Good evening Middle Creek High School families,

             It was a great week here at The Creek.  Next week is our last full week before Spring Break, and I know our students and families are looking forward a little time away and rest from the hectic schedule!  Below are some updates and informational pieces to prepare you for the weeks ahead. I appreciate your attention to the details. 

Information & Reminders:

Prom forms now available:

The Junior/Senior Prom will be Saturday, April 27th from 8:00-11:00pm. Prom forms are now available in the front office.  All Junior and Seniors dues must be paid AND students attending prom must fill out a form before they can receive a prom ticket.  Guest tickets will be $60.00, and they can be purchased during RSVP week April 8-13th.  See Ms. Jones in room 2206 or Ms. Paonessa in room 2320 with any questions.  Return all forms to the prom box in the front office. 

 

ACT Test-March 19th: 

Middle Creek High School will be administering the ACT to all Juniors on Tuesday, March 19th. A reminder that students will be participating in the ACT in an online format and will need to bring their devices for testing. We will be running on a modified bell schedule for all students that day to not disrupt testing and to ensure all students have lunch.

 

Stampede Club Annual Auction Event! 

Our Middle Creek Athletics Booster Club is sponsoring an annual Spring Auction.  Event details are provided below and we would love to see many of our families in attendance! Even if you can’t attend, there are ways to get involved and bid. All proceeds support MCHS Athletics.  Book your tickets and learn more here: https://givebutter.com/c/KlPi1s

Devils Ridge Country Club April 20th, 6:30pm

 

Seniors- Class of 2024:

Spring Senior Meeting -  We will be having a spring senior meeting for parents and students to give updated information about Senior Celebrations and Events coming up.  This meeting has been CHANGED to April 16th at 6pm - Virtually.  A link will be posted on the MCHS site that afternoon for families to access.

 

Graduation Tickets - 

The next few months are going to fly by and we know this information is important for your planning purposes.  We are so excited about the venue for graduation this year and are pleased to announce we will be awarding 5 tickets per graduate (flier here).  All questions about graduation and senior events/celebrations will be answered and discussed at the Senior Meeting on April 16th at 6pm (Virtual).

 

Information from Student Services:

Sophomore Family Meeting on April 22, 2024

Student Services will hold our annual Sophomore Family Meeting on April 22, 2024 at 6:00 pm in person at MCHS.  We will discuss interpreting the PreACT scores that students received recently in their sophomore meetings with their counselors, preparing for junior year, and the new 22 credit-3 year graduation opportunity for the Class of 2026.  We hope to see all tenth grade families there!

 

Career and College Promise Information Session for Students

Rising juniors and seniors who are interested in taking dual enrollment courses through Wake Tech’s CCP program should attend the CCP Info Session that is held on March 20 at 7:30 am in the auditorium.  Students were sent a link to sign up for this in their email on Wednesday from Mrs. Gillespie. 

 

Free College Admissions Workshop

The Southern Association of College Admission Counseling (SACAC) is pleased to offer a FREE workshop about college admission and financial aid. The target audience is high school students and their parents.  This is a great opportunity to hear about college admissions from the admissions officers themselves!

When: Saturday, March 23, 9am-12pm

Where: Raleigh Convention Center, 500 S Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27601

How: Register by March 13: bit.ly/sacaccaw32324

 

 

Calendar:

Below are some of the events scheduled for next week.

Mon, March 18th:        M Tennis @ Panther Creek HS 3:30pm. 

                                     JV/ V Women’s Soccer HOME vs. HSHS 4:30/6:30pm.

                                     JV M Lacrosse @ Athens Drive HS 4:30pm.

                                     Softball @ South Garner 4:30pm.

Tues, March 19th:    JV/V W Lacrosse @ Apex Friendship 3:30/5:00pm.

                                   Softball HOME vs. Holly Springs 6:00pm.    

                                   JV/V Lacrosse @ Apex 4:30pm/6:30pm.

                                   JV Baseball @ Holly Springs HS 4:00pm.

                                   V Baseball HOME vs.  Holly Springs 6:00pm.               

Wed, March 20th:     M Tennis HOME vs. Green Hope HS 3:30pm. 

                                  JV/ V Women’s Soccer @ Cary HS 4:30/6:30pm.

                                  Stunt @ Apex 5:00pm

Thurs, March 21st:    Track HOME vs. Holly Springs 3:30pm

                                    Softball HOME vs. Cary HS 6:00pm.

                                    JV Baseball HOME Holly Springs HS 4:00pm.

                                    V Baseball @ Holly Springs HS 6:00pm.

Fri, March 22nd :        V W LAX @ Apex (vs. Green Level) 5:00pm.

                                     JV/V M Lacrosse HOME vs. Green Level 4:30/6:30pm.

I hope you all have a great weekend!

 

Sincerely,

Lacey Peckham, Principal