Bison Bulletin for the week of Labor Day!

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

I hope all of you enjoy your extra day off tomorrow for Labor Day! Labor Day started back in 1894 to recognize the many contributions workers have made to America’s freedom, strength and prosperity. Please take this extra moment to spend some time with those you love.

We have had a GREAT first week! Like any school, we have made minor adjustments in order to be more efficient, safer, more secure and focused. Thank you for supporting us with our expectations this week. The students are responding very well and we truly appreciate all of your support!

Cell phones and earbuds are to be out of sight and sound throughout the day with the exception of the cafeteria. We are a 1 to 1 district. These are not conducive to the learning environment and the phones will be confiscated if they are out. Parents will be able to pick the phones up immediately thereafter. Students will be able to use any of the school phones to contact parents if they are in this situation.

Dress expectations can be found above. Students who do not abide by dress expectations will be sent to one of our staff members, so parents have an opportunity to bring in a change of clothes. If that is unsuccessful, we have a small clothes closet that students can choose from. If the student does not agree to follow the dress expectations, the student will receive disciplinary consequences. If you wish to donate any lightly worn, unused teenager size clothes, please bring them to the school.

We must maximize class time and we will focus on being on time to class, and no bathroom breaks the first and last 10 minutes of class. Please share this with your teenager. We will be enacting a SWEEPS process to maximize punctuality.

Parents, when checking out your students early for any reason, please bring in your ID and be prepared to show it upon request. Please make sure to update all emergency contacts in SchoolMint. Please e-mail Tracy Hamlin for any questions.

“Get 2 for 1” Find out the latest and greatest about what is happening at HPC and with HPC Athletics. Please join us for both meetings on one night! September 12 at 6:00 pm in the media center. Please bring your $5 to join the HPC-PTO. All are invited: community, parents, students and staff! See you Monday, September 12 for both meetings starting at 6:00 pm in the HPC media center. Please contact Cece Biesecker for more information.

Parking permit applications for seniors and juniors are still being accepted. started. Only seniors will be allowed open lunch. In subsequent years, there will no longer be open lunch as this is a safety concern and our cafeteria can easily handle our students. Any seniors who transport underclassmen during lunch will have their parking permit immediately revoked for the remainder of the school year.

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.

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.

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, September 5

No School Labor Day

Tuesday, September 6

5:00 PM Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball Northeast Guilford HS Away
5:00 PM Girls Varsity Tennis Ben L. Smith High School Away
7:00PM Girls Varsity Volleyball Northeast Guilford High School Away

Wednesday, September 7

5:00 PM Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball Ragsdale HS Away
5:00 PM Girls Varsity Tennis Southwest Guilford High School Home
6:00 PM Boys Varsity Soccer Ragsdale HS Away
7:00 PM Girls Varsity Volleyball Ragsdale HS Away

Thursday, September 8

5:00 PM Girls Varsity Tennis Atkins High School Home
5:00 PM Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball Rockingham County HS Away
6:00 PM Boys Varsity Soccer Southwest Guilford High School Home
7:00PM Girls Varsity Volleyball Rockingham County High School Away

Wednesday, October 12

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

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