The first grading period will be coming to an end on November 1st, please make sure you are monitoring your students’ grades and absences. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your student’s teachers immediately.
The Learning Hub is now in session
The program offers flexible opportunities for students to receive academic and social-emotional supports, tutoring, and enrichment outside regular school hours.
Learning Hub will occur on Tuesday and Thursday afternoon (4:30PM – 6PM ). In the Media Center.
Students need to bring their ID cards
Transportation has started along with the hot meals!
This week we will be presenting free college application week to students and staff! Seniors, please make sure you have signed up and talk to Mr. Harper about the requirements needed to apply to the listed colleges for free. On Monday students who have signed up will be in a drawing for a chance to win a prize. Tuesday is Career Day! Dress like your career with what you are going to major in! Wednesday is College Profession Day! Wear professional clothes to show off your professionalism! Thursday is Bright Color Day! Wear bright colors to represent life long college events. On Friday wear your favorite college shirt or logo. Pictures will be taken by Mr. Harper for those that participate!
Please come visit us this coming Friday for our Fall festival!
For decades, Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership, HOBY has worked diligently at helping young people make a difference and become positive catalysts for change in the home, school workplace, and community. As one of the nation’s foremost youth leadership development organizations, HOBY is recognized on college entrance applications. HOBY is the nation’s only program exclusively designed for high school sophomores. All sophomores are eligible to be selected to attend the three- and four-day leadership seminars held in every state each spring, but only one student will attend from each high school. HOBY’s core values consist of volunteerism, excellence, organizational integrity, diversity, innovative thinking, community partnerships, lifelong learning and leadership. If you are a sophomore who displays these attributes and have these values, and you would like to be considered for HPC’s school nominee please email Mrs. Evans your name by Thursday, October 18th. You will be invited to an information session from a former HOBY Alum.
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 our data manager, Mrs. Hamlin at hamlint@gcsnc.com.
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.
Juniors interested in Governors School, You can find the application and the teacher recommendation forms on the High Point Central website. The application is located in two places. You can find this information on the website under the student services tab in both the Governor’s school drop down or under the counselors drop down. Completed application are due to Ms. Totten by Friday, October 20th 2023. If you have any questions please see Ms. Totten in the Counselors Office.
So simple – please help us!
Please link your Harris Teeter Vic card to High Point Central. Our number is 1084. LINKS= Dollars for HPC! The higher the link count the higher the earnings for HPC. You can link your card in the store by asking customer service or go to https://buff.ly/3OQ7V1w.
Join PTO for $5 and get a Free HPC Car Magnet. Attend PTO Meeting October 9 at 6:00 pm in Media Center and receive a Free Lottery Scratch Off Card!!
Athletic events listed at the end of this blog
Please review this policy with your students. We are a 1:1 district,. therefore, there is no need for electronics to be out.
I-9 – Technology Violation – Students are prohibited from taking photographs, videos, or other media of any other student or school personnel without permission. Students are further prohibited from posting any such media or images in public spaces including online or via social media platforms. This rule includes but is not limited to posting videos of fights or other disruptive conduct where permission is not granted for the posting of each person’s image, and posting pages including images designed to make fun of or negatively target a particular student or staff member without their permission.
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
Safety at our athletic events is a priority. Please review the expectations at our athletic events as well as afterschool events.
Monday, October 16
6:00 PM Girls Varsity Volleyball Mid State Conference Tournament Away
Tuesday, October 17
5:00 PM Boys-Girls Varsity Cross Country Mid-State Conference Tournament Away
6:00 PM Boys Varsity Soccer Dudley Senior High School Away
6:00 PM Girls Varsity Volleyball Mid State Conference Tournament Away
Wednesday, October 18
6:00 PM Girls Varsity Volleyball Mid State Conference Tournament Away
Thursday, October 19
6:00 PM Boys Varsity Soccer Eastern Guilford High School Away
Friday, October 20
TBA Girls Varsity Tennis OPEN Regionals Away
7:00 PM Boys Varsity Football Atkins High School Away
Monday October 16-20
Free College Application Week
Thursday, November 7
College and FAFSA Night 5:30-7:30
Thursday, June 6
12:30-2:30 – Graduation Practice – Greensboro Coliseum
Saturday, June 8
7:30-9:30 – Graduation – Greensboro Coliseum
Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok, and Twitter by clicking on the LinkTree URL. This will provide you with the links for the social Media platforms we use.
https://linktr.ee/highpointcentral
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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