I am the proud principal of Northwest Collegiate and Technical Academy, and with great pleasure, I welcome everyone to the 2020-2021 school year.
As we begin this school year dealing with the perils of the Coronavirus, everything appears to be different with students learning from home while teachers are teaching from empty classrooms with a computer and an Interactive Panel (SmartBoard). In life, we must be able to adjust and remain flexible in these ever-changing times. I am so proud of my students, staff, and parents for being supportive and patient as we transition into remote learning for the first several months of this school year.
As the school year progresses, I look forward to meeting you as we work together to prepare your child for life after high school. If you have any questions, please call me by dialing (252) 586-4125.
Greetings Parents and Students,
This is Steve Hunter, principal of Northwest Collegiate and Technical Academy. I hope everyone is doing well and staying safe.
Parents, by now, I am certain you have seen your child’s report card and had a conversation with him/her about grades. Congratulations are in order if your child earned four credits for the first semester with grades of 60 or higher. I would prefer grades of at least 70 or higher.
Currently, we are into the second semester. My teachers and I will not be satisfied until all of our students are attending their classes each day and completing assignments. Please make sure your child is attending classes each day beginning at 9 a.m. Monday through Thursday.
In order to assist our students, we have established two learning pods in our community. One is Ivory Hill Baptist Church, which is located on Medoc Mountain Road in Enfield. The other location is Oak Grove Baptist Church, which is located on Highway 158 outside the city limits of Littleton. Both churches have wifi connectivity. If you wish for your child to attend or visit Oakgrove, please give me a call at 25258624125 a day or two before so I may contact the church volunteer.
Last but not least, I want to give a Viking shout-out to five special students who earned a solid A in their English II class. Those students are:
Samaria Barnes
Karlise Perry
To’Mya Kearney
Eli’jaah Richardson
Jayla Richardson
Students, please continue to excel academically. Your teacher, Mrs. Clemonts, and I are very proud of you.
Parents, thank you for your support, and please help us by making sure your son or daughter is attending four classes each school day, Monday-Thursday.
Good night and go Vikings!
Good news! School Picture Day is coming soon. Don’t miss this opportunity to capture this year’s memory. Lifetouch will be at our school on the dates listed below.
Parents/students are to schedule their own appointments with Lifetouch
Please click on the links to schedule an appointment and to place your order.
School picture day (Grades 9-11 and staff)
Schedule an Appointment:
https://booknow.appointment-
(Everyone must have an appointment, Walk-ins not permitted)
Order School Pictures:
To adhere to Covid regulations... appointments must be scheduled
Pre-scheduling appointments ensure that we will be able to maintain social distancing.
Any questions, please call Mrs. Tubbs at 252-586-4125 or 252-308-4150
Mr. Hunter’s Weekly Message for the Week of January 11th (2021):
Greetings Parents and Students,
This is Steve Hunter, principal at Northwest Collegiate and Technical Academy.
Please pay close attention to the following announcements/reminders for the week of January 11th.
Classes are underway, virtually, for the marking period. The first day of classes was held last Wednesday, January 6th. Please make sure your child attends his/her four classes each day and completes all required assignments.
If you need to contact your child’s teachers, please visit the school’s website at Northwest Collegiate and Technical Academy for contact and other important information. (Each teacher/staff member who works at Northwest has a current, updated webpage.)
Parents, before I conclude this message, has your child shown you the syllabus for each of his/her four classes? In the syllabus, teachers have written valuable information about his/her course for the current semester. The syllabus contains information about class meeting times, the digital platform (Zoom, Google Classroom, Google Meets etc) being utilized, class assignments/projects, calculation of grades, planning times for teachers etc.
I would also like to inform parents we now have a new Learning Pod location, which is Oak Grove Baptist Church located at 10614 Highway 158 Littleton, NC. (Our other Learning Pod location is at Ivory Hill Baptist Church located on Medoc Mountain Road Enfield, NC.)
Finally, report cards will be mailed later this week to the mailing address we have on file in Powerschool. Please check your mailbox for your child’s report card beginning on Thursday, January 14th.
If you have any questions, please call us at 2525864125.
Thank you and stay safe!
