February 2011

CAPITAL HIGH SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER
Principal: Vice Principals:
Clinton H. Giles Our job is to improve, not just maintain.” R Tommy Canterbury
Wendy D Bailey
Susan M Young
Angela S Cruikshank

Black History Month

“Eyes on the Prize” Broadcast
Each day during the month of February as part of Capital High School‘s Black History Month
observance we will be offering Henry Hampton's “Eyes on the Prize”, the internationally
acclaimed and award-winning PBS documentary on the civil rights movement!

Through contemporary interviews and historical footage, the series traces the civil rights
movement from the Montgomery bus boycott in 1954 to the Voting Rights Act in 1965; from
community power in schools to ―Black Power‖ in the streets; from early acts of individual
courage through to the flowering of a mass movement and its eventual split into factions.
Through the compelling human stories and words of those who participated in the struggle for
social change, ―Eyes on the Prize” teaches unforgettable lessons about leadership, equality,
and human rights.

The broadcasts will begin on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 and will run all day. We are asking that
teachers tune in whenever they like. The broadcasts will run continuously except at times when
CTV is being broadcast. The broadcast schedule for the month can be anticipated by noting that
the first part of Vol. – 1 (―Awakenings‖ 1954 – 1956) will be broadcast all day Tuesday. On
Wednesday, the second part of Vol. – 1 (―Fighting Back‖ 1957 – 1962) will be broadcast, and so
on. We will also try to announce which segment of each volume will be broadcast each day for
added convenience in viewing.

Volume 1 – ―Awakenings‖ 1954 - 1956

―Fighting Back‖ 1957 - 1962

Volume 2 – ―Ain't Scared of Your Jails‖ 1960 - 1961

―No Easy Walk‖ 1961 - 1963

Volume 3 – ―Mississippi: Is This America?‖ 1962 - 1964

―Bridge to Freedom‖ 1965
Volume 4 – ―The Time Has Come‖ 1964 - 1966
―Two Societies‖ 1965 -1968

Volume 5 – ―Power!‖ 1966 - 1968

―The Promised Land‖ 1967 - 1968

Volume 6 – ―Ain't Gonna Shuffle No More‖ 1964 - 1972

―A Nation of Law?‖ 1968 - 1971

Volume 7 – ―The Keys to the Kingdom‖ 1974 - 1980

―Back To the Movement‖ 1979 - 1985

We want teachers to share as much of this 'history' as possible with our students. Fortunately, we
live in a world that does not resemble very much included in this documentary. Unfortunately, it
works to the disadvantage of many students and adults that they know little, seemingly, about the
struggles, sacrifices, and people - many of whom endured beatings, bombings, jailing, and gave
their lives, literally, to make the world we live in - not just these United States of America - a
much, much better place! And, there is still much to be done to move the world to a place where
freedom, justice, and equality (of opportunity and result) are enjoyed by all!

Counseling Staff Completed

The Capital High School counseling staff has now been completed with the addition of Mrs. Lori
McNabb to the staff.
Mrs. McNabb is well qualified, holding advanced degrees from Marshall University which
includes a Master of Arts in counseling along with administrative certification.
Prior to coming to us, she had worked at East Bank Middle School most recently, and had also
worked at both Central Elementary and Glenwood Elementary prior to that. Earlier she had
worked for Prestera and for KVC as a counselor.
Presently she coaches at Hayes Middle School and also owns her own dance school where she
enjoys teaching dance, gymnastics, and tumbling.
She and her husband have three children: Morgan, 15; Quaide, 12; and McKenzie, 10. They
reside in St. Albans, WV.
She spends her spare time traveling to various sports events in which her children participate
when she is not teaching at her dance school. We are fortunate to have Mrs. McNabb join the
counseling staff of Capital High School.

Black History Month Observance

This year as part of our Black History Month observance at Capital High School, we will include
an analysis of the song ―Lift Every Voice and Sing‖ by James Weldon Johnson.
Each week throughout the month a personal interpretation of each of the three verses will be
offered.
Generally referred to as the ―Negro National Anthem,‖ this song truly does not include any racial
or ethnic specification. It is a song that speaks of the quest for freedom, justice, and equality for
all people, not just here in the United States of America, but all over the world.
Through an examination of the lyrics and interpretive comments offered relating to the lyrics in
the song, it is hoped that all those who are unfamiliar with the song develop a greater
understanding of exactly what the civil rights movement in America was and is about.
Our intent is to offer personal reflections in an attempt to ensure that all recognize that the
struggle for freedom, justice, and equality is ongoing and not something that any of us should
leave to chance.
The lyrics of the song are as follows:

“LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING”

Lift every voice and sing, till earth and heaven ring,
Ring with the harmonies of liberty;
Let our rejoicing rise, high as the list‘ning skies,
Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
Sing a song full of the faith
that the dark past has taught us,
Sing a song full of the hope
that the present has brought us;
Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
Let us march on till victory is won.

Stony the road we trod,

bitter the chast‘ning rod,
Felt in the days
when hope unborn had died;
Yet with a steady beat,
have not our weary feet,
Come to the place for which our fathers sighed?
We have come over a way
that with tears has been watered.
We have come, treading our path
thro‘ the blood of the slaughtered,
Out from a gloomy past,
till now we stand at last
Where the white gleam
of our bright star is cast.

God of our weary years, God of our silent tears,

Thou who has brought us thus far on the way;
Thou who hast by thy might, led us into the light,
Keep us forever in the path, we pray.
Lest our feet stray from the places
Our God where we met Thee,
Lest our hearts drunk with the wine of the world
we forget Thee;
Shadowed beneath Thy hand
May we forever stand,
True to our God,
True to our native land.

Ms. Blaul Chosen as an AP Reader!

