CHS Updates

Tomorrow: STARTALK Summer Language Program information session

TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 6:30 PM  -- Howard Community College (HCC), Columbia; Rouse Company Foundation (RCF) Student Services Hall, Room 400. CLICK HERE to visit the HCC STARTALK  webpage for all information, application. APPLICATION DEADLINE: MONDAY, APRIL 16.

STARTALK Summer Language Program at HCC

2012 STARTALK classes: JUNE 25 - AUGUST 2
                                                               (Monday - Thursday, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM)

STARTALK is a free program provided by the government which is designed to increase the number of Americans studying "critical need" languages. STARTALK pays tuition for secondary-level students (grades 8 - 12) to learn Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Hindi or Persian via Howard Community College's (HCC) World Languages Program during the summer months. Students who successfully complete STARTALK receive four (4) college credits, and, with prior approval, may earn a World Language credit for graduation. CLICK HERE to visit HCC's STARTALK  webpage for all information, application. APPLICATION DEADLINE: MONDAY, APRIL 16.

PLEASE NOTE: There will be a STARTALK Information Session at the HCC Columbia campus on TUESDAY, MARCH 6 at 6:30 PM in the Rouse Company Foundation (RCF) Student Services Hall (RCF), Room 400.

Also tonight: Other events

Click HERE for details about the:

•   HCPSS College Financial Aid Information Night
•  "Killer in the Cabinet: Over-the-Counter Drug Abuse & Addiction" community presentation
•   Columbia Association's "Sister Cities" Summer 2012 student exchange program information meeting

Tomorrow: "SISTER CITIES" information meeting

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 7 PM -- Columbia Association Headquarters by The Mall in Columbia. Click HERE for information about the Summer 2012 high school international student exchange program.

September 15 - October 15: CHS celebrates Hispanic Heritage

During National Hispanic Heritage Month, America celebrates the culture and traditions of those who trace their roots to Spain, Mexico and the Spanish-speaking nations of Central America, South America and the Caribbean. September 15 is the date chosen for the "starting point" for the celebration because the date is the anniversary of independence of five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on September 16 and 18, respectively.

CHS IS CELEBRATING Hispanic Heritage Month with a lobby display of posters and artifacts from different Hispanic cultures. Please take the time to stop by and view cultures; for more information about local celebrations, contact CHS World Languages teachers or CHS PTSA Latin Advancement Committee co-Chairs Sylvia Baroncinni (rbaroncinni@verizon.net) and/or Carol Lake (carol.lakewilkes@gmail.com).

STARTalk students travel to New York City

CHS students are featured in this Columbia Patch article about high school students enrolled among  in this year's STARTalk Summer Langauge Program at Howard Community College. The students took a field trip to New York City for real-time language skill practice. Information about registration for next summer's STARTalk Program will be announced in February or March 2012.

World Languages Honor Society

This year rounds out a decade of  CHS students annually inducted  into the school's chapter of the World Languages Honor Society. The Honor Society recognizes high achievement in the study of  the Chinese, French, German and Spanish languages and promotes continuity and interest in the study of languages. Names of students inducted into the honor society at the May 10 Ceremony are here.

StarTalk summer language program at HCC

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Monday, April 4

StarTalk is a government initiative to increase the number of Americans learning critical need languages. The StarTalk program pays tuition for high school students (rising 9 - 12th graders as well as newly graduated seniors) to learn Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Hindi or Persian in HCC’s World Languages Program. Upon successful completion of the StarTalk program, students earn four (4) college credits and one (1) credit for high school graduation (with prior approval of the principal).

Summer 2011 StarTalk program dates at Howard Community College (HCC) are Monday-Thursday, June 20 - July 29, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM; if necessary, some Friday classes may be added.

Click here to visit HCC's StarTalk Program webpage. For more information, contact Ms. Cheryl Berman, HCC World Languages, at 443 518-4861; HCC's Office of Admissions & Advising, at 443 518-4599 or at hsinfo@howardcc.edu. 

CHS students to celebrate Chinese New Year

CHS students taking Chinese as a World Language will conduct community presentations in celebration of the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) at the Howard County Library's Glenwood (Sunday, January 30), Miller (Saturday, February 5) and Savage (Saturday, January 29) branches. More information from Howard County Library is here.

Information session -- 2011 Student International Exchange Program

Thursday, January 6, 7 PM -- Columbia Association headquarters, Columbia. Parents and students are invited to attend information sessions for the Columbia Association's (CA) Sister Cities Student International Exchange Program (sessions also on Thursday, January 6 and Wednesday, January 12, 2011). The month-long  exchange program begins with two weeks of cultural and linguistic immersion during July in one of Columbia’s "sister cities" of Cergy-Pontoise, France or Tres Cantos, Spain, where students will be hosted by the family of a French or Spanish student. After returning to the United States, students will host their French or Spanish counterpart for two weeks.  Click here for more information. (Directions to Columbia Association headquarters are here.)