Below you will find our weekly updates and reminders.  Parents, we have seen an increase in tardies and cell phone violations.  Please reiterate with your students that it is our expectation that students comply with our policies.  We expect our students to be in class on time and prepared to learn.  As a reminder, cell phones are not to be out during instructional time.  Students have the opportunity to place their cell phones in classroom cell phone holders at the beginning of every period.  If they choose not to place their phone in the cell phone holder, it is the expectation that the phone remains in their bookbag for the entirety of the period.  If a teacher sees a student using a cell phone during instruction, they will call an administrator and be removed from class.  Thank you for your continued support as we try to create the best learning environment for our teachers and students. 

WEEKLY SCHEDULE: Thursday, October 3^rd will be a Required Teacher Workday for all UCPS Schools.  Student have the day off.  We will return to a normal schedule on Friday, October 4^th.

HOMECOMING WEEK:  We look forward to celebrating our Homecoming Week, ending with our Homecoming football game versus West Stanly Friday Night @ 7:00 pm and Homecoming Dance on Saturday from 8:00-11:00.  Tickets can still be purchased here: Piedmont High Homecoming Ticket Payment.  We encourage all students to participate in the following daily Homecoming themes:

               Monday- Wild West vs. West Coast

               Tuesday- Tailgate Tuesday (represent your favorite college/professional team)

               Wednesday- BBQ Dad vs. Soccer Mom

               Friday- School Spirit; Piedmont Panther gear and/or colors

SENIOR INFORMATION NIGHT RESCHEDULED: The Piedmont High School counseling department will host a Senior Information Night on Tuesday, October 1st at 5:30 p.m. in the Piedmont High School cafeteria. All seniors and their parents are encouraged to attend to find out more information regarding two and four-year college application processes, FAFSA and financial aid information, letters of recommendation, and the different ways we hope to best support seniors during this school year as they make post-secondary plans.  We will post the presentation to our website shortly after the conclusion of the meeting for those that can not join the reschedule date.

UCPS SENIOR SCHOOL DAY COLLEGE FAIR:  UCPS will offer the opportunity for Seniors to attend a College Fair on Monday, October 14^th at Monroe High School.  Interested Seniors will need to sign-up in our Counseling Office.  This will be a first come, first served opportunity.  Seniors will need to turn in a completed field trip permission form to be considered. 

OTHER SENIOR INFORMATION:  Below you will find several items for the Class of 2025 including our Graduation Date.  You can also find Senior Information on our Class of 2025 school webpage found here: https://www.ucps.k12.nc.us/Page/10927.  An assembly will be held for students on Wednesday, October 2 during Panther Time in the PHS auditorium.  This assembly will allow seniors to obtain brochures and order forms for their cap and gown, announcements, and other senior memorabilia.  Our Josten’s representative, Chris Gaither, will be present at the assembly. 

• Mr. Gaither will be on campus during ALL lunches on Tuesday, October 8.  Seniors should plan to place their order for graduation items during their lunch OR place your order online using the information provided at the assembly.  It is very important that students order their caps and gowns on this day.  The longer students wait the more the cap and gown will cost.  
• If you do not place your order with the class by Tuesday, October 8, there is no guarantee that you will have the graduation items for cap and gown picture day.
• All Josten’s items will be delivered to the school in the spring.
• If you flex and cannot be on campus for the assembly, please see Mrs. Guignard or Mrs. Pitt.
• The only items that you must purchase to participate in graduation is the cap, gown, and tassel. Remember - if you order late, your items will be delivered at a later date AND the cost will increase.
• GRADUATION CEREMONY:  Monday, June 9, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. In the PHS Stadium

NC Governor’s School: The Governor's School is a 4-week residential program to build a learning community where students are encouraged to explore and ask questions, with the purpose of learning for its own sake and discovering new possibilities.  Governor's School applications are currently being accepted through November 6, 2024.  Please contact Ms. Whitley in the counseling office for more information, kelly.whitley@ucps.k12.nc.us

ATTENDANCE REPORTING (NEW PROCEDURE FOR 2024-2025): UCPS has created an online system for reporting all student absences.  UCPS Absence Reporting Form is linked here.   You must set up an account in order to report absences this year.  There is a way to upload medical/court documents in this form as well.  ONLY parents are permitted to set up an absence reporting account and the email used MUST match the parent email on record with the school, or the account will be deleted along with any absences reported.  Please be sure that you are using the email account that we send our weekly Connect Ed message to each week.  

