Voice of the
Volcanoes
H o m e o f t h e V o lc a n o e s
Chester Jr. Sr. High
School
612 First Street
Chester, CA 96020
Volume 5, Issue 17
January 16, 2015
Upcoming events…
 1/16-1/17 Nor
Cal Junior High
Honor Band to
Chico
 1/19 NO
SCHOOL—Martin
Luther King Day
 1/20-1/23 Spirit
Week
 1/23 Tip Off
 1/23 End Semester One
 2/5-2/7 Sr. Hi
Nor Cal Honor
Band to Chico
JAZZ/WIND
CONCERT
Goodbye to our friend, landon
Will be
Rescheduled in
early Spring
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The Counselor’s Corner
Carol Bernard, Counselor 258-2126 x103
ACT/SAT—Juniors should
plan on taking one of these
tests this Spring. Register
now !
Cash for College will be
Wednesday Feb. 4 from
6:00-8:00 pm @ CHS.
Why should you attend?
 Get Free assistance
completing the FAFSA
or CA Dream Act Application
 Qualify for a scholarship if you attend, complete a survey, and
submit by Mar. 2
 New scholarships for
families making under
$150,000
What do you need to
bring with you?
 Driver’s license
 Social Security #
 Alien registration # , if
applicable
 Your 2014 income information
 Parent’s 2014 income
 Your tax and your parent’s tax info
 Current bank statements and investment
statements
 List of colleges you’re
interested in attending
The Free Application for
Federal Student
Aid (known as the FAFSA) is
a form that can be prepared
annually by current and prospective college students
(undergraduate and graduate) in the United States to
determine their eligibility
for student financial
aid (including the Pell
Grant, Federal student
loans and Federal WorkStudy).[1]
Despite its name, the
application is not for a single
federal program, being rather
the gateway of consideration
for:
 the nine federal student-aid programs
 the 605 state aid programs
 most of the institutional aid available
The U.S. Department of
Education accepts applications beginning January 1 of
each year for the upcoming
academic year. Each application period is 18 months;
most federal, state, and institutional aid is provided on a
first come, first served basis.
Students are advised to submit a FAFSA as early as possible for consideration for
maximum financial assistance.
Scholarship Information:
See Chester High School
Counseling for an updated scholarship list.
These will be updated
weekly, and announcements will still go out in
the weekly newsletter.
Hard copies are available
outside the counselor’s office as well.
https://sites.google.com/a/
pcoe.k12.ca.us/chscounselors-corner .
Upcoming Dates:
Feb. 3 & 4—High School
Exit Exam Make-ups
Feb. 4– Cash for College
at CHS 6-8 pm
Feb. 9– last day to sign up
for Rotary Speech Contest.
Mar. 13-Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative
Mar. 15-Italian Catholic
Federation
Mar. 31– Portuguese Historical & Cultural Society
Scholarship due
Apr 10—Iris Scholarship
due
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Pounding in and Pulling Out Nails
Michael Josephson, Commentary
When my daughter was confronted
with the fact that she had really hurt another
child with a mean comment, she cried and
immediately wanted to apologize. That was a
good thing, but I wanted her to know an
apology can’t always
make things better.
So I told her the
parable of Will, a
nine-year-old whose
father abandoned
his mom two years
earlier. Will was angry, and he often
would lash out at
others with hurtful
words. He once told
his mom, “I see why
Dad left you!”
he said a mean and nasty thing. For a small boy,
this was a major task, but he couldn’t return until the nail was all the way in. After about ten
trips to the garage, Will began to be more cautious about his words. Eventually, he even
apologized for all the
bad things he’d said.
That’s when his
grandmother came in.
She made him bring in
the board filled with
nails and told him to
pull them all out. This
was even harder than
pounding them in, but
after a huge struggle,
he did it.
His grandmother hugged him and said, “I
appreciate your apology and, of course, I forgive
Unable to cope with his outbursts of
you because I love you, but I want you to know
cruelty, she sent Will to spend the summer
an apology is like pulling out one of those nails.
with his grandparents. His grandfather’s strat- Look at the board. The holes are still there. The
egy to help Will learn self-control was to make board will never be the same. I know your dad
him go into the garage and pound a two-inch- put a hole in you, but please don’t put holes in
long nail into a four-by-four board every time other people; you are better than that.”
Spirit Week
Tuesday: Ugly
Sweater Day
Thursday: Crazy Hair
Day
Wednesday: ‘Murica Day
Friday: Green & White Day
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Jeff James, Principal ext. 102
Cheryl Henry, Secretary ext. 100
Nicole Peterson, Registrar ext. 101
Carol Bernard, Counselor ext. 103
Paul Hardig, Athletic Director ext. 105
C h e st e r Jr . S r . H i g h
Phone: 530-258-2126
Fax: 530-258-2306
E-mail: [email protected]
Chester High School Fundraisers
Turn in your Amerigas receipts and they will donate 2¢ per gallon to our Chester High School Student Body.
Buy your CHS script cards at CHS office in $100.00 and $25.00 increments. If you place
your order by email, address it to [email protected] with Holiday Script in the subject line. Make checks payable to CHS ASB. Holiday Script and students will have your
order ready to pick up at the CHS office.
Using your Target Debit REDcard will give you 5% off your purchase and Target will donate 1%
to Chester High School...and you won’t have another credit card to worry about! Free shipping for
orders placed online using your red card. Check online or at your local Target for info.
From cereal to school supplies, look for Box Tops throughout your grocery store! Just clip the
Box Tops and bring them into CHS Office, where they'll be submitted and redeemed for
cash.
It is SO easy—sign up online for free, then shop the merchants listed (like Safeway, Sierra Trading Post and online stores like Amazon and iTunes) and a percentage of your purchase will be donated to Chester High.
January / February 2015
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19 NO SCHOOL
20
21
22
23 End Semester 1
SPIRIT WEEK!
Marathon Basketball
v. PHS
24
Tip Off Dance/9-12
Marathon Basketball
v. Mercy/Tip Off
Marathon Basketball
@ GHS
Ski Team/Northstar
Wrestling/Sacramento
25
26
27
Marathon Basketball
@ Los Molinos
28
29
31
30
Marathon Basketball
@ Redding Christian
Wrestling/Corning
Ski Team/Boreal
1
2
3 CAHSEE/EL
4 CAHSEE/MATH
5
6
Ski Team/Northstar
Marathon Basketball
v. Liberty
Cash 4 College
6-8 PM
7
Marathon Basketball
@ Loyalton
Wrestling/Alturas
Nor Cal Senior High Honor Band to Chico
8
9
Ski Team/Northstar
Boosters/6:00
10
Marathon Basketball
@ Mercy
11
12
Marathon Basketball
v. Los Molinos/4:30
PUSD Board Mtg/
QES
7:00/Gym
13
NO SCHOOL
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