Inside the Pride High School News - Volume 122
Keeping you plugged into the exciting things happening at the High School
Published March 27, 2022
Volume 122
Kimberly Jones - High School Principal
Events & Announcements
We have no light to give on our own and we can’t find our way out of the darkness alone. We can’t light the way for ourselves or for others. But there is a light and there's a way out of the darkness. The way out of the darkness is through Christ alone. The Light of the World is Christ alone.
SOUTHERN STAR BAND FESTIVAL
This past Friday, March 25th, our 7th & 8th Grade Band and our High School Chamber Group both performed at the Southern Star Band Festival at Six Flags, Atlanta. The students received encouraging feedback as well as critique that will help them perform at higher and higher levels. The experience was certainly educational and enlightening to each of these students.
Then on Saturday we went to Six Flags for a day of fun together and the closing ceremony of the festival that evening. We had so much fun at the park and then celebrating a job well done! It’s great to take trips again as a band, and we look forward to more of these in the future, for sure.
Dress Code Reminder
The days have gotten longer, the temperatures have become warmer, many students are growing taller, and the shorts and skirts have become shorter. Here is a reminder of the dress code:
Pants, Shorts, Capris, Skirts
● Khaki, black, gray, or navy blue No sagging pants (a belt should be used to prevent sagging). No fraying or torn look; no carpenters, cargos, rivets, joggers or ankle bunching. Shorts must be no more than 5 65 inches above the knee (about the length of an index card).
● Khaki, black, gray, purple plaid or navy blue pleated, straight, or A-line skirts – non-stretch cotton or cotton-twill only. Skirts may be no shorter than 2 inches above the knee.
Attention ALL SENIORS
GRADUATION YARD SIGNS are now available for pick up in the High School Administrative Suite.
SORTED ALPHABETICALLY BY YOUR FIRST NAME OR NICK NAME (it's important to check for your nick name first so you don't take a sign that is for someone else)
PICK UP THE METAL SIGN HOLDER
half day Coming Soon on 4/1
It is important to note that start and end times for each period may vary from the normal schedule due to following the half day schedule. Specifically, Be sure to review this schedule closely to avoid being tardy to your class. Juniors will be taking the ASVAB Test from 8:45am-12:10pm
What’s happening in class?
Students in Ms. Causey's physical science had fun learning the science behind static electricity! Thanks Ms. Causey for helping make science a “hair raising” experience!
TCS Yearbook Staff
The TCS Yearbook Staff just completed and submitted a HUGE 80 page deadline which finished the main 222 pages of the book, so they celebrated with a trip to Heirloom to celebrate with a treat. Way to go Mrs. Hackworth and team! We are thankful for all your hard work!
Chapel
What a blessing this week to be led by one of our TCS dads, Gabriel Rivera. Blending an actor’s life and skills with an expositor’s gifting, Gabriel presented a powerful message about darkness’s agenda (Eph.6:17) and the presence of God. He rightly asserted that “darkness wants us to interpret our God through difficult circumstances but God wants us to see our dark and difficult circumstances through the filter of our God.” Taking the context of Acts 16, Gabriel showed how Paul and Silas sang in the darkness when things were not going their way but the jailor sighed in the darkness and intended suicide when circumstances beyong his control didn’t go his way. Imagine, life inside the jail as a prisoner for the name of Christ turned into a choir service and the free jailor nearly inspired a funeral dirge. Gabriel, thanks for giving us light in our jail cells.
Be in prayer for next week’s speakers as we begin our “Senior Moments” season, when our seniors speak in chapel before they go into the next chapter of their lives. Over the next several weeks we will have about 20 senior messages.
2022 Prom Details
Thursday, April 14th
7-11pm
This year’s prom promises to be one of the best ever! Join us at the beautiful Stables at FoxHall Resort on Thursday, April 14th from 7-11 pm.
Located on 1100 acres in Douglasville, students can enjoy pictures, dinner and dancing all at the same location. www.foxhallresort.com, Map of Foxhall Resort (The Stables at FoxHall Resort, 8000 Capps Ferry Road, Douglasville, GA 30135, T (770) 489-4380)
Make reservations at the Foxhall restaurant, Pheasant Blue. Pheasant Blue which overlooks the resort pools and Lunker Lake. 770-489-4380. For parties of 20 or more the private ballroom off of the restaurant can be reserved. The number to call for ballroom reservations is 404-389-4059. All reservations must be made by Friday, April 1st. Foxhall Restaurant Menu
If you haven’t gotten your dress approved, don’t put it off any longer because ALL dresses MUST be approved before the night of the prom. Please see dress code guidelines below for both boys and girls. Dresscode Guidelines
Ticket purchase: Tickets are $70 per person
Students can purchase their ticket(s) with Mrs. Bragg in between classes at the front lobby.