PTO INFORMATION: We apologize as the PTO email provided last week was incorrect.  Please use the following email to communicate with the PHS PTO Chair Committee, piedmonthighpto@gmail.com.  Thank you for making the first dine-out night of the school year at Hathaway's Chicken a success!  Don't forget the next dine-out night is October 15th at Zaxby's in Monroe, where 10% of sales will go back to the PHS PTO!  Piedmont's Homecoming Dance is coming up on October 5th, and we've been asked to help provide sweet treats for the students to enjoy throughout that evening.  If you would like to donate a dessert, please complete the following Signup Genius link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084EADA622A3FA7-51446365-homecoming.  If you haven't joined our PTO, it's not too late!  Please visit the following link,  https://join-the-pta-temp-65776.cheddarup.com to join or purchase a Spirit Wear shirt from our remaining, very limited inventory.  As always, thank you for supporting the staff and students of PHS through your PTO contributions!

MORNING ARRIVAL:  Our building opens at 8:00 a.m. for all students.  For those arriving before 8:00, our cafeteria will be open at 7:30.  Students may enter through the glass doors between the cafeteria and the auditorium.   All car riders must be dropped off using the Love Mill Rd entrance.  DO NOT drop off students using the Sikes Mill Rd. entrance. 

BUS RIDERS:  Thank you for your patience as we continue to refine our bus routes.  Please understand that driver shortages may cause daily changes to our bus routes.  We encourage all bus riders to download the Edulog Parent Portal app for the most up-to-date information for bus arrivals/departures.  You can find additional information on the UCPS webpage located here: https://www.ucps.k12.nc.us/domain/125.  Students will also have the opportunity to meet with an Assistant Principal during lunches to confirm their afternoon bus route.  

STUDENT PARKING: As a reminder, all students who park on campus must have 24-25 Piedmont High School parking pass. There are still parking spaces available in the Stadium Lot. Please visit the Student Parking page on our school website to purchase. Any student who parks on campus without a pass will be subject to fines.  It is important for all students to park in their assigned parking spots every day.  If you have any parking questions, please get in touch with Amanda Starnes at AmandaR.Starnes@ucps.k12.nc.us or 704-296-3170. 

STUDENT BREAKFAST & LUNCH:  The federal waiver granting all students free breakfast and lunch has expired.  We encourage all families to complete the free/reduced lunch form found here: https://www.lunchapplication.com.  If students have not been approved for free/reduced lunch, they are expected to pay for their lunch until they are approved.  Families are able to pre-pay for lunch accounts and check student balances using the K12 Payment Center website found here: https://www.k12paymentcenter.com/.  

TECHNOLOGY:  Students who do not have their new laptops will have an opportunity to receive their laptops on the first day of school.  As a reminder, UCPS has implemented a $30 tech fee for all students.  You may pay online 2024-2025 Piedmont High Tech Fee Link or at the school by cash or check.  If you qualify for free and reduced lunch, you will receive a tech fee waiver once you have submitted a copy of the lunch approval letter to our Bookkeeper, Gini Wilson. 

STUDENT NEWS AND WEEKLY CALENDAR OF EVENTS: At the beginning of each week, Piedmont High will publish a brief document of weekly events and updates.  Please click the following link to see all the activities taking place at Piedmont.  Again, the link will update on the first Instructional day of each week.  Student News and Weekly Event Calendar Link.

If you have any questions or concerns, please call Piedmont High at 704-296-3170.  Thank you and have a great evening.

Good evening, Piedmont Families-

Thank you to everyone who participated in our It Starts With Hello campaign this past week.  It is great to see our faculty and students come together to support a great message.  Below you will find our weekly updates and reminders. 

