UPCOMING EVENTS
November 10 Open House for Prospective New Families
November 11 Progress Reports
November 18 Hickory Christmas Parade
November 23-25 Thanksgiving Break
November 29 9th Grade to Samaritan’s Purse
December 5 NHS Induction Ceremony
OPEN HOUSE
We have our second Open House this Thursday, November 10, at 6:30 pm. We will meet at St. Andrews. Students, parents and myself will talk about the school and then our Ambassadors will give tours of our campus. If anyone knows of someone that would like to learn more about UCHS, please encourage them to come.
SPRING SCHEDULES
Second Semester class schedules will be going home at the end of the week. If you have a question about your child’s UCHS class schedule, please let us know. UCHS Seniors will be registering for second semester LR classes on Monday, November 21 at 10:00 am. UCHS Juniors will be registering for LR classes on Monday, November 21 at 3:00 pm. LR CLASSES LISTED ON YOUR CLASS SCHEDULE ARE NOT FINALIZED. Some sections of classes might be filled when we go to register. We have to wait until after the LR registration on November 21 before we know exactly what classes your child will have next semester.
CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
Construction is underway on our new school building! The dry weather has been a blessing in that the site work is already complete, and this week they want to start on the footers for the building. God has blessed us with this new building.
GOVERNOR’S SCHOOL
We are pleased to announce that University Christian High School’s candidates for Governors School are: Maggie Carter (Natural Science), Lark Bodnar (Drama) and Avery Guyer (Visual Arts). This program has limited funding, so only a percentage of the students nominated will be selected to attend.
MARCHING BAND OPPORTUNITY
Mr. Neil Underwood, the Lenior-Rhyne Marching Band Director, has invited all UCHS students who have played in a middle school band program to be in the LR Marching Band next fall. He hopes to have 100 members next year in the LR Marching Band. They will have a band camp in August and then practice after school twice a week and one evening a week. What a great opportunity for UCHS students who want that band experience.
FRIDAY SPIRIT DAYS
To promote school spirit, we encourage students to wear UCHS logo wear (including t-shirts) on Fridays. (T-shirts may not normally be worn to school.)
SPORTS WEBSITE
Check out the new UCHS Sports website. We have established a link from our school website to that website under the “Athletics” tab or go directly to: http://uchsathletics.com. It is loaded with many pictures of our athletes, articles on our sports teams, and the winter sports calendar.
FALL SPORTS WRAP-UP
The UCHS Ladies Tennis Team won the Conference Title and placed third in the State Tournament. Vitoria Ferrara was the Conference Player of the Year. Vitoria and Elizabeth Allport were All State Selections. We are excited for the future since every player is returning next year.
The Ladies’ Cross Country Team took third in the Conference Meet and fourth in the State Meet. Sarah Roseman was an All-State selection.
The Men’s Cross Country Team took second in the Conference Meet and third in the State Meet. Tommy Little and Tate Eckard were All State Selections.
The Men’s Soccer Team placed fifth in the conference. Their first game of the state tournament was during our fall break. Playing short handed with only 12 players, they lost 2-1. Santiago Rameriz and Brycen Burns were named to the All Conference Team.
The Ladies’ Volleyball Team placed fourth in the conference. Claire Tomlinson was selected to the All Conference Team. In the State Playoffs they won their first game, but lost in the second round. They finished with a record of 11-7.
WINTER SPORTS NEWS
This year we are fielding a JV Boys Basketball Team along with Varsity Boys and Varsity Girls teams. The Varsity Boys play their first game away against Family Christian Academy on November 18. All three teams are in action on November 28 at Challenger High School. Go Barracudas!
Parent Night for all Winter Sports Parents is on Thursday, November 17 at 5:30 pm. All parents whose children are playing basketball or swimming should attend.
COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES
We are pleased to announce the following seniors have already received college acceptances:
Lindsey Alonso – Wingate University, Belmont Abbey College, Gardner Webb & Lenoir-Rhyne
Joseph Anderson – Bridgewater College
Sarah Beal – Wingate University, Western Carolina University
Alaina Giometti – Lenoir-Rhyne
Noah Hass – East Carolina University
Tina Huynh – Wingate University
Kennedy Norris – East Carolina University
Santiago Ramirez – Wingate University
Emma Roseman – Mars Hill College
Sarah Rutherford – Xavier University
Sadie Texer – Butler University (NCAA Signing)
Drew Turbeville – East Carolina University
These students have also received almost $700,000 in scholarship offerings so far. Way to go, Seniors!
FINAL/MID-TERM EXAMS
Below you will see the schedule for our upcoming mid-terms, finals, and EOC testing. We have made some changes this year. We are no longer administering tests during regular class periods, but have designated these four days as strictly test days. That means every day up to and including Thursday, December 15, are regular school days when students report at 7:45 and dismiss at 3:00. On the Exam Days (Friday – Wednesday), students are only required to be here for their exams. (For example, if your child is taking Religion 10 and Spanish III, they only have to come in on Friday at 8:00 and Tuesday at 11:00.) Also, if there are multiple sections of a course (such as Spanish or Biology), all sections are testing together. If you have any questions about the schedule, please have your child check with their instructors.
Friday, December 16
8:00 – 9:30 Religion 9, 10, 11
9:45 – 11:15 Intro Speech and Public Speaking
11:30 – 1:00 Intro Computer Science
1:15 – 3:00 Spanish I and II
Monday, December 19
8:00 – 10:00 Honors US History, Civics, English 12, and Algebra II (Davis)
11:00 – 1:00 English 9, Algebra II (Samuels), Chemistry
Tuesday, December 20
8:00 – 10:00 AP US History, English 11, Geometry
11:00 – 1:00 World History, Discrete Math, Principles Comp Science, Health/PE, Spanish III
1:30 – 3:00 Biology EOC Review, English 10 EOC Review
Wednesday, December 21
8:00 – 12:00 Biology EOC and English 10 EOC
University Christian High School’s mission is to provide a Christ-centered education that inspires each student to achieve excellence
in academics, moral character, and servant leadership.