We hope you've had a great first week of school!. Thanks parents, staff, and students for making the start of our school year a success! Special thanks to the nearly 1,000 parents who have already completed the August 13th Weigh-In Wednesday survey. If you missed it, you still have time -- the deadline is Sunday, 8/15 at midnight. You can access the August 13th Weigh-In Wednesday survey here: https://www.parentsquare.com/feeds/54780005.
Our transportation department is working diligently to complete ride requests and improve pick-up and drop-off times. We understand that transportation delays are not ideal for our families, and we truly appreciate your patience as we constantly work to improve our service. For transportation concerns, you may always email transportation@cabarrus.k12.nc.us.
Here's this week's edition of The Friday Five.
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Welcome back! We hope your school year is off to a great start. Parent and community involvement is an important part of a successful school system, and engaged parents are one of the things that makes CCS great. Here's five ways you can become involved today:
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JOIN YOUR SCHOOL'S PTA/PTO/BOOSTERS CLUBS: Participate in meetings, committees, and school improvement efforts by joining a parent organization at your child's school. For more information, reach out to your school's main office or check their website.
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SUPPORT SCHOOL EVENTS: One of the best ways to be involved is by attending games, performances, plays, concerts and fundraising events at your child's school. Schedules for athletics and arts performances (will be available next week) are at the bottom of the Friday Five each week. Athletic tickets are online-only and can be purchased by going to https://gofan.co/ and searching for the competing school.
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VOLUNTEER: Help in the classroom, assist with events, chaperone field trips. or ask your child's school for other volunteering opportunities. For more information on the process to become a volunteer in Cabarrus County Schools, please click here: https://www.cabarrus.k12.nc.us/volunteer.
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STAY IN TOUCH WITH TEACHERS: Stay in touch about your child’s progress and ways to support learning at home. Please check with your child's teacher on their preferred method of communication -- whether that's ParentSquare, email, or phone -- and especially their office hours and availability. We invite you to establish a line of communication with your teachers.
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The Infinite Campus Parent Portal is now available for families to connect with their student’s information. You can follow the step-by-step directions on this document ( bit.ly/CCSCampusPortal) to set up your account.
At this time, the parent portal will not display student schedules or grades.
Starting Friday, August 29, student schedules will be visible for all grade levels, and assignments/grades will be available for middle and high school students. This timeline ensures schedules are accurate and that teachers are ready to share grades in this new platform. We encourage you to log in now so you’re ready to view your student’s schedule and grades when they go live. Once activated, the Parent Portal will be your go-to place to stay updated on your student’s progress.
For questions or to update your contact information in the Student Information System, please contact your child's school.
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INCLEMENT WEATHER: With Atlantic hurricane season upon us, please be aware of our inclement weather notification procedures. Here's where you can find all the details on how we communicate school cancellations and delays during inclement weather: www.cabarrus.k12.nc.us/weather. If no information is relayed concerning a closing or delay, then school is operating on a normal schedule.
IMMUNIZATION DEADLINE: By the 30th calendar day of the school year, all students must have any required immunizations. This year, those dates are Sept. 9th for traditional calendar students and Sept. 11th for Early College students. You can find out more about North Carolina immunization requirements and CCS policies pertaining to immunizations by visiting the CCS Parents Bill of Rights webpage.
NC COLLEGE CONNECT FOR SENIORS: NC College Connect is a first come, first serve opportunity for direct admission in participating NC colleges. This groundbreaking initiative offers direct college admission to eligible high school seniors across the state for the 2025–2026 school year! Open to public high school seniors with a weighted GPA of 2.8 or higher who meet course requirements, students will be matched with colleges where they already qualify — no traditional application needed.
Eligible students will be notified soon via U.S. Mail and will be able to accept their offers by completing a short form on CFNC.org. For Parents and Students: The student and parent webinars will give an overview of the program, while office hours are an opportunity for more personalized support.
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ADD THE DISTRICT ICS CALENDAR: The 2025-26 school year is right around the corner, and we're excited to get your year started off right. Click here if you would like to add the CCS district calendar to your calendar as an ICS file: https://www.parentsquare.com/districts/1819/calendar.ics
APPLICATIONS FOR FREE & REDUCED MEALS: The application for free and reduced-price meals is open in the LINQ Connect system. You can access the application at https://linqconnect.com/public/meal-application/new. If you do not plan to apply for free meals and your child has not been pre-approved and does not attend a CEP (Community Eligibility Provision) school, please add money to your child’s meal account by the first day of school. You can do so by visiting https://linqconnect.com/main.
