CGS Weekly Message for 25-26

Happy Sunday!

Thank you to all of our parents who took the time to come to campus on Monday for our Fall Parent Teacher Conference day. If you weren't able to attend and would like to conference with your child's teacher(s), please reach out to them directly to schedule a meeting.

Please take a moment to create your Infinite Campus Parent Account. If you need help/instructions on how to do this, please click on the link found by clicking on the QR code found below.

REMINDER: Our CGS Campus Clean Up Day is this Saturday, November 1st from 9:00 A.M. until 12:00 P.M. We hope to see you there!

Reminder (beginning on 11/3/25):

• Late Check In:
• Beginning on 11/3/2025, all students will need to be checked into school by 10:30 A.M. in order to be considered "present" for the day.
• Early Check Out:
• Beginning on 11/3/25, all students must stay at school until 12:00 P.M. daily prior to checking out early in order to be considered "present" for the day.

Save the Dates:

• 10/28/2025: Guitar Concert @ 7:00 P.M. in the Gym at the K-8 Campus
• 10/31/2025: Senior Drape/Tux Portraits @ 9 AM at the HS Campus

Looking further ahead:

• 11/1/2025: Campus Clean Up Day!
• 11/11/2025: No School! Veteran's Day Holiday!
• 11/18/2025: November BOD Meeting at the HS Campus or via YouTube
• 11/21/2025: Half Day Dismissal! K-8 Campus dismisses at 11:45 A.M. and the HS Campus at 12:00 P.M.
• 11/24/25-11/28/25: No School! (Mental Health Days (11/24 and 11/25) and Thanksgiving Holiday (11/26-11/28))

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!

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.)

Greetings Grizzly Families,

Great news, It’s time to Celebrate and Honor our Grizzlies! This week we will recognize students without office disciplinary referrals (SWR) for the first quarter. These students will receive a rubber bracelet, which allows them to come to school in their pajamas this Friday! 😀They must have their wristbands on if they plan to participate in the Student-selected Pajama Day.

Please remind your participating student(s) of the following:

• Only pajamas should be worn. (no bonnets, head scarves, slippers) Shoes should still be worn for safety reasons.

• Students not participating must adhere to the school’s dress code.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation and continued support.

As always, thank you for your continued support. We look forward to seeing you tomorrow for conferences. Have a restful evening!

All the BEST,

Leah Spencer

#GrizzlyPride

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Thank you for reaching out and sharing your concerns regarding recent field trip costs. We truly value your feedback and understand that these changes have prompted questions from many families.

In an effort to streamline and improve our field trip process, Clover Garden has partnered with Holbrook Field Trips, a professional educational tour vendor. This partnership allows us to manage all trip logistics in one place — including online payments, reservations, guided tours, and charter bus transportation — helping ensure each trip is safe, organized, and educationally enriching.

We recognize that costs may appear higher than in previous years, primarily because of the inclusion of chartered transportation and professional coordination services through Holbrook. These elements enhance the overall safety, structure, and experience of each trip for both students and staff, while also reducing the administrative burden on our teachers and volunteers.

Please know that our goal is not to limit opportunities for students but to create consistent, high-quality, and well-managed experiences across all grade levels. We are continuing to review feedback and will work closely with Holbrook to explore options that maintain quality while being as cost-effective as possible.

We appreciate your understanding and ongoing support as we implement this improved process. Your partnership is essential in helping us provide memorable, safe, and educational experiences for our students.

Thank you,

CGS Admin Team

Greetings Grizzly Families,

We've had a fantastic start to the second 9-weeks. Mrs. Gladden and I met with the grade levels to remind them of academic and behavior expectations the October 14th, Elon Academy representatives spoke to our 9th graders on Wednesday, October 15th about the wonderful opportunity and application process for Elon Academy. Report Cards were sent home with students on Friday, October 19th. Monday, October 20th, was a teacher workday/parent conference day. If you were unable to meet or have questions, don't hesitate to get in touch with your scholar's teachers. We are excited to head into another successful week of learning. Your continuous support is greatly appreciated!

All the best,

Dr. Morris

FAN BUS--10/28/2025 is headed to the Final 4 of the State Volleyball Championship Playoffs! The first 50, 10th, 11th, or 12th graders with at least a "C" in all classes and zero office referrals in the first 9 weeks are eligible to attend. They must turn in the permission form by 12pm and bring $12 for admission on Tuesday. There will be printed permission forms in the front office on Monday morning. The game will be at the North Carolina Leadership Academy in Kernersville. Here is the link for a permission form.

