Announcements
ATTN: IB SENIORS
Currently only 58 of you are signed up for the MP-IB12 Remind 101. YOU MUST SIGNUP in order to receive important information regarding IB exams! To sign up text @mp-ib12 to 81010.
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Senior Ads
The first deadline for Senior Ads for the Yearbook is Monday, October 8th. We will have a second deadline in November, but at that point the prices will go up. Please go to the link below to download the Senior Ad form, containing information on prices and sizing.
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Count Down to College
Myers Park High School will host the North Carolina's Count Down to College,
October 16th-18th , 2018 in the Media Center during all
5 lunches. During this time, seniors will have an opportunity to receive help with completing their applications online and have the fees waived by participating North Carolina colleges. Important reminders listed below:
- If you do not have a CFNC account already, sign up for an account.
- Go to CFNC.org/ to find a list of participating colleges and application fees.
- All Community Colleges and many other North Carolina colleges waive fees for EVERYONE!
- Update your Naviance account to include colleges that you have added through cfnc.org.
- Complete the NC Residency Determination Service form found at
For more information about North Carolina's Countdown to College, go to www.cfnc.org/ to sign up today.
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Financial Aid Night
October 2, 2018, from 6:30-8pm, Myers Park HS will host the annual Financial Aid night. This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about how to pay for college. Dr. David Gelinas from Davidson College will be our guest speaker. This informative event is one you do not want to miss. We will start promptly at 6:30 in the Myers Park HS auditorium.
Thank you,
Myers Park Counseling Department
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Myers Park Golf Outing
The annual Myers Park charity "Wedge Out Hunger" golf outing will be held Oct 16th 12:00pm at Raintree County Club. Each year, the DECA team chooses a charity for the tournament to benefit. This year, we chose to partner with Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina, a distribution center providing grocery items to smaller programs across 19 counties in the Carolinas. These programs feed some of the 188,000 children and teens in our area.
To learn more about donating, sponsoring, or registering to play, visit
We hope to see how Myers Park can come together and help wedge out hunger!
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Community Service Opportunities
Volunteers Needed for Carmel Middle
Family Fun Night
Carmel Middle School is having their annual Family Fun Night on Wednesday, October 10, 4-7pm during the football game with JM Robinson. Please consider signing up to volunteer for a shift at this link
Light the Night
Light The Night is a national campaign in which friends, families and co-workers come together forming walk teams and fundraising to benefit blood cancer research. Our goal for the whole event this year is to raise one million dollars to help eradicate blood-born cancers. The evening is filled with live music, refreshments and entertainment including a fun zone for the kids. We are currently looking for volunteers to help set-up and clean up after the event. If you or your school group is interested in making an impact by volunteering and experiencing a night you won't forget please use the Sign Up to reserve your volunteer spot.
Questions can be directed to
karen.mullane@lls.org or by phone at 704-705-1827
Date: 11/10/2018 (Sat.)
Time: 7:00am - 9:00pm EDT
Location: Romare Bearden Park Charlotte, NC
300 S. Church St., Charlotte, NC 28202
Brixx 10k/5k Run-Walk
Here are the details:
- Event: Hit the Brixx 10k/5k run-walk
- Date: Sunday, October 14th
- Time Commitment: 6:30am-10am
- Location: Brixx Wood Fired Pizza-Uptown, 225 E 6th Street, Charlotte, 28202
- Opportunities: finish line, course monitors, check-in registration, Tshirts
- Beneficiary: Event benefits our Kids Path Pediatric Hospice Care of Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region
- Contact: Nancy Cole, Director of Special Events - Email: colen@hpccr.org or Work#: 704.335.4312
- email/call Nancy Cole. She will need your name, email address, cell #, T-shirt size - and she will provide instructions.
Barringer Academic Center
Barringer Academic Center needs volunteers to help watch children (play in the gym) on September 29 from noon to 3 PM. Parents will be attending informational sessions in the school. If you can help, contact their principal, Stephanie Range.
2018 Greater Charlotte Buddy Walk
The Greater Charlotte Buddy Walk will be held on Saturday, October 20th from 10am-1pm, at Jerry Richardson Football Stadium at UNC Charlotte.
You can sign up to volunteer at
Wing Haven Gardens & Bird Sanctuary
Do you like working with young children or digging in the dirt? Wing Haven, conveniently located in Myers Park, is accepting volunteers for: Family Events Team, which helps with children's activities on the following Saturdays: 10/20, 12/8, 2/15, 4/13.
Sign up at the link below (click "Register to Volunteer" and select "Children's Events")
Drop-In help days on 9/08 and 10/27. Sign Up below
Heartfelt Health - Teens
We are looking for Teens who share a passion for children's health and wellness issues and who would like to mentor younger children.
Our teens engage in a number of community service activities for children's causes and work with kids at Title 1 schools. In the past, we volunteered at a 5K race for pediatric cancer, created an anti-bully public service announcement, ran the "Kids Zone" at a citywide fitness expo, ran a Food Trucks & Music Fundraiser for Type 1 diabetes (featuring teenage musicians), ran science fairs in afterschool, taught cooking classes to underprivileged kids, taught tennis, created online quizzes, and conducted a Healthy Food Drive. We are a Certifying Organization for the Presidential Volunteer Service Award recognizing commendable community service.
If interested in joining us, please contact us at
info@kidsheartfelthealth.com For more info, check out our websites:
www.heartfelthealth-teens.com and
www.kidsheartfelthealth.com
Hope you will join
us!
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