Hughes Academy Weekly Update
November 20th and November 27th Newsletter
Upcoming Events
November 30 - Hughes Basketball vs. Rudolph Gordon (Home) 6:00 Girls/7:00 Boys
December 4 - Clemson and GE visit 8th graders (NEXT Engineers Program)
December 5 - Tech-Free Tuesday
December 5 - Beginning Band/Strings Concert
December 5 - Hughes Basketball vs. Woodmont (AWAY) 6:00 Girls/7:00 Boys
December 7 - 7th/8th Grade Band/Strings Concert
December 7 - Hughes Basketball vs. Beck (Away) 6:00 Girls/7:00 Boys
December 8 - Donaldson Career Fair Tours - 8th graders
December 12 - Hughes Basketball vs. Hillcrest (Home) 6:00 Girls/7:00 Boys
December 14 - 7th Grade Strings Assisted Living Performance
December 14 - Hughes Basketball vs. Penny Fisher (Away) 6:00 Girls/7:00 Boys
December 15 - End of Q2
December 15 - Build a Bear - 7th and 8th Grade Beta Club Fieldtrip
December 19 - 1/2 day for students
December 20 - January 2 - Winter Break
Join Hughes PTSA
LOOKING AHEAD…
LOOKING AHEAD…
November 22-24 (Wed.Thu.Fri) – No School THANKSGIVING BREAK
December 1 (Fri) – Cougar Shack
December 15 (Fri) – Cougar Shack
December 20-31 – No School WINTER BREAK
Business Sponsors
Charter Capital - Nicole Cheves
Theodore Group CPA - AJ Theodore
Pintail - Tyson Smoak, Ross Kester, Penn Williams
SPECO Contracting LLC - Evan Proffitt
PRODOH - Mell Proffitt
Carolina Pools - Mary Adam
Davis Orthodontist - Buddy Davis
Blair Miller - Wilson Associates Real Estate
United Community Bank - Michelle Seaver
Palmetto Family Orthodontist - Rush Baker Caldwell
ANVIS Alarm - Drew Sturtevant
Catharine Sturtevant Realtor with Coldwell Banker Caine
United Home Loan Services - Billy Howard
Lowcountry Male - Mario Menendez MD
Ashley Swann Coldwell Banker Caine land M Industrials - Tracy Mardre
Cintas - Lewis Lowry
Holder Electric Supply - Justin Blum
Cassidy Coates Price - Amber Glidewell
Amanda Harbin - McGehee Real Estate
HPL+P Law - Stokely Holder, David Padgett, Will Littlejohn and Lee Prickett Bell Carrington Price & Gregg Attorneys at Law - Johnny Walker Katharine Phipps LLC-Attorney at Law - Katie Phipps Todem Brands - Rhem Galloway
NAI Earle Furman - Jon Good
The Boardman Group - Farrah Redmon
Gossett Concrete Pipe Co. Inc - Janie G. Marchbanks
Savvy Inc - Caroline Kimball
Stanley Steemer
ARCooint Labs of Greenville - Byron Perry
SGC Surveying - Jason Henry Connelly
Senior Helpers - Courtney Bohman
Caroline Croft, Realtor - Coldwell Banker Caine Lucas Systems, Inc. - Brad Lucas Southern First Bamk - Sylvia King
Jeannette Schell / Realtor at Coldwell Banker Caine
Majestic Builders
Bannister, Wyatt & Stalvey Attorneys at Law
Piedmont Orthopedic Associates – Shay Koch
Hughes Heroes
Tara Langston
Monica Callahan
Julie Ball
Lacey Morgan
Ashley Swann
Sydney Mercurio
Jeanette Van Ginhoven
Kathleen Lominack
Lindsey Batavia
David & Janie Marchbanks
The Bryan Family
Commendable Cougars
Rebecca and Corey Gault
Eldon and Meredith Gowens
Ann and Cotton Clarke
Hedrick and Derek Lewis
Jonathan and Emily Cole
Jeff and Julie Wilson
Anna Blair and Price Cameron
Kristen & Andy Minaudo
Brooke and Eddie Smith
Mary Lois and Zac Freeland
Kelly and Charles Warren
Mae Todd and Bo Mullins
Radford and Kyleigh Jenkins
Billy & Kimberly Howard
Justin & Mary Douglas Hirsch
Kevin and Kristy Laird Emily and John Merrell
Meredith and Lee Prickett
Sheehy-Perry Family
Thank You PTSA for supporting the Hughes Academy Staff for American Education Week!
