NHS Parent Connection

Dear Trojan Families,

I’ve been enjoying the conversations and emails from students about our incentive fun lunch. It’s clear that when we set a goal for students, they become more motivated to engage and succeed. I hope this fun lunch serves as another reminder of the excellence we strive for here at Northwestern.

Important Reminder About Campus Safety

I would like to follow up on my phone call earlier this week regarding the importance of keeping everyone safe on campus and maintaining a climate of excellence. As students enter the campus, they are required to wear their ID badges. This allows security, teachers, administration, and staff to quickly identify those who belong on campus and those who do not, helping to ensure a safe and secure environment for all.

Students may remove their IDs once they are in class but must put them back on whenever they leave the classroom and move around campus. Additionally, gates and doors should never be opened or propped open. All visitors must enter through the Welcome Center at the front of the school.

Thank you for your cooperation and support in fostering a safe and excellent environment for our students.

In partnership,

Michael Abraham

Principal

The Northwestern High School Symphonic Band attained the highest rating of Superior With Distinction in the Grade 6-Masterworks classification at the South Carolina Concert Performance Assessment, earning perfect scores in every category, on every scoresheet, and from every judge in the highest classification. This is a rare achievement statewide and has set a high standard for concert performance.

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The Oracle is hosting its 1st annual Spring Short Story Contest. Submit a one-page-long short story about any Spring theme (a joyful time in life or a life-changing lesson learned) to Mrs. Dawes by Monday, April 14th. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place submissions will win prizes!

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*School Counselor caseloads are divided by student last name*

STUDENT LAST NAME/COUNSELOR/COUNSELOR EMAIL

A – Ch MS. BEDNARZ CBEDNARZ@RHMAIL.ORG

Ci – Gi MS. DEAN ADEAN@RHMAIL.ORG

Gk – K DR. HERRINGTON BHERRINGTON@RHMAIL.ORG

L - N MS. BURKHART CBURKHAR@RHMAIL.ORG

O - Si MR. HERRINGTON MHERRINGTON@RHMAIL.ORG

Sk - Z MS. SCOTT SMSCOTT@RHMAIL.ORG

CAREER COUNSELOR- MS. TUCKER CTUCKER@RHMAIL.ORG

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College bound students, regardless of income, who want to be considered for federal, state, and school financial aid programs (including grants, scholarships, work-study funds, and loans) should head on over to fafsa.gov to start your form today.

ENROLL, ENLIST, EMPLOY

Seniors should be considering what they are planning to do after graduation in just a few short months. It's ok to not have a definitive plan right now, but they should be thinking about all of the available options-tech or trade school, college, military, or career opportunities. Students may speak with their school counselor or our career counselor for assistance.

Visit School Counseling / Career Planning for career counseling opportunities.

Visit School Counseling / SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES to access opportunities.

Visit School Counseling / Transcript/Records Request to request your transcript.

Please go ahead and make plans to have your parking spot painted black by May 3rd. If you choose not to paint it yourself, you can pay $60.00 to the Athletic office, and we will paint it for you. If you paint your spot, please use black water-based latex exterior paint and do not paint over the white lines. You have until May 3rd to have it painted or pay the $60.00 to the Athletic office. If neither of these are done, then $60.00 will be placed on your school account. Any questions please reach out to Coach Gaither or Mrs. Skipper in Athletic office.

Senior yard signs are $20. They can be purchased by visiting "A office".

April 7th

BTN vs Fort Mill-5PM

BB vs Rock Hill-Varsity Only-7PM

April 8th

TR vs Rock Hill, Indian Land, Clover-5PM

SB vs Catawba Ridge-6PM

BSC vs Catawba Ridge-JV-5:30pm/V-7:00pm

GSC @ Catawba Ridge-JV-5:30pm/V-7:00pm

BTN @ Rock Hill-5:00pm

BB @ Rock Hill-CTeam-5:00pm

April 9th

BB @ Rock Hill-JV-5PM/V-7PM

BGF @ SP/RH/Clover-4PM

BSC vs Nation Ford-JV-5:30pm/V-7PM

April 10th

SB vs Chester-6PM

April 11th

SB @ Clover-6:30PM

TR @ All American Classic-Spring Valley HS

BSC @ Clover-JV-5:30pm/V-7PM

GSC vs Clover-JV-5:30pm/V-7PM

BB vs Rock Hill-Varsity Only-7PM

April 12th

TR @ All American Classic-Spring Valley HS

Last Names A-G--Mr. Daniel McCallum--dmccallum@rhmail.org

Last Names H-M--Ms. Katrina Moody-Byers--kmoody-byers@rhmail.org

Last Names N-Z--Mr. Tony Lancaster----alancaster@rhmail.org

Curriculum & Instruction--Ms. Rhine Kirkland---rkirkland@rhmail.org

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.

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)