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Hot on their Heels! Harper Middle College High School Important Dates STEMersion Tours SITMeeting—10/5 Midterms—10/5-10/7 Lastdayof1stQtr.—10/7 No CPCC/CMS Classes— 10/10-10/11 Startof2ndQtr.—10/12 PSAT—10/19 SeniorProjectPresentation due—11/4 Junior Paper due—11/18 PictureDay—12/13 InThisIssue Principal’sMessage PSAT Meet Your Staff Gallup Survey FreeSAT&ACTPrep. Harper Shout Outs Josten’s Orders Coming Soon Military Connected Students Logistics No Lunch FromthedeskofMs.Nelson….. STEMersionwasahugesuccesstoday! ShoutouttoallthestaffatCPCC-Harper! Theirinsightsandwillingnesstoshowour studentswhattheyknowandgettingthem excited about possible opportunities in their various programs. Wearelookingforwardtoengaginginmore STEMersionprogramsoverthecourseofthe year. Lookoutformoreinformationandde- tails. Haveagreatweekend! Always a Greyhound, Dr.Nelson September 30, 2016 September 30, 2016 September 30, 2016 September 30, 2016—Volume 2, Issue 5 Volume 2, Issue 5 Volume 2, Issue 5 Volume 2, Issue 5

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.