PSAT Registration Information

PSAT Registration Information


Dear Parents/Guardians and Students,

Please read this important information regarding the PSAT. This school year taking the PSAT will not be mandatory, nor will it be paid for by the school system. However, it will still be offered and administered for New Hanover High School students on Wednesday, October 19, 2016, during the regular school day.

Students and their families will be responsible for covering the cost of the exam. If you are interested in taking the PSAT please visit our school website and click on the link forPSAT Registration. It will take you to a Google Form, which you will have to complete in order to be registered for the exam.

The cost to take the PSAT is $16.00. An additional fee of $4 will be charged if a student registers for the PSAT, but fails to be in attendance for the test. Please click the following link to access the registration form: PSAT Registration Link.

Registration is available from now until June 30, 2016. We encourage you to register as soon as possible.

Please note that the PSAT is run by College Board. Students only receive accommodations such as extended time or separate setting if they have been approved by College Board. Otherwise, they will be tested in the regular setting.

Student Sean Melvin Creates a 61" Tower From One Piece of Paper

Sean Melvin's work from today's performance exam. One sheet of 8-1/2 x 11" paper and 6" of 2" wide tape.

61-5/8" tall!!!!!!

NHHS PROM 2016

NHHS Prom 2016 - Kizoa Video Editor - Movie Maker

Ms. Johnson's Beginning Art Class uses Ipads to create walk cycles for paper dolls they designed!

Ms. Johnson's Beginning Art Class uses Ipads to create walk cycles for paper dolls they designed!

sing paper dolls they designed

Meningococcal Vaccine UPDATE

     Meningitis infections don’t happen very often, but can be very dangerous when they do. Even if they get treatment, about 10 to 15 out of 100 people with meningococcal disease will die from it.

      Meningitis can spread from person to person. The bacteria that cause this infection can spread when people have close or lengthy contact with someone’s saliva, like through kissing or coughing, especially if they are living in the same place. Teens and young adults are at increased risk for meningococcal disease.

     All 11 to 12 year olds should be vaccinated with a single dose of a quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine. 

    Older teens need a second shot when they are 16 years old so they stay protected when their risk is the highest.

   Teens who got meningococcal vaccine for the first time when they were 13, 14, or 15 years old should still get the booster shot when they are 16 years old. If your older teen didn’t get the meningococcal shot at all, you should talk to someone about getting it as soon as possible.   

   Meningitis is deadly and can act quickly. Unfortunately, 16-18 year olds have very low immunization rates and we have 4500 teens in New Hanover County that are due for a second dose of the vaccine. To learn more about this serious disease from survivors and family 

members, please visit http://www.VoicesofMeningitis.org.

    Vaccines are available through your doctor, the New Hanover County Health Department, and the WHAT clinic on Oleander Drive.  Please feel free to call me at 251-6100 ext. 260 with any questions.  

Laurie Parks, RN, 

School nurse, NHHS.

May 31st - Rising Senior Information Night

TUESDAY MAY 31st at 6pm

 Rising Senior Information Night in the Media Center 

Parents and students are welcome to attend this meeting. We will review important information regarding your senior year, such as senior portrait dates, yearbook info., Graduation Project guidelines, scholarship information, test dates, and much more! 

National History Day Results

Please congratulate the following students for their success at the state level history day competition on Saturday in Raleigh. They have qualified for the national level competition this June at the University of Maryland.   

1st Place Individual Website	Brandon Punzalan- History of Flight
1st Place Group Exhibit	Carolina Altunyay, Leena Armstrong, Drewv Magan, Thomas Johnson, Cameron Retting -The Railroad and Telegraph in American History
2nd Place Group Performance	Bella Idol, Anna Jarnagin, Griffin Nakovich, Chance Schmidt, Ludo Zirilli- Ellis Island