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Gwinnett Online Campus Summer Registration 

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 2:50:00 PM
Gwinnett Online Campus Opens Summer Registration for Grades 4-12. A Full-time Summer Registration window will be open June 3 - 27 for the 2013-2014 school year. Interested families will need to register on campus in Norcross at 2595 Beaver Ruin... read more
 
 

Georgia High School Graduation & Writing Tests 

Monday, May 20, 2013 10:31:00 AM

Summer Reading/Assignments 

Monday, May 13, 2013 8:40:00 AM

Summer Reading information and AP/IB summer assignments are posted online at: http://www.norcrosshigh.org/summerreading2013.aspx

 

Jump Start - for rising 9th graders 

Friday, May 10, 2013 12:04:00 PM
Freshmen, get a JUMP START on high school! Jump Start 2013 is a two-day program that will equip rising 9th grade students with information for an effective transition into Norcross Nigh School. Students who complete Jump Start will become more... read more
 
 

Pay Media Center fees online 

Friday, May 10, 2013 10:10:00 AM

You can now take care of media center obligations online through MyPaymentsPlus.

 

Senior Obligations 

Thursday, May 09, 2013 11:10:00 AM
Attention Seniors: All obligations (books, uniforms, equipment, lunch charge…) from before January 1, 2013 must be cleared/paid by Friday, May 17, at 2:10 pm. Any student who does not clear the aforementioned obligations will not receive... read more
 
 

Events This Month @ NHS

News & Upcoming Events

SCROLLING ANNOUNCEMENTS

SENIOR OBLIGATIONS

Attention Seniors:
All obligations (books, uniforms, equipment, lunch charge…) from before January 1, 2013 must be cleared/paid by Friday, May 17, at 2:10 pm. Any student who does not clear the aforementioned obligations will not receive their diploma at graduation.  Obligations can be cleared/paid and diplomas picked up in the Norcross High School main office after Memorial weekend.

 All obligations from the current semester must be cleared/paid by Wednesday, May 22.  Any student who does not clear the aforementioned obligations will not receive their diploma at graduation.  Obligations can be cleared/paid and diplomas picked up in the Norcross High School main office after Memorial weekend.

 
 

STUDENT DROP-OFF SAFETY CONCERNS

Attention Parents:

Due to safety concerns, students who are dropped off in the morning should be dropped off in the student parking lot. While in this parking lot, please pull forward as far as possible along the sidewalk nearest the school before letting students out. This should allow students to get to class as efficiently as possible and reduce the amount of time required to drop off students. It is unsafe to allow students out of vehicles along Spalding Drive or in the staff parking lot. Drivers in both of these locations have put our students and staff members in jeopardy of being injured.

 

NHS NAMED AN ADVANCED PLACEMENT HONOR SCHOOL

Georgia State Superintendent Dr. John Barge named Norcross High School an Advanced Placement (AP) Honor School. NHS was named an AP Honor School in 3 categories, based on the results of 2012 AP classes and exams:
 

- AP ACCESS & SUPPORT SCHOOLS: Schools with at least 30% of their AP exams taken by students who identified themselves as African- American and/or Hispanic and 30% of all AP exams earning scores of 3 or higher. 

- AP STEM SCHOOLS: Schools with students testing in at least two (2) AP math courses and two (2) AP science courses (AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics B, AP Physics C, AP Computer Science) 

- AP STEM ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOLS: Schools with students testing in at least 2 AP math courses and 2 AP science courses and at least 40% of the exam scores on AP math and AP science exams earning scores of three (3) or higher.

 

INCLEMENT WEATHER PROCEDURES

Following are GCPS procedures for inclement weather and how the school system handles school cancellations:
 
GCPS schools and facilities may close in the event of hazardous weather or other emergencies which present threats to the safety of students, staff, or school property.

It is more likely for school to be cancelled in the early morning- due to dangerous road conditions that formed overnight, than for school to let out early because bad weather is moving in.

