We made it! Thank you to all who saved 7th Period. An official announcement and public turnover of the money raised will take place on Monday, August 9 at 1PM in the District Office. Each of the school sites will determine how to process notification and schedule changes. Band parents may wish to contact their Band Directors directly for more specific information regarding practices and camps.

Our Herculean effort is for one year only. The CUHSD Board voted last night to place a parcel tax of $85 per year for 5 years on the November ballot. Our community must support this parcel tax to ensure the wonderful programs already in place- including 7th period-beyond this next year. Here is the real effect. The following programs and classes will be cut altogether or reduced to a very small fraction of the current size if we don’t raise the money and the board’s six period maximum goes into effect:

1. Science programs will be cut. The CUHSD students compete and excel in the Synopsys Championship. The Science Research Methods class will be cut.
2. Art Programs and classes will be cut or reduced to such a small size that they will not be offered.
3. Journalism students will not be able to take Yearbook Class or Newspaper Class.
4. ROTC enrollment will be tremendously reduced or cut because students will only be able to take six classes; ROTC is an elective, an extra.
5. Drama and Theater Arts will be cut or reduced to such a small size that it will not be offered. These programs have been winning awards and recognition.
6. Choir will be cut or reduced to such a small size that it will not be offered. The Choir programs have been winning awards and recognition nationally and internationally.
7. All Band programs will be cut or reduced to such a small size that they will not be offered: Wind Ensemble won the GOLD in their last two international competitions; 2003 was in Carniege Hall. Marching Band, Jazz Band, Concert Band, Symphonic Band will become a memory.
8. SPORTS Programs will be reduced and/or cut because sports students will be required to take PE AND the academics AND sports class - too much for six periods.
9. Leadership will be cut and/or reduced, this is the class the students take to be class president, vice president, secretary and treasurer.

Our high six schools, Branham, Del Mar, Boynton, Leigh, Prospect and Westmont will become ADEQUATE schools.

Students, Parents, School Administrators and Teachers have attained award winning levels of excellence in these nine departments by working hard over many years.

You can contact the Fundraising Committee at savecuhsd@yahoo.com