Don't forget that tomorrow, Monday 9/16 is our first late start of the year. It has been a wonderful start to the school year here at North Point High School! Our students are into the groove, working hard in the classroom and in a number of activities as well. We will be debuting a new student recognition this year, the Student-Athlete of the Month, for each month September through May.

I'll be sending nominations out to coaches and sponsors this week and we will announce our first winner next week!

Please continue reading to get more information about the importance of student-athlete attendance, information on Homecoming Tickets. Please pay close attention to the new opportunity provided by the Grizzly Way Booster Club toward the end of the newsletter, you can now earn money that will go straight to your student's team/club here at North Point!

**Please note, in order to view the guide to buying homecoming tickets, you'll want to click the "open in browser" option for this newsletter. ** Otherwise it will just show up as a picture.

Have a great week Grizzlies!

We know that a lot of information is sent your way throughout the year. If you ever need to go back to revisit important information from North Point Newsletters, be sure to bookmark our eNewsletter landing site linked below.

Besides "Inside the Den", Dr. Shelmire and our NPHS Counseling Department often send out informational newsletters.

The Homecoming Dance will be on Saturday, September 28th, from 7-10pm at North Point High School.

Tickets must be purchased in advance through the online ticketing platform linked below. All student fines must be paid, and students bringing a guest from another school must get the guest permission form completed in advance of the dance.

For homecoming questions please contact, ashleyhiza@wsdr4.org

Please review the ticket purchasing guide below by clicking on the "NP HOCO TICKETS" graphic.

Use the link below to purchase your ticket, please be sure to read the ticket guide above before starting your purchase.

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 23rd and close on October 28th.

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

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

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:

9/25 - 2:30pm In Library

10/9 - 2:30pm In Library

10/16 - 2:30pm In Library

Another busy week for the NP Grizzly Football Team. The Freshmen only team defeated FHC on Monday afternoon, while the C team dropped a hard fought contest v. Holt.

On Friday night the Grizzlies traveled to Timberland HS for our first Varsity Football matchup in school history. It was a tight game through out, but the Grizzlies came out on top 24-6! Lots of great performances from the Grizzlies, Ty'ron Williams scored three times on offense and had an interception late in the game to help seal the win for the Grizzlies.

North Point will play at home on Monday for two lower level games at 4:30/6pm v. Timberland/CBC, and then travel to Liberty on Friday for the last stop in our Wentzville swing.

North Point Cheer was on the road again this week to support the Grizzlies. They joined in the theme of the week by rocking their construction themed gear to help unify the crowd in support of your Grizzlies!

The Cheer Team is also running a few different fundraisers to help fund their trip to nationals this year! There are two available Jr. Grizzlies clinics for upcoming home games as if you have younger Grizzlies who are interested.

The Grizzlies had great 3 set Victory over FZS on the Varsity level last week, completing a program sweep for North Point.

They'll be road warriors this week as they hit the road to visit Troy, Washington, and FZE before JV and Varsity compete in the Orchard Farm Tournament this weekend.

Congrats to Jacie Thomas for being named POTW!

It was a great week for NP Soccer. They picked up an important conference win on the road v. Washington 2-1.

They then hit the road to Hannibal on Friday and Saturday for a big Tournament. The Grizzlies picked up the consolation championship with a win over Troy!

The Varsity team has 3 games this week, and the C Team is back at home on Wednesday v. FHC!

The softball team faced tough competition throughout the Take the Lake Tournament in the Lake of the Ozarks this weekend. The girls performed well and will have two big home games this week on Tuesday v. FZN, and Thursday v. Timberland.

Good luck this week ladies!

Girls golf hit the links last week v. Washington in a tough conference match up. The girls continue to improve and grow every time they tee it up!

They have a busy week this week, and will look to defend the Gentile Cup that they won last year v. the other district high schools!

The Boys swim team will have a bit of a recovery week as they come back from last week's busy schedule that had 2 regular meets and the Ladue Invite on Saturday.

They boys continue to drop time and set personal bests as they continue through the season!

Be sure to follow Coach Zammit on Instagram for continued team updates.

Solid week for the Girls tennis team as they picked up wins last week over FHC and Conference rival St. Charles High School.

The girls continue to battle in an always tough GAC conference. Good luck this week ladies!

The Boys and Girls Cross Country teams made the trip to the site of the State Meet, Gans Creek, in Columbia on Saturday to run on one of the best courses in the State.

The teams did a great job at the Father Tolton invitational. Great job Grizzlies! Hunter Stahl set the pace by winning the race and smashing the old school record. Great work Hunter!

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!

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 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!

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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