Principal Message (4/21/24)
Events this Week:
Monday, April 22
- Senior Advisory Meeting in the auditorium
- Q3 Report Cards distributed in Advisory
- Fighting for Our Future Club: Green Level’s Fighting for Our Future club is holding a Period Product drive from April 22nd to April 26th. It’s all too common for students to have to go through school without period products. This should be a resource that every school should provide access to, every day. Please donate boxes of pads to student services to help with this initiative to have period products in all our school bathrooms!
- AP Calculus AB/BC Review Session: We encourage AB/BC Calculus students to sign up to attend review sessions at bit.ly/APCalcReviewGL from 2:30 to 4:00 pm (Gomilla’s room)
- Home Women’s Soccer Game vs. Cary at 6:30 pm
Tuesday, April 23
- Home Baseball vs. Apex Friendship at 4:00 pm
- Home Mens’ LAX vs Middle Creek at 6:30 pm
- Jazz Band Concert at 6:30 pm in the auditorium
Wednesday, April 24
- Student Feedback Session with Administration during Connectivity
- Home Women’s Soccer vs Holly Springs at 6:30 pm
Thursday, April 25
- Home Baseball vs Middle Creek at 4:00 pm
- Home Women’s LAX vs Green Hope at 5:00 pm
Friday, April 26
- Home Women’s LAX vs Apex Friendship at 6:30 pm
- Last Day for Prom Tickets: Juniors and Seniors may purchase tickets via Go Fan. Students must not owe materials or parking fines to purchase a ticket. Please contact April Mack or Jeremy Hodges with any questions.
https://gofan.co/app/school/NC72639
Saturday, April 27
- Prom: Embassy Suites in Cary from 7:00 to 11:00 pm. Step back into the glitz and glamor of the roaring twenties at our Great Gatsby-themed prom.
Color Guard Auditions
We are preparing for the upcoming marching band season and are hosting auditions for the Color Guard. There are no cuts and no dance experience is required. Everyone is welcome to audition!
See flyer HERE for more information
PTSA News
Volunteer With PTSA
The Nominating Committee needs you for the 24/25 school year. Please contact the nominating committee at glhs.ptsa.noncom@gamil.com for more information to get involved at The Swamp. Volunteer commitments range from 2 hours per week to 2 hours per month. There is something for everyone and we need you!
Stock the Swamp!
Please send in individually packaged snacks for our growing and hardworking Gators. Donations can be dropped off in the green box in the alcove of the school or shipped directly to campus from Amazon. Thank you for your generosity!
Get Your Gator Gear!
GLHS spirit wear is always available online HERE for quick and easy pick up in the front office. Don’t forget to order your senior yard sign!
WCPSS Student Device Program Update
- Students who withdraw from WCPSS are required to return their Chromebook on or before their last day of school.
- Students in grades 5, 8, or 12 are required to return their assigned Chromebook at the end of this school year. These students will receive new Chromebooks at the beginning of their grade 6 and 9 school year.
- All other students (grades 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, and 11) will keep their assigned Chromebook through the transition to the 2024-25 school year, even if they are transferring to another WCPSS school.
Underclassman Turn-In Date
The final day for all students in 9,10 and 11 grades to turn in English novels, textbooks and library materials is May 31. They will keep Chromebooks until graduation. We will encourage ALL students to return textbooks on the day they take their AP exam(s).
AP Calculus AB/BC Review Session
We encourage AB/BC Calculus students to sign up to attend review sessions at bit.ly/APCalcReviewGL for Monday, April 29 from 8:00 to 12:00 pm (cafeteria-teacher workroom).
Stakeholder Feedback
Students
WCPSS Student Survey: The annual WCPSS Student Engagement Survey includes questions about teacher-student relationships, relevance of school work, and future aspirations and goals. The results of this survey help schools monitor their School Improvement Plans, and help the district track student perceptions about their educational experiences. The survey is available now through May 31. We would like all students at GLHS to have the opportunity to take the survey which can be accessed through each student’s WakeID portal.
Student Feedback Sessions: Administration is collaborating with Ms. Beach to talk openly with students during Connectivity about our school. Our open dialogues have ranged on the following topics: Honor Code Policy, Student Expectations, Parking Lot, and Wake Tech (CCP). We have 2 more meetings scheduled during Connectivity in Kate Beach’s room. Please encourage students to attend: April 24 and May 2
Parents
WCPSS Family Survey
WCPSS is administering a District Wide Family Survey HERE through Friday, May 17. This survey provides families the opportunity to provide valuable information and a high-quality data source for planning and School Improvement.
Parent RoundTable: We are inviting parents for an open dialogue, on Tuesday, April 30, with Ms. Summers, Mr. Williams, and Ms. Roberts about this school year. We would like to hear strengths and areas of improvement regarding Student Expectations, Honor Code Policy, and any other topic on your mind. Please mark your calendar for the following:
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- In-person meeting at GLHS: 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
- Virtual meeting: 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Junior Parents: We need YOU!
We are preparing for the Class of 2025 and would like to invite you to our first Senior Activities Committee (SAC) meeting on Wednesday, May 15, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm in the media center.
Senior Parents/Families
Thank you for making this a very special year for the Class of 2024. We appreciate your support all year long & look forward to finishing off the year with some sweet memories. If you missed last week’s SAC meeting, you will want to take the time to review the below information.
- Presentation: All seniors will be emailed a copy of the senior presentation from SAC and Advisory Meeting on 4/22. This is a great presentation to review together.
