Welcome to 1st Hunt! Be sure to scroll down on each page for information. I look forward to seeing/meeting you soon! - Sue Anne

2025-2026: September 26th Update

What a fantastic start to the semester! The energy in our hall has been absolutely buzzing this past month. It turns out that our hall is much better at organized fun than Wile E. Coyote is at catching the Road Runner, as we had the highest hall participation on campus last month for hall activities! A huge shout-out to our IM Soccer team, which channeled its inner Tasmanian Devil and tore through the competition straight into the playoffs!

I feel like the ACME Hall Games are the dynamite behind our success, spearheading not only our high participation but also keeping our living spaces clean. We're doing a great job keeping the hall tidy, though we need to recapture some of that Bugs Bunny attention-to-detail we had earlier in the month, especially in the main lounge. It’s wonderful seeing so many students getting involved in clubs and activities across campus and settling in, showing just how engaged our residents are. I'm personally looking forward to our 1:1 check-ins this month, where I can catch up with each of you individually and keep supporting your journey. Keep up the awesome work!

Thank You To The
The Haynes and Obi Families!

This month, we celebrated the September Birthday's with Pincho Logo cupcakes! Pincho Loco is a local, family run business (and also parents to a Unicorn!) which specializes in cupcakes with ice cream in them. It was definitely a tasty treat that was enjoyed by all with strawberry and banana pudding flavors. Hall food was provided by the Obi Family which included Papa John's pizza and breadsticks and Mellow Mushroom wings. Thank you so much for providing the tasty treats for the month!

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First Hunt Happenings

Our new 1st Hunt Looney Tunes logo FINALLY arrived from the UK and we were able to put it up after we returned from the extended at the beginning of the month.

1st Hunt Baby Quiz

1HT Baby Quiz

The 1st Hunt Baby Quiz game was a total hit! It was hilarious listening to everyone confidently guess who the babies were, only to be totally fooled—even on my own baby photo! (Let's be real - I had help from ChatGPT to make it look more recent so it wouldn't be obvious as to who it was. HA!) Everyone who attended had a fantastic time. A big thank you to all the residents who shared their adorable pictures and made the game possible!

Beyond Hunt with Drew Licardo '23

Drew Licardo '23 was kind enough to come to our hall meeting on Monday, September 8th to share his experiences post NCSSM with the hall, give advice on what he wished he knew and answer any questions he could! Drew is a junior at NC State studying Biomedical Engineering (Rehabilitation Engineering Concentration) with a minor in Materials Engineering. He works for the school as an ambassador for the Biomedical Engineering Program, and is a member of the University Honors Program. He is also in his second year serving as the treasurer for NC State’s Filipino American Student Association (FASA), as well as being a captain for NC State’s Filipino Dance Team (Kabayan). While Drew was at NCSSM, he served as a member of KASAMA, a ‘22-‘23 1st Hunt Main RLA, and captain for the baseball team.

His advice to 1st Hunt was to make friends, get to know people, because you never know when the people you know might be able to help you out. After the meeting, Drew stayed to answer questions, help with physics homework, and couldn't turn down playing ping pong on hall. Big thanks to Drew for coming out!

Gaga Ball On Hall Round 2

We had such a great time playing gaga ball on hall last month, we brought it back.

Painting with 2nd Bryan

Everyone had a great time painting canvases with friends from 2nd Bryan. From college logos to abstract art to trading back and forth with friends adding to each scene - it was a great time!

Laser Tag with 3rd West

First Hunt is fortunate to own our own set of laser tag guns and we finally broke them out against 3rd West. Everyone had a great time and you could hear the "pew pew" from the laser guns all around Hunt and Hill. I think everyone enjoyed playing and now, we are getting request from a number of halls on campus wanting to play with us!

Sock Westling

Sock wrestling is always a First Hunt favorite and has been around long before I moved to Hunt. Students wear one of the socks floppy on the end and not around their ankle with the goal of trying to pull it off. Last one with their sock still one wins!

Yum Yum Box - Mexico

This month we traveled to Mexico enjoying chips, cotton candy, and more! The cotton candy was either really liked or disliked because it was sour. Thanks to Enzo for opening our box this month!

