HGCS High School Student Announcements: February 6, 2017 Announcements

Hickory Grove Christian School

High School Announcements

February 6, 2017

Mission: “To equip students to serve God in the 21st century by providing an excellent academic program founded upon a biblical worldview."

Vision: “To know Christ and to make Him known through Christian education."

Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone. Romans 12:18

New section:

Birthdays this week/weekend

Feb 9 Alexander Bridges

Feb 9 Austin Bailey

Feb 10 Mr. Askins

Feb 11 Madeline Backes

Feb 12 Krystal Bui

Things you need to know:

SNHS February 15th meeting is "Lunch and a Movie" during both Smart Lunch I and II in Mrs. Townsend's room. Sign-ups are outside of her door...25 students maximum.

Volunteers are needed for a Science Night at Albemarle Road Elementary School on Monday, February 13. See Mrs. Townsend for details.

Celebrating Black History Month

During the month of February we will have several activities to celebrate Black History Month.

- If you are interested in helping create a Black History Month Display there will be a meeting in room 4204 (Mrs. Paslay's room) Monday 2/6 during second lunch.

- Beginning Friday, February 10th Mr. Coltrane will be holding an African American seminar in his room second lunch. Join him as he discusses the rich history of African Americans. The seminars will be held every Friday the month of February beginning next Friday.

Tomorrow night’s basketball game theme is Jersey night.

VENTURE CLUB SKI TRIP FEBRUARY 17 (Friday): APPALACHIAN SKI RESORT.

ONLY 28.00 FOR LIFT TICKET, EQUIPMENT RENTAL, 1 HR. LESSON!!!

EXCEPTIONAL BARGAIN

PICK UP AN INFORMATION FLYER FROM MRS. MCFARLAND

MONEY DUE: FRIDAY FEB. 10

DON'T MISS THIS FUN OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN THE N.C. MOUNTAINS WITH SNOW AND FRIENDS!!!

Pre-season conditioning for Varsity Track will be held on Tuesdays and Thursday beginning February 7 from 2:45 to 4:15 at the football field. Athletes must have a current physical on file with the Athletic Trainer and must bring a towel or yoga mat, an exercise band with soft handles, and a watch.

Varsity Track tryouts have been changed to Tuesday, February 21 and Thursday, February 23 from 3:00 to 4:30. Tryouts will not be held on Wednesday, February 22. Once tryouts have concluded, regular team practice will begin Friday, February 24.

Rho Kappa Trip To Biltmore: Members need to pay $20.00 by the end of this week. Trip is March 13th.

COFFEE AND MOCHA FRAPPUCINOS FOR SALE IN MRS. CATON'S ROOM IN THE BASEMENT!

Coffee and cup with lid $2

Coffee only (bring your own cup) $1

Mocha Frappucino $2

MUFFINS ARE BACK AND COST $1!

Chromebooks: If you have any issues with your Chromebook please email the IT department at chromebooks@hgchristian.org

Charging Station: Is available in the high school office.

First use no consequence
Second use lunch detention assigned
Third use lunch detention assigned
Fourth and above after school detention assigned
Consistently forgetting to bring chromebook fully charged to school may result in more severe consequences.

Clubs:

SNHS February 15th meeting is "Lunch and a Movie" during both Smart Lunch I and II in Mrs. Townsend's room. Sign-ups are outside of her door...25 students maximum.

Volunteers are needed for a Science Night at Albemarle Road Elementary School on Monday, February 13. See Mrs. Townsend for details.

Rho Kappa Trip To Biltmore: Members need to pay $20.00 by the end of this week. Trip is March 13th.

VENTURE CLUB SKI TRIP FEBRUARY 17 (Friday): APPALACHIAN SKI RESORT.

ONLY 28.00 FOR LIFT TICKET, EQUIPMENT RENTAL, 1 HR. LESSON!!!

EXCEPTIONAL BARGAIN

PICK UP AN INFORMATION FLYER FROM MRS. MCFARLAND

MONEY DUE: FRIDAY FEB. 10

DON'T MISS THIS FUN OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN THE N.C. MOUNTAINS WITH SNOW AND FRIENDS!!!

Rho Kappa trip to Biltmore is March 13th. All members need to pay $20.00 by the end of next week.

GUIDANCE OFFICE

STAY CONNECTED to the High School Guidance Office to receive important info about planning for college, taking the SAT or ACT, and celebrating with your classmates when they get accepted to a college or University!

Follow the Guidance Office on Twitter @hgguidance
http://hgguidance.blogspot.com/

SENIORS - Don’t forget to request transcripts as soon as you apply to a college! You can request a transcript easily by using this link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-vLtLwO-JvOjwkG3ubGhFsrscvbZV3lGhzcHdQLppLACYBQ/viewform

ATHLETICS

Friday's Athletic Results

JV Boys' Basketball: HGCS-56, Metrolina-33

Varsity Women's Basketball: HGCS-60, Metrolina-35

Varsity Men's Basketball: HGCS-68, Metrolina-81

Varsity Swimming: Overall-1st place; Boys-1st place; Girls-3rd Place

MAC Tournament Basketball Games Tuesday

Our Varsity Women's and Varsity Men's Basketball teams will host first round games for the MAC Tournament this Tuesday! Our Varsity Women will play Gaston Christian at home at 5:30, and our Varsity Men will play Northside at home at 7:00. Be here to support the Lions as they begin post-season play in the conference tournament! Admission is $5 for adults, $1 for students, and free for kids 8 & under. AAA Booster Club passes will not be accepted for tournament games. GO LIONS!