SENIOR INFORMATION NIGHT: The Piedmont High School counseling department will host a Senior Information Night on Thursday, September 26 at 5:30 p.m. in the Piedmont High School cafeteria. All seniors and their parents are encouraged to attend to find out more information regarding two and four-year college application processes, FAFSA and financial aid information, letters of recommendation, and the different ways we hope to best support seniors during this school year as they make post-secondary plans.

OTHER SENIOR INFORMATION:  Below you will find several items for the Class of 2025 including our Graduation Date!  We will have a Class of 2025 information page up on Piedmont High’s website soon and will include the link in next week’s Connect Ed message.

• An assembly will be held on Wednesday, October 2 during Panther Time in the PHS auditorium.  This assembly will allow seniors to obtain brochures and order forms for their cap and gown, announcements, and other senior memorabilia.  Our Josten’s representative, Chris Gaither, will be present at the assembly. 
• Mr. Gaither will be on campus during ALL lunches on Tuesday, October 8.  Seniors should plan to place their order for graduation items during their lunch OR place your order online using the information provided at the assembly.  It is very important that students order their caps and gowns on this day.  The longer students wait the more the cap and gown will cost.  
• If you do not place your order with the class by Tuesday, October 8, there is no guarantee that you will have the graduation items for cap and gown picture day.
• All Josten’s items will be delivered to the school in the spring.
• If you flex and cannot be on campus for the assembly, please see Mrs. Guignard or Mrs. Pitt.
• The only items that you must purchase to participate in graduation is the cap, gown, and tassel. Remember - if you order late, your items will be delivered at a later date AND the cost will increase.
• GRADUATION CEREMONY:  Monday, June 9, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. In the PHS Stadium

HOMECOMING DANCE: Piedmont High is excited to host our upcoming Homecoming Dance On Saturday, October 5^th from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm.  Ticket Price is $20 and includes a Homecoming T-shirt.  Tickets are being sold on the Piedmont High School website under the online payments section or by following this link: Piedmont High Homecoming Ticket Payment

NC Governor’s School: The Governor's School is a 4-week residential program to build a learning community where students are encouraged to explore and ask questions, with the purpose of learning for its own sake and discovering new possibilities.  Governor's School applications are currently being accepted through November 6, 2024.  Please contact Ms. Whitley in the counseling office for more information, kelly.whitley@ucps.k12.nc.us

ATTENDANCE REPORTING (NEW PROCEDURE FOR 2024-2025): UCPS has created an online system for reporting all student absences.  UCPS Absence Reporting Form is linked here.   You must set up an account in order to report absences this year.  There is a way to upload medical/court documents in this form as well.  ONLY parents are permitted to set up an absence reporting account and the email used MUST match the parent email on record with the school, or the account will be deleted along with any absences reported.  Please be sure that you are using the email account that we send our weekly Connect Ed message to each week.  

PTO INFORMATION: We apologize as the PTO email provided last week was incorrect.  Please use the following email to communicate with the PHS PTO Chair Committee, piedmonthighpto@gmail.com.  Thank you for making the first dine-out night of the school year at Hathaway's Chicken a success!  Don't forget the next dine-out night is October 15th at Zaxby's in Monroe, where 10% of sales will go back to the PHS PTO!  Piedmont's Homecoming Dance is coming up on October 5th, and we've been asked to help provide sweet treats for the students to enjoy throughout that evening.  If you would like to donate a dessert, please complete the following Signup Genius link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084EADA622A3FA7-51446365-homecoming.  If you haven't joined our PTO, it's not too late!  Please visit the following link,  https://join-the-pta-temp-65776.cheddarup.com to join or purchase a Spirit Wear shirt from our remaining, very limited inventory.  As always, thank you for supporting the staff and students of PHS through your PTO contributions!

MORNING ARRIVAL:  Our building opens at 8:00 a.m. for all students.  For those arriving before 8:00, our cafeteria will be open at 7:30.  Students may enter through the glass doors between the cafeteria and the auditorium.   All car riders must be dropped off using the Love Mill Rd entrance.  DO NOT drop off students using the Sikes Mill Rd. entrance. 