The College Board‘s Advanced Placement Program and Educational Testing Service again has
extended an invitation to Capital High School senior English teacher Mrs. Rosalie Blaul to serve
as an AP Reader at this year‘s annual AP Reading.
Mrs. Blaul teaches honors senior English and Advance Placement English Literature. Her
students have gone on to experience tremendous success in college while attending some of the
most rigorous institutions of higher learning in the world.
In June 2011, approximately 11,000 college faculty and AP teachers from around the world will
gather in Louisville Kentucky; Kansas City, Missouri; Cincinnati, Ohio; Fort Collins, Colorado;
and Daytona Beach, Florida to evaluate and score more than 1 million free response answers.
Participants in the AP reading:
Receive training in consistent application of the scoring standards, and use those
standards to score student responses;
Interact with the members of the AP Development Committee responsible for revising
the AP Course Description and developing the exam, giving and receiving information
about the current state of teaching and learning in the discipline;
Discuss achievement, assessment and teaching strategies with college faculty and AP
teachers;
Develop a network of professionals in their discipline that will last a lifetime; and
Earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

The careful evaluation of students‘ work is one of the most important aspects of AP program.
The AP program‘s acknowledged success is due to an evaluation and scoring process that
reflects the high standards of faculty members who, by virtue of their experience and expertise,
have established the appropriate student performance expectations within their respective
disciplines.
Being invited to serve as an AP Reader is at once an award, reward and distinction ranking
among the most academically prestigious designations there is in all of education.
Ms. Blaul has indicated that participation in the AP Reading has offered her a rare and enriching
professional development experience that provided her with the opportunity to develop advanced
teaching approaches and ideas through close interaction with a diverse group of professional
colleagues that she has been able to bring back to her classroom.
On behalf of the entire administration, faculty, staff, and student body of Capital High School we
wish to congratulate Ms. Blaul for having been selected, again, as an AP Reader by the College
Board Advanced Placement Program and Educational Testing Service. We also wish to
commend her for the exemplary job she has done as a classroom teacher at Capital High School
since our school opened 22 years ago.
 Nick Naylor Honored!
Recently, Nicholas Naylor received a phone call from Sherry Keffer - Director of West Virginia
Governors School for the Arts (WVGSA) informing him that he has been the selected to receive
the Dr. Charlotte Byrd Award for Best Male Soloist from the WVGSA.

Nick was recognized for this award and was invited to sing a solo on Saturday night January 15,
2011 at 7:00pm at the West Virginia Cultural Center… A fellow WVGSA student was honored
with an award for dance.

The Capital High School show choir, The Voices In Perfection (VIP's) were invited to perform
the opening song from their show Saturday night as well.

Nick added that through being accepted into the Performing Arts/Fine Arts Magnate School
Program at Capital High School he has been able to further his education and has been fortunate
enough to receive a number of great honors and awards with the assistance of the entire
Performing Arts/ Fine Arts Department and the chairperson, Mrs. Mrs. Kathleen G. Corbett.

In his own words Nick says, ―It's such a blessing to be able to go into a school, and have a family
at school like my VIP family, who loves and supports each other to reach their furthest dream. I
never dreamed that I would stand in front of thousands of people at our state capital and sing the
Star-Spangled Banner for our Governor's Inauguration, nor would I have thought that I would
ever be a Governors School for The Arts attendee and now an I am an alumnus!‖ ―And, who
would have thought I would be given an award like this. This has truly been such an uplift to me,
and to be able to come to a school with the Arts like we have, truly, makes my education at
Capital High School amazing!‖

SPOTLIGHT ON VIPS
February is a very busy month for the VIPs. The West Virginia Music Educators
Conference sponsors the Annual Region 3 “Solo & Ensemble Festival” on February
5th at West Virginia State University. February 5th is also the Poca Show Choir
Competition. The VIPs will compete at 4:30 PM at the Charleston Civic Center. Good
Luck to the VIPs.
The VIPs will be involved with the rest of the Performing Arts Department in our
annual Road Shows to Horace Mann Middle School on February 7 and to Stonewall
Jackson Middle School on February 14. Both performances will be at 9 AM for all
eighth graders attending Capital High School in the fall. Capital High School has much
to offer students in exploring their artistic persona.
February 12th the VIPs will travel to Loveland High School in Loveland, Ohio.
They will compete at 3:45 PM in the school auditorium. Loveland is one of the suburbs
of Cincinnati, Ohio.
 February 19th Capital High plays host to the Seventeenth Annual Concert
Choir and Show Choir Invitational. This year there are three (3) concert choirs and
eleven (11) show choirs. Below is the schedule for the day’s groups:
Concert Choirs:
Cabell Midland High School “Collegium Musicum” 9:30 AM
Ravenswood High School “Concert Choir Select” 9:45 AM
Lee-Davis High School “Chamber Choir” 10:00 AM
Middle School Show Choirs:
Dunbar Middle School “Dunbar Singers” 10:30 AM
Horace Mann Middle School “Eagle Pride” 11:00 AM
High School Show Choirs:
Lee-Davis High School “New Horizons” 12:30 PM
Manchester High School “Touch of Swing” 1:00 PM
Riverside High School “Melodic Fusion” 1:30 PM
Nitro High School “Show Cats” 2:00 PM
Huntington High School “Illusions” 2:30 PM
Ravenswood High School “ Rave Revue” 3:30 PM
Manchester High School “Capital Swing” 4:00 PM
Cabell Midland High School “Rhythm In Red” 4:30 PM
Capital High School “VIPs” Exhibition 5:00 PM
Awards Presentation 6:00 PM

Tickets are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for children under 12 and will be sold at the
door. Please join us in supporting all the choirs competing.
February 26th the VIPs will compete in the Cabell Midland “Rhythm In Red”
Competition in Barboursville, West Virginia. Good Luck to the VIPs!
Just being busy with many performances doesn’t even include the countless
hours of rehearsals in preparation for each presentation. Students are rehearsing with
All County Chorus; All State Chorus; and Show Choir Competitions. For any additional
information about any of the events for this month feel free to contact Mrs. Corbett at
kgcorbett.chs.vips@gmail.com

Counselor Corner
Seniors:
*Seniors must meet all graduation requirements in order to participate in commencement
exercises. If you failed a core class first semester, you must meet with your counselor to explore
credit recovery options.

*Continue to check the ―Just for Seniors‖ board for scholarships. You can also find scholarship
information on the Capital High School website. Go to www.capitalhigh.org click on the
counselor‘s tab under faculty. Look on your left and you will see a link for scholarships. If you
have any questions, see your counselor for assistance. Counselors assigned to students by last
name are the following:
Last names beginning with A-E: McNabb
Last names beginning with F-K: Dorsey
Last names beginning with L-R: Schimmel
Last names beginning with S-Z: Stowers

*College Goal Sunday will be held here at Capital High on Sunday, February 13,
2011 from 1:00-4:00. The WV Higher Education Policy Commission will be here to assist with
the FAFSA application. You will need to bring a copy of your taxes to assist in this process.
The free application for federal student aid (FAFSA) is the form used by the federal government
to calculate your Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) and determine your need. Based on these
numbers, the government sends you a Student Aid Report (SAR) which summarizes how much
federal financial aid you qualify for. Then, your schools match you with a financial aid award
package. Filling out the FAFSA is the first step to getting many different types of financial aid.

