Welcome back to Cairo High School College and Career Academy for the 2024-2025 school year! I hope you had a great summer vacation and are looking forward with enthusiasm to the new school year. As the Principal of Cairo High School College and Career Academy, I am very proud to have the opportunity to work with the parents, community, teachers, and students of Grady County. I am excited about all theopportunities that Cairo High School College and Career Academy has to offer both academically and extracurricular.

Made up of four total academies, students will have the opportunity to be part of our: Academy of Fine Arts and Humanities, Academy of Healthcare and Human Services, Academy of Agriculture Science, Tradeand Industry, and Academy of Business and Technology. We are proud to offer more educational opportunities and career pathways to our students! At Cairo High School we seek to maintain career and interest-themed academies and foster collaborative culture, structures, and practices necessary to transform teaching and learning while capitalizing on community engagement and work-based partnerships.

Around campus you can already hear the Syrupmaker Band and see our Syrupmaker football team on the gridiron preparing for the season. Our Syrupmaid softball team is swinging bats and fielding balls in preparation for the upcoming season. It is going to be another great year!

Parents, I am dedicated to ensuring that your child receives the most outstanding educational experiences possible. I want to create an environment that welcomes all students to Cairo High School while simultaneously raising expectations. Attendance will be a major focus this school year. We will be enforcing the attendance policy. The goal of Cairo High School is to have all our students able to ENROLL, ENLIST, OR EMPLOY after graduation.

Our mission at Cairo High School College and Career Academy is to prepare all students to graduate and be fully prepared for post-secondary education and/or careers, as well as for their roles as responsible citizens.

I encourage all parents to become involved in their child’s education and to make an effort to attend our Open House, Monday August 26 th from 6:00 to 7:00pm. We will discuss important information and you will have the opportunity to meet your child’s teachers at that time.

The Freshman Walkabout will be held Thursday, August 1st from 11:00am - 1:00pm. Ninth grade students may pick up schedules in the front lobby that day. School begins on August 2nd. Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors may pick up schedules July 31st and August 1st from 1-3. You can find the student handbook on the Grady County Schools website. All information concerning all procedures at CHS will be posted online. We will have grade assemblies soon after the start of school to discuss in detail what will be expected of you as a student at Cairo High School.

I look forward to a great school year!

Sincerely,

Dr. William Huff

Principal

District Parent Engagement Plan is located on the District website and is available upon request.

The Mission of Cairo High School is to prepare all Cairo High School students to graduate and be fully prepared for post-secondary education and/or careers, as well as for their roles as responsible citizens.

ALMA MATER

We salute thee, Alma Mater

Thou to us art dear

May they virtues and thy teachings

Guide us every year.

Cairo High in future years

Our memories will turn back

To the days of Cairo High School

To the Red and Black

ALPHA -GIFTED EDUCATION PROGRAM

The Advancement in Learning Performance for Higher Achievement Academy (known as the ALPHA Academy) is a county-wide (K-12) initiative for Grady County's gifted and high achieving students that will provide students an accelerated curriculum through academics, competitions, community service, and extracurricular activities. Accelerated and challenging instruction will be provided by gifted endorsed teachers collaborating with the ALPHA Director. For more information, contact Mrs. Danielle Jones at 229-377-3701.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER PROGRAM

It is the intent of the Grady County Schools that every student in the system who has a primary home language other than English and who is identified as Limited English Proficient be provided with the opportunity to participate in an English Language Learner program.

ESOL PROGRAM

It is the intent of the Grady County Schools that every student in the system who has a primary home language other than English and who is identified as limited English Proficient be provided with the opportunity to participate in an English Language Learner Program.

REQUIRED AND ELECTIVE TESTS

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CHS TEACHER OF THE YEAR

Lara Starr 2022 CHS Teacher of the Year

CAIRO HIGH SCHOOL TOUR

CLUB SCHEDULES

The following clubs are offered at Cairo High School. Clubs will meet before school between 7:25-7:55. Specific eligibility requirements and a description for the clubs may be found on the school website http://chs.grady.k12.ga.us/for_students/clubs_organizations.

