Bison Bulletin for August 21

This is Mr. Hettenbach with a simple greeting from the Boulevard.

For more specifics and information of my message, please visit our website and click on the Principal’s Bison Bulletin Icon.

Open House is tomorrow, Monday from 5:30PM – 7PM on August 22nd and starts in the auditorium. There will be a food truck, Taqueria El Azteca, along with the Growdega Mobile Grocery store.

Parking permit applications for seniors will start the night of Open House. Junior applications will start once school starts. Only seniors will be allowed open lunch. Starting the followings school year in 2023-2024, there will no longer be open lunch as this is a safety concern and our cafeteria can easily handle our students.

This coming Thursday, August 25th is the Freshman Orientation from 8:30AM-12:30. There will be water and a snack provided. This is for students only. From 12:30-2:30, we will hold a club carnival to all freshmen who attend the morning orientation. That evening, from 6pm to 7:30pm, we will hold a freshman parent orientation in the auditorium.

This coming Friday is THE game against Andrews High School! Tickets will be available starting Monday at noon at each school’s main office. Sales will end at 2pm on Friday. Pre-Sale tickets are $7 cash.
Tickets at the game are $8 and cash only. You must stay on the side you enter- Andrews is the visitor and Central is home. Game time is 7:00PM.

If you want student to have a free meal this year, you MUST fill out the application. We don’t want any meal service to be interrupted.

We want to remind our parents of an important requirement for students who are entering the 12th grade next year.

12th-grade students are required to receive the booster dose of the Meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV).

GCS is legally required to exclude students who do not have documentation showing they received the required vaccinations within 30 calendar days of the first day of school (Aug. 29, 2022, for schools on the traditional calendar), or their first date of enrollment.

Appointment cards are not accepted as proof of documentation.

Please remember this requirement when you are scheduling your child’s yearly check-up and make sure you get proper documentation. Summer vacation is a great time to schedule an appointment for the vaccines.

·We encourage you to get your child vaccinated now before the deadline.

MCV is available at your health care provider’s office or by appointment at the Guilford County Department of Public Health offices, located in Greensboro (1100 E. Wendover Ave.) and High Point (501 E. Green Dr.).

To schedule an appointment for your child please call (336) 641-3245. Students may also receive vaccinations from their healthcare provider.

For families without insurance, you may call (336) 641-6720 for a free health assessment and immunization appointment.

All students have received schedules on August 19 via document delivery to their GCS student email accounts. Parents who have a registered email in Power School have received the schedules as well. If you do not have a registered or current email in Power School, please send Ms Kimber, the counseling secretary, your email address at kimbere@gcsnc.com along with the name and grade level of your student.

Schedule changes will occur during the 1st week of school only. Students who are new to HPC, or who may have a gap in their schedule will be seen on August 29 and 30. Students who are scheduled to repeat a passed course, scheduled out of sequence or who need to take a prerequisite course, can alter their schedules August 31 through September 2. Schedule change forms will be available on the first day of school via the school’s website and forms will be available outside of the counseling office.

Do you want to know more about our IB program? Please each out to our IB Coordinator Mr. Williams immediately!

A huge thank you to the Turner Family, Tim Ilderton Bert Adkins, Dickie Price, the class of 1970, Sheets, Debeen Espresso shop, Horace Mann, Kiwanis High Point, The HPC Beta Club, the Tennis team, the Football team, Cece Biesecker, and so many more who have contributed in a variety of ways to get High Point Central off to an amazing start for the upcoming school year! Thank you again!

HPC Students! Reminder to record dates & minutes read on your reading log for the Summer Break Reading Challenge 2022

Students who read at least 900 minutes this summer will win a ticket to one of two Kersey Valley attractions!

At Kersey Valley, students can choose between a ticket for the Maize Adventure (all ages) or Spookywoods (recommended for ages 12 and up).

Minutes must be completed between June 4 and August 28, 2022. Record the dates and minutes read on the reading log link available on the HPC Media Center webpage at https://www.gcsnc.com/domain/4088

Have a parent/guardian sign to verify your reading and record the total minutes you read. Return this form to Mrs. Cadmus, school library media coordinator by September 2, 2022 to be eligible.

