Volume 10 ~ Issue 27
February 28, 2016
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A-K - Mary DiCarlo
415-892-3205
L-Z - Kelley Mitchell 415-897-6204
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Counseling Office Hours
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Counseling office is open 7:30-3:30pm
Parent drop in hours
Tuesday 1-3pm
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Monday - Thursday
3:00 pm - 4:30pm
NHS Library
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Good afternoon ! HAVE A GREAT DAY !
Thank you,
Lisa Nichols
NHS eNews Editor
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Emergency Drill On Thursday !!
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will be conducting a full length Emergency Evacuation Drill. The drill will take at least 75 minutes, therefore, students will be expected to say with their classes and teachers for the duration of the drill on the football field. This drill is long overdue. It is essential for our Emergency Preparedness Team to go through evacuation procedures with students and staff so that we are all prepared in the case a real emergency. We will be testing our process with our emergency response team, first aid stations, family reunification, and facility evaluations. The schedule will not be altered for the day. I wanted our entire community to be aware of this so that there is no miscommunication regarding the legitimacy of the drill.
Thank you!
Matt Baldwin
Principal-Novato High School
625 Arthur St., Novato, CA 94947
Twitter: @MattBaldwin34
"Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher" -Japanese Proverb
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CITY OF NOVATOPUBLIC WORKSHOP
SAFE PATHWAYS TO SCHOOL SIDEWALK GAPS CLOSURES
ARTHUR STREET AND PLUM STREET
CIP Project No. 16-010
You are invited
to a public workshop on
Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 7:00pm
at City Administrative Offices ( Womack Conference Room, 2nd floor), 922 Machin Avenue, Novato.
The purpose of the workshop is to provide an opportunity for property owners and residents in the vicinity of the project, and parents of students enrolled at Novato High and Olive Elementary Schools, to provide feedback on the proposed scope for the upcoming Safe Pathways to School Project.
A Transportation Authority Of Marin Safe Pathways to Schools Grant Provides the bulk of the funding together with matching funds from Measure F. The project scope includes new curb gutter and sidewalk to close gaps in existing pedestrian infrastructure on designated routes to schools for Novato High School (on Arthur Street) and for Olive Elementary School ( Plum Street). The project is tentatively scheduled for construction during summer 2016.
Please plan to attend this meeting in order to become informed about this very important project. If you have questions regarding this meeting please contact Petr Skala, Assistant Engineer, at (415)899-8237 or pskala@novato.org
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ACADEMIC BOOSTERS UPDATE
Meeting Time Change:
Academic Boosters will meet this
Thursday, March 3 at 6:30pm in the NHS library.
Certificate Pick up:
We will have the honor roll and special award certificates, letters, and pins available for pick up at the Academic Boosters and PTSA meetings this Thursday, March 3 beginning at 6:30pm in the NHS library.
If you haven't had a chance to pick yours up, come by and see us!
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Registration is now available for
Safe Grad!
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Also, did you know that the
Lucky Run on March 13th
benefits Safe Grad night for our seniors?
See the article and sign up today on
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Register Today for the 2016 5K & 10K
LUCKY RUN/WALK
Presented by
Safe and Sober Grad of Novato
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Sunday, March 13th, 8:00AM
Be true to your New Year's Resolution in getting physically fit and register today for the annual 5K & 10K Lucky Run/Walk happening on Sunday, March 13th, 8:00AM throughout the Hamilton wetlands. This year all registration will be done on-line. Go to Active.com and search Lucky Run to sign-up with a credit card. All proceeds for the event will support this years graduation celebration and those in years to come.
Awards, free snacks and drinks, raffle prizes as well as a prize for the most festive leprechaun will be available. Bring a friend and come join in on the fun!! (Race packet pick-up will be on March 12th from 12:00 Noon - 3:00PM at Pasta Pomodoro, Vintage Oaks. 20% of all meals purchased at Pasta Pomodoro on March 12th will benefit Safe & Sober Grad of Novato. This includes lunch, dinner and take out.) Contact Jill Everingham at jkeveringham@att.net if you have any questions about the race, or if you are interested in serving as a volunteer or sponsoring the run.
