These are the last few days of high school for our senior students who are graduating. It's a busy time spent with friends and family as they prepare for graduation on Friday. The weather for Friday looks good so we are planning an outside graduation on the football field. It will begin at 7 PM that evening. Students will need to be present at 6:00 PM that night. Baccalaureate will be on Wednesday night at 7 PM at the Dayspring church in Banks. Family, friends and staff are welcome at this event. And then of course seniors last school day is Wednesday. What a fun and exciting week ahead!

For seniors, we are in the last few days of the school year. Although that is true it's important to remind your senior student that they need to finish all aspects of their senior years. This includes attending classes, completing final exams and projects and attending to other things like making sure fees are paid prior to graduation. A reminder that Diplomas will be held for any student who still owes fees at graduation time. Diplomas will be released once all fees are paid. Seniors will be given their check out sheets for teachers and office staff to sign later this week. Any junior who has not completed the Smarter Balanced State Math test will need to do so before the end of the school year, June 10th. We will be contacting them to complete it during a period of their school day. The year is winding down now, and it will go quickly.

There is quite a bit going on this week at the high school. It is We Care Week. That means a week of doing nice things for each other during the school day. Some examples are; students opening doors and greeting other students and staff as they enter the school, providing water and a snack bar to students on one day, raising student awareness to safety issues like not texting while driving etc. There will be events each day of the week. We also have Prom on Saturday night at the Hillsboro Cultural Center from 8-11 PM. This is the week that we begin AP testing as well. It's a busy week ahead, but a fun one!