Hughes Academy Weekly Update
October 24, 2022
Upcoming Events
October 24-28 - Red Ribbon Week
October 25 - Moes on Augusta Spirit Night 5:00 - 8:00
October 28 - Rockstar Luncheon
October 28 - Parent Party 7:00 - 10:00
November 1 and 2 - 7th Grade Career Fair
November 4 - Q1 Reward Day
November 7-8 - Student Holiday
November 13 - 15 - Youth and Government Field Trip to Columbia
November 14 - SIC 1:00
November 14 - 18 - American Education Week
November 15 - Picture Make-Up Day
November 18 - Cougar Shack
November 18 - ROCKSTAR Luncheon
November 23-25 - Thanksgiving Break
Enjoy Taco Tuesday while supporting Hughes with Spirit Night at Moe’s! Dine at Moe’s on Augusta on October 25 from 5-8pm and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Hughes. It’s a delicious way to support our school!
APPAREL ORDERS UPDATE – Spirit Wear items are beginning to arrive and will be distributed to students as they come in. Supply issues and labor shortages have delayed production and not all items will arrive at the same time.
Continue your SUPPORT for Hughes Academy! Your tax-deductible donation will be used to purchase technology, assist with school improvements and beautification, and provide funding that our teachers put to work in their classrooms every day. Click HERE for several ways to contribute.
LAST CHANCE TO BUY TICKETS FOR RESCHEDULED PARENT PARTY!
Due to the weather, PARENT PARTY has been rescheduled for Friday, October 28 from 7-10 pm at the home of Katie & David Phipps, 107 Meyers Drive. Tickets are $40 each and $70 per couple. The evening includes appetizers, assortment of beverages, and dinner from One-Eyed Donkey food truck (ji-roz). Come meet and mingle with other Hughes parents while helping our school! Get Tickets HERE.
(If you cannot attend the new date and need a refund, email shellycrawfordwalker@yahoo.com or consider donating the cost of the tickets to the school).
Shop and a % goes to Hughes! Sign up for a Publix.com account and link Hughes to your account. Tell the cashier at Harris Teeter to add Hughes to your VIC card. All the details are HERE.
Upcoming Events
October 24-28 - Red Ribbon Week
October 25 (Tues) - Spirit Night at Moe's on Augusta
October 28 (Fri) - Rockstar Luncheon
October 28 (Fri) - Parent Party
November 4 (Fri) - Cougar Shack
Girls Basketball Tryouts
November 1st: 3:45pm to 5pm
November 2nd: 3:45pm to 5pm
Teacher Vacancies for this year!
Hughes Academy is looking for the following teachers for the 2022-2023 school year....
Spanish Teacher
STEAM Teacher
Please contact our principal, Mr. Jordan Finlay, at jfinlay@greenville.k12.sc.us if you are interested.
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Clemson's Math Plus Tutoring Program
Please register before accessing the Zoom link.
Registration Link:
https://apps.ideal-logic.com/cuparticipant?key=S2QM-6QBSB_K9KH-5PTF_70d9e8047d89
Math-Plus tutoring link:
MAGNET NEWS
Greenville County Schools is excited to announce the addition of online magnet applications to the Parent Backpack Portal. Paper copies of applications for the 2022-2023 school year will still be accepted, but parents now have the option to apply online through their backpack accounts. To access the online version of the magnet application, parents should login into their parent backpack account. Parents of students outside of Greenville County Schools can create a new user account. Select "Programs" from the column on the left. Then select "Apply to a Program." Available programs will show on the screen. Select "Apply" beside Magnet Academies to begin the application process. Parents will be able to apply for multiple magnet academies in the online system, but they will only be able to submit the magnet application once. Parents should make sure to select all schools for which their student desires to apply and complete all sections of the application before selecting submit.
Magnet Applications
The GCS Magnet Academy application window for the 2023-2024 school year will open on Monday, November 14, 2022. Magnet applications will be available in “Parent Backpack.” For more information, visit the GCS Magnet Page .
For more information on the magnet process, please click here and visit the Hughes Academy Magnet Page
PEER & WISE/NEXT Engineers Social Media Information - CLEMSON
Twitter: @ClemsonWISE
Facebook: @peerwiseclemson
Instagram: @cu_peerwise
Parent Backpack
A backpack for parents account provides parents, guardians, or contacts with a central place to sign in to do the following:
- View their student's information including demographics, attendance, classes, grades, lunch balances, and test scores
- Apply or register their student to Special Focus schools and programs (Fine Arts Center, Career Centers, etc.)
- Receive alerts and notifications regarding their students
- View their student's school and contact information
- Manage parent and contact information for their students
To access Parent Backpack, go to https://parents.gcsbackpack.com and create an account. Please access directions by clicking on Creating a Parent Backpack Account.
2022-23 student calendars
4K Calendar English 2022-23
https://indd.adobe.com/view/09a8be20-cff9-4ce8-b17e-5c3065b8d821
5K-12 Student Calendar English 2022-23
https://indd.adobe.com/view/e3cf4f86-0ab6-47ff-82c4-c387c7e7d32d
4K Calendar Spanish 2022-23
https://indd.adobe.com/view/1eafdee3-ab35-4415-8edb-a6b6cf698ee7
5K-12 Student Calendar Spanish 2022-23
https://indd.adobe.com/view/741f164b-66c9-4ace-a4d4-66fca472605eHughes Academy of Science and Technology
Email: vmhams@greenville.k12.sc.us
Website: www.greenville.k12.sc.us
Location: 122 Deoyley Avenue, Greenville, SC, USA
Phone: (864)355-6200
Facebook: facebook.com/Hughesacademyofscienceandtechnology
Twitter: @hughesacademysc