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The Georgia High Graduation Test will be given Monday, March 22-Thursday, March 25. This is a four part test with one subject given on each day. Passing this test is a graduation requirement for all Georgia public high schools.
If your student will be testing, it is important that they get a good night's rest the night before and be at school on time on each day that week.
Monday, 3/22 - Language Arts
Tuesday, 3/23 - Math
Wednesday, 3/24 - Science
Thursday, 3/25 - Social Studies
We are continuing to subscribe to a website that offers an opportunity for your students to practice for the EOCT and GHSGT. USA Test Prep has a wealth of questions in math, science, social studies and language arts. In addition to the questions it has on-line flash cards, crossword puzzles, lesson plans, diagnostic tests, etc. The good thing about this site is that you can have your students practice at home.
Student Login Instructions:
Go to http://www.usatestprep.com
Click on Member Login in the top right corner
Enter the Username: norcross
Enter the Student password: newton73
Click on I Accept
From this point navigate to the various subjects.
The Georgia Department of Education has a site with information on the GHSGT. You may wish to visit, with your student, the following site:
Thanks so much for your support of this intervention.
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Progress Reports - March 17
Progress Reports came home with your student on Wednesday, March 17. These reports reflect your student's work for the first nine weeks of the semester. Please follow up with your students on their progress in each of their classes.
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Summer Class Information
Information and registration forms are now available for summer P.E., Health, and Drivers Education classes on the NHS Community School website. The 2010 Spring/Summer brochure is also available with information about classes and camps that are offered through the NHS Community School.
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RELAY FOR LIFE RUMMAGE SALE
Saturday, March 20th
8-11 a.m. in front of Norcross High School
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Prom 2010 - "A Touch of Class"
Saturday, March 27
8:00 p.m.
King Plow Arts Center
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AP PRACTICE EXAM DAY
SATURDAY, APRIL 24
Registration: March 22- April 1
Where: NHS
Time: 7:45 am
FREE to all students who register!!
- Students will have an opportunity to experience a real-time testing environment will lower the stress-component of the actual high-stakes testing while familiarizing the students with the format and expectations of the AP exam. The end results will be higher scores for the student.
- Registration forms will be available on the school's website and through all AP classes
- Exams that will be offered:
AP Language
AP Literature
AP Economics
AP US Government
AP World History
AP Calculus AB
AP Statistics
AP Physics B
AP Biology
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TSA Wins at STATE COMPETITIONS!!
This weekend the Technology Student Association traveled to Athens, Ga to compete with over 1,000 students from across the state and won recognition in a number of areas. This was the first time competing for almost EVERY student from Norcross and to place in the top 10 is EXTREMELY difficult to do on your first try. We am VERY proud of this group of TSA students!
Please help me congratulate the following Technology Students:
Top 10 Winners:
Michelle Parkos - 2nd in the State in Future Technology Teacher
Chantel Curlett - 4th in the State in Promotional Graphics
Steven Lee and Thomas Wohlbach - 4th in the State in Debating Technological Issues
Jose Cabrera - 4th in the State in Transportation Modeling
Khang Bui - 8th in the State in Computer Aided Design Animation- Engineering
Juan Moreno - 8th in the State in Computer Aided Design Animation- Architecture
Malik McGee - 10th in the State in Flight Engineering and Endurance
Honorable mentions:
Chantel Curlett - 11th in the State in Computer Aided Publishing
Ivan Hernandez and Eli Castrejon - 11th in the State in Radio Controlled Transportation
Emilio Acosta and Jose Cabrera - 11th in the State in Structural Engineering
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Miss Norcross Scholarship Pageant
Miss Norcross Scholarship Pageant will be held on May 2nd from 2:00pm to 4:00pm. Participant packets can be picked up in the Attendance Office.
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2010 SENIOR GRADUATION BANNERS
If you are interested in purchasing a 2010 Senior Graduation Banner for your church, sub-division, apartment complex, etc., please contact Debbie McCaffrey at 770-559-4633, 678-614-5622, or
and she will send you the details. This year the Future Business Leaders of America will be making the banners so the money you pay helps Norcross High School
students as well as the PTSA, and you get a quality product. The information is needed by April 2nd.
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MUSICAL NOTES
NHS Chamber Ensemble
This Friday evening, the NHS Chamber Ensemble will be performing at 7:00 PM at Mountain View High School in Lawrenceville for the 2010 Large Group Performance Evaluation Orchestra Festival.