FAFSA Action Plan: Part 1

Step 1: Register online for a FAFSA PIN for yourself and your parents. www.pin.gov It should
take about 10 minutes. Your PIN will be ―delivered‖ via email. You will need your social
security number (SSN) and your personal information (name, mailing address, etc.).
Step 2: Fill out the FAFSA form online. www.fafsa.gov It will take approximately 60 minutes.
You and your parents will need the following information: FAFSA PIN, SSN, and any W2s or
1099s received for work last year.
Step 3: Submit your FAFSA, sign it electronically (using your PIN), and wait!
FAFSA Action Plan: Part 2
About 4 weeks after you complete the FAFSA….
Step 4: Review your Student Aid Report (SAR) and your Expected Family Contribution (EFC).
Your SAR will give you your estimated costs of attendance for your top school and program
choices.
Step 5: Accept your SAR or appeal your SAR.

Juniors:
The counselors will schedule juniors during the week of February 21st.

Sophomores:
The counselors will schedule sophomores during the week of February 28th.
PLAN test results were returned to 10th grade students Jan 31. Materials to interpret the results
were sent home as well. PLAN results are useful for understanding educational and career needs
and to determine your student's academic preparation for challenging and rigorous courses.
Please contact your student's counselor if you have any questions.

Freshmen:
The counselors will schedule freshmen during the week of March 7th
 National Honor Society
The Capital High School Chapter of the National Honor Society would like to
congratulate our newest members. The following outstanding seniors will be inducted in the
spring into the National Honor Society. CONGRATULATIONS!

National Honor Society 2010-2011 Fall New Senior Members

Joe Belcher Quinten Burton Katie Cole
Katie Cook Nick Fouty Cody Garrison
Michael Grimm Caleb Hardy KyAnne Holman
Alexia Johnson Taylor Jones Mallory Long
Bethany Marker Bethany Moales Jarred Newhouse
Richard Nguyen Nick O‘Reilly Megan Sankoff
Marisa Wimer Cameron Yaussy

Principal’s List
9th Grade
Brittany Awaldt Victoria McGinnis Nathan Altman
Logan Bailey Nadye Menking-Hoggatt Razhane‘ Andrews
Zachary Bonham Elliott Mihelic Anna Auvil
Amanda Bowman Angel Moore Alexander Azevedo
Kinsey Brown Misty Morrison Stacie Belcher
Megan Bsharah Keelie Newbold Carisa Boggess
Mallory Burka Justin Palmer Ryan Burgess
Alanah Coleman Kandice Phifer Sarah Cartmill
Jessica Cullop Baylee Rose Sydney Cavender
Megan Darnell Jessica Scohy Allison Chapman
Mackensie Darnold Marshall Sharp Aryn Cox
Nicholas Fisher Nathan Shin Katie Crowder
Marissa Frazie Destiny Smith Denna Davari
Macayla Gill Ashley Sparks Michael Davis
Logan Greenlee Mikaela Spence Sierra Feazell
Tyler Harper Ethan Spradling Noelle Frame
Trey Harris Joshua Stapler Traci Gibson
Tahje‘ Houston Adrian Surbaugh Samantha Given
Gabriel Huffman James Walton Ashley Goodwin
Cody Jumper Catlyn Wilson Krista Hanshew
Morgan King Tia Wray CJ Harvey
Mckinsey Kirkpatrick Jadeyn Young Katelyn Hasty
Zachary Koontz Jonathan Young Jessie Holstein
Kelley Lightner Danie Zheng Sarah Hudnall
Paige Lucas Alecca Hunt
Amanda Maynus 10th Grade Colleen Isaiah
Emily Jessee Lukas Mayer
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Jennifer Kinder 11 Grade Shelby McCord
Tara Kirkpatrick Jennifer Acord Ashley Milgram
Brianna Lawrence Jordan Acree Leeanne Mobayed
Selena Lewis Scott Adams Noah Moody
Corey Messer Dario Balunovic Ciara Moore
Madison Messinger Frances Barry Amy Morris
William Michael Catherine Blackwood Zachary Morris
Michelle Newhouse Ethan Boyd Viviana Nguyen
Philip Nichols Natalie Byrne Alex Nida
Cheyenne Patten Kenzie Cable Sarah Pitman
Keisha Pinkard Justin Caldwell Patrick Price
Geordan Reed Anna Cassetari Callen Prokity
Amanda Rogers Cassie Casto Morgan Prunty
Dayja Scruggs Madison Chase Evan Riley
Corrie Shaffer Alexandra Cruikshank Brianna Rodberg
Shayan Shafii Madison Fields Nikita Sangani
Michaela Snidow Joshua Fisher Kelli Shanholtzer
Rachael Spainhour Taylor Fisher Shade Smith
Savanah Starcher Emily Ford Nicholas Stavrakis
Jonathan Stricklen Anthony Guthrie Arden Townsend
Madeline Tappe Sheng Han Joy Wang
Amanda Trail Troy Hawkins Allison Whitener
Amir Viradia Sarah Hopkins Amanda Williams
Alysa Williams Alexander James Joshua Zegeer
Joseph Wright Alexis James-Joyce
Daquan Yarbough Martin Lankas
Joel Young Robert Lorea
12th Grade
Kaleb Acree Kaitlyn Jones Jordan Wallace
Cody Beane Taylor Jones Bing Wang
Joseph Belcher Ayman Lam Nyosha White
Andrew Brenner Carly Lasure Tori Williams
Joseph Brown Larry Lightner, II Marissa Wimer
Quinten Burton Mallory Long Cameron Yaussy
Kaitlyn Dyer Bethany Marker
Tyler Eads Michael McDonough
Roger Estep Hayden Moore
Nicholas Fouty Brian Morris
Trevor Gibson Jodi Morris
Zachary Griffith Benjamin Mullins
Michael Grimm Jarred Newhouse
Breanna Hamilton Richard Nguyen
Steve Henson Anna Poole
Kyanne Holman Kassie Querry
Logan Jarrett Luke Teel
“A” Honor Roll Katherine Cauley Alexandria Crabtree
9th Grade Austin Coleman Arshia Davari
Daniel Adamczyk Whitney Daily Hannah Faegre
Caroline Bohach Jacklyn Dyer Callie Ferrell
Jared Bowen Kelley Fisher Mary Fletcher
Trenton Campbell Taylor Freeland Bryant Gray
Elijah Chance Alfonso Fuentes, Jr. Joseph Haddad
Cara Cowen Kelton George Alexander Hager
Zachary Crouch Kelly Gonzalez Ashlee Hanshew
Izabel Dorst MckenzieGreer William Harper
Logan Garrison Stormie Haddox Danielle Hines
Emily Gerlach Michaela Hairston Sydney Howerton
Ethan Godby Jamaica Hayes James Kirk
John Groves, III Sara Hays Jonathan Mayes
Beri Hall Shaddy Hodroge Marsha Meadows
Zachary Hayden Christian Huffman Julian Nguyen
She‘Mar Hayes Kaitlyn Jenkins Kylena Nunnally
Shayla Haynes Isaac Jones Samantha Pauley
Sierra Hess Zachary Kiser Ashley Putillion
Jacob Hively Khadijah Lee Earl Reed
Alysha Humbles Lauren Miller Lisa Simms
Austin Hupp Olivia Myers Jordan Stone
Abigail Jones Jasmine Richmond Marlena Strazzula
Dawn Kushner Halee Runion Anthony Sturey
Alexis Legg Jeremy Scott Taelor Sundling
James Lillibridge, II Aishina Shaffer William Tappe
Steven McVicker Chasity Sigman Tate Warden
Shivani Patel John Simmerman Jon White
James Richmond Shawniece Stewart
Seth Roadcap Madison Stone 12th Grade
Madisyn Sizemore Alison Taylor Mark Altman
Kelsey Smith Brittany Tittle Stephanie Bailey
Savanna Thomas Jessica Tittle Olivia Bias
Morgan Thompson Morgan Vance Jeremy Bossie
Alexis Tyson Brittany Vannoy Roseanna Bradshaw
Charlyn Young Crestyn White Davona Bright
Kirsten Williams Jammeshia Carter
10th Grade Tatiyana Wood Erin Cook
Jordan Barlow Mary Cook
Sidney Beasley 11th Grade Frank Dechiazza
Matthew Bradley Nicole Beverly Dylan Engels
Dakota Briggs Haeley Burgess Dakota Epling
Nicholas Burke Christopher Carter Jonathan Garbett
Lauren Carpenter Shannon Chaty Cody Garrison
Ashley Carroll Dylan Core Collin Gilkerson
Caleb Hardy Bethany Moales Kaelyn Pennington
Amanda Hermansdorfer Nicholas O‘Reilly Tori Roadcap
Casey Jarvis Michael Pauley- Megan Sankoff
Steven Lewis Carpenter Caleb Sigmon

