NHS Parent Connection

Dear Trojan Families,

We've reached the halfway point of the 2024-2025 school year and I'd like to take a moment to reflect on our progress and share where we stand in terms of academics, behavior, and attendance. The partnership we share with you, our most valued stakeholders, is critical to the success of our students. We are committed to excellence, and we know that when we work together, we can achieve great things.

Academic Snapshot

Fall 2024 Course Data (across all grade levels)

• Pass rate: 86% of students passed their courses (60 or above).
• Honor Roll: 35% of our students (12% made all A's).

Fall 2024 End of Course Exams (reported on school report card )

• English 2: Pass Rate % (A-D)=83.11%, Pass Rate % (A-C)=61.78% (Academic Achievement)
• Algebra I: Pass Rate % (A-D)=55.38%, Pass Rate % (A-C)=27.69% (Academic Achievement)
• Biology I: Pass Rate % (A-D)=63.05%, Pass Rate % (A-C)=44.18% (Preparing for Success)
• US History: No Fall assessment (Preparing for Success)

Behavior Snapshot

Fall 2024 Overall Discipline

• 44% of students received an office referral (19% higher than last Fall).
• Top 3 Offenses: 1) Tardiness 2) Cellphone violation 3) Cutting class

Attendance Snapshot

Fall 2024 Make-up School (seat-time recovery)

• 19% of students still owed Make-Up School hours after Semester 1 ended.
• 6% of students failed due to absences in one or more of their classes (unrecoverable).
• Students needing MUS average 10.82 hours - only 6 hours can be made up per class.

Truancy Report (as of January 11th 2025)

• 112 students flagged for truancy (3 consecutive full days-10 or more non-consecutive full days).

Chronic Absenteeism School Report (as of January 11th 2025)

*Students are considered chronically absent when they miss at least 10%, or 18 days, of the 180-day school year.

• NHS=14.76% of our students are chronically absent.

While we celebrate our progress, we recognize areas needing attention. With your support, we can address challenges, build on successes, and create new opportunities for our students. Your involvement is invaluable, and together, we can achieve excellence and holistic growth for every student. Let’s make the rest of this school year a success!

In partnership,

Michael Abraham

Principal

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Please mark your calendar to attend Winterfest at the Applied Technology Center to learn more about the wonderful opportunities offered.

January 21st

WR vs Indian Land-6:00pm-Girls/Boys

BB @ Indian Land-JVG-5PM, 9thBoys-5PM, JVB-6:15PM,VG-6:15PM,VB-7:45PM

January 24th

BB @ Nation Ford-JVG-5PM, 9thBoys-5PM, JVB-6:15PM,VG-6:15pm,VB-7:45PM

January 25th

WR @ SC Upper State Qualifier-Boiling Springs High School-Varsity Girls

WR @ Region Tournament-Fort Mill High School-Varsity Boys

WR @ Carolina Invitational-Lexington High School-JV Boys

Do you have a talent you'd like to share in a fun, supportive environment? Sign up today by clicking the graphic below as spots are limited to the first 18 acts.

1st Place-$300; 2nd Place-$200; 3rd Place-$100

Please be sure to log in to PowerSchool to keep up with students' academic progress and attendance. The system is live, so as teachers are updating grades and attendance, you can see it immediately. You may also set up notifications for Parent Portal to contact you about your child's progress on a weekly basis, daily basis, or anytime a new grade or attendance code has been entered.

• Students must be present for at least 60 minutes to get credit for attending class.
• Parents may submit up to three parent notes per semester or a total of 6 per school year. If your student is absent, please submit an excuse to nwabsencedocumentation@rhmail.org within three days of the absence.

JAN 20: No School (MLK Day)

JAN 31: Early Dismissal @ 12:15pm

FEB 3-7: National School Counseling Week

FEB 14: No School (Teacher Workday)

FEB 15: School Resource Officer Appreciation Day

FEB 17: District Weather Make-Up Day (E-Learning)

FEB 28: Early Dismissal @ 12:15pm

MAR 7: Maintenance Worker Appreciation Day

MAR 12: End of Quarter 3

MAR 14: No School (Staff Holiday)

MAR 17: No School (Teacher Workday)

MAR 28: Early Dismissal @ 12:15pm

APR 4: School Librarian Appreciation Day

APR 7-11: National Asst. Principal Appreciation Week

APR 21-25: Spring Break

MAY 1: School Principal Day

MAY 2: School Lunch Hero Day

MAY 5-9: Teacher Appreciation Week

MAY 7: School Nurse Day

MAY 18: Speech Language Pathologist Day

MAY 22: Early Dismissal @ 12:15pm

MAY 23: Early Dismissal @ 12:15pm (Last Day of School)

MAY 26: Potential Weather Make Up Day

MAY 27: Graduation @ 1pm (Winthrop Coliseum)

AUG 4: 1st Day of School (25/26 Academic Year)