While investigating the Northern Lights phenomenon, Mrs. Smith's Chemistry students performed a flame test lab to experience firsthand how different elements produce distinct colors when heated in a flame. The process involves dipping a wooden splint into a metal salt and then placing it into a flame. As the metallic element heat ups, its electrons become excited and release energy in the form of visible light, which we perceive as different colors depending on the element.
This lab helped students understand what causes both the Northern Lights as well as various colored produced during fireworks because all the phenomena involve the same basic principle: excited electrons releasing light. Thus, the lab offers a tangible way to grasp the atomic processes that lead to the beautiful colors in the sky above. #ColonelTOUGH
The CRHS Class of 2028 is hosting an Easter Egg Hunt fundraiser on Saturday, April 12th from 2-4 PM! There will be four different egg hunts for ages 1-18. $5 admission for first child and $3 for each additional child. All money raised supports the Class of 2028! #ColonelTOUGH
Ms. Thompson's Sociology students conducted a social experiment relating to social norms! Social norms are the unwritten rules that guide our behavior on a daily basis. For this project, students purposefully broke a common social norm to see how their classmates would react to the norm being broken. #ColonelTOUGH
The CRHS football team honored its seniors last night at their annual banquet! The second group of seniors includes athletes who have played four years of high school football. #ColonelTOUGH #homegrown
Basketball playoff games have been announced! Catch our boys team at home or our girls team at Kent County High School on March 4th. Wear black for the boys game! #ColonelTOUGH #homegrown
CRHS Athletic Events for 3/3-3/8 #ColonelTOUGH #homegrown
Updated information for springs sports tryouts! Boys and girls tennis will start on Monday, March 3rd. Boys who need a ride to Preston Elementary School can ride bus 15 after school. #ColonelTOUGH #homegrown
Thank you to all our students who participated in our Blood Drive this week! #ColonelTOUGH
Mrs. Smith's AP Chemistry students made s'mores as a model to learn about limiting and excess reactants in a chemical reaction! This analogy helped students to explore the concept of limiting and excess reactants in a hands-on way before applying mathematical calculations to the concept. Of course, eating their models was their favorite part of the investigation! #ColonelTOUGH
CRHS PE/health teacher Mr. Shaheen visited Capitol Hill with 150 other PE/health teachers across the country to advocate for Health and Physical Education at the federal level! #ColonelTOUGH
Juniors and sophomores with at least a 2.5 GPA, you can take dual enrollment courses through Chesapeake College next year! Sign up for the interest meeting with your school counselor! #ColonelTOUGH
Juniors, applications are now open for Maryland Boys State! #ColonelTOUGH
Reminder, this is tonight!
Students & Families: Let's talk about Career & Technical Education (CTE) Programs and all they have to offer! Join us at Caroline Career & Technology Center on Wednesday, Feb. 26 from 5:30-6:30 pm for CTE Info Night. Open to students and families of students in all grades.
Visit careolinetech.org for more information about CTE programs.
#CarolineFamily
Good luck to the CRHS athletes as they compete at the MPSSAA Indoor Track & Field State Championship today! #ColonelTOUGH #homegrown
Also joining our CRHS varsity softball team coaching staff is Mrs. Kristen Taylor!
Coach Kristin, a Denton native, played softball at NCHS before continuing her athletic career at Salisbury University, where she was a part of the softball team for four years starting in 1999.
Kristin started coaching in 2013 when her oldest daughter starting playing little league softball. Over the past nine years, she’s actively coached her youngest daughter’s travel team. She has also been a familiar face in the Colonel’s dugout, serving as the team’s scorekeeper since 2016.
Coach Kristin lives in Preston now, with her husband of 20 years, Matt (CRHS class of 1996), and their two daughters, Ally (CRHS class of 2023) and Aubrey, a CRHS junior. #ColonelTOUGH #homegrown
Congratulations to our February Students of the Month - senior Lily Lister (girls wrestling) and freshman Brody Omohundro (boys wrestling)!
Coach Benzco said that Lily has shown heart this year by coming out for the wrestling team, showing up to practice each day, and competing. She is a natural wrestler, and he looks forward to watching her compete in the postseason.
Coach Hall said Brody has shown heart by continuing to get better as the season progresses. He started off slow, but is now staying in tough matchups and finding ways to pull off big wins late in the match. #ColonelTOUGH #homegrown
CRMS 8th grade parents/guardians, if you missed our 8th Grade Parent Night, here's the presentation with all the important information! Reach out to school counselor Ms. Reed with questions. #ColonelTOUGH #classof2029
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D9_geW8DM-irY6Uk8ZKaLhD_k3ofwB-a/view?usp=drive_link
CRHS is proud to announce that Mr. Scott Christopher will be the new head coach of the varsity softball team!
Coach Christopher grew up in Federalsburg and played baseball at CRHS as a member of the class of 1990. He began coaching at the tee ball level in 2005 when his oldest kids played in South Caroline Little League. Coach Christopher's experience includes coaching travel softball from 2014-2022 and being a member of the CRHS softball coaching team since 2015. He lives in Federalsburg with his wife of 26 years and his three children who are also CRHS graduates and athletic alumni of CRHS. #ColonelTOUGH #homegrown
Our CRHS boys basketball program had a special Homecoming honoring the 1990 CRHS boys basketball team! This team was 1A East Region Champions and 1A State Semi-Finalists that year. #ColonelTOUGH #homegrown
Albert Thomas, Steve Covey, James Lake, Troy Holmes, Byron Lake, Pete Walker, Dontri Bolden, Parrish Lawrence, and Donnie Bolden
Missing: Billy Knopf, Anthony Lee, Jay Duncan, Calvin Batson, Curtis Cephus, and Dondrell Simms
Photo by Dustin Holt
Congratulations to these CRHS students for excelling at the Caroline Career & Technology Center! #ColonellTOUGH