NCVPS Grading

Students who take courses through NCVPS receive grade updates from the instructors via email. Mrs. Gladden receives grade updates bi-monthly and frequently speaks with students regarding their progress once receiving grade updates. NCVPS course grades will not be recorded in Infinite Campus at the end of each 9 weeks. Only the final grade at the conclusion of semester or yearlong courses will be on the report card and transcript. This change will be reflected in the Infinite Campus portal for the first quarter of the 2025-2026 school year. Please contact Mrs. Gladden with questions regarding NCVPS.

"A" Honor Roll Recognition

High school students will receive recognition for the "A" Honor Roll at the end of each semester once grades are finalized (January/June).

Sophomores and Juniors Class Rings

Here is a promotional offer for Sophomores and Juniors who are interested in purchasing a class ring. Order by 10/31/2025.

Senior Cap and Gown

Here is a promotional offer for seniors if you order by 10/31/2025.

Current ACC/CCP Students

Important ACC Dates:

Oct 20 - Start of second 8-week term

Oct 20-22 - Add/drop period for second 8-week classes

Nov 20 - Last day to WP from 16-week classes

Dec 1 - Last day to WP from the second 8-week classes

Dec 16 - End of Fall semester

Jan 8 - Start of Spring semester

Future ACC/CCP Students

Information Sessions for students (and their families) interested in dual-enrollment

ACC is holding two virtual information sessions before the end of the year. They will provide information about the program to help students determine if it is a good fit for them. Here is a direct link to the registration page: https://www.alamancecc.edu/career-and-college-promise/info-sessions.php

Orientation for students enrolled in the CCP program who haven't started their classes yet or want a refresher.

ACC also has two sessions scheduled in December (one college-wide, in person, and the other virtual) for students starting in the Spring semester. Please encourage all of your CCP students to attend an orientation! https://www.alamancecc.edu/career-and-college-promise/ccp-orientation/orientation.php

High School Students, please see details below regarding the upcoming Homecoming Dance on 11/22/2025.

Any outside guests must fill out a form or have a background check turned in by November 17th.

High School students, please see the flyer to participate in Red Ribbon Week sponsored by the D.R.E.A.M. Team! Red Ribbon Week is the nation's largest and longest running drug use prevention campaign and a way for students to unite and take a stand against drugs. This year's theme is Life is a puzzle, solve it drug free.

See Dr. Morris for questions regarding the college application process as needed.

SENIORS--The Park Scholarship Program at NC State University

Applications for the Park Scholarships program and admission to NC State are both due by 11:59 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 1, for consideration for the Park Scholarship. For more information:

• Park Scholarship Brochure
• Park Under-Resourced Assistance (PURA) Brochure

SENIORS--IT IS TIME TO GET READY TO APPLY TO COLLEGE!!!

CommonApp opened August 1st for 2025-2026. Be sure to create an account with your personal email address. Dr. Morris serves as the counselor for those applying to college. Please see the presentation linked here for important information to support your senior year college application journey. The CollegeWise CommonApp Guide is available to assist you in creating your account.

SENIORS--FREE College Planning and Paying Resources

Sallie Mae shares resources to assist in planning for college. Please see the links below.

• Applying to college checklist
• 1-2-3 approach to paying for college
• Scholly® Scholarships by Sallie
• Filing the FAFSA®
• Decoding financial aid offers
• Comparing financial aid offers
• Help your student pay for school (comparing Parent PLUS Loans and private student loans)
• It’s never too early to start thinking about scholarships! A scholarship that’s quick and easy to apply for is Sallie’s $2,000 No Essay Scholarship. It takes less than two minutes to enter, and no essay is required. Better yet, they give out a scholarship monthly, so students can enter every month!

Reminder: Senior Drape/Tux Photos will be on October 31st at 9 AM at the HS Campus

Senior Parent Checklist for College Applications

Senior Student Checklist for College Applications

ACT My Journey

Please continue to sanitize, wash hands frequently and notify the school nurse of any student illnesses or injuries. Thank you!

Please see the letter below from Nurse Corbett.

Please reach out to Nurse Corbett with questions at angelacorbett@cgsnc.org.

Please see the attachment for information related to our MTSS services at CGS.

Please see the attachment for information related to our CGS TAG program.

👻 Get your Boo-Grams!