BUS RIDERS:  Thank you for your patience as we continue to refine our bus routes.  Please understand that driver shortages may cause daily changes to our bus routes.  We encourage all bus riders to download the Edulog Parent Portal app for the most up-to-date information for bus arrivals/departures.  You can find additional information on the UCPS webpage located here: https://www.ucps.k12.nc.us/domain/125.  Students will also have the opportunity to meet with an Assistant Principal during lunches to confirm their afternoon bus route.  

STUDENT PARKING: As a reminder, all students who park on campus must have 24-25 Piedmont High School parking pass. There are still parking spaces available in the Stadium Lot. Please visit the Student Parking page on our school website to purchase. Any student who parks on campus without a pass will be subject to fines.  It is important for all students to park in their assigned parking spots every day.  If you have any parking questions, please get in touch with Amanda Starnes at AmandaR.Starnes@ucps.k12.nc.us or 704-296-3170. 

STUDENT BREAKFAST & LUNCH:  The federal waiver granting all students free breakfast and lunch has expired.  We encourage all families to complete the free/reduced lunch form found here: https://www.lunchapplication.com.  If students have not been approved for free/reduced lunch, they are expected to pay for their lunch until they are approved.  Families are able to pre-pay for lunch accounts and check student balances using the K12 Payment Center website found here: https://www.k12paymentcenter.com/.  

TECHNOLOGY:  Students who do not have their new laptops will have an opportunity to receive their laptops on the first day of school.  As a reminder, UCPS has implemented a $30 tech fee for all students.  You may pay online 2024-2025 Piedmont High Tech Fee Link or at the school by cash or check.  If you qualify for free and reduced lunch, you will receive a tech fee waiver once you have submitted a copy of the lunch approval letter to our Bookkeeper, Gini Wilson. 

STUDENT NEWS AND WEEKLY CALENDAR OF EVENTS: At the beginning of each week, Piedmont High will publish a brief document of weekly events and updates.  Please click the following link to see all the activities taking place at Piedmont.  Again, the link will update on the first Instructional day of each week.  Student News and Weekly Event Calendar Link.

If you have any questions or concerns, please call Piedmont High at 704-296-3170.  Thank you and have a great evening.

Below you will find our weekly updates and reminders. 

SENIOR INFORMATION NIGHT: Piedmont High School counseling department will be hosting a Senior Information Night on Thursday, September 26 at 5:30 p.m. in the Piedmont High School cafeteria. All seniors and their parents are encouraged to attend to find out more information regarding two and four-year colleges application processes, FAFSA and financial aid information, letters of recommendations, and the different ways we hope to best support seniors during this school year as they make post-secondary plans.

NC Governor’s School: The Governor's School is a 4-week residential program to build a learning community where students are encouraged to explore and ask questions, with the purpose of learning for its own sake and discovering new possibilities.  Governor's School applications are currently being accepted through November 6, 2024.  Please contact Ms. Whitley in the counseling office for more information, kelly.whitley@ucps.k12.nc.us

ATTENDANCE REPORTING (NEW PROCEDURE FOR 2024-2025): UCPS has created an online system for reporting all student absences.  UCPS Absence Reporting Form is linked here.   You must set up an account in order to report absences this year.  There is a way to upload medical/court documents in this form as well.  ONLY parents are permitted to set up an absence reporting account and the email used MUST match the parent email on record with the school, or the account will be deleted along with any absences reported.  Please be sure that you are using the email account that we send our weekly Connect Ed message to each week.  