ACME Hall Games - August Winners

Congratulations to Operation: Meep Meep for winning the August the August ACME Games! Team Members are: Connor, Aiden, Snehal, Zephyn, Will D, Ruhan, Chigozie, Nimish, and Chris. They'll get a chance to join the September winners for Cookout Milkshakes as their reward.

It was a close competition as Operation: Meep Meep had 99 points while the Tune Squad had 94 points. The winning team had 43 points from attending hall programs, 3 points from room inspections, and 15 from completing housekeeping assignments. The remaining points came from earning points from completing parts of their mission. Below, you can see what each teams mission was for the month.

Look for the September winners and missions in the October update!

Campus Wide Information

(This information is provided by all CCs in their monthly email. Here's the info for August!)

SAB Intro:

As students adjust to the academic rigor of NCSSM it is also important for them to make time to have fun, relax, and enjoy all parts of the Science and Math experience. To that end, it is important that you and they know about the NCSSM Student Activities Board and all the amazing opportunities that it offers students.

SAB is made up of student and employee volunteers from across campus. Under the supervision of Kori Willoughby, the Assistant Director for Prevention Education/Training and Student Activities, SAB meets every other Thursday throughout the year to plan activities and events for the student body. Meetings are open to all students.

Some popular SAB events, outside of major campus-wide events like Welcome Week, the Halloween Dance & Costume Contest, Winter Semi-Formal Dance, Prom, and End-of-Year Celebrations, include:

Friday Fun Day activities like grocery bingo and giant Twister
Thursday Night Trivia in the Courtyard
Weekend Movie Nights outdoors and in the Lecture Hall
Food Runs, Loops, and Sunday study breaks
Block Parties on Hill Street

You can find out more about SAB and see upcoming events on their website.

PSAT:
NCSSM will be administering the PSAT to the entire junior class on Wednesday, Oct. 22nd. You do not need to do anything to register nor do you need to make a payment as that was part of the security deposit. If you think your student might qualify for a fee waiver, please email financial.assistance@ncssm.edu to get the information you need ASAP. Students may access the PSAT student guide electronically. If students would like to prepare further for this exam, they can do some practice problems through Khan Academy.

In preparation for Wednesday’s PSAT administration, we will follow a Wednesday Lab schedule during the day on Monday, Oct. 20th. All juniors will take the PSAT in the morning on Wednesday; we will then follow an abbreviated Monday schedule that afternoon. Evening classes and Online webinars will meet on their normal Monday schedule.

1:1s:

Over the next few weeks your students will be receiving emails from me to schedule 1-on-1 meetings. These meetings give me a chance to get to know your students better, respond to any issues they are having on hall or campus, get ideas about things they would like to see on hall, and just generally check in on how they are enjoying their time at NCSSM. 1:1s typically last between 20 and 30 minutes. We will have these meetings every semester.

Progress Reports:

As October draws to a close, faculty across campus will be completing grading assignments so that we can release second progress reports for your students on November 7th. To view your student’s progress report you will need to log into Blackbaud and select the “progress” tab. Then click where it says “report cards” to open all the progress reports for this year. Select either “Semester 1 - Durham” or “Semester 1 - Durham (no comments),” depending on whether you want to view grades and teacher feedback, or just grades.

If you have concerns about your student’s performance, please let me know. I always meet with students who have multiple Cs or a D to help develop a plan for improvement, but will be happy to meet with anyone if there are concerns. It is also important that your student reach out to their individual teachers, guidance counselor, and the Center for Advising and Academic Success for advice on how to improve. This is also a good time for students to evaluate whether they should be attending tutorials more often.

Residence Halls Closing & Opening:

Just a quick reminder that the Residence Halls will be closing once before our next update:

Closed Friday, September 26th at 5:00pm. Opens Sunday, October 5th at noon.
Closed Friday, October 31st at 5:00pm. Opens Monday, November 3rd at noon.

CCs will confirm that all students have submitted an Orah pass at their weekly hall meeting. On this pass, students should indicate where they are going for the break, who they are traveling with, and how they are getting to their location.

Next Update:
Friday, October 31st

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