CGS Weekly Message

Happy Sunday!

We hope that everyone had a fantastic Academic Break!

March and April will be full of instruction as our teachers push to cover the last remaining content of the school year. After we return from Spring Break in April, we will be studying and preparing for our End of Course/End of Grade Exams that will start in May! It's going to be a busy few months. Please make sure that your student is prepared for school daily, on time, and stays the entire school day if possible. Instructional hours matter and any time a student leaves school early or shows up late- their instructional minutes are impacted. Thank you for putting Academics first at CGS and holding your student accountable for his or her work ethic while on campus.

REMINDER- we have had to make up some time due to instructional hours/days being missed due to inclement weather that took place in January/February. Please make note of the changes below to this year's Academic Calendar. If we miss any more school or need to make up additional time, we will let you know ASAP!

• 3/5/2025: This was originally a half day- IT WILL NOW BE A FULL SCHOOL DAY- Regular Hours.

• 3/21/2025 : This was originally a "Mental Health and Wellness Day". This will now be a FULL SCHOOL DAY- Regular Hours.

• 4/30/2025: This was originally a half day- IT WILL NOW BE A FULL SCHOOL DAY- Regular Hours.

We will also be making a slight adjustment to the last week of school. 5/21/2025 will now be a 1/2 day for all students to accommodate our Senior Pep Rally and graduation preparation exercises.

If we continue to have winter weather, more make up time may be needed. We will keep you updated. We are trying to stay away from taking days from our Spring Break in April, but Monday, April 21, 2025 will be the next potential day we will utilize as a regular school day if inclement weather continues.

SAVE THE DATES:

• 3/7/2025: Lottery for the 25-26 school year CLOSES!
• 3/10/2025: Lottery RUNS for the 25-26 School Year
• 3/11/2025: March BOD Meeting at our High School Campus or online via YouTube
• 3/15/2025: School Tours for Prospective Families (10:00 A.M.- 12:00 P.M.- must sign up ahead of time with the front office)

**Individual Spring School Pictures and Club Pictures will be in March! Date will be shared ASAP once confirmed.

Looking Ahead:

• 4/5/2025: Prom
  
• 4/8/2025: April Board of Directors' Meeting at 6:30 P.M. at the HS or via YouTube
• 4/10/2025: HS Theater Performance at 7:00 P.M. at the Gym at the K-8 Campus
• 4/14/2025-4/21/2025: Spring Break! CGS Closed!
• 4/29/2025: MS Theater Performance at 7:00 P.M. at the Gym at the K-8 Campus
• 4/30/2025: Guitar Concert at 7:00 P.M. at the Gym at the K-8 Campus

Looking Further Ahead: (dates/times could be subject to change)

• 5/1/2025: Spring Dance Concert at 6:00 P.M. in the Gym at the K-8 Campus
• 5/13/2025: May Board of Directors' Meeting at 6:30 P.M. at the HS Campus or via YouTube
• 5/19/2025: K-5 End of Year Awards Ceremony @ 1:15 P.M. in the Gym at the K-8 Campus
• 5/20/2025: MS End of Year Awards Ceremony @ 1:15 P.M. in the Gym at the K-8 Campus
• 5/21/2025: Senior PEP Rally @ 9:00 A.M. in the Gym at the K-8 Campus
• 5/21/2025: Half Day Dismissal
• 5/22/2025: Graduation for our Class of 2025 at 6:00 P.M. in the Gym at the K-8 Campus
• 5/23/2025: LAST DAY of the 2024-2025 School Year! Half Day Dismissal

**High School End of Year Awards will be scheduled in May- date TBD!

Reminder- Check out our CGS Directory for questions regarding anything CGS! You can also reach out to us at info@cgsnc.org for questions.

Don't forget to check out our website at www.cgsnc.org and our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/cgsgrizzlies for updates!

CGS Parents, if you are in need of assistance with creating or accessing your child's Power School account, please use this form. The Parent Portal through Power School is a great way to get live updates as to how your student is progressing in their classroom studies.

Here is an FAQ that may be helpful as well.

If you have any questions, please contact our registrar Ms. Walther at marissawalther@cgsnc.org.

