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Your support at home plays a powerful role in your student’s success at school. Whether it’s checking in about their day, encouraging good study habits, or celebrating achievements big and small—your involvement helps your high schooler stay motivated and connected. Together, we can make every day a step toward a brighter future! Check out the Parents make the difference newsletter!

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As the season ends for fall sports, if students are wishing to switch to another sport, they will need to complete the Sports Transfer Google Form. They will receive the link to that form from their coach. In order to complete the form, students must use their school email accounts. Their responses will automatically be sent to their guardian's email address. If their guardian has questions or wishes to change something, they will need to contact their student's school counselor.

Once the outgoing and incoming coaches both approve of the sports transfer, the counselors will make necessary changes to the student's schedule.

All high school students are encouraged to take the ACT. Taking this exam more than once is proven to increase your score. Please use this link for upcoming exam dates and testing centers. Registration for the February 14th exam opens, January 9th.

If you have an IEP or 504 plan, you can receive accommodations when you register for the national ACT. Use this link for step-by-step instructions on how to sign up with accommodations. If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Wright.

Need help preparing for the ACT? Use this link for helpful test taking tips and preparation. Mrs. Franklin is now offering ACT prep during Racer Refuel! Sign up through Flextime to attend.

ACT provides students opportunities to prepare and practice for the test! Check out this website that ACT provides for students to practice ACT test questions in 'game mode'!

ACT Game Mode

Here's a couple of tips to help you do your best on the reading portion of the ACT!

Sharing a new resource provided by STOPit, our partner for anonymous reporting. This new resource provides students who are in crisis direct access to a trained counselor for immediate help and support, regardless of the time of day. Here are a few notes about the program:

• How does Crisis Text Line work?

• You text 741741 when in crisis, available 24/7 in the United States.

• A live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds quickly.

• The Crisis Counselor helps you move from a hot moment to a cool calm to stay safe and healthy using effective active listening and suggested referrals – all through text message, using Crisis Text Line’s secure platform.

Students, please leave your blankets at home. Blankets are not allowed on campus.

If you are assigned a detention, you can now serve it in both the AM and PM, Monday through Thursday.

AM Session- Mrs. Wilson's Room; 6:30am-7:30 am

PM Session- Ms. Jackson's Room; 2:45 pm-3:45pm

Detentions must be served by the due date, or it will result in 1 day of ISI.

If you are on enrolled on campus for 2nd or 3rd hour, you must attend Racer Refuel. All students must choose a Flex Time offering at the before 2nd hour.

Student parking is located in the purple parking zones. All other areas are not open to student vehicles. If you receive a parking ticket, the ticket must be paid. Any student that refuses to pay the parking ticket, will not be eligible to attend prom.

Newcastle High School is a phone free zone from first bell to last bell. Please remind your student that phones must be turned off and put away for the entire day. Thank you!

All students and staff must wear their ID during the school day.

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