Weekly Message for January 4th:
Greetings Parents,
This is Steve Hunter, principal at Northwest Collegiate and Technical Academy.
Happy New Year!
The 2nd Semester begins on Wednesday, January 6th, with classes starting at 9:00 a.m.
Your child can log into Powerschool to see his/her schedule for the upcoming semester. Teachers will begin communicating with students by email (students' email), social media, and telephone calls for information that will provide access for each of the four classes.
It is important your child begins the semester on a positive note by attending each of the four classes beginning Wednesday, January 6th.
We are going to have a great, amazing second semester.
Please continue to stay safe!
Thanks!
Mr. Hunter’s Weekly Message for December 7th, 2020:
Greetings Parents,
This is Steve Hunter, principal at Northwest Collegiate and Technical Academy with messages/announcements for the next two weeks of school.
Please continue to stress the importance of attending classes each day and completing all assignments with your child as the semester will end on Friday, December 18th.
Your son or daughter will begin to take semester exams next week beginning on Monday, December 14th. Each exam will count 25% of your child’s final grade for each subject. The exams will be given on the computer each day!
1st Block Exam on Monday, December 14th, from 9 a.m. until noon
2nd Block Exam on Tuesday, December 15th, from 9 a.m. until noon
3rd Block Exam on Wednesday, December 16th, from 9 a.m. until noon
4th Block Exam on Thursday, December 17th, from 9 a.m. until noon
(After the exam concludes each day at noon, no other classes will take place.)
If you have any questions, please call (252) 586-4125 or email your child’s teacher(s).
Thank you and please stay safe!
Weekly Message for November 23rd, 2020
Greetings Parents,
This is Steve Hunter, principal at Northwest Collegiate and Technical Academy.
Progress Reports will be mailed on Monday, November 23rd. Please check your mailbox on Tuesday or Wednesday of this week for your child’s progress report.
In celebration of Thanksgiving, school will be closed beginning on Wednesday, November 25th and will reopen on next Monday, November 30th. (Students will attend virtual classes on Monday and Tuesday of this week, only!)
Happy Thanksgiving and stay safe!
Weekly Message for November 16th, 2020
Greeting Parents,
This is Steve Hunter, principal at Northwest Collegiate and Technical Academy.
I have some exciting news to share about an unique opportunity for our students to experience while attending Northwest. In collaboration with Halifax Community College, our students can take college courses on the campus of HCC while being enrolled at Northwest, if they have a grade point average of at least a 2.8. If you would like more specific information about this opportunity for your son or daughter, please contact Mrs. Tubbs, counselor, by calling 2525864125 or by emailing her at tubbs@nw.halifax.k12.nc.us. The name of this program is called Career and College Promise. This program is totally free!
Progress Reports will be mailed on Friday, November 20th, which will cover your child’s academic progress for the current marking period beginning in mid October to the present time. It is very important for you to discuss all four progress reports (one for each class your child takes) with your child. We want and expect our students to earn at least a 70 or higher in all classes.
If you have any questions, please contact me by calling 2525864125 or by emailing me at hunters@nw.halifax.k12.nc.us .
Thank you for your support and have a great evening!
Go Vikings!
Weekly Message for November 9, 2020
Greetings Parents,
This is Steve Hunter, principal at Northwest Collegiate and Technical Academy.
Please continue having academic conversations with your child. We expect our students to attend their four classes daily and to complete all assignments on time. If you need to communicate with one of your child’s teachers, please visit our Northwest Collegiate and Technical Academy Website to see the email addresses of teachers or you can call (252) 586-4125.
In honor of Veterans Day, Northwest will be closed for all students and staff on Wednesday, November 11th.
Halifax County School System has decided not to participate in any athletics during the fall. All of us are disappointed that our student-athletes cannot participate, but the safety of our students is more important. The district wants you to know that another decision will be made in regard to winter athletics. (Please visit our school website and our Facebook site to see the letter from Dr. Cunningham.)
Thank you for your support!
Good night!
Weekly Message for the School Week of November 2, 2020
Greetings Parents,
This is Steve Hunter, principal at Northwest Collegiate and Technical Academy.
