News at Countryside High

Posting Date  
06/21/11

Locker Assignments 8-1 p.m.
Aug. 9th – 12th Grade
Aug. 10 – 11th Grade
Aug. 11 - 10th Grade

 

Freshman Orientation
Aug. 17th, 2011
9-11:30 a.m.
Meet in Auditorium

 

First day of School
Mon. Aug., 22, 2011
School Starts at 7:05 a.m.

Back to School Night
Mon.  Aug. 29

 

06/20/11

Required Summer Reading for Honors and Advanced Placement Classes For 10th through 12th grade students.  (No required reading for incoming 9th grade students.) 

English Honors II

Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Their Eyes Were Watching God
by Zora Neale Hurston

English Honors III

Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
A Separate Peace
by John Knowles

English IV

Grendel by John Gardner
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley

Advanced Placement English:

Language and Composition

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury

Advanced Placement English:

Literature and Composition

All the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren
Catcher in the Rye
by J.D. Salinger

 

03/04/11

Countryside High School is hosting another FCAT Bootcamp this year. The details are below

 FCAT Bootcamp - A hands-on workshop to give parents a better understanding of the FCAT and how they can help their students prepare for the test.

Target - 9th and 10th graders

The event is going to be at Eisenhower Elementary on Monday, March 21 at 6:00 pm.

Eisenhower Elementary School
2800 Drew Street
Clearwater, FL 33759-3010

 

01/07/11

Summer Drivers Education 2011 at Countryside High School

Session 1 (10 day) will run from June 13-June 28 from 8:00 a.m. -2:30 p.m.

(10 day)   June 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28

Session 2 (9 day) will run from June 29th through July 14 from 8:00 a.m. -3:10 p.m.

(9 day)   June 29, 30, July 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14

Registration begins February 1, 2011.

Countryside High Instructors - Kevin O’Sullivan or Scott Hernon, 725-7956, ext. 2059

For more information, contact Nickolas R. Grasso, Executive Director, PreK-12 physical education, driver education, JROTC and extracurricular activities, (727) 588-6125.

 Requirements:

Students must be at least 15 years old.

Two absences result in an automatic withdrawal from the course if it’s a 10/9 day session.

2.5 absences if it’s a 12/11 day session.  Three tardies equals one absence.

42 student maximum for each session.

Students without a restricted driver’s license will have to pay $54.25 to the Tax Collector’s Office.  A participating student must have a birth certificate, a social security card, two proof of residency documents and must have a parent or legal guardian present.  The DMV website for permits is www.gathergoget.com or you may call (850) 617-3995.