3/3-3/5 Weekly Update

• There are 3 instructional days left in the 3rd quarter. There are 37 instructional days left until EOG's and EOC's begin. There are 51 days left in the school year. 
• The Unified Spirit Club Spirit Week will continue this week with the following dress up days: 
  • Monday 3/3- Wear Yellow for Kindness!
  • Tuesday 3/4- Be apart of a Team or Jersey Day!
  • Wednesday 3/5- Wear Neuse Blue!
• Due to Teacher Workdays Thursday and Friday (3/6 and 3/7), there will be no after school tutoring on Thursday (3/6)! 
• Parents, teachers have been sending out requests for meetings on Thursday and Friday this week. If you would like to meet with one of your child's teachers, please reach out to them to set up an appointment. 
• Parents, Mr. Decorris Smith is looking for newspaper donations for a project they will be competing in art class. If you have any old news papers, please send them to school with your child!
• The next round of 8th grade Science Check-ins will be Wednesday (3/5)
• Juniors, the ACT is scheduled for March 11th. Parents I sent a letter out last week discussing the importance of the ACT and other upcoming tests. Please know the ACT is a state requirement for all Juniors to participate in. 
• 7th grader Evelyn Scarboro placed in the top 4 of her division in the NC Aviation Art Contest. Evelyn painted a picture of Bessie Coleman, the first African American female to earn her pilots license. Congratulations to Evelyn and this accomplishment! A picture of Evelyn's painting is shown below: 

• Seniors please send any college acceptance letters or scholarship offering's to Mr. King. He keeps track of the amount of scholarship money offered as well as post secondary plans. 
• To this point, the senior class has been offered $3,450,246 in scholarship money which is a school record. To celebrate the senior class's accomplishment, I am going to begin a segment called "Senior Spotlight" where each senior will be announced as well as their college acceptances. 
  • Monday 3/3: Eva King was accepted to the University of Aberdeen in Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom. This is a first in school history so congratulations to her on this feat. Eva wants to pursue a BS in Business Administration or BA in English. Additionally, Eva has been accepted to Campbell, Barton, Aurora, Alabama, the University of Rhode Island, East Tennessee State, and James Madison University. Good luck with making your selection Eva!
  • Tuesday 3/4: Today’s senior spotlight is Isaiah Hernandez. Isaiah wants to pursue a BA in Political Science or BA in History. Isaiah has been accepted to Penn State and Alabama University.​
• ​The varsity girls basketball team lost in the second round of the playoffs to Wilson Prep. Wilson Prep came into the game with a 24-1 record. The girls were down 14-6 at the end of the first quarter and fought all the way back to make it a 1 point game in the 3rd quarter. The girls team showed a lot of toughness and grit fighting back during the game. Congratulations on a great season girls!
• Here is the athletic schedule for the week: