I want to begin this week with a huge thank you to Mr. Davis and the members of the Big Serve! This team worked on various projects around our school including replacing rotten wood/railings at our Mobile Units, painting in our main building, and installing partitions in our student bathrooms. What a great upgrade and we send our heartfelt thanks!

Let's make it a great week,

Mrs. Francisco

Monday, 10/7

• Chess Club after school
• Student Council Meeting after school
• Girls Soccer and Boys Volleyball Tryouts Begin after school

Tuesday, 10/8

• Chess Club before school
• FBLA before school
• PTO Board Meeting 9:30-10:30

Wednesday, 10/9

• Run/Walk Club before school
• Purple Star Club before school
• Girls who Game Club before school
• Math Club after school
• Football Game after school at Jamestown

Thursday, 10/10

• Impact Club before school
• Battle of the Books after school
• Girls Soccer Team Parent Meeting 5:40-6:00

Friday, 10/11

• Student Ambassador Meeting before school
• NWHS Middle School Band Night at NW High Stadium
  

Upcoming:

• Oct. 14-16 - Drop and Donate Shoes in the Car Rider Line for FCCLA
• Oct. 15 - GCS All-County Orchestra Auditions
• Oct. 15 - Boys Volleyball/Girls Soccer at Kernodle
• Oct. 16 - Fall Picture Retake Day
• Oct. 16 - Unity Day
• Oct. 16 - Boys Volleyball/Girls Soccer @ Home
• Oct. 17 - 6th Grade Field Trip
• Oct. 17 - 7th Grade Field Trip
• Oct. 17 - FCCLA Trip
• Oct. 18 - Teacher Workday - no school for students
• Oct. 19 - JR Theatre Festival for ITS Club @ Southeast High
• Oct. 21 - Boys Volleyball/Girls Soccer @ Eastern
• Oct. 22 - School-Based Leadership Team Meeting 4:00 Media Center
• Oct. 23-25 - Book Fair Preview
• Oct. 23 - Boys Volleyball/Girls Soccer @ Jamestown
• Oct. 23 - Football @ Home vs. Southeast
• Oct. 24 - 8th Grade to State Fair
• Oct. 28-Nov. 1 - Book Fair
• Oct. 28 - Family Carnival Night at the Book Fair
• Oct. 29 - Boys Volleyball/Girls Soccer @ Home vs. Southeast
• Oct. 30 - 7th Grade Vision Screenings
• Oct. 30 - Football @ Home
• Nov. 1 - End of 1st Quarter

This past Saturday at the Ledford High School Festival of Bands competition, our Northwest Guilford Marching Viking Band had a clean sweep in all categories at their first competition of the season! They won 1st Place Color Guard, 1st Place Percussion, 1st Place Drum Major, 1st Place Marching, 1st Place Music, 1st Place General Effect, 1st Place in Class 5A, and Grand Champions of the entire competition with the highest score of the day! Please congratulate these outstanding musical athletes on their incredible achievement!

BRING US YOUR SHOES! We’re collecting gently worn, used and new shoes to raise money for FCCLA. All you have to do is clean out your closet of shoes you no longer wear, that are still in good condition. Bring them to Ms. Minner's room in the morning beginning Sept. 30. All shoes will be sent to a third world country to support others in need.

The Fall Choice Application Season is fast approaching. Please note the information below.

Choice Application Window: October 9th – November 22nd

Choice Events:

• The Fall Choice Showcase – October 16, 2024, 5:30 - 8:00pm

Location: Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center.

• Tuesday Tours (10/22, 10/29, and 11/12).

All students who had their picture taken on Fall Picture Day brought home a flyer with their unique picture code for parents to use when ordering pictures. Lifetouch has reopened the Advance Pay feature (this provides free shipping) and this will stay on until this coming Wednesday. Here is the message from our photo rep about this Advance Pay feature and directions for how to order the photos after Wednesday:

From our Lifetouch Representative:

I have reached out and requested the advance pay to be turned back on and stay on until next Wednesday. Parents will only be able to go on the site now to advance pay and get the free shipping. No orders can be placed during this time. After Wednesday, the advance pay will be turned off and parents will be able to go back in and order photos.

Also, if a student was absent on Picture Day the makeup day for pictures is Oct. 16th. Make-up pictures will be made in the Front Commons. Students who want their picture re-taken can also have this done on Oct. 16th.

Boys Volleyball and Girls Soccer tryouts begin Monday, Oct. 7. Anyone trying out must have all paperwork completed and turned into Ms. Thomas in the gym by 8:30am Oct. 7. Paperwork can be turned in at any time. The correct paperwork includes a physical form completed by a physician which is current for 395 days, a current medical history form and a concussion form which is current for the school year. Paperwork can be found on the NW Middle website under athletics.

Please remind students that if they are attending a NW Middle athletic event, they should not bring footballs or other athletic equipment to play with during the game. Please also remind students to stay at the event that they came to watch, such as in the football stadium for football games.

We also want to remind all parents/visitors that the campus is tobacco-free/no vaping or smoking is allowed.