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August Events
Students may begin organizing their lockers 8/06/12
New Uniform Sales -
Cafe - 8/10/12 - 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Physical Exams -
8/14/12 - 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
New Student Welcome - Gym - 8/15/12 - 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
First day of school -
8/16/12 - 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Mandatory Student Driver Meeting - Room 210 - 8/16/12 - 1:10 - 2:30 p.m.
Freshman Guidance Day - Gym - 8/17/12 and 8/20/12 - Dismissal at 1 p.m.
Period 0 and 7 Classes Begin - 8/21/12
Buck-a-Stuff - $1 free dress- 8/22/12
Mandatory New Parent Dinner - 8/22/12 - 6:30 p.m. - Meeting 7:00 p.m. - Gym
Student Council Faculty BBQ - 8/24/12 - 1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
School ID Photos
8/28/12 - 8:00 a.m. -
12:00 p.m.
CSF Application due by 4 p.m. to Guidance - No late applications accepted - 8/30/12
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Looking Forward to
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FAMILY MASS AND BRUNCH
Sunday,
September 30, 2012
NDA Campus
10 AM
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AP Readers
Two NDA teachers were honored to serve as AP readers this summer, collaborating with other expert teachers in grading Advanced Placement exams. Art and Art History Department Chairperson Sophia Beauvy read AP Art History exams in Salt Lake City, while new faculty member Bertha Sevilla read AP Spanish exams in Cincinatti.
Congratulations to them both! |
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Welcome Back!
As we gather for the upcoming school year, let us raise our many voices in one song of gratitude for the amazing community that is NDA. Students, parents, faculty and staff working as one will assure that the 2012-2013 school year will bring laughter, learning and love. Welcome back everyone.
Mrs. Tyhurst |
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E Period!
On this year's calendar, you will notice many Thursdays listing "E Period." The "E" stands for Enrichment, and we hope this new addition to our schedule will truly enrich our students' experience at NDA, our assemblies and major meetings will be held during the Thursday block. We have also added a few new activities, such as "NDA Families." You'll hear more about the families as the year progresses! On Thursdays with no assembly or meeting or with only a short one, we will have "Enrichment Time" when students can find their teachers for extra help. Although this will only be an occasional opportunity, it will alleviate some of the pressure to meet at lunchtime, before school, after school and at break. The key will be for students to learn to make the best possible use of this time, so studying silently, working with study partners and meeting with teachers .
See you at E Period soon!
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Freshman Guidance Days
The counseling department is excited about Freshman Guidance Days on August 17 and 20. FGD is a two-day, high energy fun filled transition to high school event. It is packed full of games, laughter and 'must have information' that will jump start the class of 2016 toward a successful first year at NDA.
I can't wait to meet everyone!
Mrs. Dion Smotherman MA, ATR, MFT
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Summer Sports Update
VOLLEYBALL
Coaches Megan Jacobson, Lisa Marshall and Halie Haley ushered in the 2012 volleyball season July 9 with an intensive conditioning program. Special week long skills camps were integrated to prepare the participants for the upcoming try-outs to be held August 13 through August 16 from 4:00 - 6:00 P.M. in the NDA gym.
BASKETBALL
New Head Varsity Coach Greg Cobbs has worked with a small group of freshmen and sophomores on skill development and participating in the Culver City High School Summer League. According to Coach Cobbs, the NDA basketball athletes performed well against other varsity competition. The summer program is a prelude to the fall conditioning class that
begins the week of August 20.
CROSS COUNTRY
The cross country season officially began on July 2 as thirty-one participants began their summer training regime at Kenneth Hahn State Park. According to Coach Rawson, the team is very talented with the addition of some marvelous freshman runners and are working hard to prepare for the upcoming season. The team will be participating in a week long running camp held in Big Bear prior to the start of school.
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Fall Sports
SPORTS PHYSICALS
All students planning on trying-out for a sports team this year and all students enrolled in PE/Health II must have a physical exam on file prior to the start of the school year. As a courtesy, the school is offering sports physicals to be held on Tuesday, August 14 in the Fitness Room. The physicals will be performed alphabetically by last name as follows:
A - G 8:30 - 9:45
H - N 9:45 - 11:00
O - T 11:00 - 12:15
U - Z 12:15 - 1:30
The physical exam cost is $35 and checks are to be made payable to Dr. Michael Hurst.
FREE ATHLETIC ASSESSMENTS OFFERED TO ALL INTERESTED STUDENTS
New athletic department sponsor, Optimis PT, will be offering free athletic assessments through their START testing process. Tests are developed according to sport. Each student will receive a score assessment and recommending drills and exercises that will take advantage of their athletic strengths and develop opportunities for improvement and injury prevention. All interested students should e-mail Coach Rawson at mrawson@ndala.com. The first testing date is tentatively set for Saturday, August 18 in the NDA gym.
ATHLETIC LEADERS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF PCA TRIPLE IMPACT COMPETITOR TRAINING
Team captains and athletic leaders were invited to take part of an on-line course this summer provided by the Positive Coaching Alliance. The Triple Impact Competitor teaches students skills to be effective leaders in their respective sports, to exemplify high standards and sportsmanship and to help create an atmosphere of inclusiveness among all participants. Students receive a certificate of completion and will be able to utilize their new leadership skills this coming school year.
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Congratulations Mrs. Portman
Mrs. Therese Portman was recently certified by the Loyola Institute for Spirituality as a spiritual director. She is able to lead interested adults in the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. As an LIS Associate, she can provide retreats and faith formation programs for adults interested in nurturing their spiritual growth.
During the 2012 - 2013 school year, Mrs Portman will provide evening Advent and Lenten reflections on campus for NDA parents. All are welcome. The dates TBD. |
Mrs. Tyhurst travels to the Leadership Academy in Africa
Mrs. Tyhurst and other principals of all-female high schools from all over the world were invited by the International Confederation of Principals (ICP) to participate in a conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. From August 9-12, principals will meet at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls to discuss the value of gender equity as it relates to female education.
The theme of the conference is "The Struggle for Gender Equity".
According to Virginia O'Mahony, ICP President, "one of the conference outcomes will be a publication drawing together the analyses and recording the issues and our way of working through them in schools. We also will be declaring before the world as powerfully as we can the issues confronting schools , the preferred ways to handle them and the cultural, financial and regulatory issues that need to be addressed by policy makers." |
NDA's Student visits GermanyNDA junor, Astrid Floegel-Shetty, visited NDA's partner school in Vechta, Germany this past summer.  "I spent approximately four weeks with the Strobel family, whose daughter, Alea Strobel, was a past exchange student at our school. She invited me into her home, family, and school; providing me with a unique glimpse into the "normal" German culture. I visited my guest sister's classes, Bremen University for a girls-only science workshop, and the cities of Hamburg and Würzburg. I've participted in the senior prank day (something along the lines of NDA day), partied at the Abi Ball (the equivalent to our prom), attended my first ever celebration of the 4th of July, and met students from our sister school in Ohio and others from New Zealand and Washington State University. All the things I mentioned are just a few of my memories from my whirlwind four week experience."
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