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As we enter the final week of school there is still much work to do. Seniors have graduation practice on Wednesday at 1:00 PM. We will meet in the gym to begin practice and then move out to the football field. This is mandatory for all Seniors who plan to participate in graduation. Each Senior will receive ten tickets for graduation at the end of practice. These tickets allow a guest to sit on the home side of the football stadium for the ceremony. In the event of inclement weather, only ticket holders will be allowed to attend the graduation ceremony in the gym.

Final exams will continue this week. The exam schedule is as follows: Tuesday 5/28 - 3rd Period Exams, Wednesday 5/29 - 2nd Period Exams and Thursday 5/30 - 1st Period Exams. Friday 5/31 will be a make-up exam day for any student that misses one of their exams. Exams will be given each morning starting at 8:05 AM. Students who arrive after an exam begins will not be able to take the exam on that day. No student can be dismissed from an exam site until the exam period has concluded for the entire school. Students should bring a fully charged Chromebook to their exam site each morning when they arrive at school. Any student leaving once the exam period is complete must submit a handwritten note from a parent prior to the start of the exam period each day. The final exam schedule can also be found on our school Facebook page.

All student Chromebooks, chargers and hot spots must be returned once they have completed all of their final exams. On the day of their last exam, students will be required to return their school issued equipment to their teacher. Any Chromebook not returned will incur at $250 charge. A missing hot spot will incur a $100 charge. A missing charger will incur a $30 charge. Personal stickers and all adhesive backing must be removed from the Chromebook before they are returned. Any Chromebook returned with stickers or adhesive still on the device will incur a $20 charge. Students who return their equipment at the end of this school year will receive a new device when school begins in the Fall.

Students missing more than 10 days in a class will have an opportunity to make up time. Any student that needs to make up time should see their guidance counselor for details about making up seat time.

Upcoming Dates of Interest at PCHS:

5/28-5/31 - Exam review days and final exams for all students

5/27 - Memorial Day, No School for Students

5/28 - 3rd Period Final Exams

5/29 - 2nd Period Final Exams, Mandatory Graduation practice for all Seniors 1:00 PM - meet in the gym. Seniors will receive their graduation tickets and Class of 2024 yard signs at the end of practice. Final cap approval will also be given on this day for Seniors that wish to decorate their caps. Any decorated cap that is not approved on or before this day will not be allowed to be worn at graduation.

5/30 - 1st Period Final Exams

5/31 - Graduation at 7:00 PM

Attention Rising Seniors: State law requires all seniors to receive a booster dose of the Meningococcal Vaccine. Documented proof of this vaccine must be provided by the first day of the 2024-2025 school year. Please contact your health care provider or the local health department to receive this vaccine. Contact Nurse Goetsch for any questions.

At the end of each school year we do our best to gather Transportation Intent information from parents/guardians for the next school year so that our bus route changes at the beginning of the year will be minimal. This year's online Transportation Intent Google form is now live and ready for families to begin submitting their child's transportation needs for the 2024-2025 school year.

Direct Link to the online Transportation Intent Form:

https://forms.gle/3kNRvsoWT99n2wBf8

Next NC Scholarship Offers Students Money for College that Doesn't Have to be Paid Back

Seniors are finalizing their plans for life after high school. For those planning on college, most NC students from households making $80,000 or less will qualify for the Next NC Scholarship, a financial aid program that combines the Federal Pell grant and state aid into one, easy to understand scholarship.

Eligible students attending a community college will receive at least $3,000 per year, which means qualifying North Carolinians can choose from any of the 58 community colleges across the state and have all of their tuition and fees 100% covered. Those attending a public university in North Carolina will get a minimum of $5,000 per year. That pays for more than half, if not all, of tuition and fees at any of the 16 public universities in the state. Students with the greatest need for financial aid could qualify for even more to help make paying for college more manageable.

Students apply for this scholarship by completing the FAFSA. Encourage students to go to nextncscholarship.org for more information. School leaders can find Next NC materials to share with students here.

Attention students!

There is an opportunity for a qualified Perquimans County student to participate in the NC Governor's Page Program. Interested students should review the information found on the program website and review the attached flyer. Please contact your counselor if interested.

The Center for Safer Schools Student Engagement Team is holding a contest for K-12 students in North Carolina public school units in conjunction with the 2024 RISE Back to School Safety Summit. The theme is “Shine a Light on What a Safer School Looks Like.” Creativity is encouraged, as submissions could include videos, songs, poems, skits, speeches and chants.

The contest is divided into three categories: middle school, high school and classroom (New Hanover County only). Two middle school winners will receive a Chromebook and a trip to RISE 2024 at Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, and four high school winners (two boys and two girls) will receive a Chromebook and a trip to RISE 2024.
In the classroom category, each student in the winning New Hanover County classroom will receive a Chromebook.

The deadline for all submissions is Monday, June 10 at 5 p.m. All entries should be emailed to CFSS Program Development Coordinator Kaliah Thompson. Please direct any questions to cfss@dpi.nc.gov.

Learn more about the contest here.

Elizabeth City State University has a great opportunity for any of your students interested in becoming a pilot, air traffic controller, or unmanned aircraft systems (drone) operator. Your rising seniors and juniors can take up to 6 credits of college coursework paid for by a grant from the Federal Aviation Administration. The grant can also cover other costs of becoming a pilot or drone operator.

Greetings from the Office of US Senator Ted Budd!

On behalf of Senator Budd, I am pleased to announce the Service Academy Application is open and available for rising seniors (Class of 2025) to apply. I encourage you to share this announcement with members of the Class of 2025 as well as principal(s) and counselors at high school(s) in your district.

The application is open until October 31, 2024.

The Service Academy Application can be found by visiting the student resources – academy nominations area of the Senator’s website - budd.senate.gov/constituent-services/academy-nominations/.

As we have done the last couple of years, we will not be accepting Transportation forms the last week of school (unless it is an emergency situation).

Attention students!

There is an opportunity for a qualified Perquimans County student to participate in the NC Governor's Page Program. Interested students should review the information found on the program website and review the attached flyer. Please contact your counselor if interested.

The Center for Safer Schools Student Engagement Team is holding a contest for K-12 students in North Carolina public school units in conjunction with the 2024 RISE Back to School Safety Summit.

The theme is “Shine a Light on What a Safer School Looks Like.”

Creativity is encouraged, as submissions could include videos, songs, poems, skits, speeches and chants.

The contest is divided into three categories: Middle School, High School and Classroom. (Classroom is New Hanover County only).

• Two Middle School winners will receive a Chromebook and a trip to RISE 2024 at Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington.
• Four High School winners (two boys and two girls) will receive a Chromebook and a trip to RISE 2024.
• In the Classroom category, each student in the winning New Hanover County classroom will receive a Chromebook.

The deadline for all submissions is Monday, June 10 at 5 p.m. All entries should be emailed to Kaliah.Thompson@dpi.nc.gov.

If you have questions, send an email to cfss@dpi.nc.gov.