PTO INFORMATION: The PTO Chair Committee would like to express our gratitude to all of you who’ve joined the PTO for the ’24-’25 school year!  Also, thank you for making our first fundraiser, Spirit Wear shirts, a success!  There are still some shirts available to purchase.  Please visit the following link if you’d like to purchase a shirt and/or to join the PTO:  https://join-the-pta-temp-65776.cheddarup.com.  Our first dine-out night is this coming Tuesday, September 17 at Hathaway's Chicken. 10% of sales go to Piedmont High PTO, please mention our name at check out. No cooking next Tuesday, remember!   PTO Dine-out Hathaway's Flyer  The next dine-out night will be October 15th, at Zaxby's! Our goal is to have a dine-out night every month. Let us know if you have a contact/business that would be interested in partnering with PTO to fundraise.  October 5 is Piedmont's Homecoming Dance. We've been asked to help! We need large cardboard boxes to create cut outs.  Please let us know if you have any by emailing piedmonthighschoolpto@gmail.com.  We also need desserts! We will be sending out a Signup Genius email in the next week, so please consider donating a dessert for this event. We appreciate your support!  Your membership dues, proceeds from fundraisers, and donations all go towards amplifying events for all staff and students of PHS!

MORNING ARRIVAL:  Our building opens at 8:00 a.m. for all students.  For those arriving prior to 8:00, our cafeteria will be open at 7:30.  Students may enter through the glass doors between the cafeteria and the auditorium.   All car riders must be dropped off using the Love Mill Rd entrance.  DO NOT drop off students using the Sikes Mill Rd. entrance. 

BUS RIDERS:  Thank you for your patience as we continue to refine our bus routes.  Please understand that driver shortages may cause daily changes to our bus routes.  We encourage all bus riders to download the Edulog Parent Portal app for the most up-to-date information for bus arrivals/departures.  You can find additional information on the UCPS webpage located here: https://www.ucps.k12.nc.us/domain/125.  Students will also have the opportunity to meet with an Assistant Principal during lunches to confirm their afternoon bus route.  

STUDENT PARKING: As a reminder, all students who park on campus must have 24-25 Piedmont High School parking pass. There are still parking spaces available in the Stadium Lot. Please visit the Student Parking page on our school website to purchase. Any student who parks on campus without a pass will be subject to fines.  It is important for all students to park in their assigned parking spot every day.  If you have any parking questions, please get in touch with Amanda Starnes at AmandaR.Starnes@ucps.k12.nc.us or 704-296-3170. 

STUDENT BREAKFAST & LUNCH:  The federal waiver granting all students free breakfast and lunch has expired.  We encourage all families to complete the free/reduced lunch form found here: https://www.lunchapplication.com.  If students have not been approved for free/reduced lunch, they are expected to pay for their lunch until they are approved.  Families are able to pre-pay for lunch accounts and check student balances using the K12 Payment Center website found here: https://www.k12paymentcenter.com/.  

TECHNOLOGY:  Students who do not have their new laptops will have an opportunity to receive their laptops on the first day of school.  As a reminder, UCPS has implemented a $30 tech fee for all students.  You may pay online 2024-2025 Piedmont High Tech Fee Link or at the school by cash or check.  If you qualify for free and reduced lunch, you will receive a tech fee waiver once you have submitted a copy of the lunch approval letter to our Bookkeeper, Gini Wilson. 

STUDENT NEWS AND WEEKLY CALENDAR OF EVENTS: At the beginning of each week, Piedmont High will publish a brief document of weekly events and updates.  Please click the following link to see all the activities taking place at Piedmont.  Again, the link will update on the first Instructional day of each week.  Student News and Weekly Event Calendar Link.

If you have any questions or concerns, please call Piedmont High at 704-296-3170.  Thank you and have a great evening.

Thank you all for an incredible first week at Piedmont High School.  Our students did a great job during our back-to-school safety and security meetings.  During these meetings, we covered a variety of topics regarding school safety and our daily expectations.  Below you will find our weekly updates and reminders.

WEEKLY SCHEDULE UPDATE: All UCPS schools will be closed on Monday, September 2^nd in observance of Labor Day.  We will resume a normal schedule on Tuesday, September 3^rd.

POLICY EXPECTATIONS: Over the last five days, students were given leniency on several high school policies including dress code, cell phones and our tardy policy.  Beginning Tuesday, September 3^rd, all students will be held accountable for following all school rules and policies.  Again, students have had the opportunity to cover these policies with teachers during class, as well as during our grade-level meetings.

