We have hit the halfway point in our winter sports and activities season! The school is very proud of all of our students who are participating and representing their school this season! Their hard work and dedication is showing in how well they compete, and they are setting a great example for Grizzlies throughout the building.

In this newsletter we will have information on winter sports updates, spring sports/activities registration, upcoming impact testing dates, and upcoming college signing days!

For our 8th grade families we have some save the date info for our upcoming 8th Grade Family Night.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS...We are excited to welcome all of our incoming freshmen to NPHS on Wednesday, February 5 at 6 pm for our 8th Grade Family Night! We will meet briefly in our auditorium to introduce our team and discuss information on course requests, A+, credits for graduation, etc. This portion of the evening will last approximately 30 minutes. Afterwards, we will have an academic and activities fair in our cafeteria. We will have many of our teachers and coaches on hand to answer questions and share what we have to offer. More info. to come...

Another facility upgrade is just about complete after an awesome donation by the Grizzly Way Booster club gave us the ability to add an indoor batting cage that can be used for baseball and softball.

The Grizzly Way has now made over $80,000 in purchases in the short period of time our building has been open. Check out their website to see what they've done for our students!

If your student is planning on signing a National Letter of Intent to continue their athletic career at the collegiate level, we will have a number of different signing day opportunities.

Our next signing day is February 5. If you would like to participate on this day, please fill out this informational form - we will meet in the Activities Design Lab at the end of the 300 hallway at 6:45am, for a signing picture with the athlete, family, and any coaches who would like to attend.

NLI Dates

February 5

April 16

If you are planning on participating in a high school spring sport you'll need to be sure you register ASAP! Even if you've participated in a fall or winter sport, you'll still need to log in for your spring sport clearance!

Spring Registration will close on February 24, so be sure to complete it and ensure you are ready for tryouts.

Remember you will need to upload your current physical and have a valid impact test in order to be cleared for the first day of tryouts on March 3.

Impact Testing Dates

We will have impact testing available for those without a current valid test, after school, 2:30pm, in the library on:

Friday 1/31

Tuesday 2/4

Wednesday 2/12

You'll need to make sure you bring a charged chromebook to be able to take the test.

The divisional conference schedule is starting to heat up for the girl's basketball team. They'll take on FZE next Friday here at the Den at 5:30pm. They also have games next week vs. St. Charles on 1/21, and Orchard Farm on 1/22.

Good luck ladies!

The boys basketball team continues to compete against tough competition this season. They have a busy week next week as well. The freshmen boys will take on Washington on 1/20 at 5pm. The JV and Varsity teams each have three games a piece, 1/21 v. St. Charles, 1/22 v. Orchard Farm, and 1/24 v. FZE.

Good luck gentlemen!

The girls swim team has competed well this year, and continues to see growth and record times at every meet!

They most recently competed against FZS and Timberland this past Monday, and competed in the FZN invitational over our extended Winter Break.

They'll head to Cape today to compete in the City of Roses Swimming Invitational.

It has been a solid week for the lady Grizzly grapplers! They ran their Conference record to 4-0 by defeating Washington and FZE earlier this week and are heading to St. Charles this weekend to compete in a tournament.

Good luck ladies!

Boys

The boys wrestling team also picked up conference wins v. FZE and Washington this week, they also edged a tough Class 3 team in St. Michael the Archangel on Thursday night. They too are heading to St. Charles with members of the varsity team. The freshmen will head to Holt on Saturday for the GAC Tournament.

The Varsity boys also had 3 GAC Champions from over the break, congrats to Brody Kell, Leo Buchheit, and Kaden Purler on the championships in a very tough local tournament.

Thank you to the Pep band for your spirit and energy this winter. They've been at a number of home basketball games, and for the first time in school history played at a wrestling dual on Thursday night!

Winter Concessions sign ups are out, and we need your help! Use the link below to volunteer your time, and you can earn 20$ per sign up to go to your NP program of choice!

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 December is Logan Redel of the North Point Wrestling Team! Congrats on all your hard work Logan!

The activities office has two different styles of fitted, New Era "NP" hats available in the Activities Office 618. We do have limited sizes, so you'll need to hurry if you want one, we won't be able to hold any hats.

They are $35 per hat, swing by the office and get yours today!

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!

You can access winter 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.

Spring schedules will be public soon, 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.

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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