Tequilla Wilmore Morgan Vance

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“B” Honor Roll 9 Jamie Vermillion
Grade Jack Wade
Stevie Adamczyk “B” Honor Roll
Tanner Bailey 10th Grade Asia Washington
Kathryn Bell Jordan Adams Zachary Whittaker
Jordan Bray Hayle Akers Jaylyn Woods
Monet Brown Madlyn Alqutub Jiamin Xu
Garrett Burgess Ceaira Bentley
Shanique Casey Kayla Biller 11th Grade
Jahneece Clements Alexis Bragg Ashley Adkins
Jared Dawson Arabia Brooks Abby Baird
Jessica Elliott Nautika Carter Kara Bishop
Jacob Fields Savanna Chandler Samantha Brown
James Green, Jr. Travis Collins Sarah Carlton
Rashaad Guerrant Kenneth Hall Pietro Casale
Destini Hall Joshua Hardy Reginald Cauley Jr.
Taylor Harris Calib Hartline Danny Collins
Kaleb Kinder Cedric Haynes Kelley Denham
Ariel King Jai‘ Henry Melinda Dodson
Tierra Lamb Dustin Hermansdorpher Valentine Doffiny
Naquay Little Mason Jack Michael Dyess
Quinn Marchal Taylor Jarrett Rachael Edwards
David Martin Lauren Johnson Rebekah Edwards
Kendell Martin Patience Kascic Seth Griffith
Joshua McCord Sydney Labit Kayla Hammonds
Erikk McGhee Mattiese Lawrence Andrea Harvey
Allison Pozega Laura Lynn Kenyai Hayes
Wesley Radcliffe Emma Manahan Mackenzie Heiner
Allison Riley Matthew Martin Kelsey Higginbotham
Aisha Ross William Mayes Cheverly Jackson
Dominique Sears Johnathon McMillion Cameron Johnson
Aaron Simms Genese Owusu Samantha Kryzak
Christian Smith William Patterson Terrica Maxwell
Madison Smith James Petry Tyler McClaskie
Mathew Spencer Brittany Reavis Samantha McVicker
Cameron Spradling Yazmin Roberts Joseph Michael
Jonathan Stonestreet Caitlin Skeens Zachary Myers
Dustin Thompson Zachary Smith Nicholas Myers
Jacob Wade Sarah Stover Nicholas Naylor
Zhane Watson Nicholas Thongdara Breanna Oakley
Jessica Pauline Kyana Berkley Chad Kittinger
David Pennington Tazhauna Berry Laneisha Langley
Stephanie Phifer Mason Boggess Jessica Macklin
Pepper Reasnover Brandon Carte De‘Quon Miller
Nils Reinhart Katie Cole Jovon Minimah
Janisha Rogers Anique Cook James Morris
Shaitek Rogers Brittany Davis John Morrison, II
Nasyia Shaffer-Tatum Jasmine Davis Christopher Null
Jeremy Shanklin Jonathan Davis Tyler Pauley
Brittany Sigman Victoria Douglas Jonathon Pence
Matthew Sizemore Carson Douglas Andrew Reedy
Samantha Skidmore Carson Duncan Zachary Skiles
Tanija Spencer Richard Eads Eric Stone
Danielle Spurlock Geneve Edwards Haley Stover
Richard Symns Michael Griffith Anthony Thomas
Ryan Thomas Michael Haynes Jason Weese
John Wheeler Angela Hudnall Darion Williams
Linda Wilson Alexia Johnson Evan Woods
Tyler Johnson Keion Wright
12th Grade Sean Kascic
Richard Belcher, Jr. Hilary Keller

