3/3-3/7 Weekly UPdate

• There are 3 instructional days left in the 3rd Quarter and 37 instructional days left until EOG's and EOC's begin. There are 51 days left in the school year. 
• The Unified Club Spirit week will conitnue this week with the following dress up days: 
  • Monday 3/3: Wear Yellow Day
  • Tuesday 3/4: Jersey or Sports T-shirt Day
  • Wednesday: Spread the Word by Wearing Blue Day
  Parent Teacher Conferences begin Thursday 3/6 and Friday 3/7. If you need to request a meeting with your child's teacher, please reach out to them via email. Many teachers have sent out sign up genius appointments to make this process easier for everyone. 
• On Wednesday 2/26, I sent an email our regarding the Celebrate Smithfield International Culture Fair. The flyer for the fair will be attached below. The fair is on Saturday March 15, 2025 from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM. 
• Seniors, please submit your college acceptances and scholarship offerings to Mr. King! I also want to include any post secondary plans you may have that would not necessarily include college acceptances. I want to begin announcing your accomplishments on the morning announcements but I need your information! 
• 7th Grader Evelyn Scarboro played in the top 4 of her division for the NC Aviation Art Contest. The theme of the contest was Women With Wings sponsored by NCDOT Aviation Workforce Programs. Evelyn painted a picture depicting Bessie Coleman who was the first African American woman to earn her pilots license. Evelyn's artwork is show below. Great job Evelyn!

• Mr. Decorris Smith, our art teacher, is asking for any Newspaper donations to be turned into him for a project. 
• The ACT will take place on Tuesday March 11th, 2025. All 11th grade students need to be in attendance that morning for this state mandated test. 
• The second round of 8th Grade Science NC Check-in's will be Wednesday March 5th, 2025. ​
• To this point, the senior class has been offered $3,182,646 in scholarship money. This is the new school record! To highlight some of our senior accomplishments, I am going to begin announcing each seniors college acceptances and post secondary plans (regardless if it includes college). Please send all college acceptance letters, post secondary plans, and scholarship offerings to Mr. King. 
• The first Senior Spotlight announcements will be the following students: 
  • 3/3/25: Today's senior spotlight is Eva King. Eva was accepted to the University of Aberdeen in Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom. This is a first in school history so congratulations. 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
  • ​3/4/25: 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.
  • ​3/5/25: Today’s senior spotlight is Sha’eem Williams. Sha’eem wants to pursue a BS in Engineering and he has been accepted to Chowan University and JCC
• The girls basketball team lost in the second round of the state playoffs to Wilson Prep Friday night. The girls were down 14-6 at the end of the first quarter and fought all the way back to make it a one point game in the 3rd quarter. The final score of the game was 53-43. 
  
• Below is the weekly athletic schedule: