Newton Conover High School

Red Devil Families, we hope you have enjoyed the weekend! We would like to share a few reminders and updates for the upcoming week. End of Course test tutoring will begin this week for Biology. Tutoring will be offered on Mondays and Tuesdays from 3-4pm. This will take place in Ms. Leonard and Mrs. Meadows rooms. Likewise, peer tutoring will continue this week from our National Honor Society. Tutoring will be offered every Monday until 3:30pm in Ms. Bandy's room. All subjects are offered for this tutoring. Please take advantage of these opportunities if your student is in need of help academically. Underclassmen Make-up pictures will be taken on Thursday, Nov 10th, from 8 AM - 12:00 PM in the mini gym. If your student has classes off campus and needs to have their picture taken, they need to plan to come to the mini gym before the start of 3rd period. Come dressed to impress on this day! Please make note this will be a 4 day week of school. School will be closed on Friday, November 11th to observe Veterans Day. Please be sure to thank a Veteran for their service to this great country! Parents and students, please remember that school begins each day at 7:40am. Likewise, students have 5 minutes between each class to move through the building and be in their next period class. Repeated tardies will result in disciplinary action, as well as parking privileges being revoked. Parents please remember the drop off and pick up pattern for our Red Devils. Please do NOT turn left into or out of the car rider lot. Be sure to pull all the way up to the three orange cones to drop off and pick up your student. This allows our line to flow more smoothly and keeps the line from backing up. Do not drop off or pick up students on the side of road or down the line as this holds up the line from moving. Thank you for helping us keep our Red Devils safe. We hope you have a great evening, and as always, Go Red Devils!

Congratulations to our N-CHS Student of the Month - DJ Jones and our N-CHS Staff Member of the Month - Mrs. May! We are proud of their hard work and dedication to our school. They make us proud Red Devils!

Red Devil Families, we hope you have enjoyed the weekend! We would like to share a few reminders and updates for the upcoming week. Report cards went home with students on October 28th. This is the perfect time to help your student begin the 2nd Nine Weeks on the right track. Peer tutoring will continue this week from our National Honor Society. Tutoring will be offered every Monday until 3:30pm in Ms. Bandy's room. All subjects are offered for tutoring. Please take advantage of this opportunity if your student is in need of help academically. In athletics, our Men's Soccer Team has made State Playoffs. They will host Round 1 at N-CHS Monday, October 31. Please make plans to come out and support our soccer team in Gurley Stadium. Looking ahead, please make note that school will be closed on Friday, November 11th to observe Veterans Day. Please be sure to thank a Veteran for their service to this great country! Parents and students, please remember that school begins each day at 7:40am. Likewise, students have 5 minutes between each class to move through the building and be in their next period class. Student tardies were reset Monday, October 24th. Repeated tardies will result in disciplinary action, as well as parking privileges being revoked. Parents please remember the drop off and pick up pattern for our Red Devils. Please do NOT turn left into or out of the car rider lot. Be sure to pull all the way up to the three orange cones to drop off and pick up your student. This allows our line to flow more smoothly and keeps the line from backing up. Do not drop off or pick up students on the side of road or down the line as this holds up the line from moving. Thank you for helping us keep our Red Devils safe. Parents and students, please remember our dress code. Students are NOT allowed to wear midriff or cut off shirts. This includes being worn under unbuttoned shirts or unzipped coats. Shorts must be an appropriate length, as well as hats and hoods are not allowed in classrooms. Nor is outside food and drink. Examples of each, as well as this information, can be found in the Student Handbook your student should have brought home. This is also posted on our school website. Disciplinary action will begin and students will be asked to call home for clothes. We hope you have a great evening, and as always, Go Red Devils!

