Good evening! This is Principal Hettenbach from High Point Central High School with a message from the Boulevard.
Report cards have been sent home this past week. Please be on the lookout. If you do not get your student’s report card, please let us know.
Freshman who qualified for this past quarter’s incentives went on an incentive trip to the Partee Shack. In order to qualify, these students made Cs or above, 90% attendance or higher and no disciplinary consequences during the quarter. Great job!
Sophomores and juniors will soon be attending their trips as well!
High Point Central will host a series of Parent Nights on February 18th from 4:30 to 6:30 for current 9th graders; February 19th from 4:30-6:30 for current 10th graders and February 20th for current 11th graders. During each session, families will be able to choose courses for the upcoming school year. All sessions will be held in the media center and students should bring their Chromebook. You may also find information about our school’s registration process on the High Point Central website.
A link to the online version of the registration book can be access by clicking
https://gcsnc.com/counseling. The registration book contains information about the multitude of choices in GCS and is designed to help you and your child make the best choices for middle/high school education and post-secondary opportunities.
Your child will register for course requests using the Online Course Registration in PowerSchool. The student online registration window will open from February 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM– February 23, 2025. at 5:00 PM. Parents/guardians may review their child’s 2025-26 course requests by accessing the PowerSchool Parent Portal. You may find the parent portal on our school’s webpage by clicking the tab for Parents – Power School Parent Portal App Instructions. After students have completed their initial selections, they will work with counselors to ensure the selections are appropriate and that they are on a path to achieving their long-term goals
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 – completed
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.
Reports Card get Mailed Home
Tuesday, February 11
5:00 PM Boys Junior Varsity Basketball Atkins High School Away
6:30 PM Girls Varsity Basketball Atkins High School Away
8:00 PM Boys Varsity Basketball Atkins High School Away
Friday, February 14
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
Tuesday, February 18
9th grade Registration
Wednesday, February 10
10th grade Registration
Thursday, February 11
11th Grade Registration
April 14-April 18
No School – Spring Break
Monday, May 26
No School – Memorial Day
Wednesday, June 11
Last day of school
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.
Remember……if ever facing adversity, just be like the Bison, #ChargetheStorm!
Mr. Hettenbach's Weekly Bison Bulletin 