THS 2024 Prom is sold out.
On Friday the Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble performed in our annual Music Performance Adjudication (or MPA) at Ashley High School. This is the performing arts equivalent to EOCs. Wind Ensemble - took grade 6 (the hardest literature available to a band) and received straight superiors from three judges on stage and a superior in sight reading. This is a process where the students have five minutes to study and perform a piece of music we have never seen before. Symphonic Band - took grade 4 and received straight superiors with an "A" in every caption from all three judges on stage and received an excellent in sight reading. This is the highest THS has scored and the hardest literature taken to MPA post-pandemic. Thank you all for your support of our hard working band students at THS!! Thank you Mr. Wentzek for all of your time and dedication to our program. We are so proud of our Pirates! Congratulations!
Please see flyer for more information regarding Cheerleading Tryouts for the 2024-2025 school year.
Explore curriculum resources for ELA 9-12, Math 1, K-8 Science, and 6-8 Social Studies! Join our stakeholder preview at the PCS central office on 3/26 (1-6 pm), 3/28 (1-6 pm), 4/2 (8 am-1 pm), and 4/3 (8 am-1 pm). Online preview available until April 8. #ExperiencetheExcellence
📚 Need help completing your FAFSA? Join us at Topsail High School on April 11th from 5 - 7 pm! Get assistance and a shot at winning a Amazon gift card. Don't miss out on financial aid for college! 💳💰 #FAFSA #ExperienceTheExcellencel 🎓
Click the link below to view the latest edition of the Pirate Post.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oSIAO2PFg_Y7o4hq8pa6sIrI26kceb8g/view?usp=sharing
THS is excited to be hosting a Connect For Success SHED building competition. Please reach out to Ms. Fargo or Mr. English for ways to get involved and to help out!
📣 Heads up! 🚸 Because of a teacher workday, school's out for most on Thurs., March 21st, but Pender Early College is still in session! 📚✏️ Keep up the great work, PECHS students! 💪 We'll see everyone else on Friday🎒📅#ExperienceTheExcellence
🎉 Congratulations to Topsail High Athletic Director Chris McGee for receiving the NCADA's Citation Award at this year's conference! 🏆 Your dedication and impact in just five years is truly inspiring. Keep shining bright! ✨ #ExperienceTheExcellence 🙌👏
Jones 2 performed well this weekend!!! We came in 1st place! Robotics competition is a team sport. After all the qualifying rounds are played, the teams have an old school playground selection process. There were 28 teams at the event at UNC Asehville, so some teams don't get selected to compete in the championship tournament. Our robot "Jones 2" competed well, but is being modified to perform even better for the next tournament which is this coming weekend in Raleigh. Here are some pics from the event. Please join us in congratulating our Robotics team!! Shout out to Mr. Henry's for his support and dedication to the team. We are so proud of our Pirates!
Please congratulate our students for their performance in the UNCW High School Mathematics competition! As a team, we won 2nd place in first division (beating Ashley High School)! We also had two individuals who placed in the top ten students for the division: Max Herrin in 4th place, and James Wei in 5th place. We will soon find out how many qualified for the state competition in April. Thank you to Ms. Stone and Ms. Papke for supporting our students! We are so proud of our Topsail Pirates!
Please use the link below to view the latest edition of the Pirate Post.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z_xU-K5LK9QJlyKQC95vr4vI3ikqaUNR/view?usp=sharing
Topsail Theatre is excited for the upcoming play of Mean Girls Jr. Tickets will sell out so don't wait! Click the gofan link for the day you want to attend or scan the QR code.
May 3rd - https://gofan.co/event/1399640?schoolId=NC2373
May 4th - https://gofan.co/event/1399660?schoolId=NC2373
May 5th - https://gofan.co/event/1399687?schoolId=NC2373
🌟 Huge thanks to @starnewsonline for spotlighting one of our own students, Jillian Lombardo! Her actions during a family emergency showcase the real-world impact of our public safety curriculum. We're proud to see our students making a difference! 👏🔥https://bit.ly/4ah5i1L
We love sharing pictures of our hardworking THS Band! They participated in an instrumental recording soundtrack session at Walt Disney World over Spring Break. Students recorded numerous soundtracks to Disney favorites including Lion King and Tarzan. Students also enjoyed EPCOT, Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, and Hollywood Studios. Huge shout out to Mr. Wentzek and Mr. Judy for all the planning, preparation, and time they put into our Band program to make wonderful experiences like this happen for our students. We value you both and our THS band tremendously! GO PIRATES!
Need community service hours? This weekend the Greater Topsail Island Community Garden will be holding a work day. Hope to see you there!
🎓💰 REMINDER 🚀 PCS is launching a FAFSA completion initiative on March 12th! Complete your FAFSA for a chance to win $25 gift cards every 2 weeks! 💳 Don't miss out on financial aid opportunities! 🌟 #FAFSA 📝🎉 https://www.pender.k12.nc.us/article/1491620
🎓💰 Attention students & parents! PCS is launching a FAFSA completion initiative on March 12th! 🚀 Complete your FAFSA for a chance to win $25 gift cards every 2 weeks! 💳 🌟 Don't miss out on financial aid opportunities! 📝🎉https://www.pender.k12.nc.us/article/1491620
Ms. Umbaugh's class is another winner for our Black History Month door decorating contest! She shared their class experience below:
"When the door decoration contest was announced, we were studying the exploration of the deepest parts of the ocean in Oceanography class. We decided to study Dr. Dawn Wright who is the first African American to go to the Challenger Deep (deepest part of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean.) We watched videos and read articles about her and her accomplishments and then the students creatively displayed information about her.
When we found out yesterday that we had won the door decoration contest, we sent an email to Dr. Wright to let her know. She responded saying she was stunned and "deeply" honored! I am including the response I received from her today.
Dear Mrs. Umbaugh,
I am absolutely stunned! What an amazing thing you and your students have done and I’ve never felt so honored. This is certainly the very, very best ending to Black History Month for me that I could have imagined. Please extend my deepest thanks to your students for me (pun intended 😉).Thank you so much again and congratulations to you and your students for their first prize! Best wishes for their continued success.
Dr. Wright"
Way to go to our winners! We are thoroughly impressed with the "depth" this class went to in decorating, as well as, reaching out to Dr. Wright.
Shout out to Ms. Bachman's 2nd Period class for winning the Black History Month Trivia Game yesterday!! Mr. Clark brought the class doughnuts as a reward. Here is a photo to share their victory!