Red Devil Families, we hope you have enjoyed the long weekend! We would like to share a few reminders and updates for the upcoming week. We have now ended the 1st Nine Weeks of this semester. Report cards will go home with students on October 28th. With this in mind, this is the perfect time to help your student begin the 2nd Nine Weeks on the right track. Peer tutoring will continue this week from our National Honor Society. Tutoring will be offered every Monday until 3:30pm in Ms. Bandy's room. All subjects are offered for tutoring. Please take advantage of this opportunity if your student is in need of help academically. On Tuesday, October 25th, NCHS Sophomores and Juniors will be involved with testing. All sophomores will be participating in the PreACT, while our Junior students will be participating in a practice ACT (CCRA). This will help prepare them for the state administration of the ACT in the Spring. Please make sure your student is present for these testing opportunities. Seniors will be allowed a College Exploration Day on October 25th. Details were sent to Senior student emails. Parents and students, please remember that school begins each day at 7:40am. Likewise, students have 5 minutes between each class to move through the building and be in their next period class. Student tardies will reset tomorrow, Monday, October 24th. Repeated tardies will result in disciplinary action, as well as parking privileges being revoked. Parents please remember the drop off and pick up pattern for our Red Devils. Please do NOT turn left into or out of the car rider lot. Be sure to pull all the way up to the three orange cones to drop off and pick up your student. This allows our line to flow more smoothly and keeps the line from backing up. Do not drop off or pick up students on the side of road or down the line as this holds up the line from moving. Thank you for helping us keep our Red Devils safe. Parents and students, please remember our dress code. Students are NOT allowed to wear midriff or cut off shirts. This includes being worn under unbuttoned shirts or unzipped coats. Shorts must be an appropriate length, as well as hats and hoods are not allowed in classrooms. Nor is outside food and drink. Examples of each, as well as this information, can be found in the Student Handbook your student should have brought home. This is also posted on our school website. Disciplinary action will begin and students will be asked to call home for clothes. We hope you have a great evening, and as always, Go Red Devils!

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Red Devil Families, we would like to share a few reminders and updates for the upcoming week. Peer tutoring will continue this week from our National Honor Society. Tutoring will be offered every Monday until 3:30pm in Ms. Bandy's room. All subjects are offered for tutoring. Please take advantage of this opportunity if your student is in need of help academically. Students and parents, please be aware that Friday, October 21st is a Teacher Workday. There will be NO SCHOOL for students on this day. This will end the 1st Nine Weeks of this semester. Parents, please look at your child's PowerSchool progress and discuss with them the importance of staying on top of their coursework for the semester. Report cards will be distributed on Friday, October 28th. Looking ahead for Sophomore students and parents, the PreACT will be given on Tuesday, October 25th. All sophomores will be participating in this National test on that day. Likewise, our Junior students will be participating in a practice ACT (CCRA) on October 25th. This will help prepare them for the state administration of the ACT in the Spring. Please make sure your student is present for these testing opportunities. Parents and students, please remember that school begins each day at 7:40am. Student tardies are beginning to accumulate for 1st period, as well as throughout the school day. Students have 5 minutes between each class to move through the building and be in their next period class. Repeated tardies will result in disciplinary action, as well as parking privileges being revoked. Parents please remember the drop off and pick up pattern for our Red Devils. Please do NOT turn left into or out of the car rider lot. Be sure to pull all the way up to the three orange cones to drop off and pick up your student. This allows our line to flow more smoothly and keeps the line from backing up. Do not drop off or pick up students on the side of road or down the line as this holds up the line from moving. Thank you for helping us keep our Red Devils safe. Parents and students, please remember our dress code. Students are NOT allowed to wear midriff or cut off shirts. This includes being worn under unbuttoned shirts or unzipped coats. Shorts must be an appropriate length, as well as hats and hoods are not allowed in classrooms. Nor is outside food and drink. Examples of each, as well as this information, can be found in the Student Handbook your student should have brought home. This is also posted on our school website. Disciplinary action will begin and student will be asked to call home for clothes. We hope you have a great evening, and as always, Go Red Devils!

Red Devil Parent and Students - please bring all Chromebook chargers to school tomorrow, Wednesday, October 12th. Students will be given/traded out a new charger to use for the remainder of the school year. It is imperative your student brings the old charger to school tomorrow, Wednesday, October 12th.

Congratulations to our Red Devil Marching Band for their awesome appearance at their band competition this weekend: Rating of Superior 1st place Color Guard 1st place Drum Major 1st place General Effect 2nd place Music 3rd place Marching 3rd place Percussion We are so proud!!

