On August 25, 2015, Open House ran from 6:30 to 8:00 PM. On a fixed schedule of ten minutes during class change, parents journeyed to their children’s classes, navigating NC’s confusing halls to experience a small taste of the daily lives of their sons and daughters.

“It was great. Very informative. Nice to meet the teachers. Learning the school campus…I’m sure that’s a challenge for everybody at first,” Anna Hursit, a parent, said.  

As soon as the parents found their classrooms, teachers flooded them with information. Parents received their children’s course descriptions, contact information, and just a general knowledge of the teachers.

“It’s good. It was a very short time. She would like for teachers to give more information. They just wrote their basic information on the board. It’s good they give the email to have contact with them,” sophomore Diana Casco said about her mother’s experience.

The event’s short time period allowed teachers a mere 13 minutes per “period” to provide an accurate description of their course. Due to this short amount of time, some teachers could not provide as much information as they wanted.

“I love it. I get a chance to talk to parents and get to match the faces of my students to the parents. I get to present my curriculum to the parents. I get to meet the the biggest role models in my students lives,” Psychology and World History teacher Will Hargis said.

Open House not only grants parents the opportunity to meet their kids’ teachers, but it also gives teachers the chance to meet the people whose lives affect their students the most and allows them to learn a little more about their students.

“I think it’s a good thing. It’s a good opportunity for the parents to meet the teachers face to face. It’s especially great for people not familiar with our school or new to the county. It’s great for the students, because they get to show their parents what they do all day,” administrator Mary Goodwin says.