Congatulations to Anna Higginson and Ruby Gibbs for both making into the top 10 of Triangle Rising Star. They have both been nominated for Best Actress in a Musical for their roles in Thoroughly Modern Millie against other performers all around the triangle.

Are you willing to share your family culture and life in America with a student from a foreign country? Become a host family for a foreign exchange student!  For more information, come by room 107 to speak with Mrs. Taylor or email her directly at ataylor1@wcpss.net

Xerox is hiring  Customer Care Assestants to work in technical support.  You will take inbound calls from consumers who have questions about their electronic devices, troubleshooting and repair.  Paid training provided. 

Apply in person at 2641 Sumner Blvd., Ste 100 Raleigh 27616

The following SENIORS have received the following recognition from the United States Marine Corps:

The "Semper Fidelis" Award for Musical Excellence:  Christian George

The Scholastic Excellence Award:  Grayson Gould &  Ashely Northcutt

The Distinguished Athlete Award:  Tyler Hardee &  Monica Driscoll

The Academic Booster Club is pleased to announce the students who have been chosen by their teachers as Spartans of Excellence. This award recognizes students who have demonstrated exceptional behavior in the areas of perseverance, personal development, citizenship, strong work ethic and extra effort. Congratulations to these students!

Aaron Hopkins

Adam De Rose

Alexandra  Dixon

Andrea Nolasco

Andrew Mouw

Bahaa El Aawar

Brenda Mendoza

Caeley Setta

Candace Spencer

Christian Ochoa

Christian George

Christina Canale

Courtney Barth

Danielle Fuhrman

Darrielle Milford

Denise Nava

Diamond Langston

Dylan Renken

Emma Siegmund

Evan Hamilton

Fred Woodward

Gabriella Hammond

Graham King

Hussein Al-Hashimi

Jah' Quana Brown

Jailyn Thomas

Jason Merritt

John Overby

Joseph Carr

Julia Smith

Julia Meder

Katrina  Barth

Kenneth Jones

Laila Merritt

Leah Hamilton

Leslie Flores

Liana Medina Molina

Mackenzie Matthews

Malyssa Lipscomb

Marcos Landin Sanchez

Mary Thuma

Matt McFarling

Matthew McDonald

Mattina Smith

Mekei Kollie

Mihaly Lukacs

Nicholas Barnett

Olivia Allen

Oscar Gonzalez-Cruz

Pavin Haydari

Rachael Evans

Raekwana  McKain

Randi Sparks

Rashad Williams

Rasheed McFadden

Samantha Montoya Contreas

Sarah Locke

Sarah Bass

Sebastian Murray

Shanice Dunn

Theodore Reger

Thomas Klein III

Tia Evans

Trishna Chhetri

Tyler Harris

Venita Brown

Vera Martinez

Vince Friedman

The Academic Booster Club is pleased to announce that the 2013 Scholarships were awarded to following recipients:

Excellence – Peyton Billow

Achievement – Catie Valletta

Success – Siera Brown

Perseverance – Brooke Overcash

Congratulations to Peyton, Catie, Siera and Brooke!  Each recipient will receive a $1,000 scholarship.  Thank you to everyone who submitted an application.  The judges were very impressed by all the applicants and are confident of each student’s continued success. The selection process was very comprehensive and we appreciate so many qualified students applying.

Senior Exam Exemption Forms have been uploaded, please see the Student Services Forms page for all of the forms and due dates.

Congratulations to the 60 seniors who will attend the 2013 Academic Booster Club 4.2 Dinner at Firebirds of North Hills! This dinner recognizes the academic excellence of all Sanderson seniors with a 4.2 cumulative GPA through the end of 3rd quarter senior year. This honor reflects the hard work each one has put forth throughout high school. We encourage all underclassmen to strive for this recognition! For more information contact Sarah Gould at goul7094@gmail.com.

Cris Baillargeon           Sarah Lingafelt

Nicholas Bascunan-Wiley        Jessica Loverde

Peyton Billow            Daniel Lucas

Haley Bobbitt            Joshua Lull

Sabrina Boone           Madeline McMillian

Natalie Bouchard        Julia Meder

Joanna Boyles            Katie Mills

Brittan Coats              Brandi Newsome

Rachel Coffman          Ashley Northcutt

Andrew Cooney          Michael Olson

Jennifer Crawford       John Overby

Andrea Eubanks          Brooke Overcash

Daniel Farrell              Alison Page

Timothy Fitch             Joshua Pearce

Christian George         Laura Pearce

Ruby Gibbs                Logan Perry

Harrison Gillette          Anna Pittenger

Grayson Gould            Daniel Rivers

Jennifer Green            Ricardo Rojas Bueno

Kevan Grice               Jaraad Samad

Jack Hallenbeck          Alexander Smith

Leah Hamilton            Julia Smith

Joshua Isley                Mattina Smith

Samantha Ivey           Hannah Smoot

Michael Kauffmann      Benjamin Tan

Chad Kirchmann         Anna Taylor

Allison Kittinger          Matthew Tsao

Brenden Kromhout      Kimberly Varner

Nicholas Larson           Hannah Weisner

Sarah Leck                  Sarah Wiggins

Applications are now open for Summer School 2013. Applications will be open until Wednesday, June 26th. Application and any additional information can be found on the Summer School Page.

