The final opportunity to apply to Florida State University for the coming year is this Wednesday, January 14, 2015. All supporting documents must be turned in by the upcoming deadline.   

Next week students will go on the Honor Roll Lunch Trips to the Governor's Square Mall. The High School will go on Thursday, January 15th and the Middle School will go on Friday, January 16th.   

Seniors: Do not forget the deadline for The Best and Brightest scholarship nomination is January 31st. You should be working on your applications for this scholarship. The nomination requires a number of items and we do not want to wait until the last minute to get these done. Stop by the Guidance office for a list of items that will be needed.   

Girls State Applications are now available for all Junior Girls. Please check with one of the junior teachers or the Guidance Office for more information. Applications are due by February 1, 2015. Interviews will be conducted on Saturday, February, 14, 2015,
at 2:00pm at the American Legion Post located at 229 Lake Ella Drive. ALL applicants MUST attend.  

Bright Futures Scholarship Website Open for Seniors 

Seniors are now able to register and begin the application process which just opened up recently on December 1, 2014. You can register at: www.FloridaStudentFinancialAid.org.
An email with directions has previously been sent to all senior parents. If you did not receive the information, please contact the high school office to get a copy. Additional information is available at the Department of Education website. To view the current information go to: http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/ssfad/bf/. At the top left you will be able to click on "What's New" to see the changes to the program for this year. The brochure for the current graduation class is available in the center of the page. There is information that will be useful for students from middle school through senior high on the site. If you need additional information, please contact the high school office. 

Banquet

Basketball

The boys and girls basketball teams had big district wins this week against John Paul II.  Both teams will be in action at NFC this Saturday at 1:00 and 2:00.

Wrestling

The varsity wrestling team will be traveling to their first match on Friday-Saturday at Suwannee.  Good luck to Coach Wainwright and the boys varsity team members: 

Fifth graders are looking forward to their upcoming field trip to WCTV studios.  During the one hour tour of the studios, the 5th graders will be able to learn more about what is actually involved in the production of daily weather reports and will be introduced to the "weather green screen" used in weather reporting.  Students will also be taken to the control room where directors will be working in putting together the news reports for that day.  The trip will provide a great follow-up to our science chapter dealing with weather. 

On Tuesday January 27th, our fifth graders will get a taste of middle school as they step up to sixth grade. Students will visit the sixth grade classrooms and find out what they can expect next year as they enter middle school life. Parents are welcome to attend this special time from 1:45-2:30. For more information, please contact the elementary office at 386-6327 ext. 153. 

Report Cards 

Monday evening, January 12th from 6:00 until 7:00 p.m. we will hold our Open House Night for parents and students to come and pick up report cards for the Second Nine Weeks. Come on out and talk to  your student's teachers.

During Open House, you can stroll through the Winter Art Gallery in Mrs. Anderson's room in the elementary building. You will have the opportunity to see many impressive works of art created by our students. 

4th Grade State Reports Meeting  

There will be a meeting during Open House for all parents of fourth graders to discuss the Florida State Report that will be assigned this month. This is a major project for the students. You will  want to be at the meeting to get the information  

Mr. Scott will be presnting. The meeting will be in his classroom. 

Please be in prayer for our seniors the week of January 19-23, 2015 as they travel to Colorado for their senior trip. This is always a special time for students and administration and serves as the final trip of their high school careers.

There will no school on January 19th for the observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. 

On January 23rd, the NFC Preschool will host its Pastries with Parents. We invite all parents of our preschoolers to visit their child's classroom for a special time of refreshments and fun. It will begin at 8:00am so that even those who need to get to work can stop by for a quick treat. We hope to see you there! 

The annual NFCS World's Finest Chocolate Sale kicked off on Wednesday, February 4th. The sale will last through Friday, February 20th. Students in elementary and middle school will again be selling World's Finest Chocolate Covered Toasted Almonds. The candy will sell for $2.00 a box.

Sponsored by UF's Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, in Partnership with UF's Center for Precollegiate Education & Training and the UF Office of Sustainability, this program is for motivated, college-bound rising juniors and seniors who are interested in Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and Sustainability.

Please contact Mr. Lieser for details about this exciting opportunity.