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You should have received a ParentSquare electronic form from your child's principal earlier this month to verify you have read the online Parent Handbook and Student Code of Conduct. This electronic form in ParentSquare must be completed by August 22, 2025.
Did you know? - On the right side of your ParentSquare web dashboard, all your electronic forms are available under "Forms and Permissions", and on the app, they can be found by clicking the "More" button at the bottom right and looking for "Forms and Permissions." You must have a registered ParentSquare account to access any forms.
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August 2025
- Thu 8/28, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm • Board of Education Finance Committee Meeting
September 2025
- Mon 9/1 • No School - Labor Day
- Mon 9/08, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm • Board of Education Work Session
- Wed 9/10 • Traditional Schools Early Dismissal - Capped Workday
- Mon 9/15, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm • Board of Education Business Meeting
- Tues 9/16, 6:30 pm at West Cabarrus High School • How to Save for College For K-12 Parents
- Tue 9/23 • Traditional Schools Capped Teacher Workday
- Tues 9/30, 6:30 pm at Hickory Ridge High School • How to pay for college for Junior and Senior students and parents
October 2025
- Fri 10/10 • End of 1st Quarter, Early Dismissal (Capped) for traditional calendar
- Mon 10/13 • No school - Uncapped Workday
- Tue 10/14 • Early College - No School - Uncapped workday
- Wed 10/15 • Early College - No School - Capped workday
- Wed 10/15, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm • Futures Fair at Cabarrus Arena and Events Center
- Tues 10/28, 6:00 pm at Jay M. Robinson HS - Resume Writing / Interview Skills workshop
Complete 2025-26 CCS Calendars:
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With fall sports underway, Cabarrus County Schools families can take advantage of 20% off this weekend at Academy Sports. This event runs from
August 15, 2025 to August 17, 2025 and is valid at the Concord & Kannapolis locations.
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Two questions. Two minutes. Stronger community.
Thanks to the nearly 1,000 parents who have already completed the August 13th survey. If you missed it, the deadline is Sunday, 8/15 at midnight. You can access the August 13th survey here: https://www.parentsquare.com/feeds/54780005.
Every Wednesday morning this school year, we’ll post a two-question survey in your ParentSquare feed that takes less than two minutes to complete. Your input will help us make informed decisions that better support our students, staff, and schools, and give our school community a chance to provide valuable feedback throughout the year rather than an all-at-once approach at the end of the year.
You must be logged into your ParentSquare account to access the survey form. For ParentSquare help, you may visit www.cabarrus.k12.nc.us/parentsquare or email support@parentsquare.com for immediate help with your account.
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Cabarrus County Schools will host several events this year for parents with themes geared towards being Career & College Ready:
- Sept. 16th at 6:30pm at West Cabarrus High School - How to Save for College For K-12 Parents
- Sept. 30th at 6:30pm at Hickory Ridge High School - How to pay for college for Junior and Senior students and parents
- Oct. 15th from 6-8pm at Cabarrus Arena - CCS Futures Fair with College, Military and Career recruiters
- Oct. 28th at 6pm at Jay M. Robinson HS - Resume Writing / Interview Skills workshop
- Jan. 22nd from 5-7pm, location is TBD - FAFSA completion event for Senior students and parents
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The Friends of the Mt. Pleasant Library will host a used book sale on Friday, Aug. 22nd from 3-6pm and Saturday, Aug. 23rd from 10-2pm. There are many books for children and young adults. $1 for hardbacks and 50 cents for paperbacks. The library is located at 1111 N. Washington St, Mt. Pleasant, 28124. |
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If your child needs immunizations to comply with state law for this school year, the Cabarrus Health Alliance is holding school immunization clinics on the following dates at their Kannapolis location to provide these vaccines.
- August 20th, 2025, 1PM—3:30PM
- August 27th, 2025, 1PM—3:30PM
Cost: Free for those 18 years and younger who are uninsured or have Medicaid. Cabarrus Health Alliance can file with most private insurances such as United Health Care, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Medcost, and Ambetter. Please call your insurance to make sure we are in network and to confirm benefit coverage.
Walk-ins welcome; appointments preferred.
Please bring any immunization records with you.
Call 704-920-1205 to schedule an appointment.
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