North Augusta High

NAHS's Mock Trial team conducted their first dress rehearsal in a courtroom at Aiken County Government Center with Judge Sullivan donating his time to guide our team through procedures and objections. Our team is working hard preparing for competition in February. We appreciate the attorney coaches, Jeanne Norris and Zack Moulton, from Maxwell Law Firm for donating their time to guide our students. Our teacher coaches are Mrs. Merion from our English department and Mr. Rhodes from our History department. #nahsyellowjackets

Do we have a great surprise for you! The first 100 NA Students to this Friday's Game will receive a FREE T-Shirt, donated by Communigraphics! You must have your badge to receive your shirt. Come out and support your Jackets as they take on the Aiken High Hornets! LET'S GO JACKETS! #nahsyellowjackets

REMINDER: TONIGHT IS FAFSA NIGHT from 6pm - 8pm! Join the Financial Aid staff from USC Aiken and Aiken Technical College to learn more about FAFSA! It will be held in building C, the Dale Phelon Tech Center (1st floor) at Aiken Technical College. Parents are asked to create a FSA id prior to attending the meeting. The link to create an account can be found here: https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch

NORTH AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL'S DAVID HARRIS NAMED TO 2025-26 ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR HONOR COURT Congratulations to North Augusta High Assistant Principal David Harris on being named to the 2025-26 STARS of Public Education Assistant Principal of the Year Honor Court! District leaders surprised Assistant Principal of the Year Honor Court members, who are the top three winners in the school district, at their schools earlier this month. The District will host all school winners, recognize top nominees, and announce District winners during the STARS of Public Education Banquet at Aiken High School on March 20, 2025. Congratulations, Mr. Harris! Thank you for all you do! Stay tuned to our district website and social media as we continue to celebrate our Honor Court Members for Assistant Principal of the Year, Principal of the Year, First Year Teacher of the Year, and Teacher of the Year over the coming week!✨ #ACPSDcelebrates #STARSOfPublicEducation

Pickleball Club will meet this Thursday, January 30 from 4-5 at Grace UMC's gym located at 639 Georgia Ave in downtown North Augusta. Students must have a permission slip to attend Pickleball Club practice. They can be picked up in the counseling office. For more information contact Erica Williams at ewilliams@acpsd.net.

NAHS Boys Golf Tryouts will be February 3-4 at the River Golf Club.  Anyone interested in trying out needs to see Mr. Spears in D310 on the Social Studies Hall to pick up paperwork and sign up for a tee time. 

Track tryouts will be held Monday February 3rd to Thursday February 6th from 4 to 5:15pm at the High School Stadium. This is for anyone in grades 7-12. You must have an updated physical form for this year and the proper County Form from the North Augusta High School website to tryout. This is a tryout and cuts will be made. If you are still in basketball or wrestling season with your school, or if you have any questions, please contact Coach Murray at dmurray@acpsd.net.

NAHS will be operate on a 2- hour delay on Friday January 24th. 1st Period begins at 10:20am. The full schedule is attached and can also be found on our website under Our School/Bell Schedules. AM Career Center students arriving during 1st period should report to the accommodations lab. PM Career Center students will attend the career center as usual, with the bus departing at 11:45am. Only lunch will be served. Please use caution when traveling to the school as roads may still be hazardous due to the overnight freeze.

Aiken County Public Schools will return to in-person learning and work tomorrow, Friday, January 24; in an abundance of caution, all schools and offices will begin the day on a two-hour delayed start. In preparation for a decision on tomorrow’s operations, our leaders have driven hundreds of miles across the county. Daytime temperatures are beginning to increase, melting snow and drying most roadways. However, it would not be possible to investigate each and every road that families and employees may travel tomorrow, and there are possibly secondary roads and well-shaded dirt roads that may remain unsuitable for travel. Please use additional caution when traveling to school and work tomorrow, avoiding less-travelled secondary routes, where possible. The safety of our students, staff, and families is of most importance; please reach out to school leadership with any concerns. Families in our more rural areas, please stay tuned for possible school bus pickup location changes that may be necessary. Important Details for tomorrow: • Student Meals: With the delayed start schedule, only lunch will be served tomorrow in our cafeterias. • Half-Day & Partial-Day Programs: Students on half-day and partial-day schedules, including Early Learning Special Education students, are encouraged to attend school if possible, however school bus transportation will not be available as buses will be unable to run mid-day routes. • No Before-School Activities: No activities will be permitted before school starts on the two-hour delay. • After-School Activities: Afterschool care through QuestZone will be held tomorrow, as well as other activities planned for after school hours if scheduled by event organizers, club sponsors, coaches, etc. • Aiken County Career and Technology Center: Morning session students should report to their high schools. The afternoon session will continue as planned. We look forward to welcoming everyone back in-person tomorrow. Thank you for your patience and flexibility!