As a rule, the decision to cancel school is made before 6 a.m. The school system immediately notifies all major radio and television stations in metro Atlanta. In addition, the information is announced on GCPS TV and posted on the school system's web site.

GCPS TV can be found on the following Gwinnett County cable channels:
AT&T - - Listed under Local Government
Charter - Channel 22
Comcast - Channel 24 or 26

Should severe weather move into the area during the day, plans to cancel classes will be announced on metro-Atlanta radio and TV stations and on the school system's web site before school is dismissed.
 

GWINNETT SCIENCE FAIR RESULTS

Congratulations to the three NHS students in the 2013 Gwinnett County Science and Engineering Fair. There were over 700 elementary, middle, and high school projects and over 1000 students participated.
 
Claire Della Mahon's project in plant science, Gibberellic Acid on Barley Seed Germination, took first place and she will be participating in the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair at UGA on March 22nd.
 
Ryan Pattillo's project in computer science, Networking Interface for Large Scale Text Based Communications, took 2nd place. Ryan also was awarded the INTEL award for the best computer science project for which he received a certificate and $200.00.
 
Amanda Sangston's project in Behavioral and Social Sciences, The Effect of Color on Human Memory, took 2nd place.
 
 
 

NHS FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE NEWS

The Norcross High School Foundation for Excellence is pleased to announce our new website and hope you will take a few minutes to check it out at: http://www.norcrosshighfoundation.org


 
 
 

GRADES NOW ON MY eCLASS STUDENT PORTAL

The Student Portal gives students access to a selection of digital textbooks and resources, the online research library, a media catalog, databases of general reference materials, eBooks, and, new this month - grades! Find the MY eCLASS link on the Norcross homepage under the Academics menu, Info for Students, or the Library Media Center's research page. You can also access the portal from the GCPS home page. Students can log into MYeCLASS with their GCPS student number and the password that they have established for logging on to the computers at school.
 
 
 

SOPHOMORE / JUNIOR PARENT NIGHT - 3/12

DATE:                March 12, 2013
TIME:                 6:30PM - 8:00PM
LOCATION:        Norcross High School (session schedules and locations will be provided at the door)
 
The Sophomore/Junior Parent Night is an opportunity for parents to hear pertinent information regarding sophomore and junior expectations as they relate to scholastic success and college/career readiness.  The counselors will host three 25-minute information sessions:  the Junior Parent Information session; the Sophomore Parent Information session; and the GA College 411/ Scholarship information session.
 
 

 

SAT PREP CLASS OFFERED

NHS RELAY FOR LIFE INFORMATION - Updated 2/25

NHS Talent Show
Thursday, March 21 @ TBA
"A Night Among the Stars"
 
Open Auditions
Tuesday, February 26 @ 2:25 PM
NHS Chorus Room
 
Any current NHS student is welcome to audition for the show.  All acts must be under five minutes and be school appropriate.  Unique, entertaining acts are encouraged.  For more information, see the bulletin board in the Commons or contact Ms. Reed in the Chorus Room or Ms. Singleton in D224.
 
NSLT Carwash / Relay Rummage Sale
Friday, April 5 @ TBA
 
Please consider saving any gently used items (clothing, household, toys, miscellaneous) and donating them to the annual Relay for Life Rummage Sale. Held later this spring, item collection will begin in February or March. If you cannot hold an item for that long but would still like to donate it please let us know.
 
Greater Gwinnett Golf Championship Tickets
Presented by Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating
An Official Event on the PGA Tour's Champion Tour
April 17-21, 2013 @ at TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth
 
As a Relay For Life team, Norcross HS has been offered the opportunity to sell tickets as another way to raise funds for the fight against cancer. When you purchase Any One Day Pass ($20), or a Weekly Badge ($55), a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life of Gwinnett and our team will receive credit towards our team fundraising goal. These donations will provide funding for cutting-edge research and for cancer patient services and programs.

