North High Newsletter

Greetings Viking Families,

The 2nd Quarter is underway and students engaged in athletics, after school clubs and various activities. Congratulations to all our fall sports teams and to our marching band for a wonderful season. We look forward to the start of Winter Sports and Activities. Remember that we have free tutoring available Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 3:15-5:00pm in the library.

We are working on refreshing the iPads for 10th and 11th grade students, as well as getting new iPad covers to 9th and 12th grade students. The new covers come with attached keyboards for ease of use.

We continue to monitor tardies and attendance. We appreciate your support in helping students understand the importance of attending classes, engaging in learning activities and completing their work. This is an important life skill our students need as they prepare for college and/or the world of work!

Students are faced with multiple stressors as they navigate high school. If you feel your student needs additional academic or emotional assistance, please do not hesitate to reach out to their School Counselor, our School Social Worker, or their Administrator. We are all here to aid in each student’s success on this high school journey!

As always, we appreciate your continued support and involvement. If you have any questions, please call us 531-299-2700.

Go Vikings!

The Music Department will present "Once Upon a Mattress" on November 15th-17th. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students, and free to children under 3 years old.

This is a PG-rated comedy featuring strong female characters. A modern feminist twist on the classic tale of The Princess and The Pea, this is not your grandmother's fairy tale!

Tickets can be purchased at https://onhms.booktix.com/

National Honor Society is having a fundraiser at Freddy's on 11/21. Come out and support NHS!

The 2024-2025 school year marks 100 years since North High first opened its doors. We have events and activities scheduled throughout the school year to celebrate Omaha's ORIGINAL North High School turning 100! Additional details about each event will be shared closer to the event date. Please see the included graphic for a year-long overview of the events planned for the centennial.

Please note, the Bulter Gast YMCA is NOT an approved pick up or drop off location for students. To help the flow of after-school traffic, students also cannot be picked up on 36th Street. Thank you for your cooperation!

We expect our students to 'Be a Viking' in all areas of the building. This means being respectful, responsible, and accountable. Not following these school wide expectations could result in the assignment of a lunch detention.

Lunch detentions will be held in the lecture hall. Students assigned a lunch detention will not be allowed to go to the cafeteria or Viking Center during lunch. Students will be offered a sack lunch and must follow lunch detention expectations. Failure to serve lunch detention will result in further disciplinary action.

Students planning to attend homework help room must either sign up for the late bus or make sure they have a ride home. Please see the included graphic for more information about the homework help room.

Please read the document below for updated information on AP and Dual Enrollment information. We are excited to announce that the Omaha Public Schools will provide Advanced Academic support to pay for all tuition and fees for students who wish to enroll in Dual Enrollment courses. The district will also pay the fee to take the Advanced Placement Exam in May for all Advanced Placement courses.

The robotics club is looking for volunteers to help us host the largest robotics competition in Nebraska on December 13th and 14th. This is a great way to support North High students and get community service hours. You can scan the QR code or use the link HERE

Thank you to all students and staff who participated in this year’s door decorating contest during homecoming week! This year’s theme was “Through the Decades” for our centennial celebration. The winners were chosen based on creativity, use of the theme, school spirit, and neatness.

• In third place, we have Ms. Schmeit’s Viking Time (Room 330)
• In second place, we have Mrs. Buckley’s Viking Time (Room 360)
• And for first place, the winner is Mr. William Johnson’s Viking time (Room 206)

Congratulations, Mr. Johnson’s Viking Time!

Make sure to tune in to Viking TV for the daily announcements on our Striv Channel. Announcements begin at 9:30 and are available in the On Demand section about an hour after the original broadcast. stiv.tv/omaha-north is also home to many of our livestreamed events

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 button below to access directions.

AP Seminar students participated in a Socratic Seminar over the Happiness Unit as they prepare for their Mock Performance Task.

Audra M. and Elli Y. meet with principal Chris Humphries about their National Merit selection. Both students were recognized for this national award semi-finalists. More than 16,000 of the high scorers, representing less than 1% of the nation’s high school graduating seniors, will qualify as Semifinalists. Only Semifinalists will have an opportunity to advance in the competition for Merit Scholarship® awards.

Congratulations to Josh B and Daniel R for making the Nebraska All-State Ensembles!

Juniors and Seniors had the opportunity to meet with Secretary Chuck Hagel and UNO professors and discuss the importance of public service. Students had the opportunity to hear from Secretary Hagel, ask him questions, and then they picked breakout sessions of their interests that spoke to the importance of service in future careers and areas of study.

The Outdoor Club had a screaming good time at Scary Acres on Wednesday, October 23rd. November's meeting will be after school on November 7th, in room 213.