The PTA/NAHS Pageant optional informational meeting will be held this Tuesday, January 28th at 6 PM in the cafeteria! If you have any questions, please email our PTA at NAHSPTA@gmail.com. We hope to see you all there!

Reminder: If you received an email indicating your child has failed a class due to attendance, today is the last day to register for this Saturday's Attendance Recovery Session. Only those students who received an email should register. The link can be found on our website under Academics/Recovery/Attendance Recovery.

The basketball game against Midland Valley has been moved to this Saturday, January 25th. The Lady Jackets will tip off at 5:00pm with the boys at 6:30pm. LET'S GO JACKETS!

All afternoon and evening events scheduled for today, Thursday, January 23, have been postponed. This includes our game against Midland Valley and the PTA/Pageant Meeting. We will let you know as soon as possible the new scheduled dates! Stay safe and warm today!

Thursday, January 23 will be an e-learning day for students. Students should log into Schoology for their coursework.

ACPSD E-Learning/Remote Workday Thursday, January 23 We hope you’ve had an opportunity to enjoy the snow and that the assignments for e-learning today have been worthwhile practice. In collaboration with local Emergency Management officials, district administration is monitoring the impact of Winter Storm Enzo. Based on current conditions of significant snowfall accumulation in many areas and predicted freezing temperatures overnight, Aiken County Public Schools will continue in an e-learning format tomorrow, Thursday, January 23. With travel concerns for students and families, as well as teachers and staff, tomorrow will also be a remote workday for employees. Just like today, teachers will be available for student questions and support with e-learning assignments. We apologize for the disruption that continued e-learning tomorrow may cause, and appreciate your support and understanding. The safety of travel conditions will be reevaluated mid-day tomorrow with the hopes that conditions will allow for a safe return to in-person learning for Friday. An update on our district’s operations for Friday, January 24, will be announced no later than 4 p.m. tomorrow. Thank you again for your flexibility.

As a reminder, this Friday is the last day to register if you would like to participate in the Miss NAHS pageant! This is a great opportunity to get yourself out there, practice interviewing skills and build self-confidence! Scan the QR code to register. If you have any questions, contact the NAHS PTA at NAHSPTA@gmail.com.

As relayed by the district, due to the predicted snow storm, tomorrow, January 22nd is an ELearning day for all students. All students should log into Schoology tomorrow and complete the assigned work. All teachers will be available to assist students. We hope to see everyone back on Thursday. Stay Warm Jackets!

With snow expected across our county today and into tomorrow morning, all Aiken County Public Schools will transition to e-learning and a remote workday tomorrow, Wednesday, January 22. Student e-learning will be available online, and our teachers are available for support. Should your student have any questions, difficulty, or need assistance with their e-learning assignments, please reach out. While snowfall is not expected to continue beyond tomorrow morning, temperatures are predicted to remain well below freezing. Accumulating snowfall may impact our district’s operations for Thursday. A decision on operations for Thursday will be announced by 4 p.m. tomorrow, and will be made with the safety of all students, families, and employees at heart. As always, we are grateful for the flexibility of our school community. Please be safe, and stay warm and tuned in to any further updates that Winter Storm Enzo may cause for our operations this week.

Attendance Recovery Registration Deadline is this Thursday! If you missed an excess of 5 unexcused days during the Fall semester, you may have failed a class due to attendance. If that is the case, you were notified by email last week which classes have an FA (failure due to attendance) and how many hours you need to recover in order to receive credit for the course. Please see our school website under Academics for more information about Attendance Recovery.

The wrestling match originally scheduled for Wednesday, January 22nd has been moved to Tuesday, January 28th. Come out and support our Jackets as they take on Gilbert, South Aiken, and Aiken High for the Region Championship!