School Day:

K-8: School starts at 7:45 A.M. and ends at 2:45 P.M.

(students may arrive as early as 7:15 A.M.)

9-12: School starts at 8:00 A.M. and ends at 3:00 P.M.

(students may arrive as early as 7:30 A.M.)

Need some new CGS apparel? Check out our School Spirit Store by clicking on the link below!

https://acceleratedgfx.com/collections/Clover-Garden

Greetings Grizzly Families,

Happy Sunday!

Welcome back! We are looking forward to a great week back and closing out the month of February!

As always thank you for your support and have a great week! #GrizzlyPride

Thanks,

Mrs. Spencer

K-8 Principal

Hello Grizzly Families!

I hope you enjoyed the academic break. We are excited to be back and hope spring weather arrives soon! Attendance is crucial for success. Please make sure your student is on time and present for all classes. As always, thank you for your partnership and support.

Thanks,

Dr. Morris

Junior/Senior Prom 2025--An Enchanted Evening

Prom tickets are on sale now! $50/ticket and can be purchased before school or during lunch starting February 24th, 2025. This year, the prom will be Saturday, April 5th from 6 pm-10 pm at A Country Venue at Walker Farm. Students wanting to bring a guest who does not attend CGS can pick up a form in the main office. Guests of current students who are no longer in school must have a background check completed and submitted to Mr. Graham in the main office. The form must be turned in before purchasing a ticket. Please see Dr. Morris with questions.

An A Honor Roll Recognition

Those who earned all A's for the second quarter will receive a certificate and have a treat with Dr. Morris and Mrs. Gladden on Wednesday, February 26th at 2:45 pm.

Clover Garden School (CGS) Alamance Community College-Career and College Promise Guidelines beginning 2025-2026.

We want our students to have an enjoyable high school experience while fulfilling their goals toward college credits or an associate's degree. These guidelines have been created to support a successful dual enrollment experience. Mrs. Walther, Mrs. Gladden, or Dr. Morris will be meeting with new eligible students for CCP February 24th-28th, 2025.

Juniors

It's time to start planning for college! The spring and summer before your senior year is a great time to visit colleges that you may be interested in applying for admission. Check out the websites of colleges and universities of your interest for opportunities to schedule a tour.

Senior Scholarship Opportunity

NCSECU People Helping People Scholarship opportunity. Please see Dr. Morris for an application. Applications are due by March 5th. Only one candidate from Clover Garden will be selected as an applicant for the scholarship.

Attention Juniors and Seniors

Information on CCP and College Transfer Programs

CCP will be having another virtual session later this month for parents and students to learn more about the Career and College Promise Program at ACC. Here is a direct link to the registration: https://alamancecc.edu/career-and-college-promise/info-sessions.php

C3 and CSTEP are also holding an information session. These are two great transfer programs. They are focused on seniors, but this is great information for juniors, especially if they are in CCP, because there are credit limits they need to be aware of.

Dear CGS Juniors,

The ACT will be given during school on Tuesday March 11th . All juniors are invited to two ACT Prep Sessions with Mr. Cheek. During these sessions, we will work on ACT Prep for English, Reading, Math, and Science.

Juniors have been split into two groups:

Group 1: Juniors who ARE NOT in Mr. Cheek’s current 5 th period class will meet in Mr. Cheek’s classroom on Monday, March 3rd and Wednesday, March 5th from 3:15 – 4:45 both days. Mark your calendars!
Group 2: Juniors who ARE in Mr. Cheek’s current 5 th period Math 3 class will do the ACT Prep sessions in class during the week prior to the ACT.

The ACT is a standardized test that many colleges and universities require or strongly recommend; the ACT also impacts Clover Garden’s overall school score compared to other schools in N.C., so we hope that each 11 th grade student taking this test will give their best effort.

