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New Albany High School

Bi-Weekly Newsletter - June 17, 2020

New AlbanyHigh SchoolBi-Weekly Newsletter - June 17, 2020

Message from the Principal

Dear Students and Parents,


We would like to again congratulate our graduating Class of 2020. While the end of the year concluded as no one could expect, we hope that you were able to enjoy all of the recognitions and acknowledgements that were organized by both the school district and community. We wish you the best as you move on to the next chapter of your lives.


We would also like to take this opportunity to welcome our incoming ninth graders, the Class of 2024. While many things are unknown for the start of the school year, we are excited that you will be joining us.


As a high school, we are working to develop plans to be able to safely bring students back to school while providing the most effective instructional model regardless of our restrictions. We have our current schedule (green); are working to develop a blended model (yellow), and have a structure for all online learning (red). Our goal is to create a structure that allows us to flow in and out of these models depending on what is necessary during the 2020-2021 school year.


To be prepared for the fall, we have solicited feedback from teachers and students at the end of the school year and most recently held a focus group with several high school parents. From theses meetings, we have a better understanding of what worked and areas that need to be improved for the upcoming school year. Thank you to all that participated.


As more information becomes available, we will work to keep everyone updated with our plans for the start of the school year. Please make sure to look at the "Upcoming Important Dates" at the bottom of the newsletter and mark your calendars.


We hope that everyone has a chance to rest and relax this summer.


Thank you,


Ken Kraemer

2019-2020 Final Report Cards

2019-2020 Final report cards will be sent this week via U.S. Mail.


You may notice a small fluctuation in your cumulative grade point average at the end of the school year. At the end of semester one, we store potential credit in our system as if a student has completed the course in order to calculate our Latin Honors for our graduates. After the year is complete, final grades are stored and the potential credit from semester one is removed. At times, this may cause a slight fluctuation in your cumulative grade point average. The GPA on your final report card is your official GPA up to this point.

Schedule Course Requests

The window for requesting schedule changes closed on June 5, 2020. If you submitted a course request appeal, you will receive an email regarding your request by the end of June. In August, students will have another opportunity to complete a Schedule Course Request Appeal Form if they feel something needs corrected on their schedule. All changes must meet schedule change criteria.

Graduation Party Guidance

On May 7th, Franklin County Public Health released a letter outlining guidance for families on upcoming Graduation parties. Read more...

New Albany High School Athletics

Stay tuned to www.naeagles.com for the latest information for Athletics.

New Albany High School PTO

Teacher Appreciation Week – The PTO showed our support for our fabulous teachers during this unusual time in several ways:

  • Student Notes – With the help of our PTO teacher liaisons (Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Dorman), we delivered 696 messages of gratitude to our teachers from students and families!
  • Student Thank You Video – Students created an appreciation video for teachers. https://vimeo.com/416489821
  • Yard Signs – We delivered 113 yard sign to our teachers’ homes.

Honoring Seniors – The PTO honored our Seniors in four ways:

  1. Banners – Banners were places at three community intersections.
  2. Yard Card – A fun Yard Card was placed at the entrance of graduation.
  3. Snapchat Filter – A Snapchat filter was created of Mr. Kraemer handing out a diploma.
  4. TikTok “Duet” – Two videos were created of Mr. Kraemer handing and tossing a diploma so students could create their own video “duet” receiving and catching it.

Top Volunteers – In addition to the Board and Committee Chairs, we had 35 members volunteer to make all of this happen! So grateful to them. The volunteers with the most hours are Julie Arguelles, Jennifer Swincicki, Beth Longnecker, Mabel Brown, and Laurie Worly. THANK YOU!

Supply Sale – Remember to support the PTO Supply Sale by purchasing your school supplies from us in the fall. While the format may be different, we still plan to hold our biggest fundraising event. We will have new Spirit Wear from Hollywood Imprints, too!

New 2020-2021 PTO Board:

  • President – Carolyn Johnson
  • Vice President – Suzy Christopher
  • Treasurer – Sally Higgins
  • Secretary – Sharon Fancher

2019-2020 PTO Projects – We had a great year and appreciate all of the support from our members, volunteers, and staff!

Upcoming Important Dates

  • August 11, 2020 - High School Kick Off Days, 8:00am - 4:00pm(Freshmen/Sophomore)

  • August 12, 2020 - High School Kick Off Days, 9:00am - 4:00pm (Junior/Senior)

  • August 13, 2020 - New to District Event, 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • August 17, 2020 - High School Open House, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
  • September 10, 2020 - Senior College Planning & Fin Aide, 7:00pm - 8:30pm (McCoy)

  • September 24, 2020 - Parent/Teacher Conferences, 3:30pm - 7:00pm

  • September 30, 2020 - Parent/Teacher Conference, 3:30pm - 7:00pm

Our Purpose

The New Albany-Plain Local School District is committed to creating a culture of accountability that achieves the best academic and developmental outcomes for each student.