We loved all the goodies and the sign out front!
Car Riders
Extended Day Program Information
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.
SIC - School Improvement Council
The Hughes Academy SIC is looking for parent/guardian volunteers who are willing to serve on the SIC for two years. Meetings are on the second Monday of each month at 2:00.
For more information or to volunteer, click here to contact our SIC President, Mrs. Millie Thomasson.
Free Tutoring LInk
FREE TUTORING ALL THE TIME!!
Did you know that SC students can get free tutoring 24/7? Yes they can! there is a free service that we encourage you to offer and encourage your students to use!
Donaldson Career Center Tours - 8th Graders
Eighth grade students will be going on a field trip on December 8th to Donaldson Career Center to learn about the programs the Career Center offers. The mission of DCC is to provide students with marketable skills through academic and job-related experiences and assist them in pursuing and attaining their post-secondary goals. Students will leave Hughes at 9:00 am and return by 12:00 pm. Students will be back in time for lunch at Hughes. There is no cost for this trip.
Your child must have a permission form to attend the trip. Students received a permission forms on Friday, November 3rd in school. Students must turn in the signed permission form to their advisory teacher no later than November 17th at 3:30pm. No late permissions will be accepted.
If your child is planning on attending the trip please mark your calendar and do not plan doctor or other appointments at that time. Students will not be allowed to attend the tour if they are late for the trip.
PEER Tutoring Program
Hughes Academy is looking for high schoolers who can help tutor middle school students twice a week before or after school. Morning tutoring goes from 8:00-8:30 or until 8:45 if you can stay later. Afternoon tutoring goes from 3:30-4:15. Students must have their own transportation. This is a great opportunity to earn volunteer hours!
Substitutes Needed
https://www.greenville.k12.sc.us/Employment/main.asp?titleid=substitutes
MAGNET NEWS
Magnet Windows, Application Process, Open House Schedule
The GCS Magnet Academy application window for the 2023-2024 school year opened November 13, 2023. Magnet applications will be available in “Parent Backpack.” For more information, visit the GCS Magnet Page .
Click here for the Greenville County Magnet Round Schedule. I encourage 8th grade families interested in applying for a Greenville County Magnet High School to apply in round one. Schools do fill up in quickly.
Contact Mrs. Marsha Patry, Hughes Academy Magnet Coordinator, at mpatry@greenvilleschools.k12.sc.us or (864)355-6224 if you have any questions.
The School Counseling Department invites you to join us for our fall School Counseling Advisory Council meeting. They will talk about this year's data goals for the year and how they plan to work with ALL students this year. Please join them for a cup of coffee and give input on what you would like to see from your counseling department this school year! See the flyer below for the date, location, and time.
Individual Graduation Plans
Individual Graduation Plans (IGPs) are beginning for our 8th graders! Mrs. Torlay and Mrs. Gibson spoke to every 8th grader during their science class to chat about High School Graduation Requirements, Magnet programs, GPAs and more! Every 8th grader has to have an IGP meeting with a counselor and a parent or guardian. The goal of these meetings is to review each student’s goals for the future to make sure they are on track for promotion and graduation.
Parents play an important role in helping
students make good choices for high school. Every 8th grader received their IGP invitation with a date and time for their parents to attend their child's meeting. Please RSVP using the QR code.
Here is the link to the presentation:
https://www.canva.com/design/DAFr0Ug0NlQ/_xYremKFcBvciYfS-H2lag/edit?utm_content=DAFr0Ug0NlQ&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton
Have questions? Please email Mrs. Torlay at actorlay@greenville.k12.sc.us.
Thanks!
Cougar Shack Dates for 2023-2024
December 1st
December 15th
January 12th
January 26th
February 9th
February 23rd
March 1st
March 8th
April 12th
April 26th
May 3rd
May 10th
Calendars
Hughes Academy of Science and Technology
Email: vmhams@greenville.k12.sc.us
Website: www.greenville.k12.sc.us
Location: 122 Deoyley Avenue, Greenville, SC, USA
Phone: (864)355-6200
Facebook: facebook.com/Hughesacademyofscienceandtechnology
Twitter: @hughesacademysc