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Save the Date!
Semester 2 Family Events
Curriculum Night: Thursday, February 6
Family Conferences: March 10 | 12Noon - 3PM
March 11 | 8:10 -11AM and March 12 | 6-8PM
PSAT Scores
PSAT scores have been released and are available through College Board, which you will find on the CRLS Guidance website. If you are not able to view or access PSAT scores contact Lynn Williams, Director of Guidance or go to the CCRC (next to the media cafe).
Seniors! Scholarship Application Portal is Now Open
You can apply for scholarships anytime between now and February 17, 2020. To apply, please click here and log in with your school email and student ID#. If you have any questions, please reach out to me or Ms. DiClemente.
CRLS Winter School Council Meetings
Please join us for the next CRLS School Council Meeting on January 28 from 6 - 7:30PM in the Principals Conference Room.
Hosted by: Principal Smith
Topic: Follow up on the December School Committee meeting and an update on Social Emotional Learning at CRLS.
Community Service Hours for Morse School Alumni
Friday January 24th from 5:30 - 8PM, there will be a "Family Gym Night" at Morse Elementary School (40 Granite Street) in Cambridgeport. We need volunteers to help with gym activities for the little kids, as well as potentially to sell food. Contact: Joanne Jang.
CRLS Modern Dance Company Auditions
The CRLS Modern Dance Company will hold auditions on Tuesday, January 28th and Wednesday, January 29th. Come join the fun and learn and perform dances created by students, faculty and guest artists! Dancers must sign up in advance online. Please see Ms. D or Miss Thigpen in the dance studio (room 0621) for more information.
Internship Placements Needed
Are you a working professional in Cambridge? Would you consider sharing your skills and expertise with a motivated high school senior? The Good Work Internship Program is seeking unpaid internship placements for 12th graders for the upcoming spring semester. Students are eager to contribute and learn!
We are seeking placements in the following fields:
Social Work, Law, Law Enforcement, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Business Management, Music Production, and Public Health.
Please consider hosting a CRLS intern at your workplace. Contact Kathleen FitzGerald at 617.349.4946.
Join Us for CPS Budget Community Meetings: Aligning Resources with Priorities
 CPS is offering educators, families, and students new ways to participate in the CPS budget development process. Join School Committee members and the Superintendent to learn about the development of district and school budgets and share your thoughts on how CPS can use its resources to help students succeed.
Drop-In Community Meeting for CPS Educators, Staff & Students
Tuesday, January 21, 2020 | 3:30 - 5:30PM
Cambridge Rindge & Latin School, Media Cafeteria
Short presentations at 3:30PM & 4:30PM, followed by small group discussions. Children are welcome to attend.
Drop-In Community Meeting for CPS Families & Community
Saturday, January 25, 2020 | 10AM - 12PM
Cambridge Senior Center
Short presentations at 10AM & 11AM, followed by small group discussions. Childcare and light refreshments will be provided.
Learn more >>
Literacy Magazine 2019-20
Welcome to the 8th Volume of the CRLS Literary Magazine, The Bridge!
This year we’ve successfully expanded our reach to the poetry club, the playwriting class, and creative writing classes. It has been a fantastic way to round out the first part of the year. As this is the second year The Bridge has been online, our submission pool has expanded and with that comes a richness of experience. You will find a variety of media, a variety of subject matter, and a variety of talented young voices. We are honored to showcase the work of CRLS students and hope to get increasingly better at it in following volumes. Read this edition >>
CRLS Global Studies Certificate Program
 The Global Studies Certificate (GSC) Program is an application-based program that promotes student engagement in global studies through an emphasis on the Asia Society’s global competence skills: investigating the world, weighing perspectives, communicating ideas, taking action, and applying disciplinary and interdisciplinary expertise in authentic ways. Students in the program need to maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA or higher and fulfill the following requirements: 1) complete a Global Studies Portfolio/Website; 2) attend monthly GSC meetings; 3) complete monthly online reflections on the GSC Google Classroom site; 4) enroll in the GSC Senior Spring Seminar course; 5) complete a GSC capstone program; 6) present their project at the GSC final symposium. Upon successful completion of the program, students’ transcripts will reflect their achievement and they will earn a Global Studies Certificate. Visit the website to learn more >>
Application deadlines: Juniors: February 7th; Freshmen/Sophomores: May 8th Apply online >>
Donations Needed
It's getting extremely cold out and STARs Peer Leaders are asking for donations to help those who are less fortunate stay warm and healthy this winter. Please bring in any warm clothing and hygiene products such as lotion, chapstick, hand sanitizer etc. to donate. Collection boxes are in the Main Office, Learning Community Offices and STARs (Room 2201). We appreciate your help and support!
