Northridge High School Update

• 2024 - 2025 School Calendar
• October 3rd - Conference Night
• October 6th - Band Concert at 3 PM; Choir Concert at 5 PM
• October 9th - PSAT
• October 10th - Picture Retakes
• October 18th - No School. Teacher in service day
• November 8th - No School. Teacher in service day
• November 27 - December 2nd - Thanksgiving Break
• December 23rd - January 6th - Winter Break
• Final Forms update/verification is now due!
• Sign up for Parent Square is now due!

We will be holding Parent-Teacher Conferences on Thursday, October 3rd from 2:40 - 9:00 PM. If you would like to schedule a conference, please email Mrs. Willeke at cwilleke@northridgevikings.org or call her at 740-967-6651. Please state what teachers you would like to meet with.

You can also fill out this google form to schedule a conference: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZZ28JhRW4Cs2UzAh76jTvMnjwIeO82ErRYOAmPe7a5AzEVA/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

Congratulations to Aidan Dunlap on making it into All State choir. This is a big achievement with an audition process and a highly competitive rate of making it in with the amount of applicants.

Please join us as the Northridge Bands and Choirs put on their fall concert. Band starts at 3 and Choirs at 5

The Licking County Health Department has a Drive to Succeed program intended to increase access to driving school to young drivers in Licking County regardless of economic status. LCHD can provide vouchers for eligible students to complete driving school at low-cost ($10.00 fee) through Licking Valley Driving School. Students must be located in the county and be between the ages of 16-17 at enrollment and complete the training before their 18th birthday. Eligibility requirements for the program are provided in the attached application.

In regard to sharing the application and flyer, you can do this in any way you see fit for your school. We simply want students to be aware of the program we offer, and we would like to provide them with easier access to the application. The application and flyer could be shared electronically or on paper in your school. I would recommend that completed applications be submitted directly to LCHD by individual students/families as the vouchers for this program are provided on a first come first serve basis.

The completed application, proof of permit, and proof of student eligibility can be printed and mailed to LCHD, printed and dropped off to LCHD, or emailed to dts@lickingcohealth.org. This information is provided in more detail at the bottom of the application. Any questions the families or students may have can also be directed to dts@lickingcohealth.org.

IMPORTANT DATES

9/30/24 - Senior College Application Workshop

10/2/24 - Career Speaker Series - The Army - Military options

10/3/24 - Parent Teacher Conference night

10/9/24 - PSAT/NMSQT school day test

10/22/24 - C-TEC will be visiting NHS and our 10th Grade class

10/25/24 - Career Speaker Series - Convestro - Polymer materials manufacturer, Engineering

10/29/24 - College Application Blitz for Seniors

9/30/24 - Senior College Application Workshop for students and families. Mrs. Garee and Mrs. Badgett will be presenting on the college application process, essay overview and tips. This information was presented to Seniors during 3rd period on 9/25/24, so in case it was missed, please plan to join us Monday, 9/30/24 from 7-8:30 in the High School Media Center.

10/3/24 Parent-Teacher Conference night, 2:30 - 9 pm. If you’d like to meet with Mrs. Badgett, please reach out to the main office and schedule a conference.

10/9/24 PSAT/NMSQT - Students have completed their registration for this Fall test. On Friday, they did the Digital Readiness Check and completed their exam set up which is required prior to test day. If you or your student missed this, please stop by the Counseling Department and complete it on Monday, 9/30/24.

10/29/24 - Seniors interested in attending college after high school, plan to attend the College Application Blitz. The flier is posted in the Counseling Department google classroom, code 3x5rnj5 and can be viewed here: https://www.lhschools.org/CollegeApplicationBlitz.aspx. Students need to complete their registration by 10/22/24. It will be one of the first field trips of the year.

The Career Speaker Series is a new opportunity for our high school students. They are invited to presentations during their Connect period and learn about local companies, businesses and careers. We are planning on having 2-4 speakers every month. Listen to the announcements for the upcoming list of speakers.

Current CCP Students - keep an eye out for an upcoming email with details about CCP scheduling for Semester 2.

Our school day begins at 7:40 AM. To report an absence you can call 740-967-6651 or you can email Mrs. Willeke at cwilleke@northridgevikings.org Any time your child has a medical appointment of any kind, please be sure to get a school excuse. Excused medical appointments do not get counted against them with attendance thresholds.