2011 Dance Dance Revolution WV State Championship Tournament:

The WV State DDR tournament seeks to provide students with healthy and fun
competition that encourages physical activity. All WV Public Schools are eligible to take
part in the State Championship Tournament. At Capital High School we will have a High
School Division Tournament that will include all grade levels. The "Round One
Qualifier" will be held here at Capital during the later part of April (date to be
determined). The three top scores continue to the "Regional Qualifier Tournament.‖
At the Regional level the three top scorers will advance to the State Championship
Round. There are multiple awards with a $1000.00 college scholarship being offered as
the winner‘s award. If your student is interested, sign up with Mrs. Myers in the
gymnasium, or find the sign up table in the Commons during all lunch periods on Wed.,
Feb. 9.
 From the Studio

Students are working hard to create new work and we still have many
performances on our schedule. February 7th finds us at Horace Mann Middle
School and February 14th at Stonewall Jackson Middle School. February 25th we
will be at the WV Division of Culture and History for WV Dance Festival
adjudications. We will also have five dancers auditioning for the Friends of WV
Dance Scholarship.
Capital had many students audition for the Governor’s School for the Arts
and we are awaiting the selections anxiously. We will be sure to post those
results as soon as we find out!
March 11th we will present “Unbreakable”, a concert of Student and
Professional work dealing with creating stronger young people to lead us
forward. Bridgeport High School Dance Ensemble will be joining us for this
performance. We are looking forward to being able to join these two wonderful
high school dance groups and show everyone what wonderful things are going
on in public education.
We have Papa John’s coupons and Kroger cards available for anyone
wanting to support us that way. Please contact Ms. Legg if you would like one of
the coupons or cards. Below you will find some bullets regarding things we have
upcoming. Please feel free to email or call Ms. Legg for more information on ANY
of these events or to book us for a performance.

Email: alegg@kcs.kana.k12.wv.us
Phone: 304-348-6500 ext. 159

 Feb. 25th: WV Dance Festival Adjudication

 March 11th: Dance Concert 7PM Capital High Performing Arts Centre
 April 1st-3rd: Starpower Dance Competition
 April 8-10th: WV Dance Festival
 April 14-21: Company Trip and Performance at Disney!!
 April 29th: Arts Alive
 May 4-7th: Musical Performances

Student Council News

Spirit Week II ran February 2-4, 2011. We generated a huge amount enthusiasm and
school spirit, and everyone got in on the act! Wednesday, Feb. 2 was sponsored by our
freshman and sophomore classes with Wacky Wednesday and a ―Minute to Win-It‖
activity, Thursday, Feb. 3, was sponsored by our senior class with Class Color Day and
Kickball, and Friday, Feb. 4 was sponsored by our junior class with Ultimate Blue and
Gray Day and our Winter Sports Pep Assembly. The junior class dominated many
events, but the seniors came out victorious in the kickball game. The celebrations kicked
off our second semester, starting it with a bang!

Over the coming weeks, Capital High School will again this year be supporting Olive
Garden’s 17th-annual Pasta for Pennies program benefiting The Leukemia &
Lymphoma Society.
Pasta for Pennies is a program that takes place over a three week period during the school
year and encourages students to collect spare change to support the Society‘s mission to
cure leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and Hodgkin‘s disease and to improve the quality of
life of patients and their families.
We see this as a tremendous opportunity for students to demonstrate their passion for
supporting classmates and families in their local community. They are learning at a
young age how important and fulfilling community service can be.

During our program, we will be asking you and your student to please donate pennies,
nickels, dimes and quarters, or more, to assist your student‘s homeroom in their
fundraising efforts. At the end of the weeks, the top fundraising homeroom will receive
an Olive Garden Hospitaliano! Lunch (pasta party) in their classroom.

Through Pasta for Pennies, the schools in your community last year raised over $148,000
for the Western Pennsylvania & West Virginia Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma
Society. That total was part of the national total raised for blood cancer research,
education and patient services. Our total from Capital High School alone was over
$1,800! Our goal this year is to raise at least $2,000. We look forward to another year of
extraordinary results for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society thanks to the efforts of
sponsors like you, your students, faculty, families and friends.

Olive Garden, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and your student‘s school thank you
in advance for your support. If you would like more information on the Society, please
call 800-726-2873 ext 2869.

Project Graduation News

Project Graduation is committed to keeping Capital High School‘s seniors safe and
substance-free on graduation night. By offering a chaperoned event that appeals to young
adults, we attempt to prevent the possibility of reckless choices at a time when
excitement can cloud judgment. The goal is to offer a safe environment to have a great
time with friends who will likely be going separate ways in the not-too-distant future. By
providing this event, we hope to protect our kids and allow them to move forward to the
next step in their young lives. The kids eat, listen to music, play video games, play sports,
eat, laugh, swim, eat, win prizes, have their caricatures drawn, eat…you get the idea!
This year‘s event will take place immediately after the graduation ceremony on Saturday,
May 28, and will last from 10 pm-4 am Sunday, May 29.

In order to make this a successful event, we need your help! Project Graduation is
ALWAYS in need of volunteers in order to make this evening continue to happen.
If you can spare at least 2 hours of time, we'd love to have you! There is always a spot
for YOU! Whether you have a graduating senior or not, you are welcome to help! Don't
wait until your child is a senior to start volunteering to help with Project
Graduation. The few hours of time working with the youth of Capital High School in
keeping them safe on Graduation night is an extremely rewarding feeling.

Ways you can volunteer:

Time –chaperones and or workers.
Money –for prizes and to pay for the event.
Products- for donation drawings, supplying the food, etc.
Services –transporting things, helping set up or clean up, talents you may have, etc.
We would love to have your help! Our next meeting will take place Tuesday, February,
15 at 6:00 in the Cougar Cage. We will be stuffing parent letter envelopes. If you can
come help for an hour, please join us! Interested people can contact Susie Garrison in
room 400C or at sagarrison@kcs.kana.k12.wv.us or LuAnn Adams at
luadams@suddenlink.net . Thanks in advance for your help!

