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Hot on their Heels! Harper Middle College High School
ImportantDates
• STEMersionTours
• SITMeeting—10/5
• Midterms—10/5-10/7
• Lastdayof1stQtr.—10/7
• NoCPCC/CMSClasses—10/10-10/11
• Startof2ndQtr.—10/12
• PSAT—10/19
• SeniorProjectPresentationdue—11/4
• JuniorPaperdue—11/18
• PictureDay—12/13
InThisIssue
▪Principal’sMessage ▪PSAT
▪MeetYourStaff ▪ GallupSurvey
▪FreeSAT&ACTPrep. ▪ HarperShoutOuts
▪Josten’sOrders ▪ComingSoon
▪MilitaryConnectedStudents ▪Logistics
▪NoLunch
FromthedeskofMs.Nelson…..STEMersionwasahugesuccesstoday!ShoutouttoallthestaffatCPCC-Harper!Theirinsightsandwillingnesstoshowourstudentswhattheyknowandgettingthemexcitedaboutpossibleopportunitiesintheirvariousprograms.WearelookingforwardtoengaginginmoreSTEMersionprogramsoverthecourseoftheyear.Lookoutformoreinformationandde-
tails.Haveagreatweekend!AlwaysaGreyhound,Dr.Nelson
September 30, 2016September 30, 2016September 30, 2016September 30, 2016————Volume 2, Issue 5Volume 2, Issue 5Volume 2, Issue 5Volume 2, Issue 5
Welcome / Meet Your Sta� Member
Ms.RobinsonIretiredNovember1,2014andamecstatictobebackasa
HMCHSfamilymember.IgraduatedfromNorthMecklenburgHSmanyyearsagoandattendedWesternCarolinaUniversitytoreceivemyundergraduatedegree.IobtainedaMaster'sinSchoolCounselingfromUNC-Charlotte.IattendedWinthropUniversityforadditionalcourseworkinSchoolAdministration.
Ihavethreenephewsandthreenieces,onegreat-nephewandonegreatnieceandIspoilthemequally.MytwobrothersandonesistergetplentyofattentionfrommebutitpalesincomparisontothetimeIamhonoredtobestowuponmyparents.
Ilovesaltysnacksandskittles.IenjoywatchingtheCarolinaPanthersandinmysparetimeIshop.
ItismyabsolutepleasuretobeofserviceHMCHS;IamhousedintheAdministrativeWing.....can'twaittomeetyou!
MyFavorite……. Color:Crimson Food:AuthenticSouthern/Comfort/SoulFood TVShow:Jeopardy Movie:Ray PastTime:Clothesshopping….shoeshopping...shopping….shopping
FreeACTandSATPractice!
ACTandSATtestpreparationisnowavailableforFREEthroughEdgenuity.Edgenuityoffersanonlinetutori-althatallowsstudentstodevelopcustomizedcourseworktoimprovetheirACTorSATscores.Theprogramincludesdiagnostictests,videolectures,assignments,quizzesandpost-tests.ThesubjectscoveredinthesetutorialsareReading,EnglishwithWriting,MathandScience.Studentscanworkindividuallyonanysubjectandattheirownpace.TologinandcompletetheOrientationModulenow,usetheinformationprovidedbe-low.StartingMonday,September12th,subjectareatutorialswillbeavailableforstudents.
www.edgenuity.com
Username:cmsandCMSStudent#(Ex.cms123456789)
Password:CMSID#(Ex.123456789)
Ifyouhavequestions,pleasecontactMrs.Forges.
Free SAT & ACT Prep
Classroomeventthatmadeyousay,“ThisiswhyIteach!”- althoughcaveatsarerevealedinnumerousways...Ifeel
absolutelyvalidatedasaneducatorwhenstudents,parentsorpeersengageindisplaysofselfsatisfactionorselfafJirmationviasmiles,highJives,happydance...etc.AnotherwayIfeelthateducationisforme.....formerstudentswhomIencounteraftergraduationwhorecognizeandthankmeforhavingapositiveinJluenceontheirlife....priceless.ThesearebutafewreasonswhyIteach.
Ifyouwerestrandedonadesertedisland,whatare3thingsyouwouldwantwithyou?-knife, friend and a Ye
Ifyouhadasuperpower,whatwoulditbe?-Vision
DescribethequalitiesofanidealHarperstudent.—intelligence,tenacity,hasvision,perseverance,iswillingtosac-riJiceinordertomeetpersonalgoals.....hasinherentleadershipskills...setstheeducationalstandardsforotherstofollow.Ourstudentsarecivicconscious,environmentallyfriendlyandsociallyaware.
Josten’s
Asweknow,theJosten’srepresentativewasoncampusonThurs-
day,takinggraduationpacketandringorders.Ifyoumissedhim,
don’tfret.Youcanstillsubmityourorderonline.
(www.jostens.com)Thewebsitehasaninteractivefeature,that
allowsyouseeyourringwhilecreatingit.Italsohasabuilt-infea-
turethatdoesn’tallowyoutoskipanysteps.Thisway,youknow
thatyouhaveselectedalloptionsandyourringwillbecomplete.
Ifyouorderyourringorgraduationpacketwithinthenext
threeweeks,itisguaranteedtoreturnbeforewinterbreak.If
youhaveanyquestionsorneedapacket,youmaypickoneupin
themainofJice.