Students may pay with a check or we can charge your smart tuition account.
In order to purchase ticket(s), ALL attendees must submit the attached Code of Conduct/Payment Forms. If students are bringing someone that is not in the 11th and 12th grade at Trinity Christian School, they need to return a guest form as well.
Code of Conduct and Payment Form
The deadline to return forms and purchase a ticket is Wed, April 13th. No tickets can be purchased the day of Prom.
Course Selections for 2022-2023
Your course selections are now viewable in Blackbaud. Your schedule next year will be built based on these selections. At this time, all change requests must go through the google form linked here: Fall 2022 Change Request Form
End of Year Celebration
SILENT DISCO
A silent disco is an event where people dance to music listened to on wireless headphones. Rather than using a speaker system, music is broadcast via a radio transmitter with the signal being picked up by wireless headphone receivers worn by the participants. Those without the headphones hear no music, giving the effect of a room full of people dancing to nothing.
This is for all 9th -12th graders, but no outside guests.
Friday, May 6th
7:00pm-10:00pm
$25 per person
The theme is Neon/Glow in the Dark.
More details to come on how to sign up and pay.
Student Council Presents
Guy's Volleyball Tournament
Saturday, April 30th
10am - 2pm
Grades will compete against each other and the winning team will play the girls volleyball team while the losing team plays the teachers. If you are a guy who wants to play, sign up here.
We would love to have everyone come and support this new FREE event!
Personalized Graduation Announcements
Class of 2022 Order your Official Trinity School Personalized Graduation Announcements TODAY.
Order My Graduation Announcement
Orders will begin to ship directly to your house by mid-March with plenty of time to send them out to all your friends and family members. A confirmation email will be sent to you once you have placed your order. If you do not see it in your inbox, please check your spam folder.
Looking ahead into Second Semester
4/1 Half Day of School - Juniors ASVAB Testing from 8:45am-12:10pm
4/4 - 4/8 No School - Spring Break
4/14 Prom - High School ½ day
4/15 No School - Good Friday
5/16 Senior Walk
5/17 HS Honors Night - in the stadium/field
5/18 Graduation Practice and Luncheon
5/19 Graduation - in the stadium/field 7pm Each senior will receive 2 tickets for guests to sit on the field, the stadium will be open for anyone to attend
5/23-5/25 Half day Final Course Assessments for 9th-11th
5/25 Last Day of school!
Graduation Details
Details and directions for the event:
The graduate and two ticket holders can attend the event on the field. (Tickets will be distributed as a part of the final senior week activities)
Upon entering the stadium, ticketed guests will go to the field seats in the order they arrive.
Seating will be arranged with graduates together in the center and ticketed guests lined up on the sides of the field.
Those who do not have a ticket will sit in the stadium seating.
Entry to the campus will begin at 5:45 pm.
Graduates will meet in the high school multipurpose room area at 6:15 pm to receive specific directions to prepare for the processional. Graduates will enter the stadium with the traditional pomp and circumstance
A few other items:
Please wear shoes that are conducive to walking on turf (flat, wedge, or block heels are approved footwear).
Please do not use silly string or confetti at the Trinity Stadium.
This event will be live-streamed so that other family members, friends, and the community can view the ceremony. A link will be sent before the event.
Thank you for your cooperation in cleaning up your area in the stands/on the field before leaving the stadium. We are really looking forward to this milestone event for our students.
GRADUATES’ ATTIRE - Remember to bring your cap and gown!
Girls
No tight, form-fitting dresses which allow for limited movement.
Hemlines and slits should be no shorter than 3 inches above the top of the kneecap.
Strapless dresses are permitted; however, they cannot show ANY cleavage.
No low V-necklines in the front of the dress.
No two-piece dresses
No large cut-outs at mid-section or sides of the dress.
No nude/skin tone underlay creating the illusion of a deep plunging neckline or see-through material. Modesty panels may not be nude in color or transparent in any way.
Please wear appropriate undergarments: bra, slip, shorts, etc.
Shoes that are conducive to walking on turf (flat, wedge, or block heel are approved)
NOTE: White dresses are NOT required
If a student arrives out of dress code, they will be required to keep their graduation gown zipped at all times.
Boys
White-collared shirt (no T-shirts, polos, or colored collared shirts)
Tie/Bow Tie of your choice
Dress pants or dark khakis, no shorts or jeans
Dress shoes; no tennis shoes
If a student arrives out of dress code, they will be required to keep their graduation gown zipped at all times.