STUDENTS: REMEMBER TO CHARGE YOUR

CHROMEBOOK EVERY NIGHT AND HAVE IT WITH YOU

AT SCHOOL EVERY DAY!! Showing up for class
without the Chromebook is like coming to class
without pen, pencil, paper and textbook.

Students should check their tiftschools email DAILY!

A survey has been sent via Infinite Campus to all students, households
and faculty/staff in grades 8 – 11 (ESMS, NEC, TCHS). Please take a
moment to respond to the 3 question survey. Your answers are
anonymous. The link is active until January 19, 2018 and once you
submit your response, the link will become inactive. This allows only one
response from each individual completing the survey. Access is only
available through your Infinite Campus portal. Thank you in advance
for providing your input and for supporting your student(s) enrolled in
Tift County Schools.

MOWR IDs – students who no longer have MOWR classes this

semester must renew their ID – sign up at Attendance
window; NEW MOWR students must get a new ID to reflect
their schedule. Sign up at the Attendance window. Use your
printed schedule to exit/enter the student parking lot until
your new ID is ready. REMEMBER: Mrs. Anderson will only make an ID if you sign
up at her office!

Wed, 1/10 – Report Cards issued

Fri, 2/2 - 2018 Senior Yearbook Page Information -

https://www.scribd.com/document/365687909/2018-Senior-Page-Information

FAFSA Fridays start January 26 – FAFSA experts here to help students

and parents complete the FAFSA. There will be one each month. A
sign-up sheet will be available in the Guidance office soon!

Scholarships – Apply! Apply! Apply! The Dec/Jan scholarship

newsletter is online (TCHS web page > Resources > Guidance >
Senior/Scholarship Info (in blue column on right side of page)) and
in the Guidance office. Local scholarship applications will be available in late
January.

Yearbooks will be sold during all 3 lunch periods. Limited numbers!

$20 reserves one! $65 for pkg 1; $70 for pkg 2; $75 for pkg 3
 TCHS Peer-Tutoring Program – The TCHS Peer-Tutoring Program is
designed to provide tutoring opportunities for students who are
experiencing difficulties in the areas of Math, Science, CTAE,
Foreign Language and Social Studies. Peer-Tutoring Sessions will
be conducted Monday-Thursday from 3:15 PM to 3:45 PM in the Career Center
in the guidance office. Please contact your school counselor if you are
interested in setting up tutoring sessions or becoming a peer-tutor. Students
requesting services would need to do so a few days in advance due to
scheduling procedures. Students providing tutoring services will earn
community service hours.

**Fri, 1/12/18** – ACT Registration deadline for 2/10/18 test date

Fri, 2/9/18 – SAT Registration deadline for 3/10/18 test date

Wed, 1/10 - Calling all Creative Writers! – We are currently taking

submissions for the Young GA Authors Writing Competition. We will name
grade level winners for 10th, 11th and 12th. Winners will advance to the
district competition. You can submit a poem, short story, academic report,
personal narrative, essay or journalism. A few guidelines: one entry per student; 1900
word max length; original student work; typed Times New Roman, 12 font, double-
spaced, printed on one side of paper only. Submission are due to your English
teacher or Mrs. Debbie Salter (RM 106) any time between now and Jan 10, 2018.

Please take a moment to complete the survey using the link

below. It’s that time of year again…time for the Georgia
Parent Survey. The Georgia Parent Survey is modeled after
the student survey and contains 24 questions. Parents may
complete the survey using their personal computer, smartphone or tablet. For parents
that do not have access to the Internet, you are welcome to complete the Georgia
Parent Survey at school. All parents are encouraged to participate in the Georgia
Parent Survey because the data will be used as part of the calculation of the School
Climate Star Rating. Survey responses are anonymous and will be submitted directly
to the Georgia Department of Education for analysis. The Georgia Parent Survey is
also available in Spanish. Parents may select the Spanish version within the survey.
Results from the Georgia Parent Survey will not be available to the public and will not
be posted online. The Georgia Parent Survey link is posted below.
Georgia Parent Survey: http://gshs.gadoe.org/parents

Fri, 2/23 – balance due for Grad Bash – 20 spots available – First
Come, First Served; Total cost $200; Leaving Fri, 4/13 @ 11:00am;
Returning Sat, 4/14 @ 6:30am; see Hughes RM 314 or Bowen RM 119.
MUST be passing all classes to attend!!
Fri,3/30/18 – Deadline to submit Community Service Hours –
Students might want to be filling out the log sheet to see if they
are close to the hours needed for the Community Service Cord.
Doing this will allow them to know how many hours they still need
to earn and the amount of time they have to earn those hours. Students can pick up
log sheets in the Guidance Office and can also be printed from the TCHS tiftschools
website from Student links.

