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October 17, 2011
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Upcoming Events
Magnet Information
Magnet Night Oct. 20th
Hughes Basketball Tryouts
Hughes Cheerleader Tryouts
Hughes Sweatshirts
Beta Club News
Model UN News
Science Club News
GHS JV Girls Lacrosse
GHS D-Team

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Upcoming Events for Oct

Oct 18            8th Grade Beta Club Meeting 7:45 am (Media Center)

Oct 19            Aquanauts Meeting 3:30-4:00

Oct 19            End of 1st Quarter

Oct 20            Magnet Open House

Oct 21            Model UN 3:45-5:00 

Oct 31            Report Cards Issued  

Oct 31            Basketball Tryouts Begin 

Oct 31            Cheerleader Tryouts Begin

 

Magnet Information

Magnet Information for 2012-2013

 

8th Grade Parents and Students:

The first round of the magnet application process begins on November 1, 2011 and ends at 12 noon on December 1, 2011. If your child is planning to apply at a magnet high school, (Carolina High, Greenville Senior High, J.L. Mann or Southside High) it is VERY IMPORTANT TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION IN ROUND 1.

 

2012-2013 applications will be available on November 1, 2011 at the magnet school's office, or applications can be downloaded at www.gcsmagnetacademies.org

 

Students will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

  • *Academics
  • *Attendance
  • *Discipline
  • Student Essay

 

*This information will be taken from the student's second semester in 7th grade. Parents of eighth graders should receive a letter from the school district concerning high school magnet opportunities. Contact the Magnet Coordinator at the High School for more information.

 

 

7th Grade Parents and Students

Please be aware that magnet applications for high school are based on grades, attendance, and discipline records from the second semester of the 7th grade school year. Although we expect students to always do their best, students who are thinking of applying at a magnet high school should be mindful that this is a very important year for their high school acceptance in the future.

 

Lorie Thibodeaux

Magnet Coordinator

 

Magnet Night October 20th

 

All parents of current 5th grade students are invited to visit Hughes Academy on Thursday, October 20, 2011 for our Magnet Open House. Parents and students may tour the school, talk to teachers and learn about the magnet application process for the 2012-2013 school year. There is no registration necessary, just come and see if Hughes Academy of Science and Technology is the right fit for you and your child.
For more information on the Hughes Academy Magnet Program,
 

 

 

please contact
at (864)355-6224 or
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Hughes Basketball Tryouts

Basketball Tryouts begin October 31

 

In order to participate with the Hughes Athletic program, you must meet the following criteria:

 

1 - Before participating in tryouts or practices, you must have a recent physical on file with the school.

 

2- You cannot have had ANY grade lower than a 75 on your last quarterly report card.

 

3- No OSS or more than 2 ISS prior to participating. If you should receive an OSS or more than 2 ISS during your teams season, you will be subject to dismissal from the team.

 

If you need a physical, Southside High will have a doctor to conduct physicals on October 26 starting at 3:30. The cost is $15 CASH and you must pre-register by October 25. Please let Mr. McCoy know if you want to participate. This includes the boy's team. If you have any other questions, see Mr. Morgan or Mr. McCoy.

 

 

Hughes Cheerleader Tryouts

Cheerleader Tryouts

 

Oct 31, Nov 1 and Nov 3 - Physicals Required

 

Cheerleader tryouts begin Oct. 31 and will continue on Nov.1 and Nov. 3. PHYSICALS ARE REQUIRED!!! Also, no grade below a 75 in ANY class and a good discipline record is required. Once team is selected, practice will be held every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 3:45 - 5:30 until the season starts on Nov. 28. See Ms. Woods and Ms. T. Jones for more information.

 

 

 Hughes Sweatshirts

 

Hughes SweatshirtA second order for Hughes Sweatshirts is being placed.


The deadline is Oct. 24th and sweatshirt order forms are available in the front office.  The sweatshirts are $20.00 and approved to wear as part of Hughes Academy dress code.


All forms must be turned in to the front office by Oct. 24th.  Questions- email Carole Flaspoehler

C[email protected] or 297-6213


 

Beta Club News

Parents and Students, 

  

This is a wonderful opportunity to receive service hours.

 

Robert E. Cashion Elementary will be hosting their Fall Festival on Friday, October 21 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. If you would like to volunteer to assist at a booth or other area of need, please contact Mrs. Dawn Lavoie at 299-6679. She will provide more information. You will be paired with either a parent or a teacher. She also said that she needs help setting up that afternoon starting at 3:00 and then cleaning up which will take until 8-8:30 p.m.  If you are able to assist and would like volunteer hours, please call her.

 


Thanks!

 

 

Shay Knight, Ph.D.


Hughes Academy of Science and Technology

Guidance Counselor 6th grade

Last Name N-Z 7th Grade

864-355-6204

 

7th Grade Information

 

Parents,


 

I am sorry for the repeat of the information below, but some people may have not received the information about the convention. The initial deposit($100) to reserve a seat on the bus was due, October 12.

 

We are planning a trip to Myrtle Beach for the annual Beta Club convention. The trip is scheduled for December 7 - 9 at a price of $295 per person with a minimum of 35. We will be planning fundraisers to help offset our cost of the trip.