Red Devil Families, we would like to share a few reminders and updates for the upcoming week. Peer tutoring will begin this week from our National Honor Society. Tutoring will be offered every Monday until 3:30pm in Ms. Bandy's room. All subjects are offered for tutoring. Please take advantage of this opportunity if your student is in need of help academically. NCHS Homecoming will take place on Friday, October 14th. NCHS Student Council will be sponsoring spirit week activities the week of October 10th - 14th. Spirit Days are as follows: Monday - Angel or Devil Tuesday - Adam Sandler Wednesday - BBQ Dad or Soccer Mom Thursday - White Lie T-shirt Day Friday - Red Devil Spirit Color Day Freshmen - White Sophomores - Grey Juniors - Black Seniors - Red. All students are welcome to participate, but be reminded that school dress code does apply. We also hope you all will also make plans to attend the Homecoming game on Friday night, October 14th. The Red Devil Cheerleaders will be hosting a Homecoming Dance on Saturday, October 15th from 7-10pm in the gymnasium. Last day for ticket sales will be Wednesday, October 12th. Tickets are $15/each. Looking ahead, students and parents, please be aware that Friday, October 21st is a Teacher Workday. There will be no school for students on this day. This will end the 1st Nine Week of this semester. Parents and students, please remember that school begins each day at 7:40am. Student tardies are beginning to accumulate for 1st period, as well as throughout the school day. Students have 5 minutes between each class to move through the building and be in their next period class. Repeated tardies will result in disciplinary action, as well as parking privileges being revoked. Parents please remember the drop off and pick up pattern for our Red Devils. Please do NOT turn left into or out of the car rider lot. Be sure to pull all the way up to the three orange cones to drop off and pick up your student. This allows our line to flow more smoothly and keeps the line from backing up. Do not drop off or pick up students on the side of road or down the line as this holds up the line from moving. Thank you for helping us keep our Red Devils safe. Parents and students, please remember our dress code. Students are NOT allowed to wear midriff or cut off shirts. This includes being worn under unbuttoned shirts or unzipped coats. Shorts must be an appropriate length, as well as hats and hoods are not allowed in classrooms. Nor is outside food and drink. Examples of each, as well as this information, can be found in the Student Handbook your student should have brought home. This is also posted on our school website. Disciplinary action will begin and student will be asked to call home for clothes. We hope you have a great evening, and as always, Go Red Devils!

Hey Red Devils - in honor of Spirit Week for Homecoming next week, the yearbook is running a sale! Order online and use the code SpiritWeek to get $10 off. You can also order your yearbook directly from Mrs. Smith in room 214. Sale ends Sunday, October 16th.

Students in Mrs. Meadows Biology classes have had a new incentive added to help them with mastering material. Mrs. Meadows has instituted a 'coffee and hot chocolate bar' as a reward system for mastery on quizzes and assignments! CONGRATULATIONS and GREAT JOB to the students seen here enjoying their reward! Students pictured are: Maddison Aiken, Heidi Alvarado Rojo, Javier Linberger, Ethan Okoro, GT Khang, Jesus Mejia Moreno, Victor Lam, and Jayden Felder.

Congratulations to our N-CHS Student - Noah Pritchard, and our Staff Member of the Month - Mr. Iglesias! We are proud of their hard work and dedication to our school. They make us proud Red Devils!