Boo-Gram order forms were sent home last week with k-8 students! Each Boo-Gram is just $1.00 and makes a sweet Halloween surprise for students, teachers, and staff!

📆 Orders are due Tuesday, October 28th.

If you need more forms, students can pick up extras from their teacher, or you can print more copies here. You can also place an order online, but please remember that payment must still be sent in to the school in a clearly marked envelope and a note that you ordered online.

If you’re ordering Boo-Grams for students in multiple grade levels, you can turn in all of your payments to one teacher—just be sure the envelope is clearly labeled that it includes multiple grade-level orders.

For all paper and online Boo-Gram orders, please make sure your envelope is clearly marked with:

• Amount included
• Your name
• Homeroom teacher

📍 K–8 students should return their Boo-Gram money to their classroom teacher.

📍 High school students should bring their payment to the front office, where a collection envelope is available.

Thank you for supporting Clover Garden’s Boo-Gram fundraiser—it’s going to be a spooky good time! 🎃

Boo-Grams will be delivered on October 31st!

All Things Parent Volunteer Committee (PVC) – Click Here!
Want to get involved at Clover Garden? Click here to read the latest updates from our Parent Volunteer Committee! Learn how you can order Boo-grams, get involved with the upcoming Community Garden, and see what’s coming up for the month of October

Come out and support our performing Grizzlies! Our Middle and High School Guitar Classes will be performing Tuesday night at 7:00 P.M. in our Gym at the K-8 Campus! Hope to see you there!

CGS Families,

We need your help! On Saturday, November 1st, we will be hosting a CGS Clean Up Day! This day is designated to beautifying our campuses! We will be pressure washing, cleaning up trash, scrubbing dirt and grime off our cafeteria chairs, getting rid of cobwebs and more! We would greatly appreciate any and all of our CGS Families to participate in this clean up day. It's important to take care of the place that houses our amazing Grizzlies. It's also important to bring your students and have them participate in the clean up as well to help them learn the values of taking care of our school and our property. Thank you for your help! If you're able to help, please scan the QR code in the flyer. #CGSCARES

Our High School Jr. Civitans volunteered at the annual Hoot on the Farm event on Saturday with the AO Civitans. Our Jr. Civitans helped families with special needs and helped everyone have a fun filled day of games, food, music, horseback riding, hay rides, and more! Thank you to all of our Jr. Civitans for making this day memorable for so many families and children! Way to go Grizzlies!!

Thank you to those of you that came out to support FCA's Worship Night!!

Shout out to our High School Theater Students on their performance last week. It was fantastic! Great job to our Performing Grizzlies! 🎭

Clover Garden FCA had three students, Sydney Bressler, Caroline Peters and Brady Whitt, participate in the Alamance County Fields of Faith. Over 200 students from schools all around Alamance County came to Western Alamance to participate in this annual event. Great job representing our school!

Check out some fun classwork/artwork from some of our kiddos at our K-8 Campus! Those pumpkins sure don't look like pumpkins! 😉 🎃

Shout out to our Students and Staff at both campuses last week who participated in our Lock Down Drill. Safety is a top-priority at CGS and we appreciate the seriousness that most all of our students demonstrated during our drill. This week, we will have a visit and provide a tour to the Center from Safer Schools' Director. We look forward to showing her our school and all of the amazing additions we've added with our safety grant funds. We also look forward to her feedback on ways to make CGS even a better and safer place.

In the photo, see Mrs. Spencer briefing with some members of our safety team prior to the lock down drill to ensure everyone knows their roles/responsibilities. #teamwork!

It's finally arrived and has been installed! Check out our Senior Banner for the Class of 2025. This will proudly hang throughout this school year until our new Class of 2026 replaces it! #onceaGrizzlyalwaysaGrizzly! 🐻

Ready to rock your school pride? Head over to grizzlyden.org NOW and grab the hottest school apparel! Hoodies, tees, crewnecks- you name it in both elementary and MS/HS style! Don't wait, gear up, stand out, and show everyone what it means to be a part of Grizzly Nation!

Please help our Junior Civitans as they support our K-12 Teacher Closets by donating any extra school supplies you may have. Our Junior Civitan club is collecting donations to supply the teacher closets at both campuses to help provide teachers with "extra supplies" as they may need them throughout the school year. Thank you for your help! Please see a Junior Civitan member or view the flyer below for more details!

Our CGS Dance Ensemble is hosting a dance camp for our elementary school kids!

