11/17
  • C/O 2010 Parent Meeting 7:00pm
    • 11/18
  • 8th Grade Parent Night 7:00pm East Gym
  • C/O 2011 Parent Meeting 7:00pm
    • 11/19
  • Blood Drive 8:00am
  • Sadie's Dance Tickets On-Sale
    • 11/18
  • Citrus College, 9:00 - 12:00
  • Mt. San Antonio College, 10:00 - 11:00
    • 11/19
  • Occidental College, 11:00 - 12:00

Welcome to Claremont High School Home of the Wolfpack

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Welcome to the 2009-10 school year. Under publications on our web site you will find the Parent Student handbook, the course description handbook, and other important documents. Please take time to review at the beginning of the year the policies, practices, and procedures that will guide you through the school year. I especially want to point out the changes in our verifying absences policy on page 35. When your child is absent from school, you can email CHS at chsattendance@cusd.claremont.edu or provide a written note. Due to a reduction in personnel, we will no longer be accepting phone calls for verifying absences.

There are many wonderful programs at CHS. We will continue to offer our Honors Program and CORE program for 9th and 10th graders. In 9th grade CORE all students will have English and Biology teachers that share the same students. Tenth graders will have teachers that share the same English and History teachers. The CORE program allows teachers to integrate parts of the curriculum so students will see connections between different subject areas. This is our second year with AVID, a college readiness program. This program will expand to include 9th and 10th graders. For our 11th and 12th graders we continue to offer over 19 Advanced Placement courses and this is our first year as an International Baccalaureate World (IB) school for these students. This IB program offers rigorous courses with an international perspective that aims at developing inquiring, knowledgeable students, who will help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. Finally, we offer several courses that allow students to receive college credit through local community colleges.

CHS has a long history of excellence. Though we face tremendous challenges with the economic crisis, CHS will continue to be an institution of teaching and learning, in an environment where all students have the opportunity to develop and excel academically, athletically, emotionally and socially. I am certain that the actions of students and staff during the 2009-10 school year will continue to add to this tradition.

Have a fantastic year! Go Wolfpack!

Brett O’Connor, Ed.D.
Principal