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Steve Gibbs, Principal
Eric Nelson, Assistant Principal
Pam Austad, Assistant Principal
Office: 763-689-6066 | Attendance: 763-689-6090 | Fax: 763-689-6060
430 8th Ave NW Cambridge, MN 55008
CIHS Upcoming Events
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March 10, 2021
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CIHS Academic Booster Committee Meeting
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March 11, 2021
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March 12, 2021
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March 15, 2021
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March 16, 2021
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March 17, 2021
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March 18, 2021
CIHS Headline News
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Distance Learning Expectations
It is the expectation that students are active in learning on all Distance Learning days.
CIHS School Information
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Meet the Principal
Dr. Steve Gibbs, Principal
Email: sgibbs@c-ischools.org
Phone: 763-689-6002Welcome to Cambridge-Isanti High School! Our mission is to ensure all students are highly productive citizens excelling in a global society through a collaborative, diverse educational experience that addresses the unique needs of each student. I am proud to serve the students, families, and staff of the high school.
Please contact me if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.
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Activities/Athletic Pages
Cambridge-Isanti High School students have a vast amount of athletics and activities to choose from. CIHS is a member of the Mississippi 8 Conference and follows MSHSL rules and guidelines. Below you will find links to some of these programs. These sites are maintained by the coaching staff or director of the program.
FCCLA Football Girls Tennis Hockey Model UN Theatre Wrestling
For our full list visit our CIHS Activities or CIHS Athletics pages.
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Family Resources
Change to Chill - CIHS utilizes resources provided by Change to Chill. Change to Chill is a free, award-winning, mental well-being resource offered by a subdivision of Allina Health. Their interactive website is tailored to both teens and the adults who work with them. Change to Chill helps teens become more aware of the things that stress them out and equips them with relevant tools and resources to better manage stress and anxiety, so they can live happier, more resilient lives. Change to Chill provides online and printable tools and resources that help teens become more aware of what stress is, what causes it and how to manage it. Change to Chill also provides resources for parents, educators and adults to positively impact the mental health of someone they care about.
Bullying/Harassment
Reporting Bullying Guidelines - At CIHS, we take bullying very seriously and want every student, every day to feel safe and prepared to learn.Bullying defined: Bullying is when someone hurts or scares another person repeatedly. The behavior is never appropriate and is intentional. This repeated and hurtful act includes: name-calling, inflicting physical pain, exclusion, public humiliation, hurtful pranks and defacing one's property. Bullying involves an imbalance of power.The innocent one being bullied feels alone, depressed and scared and feels they have nowhere to turn.Bullying includes:- Calling someone hurtful and derogatory names
- Spreading lies and bad rumors about someone
- Being mean and teasing someone
- Hitting, punching, shoving, spitting and physically hurting someone
- Social exclusion or isolation ... not including someone is a group
- Getting certain individuals to "gang up" on others
- Having money or other things taken or damaged
- Being threatened or being forced to do things
Bullying also can happen online or electronically. Cyberbullying is when kids or teens bully each other using the Internet, mobile phones or other cyber technology. This can include:
- Sending mean text, e-mail, or instant messages
- Posting nasty pictures or messages about others in blogs or on Web sites
- Using someone else's user name to spread rumors or lies about someone
- Stealing someone's password and spreading rumors about someone else making it seem like that person is the Cyberbully
Forms of Bullying - It's not always easy to determine bullying behavior. How do you know if you're the victim of good-natured ribbing or bullying? Hostility and aggression directed towards a victim who is physically or emotionally weaker than the bully are more obvious signs of bullying. This behavior causes pain and distress for the victim.
