HS Bobcat Weekly Blast 1/9/23

High School
1.10.23

Good afternoon Bobcats!

I hope you are all settling into 2023 well. Last week I was able to pop into some classes and have seen some really great teaching. In every class I visited, the tone was being set with high academic expectations.

I also wanted to give a HUGE shoutout to all our EOC teachers from S1, Ms. Witherspoon, Ms. Young, Ms. Parkin, Ms. Price, Mrs. Alford and Mr. Alford for raising proficiency across the board! This is certainly due to the hard work of these teachers, but also in large part to the entire staff for raising academic expectations all around. This is a reflection of our entire student and staff body – I am really proud of this ENTIRE school!

The growth has been tremendous and should be celebrated!

Ms. Sealy

IG: @PrincipalSealy

Updates:

Curriculum Night

We will host a curriculum fair on February 2nd from 6:00pm – 7:00pm. The Curriculum Fair will help students and families learn more about the variety of courses offered to make strategic selections during registration for the 23-24 school year.

The format of the evening will be as follows:

Students and families will enter through the gym, where they will be greeted by current seniors and given an informational flier about the evening. They will be able to choose three of the sessions listed below to attend, one of which should be the department course offerings.

The sessions include:

Rising 9th Grade Session
Rising Senior Session
AP Course Overview
Department Course Offerings and Overview
CCP Program
Q&A

Current Seniors – please complete this form if you are interested in assisting with Curriculum Night.

ACT Prep

The ACT will be Tuesday, March 7 for all 11th grade students.

We will offer self-paced, free, online prep materials for students who are interested. Please complete this form if you would like this ACT prep.

Honor Roll Celebration

Next Wednesday, January 18 we will celebrate our Honor Roll Students with an ice cream social during lunch. If you would like to donate supplies or volunteer to serve ice cream, please complete this form.

Bobcat Spotlight

In an effort to highlight our amazing staff and students we are initiating the Bobcat Spotlight. Each month has a different character trait ( January is Kindness ). When you see someone exhibiting this behavior then you nominate them using this link. You can also snap a picture if you like!

Both students and teachers can be nominated! Check out the bulletin board in the commons to see printed pictures and blurbs about how our nominated students and staff displayed the character trait!

Intent to Return

Intent to Return: All families are required to complete the annual Intent to Return to indicate their plans for enrollment for next year. Directions are linked here. Please note that the deadline is January 27th. Please contact Mrs. Hover if you have any questions.

January Board of Directors Meeting:

The next Board of Directors meeting will be held on January 18th at 5:30 pm. Click here for the Zoom meeting link. We will not have a December meeting.

Athletics:

This week in Athletics:

Monday, January 9:

4:30 Swim Meet @ Voyager

Tuesday, January 10:

5:00 Women’s Basketball @ Oxford Prep (release at 3:00pm)
6:30 Men’s Basketball @ Oxford Prep

Friday, January 13:

4:30 JV Men’s Basketball v. Henderson Collegiate
6:00 Women’s Basketball v. Henderson Collegiate
7:30 Men’s Basketball v. Henderson Collegiate

Upcoming Important Dates:

Click here for the 22-23 ERA School Calendar

Monday, January 16 – No School MLK Day
Tuesday, January 17 – Teacher Work Day
Wednesday, January 18 – Board Meeting 5:30pm
Friday, January 20 – CATS (See Something Say Something Training)
Tuesday, January 31 – Grade Level Assemblies during 3rd period for registration
Thursday, February 2 – Curriculum Night
Friday, February 3 – CATS
February 6 – 10 – National School Counseling Week
Monday, February 13 – Teacher Work Day
Friday, February 17 – CATS
Monday, February 20 – No School Presidents Day
Thursday, February 23 – Progress Reports available on PowerSchool
Wednesday, March 1 – Early Release
Friday, March 3 – CATS
Tuesday, March 7 – ACT for all 11th graders, only 11th graders report to school on this day.
Monday, March 13 – End of Quarter 3
Friday, March 17 – Teacher Work Day
Monday, March 20 – 3rd quarter report cards – CATS
Tuesday, March 21 – ACT Makeup
Tuesday, April 4 – CATS
April 7 – 14 – Spring Break, No School
April 17 – 28 – Driver’s Ed after school
Monday, April 24 – 4th quarter progress reports available on PowerSchool
April 24 – April 28 – Spring Spirit Week
Tuesday, April 25 – Band Concert 6pm
Friday April 28 – Prom
May 1 – 5 – Teacher Appreciation Week
May 1 – May 11 – AP Exams
- Monday 5/1 – 8:00 US Gov, 12:00 Chem
- Tuesday 5/2 – 8:00 APES, 12:00 Psych
- Wednesday 5/3 – 8:00 Literature, 12:00 Comp Sci A
- Thursday 5/4 – 8:00 Human Geography, 12:00 Seminar & Stat
- Friday 5/5 – 8:00 US History
- Monday 5/8 – 8:00 Calc, 12:00 Comp Sci Principles
- Tuesday 5/9 – 8:00 Language
- Thursday 5/11 – 8:00 World, 12:00 Physics
Monday, May 1 – Teacher Work Day
Thursday, May 11 – Performing Arts Show, 6pm
Tuesday, May 16 – CATS & Art Show, 6pm
Wednesday, May 17 -Teacher Made Exams 1st & 3rd
Thursday, May 18 – Teacher Made Exams 2nd & 4th
Friday, May 19 – Math 3 EOC
Monday, May 22 – English 2 EOC
Tuesday, May 23 – Biology EOC
Wednesday, May 24 – Math 1 EOC, 2pm Graduation Rehearsal
Thursday, May 25 – EOC Make Ups, 4pm Graduation
Friday, May 26 – Early Release Day, End of 4th Quarter
Wednesday, May 31 – Report Cards