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Are you a graduating high school senior interested in transferring to UNC or NC State? Please join ACC on Friday, February 27th at 7 pm on Zoom (link below) to learn more about the C-STEP and C3 co-admissions programs. Students who apply and are admitted to these programs are guaranteed admittance to UNC or NC State upon graduation with an Associate in Arts, Science, or Engineering Degree provided that all program requirements are met. These programs provide academic support for students during their time at ACC and prepare them for a successful transition to university. As members of the CSTEP or C3 programs, students will attend events on ACC's campus along with the university campuses to make friendships and network.
Graduating high school seniors with fewer than 30 credit hours of college coursework are welcome to apply to C-STEP and C3, but all are welcome to attend the information session to learn more. If you will still be a CCP student in the fall, you will need to wait until the semester you are graduating to apply. The application deadline for UNC's C-STEP program is April 1st and the deadline for NC State's C3 program is June 1st.

If you cannot attend the information session, please feel free to look up information on our websites.

Topic: CSTEP C3 Information Session
Time: Feb 27, 2025 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://alamancecc-edu.zoom.us/j/91719911363?pwd=82wIGeAq0phbm3XcBiKAiXOow5yaeu.1

Meeting ID: 917 1991 1363
Passcode: 113739

UNC's C-STEP
https://www.alamancecc.edu/university-transfer/transfer-agreements/c-step.php
Advisor: Zachary Mathews
Zachary.Mathews@alamancecc.edu
336-506-4016

NC State's C3
https://c3.ncsu.edu/
Advisor: Sarah Bergmann
Sarah.Bergmann@alamancecc.edu
336-506-4107

Thank you to Ms. Windsor from the Times News' paper for presenting CGS with our "Readers' Choice for BEST Charter School in Alamance County". We are very proud of this recognition and have won this award 9 times out of the past 10 years!! #GrizzlyPROUD!

As a tradition at CGS, if our teams get to conference championships or playoff championships, we like to "hype them up" before they compete. We line the hallways with our students at our K-8 campus, and our teams run through getting cheers, shouts, and high-fives from our younger students! It's part of what makes CGS so special! We love our Grizzlies! CLICK HERE for a snapshot of our Middle School Girls Basketball Team who participated in their championship run through the school as they prepped for the conference championship game! They finished as regular season conference champs but took a loss in the championship game. They finished 11-2 for the season! #GOLADYGRIZZLIES!

I want to take a moment to shout out some amazing parents, staff, and board members who helped us with our Charter School Renewal Focus Group Interviews the week prior to break! Thank you to all of you who attended the session and gave informative feedback to the Office of Charter Schools regarding CGS! Thank you for your continued investment and dedication to our school!!

Staff: Ms. Paylor, Mrs. Kueider, Mrs. Nikola, Coach Somers, Mrs. Otey, and Mr. Rochford

Parents: Mrs. Kastner, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Wells, Dr. Trapani, and Mrs. Whitlow.

Board of Directors: Ms. June, Mrs. Foster, Mrs. Murrell, Mrs. Russell, Mr. Huffines, and Mrs. Lane

Parents, please pre-order your student's 2025 Yearbook by clicking HERE.

School Tours are now available for students and families looking to enter our 2025-2026 enrollment lottery. Please feel free to share these dates/times with any families that you know may be interested in joining us at CGS as a future Grizzly!

Please call the front office to schedule your tour/visit by calling (336) 586-9440 and the extension to the campus you're interested in touring.

Monday, February 24th:

4:00 Varsity Baseball Scrimmage vs Greater Vision (Joe Davidson Park)

Athletic Boosters Meeting at 7 pm in the cafeteria at the K8

Tuesday, February 25th:

3:00 Varsity Men's Tennis vs Eno River (Bill Cooke Park)

1st Round of State Playoffs Basketball

Wednesday, February 26th:

4:00 Varsity Women's Soccer vs Eno River (Springwood #3)

Thursday, February 27th:

3:00 Varsity Men's Golf at NCLA (Winding Creek)

4:00 Varsity Softball vs Cornerstone (on campus)

Friday, February 28th:

4:00 MS Baseball vs Burlington Christian (Fairchild)

5:00 Varsity Baseball at Southern Alamance

Home Game Information:

Tickets must be purchased on gofan (https://gofan.co/app/school/NC50181) or with a card at the gate. Concessions will be available.

Monthly Newsletter:

https://view.gogipper.com/page/2166233

Stay In The Know: Athletics has a Remind account to send out important updates. Use the link below to join: https://www.remind.com/join/cgsa2024

Athletics Website: For all things athletics, please visit our website at https://sites.google.com/cgsnc.org/grizzly-athletics

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our athletic director, Coach Paschal at taylorpaschal@cgsnc.org.

