Huskie Howler
Monday, March 4, 2024
Dear Parents/Guardians,
We’re very excited to announce that on March 6th 2024, NNHS will be going green. This is part of an unprecedented partnership with College of DuPage, who will be taking over our Learning Commons during all lunch periods! To learn more about this exciting opportunity for our students, visit: https://www.naperville203.org/CODTakeover
Also, a reminder that March 7 and 8 are Parent Teacher Conference days and students are not in attendance.
Thank you for entrusting your students to our care.
Stephanie Posey
Principal
Reminder: Spring Conferences will be held virtually, via Zoom, on Thursday, March 7th from 5 - 8:30 PM and Friday, March 8th from 8 AM - Noon. Remember that there is no school for students on these days.
5 Essentials Survey: Parents, we still need your participation as stakeholders at NNHS. The data we receive from the survey is incredibly beneficial in driving our school improvement goals for Naperville North. If we do not reach our 20% parent/guardian participation goal, we will not receive any school level results from the survey. Please help us reach this important goal before the deadline! To access the survey, click here https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/ and select “DuPage” as the county. Please complete this survey by March 29, 2024. Thank you for your participation!
Boosters Yard Sign and Bag Tag Sale: Show your Huskie Pride! It is spring activities yard sign and bag tag sales time! Sales run February 20th to March 20th. Pick-up of orders will be the weekend of April 13th. Please visit http://nnhsboosters.org/ to place your order. Thank you for your support.
Senior Celebration: Attention Senior Families! Get ready for the ultimate Senior Celebration on Saturday, April 6th! It's going to be an epic party exclusively for seniors. Indulge in unlimited food, win fantastic prizes, dive into interactive games, groove to the beats of our DJ, belt out your favorite tunes at karaoke, and even pamper yourself with hair or nail services – plus much more! All activities are included in the ticket price.
Please check out our new Senior Celebration web-site with all the information you need to know about this amazing party - including all the info contained below! https://sites.google.com/view/nnhs-2024-senior-celebration/home
Buy your tickets before March 6th to be included in a drawing to get your ticket for free (winners will be reimbursed the ticket price). Secure your tickets now at https://gofan.co/event/1002073?schoolId=IL099809! If you're unsure about your ticket status, simply check the link on the GoFan ticket page. And don't forget to complete the required permission form link available on the GoFan page for a hassle-free experience.
We need over 300 parent volunteers for the night! Underclassman parents are welcome too! Sign up here ->https://bit.ly/SC2024Volunteer
We need donations for raffle prizes and food. Sign up here -> http://Bit.ly/SC2024Donate.
Senior Parents, we also need your pictures for Memory Hallway and Huskie Hallway!
The Memory Hallway committee is accepting pictures February 26th - March 22nd. There will be a box in the main entrance of NNHS on the windowsill across from the campus supervisor desk to drop all pictures mentioned below. What do we need?
(A) We need THREE pictures of EACH SENIOR for this photographic journey down memory lane. Don’t let your student be left out! Submit 3 pictures of your student (one as a baby, one young child/elementary school, and one recent photo). Any size but no larger than 5 ”x 7”. Label the backs of the photos with your student’s name. A keepsake poster will be made by our committee for each student and they will get their keepsake poster at the end of the party in their check out bag. Please send the keepsake photos in one envelope, labeled “keepsake” along with the student’s name to the box mentioned above by March 22nd.
(B) We need group pictures (printed copies - they will not be returned) of kids together in preschool through 8th grade. Please label the school on the back of the photo. Please drop the group photos in a separate envelope labeled “group photos'' along with the student's name to the box in the NNHS front entrance by March 22nd.
Have you sent pictures for the “Huskie Hallway?” The Huskie Hallway displays MANY photos of NNHS Seniors from the Class of 2024. These pictures are from school sponsored activities during their senior year of 2023-2024.
Our Challenge? Representing ALL Seniors and ALL Activities! We rely on you, family and friends, to send PRINTED photos, size 4”x6”, any paper is accepted. Please indicate the club, sport or event on the back of the picture and name of the students in the photo. These photos will NOT be returned. Place your photos in an envelope marked “Huskie Hallway” in the box found inside the NNHS Main Entrance Doors by the Campus Supervisors’ desk. Questions, contact Carrie Schrock carrieschrock71@gmail.com. If it is more convenient, you may drop them at my house near Hobson and Olesen. Please reach out if you have any questions or would like to drop the photos to my home. Deadline for submitting photos is 3/19/24.
Home & School:
- Home & School is an excellent way for you to become familiar with Naperville North. Being involved provides opportunities for you to get to know other parents and be present at select student activities. We have a handful of Home & School Board positions open for the 2024-2025 school year, specifically:
- Treasurer
- Blood Drive Chair
- Dance Co-Chair Refreshments
- Fundraising Co-Chairs (2)
- Mailings Co-Chair
- School Store Co-Chair
- Student Registration Co-Chair
Please click here for detailed descriptions of each of the positions. If you are interested in joining the Home & School board at NNHS, please reach out to Kelly O'Malley (NNHSnominations@gmail.com) and/or Susan Spires (napervillenorthhssec@gmail.com). - Staff Breakfast March 7th - Donations needed. NNHS Staff Breakfast Committee needs your help gathering donations for the upcoming staff breakfast, during March Parent Teacher Conferences! Please review the needed items below and sign up where you can by Monday, March 4th. All items can be dropped off to NNHS Front Office on Tuesday, March 5th, or Wednesday, March 6th, during school hours. PTC Staff Breakfast Donations.
- Contact Co-Chairs, Cory Briggs & Lauren Ferguson at NNHSteacherbreakfast@gmail.com with any questions.
- Spring Dance March 16th - Donations and Volunteers Needed: Here are all the ways you can help:
- Amazon wish list and Spring Dance Donations & Volunteers
- Decorating team will be meeting Friday, March 15th from 6.30-8.30pm.
- Snack donation Drop off will be Saturday morning, March 16th from 10am-12noon at NNHS.
- For questions, please email Mia (NNHSDanceDecorations@gmail.com), Heather (NNHSDanceCheckin@gmail.com), and Jackie (NNHSRefreshments@gmail.com)
- Freshmen - Thursday, August 8, 8:00 - 11:00 AM
- Sophomores - Friday, August 9, 8:00 - 11:00 AM
- Juniors - Thursday, August 8, 11:30 - 2:00 PM
- Seniors - Friday, August 9, 11:30 - 2:00PM
If you have questions about any of the items above or other concerns, please contact Stephanie Posey, Principal, at sposey@naperville203.org or Jill Myatt, Administrative Assistant at jmyatt@naperville203.org. Follow NNHS Official on Twitter @NNHSposey.
Additional Resources:
- Check out this month’s Counselor Connection, with grade-level & college/career updates!
- Link to 2023-2024 NNHS Calendar
- The archived Howlers can be found HERE
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