The trip will include:

 

Roundtrip transportation provided by Blue Ridge Tours
Tour Director
2 nights at the Sheraton Convention Center (Quad occupancy)
2 Breakfast Buffets at the Sheraton
Chic-Fil-A Box Lunch on Thursday (if your child is a vegetarian, we will make other arrangements. Please let us know when making the deposit).
Pizza Dinner on Wednesday
WonderWorks Adrenaline package
Hard Rock Cafe or Planet Hollywood
Fast food lunch enroute home


We are planning on leaving around 11:30 so students will eat lunch before they board the bus.
We will travel to MB and go to Wonderworks that afternoon. We will eat a pizza dinner that evening before checking into the hotel.
We will be at the Convention Center all day Thursday participating in convention activities but we will go out for dinner and return in time for the dance on Thursday evening.
We will wrap up convention activities on Friday morning and eat lunch en route to Hughes. We should return between 6-7 p.m.
 

Your child will be required to participate in one of the competitions in order to attend. Just to give you and your child an idea of some of the categories we have photography, state office, group talent, special talent, arts and crafts (variety under this one), essay, banner, quiz bowl, poetry, scrapbook, speech, spelling bee, t-shirt design, tower of power, etc. We will sign up at a later date but have them think about what they would like to compete in!
 

A $100 deposit was due October 12.
Second payment is due October 28 and the remainder is due November 18.
 


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We were very successful in our sales of KK.. We did okay for the first time. We didn't have as many selling as we had hoped but we will be selling again. The next delivery date is November 8. Preorders will be due on Friday, November 4. We are also going to offer a prize (TBD) for the highest number of pre-solds either pre-paid boxes or certificates. The cost is $7.00.

 

We will also let you know before the November 18th payment how much your  trip has been reduced because of the fundraisers that your child participated in October and November.

 

As soon as we get the shipment of CFA calendars in, we will let you know.

 

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REMINDER: The students who signed up for a particular competition for the convention, his/her entry must be submitted to Armistead, Knight, or Armstrong by next Friday, October 21. If they are drawing a banner, poster, t-shirt, etc., they do not have to put it on that particular article for the school competition. When the winner has been determined, then the student can create his/her design on the correct article.

 

    

 

 

  

8th Grade Information

  

Also, attached is another opportunity for service hours. Please send in the cards by December 5th if interested.

 

Click here for Holiday Mail for Heroes Program Overview 

 

The order form and money for Poinsettia's are due to Mrs. Merck on October 20.

 

Click here for Poinsettia Order Form 

 

 

We will also begin selling our Belk Charity Days on October 17. We will give each student an envelope with 10 certificates and a brochure of what will be on sale that weekend (Nov. 5). They will count and sign a slip that states how many they are responsible for. They will either turn in the money or the unsold certificates. The cost is $5.00 and we keep it ALL! This money will be used toward the trip as well.

 

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We are having a brief Beta Club meeting tomorrow morning at 7:45 in the Media Center. If your child is unableto attend, please tell him/her to see Mrs. Merck or Dr. Knight sometime tomorrow to pick up Belk Charity Days coupons. We will issue 10 per student at $5.00 a piece. Remember that we keep all profit from the sale of the coupons, but we must account for all tickets/coupons. Your child will need to turn in all money ($50.00) or unsold tickets for the Belk Charity Day fundraiser by October 28. If your child loses any tickets, he/she will have that amount added to his/her bill. I will have the tickets, the sale flyer, and FAQ in an envelope along with the form that your child will sign tomorrow when they pick up their tickets. We are going to have the students count the tickets in front of us before signing so there is no confusion as to how many they were given.

 
Again, I do apologize for sending this out so late and if your child can be here, wonderful and if not, just make sure that they see one of us tomorrow. If your child is not signed up for the spring trip, then he/she does not have to sell, but we will not turn away anyone who does!!!

 

Model UN News

Meeting Friday, Oct 21st from 3:30 to 5:00

 

Permission form to participate and $30 due ($30 will need to be brought to Mrs. Dixon before Oct. 21st or before homeroom is over with on Oct. 21st.)

Science Club News

Aquanauts

 

There will be an Aquanauts Meeting Wednesday, October 19 from 3:30-4:00.

 

Second payment of $125 due November 16, 2011 for Field Trip to Homosassa Springs, Florida

 

FYI...Any service hours that Aquanauts/Beta Club perform can be turned into both clubs.

GHS JV Girls Lacrosse

For any 7th and 8th grade girls interested in GHS JV lacrosse.... If you are zoned for Greenville High, you can start playing JV lacrosse THIS year! We have new JV (Coach Deanna Sefcik) and Varsity coaches (Coach McCambridge), both ladies are teachers at GHS and excited about lacrosse. Here is the info...
 
-          The GHS jv and varsity lacrosse parents meeting is Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 6:30 in the GHS cafeteria.
 
Here are some tentative plans but come to the meeting to find out more...

-          Nov. 1 -21st we can begin practices. Odd days we will be able to work with sticks and basic skills. Even days we will be conditioning. On the skills days, You will need a stick, mouth piece and cleats for practice.

-          JV will practice 3x a week (days to be determined), Varsity 5x a week. practices will be from 4-6pm.

-          This year the practices will be at a practice field at GHS

-          In order for the girls to practice in November. They will need to have an updated school physical. Forms on the Greenville county website. Plus, they will need to pay the $10 for insurance. This will go toward the $40 regular season insurance. 

 

GHS D-Team Football

D-Team has a game this Tuesday at Berea High School.  Game starts at 6:00 pm.