Once your child reaches three tardies to school, they will be assigned a Wednesday School (2:30 - 3:30 PM).

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.

Daily Attendance Notifications

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We are excited to introduce a new and efficient way of keeping you informed about your child’s attendance at school. Northridge has activated the School Attendance feature in ParentSquare. We believe this change will benefit you and your children.

Daily Attendance Notifications

Through ParentSquare, you will receive a prompt notification informing you of your child’s school absences. These notifications will help you stay up-to-date, ensuring you are notified if your student is not present at school. Northridge will send the notifications in both voice and text formats.

Attendance Notes from Parents and Guardians

One of the key benefits of this feature is that it allows you to send attendance notes back to the school through the Parent Square app if your student is absent. This feature significantly reduces the need for phone calls to the school and makes it more convenient for you to communicate important information about your child’s absence. Parents and guardians may still call the main office and send in a written note to notify us of an absence, but most will find using the Parent Square platform more convenient. The reason for the student’s absence must be reported to the school within two days, per district policy.

We are confident that utilizing this tool will significantly enhance communication, making it easier for you to stay informed about your student’s attendance.

Here is the link for Senior Cap and Gowns! https://tinyurl.com/NHSGRADJOSTENS

Here is the link to go directly to the cap, gown, and tassel package. https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productDetail/1049261/Northridge-High-School/Cap-and-Gown/2493897349/CATALOG_REPOSITORY/REGALIA/Cap-Gown-Tassel-Unit/2493897395/

Do you want to order a class ring? Here is the link to do so. https://tinyurl.com/vikingrings2027

More information is available in the office.

Dear Parents,

We are thrilled to announce a series of guest speaker events designed to inspire and educate our students about various career paths. These sessions offer a unique opportunity for your child to connect with industry professionals, ask questions, and gain valuable insights into potential futures. Attending these events can be a transformative experience, helping students to make informed decisions about their careers and education.

We encourage you to motivate your child to take advantage of these opportunities, as they can lead to exciting pathways. All these events will be held in the Media Center during the CONNECT period!

Upcoming Guest Speakers

Military Recruiter Guest Speaker

• Date: Wednesday, October 2nd

• Highlights: Explore the benefits of military service and how it can lead to a bright future.

Construction Management Guest Speaker

• Date: Friday, October 4th

• Highlights: Explore the field of a construction project manager who will highlight the amazing parts of his career.

Axium Plastics Guest Speaker

• Date: Friday, October 11th

• Highlights: Hear about exciting things from a worker at Axium Plastics.

Grant, Covestro Guest Speaker

• Date: Friday, October 25th

• Highlights: Get the chance to hear from an engineer himself at Covestro.

Don’t miss out on these incredible opportunities! Mark your calendars, and we look forward to seeing your child there. If you want to in the coming months be a speaker and share your insight about a career choice, feel free to contact spfaff@northridgevikings.org to coordinate a date to have you come in and speak to our students!

Thank you for your support for their futures!

The Northridge Football program and community would like to present this Navy flag to the Edison Football program with deep appreciation of the sacrifice made by one of their former players, #27 Maxton “Max” Moberg, who was one of 13 U.S. service members killed in the line of duty from an ISIS-K suicide bombing attack at Afghanistan’s Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 26, 2021. May we never forget.

Picture Retake Day will be on Thursday, October 10th.

If you missed picture day on Thursday (9/29), please be ready with an awesome smile on October 10th. If you do not like the pictures you receive, please bring the packet back and have them retaken.

We are kicking off the recruiting season for Ariel Corporation's 2025 High School Manufacturing Fundamentals Program. This paid program will run from January - May during a student's senior year.

Your students will learn from several of our manufacturing departments including heavy equipment assembly, precision machining, and multi-craft maintenance, as well as the interpersonal and professional skills they'll need to succeed in the modern workplace.

This is a big opportunity for students to "get their foot in the door" at one of the largest manufacturers in the Knox County area, and potentially join Ariel as a summer intern and full-time employment in the fall. Ariel also has a state-recognized Apprenticeship Program in Heavy Equipment Assembly, Precision Machining, and Multi-Craft Maintenance.

