Thomas Stone Cougars

 

Thomas Stone WINS!!!

The Thomas Stone Boys Basketball team wins the Maryland 3A Regional South Championship by defeating Potomac by a 87-68 score.  The Cougars advance to the State Semi-Finals against Blake High School at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland.  The game will be played on Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 3:00 PM.

NCAA Clearinghouse Calculator Program free for Thomas Stone High School Parents and Student Athletes

Dear Parent/Guardian,

We are pleased to inform you that Thomas Stone High School is making the Corecoursegpa.com, a web-base interactive tool, available to all ThomasStoneHigh School student-athletes and their parents/guardians free of charge. 

If your child has aspirations of competing athletically as a freshman at an NCAA Division I or Division II school, they must meet NCAA Initial-Eligibility minimum standards , including core course GPA and SAT/ACT test score requirements.  Corecoursegpa.com is an innovative tool that allows you to easily track your son or daughter’s progress towards meeting these requirements, beginning as soon as their first semester of their freshman year.  IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT YOUR USE OF THE CLEARINGHOUSE CALCULATOR IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR ACTUALLY REGISTERING WITH THE NCAAELIGIBILITYCENTER. You will be able to learn more about the NCAAEligibilityCenter in the Important Topics option in your Clearinghouse Calculator account.

To activate your child’s Corecoursegpa.com membership, follow these simple steps:

1 –           Go to www.corecoursegpa.com

2 –           Enter School ID and School Code in the New Member Account Creationbox:

Students/parents:

                        School ID: 211054

School Code: 710105062

               3-         Click “Continue.”

4 –           Fill in the appropriate fields in the CreateNew Student Account form.

**Remember to write down the new Member Name and Password you have created**

5 –           Click “Submit.”

Congratulations! You have successfully created your Corecoursegpa.com member account.

To login to your member account and begin using the Corecoursegpa.com software, follow these simple steps:

1-             Go to www.corecoursegpa.com

2 –           Enter your Member Name and Password in the Existing Member Login box.

**Use the Member Name and Password you created during the account activation process**

3 –           Click “Login.”

Begin using your Corecoursegpa.com!!

The Corecoursegpa.com incorporates Thomas Stone High School’s NCAA recognized core courses into the online forms, calculates BOTH Division I and Division II core course GPA, automatically incorporates weighted grades into calculations and tracks course requirements for BOTH Division I and Division II.  Your son or daughter’s core course information is saved for the duration of their high school career. 

Thomas Stone High School is proud to make this innovative software available to you free of charge.  We believe the Corecoursegpa.com will be a very useful academic tool for you and your student-athlete.

Sincerely,

Steven D.  Lee

Athletic Director

Thomas Stone High School

THOMAS STONE VISION STATEMENT

We believe that all students can learn and that it is our responsibility to create an environment in our school that results in the highest possible level of performance in the areas of academic achievement, personal responsibility, and career readiness in a global society.  We will work collaboratively with colleagues, students, parents, and the community to achieve this shared educational purpose.

THE STAFF OF THOMAS STONE BELIEVES

• All students can learn with appropriate guidance.
• Teachers must be devoted to those whom they teach and passionate about what they teach.
• Students are most successful when parents and staff are involved in their education.
• All students have dignity, unique talents, and are entitled to mutual respect.
• Equity for all students in school programs and activities is essential.
• There is value in diversity.
• Positive self-esteem is critical to learning.
• Learning is a lifelong process.
• All staff play a valuable role in the education of students.
• Our school supports an atmosphere and an environment for each student to develop intellectually, physically, morally, socially, and emotionally.
• Our school has the responsibility to prepare students to become global citizens in a technological society.
• A safe, orderly, caring environment is essential to students' success.