Important Dates
Monday, September 4 - Labor Day - NO SCHOOL!
Monday, September 4 - Brother Clucker's Spirit Night (starting at 11 am)
Wednesday, September 13 - K - 11 School Picture Day
Wednesday, September 13 - 12:00 EARLY RELEASE
Thursday, September 14 - ALL students must have the correct PE uniforms.
Saturday, October 28 - Trunk or Treat and Powder Puff Game
HIGH SCHOOL CLUBS!
Clubs meetings are starting. Most meetings will either be on Fridays during 1st or 2nd lunch, or after school.
Pep Band: Tuesdays, 3:30 - 4:15 (Band Room) Starting September 26
Dungeons & Dragons: Friday, 9/1 First lunch - interest meeting
Book Club: 8/25 First Lunch (802)
NHS: 9/1 Second lunch MANDATORY for members
Student school fees are due!
Every high school student has a school fee of $25 assigned in K-12 Payment Center.
Also, class fees are due by the 29th for Chorus, Ceramics, and Cooking.
Students with unpaid student fees will not be permitted to participate in extracurricular activities, driver's ed, leave for lunches (11th and 12th), or have a parking spot. Students with unpaid class fees for those three classes will be dropped for the elective.
If the fee is a financial hardship for your family, please reach out to awood@thencla.org.
Driver's Education
We re really excited to offer another driver's ed course at The NCLA. Starting September 11-22 from 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM each night except for September 13th which is a half day. On that day, the class will be from 12:30-3:30. Click the photo of CLICK HERE for more details. Students who are not 14 1/2 by the start day of the class will not be permitted to take this session.
Drop/Add course schedule change requests
High School attendance policy
Mandatory Attendance (K - 12):
Every child between the ages 7 and 16 (or younger if enrolled) is required to attend school in North Carolina. Parents and legal guardians are responsible for ensuring that students attend and remain at school daily. Students should be present on time and remain in class until dismissal. Written excuses from parents are necessary for late arrivals, early departures, and absences (due within 3 days of absence) otherwise absence will be coded as unexcused. Absences due to extended illnesses may also require a statement from a healthcare practitioner.
Extracurricular Activities (K-12):
Students who are absent from school cannot participate in extracurricular activities on the same day, regardless of the absence type. School-sponsored activities are not considered as absences from school.
Excused Absences (K - 12):
Absences may be excused for valid reasons such as illness, quarantine, family death, medical appointments, court proceedings, religious observance, educational opportunities, and childcare. Written excuses from parents are required, but excused absences are still recorded.
High School Course Attendance:
Students with more than ten (10) absences in a course in a year, whether excused or unexcused, may not receive course credit unless an Attendance Waiver Request is granted. Students should be present on time and remain in class until dismissal. Written excuses from parents are necessary for late arrivals, early departures, and absences (due within 3 days of absence).
High School Avoidance of Courses and Lunch Passes:
Students cannot sign in or out to avoid courses or bypass lunch pass requirements, even with parental permission. Continuous behavior of this nature will result in a warning, and if it persists, the student may face suspension for unlawful absences. Students in grades 9 and 10 have a closed lunch policy, while grades 11 and 12 may have an open lunch with parental permission and school approval based on criteria. If a student checks out before or during lunch, they must provide documentation of an appointment or have a parent sign them back in.
Make-up Work After an Absence:
Students are permitted/expected to make up all work missed during an absence (excused or unexcused), including absences related to school-sponsored trips. All work must be made up within three (3) days following the student's return to school unless the principal/designee determines that extenuating circumstances might support an extension of this time restriction. If the absence results in missing assessments, the make-up for those assessments may be on the first day of the student's return. Students are encouraged to communicate directly with the teacher whenever absences occur.
IMPORTANT PARKING INFORMATION
Parents, please be mindful NOT to park in front of the elementary building for any reason during drop off or pick up times as it holds up the car line. Should you need to come into the Elementary building during those times, please pull into the back parking lot to park. We appreciate all your help in making the car line as quick and painless for everyone.
Important High School Links
Parking: Once you have your car and are ready to drive to school:
Lunch pass: Juniors and Seniors who want to leave campus for lunch
Study Hall permission to leave
Chromebook registration of new devices