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Education Facility Master Plan - Community Meeting #2
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The Novato Unified School District is continuing the process of developing a district-wide education facility master plan. This master plan will help staff and community fully understand the District's current and immediate future facility needs, including the impact of 21st Century learning on classrooms and learning spaces. Thank you to all who participated in the first round of meetings that occurred earlier this year. As we begin our second round of community meetings, we would like to remind you that all school staff, parents/guardians, students and community members are encouraged to attend and provide input. Your thoughts and ideas are important to us. The second community meeting for Novato High School will take place on Wednesday, March 9 at 6:00 pm. This second meeting will include clarifying the schools site's educational needs (opportunity for additional input), reviewing the school site's list of projects, including the identification of technology needs, and prioritization of projects. WLC Architects has been contracted to lead this process and will facilitate all meetings along with Karen Maloney, Assistant Superintendent Business & Operations. Plan maestro sobre instalaciones educativas - Reunión comunitaria # 2 El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Novato continúa con el proceso de desarrollo de un plan maestro sobre las instalaciones educativas en todo el distrito. Este plan maestro ayudará tanto al personal como a los miembros de la comunidad a entender las necesidades de instalaciones futuras y actuales del distrito, incluyendo el impacto del aprendizaje del siglo 21 en los salones de clase y en los espacios de aprendizaje. Gracias a ustedes y a todos quienes participaron en la primera ronda de reuniones que ya ocurrieron en este año. Mientras iniciamos la segunda ronda de reuniones comunitarias, nos gustaría recordarles que estamos animando a todos los miembros del personal, padres de familia y tutores, alumnos y miembros de la comunidad para que asistan y den sus opiniones. Sus ideas y puntos de vista son importantes para nosotros. La segunda reunión para la escuela Novato High tendrá lugar el 9 de Marzo, a las 6:00pm. Esta segunda reunión incluirá la clarificación de las necesidades educativas de cada escuela (una oportunidad para dar opiniones adicionales), repaso de la lista de proyectos de cada escuela, incluyendo la identificación de las necesidades en tecnología y la prioritización de proyectos. La empresa WLC Architects ha sido contratada para liderar este proceso y estará llevando la batuta en todas las reuniones junto con Karen Maloney, Superintendente Asistente de Negocios y Operaciones. SCHEDULE FOR SECOND ROUND OF COMMUNITY MEETINGS:
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Olive
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Tuesday
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Mar 8
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6:00 - 7:30 PM
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Community
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Library
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Hill
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Wednesday
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Mar 9
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3:30 - 5:00 PM
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Community
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Room 1
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NHS
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Wednesday
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Mar 9
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6:00 - 7:30 PM
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Community
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Library
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Loma Verde
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Wednesday
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Mar 16
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6:00 - 7:30 PM
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Community
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Multi
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Lu Sutton
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Thursday
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Mar 17
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3:30 - 5:00 PM
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Community
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Multi
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Sinaloa Middle
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Monday
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Mar 21
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3:30 - 5:00 PM
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Community
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Library
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Rancho
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Monday
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Mar 21
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6:00 - 7:30 PM
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Community
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Multi
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Lynwood
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Tuesday
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Mar 22
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3:30 - 5:00 PM
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Community
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Library
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San Jose Middle
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Tuesday
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Mar 22
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6:00 - 7:30 PM
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Community
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Library
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Pleasant Valley
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Thursday
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Mar 24
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3:30 - 5:00 PM
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Community
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Library
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San Ramon
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Friday
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Mar 25
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3:30 - 5:00 PM
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Community
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Library
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Hamilton
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Monday
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Mar 28
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3:30 - 5:00 PM
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Community
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Library
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SMHS
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Wednesday
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Mar 30
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6:00 - 7:30 PM
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Community
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Library
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GOT LEGOs?
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Our NHS Library is moving into the next phase of its recreation into a 21st century library and we are creating a Makerspace.
A Makerspace is defined as a community / educationally operated workspace where students can collaborate on ideas to design, prototype and manufacture items.
Our new south Novato Library just opened their Makerspace.
What can you do to help?
If you have Legos (of any size) that you or your kids are no longer using - we would love to have them. Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Corey are gathering a group of students to brainstorm the space and create a list of additional items they would like to have.
If you have Legos to donate -
please bring them to Mr. Baldwin's office. If you would like me to come pick them up - I would be happy to do that as well. Diane Gibbs. 415-884-4440.
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Sports Boosters Needs You!
