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Seckinger High School Newsletter
January 28, 2023
Announcements and Reminders
Digital Learning Day
Students will learn virtually from home on Friday, February 3. Please visit your eCLASS course page from each teacher for asynchronous learning. Live office hours with teachers will be available from 1:00 - 3:00 PM. Assignments will be posted on Thursday, February 2 at 5:00 PM. Click here for details -> GCPS DLD
Block Schedule This Week
We will run the block schedule on Wednesday, February 1, and Thursday, February 2. Elective course selection for 2023-2024 will occur during the 8th period, the Personalized Learning Period (PLP) on Thursday, February 2.
Summer 2023 Health and PE Class Information
Seckinger Community School will offer Health and PE courses this coming summer. Both classes will be taught online. Registration is open on Monday, January 30, and will close on Friday, May 5th, or until classes are FULL. Please see the attached flyer for more information.
Welcome Class of 2027
A big shoutout to our Student Council, Marching Band, Cheerleaders, and Student Leaders for their hard work in welcoming our Rising 9th Graders this past Thursday and guiding them through their future homes with personalized tours. Our students represented Seckinger well and served as wonderful role models to our future Jaguars.
National PTA Reflections Winners | Council Level
Congratulations to the following students who won Council Level at the National PTA Reflections and will advance to the State Level!
- Visual Arts: Riley Samples, Erin Choi, Elizabeth Cuzman, Natalie Kassa, Grace Lee, Abbey Brown, and Diane Kim
- Photography: Caitlin Noga, Fiona Xu, Asher Salter, and Victoria Rao
- Film: Trisha Patel
- Dance: Leah Welmaker
- Music Composition: Rebekah Seo
Free & Reduced Price Meals
Parents of students enrolled in the Free and Reduced Meal Program must reapply for the program each school year. Applications for the 2022-2023 school year are still available on the Gwinnett County Public Schools website at https://bit.ly/GCPS-FRMeals. (You may change the language of the application in the upper right corner.) Students who qualify for Free and Reduced Meals often qualify for reduced fees for AP testing, ACT testing, SAT testing, and college applications.
We encourage parents of all eligible students to apply as soon as possible.
Juniors & Seniors
Prom 2023
Prom is around the corner! Tickets are available NOW for purchase through MyPaymentsPlus. All ticket sales will run from January 16th through March 12th. Tickets start at $75 per ticket and will increase in price as Prom approaches. Be sure to purchase your Prom tickets in advance and complete all required forms. You can visit our website here for Prom Info.
Seniors
Counseling Canopy
Announcements
SAT and ACT Dates and Deadlines: Taking the SAT or ACT this school year? Be sure to check out the links below for the test dates as well as the registration deadlines!
Click HERE to see this year's ACT dates.
Academic Assistance and Tutoring: If you are in need of academic assistance, please be sure to check out the tutoring schedule here. It is also available on our website under counseling and academic resources.
Please follow our Instagram page: skg_counselingcanopy
SKG Athletics, Arts, & Club Activities
Updates
- Basketball Season Reminders
- Only Seckinger HS students and opposing HS students will be permitted in games without a parent. High School IDs will be checked.
- Students must leave school on game day and can return one hour prior to tip-off. Students will enter through the main gym lobby.
- All games are available for purchase online. Visit the GoFan website here: https://gofan.co/
- All elementary and middle school students must be accompanied by an adult at all sporting events.
- Have you seen our Athletics Newsletter yet? Check out Java's Journal here: https://www.smore.com/tdnuw3
- Please click here to access the head coach's directory and email the coach for more information.
Find Your Spot in a Club!
See attached for a list of clubs and when they meet. E-mail the club sponsor listed for more information. https://www.gcpsk12.org/domain/14382
Communication
Connect with Us
To support your child’s individual needs and interests, we offer multiple ways to connect with your family to address questions.
- Phones – Our main line is 678-288-0800.
- Email – You may email Administration with your child’s name, questions, and a preferred method of contact, email or phone. Administration Directory
- Social Media - Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. See details below.
- SKG Student Calendar - Follow our SKG Student Calendar to keep up with all events at Seckinger.