REMIND: This is a way to receive important updates in the way that

is most convenient for you. You choose how you see messages with
notifications on your phone, email or computer. Register for Remind
for each applicable class at TCHS – Class of 2017, Class of 2018 and
Class of 2019. If you have a student in more than one class, register for each class. Go
to www.remind.com to learn more about this communication tool. This is for the
student and the adults in the household. To sign up for a Remind account, text the
following @ code to the number 81010:

 Class of 2018 - @f44f38

 Class of 2019 - @d67437
 Class of 2020 - @7gb3gd

**Clinic/Nurse – moved to new location – A201.6 –

this is in the new Main Office area.**
Club News:

Every Mon – Mock Trial – meet at jail courtroom at 6:30

Every Mon – Chess Club – **new room** RM 317; 3:15 – 4:00.

Every Mon & Tues in January – Literati Reading Bowl team; media center 3:15-4:00

Every Mon – French Club – meet after school in RM 216

Every Mon & Wed – Upward Bound – RM 310; 3:30 – 4:30

Every Tues – FCA, 7:30 in ROTC RM 924/926 in the gym. You may enter the
gym through the side student parking lot doors nearest the ROTC
classroom. You do not have to be an athlete to join and the club is FREE!
Everyone is welcome and we hope to see you there!

Every Tues – Writing Club – **new room** RM A208 @ 3:15; see Mr. Tanner

Every Tues – Math Club – RM 208; 3:20 – 4:00 Bring your chromebook!
Every Wed – Math Club – RM 208; 7:20 AM Bring your chromebook!

Every Wed – Spanish Club – RM 302; 3:15 – 3:45

Every Wed – Debate Team – meet in **new room** RM A205 (Ms. Keen).

Fri, 1/12/18 – Community Fish Fry – Supporting the Tift Co Quality Steer
& Heifer Show Committee; Catfish filets, cheese grits, coleslaw, hush
puppies, dessert; $8/plate – dine-in or take-out; 5:00 – 7:00pm; Tift Co
Multi-Purpose Livestock Barn – 1468 Carpenter Rd S; Tickets available
from cattle show participants, FFA advisors, at the Tift Co Extension
Office and Wall of Books – 357 S Main St Tifton

Sports News:

Mon, Tues, Thurs, 1/8, 9 & 11 – Boys Soccer Conditioning – 3:45 –

5:00 @ TCHS; athletes MUST have an updated physical on file to
participate

**updated**Mon - Thurs, 1/8 - 11 – Girls Soccer Conditioning – 3:45 – 5:00 @

NEC; athletes MUST have an updated physical on file to participate

Wed, 1/10 – 9th grade & JV boys basketball @ Americus-Sumter HS – 4:30

Wed, 1/10 – Gymnastics information meeting - 5:30 in TCHS Media Center.
Contact Coach Jodi Roberts if you have any questions – jroberts@tiftschools.com

Thurs, 1/11 – Track Informational Meeting – 11:00 in Commons

Thurs, 1/11 – Air Rifle @ Colquitt – 5:30

Thurs – Sat, 1/11-13 – State Wrestling Team Duals @ Macon

Fri, 1/12 – Basketball (Varsity) vs Camden @ HOME – 7:00

Sat, 1/13 – Trojan Swim Invitational (Middle & High) @ Darton

Sat, 1/13 – Basketball @ Lee Co; JVG 3:00; JVB 4:30; VG 6:00; VB 7:30

**updated**Mon - Thurs, 1/15-18 – Girls Soccer Tryouts – 3:45 – 5:30 @ NEC;

athletes MUST have an updated physical on file to participate

Tues – Fri, 1/16-19 – Boys Soccer Tryouts – 3:45 – 5:30 @ TCHS; athletes MUST
have an updated physical on file to participate