
NMSHS PANTHER POST
September 13, 2024
PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE - Mr. Goodrich
Nederland Middle-Senior HS Community,
We are full into our athletic schedules here at Ned. Our middle and high school athletic teams are well into their seasons. Both Volleyball and Soccer played matches this week, and our Mountain bike team competed at Steamboat Springs on Sunday. The Panther Cross Country team will be racing in the local Ned Ned 5K race on Saturday morning. It is still time for people to sign up and run the 5K, 10K or Half Marathon.
Another physical activity that happened this past week was our 14er PE class members summited Mt. Bierstadt (a 14er). The PE course is designed to take advantage of our local mountain environment and teach students about hiking and safety in the mountains (a life skill). John Mitrano is our new PE teacher and he has jumped in to continue the tradition of quality PE leadership here at Ned.
We have a big "Around the School" section this week. Check out all the photos of our students learning in and out of the classroom! More about homecoming next week.
Have a great weekend!
Gavan
he/him/his
Upcoming Events
See all events on the NMSHS school calendar here.
- September 15 - CO 14ers to Mt. Cameron & Lincoln
- September 17 - CO 14ers to Quandary Peak
- September 22 - CO 14ers to Mt. Cameron & Lincoln
- September 23-28 - Homecoming
- September 23 - Boys Soccer at home, 4pm; Volleyball at home, 4:30pm
- September 24 - Library at Lunch
- September 24 - HS Trip to Spain/Portugal Informational Meeting, 6pm
- September 25 - ASVAB test for Seniors, 9:30am
- September 26 - Powderpuff game, 3pm (assembly bell schedule)
- September 27 - Homecoming Pep Rally, 3pm (assembly bell schedule)
- September 27 - Volleyball at home, 4:30pm
- September 28 - HoCo parade, 10:30am; BBQ, 12pm; Soccer game, 1:30pm; HoCo Dance at Nederland Community Center, 7pm
- September 30 - No School, Teacher PD
- October 1 - Soccer at home, 4pm, VB at home, 4:30pm
- October 3 - PTA meeting, 6pm
ATHLETICS - Mr. DePaula
If you’re around town this weekend, please come out to the NedNed! Our High School Cross Country Team will be out there running, as will some members of our Middle School Cross Country Team.
Reminder that Middle School Volleyball practice officially starts this Thursday, September 19. Thank you to everyone who registered! Coaches Mary Joyce and Jaz Mannion look forward to seeing you this Thursday from 4-5:30 pm in the Middle School Gym.
Finally, High School Athletes, this is your final chance to purchase warm-up tops and bottoms at a significant discount. These retail for $150 new before embroidery. THIS YEAR, YOU CAN BUY A NEW SET FOR ONLY $65, OR A USED SET FOR ONLY $40. Consider sizing up, so it can last you for multiple years. Orders and payment are due by Sunday, September 15, no exceptions! Complete this order form today!
Have a great weekend!
COUNSELING - Ms. Pries
Upcoming College Fairs:
Plan now - these local college fairs are coming up fast, in the fall! A college fair is an event where multiple colleges and universities gather in one location to provide you with information about their academics, campus life, cost of attendance, scholarships and more. It's a great chance to meet the people who actually read admissions applications and who can help you get started with the college of your dreams.
Monarch High School Out-of-state College Fair. Located in Superior, on Wednesday September 25, 5:30 - 7:30 pm, Monarch hosts a chance for you to make contact with out-of-state college representatives. Register ahead for a barcode to exchange your contact information with representatives. More information here: https://www.strivescan.com/greaterdenver/
Denver National College Fair (National Association for College Admissions) Denver is at the Colorado Convention Center on Sunday September 29, 1:00 - 4:00. Register ahead for a barcode to exchange your contact information with representatives. https://www.collegefairguide.com/national-college-fairs/denver-national-college-fair See a list of participating colleges here: https://www.nacacattend.org/24denver/5606330
Faith Based Private Colleges: FCHS Arvada. Tuesday, September 24, 6:00 - 8:00 FCHS hosts an in-person college fair for faith based universities. Students should preregister if interested in attending: https://yfcdenver.org/event/christian-college-fair-of-colorado/
Broomfield High School, Wednesday, October 30. Broomfield hosts an In-State College fair featuring representatives from public and private universities located within Colorado.
6:00 - 7:30pm. More details to follow.
NMSHS SCHOOL NEWS
HOMECOMING!
Spirit Week
HoCo Events
Note: Saturday's HoCo dance is at the Ned Community Center.
