November 2022

Message from the Principal:

The entire Cougar den mourns the loss of one of our students. In light of this recent tragedy, I wanted to re-share the anonymous reporting system. The Say Something system allows you to submit safety concerns to help others who may be in danger of hurting themselves or others. Information for this system is listed in the image below. In addition, RHA Mobile Crisis is a 24/7 health service line for individuals in crisis. That number is 828-848-2515. As a Cougar family, we would like to promote communication to trusted adults within our building. If you or your student have any concerns, please encourage them to reach out to a counselor or administrator to address these concerns.

Time is moving quickly this semester, so be sure to monitor your student's grades and attendance closely. Please encourage them to keep up the the good work over the remaining weeks of this semester and to work hard on their exams. Here is the exam schedule:

• December 15th - 1st Block Exams

• December 16th - 2nd Block Exams

• December 19th - 3rd Block Exams 

• December 20th - 4th Block Exams

• December 21st - Makeups 

I hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving and enjoy some much-deserved time with family and friends. 

As always, thank you for your support of Alexander Central High School!

Important Reminders

• Progress Reports-  Progress reports will be sent home with students on Tuesday, December 6th.

• Club Day- The next student club day is Wednesday, December 7th.

• Cafeteria Charges-  Lunch is no longer free to all students this year as was the case over the last two years. Students not receiving free or reduced lunch may purchase breakfast for $1.45 and lunch for $2.85. Hard copies of the free and reduced forms are available in the cafeteria and online. 

Meal debt payments can be cash or check and should be supplied to the cafeteria cashier or School Nutrition Manager. Those enrolled in the K12PaymentCenter prepayment system can settle meal debts using a credit card online. 

• Cap and Gown Orders-  Students who haven't ordered their cap and gown from Jostens will need to place an order online or by mail. If you need assistance or have any questions, please let Mrs. Anderson know and she will be glad to help. She has extra order forms in her office.

• On Sale Now! Yearbooks and senior ads are on sale now. Click here to make your purchase. The deadline for ordering a senior ad is December 16th.         

• High School Attendance Policy-  Students missing (9) or more days in a semester-long class will not receive credit for the course unless the student makes a 70 or higher on the EOC, CTE State Assessment, and/or teacher-made exam and earns a passing grade (60) for the course.

• Exam Exemption- Students may earn the opportunity to be exempted from final exams each semester in classes NOT giving an EOC or CTE exam by meeting the following attendance requirements:

Final Grade # of absences (excused and unexcused) 

A 3 or less

B 2 or less

C 1 or less

Students will be marked absent if they are exempt from exams and choose to be absent from school for the exam.  If students do not want absences showing on their final transcripts, they must come for exams. Any student that is suspended Out-of-School is not eligible for exam exemption.

Students cannot make up time to be eligible for exemption from any exam.  

• Important Graduation Update- The class of 2023 Commencement Date is Friday, June 9th at 7:00 p.m. in the football stadium. Graduation practice is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 8th. Practice is required for all seniors planning to walk.

• Honors Graduation Ceremony- This ceremony will be held on May 21st at 3:00 p.m. in the auditorium.

• Scholarship Ceremony-  This ceremony will be held on May 26th at 8:30 a.m. in the auditorium 

• Awards Day- This event will be held on May 26th at 1:00 p.m. in the gymnasium.