Physical Bullying is the most obvious form of intimidation and can consist of kicking, hitting, biting, pinching, hair pulling, and making threats. A bully may threaten to punch you if you don't give up your money, your lunch, etc.Verbal Bullying often accompanies physical behavior. This can include name calling, spreading rumors, and persistent teasing.Emotional Intimidation is closely related to these two types of bullying. A bully may deliberately exclude you from a group activity such as a party or school outing.Racist Bullying can take many forms: making racial slurs, spray painting graffiti, mocking the victim's cultural customs, and making offensive gestures.Sexual Bullying is unwanted physical contact or abusive comments.Cyberbullying is one or a group of kids or teens using electronic means via computers and mobile phones (emails, Web sites, chat rooms, instant messaging and texting) to torment, threaten, harass, humiliate, embarrass or target another kid or teen.Who to report bullying to:
· Teachers· Counselors· Administrators· Other school staff· Parents/GuardiansWhat to do when you see bullying occur:
- Reporting bullying is the responsible thing to do!
- Ignoring or not reporting bullying is encouraging bullying behavior
- Bullying can be reported anonymously through the use of the online reporting form.
- The names of the reporters will remain confidential.
- School Administrators should be notified immediately of any bullying that is witnessed or reported.
- Parents or Guardians may report bullying through our online form, or directly to CIHS Staff.
CIHS Staff will be responsible for investigating reports of bullying within 10 school days. In the event that bullying has occurred, the administration will follow appropriate student discipline procedures.Vaping Education - In 2019-20 CIHS implemented and anti-vaping, anti-tobacco program. This program provides educational training for students caught with vaping/tobacco devices at CIHS regarding the dangers of vaping and tobacco us. To learn more read this document.
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Offices
Main Office - As you enter Cambridge-Isanti High School during the day you will be required to enter through the main office. The main office is home to the principal, the principal's admin assistant, and the main office admin assistant.
Student Office - The student office is where students check-in and out of school, visit and receive support from the assistant principals Pam Austad and Eric Nelson.
Activities/Athletic Office - The athletic and activities office is where students can find information about participating in the extensive offerings that Cambridge Isanti has to offer. According to Activities Director, Mark Solberg "every day is a great day to be a Bluejacket!" You can find more info on activities and athletics at their website.
College and Career Center - The college and career center provides students with the opportunity to learn more about scholarships, college and career representative visits, college applications, college entrance exams, financial aid, job shadowing, job resources, employment opportunities and more. Visit their website for more details.
Counseling Office - The counseling office provides supports to students in relation to academic resources such as student registration, credit recovery, and more. In addition, the counseling office supports students in the areas of mental and chemical health. Visit their website for more details.
Health Office - The health office is designed to facilitate care to all students; to protect and promote the students' optimal health, and to eliminate or minimize the health barriers to enhance learning. The school nurse acts as a liaison between parents, educators, and medical personnel.
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Visitors to C-I Schools
To comply with current public health orders, Cambridge-Isanti Schools will only allow essential visitors into our school buildings. While in our buildings, a mask must be worn at all times. Large group gatherings will occur virtually while under these public health orders.
Parents and Guardians may enter the main office to drop off or pick up a student. A mask must be worn while in the office. To facilitate the process, please call ahead to inform the office of your arrival time.
Essential Visitors (district staff, contractors) are required to wear a mask in our buildings at all times. You will be asked to verify your identity by showing office staff a form of photo identification such as a driver’s license or state ID card. Your ID will be scanned into our visitor management database and a photo visitor badge will be printed and used as your visitor credential for the day. You will be issued a colored lanyard with a plastic sleeve that will hold your credential. The lanyard must be placed around your neck with your visitor badge visible at all times during your visit. At the completion of your visit, you will be required to check back into the main office to return your visitor badge and to sign out as a visitor. Office staff will retain your photo ID for the duration of your visit. Your photo ID will be returned to you when you sign out as a visitor.
Please be aware that our staff has been trained to follow protocol and question visitors who are in the building and not wearing a mask and/or ID badge. Please be advised of school district POLICY #903 which outlines that an individual or group may be denied permission to visit a school if visitor(s) do not comply with the school district procedures or if the visit is not in the best interest of students, employees or the school district.