Red Devil Families, we would like to share a few reminders and updates for the upcoming week. Peer tutoring will begin this week from our National Honor Society. Tutoring will be offered every Monday until 3:30pm in Ms. Bandy's room. All subjects are offered for tutoring. Please take advantage of this opportunity if your student is in need of help academically. Senior students and parents, please take note of the financial aid meeting this coming week. The College Foundation of NC will be hosting a College Planning Meeting this Wednesday, October 5th. The meeting will be held in our Media Center at 6:00pm. Please plan to attend and reach out to your student's counselor for any questions or concerns. Looking ahead, please make note of our NCHS Homecoming that will take place on Friday, October 14th. NCHS Student Council will be sponsoring spirit week activities the week of October 10th - 14th. Spirit Days are as follows: Monday - Angel or Devil Tuesday - Adam Sandler Wednesday - BBQ Dad or Soccer Mom Thursday - White Lie T-shirt Day Friday - Red Devil Spirit Color Day Freshmen - White Sophomores - Grey Juniors - Black Seniors - Red All students are welcome to participate, but be reminded that school dress code does apply. We also hope you all will also make plans to attend the Homecoming game on Friday night, October 14th. Parents and students, please remember that school begins each day at 7:40am. Student tardies are beginning to accumulate for 1st period, as well as throughout the school day. Students have 5 minutes between each class to move through the building and be in their next period class. Repeated tardies will result in disciplinary action, as well as parking privileges being revoked. Parents please remember the drop off and pick up pattern for our Red Devils. Please do NOT turn left into or out of the car rider lot. Be sure to pull all the way up to the three orange cones to drop off and pick up your student. This allows our line to flow more smoothly and keeps the line from backing up. Do not drop off or pick up students on the side of road or down the line as this holds up the line from moving. Thank you for helping us keep our Red Devils safe. Parents and students, please remember our dress code. Students are NOT allowed to wear midriff or cut off shirts. This includes being worn under unbuttoned shirts or unzipped coats. Shorts must be an appropriate length, as well as hats and hoods are not allowed in classrooms. Nor is outside food and drink. Examples of each, as well as this information, can be found in the Student Handbook your student should have brought home. This is also posted on our school website. Disciplinary action will begin and student will be asked to call home for clothes. We hope you have a great evening, and as always, Go Red Devils!

Red Devil Families, we would like to share a few reminders and updates for the upcoming week. Parents, we have now made it through the first half of this 9-week grading period. Please be sure you look at your student's progress in their PowerSchool portal to view grades. All grades should be updated. Please reach out to your student's teacher if you have any questions or concerns. Parents and students, please remember that school begins each day at 7:40am. Student tardies are beginning to accumulate for 1st period, as well as throughout the school day. Students have 5 minutes between each class to move through the building and be in their next period class. Repeated tardies will result in disciplinary action, as well as parking privileges being revoked. Parents a reminder that free lunch has NOT been continued for this school year. Students will be required to pay for their lunch each day. Meals are not allowed to be charged in the cafeteria. If you should need to complete a Free and Reduced lunch form, please look on our district website or see our Child Nutrition workers in the lunch room. Parents please remember the drop off and pick up pattern for our Red Devils. Please do NOT turn left into or out of the car rider lot. Be sure to pull all the way up to the three orange cones to drop off and pick up your student. This allows our line to flow more smoothly and keeps the line from backing up. Do not drop off or pick up students on the side of road or down the line as this holds up the line from moving. Thank you for helping us keep our Red Devils safe. Parents and students, please remember our dress code. Students are NOT allowed to wear midriff or cut off shirts. This includes being worn under unbuttoned shirts or unzipped coats. Shorts must be an appropriate length, as well as hats and hoods are not allowed in classrooms. Nor is outside food and drink. Examples of each, as well as this information, can be found in the Student Handbook your student should have brought home. This is also posted on our school website. Disciplinary action will begin and student will be asked to call home for clothes. We hope you have a great evening, and as always, Go Red Devils!

Red Devil Parents and Students, this is a reminder there is NO SCHOOL tomorrow, Friday, September 23rd. We look forward to seeing our Red Devils back on Monday. Enjoy your long weekend.

Congratulations to our N-CHS Student - Lizzie Sain, and our Staff Member of the Month - Ms. Rayfield! We are proud of their hard work and dedication to our school. They make us proud Red Devils!

Junior and Senior students and parents, please take note of the Catawba County College Fair taking place this Thursday, September 22nd. This will be held at the Hickory Metro Convention Center from 6:00-8:00pm. Over 60 colleges and universities will be in attendance and there to answer questions for you and your student.

