Greetings Holly Springs High School Families,

This message is from Gary Duvall the proud principal of Holly Springs High School regarding the Weekly Update for 5/12/25 through 5/16/25.  Thank you for all of your support and we are ready for a great week ahead. 

2024-2025 Spring EOC Testing Schedule - Attached in the following link is our Spring Exam Schedule from June 9-13. If you have any questions please reach out to the school contacts attached to the exam sheet. 2024-2025 Spring Exam Schedule 

Panorama Survey - Helping students do their best in school requires a team effort. Parents, students, and schools all play important roles in this process. Help us make your child's school experience as positive and beneficial as possible by giving honest, thoughtful responses to the questions in our Holly Springs High School family survey from April 7 - May 16.  surveys.panoramaed.com/wakecounty/family. 

Graduation Meeting - There will be a MANDATORY graduation meeting on May 21 right after your Senior Breakfast. You will need to be at HSHS at 8 am for Breakfast, the meeting will start at roughly 8:45 am. During the meeting, we will be reviewing graduation details, practicing names, graduation tickets, getting your Senior T-shirt, and much more. Just a reminder that the Senior Handbook has a lot of details about the Graduation Ceremony! EACH SENIOR WILL BE GIVEN 9 TICKETS FOR GRADUATION. Please reach out to Ms. Prue if you have a guest who will need a handicapped access seat for the graduation. Her email is eprue@wcpss.net

Morehead-Cain Scholarship for the Class of 2026  - If you are interested in applying to this scholarship, please follow these instructions carefully and pay close attention to the deadlines. 

Here is a bit about the scholarship program: 

They provide a four-year, fully funded educational experience for exceptional student leaders at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The Morehead-Cain is so much more than tuition and room and board. It sets your potential free. It offers (and funds) life-changing summer enrichment and extracurricular learning experiences. It provides immersion in a dynamic student body at a world-class university. And, it promises a lifetime connection to an extraordinary community of Morehead-Cains scattered throughout the world. https://www.moreheadcain.org/

You can self-nominate or seek HSHS's nomination. 

If you would like to apply for our nomination please follow these directions: 

1.  Prepare a brag sheet - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NzPkaS-0s8IGajUJpgnHLbpOS2S2GV7M/copy

2. Write a one-page essay on how you have incorporated the UNC Morehead-Cain pillars (Leadership, Scholarship, Moral Force of Character, and Physical Vigor) into your 4 years at Holly Springs High School.

3. Please submit these two items to Ms. Jones by May 30th at 2:30 pm.

Drivers Education - Holly Springs High School still has plenty of available spots for Summer Driver Education.  If you are interested in registering for Driver Ed this summer, please click on the link below to register.  The student must be 14 years and 6 months old to be eligible.

https://www.wake.jordandrivered.com/services.phtml/holly_springs_high_school

ATTENTION GRADUATING SENIORS (and Graduating JUNIORS):  The Class of 2025 Baccalaureate Ceremony will be held on June 13 from 6-7pm at Hope Community Church.  This will be a special ceremony to honor all graduates and we are thrilled to have Jamie Valvano as our keynote speaker for the event. If you wish to participate, please REGISTER by May 16 using this link: 

Baccalaureate Registration

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact: hollyspringshsbaccalaureate@gmail.com