HGCS High School Student Announcements: September 27 2017 Announcements

Hickory Grove Christian School

High School Announcements

September 27 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."

Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits-who forgive all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s

Psalms 103:2-5

Birthdays this week/weekend

Sept 26 Blake Patterson

Sept 27 Bobby Edwards

Sept 27 Jordan Little

Sept 28 Sydney McCallum

Sept 29 Michaela Tison

Things you need to know:

HOSA club meeting Wednesday, during second lunch in the basement

Mandatory for all Middle School and High School students who will be signing up for the Middle School and High School Swim Teams:

Suit Fitting and the Swim Team Apparel Order Form will be handed out during all lunches on October 4, Wednesday.

A table will be set up in front of the lunch room. Do not miss receiving important information about ordering what you need for the swim team this year and being fitted for a team swim suit.

Make up pictures are Friday if you weren’t here last week.

2018 Sejong Writing Competition

(In collaboration with the Korea Institute, Harvard University, and the Literature Translation Institute of Korea)

Mission: to introduce young adults to Korean culture through literature and poetry

Eligibility: all residents of the US and Canada age 25 and younger regardless of ethnic background

Essay competition for 9-12 grades

Essay competition for 1-8 grades

Poetry competition for 1-12 grades

For more information, see the link below:

http://sejongculturalsociety.org/writing/current/index.php

Spirit Week (September 25-29)

The theme is "Road Tripping Across the USA"

Thursday: Hippie Day

Friday: Blue and Gold Day

Rules of MODESTY and NO HOODIES apply.

Attachments

SMART Lunch Schedule 2017-2018 - First Semester Schedule.pdf

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:

This is Week 4 for SMART lunch clubs.

Attachments

Club Meeting Days - Entire Month (1).pdf

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

Early Dismissals:

Friday, September 29 (PEP RALLY):

Varsity Cheerleading - 1:30pm

All Fall Varsity Teams - 1:40pm

Mandatory for all Middle School and High School students who will be signing up for the Middle School and High School Swim Teams:

Suit Fitting and the Swim Team Apparel Order Form will be handed out during all lunches on October 4, Wednesday.

A table will be set up in front of the lunch room. Do not miss receiving important information about ordering what you need for the swim team this year and being fitted for a team swim suit.

Winter Sport Sign-Ups

Sign-ups for winter sports will be held next week (October 2-6) in the high school office, middle school hallway, and online. Please look for the sign-up link in next week's announcements. Tryouts for winter sports will be held the week of October 30th. Students must turn in all athletic forms (Athletic Physical Form, Athletic Participation Agreement, Athletic Medical Forms Packet) by the first day of tryouts in order to participate. Winter sports include MS Girls' Basketball, Varsity Women's Basketball, MS Boys' Basketball, JV Boys' Basketball, Varsity Men's Basketball, and Varsity Men's & Women's Swimming.

Fall Team Pictures

The following is the remaining team picture schedule for fall sports:

Monday, October 2nd:

2:45 - JV Football (Field)

3:00 - Varsity Football (Field)

Please be sure to bring your uniform to wear for team pictures. All athletes will take individual pictures in addition to the team picture, even if they are not purchasing the individual picture. Please make sure to bring your Sports Picture Order Form and money to turn in to Julie Scott, the photographer, on picture day.