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

October 30th Update

Time continues to fly at NCSSM - Can you believe we are only 4 weeks away from the end of the semester! I've greatly enjoyed my conversations with everyone on hall. Learning more about them, such as what they could talk about for 20+ minutes with no prep to what they've gotten involved with on campus to what hall event would be so awesome they wouldn't be able to miss it. Sending positive college app vibes to seniors over the break as they submit their Early Action applications this week and hopefully can take a small breather as they finish out the remainder of apps. Here's to everyone enjoying the break, coming back with a lil more R&R, and ready to take on 3 more weeks until Thanksgiving Break!

Hall Calendar

Thank You's

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Thank you to The Ratley/Alegria Family for providing pizza for our hall food this week and to Mr. Severance, our faculty hall sponsor, for bringing cookies, apple cider, and candy!
We had a great time celebrating out October Birthday's!

November/December Wish List

Like most halls on campus, First Hunt is really enjoying all of the food events we've had lately and so I am answering the call to end the semester with a number of hall events in which we could use your support if you are able and willing. The linked document below has the sign up for the various events. Feel feel to look through the tabs to see what is needed. Multiple folks can sponsor the same event and I've added

Sign Up To Sponsor A November/December event HERE!

First Hunt Community Potluck?

Would you be interested in attending a potluck for 1st Hunt and bringing an item?

Over the years, I've held a potluck for 1st Hunt and families returning from the Thanksgiving Break and wanted to see if folks would be interested this year. Please complete the form not later than November 4th to indicate your interest level. An announcment as to whether or not we will have the potluck will be made no later than November 6th. In the past, ALL students regardless of family presence is invited. Families would be encouraged to bring items in disposable containers so leftovers can be placed on hall for those who return after the event ends. Please indicate your interest HERE!

First Hunt Happenings

Open Gym

This time, we spiced up our open gym basketball game with the addition of a microphone and live game announcers. Udayan and Barnes had a blast commentating and I think it added a unique fun element to the game!

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Time Capsule with 1E2E2D

For this time capsule, we invited 1E2E2D over to Main to write letters to ourselves. Ms. Ashe is going to hold onto the letters and we'll have another event at the end of the year (with food!) to read what we wrote to ourselves! Everyone also had fun playing a unique ping pong game as well!

Sock Wrestling

First Hunt has a tradition of sock wrestling that began long before I became the CC in 2018-2019. Everyone has one sock that is floppy at the end and the last person with their sock still on wins! It's always a 1HT favorite and this year it was no different! Of course, there had to be a quick game of basketball at the end!

Yum Yum Box:
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The Yum Yum Box never disappoints and word on the street was this one was especially good!

Campus Wide Information

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

Progress Reports:

Don’t forget that the second set of progress reports for your students will be released on November 13th. 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.

SAB Winter Semi-Formal:

Semi-Formal, NCSSM’s annual winter dance, is Saturday, December 5th from 8:30 – 10:55 PM in the PEC Gymnasium. All students are invited to enjoy the evening with friends and hallmates! There will be festive decorations, music, snacks, and dancing!

Students planning to attend are encouraged to bring semi-formal dress clothes back to campus after the break. Appropriate attire includes a dressy skirt, shirt and tie (jacket optional), dress pants, a dress, and dress shoes.

In keeping with tradition, several opportunities will be available for parents and families to be involved with Semi again this year. More information about how to provide support will be shared in the coming weeks.

Residence Halls Closing & Opening:

Just a quick reminder that there are several extended breaks scheduled over the next couple of months. In each instance, halls will close at 5pm on the closure date and reopen at noon on the opening date:

Closed Friday, November 20th - Sunday, November 29th
Closed Friday, December 11th - Tuesday, January 5th

For the Thanksgiving and Winter breaks we ask that students unplug all items in the room. This includes fridges and fish tanks. Students should defrost their fridges completely and clean out excess water before they leave for the break. They should also make sure that they take any houseplants or fish home.

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.

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