On November 19th, from 2:45 - 6:30pm the campers will spend time learning technique and choreography.

They will receive a snack and a t- shirt while attending the camp.

On November 21st, all participants are invited to perform with our CGS Dance Ensemble at the varsity girls' halftime to showcase what they've learned!

If registered before October 17th - $40. After October 17th, registration will be $50. Sign-ups close on November 7th!

Interest Form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Rvxe1REgYkkyesx9XDffqVLxUitMK_xwAfNWFerbH6I/edit?ts=68a63970

Coach Position Openings

Varsity Softball Head Coach (closing 10/31)

MS Softball Head Coach

MS Girls Soccer Head Coach

If interested, please email Coach Paschal and Coach Somers a resume, coaching/playing experience, and interest statement.

Save the Dates:

Wednesday, October 29th- 1st Day of HS Basketball Tryouts

Monday, November 3rd- 1st Day of MS Basketball Tryouts

Friday, November 21st- High School HomeComing

Weekly Athletics Schedule:

Monday, October 27th:

6:00 Varsity Men's Soccer at Eno River (Soccer.com Park)

Tuesday, October 28th:

Varsity Women's Volleyball- Final Four Game- NCLA @ 6 PM

Friday, October 31st:

XC State Qualifier Event

MS Baseball Open Field-

Tuesday and Thursday, 3:15-4:30 at the softball field on the K8 Campus. This is for any 6th-8th grader interested in trying out for baseball in the spring. The player must have a dragonflymax.com account, and has uploaded an up to date physical and it has been approved in order to participate in open field.

Shout out to our AMAZING CGS Men's Soccer team on being UNDEFEATED Conference Champs!!! Our Varsity Men's Soccer team finished the season as the Undefeated Central Tar Heel Conference Champions with a record of 12-0 and overall 17-3. They will head into the state playoffs next week.

Way to Go Grizzlies!!! 🏆⚽

FINAL FOUR BOUND! The Varsity Volleyball team defeated Highlands (3-1) on Saturday, to punch their ticket to the Final Four. Thank YOU to all our fans and supporters who brought the loud, rowdy, and electric atmosphere to the Grizzly Den!!

The girls will now travel to NCLA on Tuesday, game time is set for 6:00! If you have a student interested please see about our fan bus that will be traveling to support! We need all the support for this, grab your family and head to Kernersville!

STATE QUALIFIERS!! Our Varsity Men's and Women's Cross Country teams competed in Regionals on Saturday at Ivey Redmon. Both teams have booked their tickets to States this Friday, 10/31!!!!!

Congrats to our AMAZING Marching Grizzlies on a fantastic season!!

Northwest Guilford Competition Results:

• 2nd Place Overall
• 2nd Place Visual Effect(Shoutout to Coach Bellamy for her amazing work!!!)
• Viking Spirit Award

Our Marching Grizzlies will be participating in the Veteran's Day Parade on Saturday, November 8th at 10 AM in Graham. Come out to support our Grizzlies!

Please support our Marching Grizzlies' Fundraiser that ends on 11/3/2025. See flyer below for details or click HERE!

Save the Dates:

• 11/8/2025: Veteran's Day Parade
• 11/22/25: Burlington Holiday Parade
• 12/5/25: Mebane Holiday Parade
• 12/6/25: Graham Holiday Parade

Pre-ACT Letter

Please see the testing calendar below.

If you have any questions, please contact our school's district testing coordinator, Ms. Ginter at tonyaginter@cgsnc.org.

Parents,

Attached please find a copy of the November menu. Please review it carefully as you place your order at https://clovergarden.familyportal.cloud/. You have until Thursday the week before the serving week to place your order. Please be sure you have enough money on your account to cover lunches for the month, the money doesn't come out of their accounts until they pick up their lunch. Please make sure your account is no more than $25 in the negative. If your student’s account is more than $25 in the negative he/she will not be allowed to purchase a la carte items and charge them to their account.

Also the only confirmation you will receive is a green check mark. This company doesn't send out email confirmations.

Thank you,

Dana Walker

Clover Garden School

Cafeteria Coordinator

B & A Coordinator

336-586-9440 ext. 228

Please click on this LINK if you are interested in Mental Health Services for your student(s).

Current Vacancies:

• High School Science Teacher
• MS/HS P.E. Teacher

(Update: We've hired a new Middle School P.E. Teacher who will begin in January)

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