North High Newsletter

Greetings Viking Families,

Teachers and students are working hard for a strong finish to the 1st quarter (Oct. 6th). Thank you for helping your students make attendance to school and class a priority. Remember that we have free tutoring available every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 3:15-5pm in the Homework Helproom located in the school library. In addition, students have access to the online tutoring platform called “Paper” available through the Clever app on their school issued iPad.

We regularly review what it means to Be a Viking: Responsible, Respectful and Accountable! We want students to enjoy extracurricular activities while keeping success in the classroom as priority #1. To that end, we will consider attendance and behavior when determining whether students can attend games, dances, concerts, or other activities. Student engagement in the classroom leads to greater involvement in and connection to our school community.

Also, we continue our partnership with the OPD K-9 Unit to assist with the detection of contraband at school. All these measures are part of our ongoing effort to cultivate a positive, safe, and rigorous learning environment.

Parent-Teacher Conferences are October 12th 12-7pm in the MPC. See details below.

As always, thank you for your continued support of the Viking Community. If you have any questions, please contact us at 531-299-2700.

Go Vikings!

Omaha North is excited to begin offering some additional supports for parents and families through our Title 1 program. Please indicate any and all sessions you would like more information about or would be willing to attend. Please feel free to select more than one!

El distrito escolar se complace en comenzar a ofrecer algunos apoyos adicionales para los padres y las familias a través de nuestros apoyos del Título 1. Por favor, indique cualquier y todas las sesiones que le gustaría obtener más información o estaría dispuesto a asistir. Por favor, siéntase libre de seleccionar más de uno.

We would like to introduce to you the Senior News!

This newsletter will keep you up to date with college and career information provided by the Counseling Department at North High School.

Please check back regularly as it is updated often.

Pay special attention to the Senior Q, the College and Scholarship newsletter for North High.

There are two ways to access the Senior News:

1. Click this link
2. Go to www.ops.org/north; Click on "Students & Families" (top menu); Click on "Counseling"; Click the "+" next to "Career & College Counseling"; Click "Senior News".

Once again the Robotics teams will be hosting the largest VEX Robotics Competition in the state and we need your help. If you are available and willing to volunteer on December 15th and 16th we would love to have you join us. If you are in need of community service hours, this is a great opportunity to earn them.

Please sign up using this LINK

Omaha North also won their bid to host the Nebraska State High School Championships on March 8th and 9th. We are the first school in Nebraska to be awarded a multi-year bid (we are the high school host for the next 3 years)! If you would like to volunteer for that event please use this LINK.

If you have any questions about volunteering, please reach out to Mr. Wiemer (jeremy.wiemer@ops.org) or Ms. Runyon (natalie.runyon@ops.org)

Dear North Families,

The Health Office has started Health Screenings for all 10th graders (Vision, Hearing, Height, Weight, and Dental). Referrals, if necessary, will be mailed home to families.

Consider supporting the North PTSO by using your Baker's plus card. If you shop at Baker's and have their plus card, you can (without losing any coupons or fuel points) pick North PTSO to get a percentage of what you buy! This is called the 'Community Rewards program'. You can sign-up here: https://www.bakersplus.com/i/community/community-rewards

Congratulations to Jayohna for being recognized as the Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year!

A.G.A. Nation’s DUNK Distracted Driving basketball campaign rolled into Omaha, Nebraska on September 20th, delivering interactive, educational, and entertaining assemblies at North and Bryan high schools. The event was hosted by their respective JROTC programs.

DUNK Distracted Driving ™ combines high energy basketball action with an inspirational and educational message on ways to reduce distracted driving among teenagers. Students against drunk drivers (SADD) sponsor the program and provide $100 gift card to a lucky attendee at each school. Their message was simple:

D-Don’t be a distracted driver, obey the laws
U-Undivided Attention to the Road
N-Never Drink or text and drive
K-know your limitations and abilities on the road

The Campus Portal for Parents allows parents and guardians to monitor their children's academic progress online. If you do not have a Parent Portal account, please click the Infinite Campus icon to access directions.