1. Welcome All New to Moore County Schools and Military Families!
Pinecrest High School
Welcome All New to Moore County Schools and Military Families!

2. Website: https://www.ncmcs.org/pchs
Principal
Ms. Stefanie Phillips
Website:

3. Assistant Principals Herb Hanson Judy Heffner Len Smith Debbie Trogden
Judy Heffner
Len Smith
Debbie Trogden
Arthur Jackson

4. Counselor Assignments
Sherry Cameron : A-C
Sarah Rabb: D-I
Kathy Hopkins: J-McH
Pam Collins: McI-Sa
Dustin Cherry: Sb-Z
Josh Newton: Sandhills Community College

5. Student Support Team Tambra Chamberlain: Social Worker
Joy Stephens: At Risk Counselor/504 Coordinator
Lindsey Kaiser: School Nurse
Meg Coleman: School Psychologist
Tammy Devine: Scholarship Coordinator

6. Student Support Team Cont.
Mel Watson: Attendance Clerk
Jackie Covington: Power School Data Manager
Pam Carter: Registrar

7. Military Resources MCS Military Family Liason:
Rollie Sampson
Fort Bragg School Liason Services:
Shevelle Godwin
(910)

8. Additional Resources Pinecrest Transportation Contact:
Arthur Jackson(Pinecrest Contact)
Steve Saunders (Transportation Specialist)
Department of Transportation:
Kevin Griffin (Director of Transportation) or

9. Additional Resources Child Nutrition Services:
Anne Lassiter (Pinecrest High School)
Jan Lovelady (Central Office) or
Free and Reduced Lunch Forms
Pick up in Guidance

10. PTSA
Get involved!
President: Beth VonCannon

11. *Lunches are based on the location of student’s 3rd period class.*
School Hours
8:45 am – 10:20 am: 1st Period
10:25 am – 11:55am: 2nd Period
12:00 pm – 2:05 pm: 3rd Period
12:00 pm – 12:25pm: 1st Lunch
12:30 pm – 12:55 pm: 2nd Lunch
1:05 pm – 1:30 pm: 3rd Lunch
1:40 pm – 2:05 pm: 4th Lunch
2:10 pm – 3:45 pm: 4th Period
*Lunches are based on the location of student’s 3rd period class.*

12. Sign In/ Sign Out
Please be sure to sign your child out if they are leaving campus before the school day is over.
If your child is late to school, you will need to sign in your child.
Sign in/ Sign out is with Mel Watson (Attendance Clerk)

13. Pick Up/ Drop Off Car Riders:
Parents/ Guardians will enter campus from Voit Gilmore by the Football Field.
Then follow the loop to drop off students in front of the Gym.
Please use 2 lanes in the afternoon. There are adults stationed to help students cross to their cars.
Please be patient!

14. Pick Up/ Drop Off Bus Riders:
Bus riders will be picked up and dropped off in the auditorium lot.
Please use the stairs located behind Building 1 to go down to the buses.

15. Attendance Policy Examples of excused absences:
Students may only miss 8 days per class per semester.
Excused absences must be in written form and signed by a parent or guardian. Excused notes must be turned-in in a timely fashion to Mel Watson (Attendance Clerk).
Examples of excused absences:
Illness or Injury
Death in immediate family
Deployment activities
Medical or dental appointment
Court
Etc.

16. Dress Code
Shorts, skirts, skorts and dresses must be at least mid thigh.
Pants/shorts must be appropriately sized with no undergarments exposed.
Shirts must have an obvious shoulder line.
No halter or spaghetti straps
Oversized shirts are not permitted.
Heavy chains of any type are not permitted

17. Dress Code
Any garment or accessories that disrupt(s) the instructional program or may inflict harm are not to be worn at school.
Appropriate necklines must be evident at all times
Footwear must be appropriate for school activities
Any attire that is prohibited by Rule 24, Gang and Gang Related Activity, may not be worn.
Bandannas, skullcaps, sweatbands, etc, must not be worn to school.
Hats, toboggans, head scarves, hoods, sunglasses are not to be worn inside the building.

18. School Calendar
District Calendar may be found at: (click on the calendar icon on the top right corner of the screen).
Major Breaks:
Nov. 21st – 25th
Dec. 20th – Jan. 2nd
April 13th – 22nd
June 7th (1/2 day: Last Day of School)
June 8th- Graduation for the class of 2019!

19. 2018-2019 Important Testing Dates
October 10th – PSAT for all 10th and 11th grade
TBD (Oct-Nov)- Pre-ACT for all 10th grade*
January 11th – 17th - 1st Semester Exams (ALL students).
February 20th- ACT for 11th grade
May 6th – 17th- AP Exams
June 3rd – 7th – 2nd Semester Exams (ALL students)

20. NC High School Graduation Requirements
English 4 credits
Math 4 credits
Science 3 credits
Social Sciences credits
Health & P.E credit
Electives credits
Total credits needed: credits
22-Standard Diploma
28-MCS Seal

22. Sample Student Schedule
Fall
Spring
1st Earth Science 2nd Health & P.E. 3rd English 1 Honors 4th Visual Arts 1
1st Math 1 Honors 2nd World History 3rd Horticulture 1 4th ROTC 1

23. A day B Day Schedule A day/ B day schedule:
Rotation of 2 classes (in a single period) all year long.
Example:
Week 1: Monday: A day, Tuesday: B day, Wednesday: A day, Thursday: B day, Friday: A day
Week 2: Monday: B day, Tuesday: A day, Wednesday: B day, Thursday: A day, Friday: B day

24. Chromebooks/ NCEdCloud
Each student is issued a Chromebook, charger, and carrying case.
NC EdCloud

25. Powerschool https://www.ncmcs.org/Page/7265 Has a mobile app available
MCS District Code: CFLG
Parent portal guide:

26. School Fees
$35 Student Fee is applied to all students to support Chromebook/ student fee.
Juniors have an additional $5 fee
$25 Graduation Fee for all Seniors.
$10 fee will be applied to student’s schedules for the following classes: Art, Theatre, Band, Chorus, Orchestra, Science, and Math.
Parking passes are $75 and are available on a first come/ first serve basis.
SCC students and seniors are given first priority.

27. School Fees Cont. Cash or Check only at Pinecrest
School Fees can be paid online with a credit card at:
Fee waivers are available in the front office.

28. Resources PHS Website : www.ncmcs.org/pchs Guidance Tab
Course registration sheets
Graduation checklist
Freshmen elective information sheet

29. Future Planning College Foundation of North Carolina: cfnc.org
College Board: collegeboard.org for information regarding AP classes, SAT, PSAT, Khan Academy SAT Prep
College/Career planning presentation junior year English class
10th-12th grade course registration