Art Club

CAM Club

Cairo Youth Council

Dance Club

Debate Team

FBLA

FCA

FCCLA

FFA

Helping Hands

Key Club

Library Club

National Honor Society

SAGE

Skills USA

Student Council

Theatre Club

DEPARTMENT/GROUP LEADERS

Brittany DePlato - Guidance

Jenny Harrison - Media Center

Lara Starr - Science

Emily Bearden - Math

Del Bibles - Social Studies

Alex Papanicolopoulos-English

Tonya Romans - Special Education

Michelle Ausley - CTAE 

Daphne McClendon - Physical Education

John Scanling - Fine Arts

John Lewis - Foreign Language

MOTTO

With Pride We Give Our Best

POSITIVE PARENTS ORGANIZATION

CHS has a great way for you, parents and guardians, to become more informed and involved in your child's high school education. The Positive Parents Organization has four committees and encourages you to join one of them.

Academic Committee

• It rewards students for excelling in their studies with special events and gifts.

Baccalaureate & Graduation Committee

• It plans, decorates, and hosts Graduation and Baccalaureate receptions and decorates for the Baccalaureate program.

Spirit Committee

• It assists Student Council Sponsors with planning and decorating for the Homecoming Dance in October and for the Prom in April.

Hospitality Committee

• It helps with CHS Club inductions, hosts the Senior Picnic and helps celebrate National Teacher Appreciation Week.

Each committee meets at separate times at CHS. Planning for the school year will begin after the August CHS Open House. Call 377-2222 for more information.

SCHOOL BELIEFS

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IS THE SCHOOL'S NUMBER ONE PRIORITY.

1. Students are entitled to an environment that is safe and conducive to learning.

2. High expectations and a supportive, nurturing, knowledgeable staff encourage high student achievement.

3. A variety of instructional techniques are utilized to support perse needs and varied learning styles.

4. Teachers, students, administrators, support staff, parents, and members of the community are collectively responsible for the attainment of our students' educational goals.

5. Students will be assisted in the pursuit and development of their career goals.

6. The curriculum should provide opportunities for developing positive character traits, building self-esteem, and examining cultural persity.

7. A well-prepared faculty, adequately equipped facility, and up-to-date materials are paramount for learning.

8. Continued self-assessment and awareness of current trends are essential to instructional improvement.

9. Evidence of mutual respect among students and staff should exist.

SCHOOL COLORS

Red and Black

SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM

The CHS School Leadership Team meets monthly on the third Tuesday of each month at 3:15pm in the Media Center.

Chris Lokey, Chairman

Brittany DePlato

Jenny Harrison

Lara Starr

Emily Bearden

Del Bibles

Alex Papnicolopoulos

Tonya Romans

Michelle Ausley

Daphne McClendon

John Scanling

Joseph Lewis

Blair Dickinson

Christina Issac

Brooke Reynolds

Tom Fallaw

SCHOOL MASCOT

Syrupmakers - Syrup Pitcher

4x4 BLOCK SCHEDULE

Cairo High School's class schedule consists of 4x4 block classes.

SYRUPMAKER HISTORY

Cairo (pronounced Kay-Row instead of Ki-Row like the Egyptian city) is nicknamed the "syrup city" because of the high school football team. Roddenbery's, a well known food company, was formerly located in Cairo. One of their main products was syrup. The syrup made in Cairo was cooked from sugar cane juice but it was not the corn syrup known as "Karo syrup," although the names sound the same. During a driving rainstorm in the middle of a football game many years ago, workers at the local syrup shelter brought over their rain coats labeled "Roddenbery's Syrup" on the backs of the jackets to keep the players dry. Roddenbery's was known for many other products like peanut butter and pickles and fortunately the "SYRUPMAKERS" portion of the plant was closer than the "BUTTERCHURNERS" and the "PICKLEPACKERS." Before the "fans in the stands" demanded this name change, Cairo was known as the Tigers. In 1986 ESPN named the term "Syrupmaker" the number one nickname for a high school sports team. The mascot is depicted as a syrup pitcher. The term is often shortened to "Maids" for the girls or "Makers" for the boys. The 2008 Football Syrupmakers were Class AAA State Champions after the school's second undefeated season (1990 was the other).