By now, you should have received your child’s report card in the mail. Most of our parents and students received report cards by last Monday, October 26th. Please discuss the grades and comments from your child’s teachers, which are located on the report card. As you know, it takes both the first marking period along with the second marking period to determine the final grade for the first semester. Your child is taking four classes, and it is the expectation your son or daughter receives four passing grades of 60 or higher in December. At Northwest, we would like for your child to earn grades of 80s and higher. While you are looking at the four grades on the report card, if you see a grade of 50, this means your child has a lot of work to do over the next seven weeks until the semester comes to an end. If your child has a grade of 50 on the report card, he or she will need to earn at least a 70 or higher in order to pass the class and earn a class credit. I have several quick and easy tips to help your child academically:
For the First Marking Period, we had many students who excelled academically for the First Marking Period, and I want to give those students who made the Principal List a huge shoutout:
Sienna Boyd, Dante Solomon, Zacchaeus Worley, Jeniyah Newell, Charbriah Boone, Shadymon Brinkley, Debra Long, and Quentin McGee…. All A’s in All Classes. I am proud of you guys. Please visit our website to see the entire list of honor roll students!
In addition, I want to give five students a shoutout for earning the highest class averages in Mrs. Clemonts’ three English classes:
Aziyiah Plum, Diamond Perry, Kaylee Medlin, Baylee Carroll, and Jaklya Hedgepeth
(Great job ladies!)
I also want to thank all of the students who came to our campus for our first ever STEM in the Park Event. Shout out to Dontae and Brian Solomon, Angel Richardson, Rodney Sears, Culpricey Squire, Latia Hunter, MacKenzie Harvey, Juleyon Brinkley, Alex Garrison, Kanye Silver, Sonija Whitted, Semaria Barnes, Kevon Burgess, Kemontee Sykes, Elijah Pitt, Jakeim Hedgepeth, Kayla Smith, and others. Please visit our school website and Facebook Page to see pictures later this week.
Thank you for your support!
Weekly Message to Parents and Students for the Week of October 25th, 2020
Good Evening Parents,
This is Steve Hunter, principal at Northwest Collegiate and Technical Academy.
Thank you for playing a part in making Northwest a great place to learn and grow.
For the school week of October 26th, I have the following announcements and reminders:
Jenna Hilaire
Angel Richardson
Shadeja Richardson
Ra’Nya Robinson
Rodney Sears
Congratulations for going above and beyond for your future!
Thank you for your support!
Yours in education,
Steve A. Hunter, Principal
Weekly Message to Parents and Students for the Week of October 18th, 2020:
Good Evening Parents,
This is Steve Hunter, principal at Northwest Collegiate and Technical Academy.
Thank you for playing a part in making Northwest a great place to learn and grow.
For the school week of October 19th, I have the following announcements and reminders:
I want to give a special shout out to the following four students for their academic performance, thus far: From my 9th Graders, I want to shout out Sienna Boyd. From our 10th Graders, I want to shout out Alexis Macon. From our senior class, I want to shout out Jamari Pitts and Charbriah Boone. Guys, great job! I am proud of you!
As always, thank you for your support! If you have any questions, please call us at 2525864125!
Have a great evening! Go Vikings!
Attention C/O 2021 SENIORS and parents. You can access Herff Jones senior ordering page for NCTA here. Just click the link below.
When we left school on March 13th, I had no idea what was going to happen in the weeks ahead. We still do not have any guarantees about what is ahead but we are adjusting to our "new normal". I miss every one of you and have decided to use this health room to reach out to you. I want to provide information that I am guessing you need. If there is other information you would like to see or you have questions - please e-mail me at harrisb@as.halifax.k12.nc.us.
I would also like to offer my help to any student or a student's parent/guardians who may have health questions or concerns. Please contact me through my e-mail – harrisb@as.halifax.k12.nc.us and I will get back to you.
This health room is a new endeavor for me and I will be adding updates as needed. Please e-mail me, I would love the feedback, looking for all ideas for content and truly value your contact. Check back frequently for updates.
COVID –19
(Coronavirus Information)
The pandemic caused by Covid-19 has caused everyday life to change for all of us. I hope I will be able to explain about diseases, viruses, how they spread and how to stop their spread. Please read the pages that follow for more information.