Friends of CRLS Announces Spring 2020 Bash
Save the Date: May 7, 2020
 The fourth annual Friends of CRLS Spring Bash at Google in Kendall Square will happen on Thursday, May 7, 2020! Mingle with other community members and enjoy delicious food in a beautiful space as we Celebrate Our Students, Invest in Our Future. If you're new to Friends of CRLS, please email us to get onto our invitation list.
Calvin Hicks Memorial Award for the Study of Music
 Friends of Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (FOCRLS) is now accepting applications from CRLS students in all grades, 9-12, for the Calvin Hicks Memorial Award for the Study of Music. FOCRLS and the Hicks family will present a $500 scholarship to a student with a love for and commitment to music. The awardee may study any instrument, voice, or musical theory at any recognized school of music and may be at any stage of their musical development, from a beginner to an accomplished artist. Visit our website for more information or get the overview and application here >>.
Yearbook Ads and Senior Portraits
Yearbook Ads: The CRLS Yearbook Club is preparing the Class of 2020 Yearbook and would like to offer you an opportunity to honor your senior! Space is available for businesses, family members and friends of graduating seniors to be printed in the yearbook. Photographs and messages can be submitted to the yearbook design team at [email protected] to recognize your favorite senior(s)! Learn more >>
Senior Portraits: ONE Yearbook Photo Session will be offered free of charge at the school during the year. Students who miss the photo session, or who would like their photos re-taken (for bad hair days and the like) can make arrangements for photos to be taken at the studio or elsewhere using any of the packages below at the prices listed. Retouching is available and will be priced based on request. Learn more >>
CRLS Athletics
 View the current athletics schedule by clicking on the link below and then on School Calendar in the upper hand right corner.
View the full athletic schedule >>
Cambridge School Volunteers Tutoring
Need Help Applying to College?
CSV College and career mentoring program began last week and will take place every Wednesday in the CCRC, 2:45-4:30PM. Trained mentors are there to help students with their college essays and applications.
Stay tuned for SAT prep, coming soon...
CSV Tutoring Center: One-to-One Tutoring Before and After School, Room 2407
Volunteers serve as one-to-one tutors and mentors twice a week with high school students of all levels and needs. Volunteers provide students with individual lesson plans to improve their skills and knowledge in particular subjects. Approximately 40% of the students speak a language other than English as their first language. The Tutoring Center is open before school from 7:30 to 8AM and after school from 2:45 to 3:45PM.
CSV Tutoring Center: Academic Support Classes, Room 2403
Students are assigned to the Tutoring Center during the school day for credit-bearing individualized academic support services, covering all subjects. CSV volunteers are matched to students singly or in small groups.
Drop-in Math Center, Room 2403
Volunteers help students on a walk-in basis with math problems ranging from pre-algebra to calculus, before school daily, between 7:30 and 8AM.
College/Career Mentoring Program
Volunteers help high school seniors, some of whom may be the first in their families to apply to college, by assisting with college, job readiness, and gap year program research; understanding and following through with all stages of the application process; and developing personal statements. In addition, volunteers help students identify scholarships and complete scholarship applications and essays. The program meets on Wednesdays from 2:30 to 4:30PM in the College and Career Resource Center, Room 1501.
Cambridge School Volunteers is hiring. Click here for more info >>
Cambridge Teen Health Center
The Cambridge Teen Health Center, in partnership with Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), is a school-based health clinic located in the CRLS health office. The center is staffed by a full time Nurse Practitioner, a sexual and reproductive health educator and mental health specialists – psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers.
Learn more about our services >>
Aspen Student & Parent Accounts
Aspen is a secure online information resource for Cambridge Public Schools. It contains family contact information, grade information, and a variety of reports and documents that teachers, students and parents may need.
Need Aspen support? We can help >>
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Read the latest edition from CRLS's student newspaper.
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