Members of the 21-person group are:
Andrew Chang
John Cooper
Daivon Deans
Brittany Dickinson
Chelsea Dunn
Hal Glick
Dianna Gottlieb
Conrad Helms
Kevin (Andre) Indianto
Zack (Zachary) Koontz
David Lee
Julian Lizarazo
Lindsey Lue
Fiona O'Brien
Jack (John) O'Reilly
Lisa Perlow
Wade Phenicie
Daniel Presto
Jack Scullin
Peter (Nguyen) Truong
Coryn Wilson
The students will be playing a very challenging program of Mendelssohn, Saint-Saens, and a modern composer named David Diamond. They will be judged and rated by some of the best orchestra teachers in Georgia. If you live near Mountain View or have some time to drive out there on Friday, please consider coming to see the group play at 7:00 PM! It's free and will be about thirty minutes long.
Chorus GMEA LGPE Results & Upcoming Chorus Concert
The Norcross Choruses participated in their first formal performance evaluation in years this week. They braved pouring rain, a bus breakdown, and a 45 minute delay, yet performed spectacularly amid the circumstances. All choruses (Norcross Singers, Chorale, and Chamber Choir) earned Excellent ratings for their performance and Superior ratings for sight-reading. They received high marks for "lovely" choral tone, vitality of expression, and professional stage presence. The students were even complemented by many directors in attendance for their respectful behavior and well-groomed appearance. Please make sure you congratulate your students on a job well done -- And make plans for our first concert of the season, March 23 at 7 PM in the NHS Theatre.
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Step Team Champions
This weekend, the NHS Step Team traveled to Columbia, SC to compete in a huge Step Competition featuring over 14 teams. For the 2nd year in a row, we beat the hometown favorite and took the 1st place prize of a trophy and $1,000 to support our program.
CONGRATULATIONS STEP TEAM!!!
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GO BIG BLUE!!!
WEIGHT LIFTING CHAMPS
This past weekend our Weight Lifting team competed in the Area 2 Weight Lifting Championship at Peachtree Ridge HS. The area consists of schools from Dekalb, Gwinnett, White and Hall county. Norcross went in under the radar and came out in 1st place, beating second place Peachtree Ridge by 21 points. The results are based on 3 lift totals (bench, clean and squat) in 10 different weight classes. We took 21 athletes and had 13 place in the top six in their respective weight classes, with Arius Wright and Eric Johnson winning their weight classes outright. Please take the time to congratulate the following members.
141-150lbs
Cyrus Horne
Papa Cheremateng
151-160lbs
Eric Howard
Michael Polk
William Stewart
161-170lbs
Andrew Tribble
Darryl Marlow
171-180lbs
David Olea
181-190lbs
Arius Wright
Dentron Young
John McWilliams
191-205lbs
Geremy Davis
Eric Johnson
Isiah Hinsley
205-225lbs
Seth Hinsley
Sebastian Burke Cobble
226-245lbs
Raymond Klugey
Montorious Broughton
Will O'Grady
246lbs & above
Max Garcia
Ben Bradley
FOOTBALL INFO
Youth League Football Sign-Ups
Saturday, March 27th
Duke House
10:00am - 2:00pm
Community Physicals for all sports/cheerleading
Sponsored by NHS Football
Saturday, April 17th
Commons Area
7:00am - 12:00pm noon
Annual Community Golf Tournament
Sponsored by NHS Football
Monday, April 19th
Contact Coach Maloof at
SPRING SPORTS SCHEDULES
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COUNSELING CORNER
ATTENTION PARENTS OF 10TH AND 11TH GRADERS:
On Thursday, March 25 at 6:30 pm in the NHS Media Center, there will be an informational meeting for current 10th and 11th grade students who are interested in the ACCEL Program. A parent or guardian must attend this meeting with the student. ACCEL allows qualified students an opportunity to be dually enrolled in high school and college during their junior and/or senior year of high school. To qualify, students must have at least a 3.0 academic GPA.
AP Exam Confirmation Letter
Parents/Guardians: Students signed their AP exam confirmation letter this past week for AP exams in May to verify that they signed up for the correct test. Please check with your student and make sure that they signed this form. A confirmation letter will be sent home from the county the week after spring break sometime stating the AP exam, date and time, and the location of the exam. If you do not receive that letter, please call Dr. Aarestad at 770-326-8099.
9th GRADE FREE TUTORING
Every Wednesday After School
2:20 - 3:30 pm
The ninth grade counselors have arranged for FREE TUTORING to any/all 9th grade student(s) needing help in any core subject. They will be tutored by brilliant JUNIORS AND SENIORS in the Media Center every Wednesday after school from 2:20 to 3:30.
