It was a great week to be a Grizzly Last Week! We saw some great performances from our Grizzly student athletes and competitors!

Greysen Curran became a first time state qualifier with a great finish in the District Girls Golf Tournament in Hannibal, the Grizzly Band turned in great performances at Mizzou on Saturday, and the Softball team picked up a win over cross town rival Holt! Toss in a great performance by Hunter Stahl at the Border War Race at Principia where he ran the boys side of the race, and North Point had a lot to be proud of!

Keep up the great work Grizzlies!

Plan on playing a winter sport (Basketball, Wrestling, Girls Swim, Winter Guard)? You'll need to make sure you register in order to tryout.

This is a very similar process to fall sports, but all potential winter participants will need to log in to the registration site linked below to register for the winter. All participants will need to have a current MSHSAA Sports Physical and a valid Impact Testing Baseline.

This registration will open on September 23 and close on October 28.

The first day of practice for Boys and Girls Basketball, Girls Wrestling is November 4.

The first day of practice for Boys Wrestling and Girls Swim is November 11.

If you are in need of an impact test (Freshman who haven't taken one yet, Juniors who haven't taken one this year, Seniors who haven't taken one in two years), here are the Winter Sports Dates:

We only have one date left prior to the start of Winter Practices!

10/16 - 2:30pm In Library

Be sure to arrive early this Friday for our final regular season home game vs. FZN! We will be honoring Football, Cheer, Dance, Cross Country, and Band Seniors prior to the game as well at it being Military and First Responders Night at the Den.

All active service members and veterans will have free admission to the game on Friday, we can't wait to see you there!

Kickoff is 7pm, but please try to arrive by 6:30pm for the start of our special recognitions.

For this Friday's Senior Night Recognition:

6:20pm - Latest that parents/escorts should arrive at track entrance at double gate near concessions.

6:30pm - We will begin our pre-game Senior Night Recognition

**Questionnaires were shared with head coaches to send to senior participants, we need those back by this Wednesday.

The Wabash Choir led by Director Catherine Jones sounded great on Friday when they performed the National Anthem prior to kickoff. We always enjoy when the Ducks visit the Den!

It was a busy weekend for the North Point Band. They had a great run at halftime on Friday Night, and followed that up with a great trip to Mizzou to compete on Saturday. Great job Grizzlies!

The Gateway Athletic Conference created a new aspect to boys and girls soccer conference play. Based on the 5 divisional games early in the season, teams are placed in one of three "Cup" divisions to finish conference play.

It was a solid week on the pitch for the Grizzlies, they notched a win over Troy on Tuesday, and ended in a tie v. FHC on Thursday. They will take on FHN on the road on Tuesday, and after those results will know what Thursday's game details will be.

Good luck gentlemen!

Great work this week at Principia for your Grizzlies. They'll run at the GAC race later this week at McNair Park on 10/17.

The Grizzlies traveled down the road to take on Holt last week. A nice 13-2 win for NP Softball!

They are back in action on Monday at home v. Elsberry, and will get district play underway soon!

North Point headed to Norwood Golf Club in Hannibal on Friday for the district golf Tournament. Greysen Curran had a great day with a top 10 finish and qualified for the State Tournament in Springfield!

Great job last week North Point Volleyball! Dr. Shelmire was in the house for a big win over Washington!

Senior night is this Tuesday v. FZE, come on out to the Den, admission for this game is free for students!

NP Cheer on the sidelines at this past Friday's Pink Night game v. Washington.

Another GAC Central matchup came down to the last few minutes as the Grizzlies came up just short v. Washington 24-23.

The Grizzlies will be back in action v. undefeated FZN this Friday in our final regular season home game of the season.

The NP Swim team will be visiting Pattonville and Parkway South this week. The boys continue to improve and drop time, good luck this week!

The team also stopped in the media lab this week for some pics with some of the teams miniature mascots.

The girls tennis team is in the final phase of their fall season, they'll travel to Jeff City on Monday for the first round of districts.

The ladies of NP tennis also stopped by the media lab this week for a quick visit!

The NPHS Student Athlete of the Month is a new award that is open to any student participating in a sport or activity during the month it is awarded. Coaches and sponsors have the ability to nominate any student in their organization that they believe is excelling on the field of play and in the classroom.

This winner for September is Cooper Griffin of the North Point Volleyball Team! Congrats on all your hard work Cooper!

Having great attendance is a must for athletes and activities participants. Not only does being in class regularly help with your grades, but it is required to be able to participate on a day when your sport or activity has a contest or game!

Our North Point parents have been great so far about keeping my office up to date, thank you for your efforts! Here are a few quick reminders:

- If your student will miss all or a portion of a school day that falls on the same date as a game/contest, this absence will need to be pre-approved by Dr. Adams.

- Parents should email Dr. Adams at least 24 hours in advance of the absence on a contest day, including partial absences for doctors appointments. He will respond back approving or denying the ability to play/participate.

- Students should bring a doctor's note back with them to give to the attendance office upon their return.

- Remember, any absence that isn't pre-approved (including leaving school for lunch or for forgotten items at home) on the day of a contest will make the student ineligible to compete that day.

- Be careful with Fridays or days prior to breaks, if the contest is on a Saturday and the absence occurs on a Friday, a student will not be eligible to compete on Saturday.

- All absences should be called in or emailed to the attendance office, and absences from a practice should be communicated directly with coaches and sponsors.

Thank you for your continued help!

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!

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.

Don't forget that we have PT conferences on Oct 29 from 3:30-7pm, and on Oct 30 from 10am-8pm.

We will be signing up for conferences a bit differently this year, be on the lookout for an email from Dr. Shelmire on Oct 1 for more information on how to sign up.

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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