Background on COVID-19
So many people were getting sick that organizations who watch for illness trends all over the world started to get worried and watched Wuhan very carefully. This was when we began to talk about how to avoid getting this new illness. To understand the things, we are being asked to do now we need to understand some things about diseases, how diseases spread and what works to stop disease spread.
What causes diseases?
Many infectious diseases are caused by bacteria or viruses. Each are microscopic entities that, under certain conditions can make its host (a person) sick. Bacteria and viruses are very different from each other. They cause illness differently and are treated differently. Bacteria can often be cured with antibiotics or antibacterial agents. Antibiotics and antibacterial agents do not work on viruses. There are some antiviral medications but they do not work nearly as well on viruses as antibiotics do on bacteria. Antiviral medications can also have a lot of side effects. Some dangerous viruses are nearly non-existent now due to the creation of immunizations. An immunization makes the host (person) immune or resistant to the particular virus an immunization is designed to battle. Immunizations has been very successful in eliminating the threat of diseases caused by viruses including polio, smallpox, chicken pox, mumps, measles, rubella, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and helping to control seasonal influenza (flu). It takes a long time to create a new immunization but research in going on right now for an immunization to stop Covid-19.
Understanding Viruses
A virus is a disease causer (pathogen) which looks and acts like a little spaceship, carrying a scroll of important information (RNA). This RNA is the instruction manual, directing the virus on how to make copies of itself and continue on its mission of infecting people. The virus thrives once it has entered a person's cells, while making this host person sick. The space ship transports the important RNA information until it finds a person to infect. Once a virus enters a person's body the spaceship virus quickly penetrates into the body's cells and the virus begins to make copies of itself. The virus uses the cell's own structures and mechanisms to create illness. It is important to remember that the spaceship, which carries the RNA is made up of a protective coat which can be destroyed by soap.
The key to disease prevention is to not let a virus into your body. So how does it get in? Through openings to your respiratory system (the system in charge of your breathing). Openings to your respiratory system include your nose, your mouth and your eyes.
When someone is infected by Covid-19 - even if they do not have symptoms, some Covid-19 virus spaceships leave their infected host to find more people to infect. They leave the same way they got in - through the nose, through the mouth and less actively the eyes. When someone coughs, sneezes, laughs or talks viruses are launched out of the infected person. Simply breathing can launch virus spaceships in search of others to infect. Depending on how forceful the spaceship is launched determines how far it will travel. A forceful cough or sneeze will launch viruses further than a gentle breath. Those virus spaceships are now in the air waiting to be breathed in by some unsuspecting healthy person or land on an object, just waiting to be picked up by someone's hand. Once that virus is on a hand/fingers, that now dirty hand only has to touch somewhere on the face and an infection has occurred.
How to stop COVID-19 Infections
Covid-19 is a newly discovered virus. There is no immunization to protect us from it. By understanding how viruses work we can now understand the advice being given to protect ourselves and our families and to stop infections.
WASH YOUR HANDS
By understanding how the virus/disease spreads the simplest and most effective thing you can do is to wash your hands with soap and water. Remember, the material making up the spaceship of the virus is dissolved by soap - dissolve a spaceship and the contents can no longer travel, it has no way of getting into your body and cannot make you sick. Effective HANDWASHING involves making lots of soap suds and scrubbing all parts of your hands, fingers and nails for at least 20 seconds. When soap and water are not available a hand sanitizer with more that 60% alcohol is effective. Apply the HAND SANITIZER and rub all parts of your hands until your hands are dry.
DO NOT TOUCH YOUR FACE
Remember that touching your face with your hands is how the virus can enter your body. You have to practice not touching your face. Be aware of how much you touch your faces, and why you touch your face. On average people touch their face 25 times an hour. Do you have hair that falls in your face? Is it a habit that you push it out of the way? Studies have found that people who wear contact lenses touch their faces many more times than people who do not, people who wear glasses touch their glasses very frequently as well - do your glasses need to be adjusted? Become very aware of when and why you touch your face and try to decrease these habits. Do not touch your face!