MORNING ARRIVAL:  Our building opens at 8:00 a.m. for all students.  For those arriving prior to 8:00, our cafeteria will be open at 7:30.  Students may enter through the glass doors between the cafeteria and the auditorium.   All car riders must be dropped off using the Love Mill Rd entrance.  DO NOT drop off students using the Sikes Mill Rd. entrance. 

BUS RIDERS:  Thank you for your patience as we continue to refine our bus routes.  Please understand that driver shortages may cause daily changes to our bus routes.  We encourage all bus riders to download the Edulog Parent Portal app for the most up-to-date information for bus arrivals/departures.  You can find additional information on the UCPS webpage located here: https://www.ucps.k12.nc.us/domain/125.  Students will also have the opportunity to meet with an Assistant Principal during lunches to confirm their afternoon bus route.  

STUDENT PARKING: As a reminder, all students who park on campus must have 24-25 Piedmont High School parking pass. There are still parking spaces available in the Stadium Lot. Please visit the Student Parking page on our school website to purchase. Any student who parks on campus without a pass will be subject to fines.  It is important for all students to park in their assigned parking spot every day.  If you have any parking questions, please get in touch with Amanda Starnes at AmandaR.Starnes@ucps.k12.nc.us or 704-296-3170. 

SCHEDULE CHANGES/CORRECTIONS:  The Schedule Correction link is closed.  Our counselors are currently working to correct any previous schedule correction requests.   Thank you for your patience as they work through all requests.  Schedule change requests will not be reviewed by email, phone, or in-person to be fair to all students. 

PASS/FAIL COURSE OPPORTUNITY:  Pass/Fail forms are available for students each day in the cafeteria.  Forms must be submitted to the counseling office by Tuesday, September 10th.  Students are eligible to take one course per year as a pass/fail.  Graduation requirement courses cannot be taken pass/fail unless the student is taking credit recovery.  For any questions about pass/fail, please see your counselor or an administrator. 

ATTENDANCE REPORTING (NEW PROCEDURE FOR 2024-2025): UCPS has created an online system for reporting all student absences.  UCPS Absence Reporting Form is linked here.   You must set up an account in order to report absences this year.  There is a way to upload medical/court documents in this form as well.  ONLY parents are permitted to set up an absence reporting account and the email used MUST match the parent email on record with the school, or the account will be deleted along with any absences reported.  Please be sure that you are using the email account that we send our weekly Connect Ed message to each week.  

FRESHMAN PARENT SITE-BASED REPRESENTATIVE: Any parent of a ninth-grade student is welcome to apply to be a member of our school’s Site-Based Management Team. Please visit the Site Based Management Team page on our website link: Site-Based Leadership Webpage for more information regarding the role of the Site Based Management Team and the link to apply. All applications must be submitted by September 6, 2024.

STUDENT BREAKFAST & LUNCH:  The federal waiver granting all students free breakfast and lunch has expired.  We encourage all families to complete the free/reduced lunch form found here: https://www.lunchapplication.com.  If students have not been approved for free/reduced lunch, they are expected to pay for their lunch until they are approved.  Families are able to pre-pay for lunch accounts and check student balances using the K12 Payment Center website found here: https://www.k12paymentcenter.com/.  

TECHNOLOGY:  Students who do not have their new laptops will have an opportunity to receive their laptops on the first day of school.  As a reminder, UCPS has implemented a $30 tech fee for all students.  You may pay online 2024-2025 Piedmont High Tech Fee Link or at the school by cash or check.  If you qualify for free and reduced lunch, you will receive a tech fee waiver once you have submitted a copy of the lunch approval letter to our Bookkeeper, Gini Wilson. 

STUDENT NEWS AND WEEKLY CALENDAR OF EVENTS: At the beginning of each week, Piedmont High will publish a brief document of weekly events and updates.  Please click the following link to see all the activities taking place at Piedmont.  Again, the link will update on the first Instructional day of each week.  Student News and Weekly Event Calendar Link.

If you have any questions or concerns, please call Piedmont High at 704-296-3170.  Thank you and have a great evening.