Bison Bulletin for the week of October 24

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

What an AMAZING week we have had! Senior events, Homecoming court, Spirit week, Spirit Day parade, Homecoming Dance, the 1st Annual Homecoming Tailgate Party and more! I am so proud of the students who continue to great things and I promise I will make sure they get the best traditional High School experience possible! They deserve it. Thank you to so many people who made these events possible. Some of the individuals are and not limited to: Tim Ilderton from Ilderton Jeep Dodge, Carlvena Foster, Ms. Wanichko, Ms. Nwabueze, Ms. Ranew, Mr. Williams, Coach Hayes, Coach Cook, an extraordinary number of the HPC staff, and more. It really is so many to list and this is exactly what makes the HPC staff and community so special. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

A big congratulations to everyone on the Homecoming Court along with the winners:

12th Grade Homecoming Queen runner ups: Morgan Owens, Olivia Martinez, Ava Williams

Homecoming Queen – Monserrat Perez

12th Grade Homecoming King runner ups: Matthew Wolff, Adam Nguyen, Joseph Sanchez

Homecoming King: Mario Martinez

11th Princess runner up: Symiyah McCollum

11th grade Princess: Namira McMannus

10th Princess runner up: Jillian Turner

10th grade princess: Ali Newton

10th Prince runner up: Aeden Armstrong

10th grade Prince: Brooks Robinson

9th grade Princess runner up: McKayla Ma

9th grade Princess: Nayeli Luna Gomez

This Thursday, the 1st quarter will be over. Please make sure your student is making every effort to get those grades up over the next 4 days. Please reach out to your student’s teachers with any questions. Report Cards will be delivered electronically on Nov 7th.

This Friday, October 28th and Monday, October 31st are teacher workdays. No school for students.

This Tuesday, we are having a meeting for seniors at 3:00 in the auditorium to go over upcoming Senior timelines and graduation ordering information from Herff Jones. Please ask your senior for the ordering forms when they get home.

October 27^th – College Family Night

A representative from the College Foundation of North Carolina will join us to inform seniors and their families what the next steps are after they have submitted their college applications, including information regarding scholarships, FAFSA, etc.

The nationally renown Learning Hubs have begun! Are you aware that the average graduation rate of students who attended the learning hub is over 96%? Take advantage of all the services the Learning Hub can provide. Every Tuesday and Thursday, the Learning hub offers flexible opportunities for students to receive academic and social emotional supports, tutoring, enrichment, and a free meal outside of regular school hours. Please e-mail Assistant Principal Hagerman for more details.

Yearbooks are on sale now for $65. See or contact Ms. J with any questions.

The deadline for seniors to apply for High Point Central’s National Honor Society chapter is 4 p.m., Thursday, October 27. To apply, you must be a senior with a cumulative, unweighted GPA of 3.3, and have a record of leadership and service. Dues are $25. The application can be found on Canvas or on the school’s Web site and social media platforms. You must be signed in with your GCS user name to submit your application. See Mr. Hayes with any questions.

Are you interested in what goes on behind the scenes at sporting events? If so join CTE as they travel to Charlotte for Career in Sports Day with the Charlotte Hornets for a panel discussion, and a game against the Washington Wizards on December 2nd. For more information see Ms. King in 208

The Point Players will be hosting a playwriting workshop on Wednesday, October 26 immediately after school. The workshop will discuss formatting and specifics, but also feature some playwriting warmup exercises to get your creative juices flowing. Come join us, just in time to get your play submitted for the Festival!

Do you have school spirit, tumbling , cheer experience and love to cheer! Come to Cheerleading Tryouts Interest Meeting Monday10/24 5:30-6:15 pm Room 217 Please see Coach Bouie for forms & information. Need 3 teacher recommendations, cheer tryout application, current physical and last report end of 2022!

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.

Tuesday, October 25

6:00 PM Boys Varsity Soccer Northeast Guilford High School Away

3PM – Senior Meeting – Graduation supplies overview to students

Thursday, October 27^th

6:00 PM Boys Varsity Soccer Rockingham County High School Away

End of the 1st quarter

Financial Aid Information Night (With CFNC Representative) Media Center at 6:00 PM. You’ve applied to college, now what? This event will explain the steps that seniors need to take to get financial aid and enrolled in college.

Friday, October 28

No School for Students – Optional Teacher Workday

7:30 PM Boys Varsity Football Southern Guilford High School Away

Monday, October 31

No School for students, Teacher workday

Wednesday, November 2

Herff Jones returns for Graduation supply orders

Students interested in the military can take the ASVAB test. The test will begin at 9:30. Students need to report to the media center by 9:00am. To sign up, see Mr. Lowe in room 221C, Major Davis or SSgt Terry. ASVAB test will be given on Nov 2th, in the media center, starting at 9:30am to 3^rd block.

Friday November 4

GAP (Guilford Apprenticeship Program) will be on campus on 11/4, Media Center, 11-12:30. They will discuss the great opportunities with the program. Students with GPA of 2.8 and higher will be invited to attend the presentation which will be in the media center at 2pm

Fall picture retakes

Monday, November 7

1st quarter Report Cards delivered home

Tuesday, November 8

No school for students, teacher workday

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