HS Bulletin
NORRIS HIGH SCHOOL DAILY BULLETIN – March 6, 2014
TODAY’S ACTIVITIES:
State Girls BB @ Pinnacle Arena – 10:45 – Norris vs. Gretna
Swim Team: You are reminded to bring your parkas to the swim banquet on Sunday.
Baseball t-shirt orders and money are due Friday.
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.
