Senior Shirt Trade-In - We are Accepting Shirt Donations!
Trade your clean Charter shirts, PE uniforms, extra Spiritwear, etc., for candy from the PTSO. We need your shirts by May 29 for a May 30 uniform sale for freshmen. Bring your clean shirts to the Main Office.
Exam Schedules are now available. Review the Senior Exam Schedule here and complete an attendance exemption if you qualify - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xbKhglqrY8lRpzBDS7KXlTHNycTwjEfgn257g2OM4XQ/edit
Review the Underclassmen Exam Schedule here and complete an attendance exemption if you qualify - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MjhUlIdNdLdVpXXDMc7P3Bs_hgst1M8D/edit#heading=h.gjdgxs
The Eco Alliance club is hosting an end-of-the-year clothing drive through May 24. It's the perfect time to do some spring cleaning! Drop your clothing off in Ms. Trainer's Room 220 or the clothing box in the back of the parking lot!
Take a study break - there's roller skating this Friday! Sign up today!
Our Eco Alliance Club is hosting an end-of-the-year clothing drive through May 24. When you are spring cleaning - think of us. Drop off bags of clothes in the green bin in the back right corner of the lower parking lot or bring them to Ms. Stephanie Trainer's Room 220.
Welcome, Class of 2028! Mark your calendars for Thursday, May 30 at 6:00 p.m. - it's Freshmen Welcome Night at CSW for the new incoming class. Look for an email this week with details!
45 CSW Spanish students participated in various competitions on March 16 at the University of Delaware to demonstrate their mastery of the Spanish language and the breadth of their cultural knowledge. CSW brought home 21 plaques, including seven first-place victories. Thank you to Delaware’s World Language Teacher Organization, DECTFL, for putting together and hosting the event. Learn more here from our World Languages Department: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nXbKeuXbtYjUhVmoCWm_Dgue-RBvZy1FTQ5RrajD1UQ/edit
The State Board of Education is looking for student members. Teens who will be in 11th or 12th grade next year and are interested in elevating student voices should consider applying to become a State Board of Education member. Information and the application are available here - https://education.delaware.gov/community/governance/state-board-of-education/
Transfer applications are now open on School Choice!
Apply here for grades 10 and 11 -https://www.schoolchoicede.org/ApplyInfo/CSWTransfer24-25
First Call for Cheer Tryouts! Are you interested in trying out for the 2024-2025 CSW varsity cheerleading team? If so, please join us for tryouts on April 15 from 5-7 p.m., April 17 from 5-7 p.m., and April 18 from 5-7 p.m. Tryouts will be located in the C gym. Each participant will need sneakers, comfy clothes, hair up, and water. Prior to tryouts, please review the CSW Cheer Contract - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zFBijPx9obwLm6f0azDVTTIAZ7C9VmE_VcSIGqn3fYQ/edit If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Jaclyn Skipski and Ms. Tola Magbagbeola at cheer@charterschool.org.
Last Call for Yearbooks - Online yearbook sales will be closing soon. Order your yearbook here -https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productBrowse/1032704/Charter-School-of-Wilmington/2024-Yearbook/20230829041955330102/CATALOG_SHOP/. Any questions can be sent to Mrs. Val Eddy at veddy@charterschool.org.
Rock Your Socks on Thursday for World Down Syndrome Day! Rock Your Socks is a campaign to raise awareness for people with Down Syndrome. Every year, on March 21, people all around the world come together to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day by wearing brightly colored, mismatched socks. The day was selected to signify the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome. Together we will create a single global voice for advocating for the rights, inclusion, and well-being of ALL people. CSW will celebrate this day on March 21; everyone is encouraged to wear mismatched socks! Learn more about this program at https://www.dsadelaware.org/events/rock-your-socks/.
Tuesday is PSAT 10/School Day SAT (10th and 11th grades only)
Sophomores and juniors received class emails on Thursday outlining PSAT 10/School Day SAT details. No classes will be held for 9th and 12th grades. Tests will be administered from approximately 7:35 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Buses are running on a NORMAL schedule. There are no early dismissal buses on PSAT/SAT day. If you need to ride the bus to and from school, you will arrive and leave at the usual time (dismissal at 2:10 p.m.) If you have any transportation questions, please contact Ms. Tonya Dempsey (tdempsey@charterschool.org).
If a student rides the bus to school but has alternate transportation after the test, they are permitted to leave.
Lunch will be available for students who choose/need to stay for the full day.
Congratulations to our Girls Swim Team who placed 2nd overall in the DIAA State Championship, with 5 podium appearances, including 4 first-place champs! The Boys Swim Team placed 10th. Our wrestlers earned a 5th place finish at the 2024 Independence Conference Championships last weekend and many of them are heading to the state wrestling tournament this weekend. The Girls Basketball Team finished the regular season as the #23 seed. Follow our Blue and White Club on Facebook for the latest news.
Students and parents are invited to participate in the LIV Project, a fearless conversation about mental health and suicide prevention this Tuesday, February 13, in the theater. This powerful program can help everyone identify resources and can save someone's life. RSVP to the presentation that starts at 6:30 p.m. in the theater on Schoology or in the weekly email. If you can’t attend, check the box within the RSVP form for additional information.
On Wednesday, January 24, the President and Co-Founder of The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation, Joe McDonough, joined the CSW student body to kick off this year’s Charterthon by sharing his son Andrew’s story and updates on what the B+ Foundation has accomplished over the last year. Our Multiplying Good Club has fundraised, volunteered, and completed service projects to help the members of our community for the last decade. Do you know a local business interested in becoming a corporate sponsor or donating a raffle item for Charterthon? Please contact Emma Gaz for more information: gaz.emma@charterschool.org.
The Fifth Annual Delaware Youth Environmental Summit is set for Thursday, February 29, 2024. It's free and being held at Clayton Hall Conference Center at the University of Delaware in Newark. Check Schoology to register and learn more about the program. Iveena Mukherjee and Isabella Mendoza are YES! Student Leader Co-Chairs this year!
No Classes will be held on Monday, January 15, in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. This year is the 29th anniversary of the day of service that celebrates the Civil Rights leader’s life and legacy. Observed each year on the third Monday in January as “a day on, not a day off,” MLK Day is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities.
Midterms begin Thursday, January 11. Please check Schoology for very important information about midterms, transportation during exams, and make-up exams.
CSW is closed on Monday, January 15, to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Our January 3 PTSO Meeting features Anna Moss (CSW Class of 2010). Anna is the founder of Mind the Test LLC, a tutoring company that empowers learners by teaching test prep and academics paired with lifelong research-based study skills. Her lecture topic will be “All About the New Digital SAT". This March, the SAT is switching to a new format: it's not only switching to digital, but it's also becoming adaptive, and the format and rules are changing, too. Anna has already tutored several international students for the new Digital SAT since it was rolled out a year earlier in non-US testing locations, so she has a unique insight into how to prepare for the test. Juniors at CSW will take the Digital SAT with Essay for our School Day SAT on March 5, 2024. College Board will host the first Digital SAT on March 9. The PTSO meeting will be held in the library at 6:30 p.m.