Varsity Women's Soccer Workouts

Varsity Women's Soccer will have voluntary workouts beginning February 7 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00 to 4:30. Workouts will be held for the next two weeks leading up to tryouts, which begin February 20.

Varsity Track Workouts

Varsity Track will have pre-season conditioning workouts beginning February 7 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:45 to 4:15. Workouts will be held for the next two weeks leading up to tryouts, which begin February 21. Athletes must have the following items in order to participate: current physical on file with the Athletic Trainer, a towl or yoga mat, and an exercise band with soft handles.

Spring Sports Tryouts

Student-athletes must turn in ALL athletic forms to the coach on the first day of tryouts in order to participate. Athletic forms are available on the school website and include the following: Athletic Physical Form, Athletic Participation Agreement, Athletic Medical Forms Packet.

VARSITY BASEBALL:

Mandatory practice will begin Monday, February 20, 3:00-5:00pm
Baseball field on campus
Practice on Tuesday, February 21 and Wednesday, February 22 will be 4:00-5:30pm, but will return to normal time (3:30-5:30pm) on Thursday, February 23.

MS BASEBALL:

Tuesday, February 21, 2:45-4:00pm
Wednesday, February 22, 2:45-4:00pm
Tryouts will be at the baseball field on campus
Regular practice beginning Thursday, February 23 will be at the HGBC Recreation Complex in Mint Hill (shuttle transportation will be provided from campus to the complex, leaving immediately after school (must be on the bus by 2:45); parents must pick up their student-athletes at the complex after practice—transportation will NOT be provided back to campus).

VARSITY SOFTBALL:

Mandatory practice will begin Monday, February 20, 3:00-5:00pm
Softball field on campus

MS SOFTBALL:

Tuesday, February 21, 3:00-5:15pm
Wednesday, February 22, 3:00-5:00pm
HGBC Recreation Complex in Mint Hill (shuttle transportation will be provided from campus to the complex, leaving immediately after school (must be on the bus by 2:45); parents must pick up their student-athletes at the complex after tryouts/practice—transportation will NOT be provided back to campus).
Voluntary workouts will be held on Wednesdays leading up to tryouts after school until 4:15 at the softball field on campus.

VARSITY WOMEN’S SOCCER:

Monday, February 20, 2:45-4:30pm
Tuesday, February 21, 2:45-4:30pm
Soccer field/practice field on campus

MS GIRLS’ SOCCER:

Tuesday, February 21, 2:45-4:30pm
Wednesday, February 22, 2:45-4:30pm
Soccer field/practice field on campus

VARISTY MEN’S TENNIS:

Tuesday, February 21, 2:30-4:45pm
Thursday, February 23, 2:30-4:45pm
Practice courts on campus (Latin American Campus parking lot)

VARSITY MEN’S GOLF:

Tuesday, February 21, 3:30-6:00pm
Thursday, February 23, 3:30-6:00pm
Pine Lake Country Club (shuttle transportation will be provided from campus to Pine Lake, leaving immediately after school)

VARSITY TRACK:

Tuesday, February 21, 3:00-4:30pm
Thursday, February 23, 3:00-4:30pm (CHANGED FROM WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22)
Football field/track on campus
Must have a towel or yoga mat, an exercise band with soft handles, and a watch.
Voluntary pre-season conditioning will be held every Tuesday and Thursday beginning February 7 leading up to tryouts from 2:45 to 4:15 on campus. Athletes must have a current physical on file with the Athletic Trainer to participate. Athletes must bring a towel or yoga mat and an exercise band with soft handles to workouts.

Winter Sports Banquet

The Winter Sports Banquet for our Varsity teams will be held on Tuesday, February 21 at 6:30pm in Gyms A & B. All Varsity winter athletes and their parents are invited to attend. Dinner will be served and team awards will be announced at the banquet.

Off-Season Conditioning Workouts

The HGCS Athletic Department is offering off-season conditioning workouts for ALL athletes grades 6th-12th not involved in a winter/spring sport.

Coach Pondo has coordinated and led these workouts for the last ten years and is BFS certified. Workouts will start January 3, 2017, Monday through Thursday each week in the field house after school until 5:00p.m. The program he follows is the nationally recognized “Bigger, Faster, Stronger (BFS)” program. This program is used by most high schools and small colleges/universities in the country. It is a great program for ALL athletes in all sports. Athletes must have a current physical on file with Athletic Trainer in order to participate.

The off-season is the time for you to improve as an individual. It is our hope that ALL will take advantage of this program. This program is free of charge, convenient, and it WORKS!

Please contact Coach Pondo with any concerns or questions. Also, please see the attached information regarding instructions.

Click here for more information about off-season workouts: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZgpzQuYM69qUt7j7IsI1fZ_DCiHkagjWyzrrulhwK2k/edit?usp=sharing

18th Annual Golf Tournament

Save the date for the 18th Annual HGCS Golf Tournament! The purpose of this year’s tournament is to partner with family members and local businesses to enhance our efforts and equip our students with the tools needed to build Christian character and a Biblical worldview. The registration fee will include greens fees, cart, boxed lunch, beverage cart, a post tournament awards dinner and a gift bag. Most importantly, the fees will generate funds that will support our academic, art, and athletic programs and will ultimately affect each student that walks through the doors at Hickory Grove Christian School. Stay tuned for other ways you can support the golf tournament through our sponsorship packages!

Player registration is now open at

http://bit.ly/HGCSgolftournament