Swim Team News

Our girls‘ and boys‘ swim teams have continued to excel in the water this season! They
recently competed in the MSAC meet at UC the weekend of February 5, and several
swimmers placed well. Tate Warden was a double 1st place winner in the butterfly and
backstroke, Marshall Sharp placed 7th in the 500 meter, and the relay teams placed, as
well. The teams travel to Huntington the weekend of February 12 to compete in
Regionals, and then it‘s off to Morgantown for the State Swim Meet on February 18-19.
Good luck, swimmers!

Inclement Weather Procedures

At this time of year when the weather is most unpredictable we recommend that before
rising in the morning and getting out of bed you should tune the radio to AM 580 also
referred to as 58CHS and/or WCHS-TV Channel 8 to obtain the latest information
regarding the weather forecast, or delays, school closings, and school bus schedule
changes.
We feel this wise suggestion will enable you to be at school on time each day regardless
of what the conditions outside may be. By having reliable information about delays,
school closings, bus schedule changes and the like, parents and students may better plan
for the student‘s safe arrival at school during these harsh winter months.
The following link will take you to the State Department of Education website location
for the Kanawha County School notification of schools closings.
 http://wvde.state.wv.us/closings/county/kanawha
Please note below the Kanawha County Schools Weather Codes

CODE A - All employees are to report to work at their regularly

scheduled
time when possible. If they run into a problem (i.e., hazardous
roads, etc.) they should call their Immediate
Supervisor/Principal and advise them of their particular
situation. Administrators should use good judgment in
considering conditions that may cause employees to be late
for their assignments.

CODE A will be used on days when schools are closed but roads are otherwise
passable for vehicular traffic. This will provide additional opportunities for in-
school staff development activities, planning, etc.

CODE B - All custodians/maintenance employees are to report to work

at their regularly scheduled time if at all possible in order to
prepare buildings, etc. Cooks report if a food delivery is
scheduled for their building. All 261 day employees are to
report to work on time. All other staff ARE NOT REQUIRED TO
WORK.

November 15, 2010

WHEN SCHOOLS ARE OPEN FOR STUDENTS ON A DELAY OR EARLY

DISMISSAL:

CODE C - WHEN SCHOOLS ARE OPENING TWO HOURS LATE:

All employees are to report to work at their regularly

scheduled time when possible. If they run into a problem (i.e.,
hazardous roads,etc.) they should call their Immediate
Supervisor/Principal and advise them of their particular
situation. Administrators should use good judgment in
considering conditions that may cause employees to be late
for their assignments.

THERE WILL BE NO PRESCHOOL, WHICH INCLUDES HEAD START AND WV

Pre-K WHEN A TWO (2) HOUR DELAY IS ANNOUNCED. Days Scheduled for
home visitations may be scheduled for Pre-School instructional days allowing
home visitations on 2 hour delay days!

All morning vocational classes and work programs will be canceled.

Announcements regarding changes in bus schedules and routes will be made by
8:00 a.m.

CODE D - WHEN SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED EARLY:

All vocational, WV Pre-K, Head Start, Evening Alternative,

Extra-
Curricular activities, and Community Education classes
scheduled for that afternoon or evening will be canceled.
News media will be notified of early dismissal as soon as
decisions are made in order that announcements can be made
by noon.

PLEASE NOTE:

When a decision is made to close schools for the day, the news media will be
notified by 6:00 a.m. When schools are open for students on a delay and
conditions still do not look favorable, a decision to close will be made by 8:00
a.m.

Beginning in August 2006, a student with life- threatening peanut and tree nut allergies
enrolled in our school.

Because of these medically documented conditions, items that trigger the allergic
reactions cannot be tolerated within the environment here in the school. By working
proactively, we hope to minimize the risk of accidental peanut and tree nut allergen
exposure to the student.

We are requesting that you do not bring any item or product that contains peanuts or tree
nuts (i.e. almond, walnut, Brazil nut, filbert or hazelnut, hickory nut, pecan, pine nut,
pistachio, and macadamia nut) onto the campus. Obviously, food products made of or
containing peanuts and tree nuts appear to pose the greatest risk of introducing these
allergens into the school environment.

Products that are processed with peanut and tree nut oils should be avoided, also. Some
apparently acceptable foods pose a potential risk for introducing these allergens because
of cross contamination/contact due to their having been exposed to the oil allergens
during their processing. These typically include ―chips,‖ sunflower seeds, granola bars,
and nut butters.

Items that are typically sold as ―fund raisers‖ need to be carefully screened to ensure that
they comply with the guidelines set forth in this letter.
In advance, we want to extend to all of you our appreciation for your willingness to help
us reduce the exposure of students to these products. Just as we have in the past with
students whose health profiles required that we work together to ensure that our school
environment posed no threat to them, I am confident that Capital High School will rise to
the occasion in this instance, also.

Please feel free to contact the administration, the school nurse, or one of the counselors if
you have questions or would like more information regarding this issue.

Respectfully,

Clinton H. Giles, Principal

Student Class Schedule

Change Rationale
The administration of Capital High School believes that no student class schedule
changes should be granted after student schedules have been finalized at the end of
the spring scheduling period.

The above philosophy statement provides for the following policy principles regarding
the changing of student class schedules here at our school now being established in
writing. The purpose of this documentation is at least two-fold:

1. Needed clarification will be provided for all.

2. Past inconsistencies and irregularities with respect to policy implementation will be

eliminated and or discontinued.

Please know that it is understood that exceptions to established policy may be warranted
in specific, novel and unique circumstances. Accepting this caveat, please know also that
exceptions to this policy will be considered only within the confines of the most strict and
narrow, administratively predetermined, parameters.

1. – Schedule change requests will only be entertained during the first two ( 2 ) weeks of
the school year.

2. – Schedule changes completed during this two week period will include but not be
limited to those changes necessitated due to ―technical difficulties‖ such as having fewer
 than seven ( 7 ) classes scheduled, having duplications of classes, having no lunch period
scheduled, being scheduled into a class that is not compatible/consistent with the student
grade level, etc.

3. – No schedule changes will be entertained after the official Mid-term Progress Report
Date has passed.