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Be a part of athletics at Novato High School by serving as a Sports Booster! Sports Boosters supports all athletic programs at NHS through school-wide programs such as campus improvements, tutoring for students, low-cost physicals, college scholarships for senior athletes, and more! Sports Boosters also serves as the financial conduit for fundraising for each NHS sport.
We need your help!
For the 2016-17 school year, the following Sports Boosters positions are open:
- President
- Vice President
- Financial Secretary
- Membership Director
- Merchandise Director
- Snack Shack Coordinator
- Sponsorships & Banner Program Coordinator
- Website Coordinator
Upcoming Meetings
All meetings are held in the NHS Library beginning at 6 PM.
- Monday, March 14th
- Monday, April 18th
- Monday, May 9th
For more information regarding Sports Boosters or any of the open positions, please contact Sports Boosters President Jim Treppa at jtreppa@bledsoelaw.com.
Thank you for supporting our Hornets!
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2016-2017 Intradistrict Transfer Applications
Due March 7, 2016
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Tour of Novato & Community Fair
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Friends & Family,
It's that time of year again. I'm once again organizing and walking in the largest fundraiser dedicated to enhancing the education of every child in Novato's public schools. On that note I'm reaching out to you to solicit your support of my efforts. If you are interested, there are several ways you can do that:
2. Sign up to walk or ride and solicit donations yourself.
3. Attend the Community Fair portion of the event on May 14 anytime between 10 & 2.
4. Volunteer to help us run the event by clicking on the link to my page above and then clicking on the Volunteer tab at the top of the page to see what task best fits your ability.
5. If you own a business, and would like to support Novato schools by sponsoring the event, let me know and I'll send you the information.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Thank you for continued support, and I hope to see you on May 14th!
Dale Kline
School Fuel, The Novato Foundation for Public Education
Event Director, Tour of Novato & Community Fair
415-897-0069 (Home)
415-717-2465 (Cell)
(707) 793-0808 ext.323 (Work)
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Summer Japanese Exchange Student Hosting Opportunity
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Interested in Japanese culture? Language? Anime?
Then, you might be interested in a short home-stay opportunity this summer being organized by the Sausalito-Sakaide Sister Cities Program. Sausalito and Sakaide (a city in southern Japan) have been exchanging students for an 11-day program every summer for over 25 years. This year, approximately 10 students (ages14-18) will come here for 11 days. The program is looking for families to host a student from July 28 - August 7th, 2016.
The Sausalito Sister Cities program does all the work with putting together a packed program of daily activities for the delegate. Your family's role would be to drop the students off every morning at Sausalito City Hall and pick them up for dinner with you and your family every evening. There are also fun evening events that host families attend with their host student. In addition, if you have Japanese language skills, the program is looking for "Day Captains" who can accompany the group on their planned events. This would be a great opportunity to use those language skills (and maybe have something extra on that list of activities for your college application!).
Keep in mind that the program is sending Marin County students to Sakaide next summer.... So, please contact us if you have student that is interested.
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Do you have room
in your home
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Heart for a child?
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Marin County is currently facing a shortage of foster homes, especially for teens and sibling groups. We need good people who are willing to give back to our community in this very special way. We make every effort to keep children in the same community when possible and in order to do that, we need a larger and more diverse pool of foster homes.
We offer orientations monthly and the next dates will be
Thursday, March 17 and Tuesday, April 19.
For more information please call (415) 473-2200 or visit our website at
¿Tiene lugar en su hogar y su corazón para un niño?
El Condado de Marin actualmente se enfrenta a una escasez de casas de crianza temporal, especialmente para adolescentes y grupos de hermanos. Necesitamos buenas personas que estén dispuestas a devolver a nuestra comunidad en esta manera muy especial. Hacemos todo lo posible para mantener a los niños en la misma comunidad cuando sea posible y para hacer eso, necesitamos un grupo más grande y más diverso de hogares de crianza temporal.
Por favor acuda a una reunión de orientación para conocer más el miércoles, 24 de febrero de 7:00 a 8:30 p.m. en 3250 Kerner Blvd, Sala 107 en San Rafael. Ofrecemos reuniones mensuales y las próximas fechas serán el jueves, 17 de marzo y el martes, 19 de abril. Para obtener más información, por favor llame al (415) 473-2200 o visite nuestro sitio web en marinhhs.org/foster-care.