- Senior Signs: Purchase online HERE! Purchased signs will be sitting in the front office waiting for pickup. April 25: In Person Senior Sign Pick up & Sales @ 4-6pm Find Joni Joni at the Track! Senior Signs will be available for purchase & pick up in person at 5:45pm-6:00pm & again 7:00-7:15pm
- May 8th: Last SAC Meeting for senior parents regarding GRADUATION @ 6-7pm. This meeting will hold ALL info regarding graduation itself.
- 5 Final Senior Events: As we wind down the year, we have 4 final events we would covet Senior parents' support for. Sign Ups are below:
AP Exam Information
AP Exam season is almost here! From May 6-17, Green Level High School will is hosting 1,643 students taking over 4,393 Advanced Placement exams with the hopes of gaining college credits with successful exam scores. While this time comes with excitement, showing what a student has worked on in their AP class, it can also come with challenges. Please help your child balance academics with self-care - especially with sleeping well, eating healthy meals, and getting prepared. It's almost time to show what they know!
What do I need to know?
- Emails: Each student will get an email full of information the day before their scheduled exam. The email will go to the email address that is in the AP Classroom so please have them check both WCPSS student email and personal email boxes. This email will have locations, reminders, prohibited items, and links to so much more.
- On-Time: Please make sure students are on time - 7:25 am for morning exams and 11:30 am for afternoon exams, or they will miss the opportunity to sit for the exam.
- Transportation: The exam administration window can be up to four hours so please have transportation arrangements for the afternoon exams as buses will not run late for AP students - students will contact parents when exams are complete - no student can leave an exam early.
- $40 Fee? AP exams follow CollegeBoard policy which is more strict and restrictive. If a student does not choose to take their AP exam, CollegeBoard charges a fee of $40 for a canceled exam.
- Attendance: Students will be marked excused while they are in testing. If it is a morning exam, they are excused absent from 1st, 2nd, and 3rd period classes with the expectation to attend 4th period. If it is an afternoon exam, students are expected to be present in 1st and 2nd period and excused absent for 3rd and 4th. If students have back to back exams, one in the morning and afternoon of the same day, they need to pack a lunch to eat between the exams - they will not have time to leave campus for lunch - and their second exam will not start without them. CollegeBoard policy states students can take two exams in one day.
- AP Study Resource: Pranav Gadiraju, senior at GLHS, created a website to help GLHS students prepare for their AP exams. Please check out practiceap.com which contains MCQs (from the CED and public practice tests), FRQS (from past years), exam information, helpful videos, and a college credit tool.
- Questions? If you have additional questions about AP exams, please see our AP Exam Administration website (this includes the full AP exam schedule, what to bring/not to bring, sample emails, what to expect on test day, and more) or contact our AP Coordinator and Dean of Students, Hamilton Roberts at hroberts3@wcpss.net.
2024-25 Information
2024-25 Schedule Information
- General Information: Student Services has completed the registration process but we still are processing individual requests. If you or your child have any changes to make to the courses selected in registration, please contact your child's counselor directly via email. Counselors handle a caseload by last name so please refer to the Student Services tab on the website for who to contact. Students may also make appointments with their counselor during the school day using the Google calendar links. There is a hard deadline for changes of May 31 by 3pm - after this date, we will start the process of preparing for schedules to be made in the summer. Please make sure to request any changes prior to this date - as the course correction window when we return in August is not guaranteed. We build the master schedule based on requests, so this is how your child has the best chance of getting their course selections. Thank you for your understanding!
- Current Juniors: If your child is a rising senior interested in a mid-year graduation, graduating in January one semester early, this form is due to Student Services by May 31st at 3pm. Please complete this form to request consideration for a Mid-Year Graduation.
- Current Sophomores and Juniors: If your child is a rising senior or junior, interested in a schedule reduction - requesting a period off - these forms are due electronically by May 31 at 3pm. The link to Schedule Reduction form is on the Student Services website under "Forms" and linked here. Students must complete this form for their schedule reduction to be considered - this is only for Seniors (for dual enrollment, employment or other) and Juniors with dual enrollment at Wake Tech/CCP (documentation is required to be uploaded).
- Wake Tech CCP Information: If your child is taking dual enrollment courses through Wake Technical Community College in the Career and College Promise (CCP) Program, your child must complete the Dual Enrollment form. Students must complete this form for their dual enrollment courses to be put on the high school and college transcript and it is required by WCPSS. Please complete this form AND attach a screenshot from your Wake Tech portal of your enrollment. This form can be turned in one of three ways: Uploaded into the Schedule Reduction Form as documentation for that request, return it to Student Services in person, or email it to Ms. Roberts at hroberts3@wcpss.net after enrolling through Wake Tech.
Mark Your Calendar
- Monday, April 29: Teacher Workday
- Tuesday, April 30: Values in Action Breakfast for 22 students
- Tuesday, April 30: In-Person Parent RoundTable meeting from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
- Tuesday, April 30: Virtual Parent RoundTable meeting from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
- Thursday, May 2: Student Feedback Session with Administration during Connectivity
- Friday, May 3: National Honor Society Applications Due
- May 6 to May 10: AP Exams
- May 8: Senior Activities Committee Meeting from 6:00 to 7:00 pm in Media Center
- May 8: PTSA Meeting from 7:00 to 8:00 in Media Center
- May 15: Class of 2025 Senior Activities Committee Meeting from 6:00 to 7:00 in the media center
- May 22: Reflections Breakfast during Connectivity
- June 3: Junior Advisory Meeting in Auditorium (senior portraits, and summer planning)
