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

The final countdown to 2026 Commencement officially kicks off this weekend as students beging carrying items home (or at least they were HIGHLY encouraged to this week at the hall meeting. Following this week, APs, LDOC, and Finals are all that is left to finish out the year. It'll fly by before you know it. Below I'll be sharing information about preparations for students to move out and how they will go about checking out on their respective moveout days. Be sure to read that section so you know what is expected of your student as we get closer to the end as well as how to ensure they are checked out properly.

Thank you to all families for your support of 1st Hunt throughout the year. It has been amazing and I can't wait to finish out the year celebrating everyone on 1st Hunt for an amazing year.

Final Week & Check Out Procedures

Below you will find the copies of the Final Week Checklist and Checkout Procedures and they are posted outside of each room as well. Parent/Family encouragement in completing these items is greatly appreciated!

Final Week Checklist
This document will assist your student in preparing to move out of their room to ensure moveout is a smooth process. Each night, rooms will be checked to make sure students are completing the assigned tasks. For juniors moving out prior to commencement, these items will need to be accelerated due to moving out on Wednesday instead of Friday. However, there will not be room checks prior to Sunday the 17th.

Checkout Procedures
In order for students to officially check out, the items on this list must be completed. Juniors not staying until commencement will move out on Wednesday, May 20th from 1-5pm and all students remaining will move out on Friday, May 22nd. During these times, I will be in the lounge awaiting students notification that they are ready to move out. If I am not in the lounge, students can find me on Main or Annex to be added to the check out list. If I come to check a student out and the items are not completed, the student will be put at the bottom of the list and checked again once their name comes up.

Commencement Day Check Out
For commencement, students will have the option of checking out prior to or following. Students will sign up at the hall meeting on the 17th indicating which block they would like to check out. The morning block is from 7:30am - 9am and the post commencement block is following commencement until 3pm. Students who sign up for a morning time and do not check out by 9am will check out in the afternoon.

Final Week Checklist

Final Week Checklist.pdf

Checkout Procedures

Checkout Procedures.pdf

April Birthday - Thank you Skeels Family

Thank you to the Skeels Family for providing the April Birthday Celebration!

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First Hunt Happenings

Mad Hatter Tea Party

Coming off of Spring Break, we took the opportunity to have tea and talk about upcoming plans for Prom including making good decisions. It was great to hear about everyone's dinner plans and the big groups of friends who decided to spend the evening together.

Open Gym, Capture The Flag, and GlowstickTag

This month, we've had lots of fun attending a vareity of events with other halls on campus. From open gym with 3rd West to capture the flag with 2nd East, glow tag with Royall. While our attendance may have been small for each of these, the folks who went had a blast. Always great to engage with other halls!

Hall Calendar

Campus Wide Information

(This information is provided by all CCs in their monthly email.)

End of Year on Hall:

1st Hunt will celebrate the end of the year on May 18th at the final hall meeting with treats and the Senior
Presentation night. This tradition started last year with the seniors getting the opportunity to make a presentation
on any topic they choose. We'll also be sporting our hall shirts on campus soon and look forward to sharing that
with campus.

UNC Tuition Grant Application

“As a reminder, all eligible NCSSM Residential graduates immediately enrolling in a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina may apply for the UNC Tuition Grant beginning with the Class of 2021 and continuing until further notice from the North Carolina General Assembly. This program is an incredible opportunity for NCSSM graduates to remain in North Carolina and earn an undergraduate degree from one of the best public university systems in the nation at a significantly reduced out-of-pocket cost.

If you are planning on attending a UNC System school, please read this step-by-step guide. Remember, your application MUST be completed and submitted by 11:59 p.m. on June 30, 2026.”

Move Out

“Juniors must submit the following form to indicate whether or not they intend to move out of their residence hall on Wednesday, May 20 OR Friday, May 22. Juniors who do NOT wish to participate in Commencement exercises must move out of their residence hall and check out with their CC between 1:00pm and 5:00pm on Wednesday, May 20. Juniors who wish to remain on campus after exams to participate in end-of-year activities and Commencement exercises must move out of their residence hall and check out with their CC prior to 3:00pm on Friday, May 22.

Seniors must move out of their residence hall and check out with their CC prior to 3:00pm on Friday, May 22.

During the week leading up to move out, students will have specific tasks to complete each day to ensure that they will be ready on the day they move out. The Final Week Checklist will be posted on the door of each room and will be checked each night by their CC. Please note that students will NOT be permitted to attend hall or campus events until their CC confirms that all tasks have been completed.

Once a student is ready to move out, their CC will stop by their room and confirm that they have properly followed all Checkout Procedures. Please note that the student and a legal guardian will both need to be present to sign the Room Condition Report to complete the checkout process. Once all checkout procedures have been completed, the student will immediately leave campus. Students who check out prior to Friday, May 22 may return to campus for the Commencement ceremony ONLY and should not return to campus for any other reason.”

Senior Dessert

“Class of 2026, you have put in an impressive amount of work these past two years and SAB has put together a special celebration to honor that! Join us on Friday, May 15th at 7:00PM on Bryan Lawn to celebrate the end of your NCSSM journey.

We hope you'll take the time to come out and dress up (dressy casual attire), enjoy some sweet treats, and appreciate the company of your classmates before commencement.”

End of Year Activities:

“Students who remain on campus May 20 & 21 are invited to enjoy a two day end-of-year celebration that will feature an outdoor field day, glow-in-the-dark kickball, an inflatable water slide, a bounce house, food trucks, sweet treats, and one last Hill Street block party! Please encourage your student to attend these events to help say goodbye to the Class of 2026 and to close out a great school year!”

Commencement

“Please join us as we graduate our 45th class of residential students on Friday, May 22 at 9:00am on Watts Lawn. The ceremony is open to NCSSM seniors and their families. We welcome the junior class to participate in Commencement, though junior attendance is not mandatory. No tickets are required UNLESS inclement weather necessitates moving indoors. If Commencement is moved indoors, each senior will receive 4 wristbands: 2 wristbands for guests to attend Commencement in the Charles Eilber Physical Education Center (PEC), and 2 wristbands for guests to watch the Commencement livestream in locations around campus: the Auditorium, Lecture Hall, and Music Suite. If the ceremony is moved indoors, juniors (outside of Marshals and those performing music) will not participate in the ceremony and will move out of their rooms. Juniors and their families will be able to view the livestream of Commencement from off campus. As a reminder, all students must move out of their residence hall rooms and check out with their CC no later than 3 p.m. on Commencement day. The entire event will be live streamed on the NCSSM YouTube Channel. For more information about Commencement please visit: https://www.ncssm.edu/commencement”

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