Hughes Academy Weekly Update

March 14 - Teacher Work Day - No School for Students

March 17 - 21 - Spring Break

March 24 - AVANT/STAMP Test - 8th Grade Spanish Partial Immersion Students

March 26 - Band Concert Festival

March 26 - Live School Dress Down Day for Points

March 27 - Report Cards go home

March 27-28 - Model Un to Flatrock NC

March 28 - AVANT/STAMP Test - 8th Grade Spanish Partial Immersion Students

March 28 - Cougar Shack

March 28 - ROCKstar Lunch

March 31 - Zoned Southside High School Students to tour Southside

April 1 - ELA District Benchmark

April 2 - Math District Benchmark

April 3 - Science 6th Grade District Benchmark

April 4 - AVANT/STAMP Make-Up - 8th Grade Spanish Partial Immersion Students

April 4 - All subject Benchmark Make-ups

April 4 - Cougar Shack

April 7 - 11 - Assistant Principal Week

April 7 - All subject Benchmark Make-ups

April 7 - Hughes Experience 5:00 - 7:00

April 8 - Cocoa with Counselors

April 9 - Special Olympics

April 9 - Faculty Meeting

April 9 - Hoodie Day for Live School points

April 10 - Elementary School Visit

April 11 - Cougar Shack

April 14 - SIC

April 15 - Cocoa with Counselors

April 17 - Boeing Field Trip

April 17 - Elementary School Visit

April 18 - No School

April 20-26 - National Volunteers Week

April 22 - 6th Grade Field Trip

April 23 - Spring Drama Performance

April 23 - Live School Dress Down Day for points

April 24 - School Counselor Advisory Council

April 24 - Mid-Quarter Grade Notifications to Parents- Check Parent Backpack

April 24 - 6th Grade Band and Strings

April 25 - Art 1 Field Trip

April 25 - 7th and 8th Grade Band and Strings

April 25 - Cougar Shack

April 25 - ROCKstar Lunch

April 29 - SC Ready Writing

Interested in a PTSA leadership role for the 2025-2026 school year?! Please complete the form below to let us know! All responses are confidential and will only be used by the Nominating Committee.

Media Center Helper - 2nd Semester

NEW SIGN UP!! Taco Tuesday - 4th Quarter

The Medical Health Services Department of Greenville County Schools is partnered with Project ADAM, a nationwide initiative that recognizes and supports schools that implement quality sudden cardiac arrest programs to promote the safest possible environments for students, visitors, and staff. GCS’s Medical Emergency Response Teams (MERTs) in every district location already meet readiness standards established by Project ADAM, making our program exceptional in the state of South Carolina.

On March 12, 2025, Hughes Academy school received their designation as a Heart Safe School following a successful performance of their annual MERT drill focused on sudden cardiac events. The MERT team was chosen to receive this designation due to their outstanding commitment to training, safety, and emergency preparedness.

You can now pre-register your student for our 2025-2026 Extended Day Program.

Attention current 8th grade parents! Below is the High School registration timeline. Mrs. Tenholder is splitting the 8th grade and having them register depending on which High School they are attending next school year. The dates are also listed below. More information will be coming out soon! Please pay attention to parent backpack notifications and social media posts to stay up to date."

Updated Dress Down Days and Hoodie Days

Now accepting applications for Next Engineers: Greenville Engineering Camp Summer 2025

The Next Engineers: Greenville Engineering Camp, sponsored by the GE Aerospance Foundation and provided by Clemson University PEER & WISE, is open to any current 8th or 9th grader who lives in South Carolina. Over the course of 1 week, campers will be immersed in the world of engineering, where they will develop their creativity and problem-solving skills, complete hands-on, team-based design challenges, have an opportunity to meet real-world engineers, and get a sense of college life. Camp is free of charge to all participants. Lunch will be provided. Transportation will be provided to students in Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, or Spartanburg counties. Students residing outside of these counties will need to provide their own daily transportation to and from Clemson University.