Please click here to purchase your tickets. As you fill out the top portion of the order form, please type the following in the comments box: (Norcross High School). This important information will ensure that we receive credit toward our team fundraising goal. After you fill out the top portion of the form, scroll down to the bottom of the form to see the ticketing options listed above.
 
California Pizza Kitchen
EVERY FRIDAY from now until Gwinnett Relay (May 10) is NHS Relay Day at CPK!  Any customers who present the attached flyer will have 20% of their check donated to NHS Relay for Life!
 
Gwinnett Relay for Life:  Student Survivors
In Gwinnett County it is estimated that we have over 25,000 survivors, but fewer than 2,000 attend our Gwinnett Relay for Life event in May. Gwinnett Relay for Life would like to identify as many of our students who are survivors of any kind of cancer and invite them to participate by being Honorary Chairs of the event. By being an honorary chair the students are invited to events and celebrations throughout the year. If you know of any students who are survivors, share the attached letter with their parents so that they can register and begin getting more details about events.
 
 
NHS Relay for Life:  Community Survivors
NHS Relay is looking for cancer survivors in the Norcross/Peachtree Corners community.  If you or someone you know is a cancer survivor, please contact Amy Gallois at Amy_Gallois@gwinnett.k12.ga.us or Doug Maloney at Doug_Maloney@gwinnett.k12.ga.us.
 
NHS Relay for Life Online Donations
Support Norcross Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society with a tax deductible donation today! Please visit our team page at Support Norcross High School Relay for Life to make an online donation.
 
Please contact Amy Gallois at Amy_Gallois@gwinnett.k12.ga.us or Doug Maloney at Doug_Maloney@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
with questions or if you would like to get more involved!
 
Thank you for your support!
HS Relay is looking for cancer survivors in the Norcross/Peachtree Corners community. If you or someone you know is a cancer survivor, please contact Amy Gallois or Doug Maloney.
Support Norcross Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society with a tax deductible donation today! Please visit our team page at Support Norcross High School Relay for Life to make an online donation.
 
Please contact Amy Gallois at Amy_Gallois@gwinnett.k12.ga.us or Doug Maloney at Doug_Maloney@gwinnett.k12.ga.us with questions or if you would like to get more involved! Thank you for your support!
 
 
 

AP EXAM INFORMATION


Students will be taking AP exams May 6-17. Please see your AP Bulletin or visit the College Board website for specific test dates: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/about.html.
 
All AP exam information will be available on the AP website at http://www.norcrosshigh.org/advanced-placement.aspx.

Mrs. Burrell in B207 or contact: Jaclyn_Burrell@gwinnett.k12.ga.us, or 770-447-2642
 
 

COMMUNITY SCHOOL INFORMATION - Updated 2/25

SAT PREP CLASSES
 
DRIVER'S ED, P.E. & HEALTH CLASSES 
 
ADAP NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
Beginning in January, students needing to take ADAP online can now register from the Georgia Department of Driver Services website, https://online.dds.ga.gov/eadap/, and click "Student Registration". Parents can now take this course as well by clicking "Parent Registration".
 
 

TUTORING DURING GUIDED STUDY

NHS Scholars are now available for tutoring students every day of the week during each Guided Study period. 
 
 
 

CLASS OF 2013

Senior Graduation Dues
Senior graduation dues are $105 and can be paid on My Payments Plus. The fee increases to $125 on April 1st, so please pay as soon as possible. Information on what is covered in this fee can be found on the Norcross High School webpage under senior class news.
 
Graduation Announcements
Graduation announcements can be purchased on the Balfour website. Please stop by D211 to pick up graduation announcement information.
Gwinnett Online Campus is a charter school within the GCPS system. Families who are interested in learning more about the full-time online school for grades 4 - 12 are encouraged to attend one of the following informational meetings.
 
