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Sneak in the back door for the 2nd Annual NES Foundation Casino night!  Enjoy delicious food from Sinful Dish, table casino games, raffles and a silent auction.  The top secret location (Monte Carlo's Back Room) will require a password that you will receive after you purchase your tickets. 

Ticket prices are reduced from last year to $50/per person for an all-inclusive ticket or $75/per person for the "Ante Up" package (designed for high rollers).  More information ONLINE. 

Roaring 20s costumes are optional but semi-formal dress is a must!  Click here to PURCHASE TICKETS. 

We are partnering with Alive Ministries in the 100 Days of School Campaign to help meet the needs of students & their families right here in Cobb County. Alive Ministries establishes food pantries within local schools to address the need of hunger amongst children living in poverty. We hope that you will join us as we challenge each homeroom to collect 100 cans or boxes of food by the 100th day of school (January 24th). All of the food collected will be donated to the Save It Forward Food Pantries in Cobb County.

This campaign will also teach students the importance of helping others and the value of working together. Students will learn that no matter how large or small their contribution is to the campaign, when we work together and each does his/her part, we can make a BIG difference. We want each student to walk away from the campaign feeling like they have made a difference in the life of another child. 

PTA is seeking nominations for outstanding parent volunteers. 

Do you know a parent or guardian who goes above and beyond for the good of our school?  

Please consider nominating that individual so that we can celebrate their dedication to NES with their child(ren).  

Submit your nominee to PTA Volunteer Chair, Portia Carter at pecarter143@gmail.com by January 24, 2014.  With your nomination, please include a short description as to why this person is deserving. 

 Thank you for taking the time to help us recognize and reward! 

Cobb County Schools are short nearly $80MM

Get informed to help protect our kids' education!

Be Heard, Visit the Capitol on Monday, 1/27 at 9 am! 

Cobb County Schools are facing major budget cuts.  It is imperative that you learn more about this issue to help school officials make decisions that are right for our kids!

Here's what you can do:   

Get Informed:

 - LIKE the"Face it Cobb" page on Facebook

 - Go to www.shoestringcampaign.com and follow the steps to contact your state legislators

 Visit the Capitol with other parents on Monday, 1/27 at 9 a.m. (room 230)

 - RSVP at www.shoestringcampaign.com

 - Wear green and bring shoestrings (symbol of the "shoestring budget")

Call and write your legislators:

 - Call State Senator Horacena Tate (404-463-8053) and State Representative Rich Golick (404-656-5943) and tell them you are concerned that the budget shortfall will negatively impact your child's education.  The ask is to better fund public education and give kids what they deserve.

 - Write legislators through the shoestring campaign  

With your support, the media center was able to raise $2,540 which is 50% of goal.  We would like to make it to 100%. Please help us meet the $5,000 goal to meet the media center needs.    

If you missed the opportunity to donate online, donations (cash or check made payable to NES) will be accepted at school.  Please put your donation in a white school payment envelope.  Please complete the exterior of the envelope including student name and teacher.  In the area marked "Other,"  please write "Media Center donation," then place the envelope in the school black box.

We are only accepting monetary donations at this time as we hope to purchase specific books requested by students.  A donation of at least $20.00 will receive a "Donated by..." bookplate inside a new non-fiction book.

Your PTA is seeking volunteers to serve on the nominating committee.  The nominating committee is tasked with filling any open Executive Board positions that will serve for the 2014-2015 school year.  

If you are interested in serving on this committee or can recommend a fellow PTA Member, please email nickajackpta@gmail.com with your interest or recommendation as soon as possible.
 

We are seeking a minimum of five members for this committee. Duties will commence on Feb 6th and end at the April General PTA Meeting.  

Committee members will be announced at the February PTA General Meeting, Feb. 6th.

Enter Daily for Nickajack's Chance to Win $30,000 and a New Playground!

To increase our chances of winning this year's Healthy Playground Makeover Sweepstakes, we wanted to remind you to enter every day until March 20, 2014. Be sure to spread the word to everyone!   

Anyone can enter to win on behalf of our school!  

Two Grand Prize Winners will receive a $30,000 grant and a new playground.

One of the Grand Prize Winners will be chosen from a special drawing for Title I Schools.

Three Second Prize Winners will receive a $5,000 grant.