Two weeks from tomorrow, we start school! As a gentle reminder, and for those of you who are new to High Point Central, you will receive a weekly blog every Sunday night at 6:30 PM, followed by a 7:00PM translated version in Spanish. We will also send the links to this message in text and E-mail. If you do not receive those links, please e-mail our Data Manager, Tracy Hamlin, at hamlint@gcsnc.com. If you happen to delete any of your blogs received and want to review them, you can go to the High Point Central website and find the icon in the middle of the homepage that says Principal’s Bison Bulletin. We will send occasional messages during the week, and of course, if your student is absent one or more blocks In a day, you will be notified as well.
Here are extremely important dates to know along with pertinent information:
Open House, Tuesday, August 22nd, 6PM to 8PM
Meet with counselors about schedules, Athletic coaches/Athletic Director, visit your classrooms and teachers, Communities in Schools, Career Technical Education, food trucks on site, transportation, clubs, and more! DO NOT MISS THIS!
Freshmen Orientation, Friday, August 25th, 8:30am – to 12:30PM.
All freshmen should attend! This event will be followed by a carnival for all 9th graders who attend. Lunch will be provided along with a complimentary shirt. This orientation is for students only! Students will be acclimated to the operations and expectations of High Point Central in order to ease anyone’s anxieties and best prepare him/her for a successful start to their High School Career.
1st day of school, Monday, August 28th.
The tardy bell rings at 9:15. Therefore, when dropping students off , please make every effort to drop off before 9:10 in order for your student to arrive on time in class. The end of the day is at 4:15. Early checkouts cannot occur after 4:00PM.
Athletic events listed at the end of this blog
Counseling/Scheduling – IMPORTANT
Schedule Changes
The first two days of the school year will be devoted to enrolling new students. Schedule changes will be limited to the reasons listed below and will begin on Wednesday, August 30.
*scheduled for a passed course
*scheduled for a course that you have not had the prerequisite
*IEP, 504 or EL scheduling needs
*Course advancement – wanting to change from standard to Honor’s or AP/IB
Schedule change forms will be available to students on the afternoon of August 29th. Forms must be signed by both the parent and student and accompanied by a valid parent telephone number and email address. Completed forms will be accepted until September 6.
Counseling Caseloads –
Mr. Hochreiter – Grades 9-12 (last names A-C) hochred@gcsnc.com
Ms. Totten – Grades 9-12 (last names D-H) tottenj@gcsnc.com
Ms. Evans – Grades 9-12 (last names I-Mc) evanst@gcsnc.com
Ms. Lindsay – Grades 9-12 (last names S-Z) lindsas2@gcsnc.com
Families with last names Me-R will correspond with Ms. Lindsay for the first 20 days of school.
Parent/student information access
Great news! You can update your student information directly through the PowerSchool Parent Portal! Using a new feature called Forms, parents and guardians can make changes to their contact information and medical alerts, provide an absence notice in the event of a student absence, and submit other required paperwork. PowerSchool Parent Portal also gives you access to grades, assignments and attendance information, right from your phone or computer.
Log in to your PowerSchool Parent Portal Account to begin the process. If you need help setting up a Parent Portal account, contact your school’s data manager. Thank you and have a good evening.
Families can access PowerSchool at any time from their phone, tablet, or desktop computer.
· Families will be able to update contact information as it changes.
· To gain access to forms, Parents must create a Parent Portal.
· All address changes must go through the SchoolMint Registration Address Change Process; All address changes should be processed through our Online Enrollment System. Click on this link https://buff.ly/3QfHdBG to navigate to our Online Enrollment System. If additional assistance is needed parents can view the Changing your address video on the Online Enrollment home screen. · Here is a short video https://buff.ly/3DDyT6Z parents may use to learn about navigating ECollect.
Student schedules will be visible the evening of August 17 on PowerSchool.
Cell Phone Policy
Please review this policy with your students. We are a 1:1 district,. therefore, there is no need for electronics to be out.
Marching Band is in session. If you are interested, please reach out to director Jaleel Wright at 819-2825 ext 406723
Immunization Clinics are available for Rising 12th Grade Students.
12th-grade students are required to receive the booster dose of the Meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV).
Appointments can be scheduled through the Guilford County Health Department:
Greensboro Office
1100 E. Wendover Avenue
(336) 641-3245
High Point Office
501 E. Green Drive
(336) 641-7571
Our amazing Bison Pride group is focused on beautifying the outside and inside of our school. Please consider making any form of donations to this group so they can continue to make our school look beautiful!
The Volleyball game at Ragsdale on Wednesday, 8/16 and Football game on Friday, 8/18 at RJR the tickets are only online at www.gofan.co
ALSO- the RJR football game will be played at Deaton-Thompson Stadium
Athletics sports passes are 125 for adults and 50 for students. They can be purchased starting on August 1 in the Main Office.
If your student is interested in sports, including Football, it please contact Athletic Director Mike Cook at cookm2@gcsnc.com
Tuesday, August 15
5:00 PM Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball Andrews High School Home
6:30 PM Girls Varsity Volleyball Andrews High School Home
Wednesday, August 16
6:00 PM Girls Varsity Tennis Oak Grove High School Away
Thursday, August 17
5:00 PM Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball Lucy Ragsdale High School Away 6:00 PM Boys Varsity Soccer Andrews High School Away
6:30 PM Girls Varsity Volleyball Lucy Ragsdale High School Away
6:00 PM Girls Varsity Tennis Southwest Guilford High School Home
6:30 PM Boys Junior Varsity
Friday, August 18
7:00 PM Boys Varsity Football RJ Reynolds High School Away
Tuesday, August 22
6PM to 8PM Open House
Friday, August 25
8:30 AM – 12:30 PM Freshmen Orientation (students only)
Monday, August 28
1st day of school – 9:15 (tardy bell) to 4:15
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Thank you very much for all your support. If you ever have any questions please feel free to reach out to the school at 336-819-2825.
Always remember to… #BelieveintheBison!
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