SOCIAL DISTANCING
By being aware of how the virus spreads from one person to another we have begun to practice social distancing. Remember the virus leaves the infected person through coughs, sneezes, laughing, talking and breathing. That virus spaceship can be projected 6 feet from that person. Social distancing means we place ourselves at least 6 feet from other people to avoid being close enough to intercept a virus spaceship.
CLOSED SCHOOL, MALLS, RELIGIOUS SERVICES, CANCELLED SPORTING EVENTS AND OTHER PLACES LARGE GROUPS OF PEOPLE GATHER
It is impossible to maintain social distance at school or other places with large groups of people. That 6-foot zone you are trying to maintain cannot be consistently maintained when you are in a crowded situation. Drastic measures to close our community institutions, where large groups gather has happened. People are not allowed to meet in groups larger than 10 people. These measures allow you to maintain your social distance of 6 feet and decrease the chances of you coming in contact with a person who is infested with Covid-19.
WEARING NON-MEDICAL MASKS IN PUBLIC
The CDC is recommending the use of non-medical masks or face coverings when going out in public. It is hoped this with slow the spread of Covid-19. Remember while wearing a mask you must still practice social distancing, remember not to touch your face and continue washing your hands frequently.
SELF QUARANTINE
If someone is experiencing symptoms of Covid-19 or have been to an area which has high Covid-19 activity they are asked to self-quarantine for a period of 14 days to ensure they do not infect other people. That means they must completely stay away from other people for 14 days so they do not risk spreading the disease.
HARDSHIPS
This has been so hard for everyone. We miss our social interactions, education has been disrupted, people have not been able to go into their work places, we are unable to support businesses and businesses are struggling, people have lost jobs and there is a lot of worry.
Symptoms of COVID-19
Covid-19 is a disease making many people sick. At first, we thought that elderly people would get really sick but we now know that anyone over 20 years of age can get really sick. A few young people under 20 years of age have also gotten really sick but that is still rare.
Remember that most people will recover from Covid-19.
Covid-19 is a novel (new) coronavirus. Its most common symptoms include
Other symptoms could include:
Once a person is exposed to the Covid-19 virus it will take between 2 and 14 days for that person to begin to show symptoms. That person can be spreading the disease without having symptoms.
If symptoms develop call your doctor. Doctors are providing great advice and care via telehealth or virtual visits. Talk with your doctor about over the counter medications for fever control and pain management. Drink lots of fluids to stay hydrated and rest. Remember that most people with Covid-19 get better at home, so testing may not be required and there is no treatment to shorten the course of the illness. Keep in touch with your doctor and discuss red flags that would tell you to go to the hospital - an increase in shortness of breath means you need to go to the emergency room.
The CDC has great resources for caring for yourself during the illness as well as caring for other household members who may have Covid-19.
Vocabulary of COVID-19
There are some strange new words that come up when discussing Covid-19. Here are some with their definition. If there are others you wonder about let me know at harrisb@as.halifax.k12.nc.us
Asymptomatic - not showing or feeling any symptoms of illness
Afebrile - not having a fever, body temperature below 100.4 (F)
Carrier - a person who gives disease to others. They may or may not have symptoms.
CDC - Center for Disease Control and Prevention - the United States of America's organization in charge of monitoring and suggesting ways to stay healthy and how to manage diseases.
Community Spread - This occurs when disease is spread within a community. There is no outside source for the disease, it is coming from within a community.
Contagious - this describes a disease that can spread from one person to another. It can also describe the person who has the disease - they are able to spread the disease to someone else. Technically this is the spread of disease through physical contact.
Coronavirus - a large group of viruses which cause disease in both humans and animals. The diseases caused by Coronaviruses affect the respiratory system (breathing) and digestive system (eating). Some Coronaviruses are very common and harmless (the common cold) or much more serious (SARS - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or Covid-19)
Covid-19 - this is a novel (new) Coronavirus which was first identified in December 2019. Covid-19 stands for COronaVIrus Disease - 2019 .
Diagnose - a system for determining if illness is present and what the illness is. Involves looking at symptoms and only Doctors can do this.
