Good evening,
This is Principal Suzanne Simpson with your weekly updates. As we move into winter sports, I want to take a moment to say thank you to all of our fall athletes, dancers, cheerleaders, marching band members and coaches. We appreciate each of you.
Attendance Matters: Please help to continue to make sure that your student is at school and on time each day in order to do their best. Congratulations to the Senior class for continuing to lead the way with the highest attendance rate!
Freshman: 90.2%
Sophomores: 89.9.1%
Juniors: 89.4%
Seniors: 91.2%
Overall: 90.1%
Fall Exam Schedule: The Fall Exam week is January 13-17, 2025. EOC, CTE, and teacher made exams will all occur throughout this week. The exam schedule can be found here. Please reach out if you have questions.
Freshman Parents: It is important that you log into PowerSchool and complete the “Reproductive Health Consent or Withhold Consent For Student Participation” form. As of today we only have 80 9th graders with this form complete.
Apprentice Alamance Application: Juniors and Seniors- The application found here is now live for Apprentice Alamance! Reach out to Mrs. Kirby if you need any help filling it out.
Governor’s School: The Governor's School of North Carolina is a multi-week summer residential program for gifted and talented rising 12th grade students, integrating academic disciplines, the arts, and unique courses on each of two campuses. The curriculum focuses on the exploration of the most recent ideas and concepts in each discipline. Students are selected to attend through a competitive process after being nominated by their public school unit or non-public school. Applications can be found here:
Senior Information: It is never too early to purchase your cap and gown. Use this link to go ahead and secure your cap and gown for the lowest price of the year. If you missed the Senior Parent Informational Night, click here to review the presentation. As the year progresses, we will add important information here on the school website.
Bus Lot: The bus lot should only be used by our buses. It is not a place to pick up or drop off students.
Student Parking: Any student parking on campus should have a 24-25 parking permit. Here is the link to purchase a parking pass. Students who park on campus without a pass are subject to having their car towed at the owner’s expense. As a reminder, students may not go to the parking lots during the school day without permission from an administrator. Student parking is a matter of privilege, not a right; failure to comply with parking policies may result in revocation of parking privileges.
Chromebook Insurance: This year, we are offering families the opportunity to purchase optional insurance for $25 for their student(s) chromebook. This premium is good for one instance of unintentional breakage. It is highly recommended that you purchase the insurance. For more details, including a list of part replacement costs, click here for the Mobile Learning Handbook. You may use this link to purchase the optional insurance.
Student Name Update: Does your child have a name that they go by that is different from what is listed in PowerSchool? For example: student's name is Samantha but they go by Sami or student's name is John but they go by Jack. If so, you must complete this form. Until this form is complete and has been approved, all staff at school are required to call them by the name listed in PowerSchool.
PowerSchool Parent Portal: In order to stay up to date about your child’s grades and attendance, it is very important that you download the Powerschool Parent Portal App. HERE is all the information you need to download the app and set up its features. Please let us know if we can help you.
Canvas Observer: Parents can sign up as an observer in Canvas. Observers can link their Canvas account to their student's account so they can see assignment due dates, announcements, and other course content. Observers can view the course content but cannot participate in the course.
How to Sign Up to Become a Canvas Observer
Upcoming Events:
Monday:
Tuesday:
JV Men’s Basketball at Morehead at 5:30
Women’s Varsity Basketball at Morehead at 6:00
Varsity Men’s Basketball at Morehead at 7:30
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Mock Interview Day
Friday:
A look ahead:
November 27-29 - Thanksgiving Break
December 6 - Underclassmen Makeup Picture Day
December 6 - Mebane Christmas Parade
December 10 - NHS Induction Ceremony
December 15 - Winter Dance Performance
December 17 - Winter Band Concert
December 23-Jan 3 - Winter Break
January 12 - Big Man On Campus
January 13-17 - Fall Exam Week
January 18 - All District Band Auditions
January 20 - MLK Holiday
January 21-22 - Teacher Workdays
January 23 - Start of Second Semester
As always, thank you for your continued support. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns.