Varsity Girls Basketball is headed to States!
Congratulations to the Varsity Girls Basketball Team on their victory over Seffner Christian to become FHSAA 4A Region 2 Champions! They will compete for the state championship next week!
FHSAA State 4A Tournament
Wednesday, February 27
12:00 pm | CDS vs. SLAM - Miami
Thursday, February 28
2:00 pm | State Championship Game
RP Funding Center - Jenkins Arena
701 W. Lime Street, Lakeland FL 33815
Daily Admission: $13 at the door
$10 + $1.90 Convenience Fee in Advance
If the team wins on Wednesday, there will be a Fan Bus for upper school students to the championship game on Thursday.
Varsity Wrestling
Best of luck to the Varsity Wrestling Team as they compete in the FHSAA 1A Region 3 District 10 Tournament at Tampa Prep on Friday. Matches start at 11:30 am. Finals are at 3:00 pm.
Admission is $6.00/session.
Friday, March 8, 2019
Bryan Glazer Family JCC
6:00 pm
DON'T MISS
THE PARTY OF THE YEAR!
THE FINAL COUNT IS DUE!
RESERVATIONS CLOSE ON
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28!
Join us for a spectacular evening of dancing and delicious food. You’ll have the opportunity to dress in your favorite disco garb, get down to your favorite disco tunes, and bid for irresistible items at the silent and live auctions – all to support Carrollwood Day School.
QUESTIONS? Please contact Sharon Spencer in the Advancement Office.
COLLEGE COUNSELING COFFEE
Tuesday, February 26
Grades 6 - 12
8:30 am – 9:30 am ~ Elementary Multi-Purpose Room
The topic for this coffee is: Keeping Teens Safe on Social Media
Attorney Lori Smith will speak to parents about the social media habits of teens and the social media violations that can most often impact school enrollment and limit future opportunities. She will be address this important topic later in the day during assemblies with MS and US students. Read more...
Jesuit Excellence Tour (JET)
March 1, 2019
11:55am - 12:35pm
All US students are invited to attend this Mini College Fair and meet with college representatives from 13 Jesuit schools who will be visiting CDS. Parents are welcome to attend. Colleges attending...
Group 4 Project Day
11th Grade - Class of 2020
Thursday, February 28, 2019
The Group 4 Project is an integral part of the science courses practical requirements, which counts for 20% of the science IB grade.
The presentations of the Group 4 Project this year will take place on Thursday February 28, 2019. Just a friendly reminder to mark your calendars for this date and avoid planning any out of school engagements for your children during this day. This is not an activity we can make up for an absent student because it is carried out in a group setting.
10th GRADE COLLEGE INFORMATION NIGHT
March 4, 2019 | 6:45pm | CDS Theatre
Students and Parents to attend
Topics to be covered pertinent to 10th grade students and parents will be:
- How do colleges review applicants from CDS?
- Standardized testing…. Who, what, when, where, why, and how do you prepare?
- Deconstructing and understanding one’s weighted and unweighted GPA
- What is it that colleges are seeking in terms of inside / outside classroom achievements?
- How do you determine what is considered a “good” college?
- The “college visit” …When do we begin to visit and how do we organize?
- Who sends what information where in the college application process? (What is the student responsible for and what is college counseling responsible for?)
Want to get a jump-start on scheduling individual 10th Grade Student/Parent Meetings?
The College Counseling Department has concluded mandatory individual meetings with 11th grade students and families and is ready to get a head start on mandatory sophomore meetings beginning February 1, 2019 through April 5, 2019. The meeting will include one, if not both, parents and student.
Please email your assigned college counselor to schedule your appointment:
- Mrs. Bickoff
- Mr. Guarino
- Mr. Runge - Email Mrs. Jackson
If you are unsure of your assigned counselor, please email Mrs. Jackson.
College Case Studies Program
Grades 8 - 11
Tuesday, March 12, 2019 | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Elementary Multi-Purpose Room
We have quickly reached capacity for our first annual College Counseling Case Studies program. Families are encouraged to register to put their names on the waitlist. College Counseling will be in touch if openings become available for the event. Read more about this event...
ADD NAME TO WAITLIST
- Friday, February 22
11th Grade Sports Exercise & Health Science: USF
9:00 am - 1:00 pm - Thursday, March 7
DP Visual Arts: Ringling Museum of Art
9:50 am to 2:10 pm
At CDS, we encourage our students to give back to the community. As an IB school, we embrace the mission statement of the IBO, which strives to develop “caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.”
Read more about...
Community and Service at CDS
MYP Service as Action - Grades 9 & 10
DP Creativity, Action, Service - Grades 11 & 12
NO SCHOOL
EARLY DISMISSAL
Beginning of Spring Break
NO AFTER SCHOOL STUDY HALL
PARENTS PLEASE NOTE:
THERE IS NO AFTER SCHOOL STUDY HALL ON
FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2019.
ALL STUDENTS MUST BE PICKED UP AT NOON.
THIS IS A NOON DISMISSAL DAY
LEADING INTO OUR SPRING BREAK.
Contracts for current students to enroll at CDS for the 2019-2020 school year have expired. Enrollment is now open to new students and classes are filling up. Spaces for 2019-2020 are no longer being held for current students who have not signed contracts and paid the non-refundable $1,000 deposit.
If you are planning for your child to return to CDS next year, please contact Charlotte Benziger to have your contract reactivated in your My BackPack account.
Friday, April 5, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
Saturday, April 6, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
Sunday, April 7, 2019 @ 2:00 pm
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
- Friday, March 1 and Friday, March 8 will be dedicated to making and racing hovercraft! Open to all middle school students, participants will need to pre-register for this activity and will need to attend both sessions. Register here.
- Friday, March 15 will be reserved for 8th grade, only.
