Yearbooks are for sale! Yearbooks are $25 and they can be bought through homeroom teachers or online. To buy online, go to www.strawbridge.net with the code:YB28784.
Check out this newsletter created by the school counseling department. This month's topic is focusing on social media. Please contact Ms. Bowman or Ms. Miller if you have any questions or need any additional resources.
All 8th graders will visit HTHS on February 6th from 9:00-10:30 to learn about high school requirements, elective options, athletic opportunities and club choices. Also on Tuesday February 6th, HTHS will be hosting a parent and student night from 5:30-7:00. Students and parents can learn about elective options, graduation requirements and academic opportunities. Students can also register for elective classes during this time. If students do not register for electives during the parent night they will register during social studies class on 2/7 or 2/8.
Pender High School is having a parent night on Tuesday 2/6 from 5:00-7:00 for students who are going to attend Pender High School.
In an effort to accommodate the educational preferences of families in the Pender County School District, officials have opened the reassignment request period for the upcoming 2024-2025 academic year. Parents who wish to enroll their students in a Pender County School outside of their designated zone, with the exception of Pender Early College and Pender Innovative Learning Academy, are encouraged to participate in the application process.
The application period opened on February 1, 2024, providing parents ample time to explore alternative educational options for their children. The deadline for submitting reassignment requests is set for March 31, 2024.
The district has established a user-friendly online platform where parents can conveniently submit their reassignment requests. The link, along with links to the help guides are below.
REASSIGNMENT REQUEST FORM REASSIGNMENT HELP GUIDE REASSIGNMENT HELP GUIDE (SPANISH)
We are having a Valentine’s Dance on February 9th from 6pm-8pm. It is $5 for our students to attend the dance. We will sell tickets during lunches on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. All students must be picked up at 8pm using our car rider line at the back of our building. Valentine's Dance Flier
Valentine's Dance Permission Slip
Thursday, February 29th, students in grades 7 - 12 will have the opportunity to participate in Pender County Schools' Job Shadowing Day! Job Shadow Day allows students to gain first-hand information about the workplace and explore the possibilities for their future careers. It’s an opportunity for Pender County Schools students to make connections between school and the real-world. It's recommended that students and their families’ network with friends, family and neighbors in an effort to find a placement in a career of their interest.
If students need assistance in arranging for an individual placement, they should let their school counselor or career development coordinator know.
Job Shadow Day aims to allow students to:
gain first hand experience
explore career passions
expand networks
build industry pipelines
make a difference in the life of a student by giving that student a new vision for their future.
Students can pick up an application from their student services department or a CTE teacher.. This day will be coded as an excused 'educational opportunity.' Students will take a form regarding their attendance at the shadow opportunity with them for 'employers' to complete Upon submitting their completed forms to their student services department they'll get their school attendance updated. Transportation to the experience must be arranged by the parent/student. If you need more information, please reach out to your student services department.
Important Dates to Remember:
February 21, 2024 - Job Shadow Agreement Due
February 29, 2024 - Job Shadowing Experience (8 a.m. - 12 p.m. - middle school students; 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. - high school students) *Full day is an option for middle school but a half day will suffice.
Thank you! CTE appreciates your support of our students' career journeys!
CTE Spirit Week: February 12th - 16th
We are looking forward to yet another fun and spirited week in raising awareness around CTE. Please see the attached CTE Spirit Week Flyer
Monday - "Hats off to CTE" - Wear your Best Hat.
Tuesday - "Get Caught up with CTE" - Wear your fishing gear.
Wednesday - "I Love CTE Day" - Valentines Day - Wear hearts for CTE
Thursday - "Enrolled, Enlisted, Employed Day" - Wear college, career, or military shirt.
Friday - "CTE Rocks" - Rock your CTE colors.
After-school tutoring will be available for students every week. Snacks will be provided for our students. If you are interested in having your student attend you must complete the form below. Tutoring will run from 2:30 until 4:30pm on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Students will need to be picked up by 4:30pm each day. As a bonus for attending tutoring, we will let students in free to home athletic events if it falls on a tutoring day. Our next home basketball games are February 5th and February 8th. After School Tutoring Form
Here is a parent support document for Apptegy Rooms, our parent communication tool our district is using. This document has links to videos, how to guides, and website resources for supporting questions with Rooms.
Go Grizzlies!