Military-Connected Students
Inanefforttoensurethattheuniqueneedsofmilitary-connectedstudentsaremet,SessionLaw2014-15requirestheNorthCarolinaStateBoardofEducation/NorthCarolinaDepartmentofPublicInstructiontocollectinformationonmilitary-connectedstudents.Thegoalistohelpaccommodatethesestudentsbyprovidingthemwithsupportandconsistencywhentheirparentsaredeployed,whentheyaretransitioningbetweenschools,andatotherpivotaltimesduringtheiracademiccareer.
Tohelpthedistrictgettheinformationneeded,thereisaformthatneedstobeJilledoutbyyouand/oryourparent.Pleaseretrievethisformoutofyourmailbox,haveitcompleted,andthenturnitintothemainofJicebyOctober31st.
No Lunch
Due to CMS having a day off on Monday, October 3rd, students will need provide their own lunch. CMS
lunch will not be available for those who normally receive lunch. Please make arrangements accordingly.
PSAT
OnOctober19th,studentswillbetakingthePSAT.ThistestismandatoryforallJUNIORS.Moreinformationtocomeas
wegetclosertothetestingdate.
Gallup Survey
CMSwouldliketohearfromyou!
Eachyear,TheGallupNationalStudentSurveyisgiventomeasurestudentknowledgeandawarenessofengagement,
hope,entrepreneurialaspirationsandcareerandJinancialliteracy.Thesurveytakesabout10minutestocomplete.Itisa
totalof24questions.Youcantakethesurveyonadesktopcomputer,chromebook,iPadorcellphone.Youalsohavethe
optiontotakethesurveyinEnglishorSpanish.
DeadlinetocompletethesurveyinOctober21st.
Tocompletethesurvey,typeorcopyandpastetheinformationbelowintoyourwebbrowser.
goo.gl/avwTQh
Harper Shout Outs
Congratula ons to the Crea ve Outlet Associa on (C.O.A.) for having their first mee ng.
For those of you who do not know, C.O.A is a student organiza on that creates a community of fellow ar sts ranging from
wri ng, music, visual arts and theatrics. They meet on Monday’s and Friday’s from
10:30am—11:30am. For more informa on you can contact the club’s founder,
Chris an Dols. He can be found roaming the halls or at one of the mee ngs.
Coming Soon…….
TheHarperMiddleCollege,“HotonYourHeals”newsletterispleasedtoannouncethatwewillbeshowcasingoutseniorclassinthenewsletter.
StartinginmidOctober,eachweekwewillrandomlytakeastudentfromtheseniorclassandshowcasetheminthenewsletter.Youwillgettoknowalittlemoreaboutthemthroughaseriesofquestion.Theywillalsohaveaphotoopportunityaswell.
Seniors,
Moreinformationontocomeinthenextcoupleofweeks.
SAYCHEESE!!!
Important Logistics
Firstandforemost,thankyousomuchforallofyourpatience.ThisistheJirstofJicialyearofHarperMiddleCollege.Wetrulyappreciateyourpatience,Jlexibility,andsupportintheopeningprocessandaswelearnandgrowtogether.Thechartbelowincludesmanyofthefrequentquestionsthathavecomeupsofar.WeacknowledgethatmuchofthisinformationwillneedtobespeciJiedandupdated.Pleasekeepalookoutforupdatesfromus!
BellSchedule Your2016-2017“bell”scheduleisasfollows;
1stblock/9:45am–11:15am(TeacherPlanning)
2ndblock/11:20am–12:50pm
Lunch/12:50pm–1:15pm
3rdblock/1:15pm–2:45pm
4thblock/2:50pm–4:20pm
Textbook Youmaynowbegintopurchaseyourtextbooksfromthebookstore.Onceyouhavepurchasedyour
books,pleasebringMr.Cohensyourreceipt.
Transportation Octoberbuspassesarenowavailable.PleaseseeMr.Cohensinthemainof2ice.
Lunch AllCMSstudentswillreceiveapostcardinearlyAugustwithdirectionsonhowtoapplyforFree/
ReducedMealsforthe2016-2017schoolyear.Youmustcompleteyourapplicationon-lineandsub-
mitittoCMSChildNutrition.StudentswhoreceivedFree/Reducedmealslastyearwillcontinueto
receiveFree/ReducedmealsuntilOctober13th.Anewapplicationmustbesubmittedandapproved
on-linepriortoOctober13thinordertocontinuetoreceiveFree/Reducedmeals.Studentsmayalso
purchaseaCMSlunchatLMCHS.Lunchpriceis$2.50and$.60formilkandmoneymustbedeposited
withPayPamonline.IfyouareinterestedinreceivingaCMSluncheachday,pleaseemailMr.Cohens
atclintonb.cohens@cms.k12.nc.usbeforetheJirstweekofschool.Lunchwillbedelivereddailyto
Harperfromaneighboringschool,keptsecureinourofJicesandstudentscanaccessitduringtheday.
Online
Course
***PLEASENOTE***ThosestudentsthataretakingCOM231andACA122,yourclassbeginson
October12th.IfyouhavenotpurchasedyourtextbookforthesecourseyouneedtoseeMr.Cohens
priortoattemptingtodoso.