Principal's Weekly Message
Good afternoon Middle Creek High School families,
I hope everyone has had a wonderful week! It was awesome having our new 9th grade students on campus yesterday, and we are excited to kick off this school year in just a little over a week!
Below are & calendar items and information for your consideration as the school year approaches.
Information & Reminders:
Schedules:
Students are now able to view schedules in PowerSchools at this time. MCHS works hard each year to create schedules based on courses chosen during registration. Therefore, schedule changes are only allowed for certain reasons. Requests for changes should be submitted to the MCHS Schedule Change Request email account following these procedures.
Freshman Orientation Presentation and Handouts
Thanks so much to all of those who were able to join us for Freshman Orientation! It was great to see the Class of 2028 explore their home for the next four years! For any families who were unable to join us, please see these resources that were shared at orientation and at our virtual meeting on Thursday evening:
Recording of Virtual Parent Meeting
Welcome to Middle Creek Pamphlet (English Version)
Welcome to Middle Creek Pamphlet (Spanish Version)
NC Graduation Requirements Handout
* Also, if your student was unable to attend the 9th grade orientation, but they would still like the chance to acclimate to the building, there is another optional opportunity. On Monday, August 26th students may visit us between the hours of 11-1 to informally walk the building and locate their classrooms. Teachers and staff will be in meetings and unavailable, but we wanted to provide a second opportunity to visit in case it is helpful.
Message from the MCHS PTSA:
The countdown to the beginning of school has begun! As your MCHS PTSA plans for a new school year, we want to plan with you, too!
1 - There is strength in numbers, and we invite you and your family to join the MCHS PTSA. The MCHS PTSA does so much to support the teaching and learning at Middle Creek High School, and that can only happen with your membership support. Join us today!
2 - Interested in volunteering and connecting with your MCHS PTSA complete our volunteer interest form.
3.- Support us by linking your Harris Teeter, Lowes Food and Publix shopper cards to MCHS PTSA!
4.- MCHS PTSA wants to support our Mustang business community. We would love to connect with you, complete our business interest form.
5.- We have some exciting things planned for the coming year. One of the best ways to stay informed is to follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook or visit our website.
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Many thanks in advance for supporting the MCHS PTSA.
Athletics:
Stampede Club Athletic Sports Passes are now on sale!
The MC stampede all sport annual passes are now available for purchase! You can visit -Gofan.com and search schools: Middle Creek Stampede Club. You can also purchase directly from the flyer linked here!
2024-2025 Juniors & Seniors:
As we prepare for the school year, it is now time to make plans for parking and off-campus lunch, as well as other privileges & events offered to our juniors and seniors. Below are some specific details about dues, parking and lunch passes.
Class Dues:
As we gear up for the school year, it is important that our junior and senior class students are reminded of class dues to support grade level activities and functions.
Junior dues cover events such as prom (including the student’s tickets to both Junior and senior prom). Senior dues cover events such as the senior picnic, graduation, and other senior activities.
Below are the dues for each class, and families can begin making payments on July 18th in the OSP system linked on the website.
Class of 2025- $40 (Senior Dues)
Class of 2026- $40 (Junior Dues)
Parking Passes:
Forms are available on the MCHS website (under the “Students” tab on the red bar at the top). There are several steps to applying, and all pieces must be completed to receive a parking pass. Spot locations will be determined based on order of payment (with completed documents and no existing fees). If families are unable to print any of the forms, you may stop by the main office during summer hours to pick them up. If you have any questions, you may contact Ms. Sullivan at jsullivan2@wcpss.net.
Lunch Passes:
Forms for lunch passes can be found on the MCHS website under the “Students” tab of the red bar at the top). There is a $10 fee to make the pass, and payments can be made via the MCHS website. Once the notarized form is completed, the dates below are listed for pass & photo pick-up. (Reminder, this is a junior and senior only privilege.)
August 20th: 8:00-12:00pm
August 22nd: 8:30-10:30; 12:00-1:30pm.
*Students who are not able to attend this day for pick up, can plan to get their ID made the first week of school after-school.
Seniors:
Senior Picture Information:
Just a reminder that for the 2024-2025 school year, Middle Creek HS will be continuing to work with CADY for our school and senior photos. There is a link to the website below.
CLICK HERE TO BOOK YOUR SESSION NOW
There are also 2 opportunities at MCHS (called “roadshows”) for seniors to have sessions on our campus. See below for information on how to sign up!
Senior Roadshow "On-Campus Event": 8/20/24 & 10/3/24
$49 Simple Session Sitting Fee (1 yearbook, 1 cap & gown, and 1 casual photo)
Link to more information here!
Senior Transcripts:
We are aware that some college applications have opened up for Seniors to begin working on them and we are glad that they are on top of this! PowerSchools is a great resource for historical grade information and weighted GPA. We ask that seniors wait until school starts to request unweighted GPA and class rank information as this is not ready until the 20th day of school when the official class rank is run. Seniors should not upload/request any previous transcripts before this date as the rank information will not be accurate. Counselors will discuss this further in Senior Meetings during the first few weeks of school and at our Senior Parent Night on September 9 at 6:00 pm.
Calendar:
Below are some of the events scheduled for next week.
Mon, Aug 19th: W Tennis HOME vs. Green Hope 3:30pm.
JV/V M Soccer @Willow Spring 4:30/6:30pm.
Tues, Aug 20th: JV/V Volleyball @ Garner HS 4:00/6:00pm.
Wed, Aug 21st: W Tennis HOME vs. AFHS 3:30pm.
Thurs, Aug 22nd: JV Football HOME vs. FVHS 6:30pm.
Fri, Aug 23rd: V Football @ FVHS 7:30pm.
I hope you all have a great weekend!
Sincerely,
Lacey Peckham, Principal
