News from the Pirate Ship

We are excited to share that for the 2024-2025 academic year, two seniors and two 2025 graduates are candidates for the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Capstone Diploma™, and three seniors and two 2025 graduates are candidates for the AP Seminar and Research Certificate™.

The College Board AP Capstone is a two-year program based on two AP courses: AP Seminar and AP Research. The program helps students develop critical thinking, collaboration, and research and presentation skills that are essential to academic and career success.

Instead of learning subject-specific content, these courses develop students’ skills in research, analysis, evidence-based arguments, collaboration, writing, and presenting. Students who complete the two-year program can earn one of two different AP Capstone awards, the AP Capstone Diploma™ or the AP Seminar and Research Certificate™, which are valued by colleges across the United States and around the world.

To read more about these candidates and the AP Capstone Program, click here: https://bit.ly/4aZyi1r

The Lady Pirates Varsity Basketball Team has gotten off to a fast start this Winter. During the Break, the Lady Pirates participated with seven (7) other strong teams in the John Jacobs Christmas Classic at Cleveland High School December 27-30. The Lady Pirates defeated Rocky Mount High School and the Lady Comets of Clayton High School in the first two rounds to reach the Classic Championship Game on Tuesday, December 30th. They continued their strong, tough play despite injuries to four (4) Starters during the tournament and played their most complete defensive game of the young season by defeating a physical Nash Central Lady Bulldogs Team 41-27 to win the Classic Championship. During the Classic, Lady Pirate Lauren Sizemore grabbed her 500th career rebound, and Jada Vanderhorst pulled a double-double by scoring her 1,000th career point and grabbing her 500th career rebound to reach some special milestones.

Also, Darla Lee, Chloe Kozloff, Lauren Sizemore, and Jada Vanderhorst were named to the All-Classic Team, and Lee and Sizemore were named Co-MVPs of the John Jacobs Classic. Your Lady Pirates return to CAP-8 Conference play at home on Tuesday, January 6th at 6:30PM. It would be such a great home atmosphere for Pirate Nation to come out that evening to see some entertaining and competitive basketball. Be there!

All students will receive the most updated schedule during Advisory at 7:15 AM on Tuesday.

Students should follow this schedule and only come to Student Services if they have a hole in their schedule. If a hole exists, the student should come to Student Services during the block when no class has been scheduled.

All other schedule change requests should use this form and wait for counselor to call the student to Student Services. This form will open on Monday, January 5 and will close on Wednesday, January 7.

Please note that schedule changes will be limited. See below for guidelines.

⚓ AYE (Yes!)

A schedule change may be reviewed if one of these applies:

• 🧭 I’m missing a required core course

• 🗺️ I have an open period on my schedule

• 📘 One of my classes is at the wrong level (AP / Honors / Standard)

• 🔁 I’m scheduled for a class I’ve already taken and passed

• 🎓 I’m a senior missing a graduation requirement

• ⏰ I have two classes scheduled during the same period
  

🚫 NAY (No!)

These requests will not be approved:

• ❌ I want a different teacher

• ❌ I want a different lunch

• ❌ I want to take a class or eat lunch with my friends

• ❌ I want a course at a different time or semester

• ❌ I changed my mind

• ❌ I want a different elective

Attention Parents of Seniors:

Happy New Year! As the Class of 2026 is rolling towards graduation, we only have 27% of our 569 seniors who have completed the FAFSA.

Please remember that if your student plans on attending any four year college or any community college, both the student and the parent need to complete the FAFSA.

If your student wants to take advantage of the free tuition at Johnston Community College through the Commissioner's Promise Program, they cannot get it unless the FAFSA is completed.

Even if you think you won't qualify for any Financial Aid, please remember that the Commissioner's Promise Program is not based on income, and many other scholarships require the FAFSA to be completed before scholarship monies are awarded.

Thus, it is beneficial for every senior who is planning on pursuing higher education to fill out the FAFSA. If you need help with the FAFSA, please contact your counselor or/and Mrs. Morrison and we will get you some help.

CHHS Pirates: Arrgh Raising Treasures for Training!

We’re thrilled to launch the 2025 CHHS Cash Raffle! This is your chance to support our student-athletes and help upgrade the weight room, the training hub for our Pirates, while entering to win up to $4,000.

Every ticket helps improve the experience for our athletes and brings us closer to our fundraising goal. Join the fun, support our team, and you could walk away with a big win!

https://app.schoolfundr.org/fund/chhsraffle2025

Senior Signs/Shirts Campaign is ready!

Here is the link & QR code...

SENIOR SIGNS & SHIRTS 2026

✅ Students checking out early must come to the Attendance Office to sign out before leaving campus. Please do not leave without signing out.

✅ On absence notes, be sure to include your student’s FIRST and LAST name clearly written.

✅ Educational Leave Form can be found here.

✅ Attendance notes can also be submitted by email: chhsattendance@johnston.k12.nc.us

Thank you for helping us keep accurate attendance records, Pirate Families! ⚓💜💛

Summer Ventures- For more information and to apply for this prestigious opportunity, visit Summer Ventures The application deadline is January 5, 2026.

CHHS Scholarship Opportunities C/O 2026

Johnston County Public Schools 25-26 Scholarship Bulletin

Enrichment Opportunities JCPS

The Wendell Chapter of The American Legion is excited to offer summer opportunities known as Tar Heel Boys' State and Tar Heel Girls' State. These programs are funded through The American Legion so there is no cost for the student!

Participants will study citizenship in a democracy with a "hands-on" approach. The program's goals are

• To develop a sense of the responsibilities of citizenship among young leaders.
• To become familiar with the structure of NC government and its political process
• To nurture a sense of individual obligation to the community, state and nation.

Tar Heel Boys' State will take place on the campus of Catawba College in Salisbury, NC. Tar Heel Girls' State will be held at Campbell University in Buies Creek, NC. Dates are TBA but will likely take place in June.

Interested students who have a GPA of 3.0 or higher should reach out to Mrs. Nappier no later than January 15, 2026. Interviews will be held in either February or March to select participants from Corinth Holders High School.

• No cell phones bell to bell.

• Never in hallways. Phones should not be visible in hallways at any time.

• Permitted use only in the cafeteria or classrooms before 7:15 AM.

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Directions for Students to Access Schedule in Infinite Campus

Parents who still need access can contact Kelly Williford at kellywilliford@johnston.k12.nc.us