High School Trip Abroad
Join us on an amazing adventure to Portugal and Spain! The trip is open to all students currently in grades 9-12. Learn more about the trip we’re planning with EF Tours, our educational travel partner. Click here to RSVP for the Parent Meeting to learn all the details. We’ll talk about:
· How this opportunity will benefit your student
· What we’ll see and do on our trip
· Everything that’s included in this experience
· How we’re keeping this safe and affordable
· How to enroll on this trip during EF’s risk-free enrollment period
Get your Ned Spirit Wear Now!
Brand new online store to get your spirit wear before Homecoming! Shirts, jackets, hats, accessories for everyone in your family! 10% of all sales go to the school!
Order Now! NMSHS Online Spirit Wear Store
Save 30% off the entire site and Free shipping on orders over $75. Don’t miss out!
Ned Hoopfest 3X3 Basketball Tournament
The Nederland High School Boys Basketball Team will be hosting its first annual Ned Hoopfest 3X3 Basketball Tournament on Saturday, October 19, 2024 in the NMSHS High School gym. This is a FUNdraising event with two divisions of play; current high school students and adults. Scan the QR code on the flyer or click on this link to register and pay the entrance fee.
If you have any questions, please contact the tournament director, John Leventhal, at john.leventhal@bvsd.org
School Pictures
Most of the Lifetouch school pictures have been distributed to students. If you haven't received your ordered photos, please pick them up at the front desk. And, there's still time to order your school pictures:
Don't Forget to Order This Year's School Pictures
ENJOY 10% OFF your order!
CODE: F202410OFF
EXPIRES: July 31, 2025
Join the Yearbook Club
Hey there, future yearbook superstars! It’s that magical time of year when we start piecing together the ultimate snapshot of our school year, and we need your creative spark to make it shine! Join us for our first Google Meet on Sunday, September 8th at 6pm, where we’ll dive into the exciting world of yearbook design. In just 30 minutes, we’ll chat about how you can unleash your genius to help our yearbook club and brainstorm some jaw-dropping cover ideas. Don’t miss out on the fun – we can’t wait to see what awesome ideas you bring to the table!
Anyone can join this first Google Meet - we encourage as many as possible to join us! Please email jeanine.thurston@bvsd.org and she will send you the link to join!
Clinica Dental Program - November 13th and February 20
Dear Nederland Middle Senior High School community,
This school year BVSD is partnering with Clinica Family Health to provide preventative dental services at our school. Dental services may include screenings, fluoride applications, sealants, and referrals for additional care not available at schools.
All students are eligible to participate and there is no cost to families. To receive these services for your child, please fill out the consent form (see below). No action is needed if you do not want to participate. If a paper consent form is completed, please return it to the school office.
Your student can enroll in the program at any time. However, for planning purposes, we would appreciate receiving the consent forms by Thursday, September 12th.
For questions regarding this school-based dental program, please contact:
Clinica Family Health - School Based Oral Health Team: sboht@clinica.org
Or
Alicia Seivers, BVSD Medicaid Resource Nurse: alicia.seivers@bvsd.org, 720.561.5559
AROUND THE SCHOOL
Colorado 14ers - Mt Bierstadt
High School Biology
Camouflage Moths
The biology students created "camouflage" for moths to hide from the "predators" (teachers and upper classmen) that came hunting for them.
Biology Experiements
Biology students planning and conducting scientific experiments
High School Physical Science
Converting Measurements
In physical science this week, students learned how to convert measurements. Those that did a good job with their conversions were given ingredients to make fudge!
Roller Coasters
The physical science students made marble roller coasters. Here they are explaining the "features" of their roller coasters.
8th Grade ELA Interprets The Odyssey!
6th Grade Math
High school Ceramics
Middle School Mural Painting Progress
PANTHER PARENTS PTA
The PTA Needs parents like YOU!
Our first PTA meeting of the year was last night and we had record attendance! Thank you to all of our new parents, teachers, students and coaches who came out and offered some great suggestions and new ideas!
FINANCIAL APPROVALS!
Ms. Newberg, Youth Leadership Academy, and Student Council representatives came to discuss Homecoming and PTA approved their request for $100 per grade for float supplies and candy to throw from their floats.
PTA approved Ms. Evans's request for a $1000 teacher grant to go towards student tuition costs for Thescon in December.
PTA approved a request for a $300 grant for the entire volleyball team to attend a Mindfulness Retreat. The request also led to a business sponsorship offer from Tadasana Mountain Yoga whose owner was in attendance!
