.

• Be sure to bookmark the URL so you use AmazonSmile for every purchase from your computer (not amazon.com).

Thank you for your support!

Need to get in touch? Reach us by email (johnchampeptsa@gmail.com), check out our website (http://jchampeptsa.org/) or check out our social accounts.

October 18 - College Funding Coach (6:30pm at JCHS)

October 20 - Avalon Theatre's Edge of Fire preview shoe at 7pm (tickets)

October 21 - Deadline for Seal of Biliteracy Testing registration

October 21 - Last day to turn in quarter one work

October 24 - No school

October 28 - Last day of quarter one

October 27-28 - Senior portrait make-ups

October 31 - Teacher work day

November 1 - Teacher work day

November 2 - Last day for senior yearbook ads

November 4 - AP Exam registration deadline

November 17-19 - Avalon Theatre presents Alice in Wonderland (tickets)