 

NORCROSS BLUE DEVILS RUN - 2/9

The third-annual Blue Devil Run, an event that supports Track and Field and Cross Country programs at Norcross, will take place on February 9, 2013 at Pinckneyville Middle School. Events will include a 5K Road Race that begins and ends at Pinckneyville and a One-Mile Fun Run on the track at the school. For more information and registration forms: 
 
 

PROM INFORMATION - 3/23

Attention Juniors and Seniors:
 
Prom dues is now $125.00. Prom invitations and packets were given out in 1st period on Friday, 2/22, to students who have already paid for prom.  Pay now to be sure to get your packet and invitation. More information will be provided in the prom packet.
You can pay for prom through www.mypaymentsplus.com. If you have not created an account, you will need to do so in order to pay for prom dues. Once logged into the site, you will find a category for School Events.
Prom is March 23, 2013...
 
JUNIORS: The price is now $125; however, once you pay these dues as a Junior you DO NOT have to pay prom dues your senior year. In order to attend the prom, these dues must be paid by February 28, 2013.
 
SENIORS: The price is $125 for all seniors. If you think you paid these dues last year but are not sure, see Mrs. Zobrosky in room B-206 at the beginning of the school year. Please note- these dues cover costs and fees associated with prom; they DO NOT cover any graduation fees.
 
 

GO BIG BLUE!!! - Updated 2/25

You can now follow NHS Athletics on Twitter.  Get the latest scores, college commitments and signings, and upcoming games and events by following ADBarton@norcrosssports
 
CHEERLEADING
Mandatory Clinics
Monday, 3/25 - Wednesday, 3/27
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
NHS Commons
 
Tryouts
Thursday, 3/28 @ 2:30 PM - 6:00 PM
NHS Commons
 
BASKETBALL
 
 
TENNIS
 
TRACK AND FIELD 
 
 
Please check the athletic calendar or the individual sport's website for schedules and updated information.
 
 

 

NOTES FROM THE LIBRARY - Updated 11/16

Kindles for Student Check Out
Thanks to the generosity of the Norcross Foundation for Excellence, your NHS library media center has Kindles available for student check out. Each Kindle comes pre-loaded with 50 fiction books including the popular Hunger Games series, Perfect Chemistry series, and books from the Georgia Peach Book Award lists. Students will need to fill out a user agreement form and have it signed by a parent or guardian for check out. See the library's website for the form and more information.
 
Check the Parent Portal for Overdue Student Library Books
Every few weeks the library sends out printed overdue notices to students through their first period class. Parents can also see what books students have checked out by logging on to the Parent Portal and looking under the Books & Meals section on the main Student Profile page. For a more detailed view, click on the Books/Meals tab at the top of the page. Please remind students to return any overdue items and take care of any fees.
 
Accessing Quality Online Resources at Home just got easier
"Your project is due tomorrow?! And you're just starting now?"  Chances are you've probably had a conversation like this with your student, but helping your procrastinator quickly find quality online resources at home just got easier. Students now have access to both the library media catalog and the Online Research Library through the Student Portal allowing them to search for both print and online resources from home. And just recently, passwords to access all these online resources, like encyclopedias and subscription databases, were linked through the portal. Once your student logs into the portal, simply click on the lock icon next to the Online Research Library link to see the passwords.
 
 

PTSA NEWS - Updated 2/25

ATTENTION SENIORS:
The PTSA will be awarding TWO $750 scholarships during Honors Night in May 2013. The Scholarship competition is open to qualified senior students who are continuing their education and study after high school.
 
Complete the application form (available online at NHS PTSA website) and attach an essay (400-500 words) written on the topic. Your essay and competed application must be approved and signed by Ms. Nsikan Ekpo, Counselor, no later than Friday, March 1st, 2013. Please address any questions to Mrs. Ekpo in the counseling office.
 