HOMECOMING
STUCO has lots of fun things planned and much brainstorming came about to try and make this year’s Homecoming spectacular with ideas on how to engage the community! PTA will be heading up the pre-game BBQ so we need VOLUNTEERS! Please sign up for a shift here https://bvsd.helpatschools.com/schools/45/events/13905
SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR
PTA is bringing a Scholastic Book Fair to NMSHS in October! Be on the lookout for more information about the fair and ways to help!
PARENTS JOIN US!
Parents it’s not too late to support your student’s school by becoming a PTA member. We are forming our committees and parents are signing up, join now so you don’t miss out on getting on the committee of your choice!
FACULTY AND COACHES JOIN US!
Please consider becoming members to support your students and teams! Come to our meetings to find out the grants and business sponsorships available to you.
COMMUNITY
Teen Center
Register to Vote!
Eligible students that turn 18 on or before November 5, 2024 are eligible to vote this fall! Additionally, eligible youth 16+ can pre-register to vote.
Easiest way to get registered:
- Online at GoVoteColorado.gov (need either CO driver’s license or ID or last four digits of social security number)*
- By mail, email, or in person (let us know if we can deliver or mail you some paper registration forms)
If you have questions about registration, please take a look at Boulder County’s voter registration page.
*Note: While youth can register online, they cannot check their registration online, due to privacy concerns of underage registrants. They can still register online if they are unsure if they registered and it will not duplicate their record. If they do want to check, they must do so in person at the Clerk’s office or at a Vote Center with a form of ID.
Pop-Up Library Coming to NMSHS for 3rd Year Running!
NMSHS is partnering with the Nederland Community Library (NCL) again this year! Every other Tuesday, the NCL Pop-Up Event will be at NMSHS during MS and HS lunches. Students will be able to browse and check out items from NCL including: books, magazines, DVDs, manga and more!! If your student doesn't have a Ned Library card, no worries! Applications will be available for students to bring home for parents to complete.
Backdoor Theater Nederland
BVSD
Share your voice on school funding
In partnership with the Colorado Department of Education (CDE), a team of researchers from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) is evaluating the state’s public education funding system and they want to hear from you.
They’re conducting a short survey, which only takes about 10 minutes to fill out.
The feedback you give will be used as they form recommendations to CDE – about how to best ensure equal educational opportunity for all students.
Apply to be in the BVSD Community Leadership Academy
For the third year, the Boulder Valley School District will be hosting the BVSD Community Leadership Academy, in partnership with Parent Engagement Network. The program is an opportunity for parents and community members to deepen their understanding of the Boulder Valley School District and our work. One of the goals is to provide parents with the information they need to play a more active role in their child’s education and the district as a whole.
The third Community Leadership Academy cohort will have seven lunch-time sessions, one Friday per month, between October and April that will provide an overview of the district, deeper dives into BVSD’s academics and operations, plus additional sessions on building resilient families and communities.
Sessions will be 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at the BVSD Education Center located at 6500 Arapahoe Rd. Boulder, CO on the following dates:
October 18, 2024
November 15, 2024
December 13, 2024
January 10, 2025
February 21, 2025
March 14, 2025
April 11, 2025
Interpretation into Spanish will be available.
Applications are now being accepted
The deadline to apply is September 15, 2024.
Title IX Student Council and Community Advisory Council
The BVSD Student Title IX Council and Community Advisory Council are accepting applications for the 2024-2025 school year. These councils are comprised of students and community members who are interested in collaborating with the District regarding issues of sexual violence, harassment and gender discrimination. Members participating in the council play an advisory role to the district with a shared goal of elevating student and community voices and leadership.
For Title IX Student Council: High school and middle school students who are interested in working on the prevention of sex-based harassment and violence at school, who are looking to utilize their leadership skills, and who are passionately committed to this long-term process of change in culture and breaking stigmas around reporting are encouraged to apply here. Meeting dates to be determined.
For the Community Advisory Council: Apply here. The Council will meet this fall on 9/16 (virtual), 10/7 (virtual), 11/4 (hybrid), and 12/2 (virtual).
All students and community members are welcome to apply, regardless of their familiarity with Title IX.
Nederland Middle Senior High School
Bell Times: 8:30 am-3:45 pm; 9:30 am-3:45 pm Wednesdays
Front Office: 720-561-4900
Attendance line: 720-561-4902
Transportation: 720-561-6241
Email: nmshs.contact@bvsd.org
Website: neh.bvsd.org
Location: 597 County Rd. 130, Nederland, CO 80466
Phone: 720-561-4900