As shared last week, based on preliminary data, High Point Central has showed significant growth in the areas of State Tested English 10, Math 1, Math 3 and Biology. All of these areas showed dramatic improvements in their semester long benchmarks as well. The school has also shown dramatic improvements in percent tested of students for state exams, a significant decrease in discipline, chronic attendance and severe attendance. We have shown improvement in our overall student attendance significantly, satisfactorily present percent of students, and we have just begun. I am so proud of our students, staff, parents, guardians and community for stepping up to the challenge. We can not be heading in this direction without all stakeholders on board. Thank you.
As we navigate through this 2nd semester, our 11th and 12th graders should be focused on the pathway of their choice, whether it be college, career, or the military. We have plenty of resources and assistance for each and every student.
I urge each student to reach out to their counselor, Career Development Coordinator and or our College and Career Advisor.
Mr. Harper – College and Career Advisor
Mr. Lowe – Career Development Coordinator
Counselors:
Mr. Hochreiter– Last names A-Z
Ms. Totten – Last Names D-I
Ms. Evans – Last Names J-Mc
Ms. Witten – Last names – Me-R (9th-11th)
Ms. Lindsay – Last names – S-Z (and seniors, Me-Z)
Continuing with the positivity, as the semester has ended, we have 26 students with perfect attendance the entire semester! Close to 25% of our students had perfect attendance during our last interim window, again, simply amazing!
I challenge all parents and guardians to review teacher canvas pages based on the student schedules brought home Tuesday evening. Do you know how to reach the teacher through e-mail? Are you receiving communications from the school weekly? Can you monitor your student’s attendance and progress on PowerSchool? If the answer is “no” to any of these, please call the school at 336-819-2825 for assistance.
Pre-Season workouts for Women’s Lacrosse will begin Monday, January 29 at 4:30 on the track behind the gym. You must have a completed physical and concussion form to participate. See Coach Kelley in room 322 for more details.
Attention Juniors! Are you interested in Chemistry? Genetics? Nanoscience? Biology? Psychology? If you would like a 6-week summer Lab Placement in one of these fields, you should apply for the 2024 Draelos Science Scholars. More information can be found on the HPC web page. Or you can contact Mr. David Williams.
Are you interested in getting your education for free? Having a career where you can earn over $50,000 a year. See Mr. Lowe if you are interested in the GAP program. Deadline for applications is Jan 31st.
SGA will be hosting a Multi-Cultural Fair afterschool, February 5th. We would love to feature all cultures within our school. If you are interested in hosting a table to show of your culture, please follow the link to sign-up! Students can earn service-learning hours for their participation and we welcome the community to come join this event. Spread the word! Flyers available around school for scanning the QR code to sign-up. Link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=H_vimqLeQ0yBlHYk_LuzDDSmyNs5jlZCiWFdXIE9CUVUOFNWSVYxNVU5R0dXSEkyS01CUDlCVEVYTC4u
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.
The next PTO meeting is Monday, February 12th in the Media Center at 6:00pm.
Check this out! Senior Trip opportunity!!!
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, 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.
Tuesday, January 30
5:00 PM Boys Junior Varsity Basketball Eastern Guilford High School Home 6:30 PM Girls Varsity Basketball Eastern Guilford High School Home 8:00 PM Boys Varsity Basketball Eastern Guilford High School Home
Wednesday, January 31
TBA Boys Varsity Wrestling OPEN Dual Team Playoffs Away
Tuesday, February 6
5:00 PM Boys Junior Varsity Basketball Rockingham County High School Away 6:30 PM Girls Varsity Basketball Rockingham County High School Away 8:00 PM Boys Varsity Basketball Rockingham County High School Away
Friday, February 9
Boys-Girls Varsity Swimming OPEN NCHSAA State Championships Away TBA Boys Varsity Wrestling OPEN Regionals Away 5:00 PM Boys Junior Varsity Basketball Smith High School Away 6:30 PM Girls Varsity Basketball Smith High School Away 8:00 PM Boys Varsity Basketball Smith High School Away
Monday, February 13
1st Interim report for the 3rd quarter
Tuesday, March 5
2nd interim report for the 3rd quarter
Friday, April 31
6PM – Talent Show – Auditorium – $3
TBD
Senior Gradation walks (Mandatory)
Graduation practice at HPC Main gym (Mandatory)
9:30 – Capping and Awards Ceremony – Main Gym (Mandatory)
Thursday, June 6
12:30-2:30 – Graduation Practice – Greensboro Coliseum (be at Coliseum no later than 11:30)
Saturday, June 8
7:30-9:30 – Graduation – Greensboro Coliseum (be at Coliseum no later than 6pm)
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!
Mr. Hettenbach's Weekly Bison Bulletin 