We will wrap up our 2025 recruiting season with our Fall Open House, where we open the doors of the Ariel Training Center to students and their parents/guardians to see what a career here could look like. This year's Fall Open House will be on Tuesday, October 15th from 6:00pm - 8:00pm.

If your child is interested, please contact Mrs. Badgett, School Counselor, at abadgett@northridgevikings.org

Our organization flies senior Veterans to Washington DC at no cost to them, to see their memorials. Every Veteran is paired with a Guardian who spends the day honoring them and listening to their stories. It is an amazing opportunity for our community to not only thank our Veterans, but get to know their life experiences.

The High School Guardian Program is a unique opportunity for juniors and seniors to be part of this initiative. Our program is being updated for 2025 and we are asking students to apply directly to us where we will then interview and select candidates to fly with us for the Spring season. This is paid for by our organization. We will equip them for this responsibility and ensure they are prepared to take on this role. I am attaching the program description to this email. The deadline for applications is October 4, 2024. You can find the links below. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to email or call me.

Thank you for all you do for the next generation. I hope to work together to bring our community closer together as we serve our nation’s senior Veterans.

Website Link: https://www.honorflightcmh.org/get-involved

Application Link: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=7PG2js9jDUm-2L55E0JLX4bcBl4G67RMh9intCSJV1lUNU1OTzNQQ1RWRlpMUEpQQ01YTzdNUzczTC4u&route=shorturl

Program Description Link: https://www.honorflightcmh.org/_files/ugd/69091b_d703301320874c1c81db6dced4fdfb30.pdf

ParentSquare is the premier fully unified product that engages every family with school communications and communications-based services—all the way from the district office to the classroom teacher, and all in one place.

Please follow the letter sent to you from the Northridge school district!! It looks like the letter below!!! Or go to the Northridge School website and Parent Forms instructions are there. :)

If you have not done so yet, please follow the FINALFORMS email you were sent from the district to update contact information/emergency information on your child/children. We are using Final Forms, our new Northridge registration/information system, in order to organize this important information.

We are working hard to try to develop the skill of Focus and Attention at NHS. Our teachers are using collaborative skills and networking with students in hopes to increase academic successes with our students. We actively utilize our Connect period to work EXTRA with your children and provide possible extensions to lessons in the classroom. Our Building Leadership Team have designed a student survey that we give weekly to analyze what teaching strategies the students think are most effective and what barriers they have to focused learning opportunities. We will utilize this data to create better designed instructional plans for our students.

• We are excited to announce that we will be offering FREE breakfast and lunch to all students district-wide regardless of their free or reduced lunch status! This is a very exciting opportunity for the families of Northridge. We still need all families to fill out the free/reduced application not only to make this program a success, but because it also affects other funding for our school.
• We will be stationed right inside the middle school doors each morning, as well as at both entrances of the high school for breakfast. The students will have an opportunity to grab their breakfast items and take items with them to their classrooms. Elementary students will come to the cafeteria as they arrive at school each morning and have breakfast in the cafeteria.
• Northridge Café will continue to be a cashless system this year. We will not be accepting cash. We will accept checks through the lunch line but parents are encouraged to visit our website and take the time to register your child on payschoolscentral.com. This allows you to take advantage of adding money to their lunch accounts electronically, and also completing the Free/Reduced lunch application. There is a link to this site on the Northridge Schools website. You will need your child’s student ID number to get started. This number can be found on their schedule. Students will only need money on their accounts for snacks, drinks and extras.
• If your child has any special dietary allergies or concerns, we MUST receive documentation from your child’s doctor and have it on file with the school nurse in order to be able to make substitutions to our menu. There will be a form available upon request that can be provided to the doctor and returned to the school.
• Once you have added money to your child’s account, please allow up to 24 hours for the funds to be available to your child. Please do not expect money to be available as soon as you add funds to their account. Check their accounts regularly. You are also able to set up a feature for auto-replenish and to receive low-balance notices.
• Our lunch menu can be accessed here
• Free/Reduced lunch applications will be available at each school office but we encourage you to use the Northridge website and apply online from the link.
• Snacks, drinks, and extras are available to purchase, and the cost ranges between $1.25-$2.25. These items can not be charged. Money must be available on a student's account to be able to purchase these items.
• If you have any questions or concerns at any time, please feel free to contact me email or phone. My email address is: clewis1@laca.org, office number is (740) 966-3275
  

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