Inside the Pride High School News - Volume 252

Keeping you plugged into the exciting things happening at the High School

 

Published February 9, 2025

Volume 252

Blake Bass - Interim High School Principal

 

Events & Announcements

A Message to High School Parents

Dear Trinity Parents,

I want to take a moment to congratulate our incredible students who participated in the production of Cinderella. This was a truly masterful performance, and their hard work and dedication shone through in every scene. One thing that became abundantly clear is that our students need a dedicated theater space to showcase their talents.

This Tuesday evening, February 11, the Coweta County Commissioners will vote on Trinity’s application to rezone the Property on Fischer Road for campus expansion. Our plans include a Performing Arts Center, which will provide our students with the stage they deserve.

We need as many parents as possible to attend the County Commission Meeting to show support for this important step in Trinity’s growth.

  •  Where: 37 Perry Street, Newnan

  •  When: Tuesday, February 11, at 6:00 PM

  •  What to Do: Simply attend and show support for the campus expansion – no need to speak!

  • Wear : Purple to represent Trinity!

Your presence will make a difference in demonstrating our commitment to providing the best opportunities for our students. Thank you for standing with us in this effort.

In Christ,

Blake Bass

Assistant Head of School

Interim High School Principal

Attendance Policy Changes for the High School Starting in January 2025

Trinity Family,

We are in the process of streamlining our High School Attendance policy.  We have 2 main goals.

  1. Better serve our families

  2. Help our teachers manage makeup work and get students back on track more efficiently.

The detailed version will be available in the most recent handbook update on Blackbaud, but we are going to hit the highlights quickly.  These updates will go into effect in January of 2025.

A few key areas:

  1. We want to keep your children safe - Students must sign in when arriving late and sign out when leaving early (required parent permission).  Even seniors under the open campus agreement must abide by this when arriving or leaving during a scheduled class or activity. If there is a class on the schedule, you must sign in or sign out. 

  2. This is a significant change! When your student is out of school, we need an excuse from parents within 2 days of the absence.  What is excused? - Illness, medical visits, school activities, driver’s license tests, family emergencies, etc.

    • What is not excused? - No parental note within 2 days, skipping, oversleeping, not coming because not prepared, etc.  

    • School administration has the last call on what is excused or not.

  3. We want to partner with families for planned out of school activities.  We excuse these; however, parents need to turn in a pre absence form (located on Blackbaud) 5 days prior to the absence.  Otherwise, these absences will be unexcused.

  4. Probably the biggest change!  We will begin enforcing what has been policy for quite some time.  Work missed during unexcused absences will receive zero credit.  Formative assessments missed will be eligible for redo's. This is only for unexcused absences. The RTA policy and makeup work for excused absences does not change. 

  5. We understand that this may seem daunting, but we want to partner with you to ensure that our students get the maximum number of learning experiences while enrolled with us at TCS. Here is the key: communication. Communicate with us so that we can partner together to prepare today’s students to impact tomorrow’s world.

Academic Matters

Thursday Morning Tutoring is a great opportunity to receive free tutoring from Beta Club and National Honor Society members! If you need help with homework, preparing for a quiz/test, reviewing concepts from a class, etc., Beta Club and NHS students are here to serve you! Tutoring sessions take place in Room 501 on Thursdays from 7:30 to 8:10 a.m. Please use this form each week to register. To confirm attendance for the Thursday morning tutoring session, students must complete the form by Wednesday each week.

2025 Junior - Senior Prom 

Thursday, March 20th 2025

7-11pm

Glendalough Manor

200 Glendalough Ct, Tyrone, GA 30290  

www. glendaloughmanor.com

Glendalough Manor is a popular wedding venue that combines a subtle southern charm  with exquisite gardens that will take your breath away. Therefore, Glendalough Manor makes for a beautiful location for your before dance photos. 

Please see dress code guidelines below for both boys and girls.  

Dress Code Guidelines

Students, who want to bring a date that is not in the 11th or 12th grade at TCS, will need to turn in a guest form to get an access code before they can purchase a ticket.

Guest Forms

Stay Tuned for Ticket Sale Information

Friday, February 14th Valentines Day

Students may wear a red of pink top with TCS approved bottoms.

