North Star Newsletter February 2025
Hello All,
What a great week at North Star. We were absolutely spoiled on Wednesday with some delicious food. Our parents make the best food in the valley! Thank you PTO for organizing.
We are only one week away from our winter break and the weather is moving in. Please make sure to leave just a little early and drive slow during these snowy days. Conditions are changing throughout the morning, so use caution even when making those later drop offs.
The lottery is off to a great start and we have hundreds of families wanting to find a place at North Star. Returning registration for our current students will open in a few weeks, so please keep an eye out for this email. We love the energy the lottery brings to the school, and we truly appreciate the loyalty our families have to North Star every year.
Have a wonderful weekend, stay healthy, and enjoy some football. Still pulling for the Eagles.
Thank you,
AH
Spread the Word!
If you have a student who does not already attend North Star, or know someone who would thrive at our school, apply HERE to enter our lottery. Applications close March 13 with the lottery drawing on March 27. Both Elementary and Secondary schools will host a Lottery Presentation and Tour.
Elementary Lottery Presentation and Tour -- Feb 25, 5:30-6:30 pm
Secondary Lottery Presentation and Tour -- Feb 25, 6:30-7:30 pm
Attention Juniors:
The 11th Grade school-day SAT Administration is Friday, March 28,
7:45-10:51 am.
Please note the following:
1) March 28 will be a half day for juniors. They will have an early release immediately following testing.
2) The state of Idaho is paying for SAT fees, so all juniors (with the exception of exchange students) will be taking the SAT.
3)The SAT is administered in a digital format.
4) Colleges may use SAT scores for admission, class placement, and/or scholarships.
It's that time of year! Secondary and Elementary yearbooks are on sale now! Parents, please note that secondary (6-12) and elementary (K-5) will have separate yearbooks this year.
SECONDARY (grades 6-12) Yearbooks are on sale for $35! Follow THIS LINK to order your yearbook by March 26, 2025. North Star's school ID is 294192.
ELEMENTARY (K-5) Yearbooks are on sale for $32, plus a small online processing fee of 6% ($1.68). Follow THIS LINK to order your yearbook now. The LAST DAY to order elementary yearbooks is February 28.
Attention 6th & 11th Grade Parents:
It's time to start thinking about immunizations for the 2025-26 school year. All incoming 7th graders and all incoming 12th graders are required to receive boosters. Please make your appointments for these and submit booster dates to Jessica and Vanessa in the offices once they are received. Exemption forms can be found online. Please note that you must select the specific immunizations to be exempted. If you are a current 7th-12th grade parent, please double check that your child's immunizations are up-to-date and dates have been submitted to the office or that a current exemption form is on file. Thank you for your help in keeping our school state compliant!
Mother/Son Glow Night Event -- Saturday, March 1
We are so excited to announce that this year, our mother/son event with be a glow-themed dance party in the North Star gym! Join us on Saturday, March 1st, from 6pm-8pm for some fun! We have an awesome committee currently working on all the details, but we definitely need help at the dance. So please consider signing up to volunteer if you are not attending! This event is for mothers/mother figures (aunts, adult sister, grandma, special family friend) and sons (including siblings of students who do not yet attend school or attend another school). This is for North Star families only.
Pizza Friday Links & Volunteers
If you are one of our weekly pizza purchase families for elementary, we've made this handy sheet for you to print and mark off the pizza weeks you've purchased. If you are unsure of a week, you can search for an email from Zeffy and the confirmation should say the date you purchased. If you are a secondary student, you do not need to pre-purchase, you can bring cash on Fridays.
We are also in need of a few more volunteers to help Fridays run smoothly. Please click on the links to see what dates/positions are available. We wouldn't be able to have Pizza Friday if it wasn't for our amazing volunteers!
