Good evening,
This is Principal Suzanne Simpson with your weekly updates. I hope you had a great weekend and enjoyed the warmer weather today.
Attendance Matters: We all know that high attendance leads to high achievement so please continue to get to school on time every day. Congratulations to the Senior class for continuing to lead the way with the highest attendance rate!
Freshman: 90.1%
Sophomores:90.1%
Juniors: 88.9%
Seniors: 91.0%
Overall: 89.9%
Fall Exam Schedule: We are just 15 school days away from Fall exams. 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. Finally remember that the exam counts as 20% of your grade.
Grades: Take a moment this week to review your grades in PowerSchool. Make a plan to talk to your teachers about any missing assignments you may have. As a reminder this 9 weeks counts as 40% of your final grade.
Subs with the Super: Join Dr. Fleming for "Subs with the Super"! Come chat with Dr. Aaron Fleming over free refreshments! Share your ideas and help shape our schools' future. RSVP: https://forms.gle/4f9VU2NTxFBHxKvG8
Evening sessions (5:30-6:30 PM):
Dec 9 - Cummings HS
Dec 10 - Graham HS
Dec 17 - Southern HS
Dec 19 - Eastern Alamance HS
Lunch sessions (11:30 AM-12:30 PM):
Dec 10 - Southeast Alamance HS
Dec 18 - Western Alamance HS
Drop in anytime! Spanish translation available at all sessions.
NC Check-Ins: We will administer the 2nd Round of NC Check-Ins this week. These check-ins will provide our students and teachers with important information about their individual strengths and weaknesses as we prepare for final exams after the winter break. Please make sure that students are at school on time and prepared to do their best. The schedule for the NC Check-Ins is below.
Monday, December 9th - Math I
Tuesday, December 10th - English II
Wednesday, December 11th - Biology
Friday, December 13th - Math 3
Winter Spirit Week: Next week SGA is sponsoring our annual Winter Spirit Week. We hope you will join in on the fun!
Monday: “Baby, It's Cold Outside” - White Out or Wear your best winter gear
Tuesday: Holiday Headwear and More - Wear your best hats, socks, and accessories
Wednesday: Wacky Tacky Wednesday - Wear your “ugliest” sweater
Thursday: Character Day - Dress as your favorite holiday character
Friday: The Night Before Winter Break - Wear your favorite (school appropriate) PJs.
The FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid is now open for the 2025-26 school year! How to access the application:
Go to StudentAid.gov.
Choose - Create an account - This will result in an FSA ID which you will use each year to complete the form
The student completes their portion of the form. Just follow along and answer each question.
The student will enter their parent/guardian email.
The parent/guardian will open the email, create their own account (FSA ID) and complete their portion of the form.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The FAFSA will pull tax information from 2023 using an IRS data retrieval tool based on student and parent social security numbers. If the parent does not file taxes, or the 2023 information is not available from the IRS, it will need to be entered manually.
REMEMBER: You MUST complete the FAFSA to receive any financial aid, including The Next NC Scholarship, which covers tuition at any community college and most public NC Universities for the majority of students.
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 100 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.
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:
Conference Swim Meet @ Sportsplex
Tuesday:
NHS Induction Ceremony @6:00
Wednesday:
JV Men’s Basketball @ Southeast at 4:30
Women’s Varsity Basketball @ Southeast at 6:00
Varsity Men’s Basketball @ Southeast at 7:30
Wrestling vs. Williams @ 5:00
Thursday:
Winter Dance Rehearsal 4-6
Friday:
JV Men’s Basketball vs. Orange at 4:30
Women’s Varsity Basketball vs. Orange at 6:00
Varsity Men’s Basketball vs. Orange at 7:30
Swim @ New Millennium Fitness
Saturday:
Varsity Basketball @ Williams vs. BCA
Wrestling @ Southern Alamance
A look ahead:
December 10 - NHS Induction Ceremony
December 15 - Winter Dance Performance
December 17 - Winter Band Concert
December 19 - Subs w/the Super at EAHS
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.