You may have seen our new Athletics Van that our students are using for travel! Our graphics were just completed and it looks pretty cool! Check it out below:

Volleyball Training:
March 29, April 26
At Clover Garden School Gymnasium

Current 5th- 7th graders Skills Training 8:00 A.M.-10:00 A.M.
Price- $25 per session if you pay for all four in advance $75. Open to anyone.

Register HERE: https://forms.gle/PsHgJQ69gGLLEqwM8

High School Positional Training- Current 8th-11th graders
Hitters/Setters- 10:30-12:00
Defense/serving 12:30-2:00

Price- $25 a session or $40 for both.

Pay for all four in advance $75/Pay for all 8 in advance $120. Open to anyone.

Register HERE: https://forms.gle/PsHgJQ69gGLLEqwM8

Email Mrs. Dollyhigh with any questions at taradollyhigh@cgsnc.org

Shout out to Mr. Harper and some of our Marching Band students who traveled to Disney World in Florida last week! They got to work on their musical talents and skills and got to participate in a workshop/training session in Florida. They are all home safely and had a great time!! #GoMarchingGrizzlies!!

They will be traveling again soon in April to participate in a performance event at Carowinds. More details coming soon!

If you have any questions, please reach out to Mr. Harper, Band Director at justinharper@cgsnc.org.

Volunteer Needs:

We are in need of parents for various committees around our school! Your input, dedication, and passion for our school is very valuable and we'd like to have you join our committees if you're interested. If you are interested in sitting in on a committee at CGS (many of which meet virtually), please reach out to Mrs. Vereyken and we can share available committees currently searching for members.

Thank you!

If you are interested in volunteering at CGS, please reach out to our Volunteer Coordinator at volunteercgs@cgsnc.org.

Please contact our District Testing Coordinator, Ms. Ginter at tonyaginter@cgsnc.org for any questions or concerns.

Parents,

Attached please find a copy of this month’s menu. Please review it carefully as you place your order at myschoolaccount.com. Remember we adhere to a seven day ordering window. This means that all pre-orders must be placed seven days prior to the serving date.

Please see the links below if you are in need of any assistance.

How to create a myschoolaccount- https://youtu.be/0QZDU5Xm7zU

How to login and manage students- https://youtu.be/9vS7n4tnZ8s

How to deposit funds- https://youtu.be/13k29YnYuZw

How to preorder lunches-
https://intercom.help/myschoolaccount_help_center/en/articles/2330998-place-a-pre-order

Please see above for adding funds to your student account. Please make sure your account is no more than $50 in the negative. If your student’s account is more than $50 in the negative he/she will not be allowed to purchase a la carte items and charge them to their account.

Reach out if you have any questions or if you need your students lunch number.

Thanks,

Dana Walker
Cafeteria Coordinator
danawalker@cgsnc.org

Parents,

Click below to access the Mental Health Survey for this school year if you are interested and/or in need of these services for your student.

2024-2025 Mental Health Survey Link

If you know of someone that would be a fantastic fit for our CGS family, please send them to our website to apply at http://cgsnc.org/home/careers/.

Open/Vacant Positions:

*EC Coordinator

*EC Teacher Assistant/Bus Driver

*MS Elective Teacher (looking for Technology/Computer Science specialty area)

*MS Social Studies Teacher

*HS EC Teacher

As always, thanks for all that you do,

Mrs. Vereyken

Executive Director

Clover Garden School

*If you need this weekly newsletter translated into a different language, please let our Title 1 Coordinator, Mrs. Simmons know at brandisimmons@cgsnc.org.

*If you have any thoughts, feedback or suggestions for our Title 1 team on ways to improve our practices, please contact Mrs. Simmons at brandisimmons@cgsnc.org.

Email: info@cgsnc.org
Website: cgsnc.org
Locations:

2454 Altamahaw Union Ridge Road, Burlington, NC, USA

5806 Pagetown Road, Burlington, NC 27217
Phone: 3365869440
Facebook: facebook.com/cgsgrizzlies