Prayer Requests

The High School Administrative Team would love to partner with families to lift up prayer requests you have. Please fill out the TCS High School Prayer Requests form to submit a request. These requests will be prayed over on a regular basis and kept confidential among the High School Administrative Team.

“Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.” Colossians 4:2

New Driver Information

Do you have a new student driver? Here’s what you’ll need from us for your student driver to receive their:

  1. Permit - You will need a Certificate of Enrollment

  2. Driver’s License - ADAP Certificate

For both of these certificates, please email hsattendance@tcslions.org, and the front office will help you!

Pre-Absence Form 

You can always find the link on Blackbaud on your resource board. 

Be mindful that the form must be filled out 5 school days minimum before the student is absent.

FROM THE COUNSELING DEPARTMENT

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES STILL AVAILABLE

As we move through the spring semester, there are still many scholarship opportunities for seniors looking to obtain money for college. This is the time of year many local organizations are rolling out their scholarship information and applications. We will post some scholarships in this section of Inside the Pride. But continue to check THIS SCHOLARSHIP DOCUMENT for additional updates and opportunities.

ASCAPA SCHOLARSHIP

The Atlanta Southern Crescent Alumnae Panhellenic Association (ASCAPA) is awarding one $1000 scholarship for a deserving female high school senior residing in the Southern Crescent area. This scholarship is intended for those planning to attend an accredited four-year university in the fall, having a minimum 3.5 GPA and consistent, demonstrated involvement and leadership in their school and community. (Service academy-bound students are not eligible).

The Southern Crescent area includes the counties of Fayette, Coweta, Clayton, Henry, Spalding, and the cities of South Fulton County.

All applications must be submitted online. Students may apply using the following link - 2025 ASCAPA HS Scholarship Application

2025 COWETA COUNTY MASTER GARDENER SCHOLARSHIP

The University of GA Extension is offering this scholarship that is open to students who reside in Coweta County, have a GPA of 3.0 or higher and are looking to pursue a career in horticulture, agriculture, environmental science or a related field. Five $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to eligible students. 

For more information and to access the application, click HERE.

NEWNAN PROBE COLLEGE FAIR

The Georgia Probe College Tour is an annual program of college fairs to provide high school students access to college representatives from in and out of state. Hundreds of colleges and universities nationwide attend Probe events yearly. 

The Newnan Probe Fair is coming March 18, from 6:00 - 7:30 pm at the Central Education Center in Newnan. We would encourage sophomores and juniors to attend. Click HERE to register and to see a list of schools that will be in attendance.

PIEDMONT FAYETTE HOSPITAL SUMMER NURSE CAMP

Piedmont Fayette Hospital is offering their Summer Nurse Camp again this year for high school juniors and seniors. The free camp will run from 9 am to 3 pm June 2nd - 4th. Participants will learn how to check blood pressure manually, infection prevention and proper hand hygiene, basic wound care and first aid treatment. They will also get a tour of the hospital, meet college faculty and explore career options, shadow clinic staff and explore opportunities for employment post graduation. 

If interested, email halea.caudill@piedmont.org for an application. The deadline to apply is March 21, 2025. Selected participants will be notified of their acceptance by April 1.

AUBURN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

Auburn University is hosting a leadership conference on February 26, 2025 for any student in grades 9 - 12. The purpose of this conference is to give high school students the tools they need to become successful leaders in their schools and communities. For more information and to register, CLICK HERE.

SAT DATES FOR SPRING 2025

Registration is open for the March, May, and June test dates for the digital SAT. Most colleges, including those that are test optional, consider SAT scores when making admission and placement decisions, and for certain scholarships. Your SAT score is a proven way to show what you’ve learned and stand out on applications. 

Below are the upcoming test dates and registration deadlines for the spring administration of the SAT. These are high target dates for 11th graders especially to be taking the SAT. These seats will fill up fast, so don’t delay in registering in order to get the date that you would like.

You can register online for the SAT HERE.

To see test dates and register for the ACT, click HERE.

UPCOMING COLLEGE LUNCH VISITS

  • 2/26 - Georgia Southwestern State Univ. (Americus, GA)

  • 2/28 - Pensacola Christian College (Pensacola, FL)

High School Administrative Contacts


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