Fall sports and activities are well underway, and some are nearing post season play! Girls Tennis with head into a tough individual GAC Tournament this Monday and Tuesday at Holt High School will high hopes of bringing medals back home to the Den. The ladies of NP Tennis will then kick off district play this Saturday at Washington High School, with a shot at the State Tournament on the line.

Girls Golf will also head to their district tournament this Friday at the Norwoods Golf Club in Hannibal! The girls are building momentum heading into the tournament, Olivia Christopher (1st Team) and Greysen Curran (2nd Team) recently earned All-Conference Honors, and senior Emma Wilke will look to finish her year strong in Hannibal.

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 September is Cooper Griffin of the North Point Volleyball Team! Congrats on all your hard work Cooper!

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 23 and close on October 28.

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

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

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:

10/9 - 2:30pm In Library

10/16 - 2:30pm In Library

Just a quick heads up that our final home football game of the season on 10/18 will be senior night and Military & First Responders Appreciation Night here at North Point.

All Active Service Members, Veterans, and First Responders will get free admission to the game, and we will have recognition for those groups along with our seniors prior to the game.

If you are interested in shirt for that night, you can follow the link below!

The Gateway Athletic Conference created a new aspect to boys and girls soccer conference play. Based on the 5 divisional games early in the season, teams are placed in one of three "Cup" divisions to finish conference play.

The Grizzlies will begin Divisional Cup play this week with two home games on 10/8 and 10/10. JV and Varsity will be in action on Tuesday and Thursday, while the C Team will head to FZN on Wednesday.

Good luck gentlemen!

Congratulations to our Tennis, Golf, and Softball seniors who were all recognized last week! We appreciate all that the members of the class of 2025 have done in their time here in the Den!

Softball Senior Caroline Frank

Emma Wilke came out for golf for the first time this year, love to see our Seniors trying new things!

Congratulations to all of the Senior Tennis players, they picked up a great win over SCW for Senior Night last week!

The JV team ran well at Warrenton this past week, while the Varsity team hit the road for a Saturday Night run in Memphis. Congrats to Hunter Stahl and Ella Sparkman on their great individual efforts!

The Grizzlies went a full 8 innings v. the Lions earlier this week. They didn't come out on top, but put a ton of effort and heart into their play.

Congrats to Olivia and Greysen on their All Conference Honors this year!

Your defending State Champion Grizzlies were awesome on the sideline again on Friday night on the road at Ft. Zumwalt South!

Welcome them back home this Friday v. Washington for Pink Night at the Den!

It was a close game, but the Grizzlies fell on the road to FZS 38-35. They'll be back at home on Friday to play GAC Central foe, Washington.

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!

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!

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.

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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