Droplets - small particles of moisture which are produced when someone coughs or sneezes. These particles can contain the Covid-19 virus, allowing it to spread from one person to others
Epidemic - happens when a large number of people in a certain area all get sick with the same disease
Febrile - having body temperature over 100.4 (F)
immune - a person's body can develop a resistance to a virus through vaccines or having had and survived an infection with a virus. That person will not develop illness if they are exposed to the virus
incubation period - this is the time from when a person was first exposed to illness and when their first symptoms develop. The incubation period for Covid- 19 can be from 2 to 14 days. During the incubation period for Covid-19 people can be infectious without having symptoms or knowing they are sick.
infect, infection, infectious - to introduce a disease producing organism to a person. Describes the process of disease development (infection), An infectious person is able to transmit the disease to others. Infectious is technically used when talking about a disease which is spread by microorganisms in the air or water, without needed person to person contact to spread.
Isolate - the process of keeping an ill person away from well people
Mask - a barrier used over the mouth and nose to decrease the risk of the wearer getting airborne illnesses. According to the CDC, during the Covid-19 pandemic masks should be worn if a person has the disease to decrease their spreading the disease and by people caring for the person with Covid-19 to protect them from the virus. CDC is now recommending that anyone going out in public wear a non-medical mask to decrease the spread of Covid-19
Novel virus - a new virus, can be dangerous because no one is immune to it and there is no information about the virus
Outbreak - sudden occurrence of a disease
Pandemic - the same disease is being seen all over the world
Pathogen - a microscopic organism which can cause illness
PPE - Personal protective equipment. This includes the equipment you need to protect yourself in a specific situation. It may include masks, gloves, gowns, hats, shoe covering.
Quarantine - isolation of a healthy person who may have been exposed to an illness. Quarantine will last for the full incubation time of the pathogen
Screening - a quick measure of the possibility that a person may have the virus. Example include checking someone's temperature or asking questions specific to travel and or possible exposure to the virus
Self-isolate - to put oneself into quarantine because of a believe that one was exposed to Covid-19 and may be contagious
Social distancing - to position yourself at a safe distance from other people, minimizing time spent with other people, minimizing size of groups you place yourself in, maximizing the space between you and another to at least 6 feet - presumed distance droplets would carry if someone coughed or sneezed.
Symptomatic - having physical characteristics of illness. For Covid-19 common symptoms include cough, fever, shortness of breath. Other symptoms can include headache, fatigue, achiness, upset stomach, diarrhea
Test negative/test positive - a test is a chemical study of mucus taken from a person's nose to determine if they have been infected with Covid-19. A Negative test means they do not have Covid-19 and Positive test means that they do have Covid-19.
Telemedicine - using the telephone or the internet to call a Medical provider, conduct a medical assessment of a patient, to make a diagnosis, initiate treatment and /or provide therapy that would traditional be done in the Doctor's office, face to face.
Transmit/transmission - the passing of disease on to another
Treat - an attempt to cure (get rid of) a disease in a sick person or to improve the sick person's symptoms
Vaccine - a substance used to develop immunity in person. This is usually given to a well person in the form of an injection. It will stimulate the body to develop a system which resists the specific disease.
Virtual visit - an encounter with your health care provider which is conducted over the telephone or the internet.
Virus - a disease causing entity, too small to be seen with your eye, which can cause disease.
WHO - World Health Organization - Monitors and directs initiatives to promote health and manage disease throughout the World
Nurse Harris’s Contact Information
Thank you for visiting my Health Room. I appreciate your time and attention to the information I have provided. I passionately believe that well care for children is vital for a strong, healthy future. My purpose is to support children and families through their educational process, ensuring that the schools experiences are safe and healthy for all.
Please know that I am available to you for questions, concerns, needs, complaints, comments or just "Hi, how are you?". Please let me know what you need information on or if you want to discuss a health concern. * Please contact me by e-mail harrisb@as.halifax.k12.nc.us and we can write or chat.
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This notice is provided as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
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In compliance with federal law, Halifax County Schools administers all state-operated educational programs, employment activities and admissions without discrimination because of race, religion, national or ethnic origin, color, age, military service, disability, or gender, except where exemption is appropriate and allowed by law. The Career and Technical Education programs offered by Halifax County Schools are: