HS Bulletin
NORRIS HIGH SCHOOL DAILY BULLETIN – March 5, 2014
TODAY’S ACTIVITIES:
Prom Photography Committee meeting in W4 during IAP
Swim Team: You are reminded to bring your parkas to the swim banquet on Sunday.
Baseball t-shirt orders and money are due Friday.
Thursday is a regular school day. You are expected to attend unless excused by your parents (see guidelines below):
The Girls Basketball Team plays in the State Tournament beginning at 10:45 am in the Pinnacle Arena.
If you plan to attend the game and provide positive Spirit--you must not be on the 'Fail' list and must be excused by your parents through the high school office. Your name will be placed on a list and we will see you at Pinnacle Bank. (Same procedure we used for State VB). If you are on the 'Fail' list, we will not excuse you for the game. The result of leaving and being on the 'Fail' list will result in an unexcused absence (even if parents excuse). Students on the 'Fail' list will not be welcome in the student section at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
STUDENTS – USE YOUR TIME WISELY!
The last day of third quarter is Thursday, March 6, 2014 and Friday, March 7, 2014 is scheduled as a teacher workday. However, we are creating the opportunity for select students to come in and work that day as well.
All students who are failing one or more classes - as listed on Powerschool - will be required to come to school on Friday, March 7, 2014. Students will need to report to the High School Library by 9:00am. The ability to check grades on PowerSchool is available at anytime online at http://www.norris160.org/resources/powerschool.
During this work day, students will have the opportunity to access teachers and complete work needed to help progress toward a passing grade. Students will be required to work until 3:00pm but may be excused earlier by administration due to completion of materials required by the teacher.
Any student who is failing a course for 3rd quarter will not be excused from this opportunity. Failure to report would result in failing the identified course(s) for the quarter and loss of select privileges (for example: carrying personal electronic devices, IAP pass privileges, lunch freedom of movement, attendance at Norris activities - including Prom, etc.) as deemed necessary by administration.
Students who are in danger of failing: use this weekend and final days of the quarter wisely, so you can finish this grading period on a positive note! Please contact Mr. Ruhl or Mr. Hutzler with any questions.
2014-15 Cheer Try-outs: Cheer tryouts for all upcoming 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th graders will be on March 20th with pre-tryout practices starting before and after school on March 13th. If you are planning on trying out, information packets will be available in the high school office. Packets will include all dates and times of optional practices as well as a parent consent form which must be signed and returned prior to participating in any practices.
April ACT registration deadline is quickly approaching! The April test has a registration deadline of Friday, March 7th. Register online at www.actstudent.org. See Mrs. Moser or Mrs. O'Connor for specific questions. Reminder: all students requesting to take dual credit English next year needs to have taken and received a qualifying score on or before the April test. ***ACT minimum test score for any dual credit English class is an 18 on the ACT English test.
Interested in learning more about the Career Academies and classes offered to Norris students through a partnership with Southeast Community College (SCC)? Plan to attend the informational meeting on Friday, March 14 at 9:25 a.m. in W-1. Representatives from SCC will be here that morning to explain the program and answer questions. The Career Academy Partnership Information Guide was shared with the Class of 2015 and 2016. Copies of the guide are also available in the Career Center
2014-15 SENIORS!!! If your course plans, for next school year, include Work Release you must fill out and submit the required paperwork.
Prerequisites:
1. You passed (or will) School to Career class
2. You have a job
3. You have submitted the required form to Mrs. O'Connor no later than April 1
You may register for up to two periods per semester, additional periods will require special permission from Mr. Ruhl.
Required work hours are dependent on the number of periods gone from school.
Students earn 2.5 credits per period.
- 1 period = 3.75 work hours per week = 2.5 credits
- 2 periods = 7.5 work hours per week = 5 credits
Please see Mrs. O'Connor with questions and to pick up paperwork.
COLLEGE REPS (during IAP):
UNK-Wednesday, March 6th
College of Hair Design – Wednesday, March 12th
College of Bryan Health Sciences – Monday, March 24th
Team Mates Fundraiser
Interested in old cars? Team Mates is hosting a fundraiser at an extraordinary local car museum.
Kuck Motorsports Museum is a private collection of automobiles owned by Gary and Susan Kuck, and their son Scott. The museum is open by special group invitation only and is not open to the general public. This collection includes a wide variety of automobiles ranging from turn of the 20th century antiques, muscle cars, and race cars. Also included is a collection of vehicles and memorabilia from the 1960s TV show “Batman.” Many areas are decorated in a way to fit the time period of the cars. The fundraiser will support scholarships for our TeamMates mentees. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. The event takes place Saturday, April 26th from 5 to 9 P.M. Tickets and the address are only available from: Ruby Deunk in the Norris High School office, MaryAnn Franken in the Intermediate school office, and at selected Norris events from Team Mates board members.