4. – After the official Mid-Term Progress Report Date has passed, schedule change
requests will be tabled or held in abeyance until the approach of the end of the first
semester. At that juncture, consultation between the counselor(s), teacher(s), and
administrative representation from the school will occur to review each request to
determine whether or not the request has merit. Please know that each of these requests
will be subjected to the utmost scrutiny and held to the highest academic/administrative
standards.

5. – Schedule changes that are determined to be warranted after the Official Mid-Term
Progress Report Date has passed will only be granted with administrative approval.

Re: Advanced Placement (AP) Courses

Students who schedule for AP courses will not be permitted to obtain schedule
changes during the summer prior to the beginning of the school year. Because of
School Master Schedule accommodations, personnel and staffing commitments, the
establishment of curricular priorities, and the signing of student contracts, a student
must remain enrolled in the AP class that they (he/she) requested until the end of
the first semester.
Principle 4 above is applicable in this area.

West Virginia Contract of Rights and Responsibilities in Learning for Students

Preamble:
Education is the key to individual success and regional economic health. Educators,
students, and parents/guardians/mentors are equally responsible for facilitating success in
education; without one party’s active participation the remaining two will not achieve
maximum results. Students, parents/guardians/mentors, and educators can affirm the
expectations of West Virginia public schools by signing a pledge to support the various rights
and responsibilities in the education environment.

PARTNERS Pledge
Pledge to Achieve Real, Transforming, Necessary, and Expected, Respect in Schools
We have asked that everyone at Capital High School -all administrators; teachers;
parents; and students - sign this contract (pledge) to assure that all our collective efforts
(a partnership) will ensure that every Capital High School student receives a World Class,
21st Century Education. Administrators signed the pledge along with the faculty and staff
members upon returning to school on Friday, August 20, 2009
All students were asked to sign the PARTNERS pledge on September 9, 2009 during
homeroom. Each student was given a copy of the partners pledge to take home to their
parents and guardians for them to sign and to be returned to the school to the homeroom
teachers.
On September 10, 2009 at 7 PM in our Performing Arts Center I shared the basic aspects
of the partners pledge with approximately 500 parents who had come to our annual open
house. During that brief introductory session I shared with the audience the basic
components of the pledge and its purpose. Parents were provided their own individual
copies of the pledge to be signed that evening. We also positioned large blowups of each
of the individual pledges - for administrators; teachers; parents and guardians; and
students - in the Commons for all to see as they passed through the building.
The pledge is whole-heartedly supported by First Lady Gail Manchin – who is a member
of the State Board of Education –is consistent with and thoroughly embraces the five key
points of the America‘s Promise Alliance which was started by General Colin Powell,
who, through his tenure of working through the previous presidential administration,
noted that many children in America fail to reach their fullest potential because there are
five things that are lacking in their lives.
Under the leadership of Founding Chairman General Colin Powell and current Chair
Alma Powell, the America‘s Promise Alliance has become the nation‘s
largest partnership providing supports to young people.

The Five Promises

The Five Promises are those developmental resources — wrap-around supports— that
young people need for success in life:

Caring Adults - All children need support and guidance from caring adults in their families, at schools and in
their communities. These include ongoing, secure relationships with parents as well as formal and informal
relationships with teachers, mentors, coaches, youth volunteers and neighbors. Caring adults are the cornerstone of a
child’s development!

Safe Places - All children need to be physically and emotionally safe wherever they are — from the actual places
of families, schools, neighborhoods and communities to the virtual places of media. They also need a healthy balance
between structured, supervised activities and unstructured time.

A Healthy Start - All children need and deserve healthy bodies, healthy minds and healthful habits. These
result from regular health check-ups and needed treatment, good nutrition and exercise, healthy skills and
knowledge, and good role models of physical and psychological health.

Effective Education - All children need the intellectual development, motivation and skills that equip them
for successful work and lifelong learning. These result from having quality learning environments, challenging
expectations and consistent guidance and mentoring.

Opportunities to Help Others - All children need the chance to make a difference in their families, at
schools and in their communities. Knowing how to make a difference comes from having models of caring behavior,
awareness of the needs of others, a sense of personal responsibility to contribute to the larger society, and
opportunities for volunteering, leadership and service.
 Everything the America’s Promise Alliance does is built around the framework of
ensuring that more young people experience more of the Promises.

The Five Promises Change Lives

Children who receive at least four of the Five Promises are much more likely than those
who experience only one or zero Promises to succeed academically, socially and
civically. They are more likely to avoid violence, contribute to their communities and
achieve high grades in school.

Receiving at least four of the Five Promises also appears to mitigate gaps across racial
and economic boundaries.

To experience the full power of the Promises, young people must experience these
critical supports throughout their lives — in their families, at schools and out in their
communities.

Improving the lives of 15 million disadvantaged youth over the next five years is the goal
of the America‘s Promise Alliance.

Through instituting the PARTNERS Pledge here, we at Capital High School are
committed to doing our part to ensure that all our students receive the Five Promises.
Again, we are asking that everyone at Capital High School - all administrators; teachers;
parents; and students - sign this contract (pledge) to assure that our collective efforts
(establishing a partnership) will ensure that every Capital High School student receives a
World Class, 21st Century Education.

How to Avoid Tardiness to Class

(Locker Routine & Time
Management Suggestions )
(When to Go to Your Locker)
7:15 To Locker – Obtain all books and
materials for 1st and 2nd period classes.
Take all of these books and materials to
Home Room with you.

After Home Room

during Extended Walk Time – Deposit
books and materials from previous
periods. Obtain all books and materials
needed for all classes prior to your
respective lunch period.

When going to your

respective lunch – Deposit books and
materials from previous periods. Obtain
all books and materials needed for
classes before 6th period - Take these
books and materials to lunch with
you!
(Students who have 6th period lunch may need to carry
materials for 3 class periods prior to then.)

After 6th period during

Extended Walk Time – Deposit books
and materials from previous periods.
Obtain all books for 7th and 8th period
classes.

