Good evening! This is Principal Hettenbach from High Point Central High School with a message from the Boulevard.
Tuesday is the first day of the new semester AND the nightly Gathering of the Herd to meet your new teachers, meet with colleges, universities, work forces, free food, win free HPC swag, and more! 6-8. Do not miss this!
This coming week is a big week, not only with the start of the semester and the big family evening, but we must finish the FIRST semester’s GCS Final Exams on Wednesday. Therefore, Wednesday is ONLY for the 1st semester’s 2nd and 4th block missed GCS Final Exams and anyone who has missed the 1st and 3rd block GCSFEs from the first semester. On Thursday, it is my hope we can get back to normalcy with school. Thank you so much for your patience with testing and with Mother Nature.
Once we finish the local Final Exams, we will finalize the remainder of the grades, and send report cards home on the 5th of February.
There is a MANDATORY student graduation meeting this Thursday for all 2025 grads, seniors and early grads, 11:00AM in the Auditorium.
SPRING SPORTS
Starts February 12
Fair play Meeting is February 20
Need to contact individual coaches for more information?
Athletic Director Cook
Lacrosse – Coach Sandoval
Tennis – Coach Daniel
Baseball – Coach Doak
Softball – Coach King
Track – Coach Shaw and Coach Graves and Coach Gillis
Women’s Lacrosse – Coach Kelley
Women’s Soccer – Coach Wanichko
Seniors and early grads, please make every effort to put some money down for your cap and gown, as Herff Jones will increase their prices as we navigate through the year. The price is currently $87,until February 1st, but the price will go up $5 every two weeks. Please remember to put all graduation timeline dates into your calendar, and start talking to your employers now to make sure you are off from any other obligations. See Mrs. Hughes, Mrs. Stafford in the Main Office or Mrs. Nwabueze if you have questions about graduation.
GRADUATION ORDERING CATALOG (click on this link)
Grade Level Incentive Trips
9th grade – three trips
1st quarter – Icehouse skating rink – completed
2nd quarter – ParTee Shack – February 7th
3rd quarter – NC Zoon – date TBD
10th grade – two trips
Semester 1 – TopGolf -date to be determined
3rd quarter – Celebration Station – April 4th
11th grade – one trip
3rd quarter – Bowling Alley – April 9th
The Learning Hub 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 and food provided.
Any students who receive OSS will not be able to attend any extracurricular events through the winter season. Students who receive ISS(RS) will not be able to attend any events for that week. Additional ISS incidents will result in loss of privileges for the winter season.
I hope you have heard the amazing news! High Point Central was named the prestigious Hubert Humphrey Most Improved School at the state of the county banquet. This is a testament to the passion and perseverance of our amazing staff, the students that work hard, use resources in front of them and set high goals. The parents and guardians who advocate for their student while also supporting the school, and of course our powerful alumni and community members! If you have not seen the news segment, simply go to google and type in High Point Central Hubert Humphrey award. WFMY did a great job!
As we continue to navigate through the year, please make sure you are following our athletics clear bag policy.
Sign Up Today for Free High-Speed Internet for 2+ years
The Technology and Data Institute (TDI) in partnership with Guilford County Schools (GCS) and Lumos is offering a FREE pilot service for the next 2+ years to connect eligible students to digital classroom tools while at home, riding the school bus, and within the community. Eligible students must attend one of four schools – Fairview Elementary, Penn-Griffin School for the Arts, Ferndale Middle School, or High Point Central – and reside in a neighborhood served by Lumos Fiber. The pilot program will provide free service through June 2026 and then will seek to secure federal or state funding to continue the program beyond that date.
As we have all learned, having internet access to classroom tools (now) and job opportunities and health services (lifelong) are fundamental to success in today’s classroom and society.
This program is truly as good as it sounds with NO added costs or strings attached. You will be contacted shortly by school officials to describe program benefits, including:
Flexible, no-cost access to high-speed home internet through June 2026. Automatic connection for your student’s Chromebook or iPad via a wireless service called “eduroam.”Roaming access to modern learning tools at school, home, on selected school buses and community sites throughout Guilford County, and at thousands more locations nationwide!
Sign up today!
Lumos, the internet service provider, will work with you to schedule service installation in your home, free of charge, and without commitment.
You must sign up for the free service at lumosfiber.com/TDIGuilford or call Lumos at 844-403-8182.
Please see additional information in the attached flyer.
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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.
Monday, January 27th
No School for Students
Mandatory Workday for teachers
5:00 PM Boys Junior Varsity Basketball Smith High School Away 5:00 PM Boys-Girls Varsity Indoor Track OPEN Guilford County Championships Away 6:30 PM Girls Varsity Basketball Smith High School Away 8:00 PM Boys Varsity Basketball Smith High School Away
Tuesday, January 28
1st day of 2nd semester
Walk the Schedule Gathering of the Herd Community/Meet your new Teachers/ Family Engagement night – 6PM to 8PM
Wednesday, January 29
9:15-11:30 – 2nd Block GCSFEs ONLY
11:35 – 2:05 – 4th Block GCSFEs ONLY
5:00 PM Boys Junior Varsity Basketball Eastern Guilford High School Away 5:00 PM Boys Varsity Wrestling Atkins High School Southern and Atkins Away 6:30 PM Girls Varsity Basketball Eastern Guilford High School Away 8:00 PM Boys Varsity Basketball Eastern Guilford High School Away
Thursday, January 30
11:00 AM – MANDATORY Seniors/Early Graduation Meeting – Auditorium
3:00 PM – 11th grade Class Meeting – Auditorium
Hall of Fame Banquet – Wesley Memorial Church – 6-8
Friday, January 31
11:00 AM – 10th Grade Class Meetig
3:00 PM – 9th Grade Class Meeting
5:00 PM Boys Junior Varsity Basketball Northeast Guilford High School Home 6:30 PM Girls Varsity Basketball Northeast Guilford High School Home 8:00 PM Boys Varsity Basketball Northeast Guilford High School Home
Saturday, February 1
9:00 AM Boys-Girls Varsity Swimming OPEN Regionals Away 5:00 PM Boys-Girls Varsity Indoor Track OPEN Mondo Elite HS Invitational Away
Tuesday, February 4
TBA TBA Boys Varsity Wrestling Boys-Girls Varsity Swimming OPEN NCHSAA State Championships Away
Wednesday, February 5
Reports Card get Mailed Home
Friday, February 7
TBA Boys Varsity Wrestling 5:00 PM Boys Junior Varsity Basketball 6:30 PM Girls Varsity Basketball 8:00 PM Boys Varsity Basketball OPEN Women’s Regionals Smith High School Smith High School Smith High School Away Home Home Home
Monday, February 17
Mandatory workday for teachers – no students
April 14-April 18
No School – Spring Break
Monday, May 26
No School – Memorial Day
Wednesday, June 11
Last day of school
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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.
Remember……if ever facing adversity, just be like the Bison, #ChargetheStorm!
Mr. Hettenbach's Weekly Bison Bulletin 