Para informarse sobre adaptaciones de accesibilidad, por favor comuníquese con nosotros antes del evento escribiendo a cwasserman@marincounty.org o llamando TTY al (415) 473-3232.
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SCHEDULING FOR NEXT YEAR !!
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Instructions about how to enroll on Aeries will be available as will the Academic Planning Guide, which is available on the Novato High School webpage.
Then on March 4, Counselors present to next year's Juniors (this year's Sophomores) and the enrollment window opens.
We will start visiting the middle schools in late March.
click below to see:
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The NHS PTSA Scholarship Application is now available. If you joined the PTSA by December 18, 2015 and have a 2.5 or higher you are eligible to apply. Applications are available in the College and Career Center and attached here (See link below).
As part of the application process you are required to give a 2-4 minute presentation to the PTSA Scholarship Committee on April 18th or 19th between 6 and 8pm. The prompt for the presentation is in the application.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2016* - Please return to Mary Grillo in the College and Career Center.
PRESENTATION SIGN UP DEADLINE: APRIL 8, 2016 - Please see Mary Grillo to sign up for your presentation.
* NHS SCHOLARSHIP AWARD PROCESS
Scholarships applications are judged blind. When students turn in their application to the College and Career Center, the applicant's name is taken off and a number assigned before the applications are turned over to the committee for review in order to maintain anonymity.
Committee members will review each application and score it. Those scores are turned in before the live presentations. Each presentation will also be scored. After the presentations, those scores are turned in and combined with the written application scores by an impartial person outside of the scholarship committee.
Scholarships are not based on academic excellence, but on the combination of experiences the student has had in and out of school, the completeness and thoughtfulness of the application, and the preparation and ideas shared during the presentation. The number of scholarships awarded may change from year to year based on the number of applicants and the budget. Not every student who applies is awarded a scholarship.
FOR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
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DON'T MISS YOUR FINALS!
Please do not plan events/vacations/medical appointments during finals week. Finals are June 6-9; only students who have doctor's notes will be excused from a final. Students with these excused absences will receive an Incomplete grade. This grade will become an F unless the work/final is completed in six weeks (NUSD BP 6145). Administration is available during June to give finals. JUST FINISHED A SPORT?
Turn in your PE waiver NOW to Ms. Olean, our registrar, in the counseling office. Jennifer Nickl Assistant Principal, Curriculum and Instruction | |
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Art Smart Showcase 2016
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CREATIVE WORK DUE DATE:
Student submissions due Monday, March 14.
Artist's Opening Night Reception
Friday, April 1, 2016
4pm to 7pm at Northbay ArtWorks
7049 Redwood Blvd. Suite 208 (next door to the Fire Station)
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FANS IS HIRING !
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Part time jobs with convenient hours.
Please call if you have any questions.
Thank You,
Gina Proffitt
Program Specialist, FANS, NUSD
415 892-2115 main line
415 493-4453 direct / district phone
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CALENDAR 2016!
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Mon February 29 LEAP YEAR DAY !!!
PRESIDENTIAL PHYSICAL FITNESS TBA ALL DAY
BOYS GOLF PARENT MTG. NHS LIBRARY 7:00 to 8:30pm
GIRLS JV LACROSSE PARENT MTG. NHS CAFETERIA 7:00 to 8:30pm
Tues March 1
SSC MTG. NHS CONFERENCE RM 3:00 to 5pm 10,000 DEGREES NIGHT SESSION NHS LIBRARY 5:30 to 8pm
Wed March 2
VISUAL ARTS BOOSTER MTG. RM 2802 6:00 to 7pm
Academic Boosters will meet this
Thursday, March 3 at 6:30pm in the NHS library.
SOPHOMORE SPEECH SEMI-FINAL NHS GORDON GYM ALL DAY
NATIONAL HS DANCE FESTIVAL PITTSBURGH, PA ALL DAY PTSA GENERAL MTG. NHS LIBRARY 7:00 to 8pm
Fri March 4
NATIONAL HS DANCE FESTIVAL PITTSBURGH, PA ALL DAY
Sat March 5
NATIONAL HS DANCE FESTIVAL PITTSBURGH, PA ALL DAY ROTC - FUN OLYMPICS SACRAMENTO, CA ALL DAY SAT TESTING NHS CAMPUS 7:30am to 1:30pm Sun March 6
MSA ROCK BAND CONCERT THE PHOENIX ??? 5:00 to 7pm
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