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NORCROSS HIGH SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RISING FRESHMENT 2012

Parents of Students Who are Currently Enrolled in Private School or are Home-Schooled If you know of a parent who is considering NHS as a choice for their child who is currently in a private school or who is being home schooled, please forward the following information: Parents of private school and/or home-schooled students are [...]

KRISPY KREME FOR A CURE 5k, Saturday May 21

Saturday, 5/21 @ 8:00 AM Downtown Norcross-350 Autry St Registration $20 (includes shirt and doughnuts) $30 race day (not guaranteed a shirt) Online Registration closes 5/20 @ 4:59 PM Can you run or walk a 5K race? Can you eat 6 doughnuts? Want to help find a cure for cancer? YOU QUALIFY! The concept of [...]

NORCROSS PLAYERS PRESENTS “NOISES OFF”, March 17-19

NORCROSS PLAYERS PRESENTS “NOISES OFF” Thursday, March 17 – Saturday, March 19 @ 7:00 PM Sunday, March 20 @ 2:00 PM Tickets: $7.00 for general admission $10.00 for preferred seating The plays’ director is assigned to bring the successful British farce “Nothing On” to America. In an intricate technical rehearsal, the cast is put through [...]

Ecycle Day at Pinckneyville Middle School Saturday, March 19

Ecycle Day Our Ecycle Day and Paper Shredding Event will take place at Pinckneyville Middle on Saturday, March 19 from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM. This is a great way to clean out that basement or attic of electronics and boxes of paper that are just taking up space, as well as saving landfill space!

Musical News from Pinckneyville Middle School

Mr. Ventura would like to congratulate Michelle Zhong, Jim Huang, and Jason Swope for a very successful All – State weekend in Savannah, GA (March 3-5). All three were challenged with a difficult selection of music and prepared it for their wonderful performance on Saturday. Their conductors were Mr. Fred Martin and Mr. Robert W. [...]

Parent / Student Open House at Norcross High School

Parents of students who are entering NHS from Pinckneyville and Summerour will receive their course recommendations at this meeting and finalize elective choices.  Please plan to attend one of these meetings. Both parents and students are welcome. Sunday, March 6, 2011 1:00 – 1:30 p.m.  Distribution of student class recommendation letter and Parent Meeting in [...]

Norcross High student art work accepted in ot the Atlanta High School Art Exhibition

ART STUDENT CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to these students whose work was accepted into the Atlanta High School Art Exhibition. We got a record 8 pieces in the show!!! Norcross had more pieces accepted than any other high school in the show!!! The exhibit will be judged later for awards and honors, and will be on display at [...]

Witness to War Foundation focus of 8th Grade IB Humanities Service Project at Pinckneyville Middle

8th Grade Social Studies Over 500 United States military veterans shared their stories with Pinckneyville Middle’s eighth graders recently – well, sort of!  The Humanities classes have been visiting the Witness to War Foundation website developed by Mr. Tom Beaty of Norcross.   By reviewing the stories collected and preserved by the Witness to War Foundation, [...]

Future Problem Solvers of Pinckneyville Middel School Qualifies for State

FPS has done it again! All Future Problem Solvers teams at Pinckneyville have qualified for state competition to place 8 of the 35 spots allowed. They will represent our school at the FPS State Bowl in Athens, Georgia March 18 – 19. We wish them the best! Congratulations to the following team members: Lindsey Song, [...]

“SILVER’S TALE”, Norcross High School, February 18

“SILVER’S TALE” Friday, February 18 @ 7:30 PM Saturday, February 19 @ 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM NHS Theater   Tickets:  $4 in advance, $5 at the door Proceeds will go to support the NHS Band and Fine Arts Department   Devon Peet, a Norcross HS IB senior and band student, has written and is producing a [...]

Andrea Howard named Atlanta Sports Council Female High School Scholar Athlete of the Year

 Andrea Howard named Atlanta Sports Council Female High School Scholar Athlete of the Year Congratulations to Andrea Howard for being named the Atlanta Sports Council’s Female High School Scholar Athlete of the Year.  This award honors the metro Atlanta female high school athlete whose desire to achieve success in sports is equally matched by a [...]

A.A.L.R. Presents “MY BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL”, February 17th

BLACK HISTORY MONTH PROGRAM A.A.L.R. Presents “MY BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL” Thursday, February 17 @ 7:00 PM NHS Theater Join A.A.L.R. in a celebration of all things beautiful and black! This is a “feel good” program that will pay tribute to the influence of African-American scholars, leaders and entertainers. Prepare to be enlightened and thoroughly entertained! [...]

Legal Pitfalls for Teenagers, NHS, February 23

“LEGAL PITFALLS FOR TEENAGERS” Presented by Criminal Defense Attorney and Fox News Legal Commentator Drew Findling Wednesday, February 23 @ 7:00 PM, NHS Theater This is a FREE program recommended for ALL high school students AND their parents!! Come hear the discussion about the do’s and don’ts of being a teenager . . . how [...]

NHS FOUNDATION WINTER OPEN HOUSE, February 24th

NHS FOUNDATION WINTER OPEN HOUSE The Norcross High School Foundation for Excellence invites you to join us for our Winter Open House Thursday, February 24th @ 7:00 PM At the home of:  Beth & Drew Findling 4400 River Bottom Dr. Norcross, GA 30092 Neely Farm Subdivision Please contact Jenifer Kinney with questions at Jenifer_Kinney@gwinnett.k12.ga.us or [...]

Imagix Tooth Fairy Visiting Hundreds of Kids in February

February is National Children’s Dental health Month. In honor and celebration, Imagix Dental calls upon the icon of dental wisdom and wizardry – The Tooth Fairy. In addition to her usual night shift, the Imagix Tooth Fairy takes on the day shift during the month of February to further her cause of educating children about [...]

International Night at Pinckneyville Middle School [Photos]

Some photos recap of International Night at Pinckneyville Middle School. Alex Howard performed “Let It Be.” Photos courtesy of Robert J. Nebel

Norcross High School Will Be Featured on the NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams

Norcross High School will be featured on the NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams this coming Thursday, November 18. An NBC team was here all day today filming classrooms, students, and activities. The feature will be shown: NBC Nightly News Thursday, November 18 6:30 – 7:00 PM EST WXIA: Channel 11 Comcast: Channel 6 Comcast [...]

Norcross Elementary Signing Choir Performing Atlanta Hawks Pre-game Show – 12/3

Norcross Elementary Signing Choir Performing Atlanta Hawks Pre-game Show – 12/3 Date:  Friday, December 3, 2010 Place:  Phillips Arena The Norcross Elementary Signing Choir, led by Ms Erica Porten, does American Sign Language hand signals along with recorded music. They have already performed at several events at NES and around the local area.  On December 3, 2010, the NES [...]

NHS Sends 4 onto Next Round for All-State Orchestra

Congratulations to the following students for auditioning and passing the first round of the Georgia Music Educators All-State Orchestra: Daivon Dean Coryn Wilson Ashley Wang Anthony Morgan John Cooper - All-State Orchestra last year, goes directly to state The second round is the state level, January 15, 2011.