Engineering Camp will be held at Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina. Each session will run from 9 AM to 3 PM, Monday-Friday. This does not include transportation time. Pick-up and drop-off times will be communicated to campers before the start of each session. Students may participate in only one session. Sessions will take place the following weeks:

Monday, June 09 to Friday, June 13, 2025

Monday, June 23 to Friday, June 27, 2025

The application is due by Friday, March 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM. If more than one student is applying in a family, then an application must be submitted for each student, using a separate email address.

Please note that submitting a camp application form does not guarantee a spot in the Engineering Camp. Eligible students will be selected based on a lottery system until all spots are filled. Students who have never attended Next Engineers: Engineering Camp before will be given preference over students who attended in 2024. Additionally, preference will be given to students living in Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, or Spartanburg counties. Some students may be placed on a waiting list and granted admissions if/when spots become available. Students and parents will be notified regarding admission into Engineering Camp by Friday, April 11.

If you have any questions or need technical assistance with the application, please e-mail nextengineersGVL@clemson.edu.

To apply, follow the steps here: https://www.nextengineers.org/how-apply-engineering-camp

Create your account and apply today! https://www.nextengineers.org/locations/greenville

This program is for registered students. See your school counselor for more information.

Career Fair Presenters Needed

Do you have an exciting career story or represent a company with amazing opportunities? Share your journey and inspire others at our Career Fair!

📅 Event Date: Tuesday, March 12th
⏰ Time: Presenters should be at Hughes from 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

We’re looking for professionals and organizations to:

• Showcase your unique career path or company
• Engage with students so they can explore careers
• Help us create an impactful event!

💡 How to Participate:
Sign up as a presenter by completing the form here: https://forms.gle/qPevLemiPCxHHxVo9

This is a fantastic opportunity to connect to students and contribute to their career development! For more information contact Amy Torlay at actorlay@greenville.k12.sc.us

Spots available for EDP (after school care). Only $52.00 weekly fee. Extended day is from 3:30pm until 6:00pm. Please contact Alison Conner at 864-355-6213 or aconner@greenville.k12.sc.us for questions.

Hughes Academy offers an Extended Day Program (EDP). It begins at 3:45 pm and ends at 6:00 pm. Snacks, homework time, and playtime are offered. There is a $40.00 registration fee per family.

Click below for registration and prices of our EDP Program.

Online: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLUDDgApxCpS5FA5gjMJzgGU6gR4Vr7T9jWhmURr7dpI4AKw/viewform

Registration Forms are also available in the main office and on the Hughes Academy website under Hughes Links.

If you are interested in going on the 8th grade field trip to Carowinds on May 16, 2025, you can register at the link below.

(https://orangeskytravel.com/100773)

If you previously registered for the Dollywood field trip and want to go on the Carowinds trip, you do not need to do anything. If you registered for the Dollywood field trip and are unable or do not want to go to Carowinds, please send Ms. Barker an email at mmbarker@greenvilleschools.com.

Applications for the following rounds for the 2025-2026 school year are available on line:

Round 3 - 2/10 to 2/28 at 4:00 pm

Round 4 - 3/24 to 5/2 at 4:00 pm

Round 5 - 5/12 to 6/19 at 4:00 pm

Round 6 - 1/30 - 7/24 at 4:00 pm

For more information on the application process and to apply, click here.

Do you need a magnet bus for next year? Click here and return the form to contact listed below.

Contact Mrs. Marsha Patry, Hughes Academy Magnet Coordinator, at mpatry@greenvilleschools.k12.sc.us or (864)355-6224 if you have any questions.

The 8th grade field trip will be at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, TN on May 21, 2025. To reserve a spot on the trip, students must make at $25 deposit at www.orangeskytravel.com by September 20, 2024. The trip code is 100773. Please email Ms. Barker at mmbarker@greenville.k12.sc.us with field trip related questions

Click here for the Hughes Academy Dress Code in English.

Click here for the Hughes Academy Dress Code in Spanish

District School Calendars

Website: www.greenville.k12.sc.us
Location: 122 Deoyley Avenue, Greenville, SC, USA
Phone: (864)355-6200
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