There are only two stipulations:
1. Each student MUST have a strong desire to improve his/her grades.
2. EACH STUDENT MUST PROVIDE HIS/HER OWN TRANSPORTATION HOME!!!
ALL JUNIORS AND SENIORS desiring COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS are welcome to participate.
WE MUST HAVE PARENT APPROVAL FROM ALL INTERESTED TUTEES AND TUTORS :)!
Please see Ms. Cotton, Mr. Culpepper, or Ms. Murcia if you are an interested TUTEE wanting to receive help or a TUTOR wanting to offer help.
West Point Summer Leaders Seminar
Current juniors who are interested in attending West Point Military Academy's Summer Leaders Seminar must see Mr. Henderson by March 19th to obtain information. Application deadline is April 1, 2010. Students must meet the following criteria:
- Be classified as a junior during the 2009-2010 school year;
- Top fifth of their high school class;
- Strong PSAT scores;
- Demonstrated leadership potential by participation, election/selection to office, and honors earned in organized athletic and extracurricular activities.
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION:
For information on scholarships available, please check the Scholarship Table in the Financial Resourses section on the Counseling web page:
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Parent Meetings & Workshops - Spring 2010
The parent meeting that was scheduled for March 9th has been cancelled. The next parent meeting will be April 20th, 2010 at 6:30 - Roadmap to College
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NHS FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE GALA V - 4/30
Interested in knowing more about the Norcross High School Foundation for Excellence and how you can have an impact on its activities?
Plans are rapidly moving ahead for the Foundation's Gala 5, which will be held the evening of Friday, April 30, at the home of Aaron and Jan Lupuloff. J. Alexanders has recently agreed to donate all food served at the event.
The Foundation is seeking "Challengers" to encourage ticket sales. If you accept a "Challenge," you agree to be responsible for $1,000 of tax-deductible donations to the Foundation. The Challenge may be fulfilled by either donating the money personally or selling the tickets or a combination.
The Foundation has a goal of obtaining 60 Challengers, which would raise $60,000 for school enhancement. For more information about being a Challenger and the Foundation's activities, go to the school's Web site, nhsfoundation.onmycalendar.com, or e-mail Jenifer Kinney at
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PTSA HAPPENINGS
ELECTRONICS RECYCLING DAY AT PINCKNEYVILLE MS
Pinckneyville Middle School's PTSA is sponsoring an ecycling day on Saturday, March 27. Details are highlighted in the flyer attached and also on www.pinckneyvillems.org under "Parents" then "PTSA" then "Environmental". Our hope is to get the word out now so that everyone can start saving their electronic items.
Norcross News - Online Now
The February Edition of the Norcross News is now available online at:
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2010-2011 School Calendar
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Update: go2.gwinnett Parent Portal
Who: NHS Parents
When: Parents will be receiving an email with token information to log in to the Parent Portal. Gwinnett County rolled out the go2.gwinnett Parent Portal by clusters and the Norcross Cluster went online February 3rd.
What: Gwinnett County Public Schools offers the go2.gwinnett Parent Portal as a tool to enhance the parent communication and involvement in their child's academic achievement. Through this online resource, parents can monitor their child's academic progress and attendance on an ongoing basis. In order to access this resource, parents must complete a form in person at Norcross HS and present a picture ID. Upon confirmation of guardianship through school records, parents will be able to access go2.gwinnett and their child's current grades and attendance.
The go2.gwinnett Parent Portal Access Forms are available in the front office.
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Interested in Volunteering at NHS?
Interested in Volunteering at Norcross? There are a number of different volunteering opportunities for you here at NHS. Opportunities include working in the media center, working in classrooms, running copies, and completing small projects for faculty and staff. If you are interested, please contact Carey Drake, PTA Volunteer Coordinator at
or Megan Burns, NHS Parent Support Coordinator at (770) 326-8748 or
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Thank You Business Partners!
Norcross High School
Business Partners
2009/2010
Belk Department Store
5165 Peachtree Parkway
Norcross, GA
www.Belk.com
Trader Joe's
5185 Peachtree Parkway
Norcross, GA
www.traderjoes.com
The Flying Biscuit Café
5270 Peachtree Parkway
Norcross, GA
www.flyingbiscuit.com
If you are interested in becoming a partner in education, please contact Lorri Pace
770-447-2632
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Sincerely,
Jonathan Patterson
Principal
Norcross High School
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