Red Devil Families, we would like to share a few reminders and updates for the upcoming week. Tomorrow, September 19th, will be Open House for NCHS. Parents are welcomed to come meet and speak with your student's teachers from 3:30 - 6:00pm. If your student is unable to attend with you due to athletics or other engagements, please be sure to have them write down their schedule so you will be able to find each classroom. We look forward to seeing you there! Any student involved in Drivers Education presently, eye checks will also be held on Monday. Students will need to report to the NCHS Cafeteria from 3:00pm to 3:30pm. Parents, you do not need to enter with your student. Please follow our dismissal traffic pattern when entering the parking lot to wait for your student if needed. Parents and students, please remember that school begins each day at 7:40am. Student tardies are beginning to accumulate for 1st period, as well as throughout the school day. Students have 5 minutes between each class to move through the building and be in their next period class. Repeated tardies will result in disciplinary action, as well as parking privileges being revoked. Parents a reminder that free lunch has NOT been continued for this school year. Students will be required to pay for their lunch each day. Meals are not allowed to be charged in the cafeteria. If you should need to complete a Free and Reduced lunch form, please look on our district website or see our Child Nutrition workers in the lunch room. Parents please remember the drop off and pick up pattern for our Red Devils. Please do NOT turn left into or out of the car rider lot. Be sure to pull all the way up to the three orange cones to drop off and pick up your student. This allows our line to flow more smoothly and keeps the line from backing up. Do not drop off or pick up students on the side of road or down the line as this holds up the line from moving. Thank you for helping us keep our Red Devils safe. Parents and students, please remember our dress code. Students are NOT allowed to wear midriff or cut off shirts. This includes being worn under unbuttoned shirts or unzipped coats. Shorts must be an appropriate length, as well as hats and hoods are not allowed in classrooms. Nor is outside food and drink. Examples of each, as well as this information, can be found in the Student Handbook your student should have brought home. This is also posted on our school website. Disciplinary action will begin and student will be asked to call home for clothes. Looking ahead, parents and students there will be NO SCHOOL this Friday, September 23rd. NCHS teachers will be involved in Professional Development activities. We hope you have a great evening and look forward to seeing you tomorrow at our Open House. And as always, Go Red Devils!

Red Devil Families, thank you for another great week of school. We would like to share a few reminders and updates for the upcoming week. NCHS will continue to run on a normal class schedule. All students will need to report to their 1st period class at the 7:30am bell. The tardy bell will ring at 7:40am and tardies will be counted moving forward. Repeated tardies will result in disciplinary action, as well as parking privilege being revoked. Parents a reminder that free lunch has NOT been continued for this school year. Students will be required to pay for their lunch each day. Meals are not allowed to be charged in the cafeteria. If you should need to complete a Free and Reduced lunch form, please look on our district website or see our Child Nutrition workers in the lunch room. Parents please remember the drop off and pick up pattern for our Red Devils. Please do NOT turn left into or out of the car rider lot. Be sure to pull all the way up to the three orange cones to drop off and pick up your student. This allows our line to flow more smoothly and keeps the line from backing up. Do not drop off or pick up students on the side of road or down the line as this holds up the line from moving. Thank you for helping us keep our Red Devils safe. Parents and students, please remember our dress code. Students are not allowed to wear midriff or cut off shirts and shorts must be an appropriate length. Hats and hoods are not allowed in classrooms as well as outside food and drink. Examples of each, as well as this information, can be found in the Student Handbook your student should have brought home. This is also posted on our school website. Disciplinary action will begin and student will be asked to call home for clothes. There will be an informational meeting concerning Drivers Education at NCHS. This will take place in the cafeteria at 3:00pm on Monday, September 12th. Please contact Mr. Wilkinson if you have any questions at matt.wilkinson@n-ccs.org. We hope you have a great evening, and Go Red Devils!

Parents, please see the message from Catawba County Public Health: We hope your student is off to a healthy start of the 2022-23 school year. We encourage you to help keep our schools a healthy place for students to learn. There are a few key ways we can do this together: Students who are sick should stay home, no matter what illness they have. Do not send your child to school if he or she is sick, has a fever, nausea/vomiting or other symptoms of illness. At a minimum, all students who are sick should remain home until they have been fever free for 24 hours without use of medications such as Acetaminophen (Tylenol) or Ibuprofen (Motrin). Please consult with your child’s School Nurse for specific guidance. If your student has symptoms of COVID-19, please have them tested, either through your child’s medical provider, at another test site, or with an at-home test. If your student tests positive for COVID-19, please keep them home and notify your child’s teacher or School Nurse of their positive test. We are at a much different place in the pandemic today than we were just a few months ago, with convenient access to free at-home tests, vaccines available for children, teens and adults, and masks, which are all part of a layered approach to COVID-19 safety. If you have questions about what actions you should take to protect your child, contact your child’s healthcare provider or School Nurse. We are looking forward to this school year and working with you to ensure our school is a safe, healthy place for all students.