A School Uniform 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.

Special Olympics will be held on Friday, April 13 at E.B.

Hamilton Complex.
 All students who would like to volunteer to help with
Special Olympics must fill out an application
form. Applications may be picked up outside of Ms. Fresh’s
room (room 320). All forms are due to Ms. Fresh no later than
Friday, January 26. For more information, please see Ms. Fresh.

**EOC DATES HAVE CHANGED!!** - Due to receiving scores back from the state
prior to graduation, we have to move the Spring EOC testing dates back one
full week. Testing will begin on April 23 and end on May 4. Parents need to
make sure they do not plan trips or doctor's appointments if at all possible
during these dates. These tests count 20% of the course grade for the student. A
plus to the date change is that EOCs do not overlap with AP Exams this year!

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

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

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

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.
 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.

This is a screen shot of the announcement for the Julian & Jan Hester Scholarship. The
link is not active. The application deadline is April 6. Click here to see online
application: http://www.cbaofga.com/hester-scholarship1.html

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

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. Contact Christie
Fletcher with any questions: christie.fletcher@tiftschools.com

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

Club News:

CONGRATULATIONS to: Caley

Driggers has won the Terrell Weeks
Scholarship and will be receiving it
at the State Young Farmers
Convention at Chateau Elan on
February 3rd. This is a $1000
scholarship sponsored by the
Georgia Young Farmers and was
awarded to only five students
throughout the state.

CONGRATULATIONS to: The TCHS FFA Parliamentary Procedure Team

placed FIRST at the region Career Development Event on Tuesday. These
students conducted a business meeting with debate using correct
parliamentary law, answered oral questions over their motions, as well as took a
25 question test. They will compete at the State CDE at the State FFA
Convention in April. The Parliamentary Procedure Team Members: Walt
Sanders- Chairperson, Kaelyn Morgan- Secretary, Savannah Humphries, Ree
Daniell, Mary Claire Payne, Danielle Miller, Jadie Hill
CONGRATULATIONS to: The TCHS Horse Evaluation Team also placed FIRST
at their Career Development Event on Tuesday. They evaluated a halter class
and a performance class, took a test as a team and as individuals, and each
student gave a set of oral reasons to judges based on the classes that they
judged. They will compete in the state CDE in February. The Horse Judging
Team Members: Tyler Lassetter, Madison Orozco, Addie Veazey, Claire Lawson
(Claire was also the high scoring individual for the entire contest.) We are
REALLY proud of our hard working students!

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).

Sports News:

Congratulations to the Air Rifle team for a big win over Colquitt
Co last week!

The Fishing Team went to Lake Eufaula last Fri & Sat and battles the extreme
cold. Most of the anglers caught fish, but there were only a few keepers.
Wed, 1/17 – Volleyball Conditioning – NEC – report to Coach Fletcher’s
classroom (B-12) - information packets can be picked up in the TCHS front
office, or at NEC, see Coach Fletcher or Coach Gentry. Everyone participating
must have a current physical on file.

**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

Wed, 1/17:
Basketball (9th grade) – playing Lowndes @ HOME (NEC) – 5:00pm

Thurs, 1/18:
Air Rifle – Cairo @ Home – 5:30pm – Brodie Field

Fri, 1/19:
Swimming – Region Championship, S. GA College
Basketball - AWAY @ Lowndes – JVG: 3:00; JVB: 4:30pm; VG: 6:00; VB: 7:30pm

Sat, 1/20:
Wrestling – Syrupmaker Invitational, Cairo – 9:00am
Basketball – Worth @ HOME – JVG: 4:00; JVB: 5:30; VG: 7:00; VB: 8:30