We need PTO volunteers! The best thing about the HPC PTO is that so many things are already in place. We just need the parents and community members to implement them. Please contact Cece Biesecker for more information.

GCS is still offering free breakfast and lunch to anyone under the age of 18 during the summer months. These meals will be available Mondays through Thursdays. Breakfast will be served 8 to 9AM. The list of all the sites can be found on the GCS website under school nutrition.

GCS will be administering the PSAT/NMSQT test to all students in grades 10 and 11 on Wednesday, October 12.

The PSAT/NMSQT is a vital opportunity for students to practice for the SAT college admissions assessment. These tests provide valuable indicators of college readiness and the unique data source for AP Potential reports.

Anyone interested in playing Football must e-mail Coach Sheffield at immediately in order to play this fall!

I hope to see many of you at the Athletics programs through the year. If you have any questions about anything athletics related, please do not hesitate to reach out to the Athletic Director, Mr. Mike Cook.

Upcoming athletic schedules and their contacts can be found below.
Current seasons:

Football – Coach Jacob Sheffield

Men’s Soccer – Coach Bruce Blackwell

Women’s Volleyball – Coach Miranda Taylor

Cheerleading – Coach Bouie

For athletes needing a Physical, feel free to use FastMed HPC Sports Twitter Page)

Sports passes will be sold in the Main Office

Always take an opportunity to visit the HPC Athletics Web site for Season long schedules, athletic forms and links, along with the spirit store.

Monday, August 22

5:00 PM Girls Varsity Golf Ledford Senior High School and West Davidson Away

Tuesday, August 23

5:00 PM Girls Varsity Tennis Western Guilford High School Away

5:00 PM Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball Southwest Guilford High School Away

6:00 PM Boys Varsity Soccer Trinity High School Home

7:00PM Girls Varsity Volleyball Southwest Guilford High School Away

Wednesday, August 24

5:00 PM Girls Varsity Tennis Northeast Guilford High School Away

5:30 PM Boys Junior Varsity Soccer Ragsdale HS Home

7:00PM Boys Varsity Soccer Ragsdale HS Home

Monday, August 22 – Wednesday, August 24

Mandatory Teacher workdays

Thursday, August 25

8:30 – 12:30 Freshman Orientation (Students only), 12:30-2:30 Club Carnival

6-7:30 Freshman Parent Orientation – Auditorium (students do not have to attend)

4:00 PM Girls Varsity Golf Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School Home

5:00 PM Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball Trinity High School Home

7:00PM Girls Varsity Volleyball Trinity High School Home

7:00 PM Boys Junior Varsity Football T. Wingate Andrews High School Away

Friday, August 26

7:00 PM Boys Varsity Football T. Wingate Andrews High School Home

Thursday, August 25 – Friday, August 26

Optional Teacher workdays

Monday, August 29

First day of school

5:00 PM Girls Varsity Tennis Northeast Guilford High School Away

Tuesday, August 30

5:00 PM Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball Dudley Senior High School Home

6:00 PM Boys Varsity Soccer Trinity High School Away

7:00PM Girls Varsity Volleyball Dudley Senior High School Home

Wednesday, August 31

5:00 PM Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball Ragsdale HS Home

5:00 PM Girls Varsity Tennis Rockingham County High School Away

7:00PM Girls Varsity Volleyball Ragsdale HS Home

Thursday, September 1

5:30 PM Boys Junior Varsity Soccer Southwest Guilford High School Away
5:00 PM Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball Eastern Guilford High School Home
7:00PM Boys Varsity Soccer Southwest Guilford High School Away
7:00 PM Boys Junior Varsity Football Southwest Guilford High School Home
7:00PM Girls Varsity Volleyball Eastern Guilford High School Home

Friday, September 2
7:00 PM Boys Varsity Football Southwest Guilford High School Away

Wednesday, October 12

GCS will be administering the PSAT/NMSQT test to all students in grades 10 and 11.

Exciting things ahead!

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