Tutoring
If you determine your child is having problems in a specific curriculum area, after
school tutoring is available from 3:15- 4:15. Please check the Capital High School
Website and the next newsletter for the beginning date and room numbers. The
schedule is as follows:

Mon. Math Mrs. Price

Tue. Science Mr. Coleman
Wed. English Ms. Blaul
Thurs. Soc. Stud. Mrs. Kerner

Grade Reports

1st 9 weeks Midterm 9/22 Report Card 11/1

2nd 9 week Midterm 12/3 Report Card 1/21

3rd 9 weeks Midterm 2/18 Report Card 3/29

4th 9 weeks Midterm 4/29 Report Card 6/1

Capital High School Attendance Area Local School Improvement Council Meeting
The Capital High School Attendance Area Local School Improvement Council Meeting
was held on Monday evening, October 25, 2010 at 6:00 PM at Stonewall Jackson Middle
School in their beautifully remodeled auditorium.
Each of the elementary schools, middle schools and Capital High School representatives
were given the opportunity to make brief, five minute presentations to the Board of
Education members and the Superintendent.
As principal of Capital High School I determined that the presentation I would make
would focus upon the plan we have assembled to increase our graduation rate and reduce
our dropout rate.
Several components come together to comprise the plan we have put into place that we
were charged with the responsibility to develop just this past August 6th following a
meeting with central office administrators. During that meeting data was shared with us
as well as the belief that the large number of out-of-school suspensions and the total
number of days that students were suspended from our school contributes to our lower-
than-acceptable graduation rate and our unacceptably-high dropout rate.
The elements of the plan include but are not limited to:
In School Suspension (ISS) – This is the second year for the funding of this position.
We strive to utilize ISS rather than suspend a student out of school.
Partners Pledge - Pledge to Achieve Real, Transforming, Necessary, and Expected,
Respect in Schools
Education is the key to individual success and regional economic health. Educators,
students, and parents/guardians/mentors are equally responsible for facilitating success in
education; without one party‘s active participation the remaining two will not achieve
maximum results. Students, parents/guardians/mentors, and educators can affirm the
expectations of West Virginia public schools by signing a pledge to support the various
rights and responsibilities in the education environment.

America’s Promise Alliance – Founded by General Colin Powell and Chaired by his
wife, Alma Powell, America‘s Promise Alliance strives to ensure that the highest
percentage of students graduates from high school with a diploma. America‘s Promise
posits that there are five wrap-around developmental resources that must be present in the
lives of children as they grow up that ensure their chances for success in life.

The Five Promises are: Caring Adults, Safe Places, A Healthy Start Effective Education,
and Opportunities to Help Others.

C.H.S. Assurance Agreement – The Assurance Agreement is a document that we have

developed that ensures that students participating in co-curricular activities are held to the
same standards as students that participate in extra-curricular activities by communicating
the same expectations and standards to students in both groups.
Revamped Discipline Referral Process – We have increased the involvement of our
counselors in the discipline referral process. Also, we have increased, markedly, the
number of contacts made with parents by teachers over the phone and in conferences.
Adoption of Proposed K.C.S. Suspension Guidelines - For level I & II disciplinary
infractions the suspension guidelines proposed by the administration earlier this year
have been adopted. By doing so we have cut in half the number of days that students are
suspended out of school as a result of having committed Level I and Level II offenses

Commitment to Graduate - ―Commitment to Graduate®‖ (C2G®), is an initiative

which integrates numerous strategies in schools to help students, faculty, parents and
communities increase focus on improving the success rate for students during their
transition from 8th grade to 9th grade, as well as completing high school in four years.
 We believe that at the end of the school year the data will reveal that what we are doing
will manifest itself in an increased graduation rate and a reduced dropout rate.

Dress Code Changes

The Guidelines for Appropriate Dress at Capital High School are hereby amended to
reflect the following which will go into effect commensurate with the beginning of the
2nd nine weeks and/or November 1, 2010:
―Jeggings‖ (the name is a cross between jeans and leggings) are neither suitable nor
appropriate dress for the school environment of Capital High School.
Jeggings are those garments that have the appearance of or are manufactured on the
style of blue jeans. However, Jeggings are made of fabrics akin to spandex and other
synthetic fabrics that are quite elastic by nature and are intended to be form-fitting.
As such and by design, Jeggings are intended to conform, completely, to the
contours of the body of the person wearing them.
By establishing that Jeggings are not suitable and are inappropriate for the school
environment of Capital High School it is not the intent of this amendment to the
Guidelines for Appropriate Dress at Capital High School to dictate style or fashion.
Further, commensurate with the beginning of the 2nd nine weeks and/or November 1,
2010 students wearing ‗tights‘ must wear another garment over the tights that fall at
least to the mid-thigh length. It is recommended that students wear either shorts or a
skirt/dress to cover the tights. Tights, alone, are neither suitable nor appropriate for the
school setting of Capital High School.
Again, the intent of this amendment to the Guidelines for Appropriate Dress at Capital
High School is to address a situation involving student dress that is neither suitable nor
appropriate for the school environment of Capital High School.
We encourage parents to monitor more closely their student‘s attire before they depart
for school. We also want to point out that even though parents may see a student leave
home dressed appropriately for school, once the student arrives at school they often
change into less suitable garments.

Local School Improvement Council Meeting

Thursday, October 07, 2010

The Capital High School Local School Improvement Council (L.S.I.C.) met on the
evening of October 7, 2010 in the L.G.I.
Officers for the year were elected and are as follows:
Rochelle Coleman – President
Susie Azevedo – Vice President
Johanna Ellis – Secretary/Treasurer
During the meeting a considerable amount of time was spent discussing how the L.S.I.C.
could become a more viable organization at Capital High School and how to increase
attendance and participation at the regularly-scheduled meetings.
We look forward to working with the officers to achieve these goals and to help make the
L.S.I.C. the kind of organization that we all can be proud of. The L.S.I.C. will meet the
Thursday before the Instructional Support days. Below is the schedule for the I.S. days
and for the L.S.I.C. meetings. All L.S.I.C. Meetings will be held in the L.G.I. (rm. #118)
and will begin at 6:00PM promptly.
Instructional Support Days
L. S. I. C. Meeting dates
I. S. Day - October 12, 2010 L.S. I. C. - October 7, 2010*
Officers elected)
I. S. Day - December 22, 2010
L. S. I. C. - December 16, 2010
I. S. Day - February 21, 2011
L. S. I. C. - February 17, 2011
I. S. Day - April 13, 2011
L. S. I. C. - April 7, 2011
I.S. Day June 3, 20
L.S.I.C. – June 2,
2011 Officers elected