Trask Family Newsletter

Trask Families,

I hope everyone had another great week!

• Open house is this Tuesday, August 19th! We have a few different options for our families. If you would like to come and get your schedule, please arrive anytime between 2:30 and 3:30 at our cafeteria entrance. There will be NO teacher visits during this time. If you want to meet the teachers, please plan to arrive before 4:30 (doors open at 4:00), as there will be SCHEDULED rotations for you and your child to attend to meet all of your teachers. This will not be a roaming type of open house. To ensure the safety of everyone, you and your child will follow their schedule in 7-10 minute rotations! We look forward to seeing you then!
• After your child receives their schedule, they may ask for changes and adjustments. Please note that any schedule changes will not occur until after the first week of school. Our teachers will provide your child with a form to complete if they request a class change on September 4th. The form should be returned no later than September 7th, allowing us to review the requests and make all necessary adjustments by September 8th. It is essential to inform you that the administration team uses data to drive every single student's schedule placement, and core class changes are rarely adjusted due to the research behind the class groupings. Please know we take every placement very seriously and work hard to set your child up for success!
• We will be asking you to complete your beginning-of-year paperwork (Online Registration OLR), so if you'd like a head start, please click on this link and follow the steps to complete the paperwork!
• Our general school supply list can be found at this link and is also linked below in the newsletter. At the open house, your child's teacher will provide information about their specific needs for their class!
• As a reminder, every middle school in NHCS is an AWAY FOR THE DAY school. This means that personal devices are turned off and secured for the entire school day. As you may know, House Bill 959 was signed and is in effect. In addition to our policy regarding cell phones, we appreciate your support in ensuring that cell phones do not interrupt the educational environment and the success of our students. Furthermore, smart watches are allowed to be worn; however, if they are used as communication devices, they will be handled like our cell phones. For your review of our process and procedures, here is the link: Personal Device Policy
• Lastly, we are excited to share our partnership with El Cuerpo and their Back-to-School event on Monday! They will be giving out bags, school supplies, and other items for our Latino Families. Ms. Hyman, Ms. Fuentes, and I will be there on Monday, August 18th. The event will start promptly at 5:30 and run until 7:30. Where: Christ Community Church - 4555 Fairview Drive, Wilmington, 28412

Have a great week, and we will see you soon. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you need anything.

See you Tuesday!

Your principal,

Kim Clark

Q1 Tryout Information:

Softball, Cross Country and Cheer tryouts being the 1st day of school and will go until 5:30. Football (7th/8th graders only) tryouts will begin August 12th from 7:30- 9:00. A detailed football schedule can be found on our Facebook and Instagram pages (Trask Athletic Booster Club). Anyone unable to attend football tryouts can attend the 1st day of school.

Have your child bring all necessary clothing/equipment/water bottle to be successful at tryouts. Our tryouts are closed tryouts, which means parents are not allowed to attend. We've found our athletes to be more successful without any distractions. You can pick up your child in the bus parking lot at 5:30.

All athletic paperwork must be completed in DragonFly and approved prior to our child trying out. When completing DragonFly, make sure you select ALL of the sports your child is interested in trying out for throughout the school year. All paperwork must be submitted by noon on August 25th in order for your child to attend tryouts on the 1st day of school. There will be no exceptions. A sports physical is required on the NCHSAA Sports Physical form. If your child is attending football August 12th, their paperwork is due by noon on August 11th.

For any questions please contact our Athletic Director, Kim Burghardt, at kimberly.burghardt@nhcs.net

Football: Bears Training Camp:

Football preseason workouts will begin August 4th 7:30-9:00. All athletes MUST have their paperwork approved in DragonFly in order to attend workouts. No exceptions. Please visit our social media pages for the most up to date information

Athletic Passes:

Trask Fan Club Shirts are available for pre-order. Fan Club Shirts get you into all Trask home athletic events for FREE when you wear the shirt. Any pre-ordered shirts will be available to be picked up at Open House.

The Athletic Family Pass is back this year! A Family Pass comes with 2 Fan Club shirts and 2 Personalized Passes (Trask Athletics lanyard and plastic card) for $100. If you'd prefer all lanyards and passes, please let us know at pick up. You can wear a Fan Club shirt or lanyard passes for free entry into all Trask home athletic events. Any pre-ordered passes will be available to be picked up at Open House.

Athletic Events:

Here is the master schedule for the 2025-2026 school. The dates and times are all subject to change. All athletic events require a ticket in NHCS. Students are $2 and Adults are $4. Students will receive a Spectator Contract at the start of the year that is required in order to stay after school to watch home games.

Coach Burghardt's Website!

NHCS School Calendar English Spanish

August

8/19 School Improvement Team meeting 11:00 am

8/19 Open House

8/26 First day of school. Tryouts XC, softball, cheer

September

Hispanic Heritage Month

9/1 No school - Labor day

9/2 Orchestra rental night 5:30

9/8 Presentations in 8th grade on 9/11

9/8 Physical therapist day

9/12 Arts fundraiser starts

9/15 AIG/Title 1/Volunteer/PTA Meeting 5:30

9/16 IT professionals day

9/26 Interim reports

9/26 Back to school dance! (PTA sponsored)

9/29 Arts fundraiser due