Spring Parent/Player Informational Meeting (Main Gym)
May 29th - Wednesday
Rising 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th Grade- 6:00pm

Physicals (Held at Sanderson High)
May 29th - Wednesday
Rising 9th-10th Grade: 7:00pm
Rising 11th-12th Grade: 7:45pm

The exam schedule has been finalized. See the attatched file for all test dates and times

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This year's Baccalaureate service, sponsored by the senior class parents, is Sunday, June 2nd, 3:00 PM at Trinity Baptist Church.

See attached invitation for more information.

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Come by room 218 with cash or check in the amount of $75.00 to reserve your copy today.

Sanderson High School Class of 1983's 30-year Reunion: Saturday, June 29th at Woody's at City Market (205 Wolfe St), Raleigh, NC 27601. 7 - 11 pm. Please send questions to tkearney65@gmail.com for the 30 year reunion.

Congrats to the following students for their placing in the State FCCLA Competition.

Marie Bangura- Focus on the Children (Silver)
Maddie McMillan- Fashion Construction - Occupational (Silver)
Connie Mutunga- Early Childhood Education (Bronze)
Jane Oldham- Recycle and Redesign (Silver)
Margo Vasbinder- Chapter Service Project Display (Bronze)

Don’t miss out on the 2013 Spartan Senior DVD set.  It is a set of 3 DVDs that includes awesome footage from the following events: 

Awards Day, Senior Picnic, Senior Assembly & Skit, Graduation

ONLY a $28 for memories that last a lifetime!

Orders should be submitted by June 11th.  Orders can be mailed to the school, given to Mr. Green in Room 238, or left with Mrs. White in the main office. Payment is due when the order form is submitted.  Cash is accepted, and checks are to be made payable to Sanderson High School.  All orders may be picked up Thursday, June 13th - Friday, June 14th.  If not picked up by Friday, June 14th, the order will be mailed out Monday, June 17th!

If you have any questions feel free to contact Mr. Green at rhgreen@wcpss.net.

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If you haven't already, please take a couple minutes to complete the 
Sanderson Parent Survey. Sanderson uses this survey to make decisions about our school and they would really like your opinion

Parents! We need your help to proctor EOC and CTE exams from May 31-June 5. You can sign up to help here. Please contact Mr. Douglas at (919)-881-4888 or sdouglas@wcpss.net to with any questions.

Thank you!

Do you need somewhere to hangout for lunch? Do you want to meet new people and have fun? Then come and join us at our FCA huddle meeting this Tuesday and every Tuesday in Rm. 111 during 'A' lunch. See you you there !

Download Handbook (.pdf format)

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The Sanderson Wrestling Team will be having offseason open mats every Tuesday and Thursday from 2:20-3:45 in the small gym.  Current physicals must be on file, and you must be academically eligible to attend.  Anyone who wishes to join the Sanderson Wrestling Team needs to talk to Coach Barefoot first in room 120.

Once again Sanderson has earned a Silver Medal in the US News and World Report rankings of public high schools in North Carolina.  Only one other Wake County high school joins Sanderson in the top 12.  Read more about it!

Sanderson High School and the Sanderson Athletic Club will induct the third class of the Sanderson Athletics Hall of Fame in festivities to be held in September 2013. The class includes seven individual athletes, two coaches, one team and a collection of parent-boosters. Read all about it!

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Read all about it!

Sanderson's AFJROTC sophomore class presented a check for $1,275 to Ms. Pike in support of the St. Baldrick's Foundation Cancer Charity event held on March 18, 2013.  In addition, 30 ROTC cadets participated as "shavees" bringing the AFJROTC total combined effort to exceed $2,000 in donations for funding the most promising research to help find cures for kids with cancer.  Great job by Ms. Pike and Cadet Eric Fitch for leading the school efforts in this worthy cause.  

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All wrestlers need to submit their washed singlet to Coach Barefoot by next Thursday.  If your singlet is not returned by Thursday you will be fined!

Sanderson's Air Force JROTC Drill Team won eleven trophies contributing to their "First Place Overall" finish in the Annual Panther Invitational Drill Meet hosted by Northside High School in Pinetown, NC on March 2, 2013.  Congratulations to the drill team for a perfect ending to the 2012-2013 competitive drill season!

Congratulations and good luck to the Sanderson wrestling regional qualifiers: Adam Alhorani, Adam DeRose, Miguell Royall, Pete Maierhofer, Alonzo Adams, Lamont But, Johnny Gomez, Ryan Rodriguez, Ryan Franz, Matt Norby, Christopher "CJ" Grannan, Antwuan Elliott, Sebastian "Sbass" Murray, and Aaron Hopkins.  The regional tournament is this Friday and Saturday at Lee County High School; the top four finishers in each weight class will move on to the state tournament!!!

Sign up for cultural media literacy!  Watch, discuss, and create all types of movies, film, and media!  See Coach Barefoot in room 120 if you have any questions; anyone can sign up under English electives, cultural literacy!

Congratulations to the following wrestlers who achieved all-conference honors (top two in each weight class for entire Cap-8 are awarded all-conference): Adam Alhorani, Adam DeRose, Pete Maierhofer, Alonzo Adams, Johnny Gomez, Christopher "CJ" Grannan, and Antwuan Elliott.