HOMECOMING TAILGATE 

For the fifth year in a row, the Sanderson Foundation invites you to our Homecoming BBQ Tailgate and Raffle.  We hope you will join us on Friday, October 10, for mouth-watering BBQ from And Also With Cue give-back food truck, great raffle prizes, live music, and of course the warm Sanderson community we all love.  Be sure to pre-order your plate for a guaranteed dinner at a discounted rate. Prices will increase on the day of the event.  For more information, visit the Foundation website. 

CREDIT BY DEMONSTRATED MASTERY  

Credit by Demonstrated Mastery (CDM) is the process by which a student may earn credit for a high school course by demonstrating a deep understanding of course content, without course enrollment or seat time. The CDM process requires students to complete a two-phase assessment and meet the expected targets to demonstrate mastery of the course content.  The CDM application window is open now through December 12, 2025. For more information, please view this detailed information via this link: Credit by Demonstrated Mastery. 

Students can sign up to hear from college admission representatives through our Career Center. Email our Career Development Coordinator Ms. Williams for details if you're interested in meeting with the university admissions representatives (kwilliams4@wcpss.net). 

• Auburn University- 9/22/25 
• UNC Chapel Hill -9/25/25
• Aveda Institute- Cosmetology and Esthetics- 10/30/25
• Meredith College-TBA 

Save the date: October 11 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.  Wake Technical Community College Fall Open House 

Parent volunteer opportunity: NC State is hosting their Career Preparation event on October 28, 2025. Click the link for details and to register if interested. Volunteer Information 

UPDATE EMERGENCY CONTACT INFO 

We want to ensure we have the most up to date emergency contact information for your student.  Not all contact information transferred over between PowerSchool to Infinite Campus.  Please take a moment and complete this form for non-household emergency contacts for your student.  Thank you in advance! f you have any questions, please email our API, Katherine Pendergraft kpendergraft@wcpss.net. 

SPARTAN CHALLENGE: PARENT EDITION! 

Join us virtually for brief information sessions with SHS Intervention Coordinator, Amanda Alvarez. Sessions will be held in both English and Spanish. The first session is September 17th and will give a tutorial of infinite campus and an overview of intervention supports available to students. The English session starts at 8am, the Spanish session begins at 8:30. Use the URL to access the google meet: bit.ly/SpartanChallenge25_26. See you there! 

PSAT / NMSQT FOR 9-11TH (OPTIONAL) 

Sanderson is administering the Pre-SAT / National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test on October 16.  This test is optional, and registration is required. The PSAT/NMSQT contains items with Algebra I and some Geometry concepts, so if students have not completed Math I, they may be better served to take it in a future year.  While all high school students can register to take the PSAT/NMSQT, the district will pay for 11th grade students who are likely to qualify for the National Merit Scholarship. The district will pay for the administration of current WCPSS 11th grade students who have a GPA in the top 10% of the district (4.4>). Eleventh grade students with a GPA below the cutoff who want to participate will pay the exam fee.  All other students interested in taking the PSAT/NMSQT can pay to take the assessment at a cost of $15.12 for 11th grade students with a GPA below the cutoff and $16.56 for all other grade levels.    

Exam registration fees should be paid online through School Cash Online. 

Please contact our testing coordinator with any questions: 

shs-testing@wcpss.net  

Students can also take the official PSAT practice tests and get diagnostic information that can be used to improve future performance. These tests can be found here.