The Viking Weekly Bulletin

December 12th- Art Show and Orchestra Concert @ 5:30pm

December 17th- Chorus Concert @ 7pm

December 20th- Early Release Day (Students release at 12:40)

December 23-January 3rd- Winter Break

January 7th- SIT Meeting

January 10th- Musical Theater Class Cabaret @ 7pm

January 11th- Regional Orchestra Auditions

January 13-17th- Final Exam/EOCs week

January 17th- End of 1st Semester

January 20th- No School- MLK Jr. Day

January 21st- No School-Teacher Work Day

January 22nd- 1st Day of 2nd Semester

February 4th- SIT Meeting

February 7th- Club Day

February 14th- No School-Required Work Day

February 14th- Easter Regional Chorus Competition

February 17th- No School- MLK Jr. Day

February 21st- Club Day

February 28th- Interim Reports Due

March 4th- SIT Meeting

March 7th- Club Day

March 11th- ACT for all Juniors

March 19th- Club Day

March 21st- Early Release Day

March 21st-March 23rd- Spring Musical

March 28th- End of 3rd Quarter Grading Period

April 1st- SIT Meeting

April 4th- Club Day

April 14th-21st- Spring Break

May 2nd- Club Day

May 3rd- Senior Prom

May 5th-9th- Teacher Appreciation Week

May 13th- Cap and Gown Pictures

May 13th- Spring Band Concert

May 15th- Spring Art Show

May 26th- No School- Memorial Day

June 5th-11th- Exam Week

Friday, June 6th- Graduation

June 11th- Early Release Day- Last Day of School

Students should be talking with their teachers about making up seat time to prevent a course failure. Please take a moment to read over Moore County Schools policy concerning attendance:

Attendance is taken each period. For state attendance purposes, students must be in school for at least half a period to be counted present. Attendance in class is essential to the mastery of subject matter. Students are expected to be present in class every day. The following attendance requirements are:

• Students are allowed eight (8) lawful absences per course per semester.

• Any student who accumulates more than eight (8) absences (excused and unexcused) each semester will receive a failing grade of FF.

• An FF is issued to students who passed a course academically but have exceeded the allotted absences. All students have the right to make up time for their absences if they have between 8 to 20 absences. FFs must be cleared by the end of the first 9 weeks of the second semester or it will revert to a 50. Second semester FFs can be made up in Summer School or they will revert to a 50.

• Any student absent from class or school must present a note to the Attendance Office, from the proper authority within three (3) days.

• Failure to bring a note will result in the absence being coded unexcused.

• Juniors will be allotted one college day in the spring; prior approval notes from the Student Support Services and verified by the college visited is required. Seniors are allotted one day in the fall.

• Violation of Attendance Policy (excessive absences) may result in:

• Revoked parking pass

• Course failure

• Not eligible to buy a parking pass

• Not eligible for prom

• Not eligible to participate in graduation ceremony

You can pay online for school lunches by using the K-12 Payment Center. Additionally, you can send in a check for your child to add to their lunch account.

Parents,

Don't miss this opportunity to recognize your senior in our 24-25 school yearbook with the Senior Tribute pages. Click the button below for the order form, or ask your senior to pick up the order form from Mrs. Maerten in the Media Center.

Purchase your 24-25 Yearbook early! Use the following link to purchase online: https://yearbookforever.com/

UPHS offers Club Days twice a month with an altered Bell Schedule. Students can choose to get extra help/time on their school work in certain clubs, may join a service club, sports clubs, arts clubs, academic clubs, or even just choose to zen out in our relax and color/reading/knitting/crochet clubs. There is something for everyone! Take a look at our options:

Check out the altered Bell Schedule for our Club Days along with the scheduled Club Days for the 24-25 school year:

Only press/media with NCHSAA passes will be permitted past the spectator area at UPHS athletic events.

Save some cash and purchase our Athletic Annual Sports Pass! All ticketing goes through GoFan this year. You can purchase individual tickets for a sporting event costing $10 each or purchase the annual sports pass for your family and save money. There are multiple options based on your family size to choose from.

You can support Union Pines Athletics by volunteering at our concession stands. This effort helps bring our community together, increases our revenue, and adds spirit and pride to our school. Sign up to help here: UnionPinesAthletics.com.

Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm. Let’s work together to make this Gala a night to remember!

Make sure you follow our new Facebook Page for updates!

ATTENTION all Seniors and Senior Parents: Make sure you follow the Senior Playbook throughout the school year. This gives you tons of important information throughout the school years, so bookmark it on your computer!

Moore County Schools is committed to protecting students' online safety by implementing a multi-layered approach to digital security. One of the key tools in this effort is Gaggle a comprehensive monitoring system that helps safeguard students while they use school-issued devices. Gaggle actively scans emails, documents, and messages for signs of cyberbullying, inappropriate content, or harmful behavior, alerting school officials when necessary. This proactive system, along with other security measures, ensures that students can learn and explore in a safe online environment, while also teaching them to be responsible digital citizens.

This is limited to Moore County School devices, but with parent partnership, we can ensure you can protect your student when using personal devices. Look over a few helpful tips on using parent controls on your iPhone and Android devices.

Are you struggling in one of your classes? Do you need a tutor, but your busy schedule prevents you from getting the help you need? Tutor.com is a 24 hour 7 day a week program where you can log on LIVE with an expert tutor.

ADDITIONALLY, there is an ACT and SAT Test prep program FREE of charge offered to UPHS students. These programs cost $500 separately and we get to use it for free! Juniors, start practicing now with this program to prepare for the ACT on March 11th!

Assistant Principal Edna Haywood ehaywood@ncmcs.org

Assistant Principal Jullian Pipkin jpipkin@ncmcs.org

Assistant Principal MacKenzie Sovey msovey@ncmcs.org

Website: https://uphs.ncmcs.org/
Location: 1981 Union Church Road, Cameron, NC 28326
Phone: 910-947-5511
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/232416017207708