Karen Summers, Principal

Green Hope High School 2500 Carpenter Upchurch Road Cary, 27519

Phone: 919-380-3700 Fax: 919-380-3712 September 18, 2016 http://greenhopehigh.wcpss.net

PowerSchool: PowerSchool is unavailable this weekend due to DPI system maintenance.

Voter Registration: All WCPSS students will conduct a voter registration drive. Any student who is 16+ years of age, can register to vote in North Carolina. Beginning September 19th, eligible students will receive a voter registration form. Students will complete the form on campus and we will collect them and submit to Central Office. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Yamauchi at [email protected].

Governor’s School: A Governor's School Informational Meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 20, at (Jones Chapel) in Raleigh, at 6:00 PM. Also, a Governor's School Interest Meeting for students will be held on Thursday, September 22, in the Green Hope Auditorium, at 10:30 AM. Eleventh graders can apply to attend in any academic or arts area while tenth graders can apply for only select fine arts areas. For additional information, please see the N.C. Governor's School website or contact Allison Tibbetts, counselor.

Spirit Night at Stone Creek Chick-Fil-A: The Green Hope High school Band is hosting a Spirit Night at the Stone Creek Chick-Fil-A Thursday, September 22nd from 5pm – 8pm. Please come out and show your Green Hope Spirit and remember to let the cashier know you are there to support the Green Hope High School Band!

Fall Festival: Green Hope is excited to announce its first ever Fall Festival, Saturday, October 1 from 2-6 at Green Hope. Co-sponsored by the Athletic Booster Club, the PTSA, the Band Boosters and the Fine Arts Boosters, the festival will be a chance to explore all things Green Hope. There will be mini-clinics and demonstrations by our athletes, band and color guard, performances, artists and an open mic in the media center. All visitors are welcome! We encourage Green Hope families to come by to experience what our amazing students can do, and invite your friends, neighbors, colleagues and their children! Del's Lemonade Stand, Chick-fil-A and more will be on campus as well. Tickets will be $5 at the door and proceeds will be split between the four booster clubs. Any questions, please email Deb Ryan, Athletic Booster Club President, at [email protected].

PSAT Date Change: The PSAT administration date has been changed from Saturday, October 15th to Wednesday, October 19th. As a result, registration will be extended until the end of lunch (11:12) on Thursday, September 22nd. If there are students that no longer plan to take the exam on the new date, they should also report to registration table before school or during lunch to apply for a refund. Because the exam will be on a school day, we will only be testing GHHS and home schooled students. The district will only pay for the administration of current

11th grade students who have a GPA of 4.5625 and above. Eleventh grade students with a GPA below 4.5625 and all other students will still need to pay the $15 exam fee to the school. This is a change from previous years when all 10th grade students took the exam free of charge. Please continue to monitor our website for more information.

Pre-ACT: All 10th grade students will take the Pre ACT (formerly the ACT Plan) free of charge on Wednesday, October 12th.

17 GHHS National Merit Scholarship Finalists: Sixty-one students from 15 Wake County Public School System high schools were among the approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 62nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,500 Merit Scholarship awards worth $33 million that will be offered next spring. About 90 percent of the semifinalists are expected to attain finalists standing and approximately half of the finalists will be selected as Merit Scholarship winners. Congrats to these 17 seniors: Kevin Chen, Connie P. Cui, Varsha Gopal, Noor D. Helbaoul, Rebecca K. Hodge, Diksha N. Joshi, Namrata D. Jumani, Aditi A. Kharod, Ramya Kolagani, Isabella M. Morse, Isabelle A. Muise, Mara Negrut, Gabrielle Ruehle, Emily Ryu, Ruchi K. Sarkar, Neetya Shah and Sarah M. Taylor.

College Visit for Juniors and Seniors In order to attend a college visit, students MUST sign up in Student Services and get a pass by 7:25am for morning visits and by 11:17 for afternoon visits. These meetings are for Students Only.

September 19th: University of Georgia at 8am Hollins University at 9:30am Rensselaer Polytech Institute at 1pm September 20th: Roanoke College at 8am University of Mary Washington at 9:30am University of New Hampshire at 1pm September 21st: Meredith College at 9am ECU Honors College at 1pm Randolph College at 1pm September 22nd: University of Alabama Huntsville at 8 am Bates College at 1pm September 23rd: Old Dominion University at 8 am High Point University at 9am University of Miami at 1pm