Georgia Natural Gas and the True Blue Schools Program:
Georgia Natural Gas will be emailing all our current True Blue School members and requesting that each member "re-enroll" in the program. It is a requirement of the program. Please take the time to "re-enroll" in the GNG True Blue Schools program and pick Norcross High School as your school of choice. This money goes directly into the NHS PTSA and funds programs and presentations for our students. We appreciate all the support of our current members and we hope many new members will also join. No cost is involved. Just sign up and NHS receives $5 per month from GNG. Again, thank you to all our current members and for supporting NHS!
 
PTSA Membership
If you have not joined it is not too late, you can still join at MyPaymentsPlus.com  or print out a PTSA membership form available on the NHS PTSA website and send it in to the front office with your student. If you have any questions in regarding membership, contact Cindy Ong at cindyong246@gmail.com.
 
Project Graduation
Seniors can sign up for Project Graduation at MyPaymentsPlus.com.  To-date over 50 seniors have registered to attend the event on graduation night.  For more information on Project Graduation visit our PTSA website or contact Catherine Reidy at reidyfamily@bellsouth.net.
 
PTSA Volunteer Opportunities
The NHS PTSA has many volunteer opportunities for you to get involved in the 2012-2013 academic school year. Please take time to review some of your choices, and contact Nancy Geraghty at ngeraghty21@yahoo.com to sign up.
  
Remember, the best gift you can give your child is being involved in their school and education!   
  
NHS Catalyst Lunch
 
Norcross News
 

TITLE I / PARENT CENTER NEWS - Updated 2/25

 
Title I Parent Involvement Survey
PARENTS: We invite you to give us your feedback by completing our Title I Parent involvement Survey.
 
Title I schools have the opportunity to tailor programs based on the needs of their students and parents. The Title I survey is your opportunity to share what you need when it comes to supporting your children. Your input is extremely important. The results of the survey will be used by the Gwinnett County Title I Office and by Norcross High School to develop the Parent Involvement Policy, Action Plan, and other school parent events.  Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. 
Las escuelas Título I tienen la oportunidad de adaptar sus programas de acuerdo a las necesidades de sus estudiantes y padres de familia. Esta encuesta es su oportunidad de compartir lo que usted necesita cuando se trata de apoyar a sus hijos. Su opinión es extremadamente importante. La encuesta se utilizará por la oficina de Título I del condado de Gwinnett y por su escuela para desarrollar la política de participación de padres, Plan de acción y otros eventos de padres de la escuela.  Gracias por tomar su tiempo para llenar esta encuesta. 
 
 
 

HAVE YOU CHANGED YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION?

Have you changed your contact information recently? If so, please let us know.
If you have recently moved or changed your phone number, we would like to update that in our records. It is important that we have updated parent contact information in case of an emergency. Here is what you can do:
  • For an address change: Bring a copy of your lease or mortgage statement and a recent utility bill.
  • Update Phone Numbers: E-mail or bring in your phone number update. You can e-mail tracey_casey@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
Ha cambiado su información recientemente? Si es así, por favor déjenos saber.
Si usted recientemente se ha mudado ó cambiado su número telefónico, nosotros necesitamos actualizar esa información. Es importante que nosotros tengamos la información correcta en caso de una emergencia. A continuación está lo que usted puede hacer:
  • Para un cambio de domicilio: Traiga una copia del contrato ó estado de cuenta del pago de su casa y la factura de algún servicio (luz, agua, gas).
Actualizar números telefónicos: Envie un correo electrónico ó traiganos su nuevo número telefónico. Usted puede enviar un correo electrónico a tracey_casey@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
 

GO2.GWINNETT PARENT PORTAL

Gwinnett County Public Schools offers the go2.gwinnett Parent Portal as a tool to enhance the parent communication and involvement in their child's academic achievement. Through this online resource, parents can monitor their child's academic progress and attendance on an ongoing basis. In order to access this resource, parents must complete a form in person at Norcross HS and present a picture ID. Upon confirmation of guardianship through school records, parents will receive an email with token information to log in to the Parent Portal.
 
New parent portal feature: home-to-school email

The go2.gwinnett Parent Portal Access Forms are available in the front office.