Classes are back in session, practices have been underway for two weeks, and our first activities of the fall are getting ready to jump off here at North Point High School! Our first home football game of the year is this Thursday, August 29 at 7pm v. Francis Howell North. We would like to take a moment to explain some procedures for fans at the event to ensure a smooth and safe community event for everyone.

Please read through this edition of "Inside the Den" carefully for important information you should know before the big game this Thursday Night.

Please click on the picture below & read through the entire document below carefully:

With the number of people we expect to attend this week's game, proper supervision of MS and Elementary school students is important to ensure everyone's safety.

- Middle School students need to arrive at the game with their parent and guardian for entry. Students not entering the game with a parent or guardian will not be allowed entry. The parent or guardian should be a member of the student's immediate family. Once the Middle School Student and their parent or guardian have entered the stadium the student can head to the Middle School Student section marked on the map below, or sit with their parents in the general seating section.

- Elementary aged students should enter the stadium with their parents or guardians, and find a seat with them in the general seating section marked on the map below.

- Please know that we do not allow students to leave and re-enter football games. Once a student leaves they will not be allowed back into the game.

With this year's move to online sports passes and digital ticketing, here are few helpful pieces of information to have your digital ticket ready before trying to enter the game on Thursday.

- Download the GoFan App and create an account (If you purchased an online season pass you should use the same email you used when you purchased the pass)

- Once in the app you can pull up your digital ticket, or your season pass. If you need to distribute season passes to family members you can do that here as well. Again have them create a Go Fan account, get the app, and for students use a non-school email.

- Your season pass or single game ticket will be a live ticket. They can only be used once per game. We will not accept a screen shot in place of the actual digital ticket. The ticket takers at the pass gate will physical tap your phone to redeem your ticket.

See the links below if you are interested in a single game ticket, or a season sports pass.

If you are interested in buying a single game digital ticket for this week's game, please visit the GoFan link below.

This is a live digital ticket, no screen shots will be acceptable at the gate. it is recommended to download the GoFan App to have quick and easy access to your purchased tickets.

If you have a student participating in a sport this year, or just enjoy visiting the Den for events, an Activity Pass is your best value, and the easiest way to gain quick access to NP venues for games!

The Activity Pass will even get you into road contests at other Wentzville School District Schools - Liberty, Holt, and Timberland.

A family pass (for a family of 5) is only $80 for the entire year! Admission into home events in the fall like football and volleyball is $5 for adults and $2 for students. If you attend all the varsity home games and games at our district opponents (Holt, Timberland, Liberty) you would spend $112 at the gate! By getting the family sports pass you can attend those games, plus lower level football and all the home volleyball you can handle this fall! Your activity pass will continue to pay off the rest of the year as you can use it at home basketball and wrestling and boys volleyball in the spring! It really does represent a great value as it will pay for itself during the football season alone!

Click on the link below to purchase your activity pass today!

The district and NPHS are trying to move to a cashless gate as much as possible. In order to help you get into events quickly with your Activity Pass these will only be digital this year. Please use a parent email to purchase the pass so that it does not get blocked in student email accounts.

Check out the link for the GoFan:How To Guide below to learn how to access your pass, how it will work at the gate, and how to distribute your family passes.

You can access fall sports schedules now on the webpage linked below. There is also an "Activity Scheduler" app available for your mobile device that will alert you of schedule changes. It is a great idea to go ahead and save that link to your browser for future reference.

Please remember that there is a good chance for early season schedule changes due to other school's participation numbers or unanticipated scheduling conflicts. We thank you for your patience as we iron those out with other schools.

The Grizzly Way Booster Club is an all school booster club that helps fund requests for all school sponsored teams and activities. Please check out their website to see how they've helped fund requests, over $75,000 worth in just a few short years since the opening of the building!

You can also check out their online spirit wear store, and look for opportunities to volunteer and get involved! Click the picture below to consider becoming a member today!

Attendance is important for all of our students here at North Point HS. Data shows that students who have excellent attendance are more likely to perform well in class and get the most out of their experience at school.

Please remember that if your student is participating in a sport or activity, they cannot miss class on a day of competition (or the Friday before a Saturday Contest) and still be eligible to compete.

Excused absences for doctors appointments, etc. must be approved by Dr. Adams at least 24 hours prior to a planned absence on a competition day. Please remember that WIN time counts toward this requirement, and students leaving for an unexcused absence during that time would also be ineligible to compete that day.

Please remember that participating in sports and activities here at North Point is a privilege, not a right. Student participants are expected to maintain their eligibility and citizenship by following our district and MSHSAA Guidelines. Please click on the pictures below to review the attached resources to help ensure your eligibility for the entirety of the school year.

Be sure to follow the Activities Department to stay up to date of everything happening at North Point.

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