NHS Student Services

June 2024 Newsletter

From the North High Student Services Department:

Summer is upon us as the last days of the school year wrap up. We look forward to celebrating the class of 2024 this Saturday at graduation and wish them the very best as they move forward with their post-secondary plans. We love to hear back from our graduates from time-to-time to see how they are doing and what they are up to. If there are any questions from our graduates and/or families please feel free to reach out to your counselor (or the Student Services Office).

We wish all our students and families a relaxing summer break, and we look forward to working with those students returning - as well as our new, incoming students - next fall. Thank you for another successful school year and the chance to work with a wonderful group of students.

The North Student Services Team

Summer School Info

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Summer Raider Strength Program - Calling All Athletes!

If you are planning on participating in athletics next year at North High School - or just looking to get in shape - please see the attached flyer for registration for the Summer Raider Strength Program. This is a structured workout program with different sessions that students can sign up for - and it has been a very popular option for the last seven-plus years that we have offered this opportunity to our students.

2023 North High School Co-Curricular Summer School Raider Strength Program Flyer

Traditional Credit Recovery Summer School - at North High School

If you failed a required course Summer School is a great opportunity to get back on track towards graduation. Failure to make up credits that were failed in a timely manner may impact your ability to graduate on time - with your class. There are 2 different credit recovery options for students - with different structures and requirements to meet individual student needs:

1) Traditional Summer School (at Noth High School this summer). Here is the information for traditional Summer School = High School Credit Recovery. 12 days = an opportunity to earn back 1/2 credit. There are two different summer class sessions.

2) Central High School Credit Recovery Courses (see next box/below):

Contact your School Counselor with questions!

Central High School Summer Credit Recovery

Please note the two most-often confused pieces of information about our programming:

Central is in-person learning. (Only Warriner is authorized for virtual learning)
Students are expected to attend every day at the start of their class time until they finish the class.

I am willing to work with families/caregivers on flexibility in unusual circumstances, but can't violate these basic tenets.

Any questions, please contact me any time!

Penny Abstetar, PhD

Lead Teacher

Work: 920.459.6797

Information for Senior Students

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Senior Scholarship Winners - Don't Forget To Do This Very Important Thing!

Congratulations to those seniors who were awarded scholarships. One of the best/appropriate ways for seniors to show their appreciation for the awards that they were given is to write a personal "thank you" letter to the donor or organization who sponsors (or awards) the scholarship. There are wonderful families and organizations that work year-in and year-out to help students in our community continue their education. Please take the time to write a letter or appreciation to each scholarship that you have been fortunate to receive. For tips on writing a good "thank you" letter click on the link below.

How to Write a Scholarship Thank You Letter

Requesting Your Final Transcripts for the College You Will Be Attending

Requesting your FINAL - END OF YEAR transcripts for colleges/universities:

Any requests for transcripts to be sent to a college/university as of May 1st will be deemed as a final transcript request. These transcripts are typically sent to the colleges/universities during the end of June and after final grades have been processed at the end of the school year. If you need an initial transcript sent to a prospective college/university as of May 1st then please stop in and see Mrs. Bitney in the Student Services Center (room 104).

Follow the instructions on the attached sheet if you need to send out your transcripts to a college, university, technical college or the NCAA/NAIA. If you have any questions please stop in (or contact) the Student Services Office.

If you have utilized the Common App for the application process, then your counselor will be submitting your final transcript to the schools that are part of your Common Application. You do NOT have to also request to send your transcript for your Common App schools through Xello.

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Senior Details Webpage and Daily Announcements

Stay up-to-date with important information about events and dates for your senior year and general news/announcements! Click on the links below for more specific information:

Senior Details Web Page

Daily Announcements

Laude Recognition Reminder for Seniors

Seniors - once again just a reminder that starting with the class of 2022 that the Sheboygan Area School District will no longer be ranking students academically nor be offering a traditional honors diploma recognition. Rather we will be recognizing students at graduation who have achieved a Laude ranking according to their "final" weighted G.P.A (after their 8th semester or the end of their senior year). The Laude recognitions are as follows:

1) Cum Laude: 4.600 - 4.999

2) Magna Cum Laude: 5.000 - 5.299

3) Summa Cum Laude: 5.300 +

You can see where you are currently at check your "Portfolio" in Skyward and reference your last report card. Look for your Cumulative Weighted GPA. Remember, your final Weighted GPA is what will be used at the end of your senior year. This semester (as every semester) counts.

Information for Junior Students

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Information for College Bound Juniors

Spring of Junior year is the perfect time for college bound 11th grade students to start getting ready for their senior year. Please take a look at the following presentation for more information. We would encourage students (and parents if they would like) to schedule a meeting with their assigned counselor if they would like to discuss any information in greater detail of if they have any questions or concerns.

College Bound Junior Information

Miscellaneous Information

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Upcoming Events At North High

See when extracurricular events will be happening - days off from school - or other miscellaneous school events via the North High Calendar: https://www.sheboygan.k12.wi.us/north-high/calendar

On April 4, 2024, the Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted to waive the requirement for applicants to submit an ACT or SAT test score as a part of their application to the university through the spring 2027 term.

For students applying for admission for the spring 2025, fall 2025, spring 2026, fall 2026, or spring 2027 terms, including scores from either the ACT or the SAT with their application is optional.

Applicants will not be disadvantaged in our evaluation process if they do not include these scores for consideration with their application.

If an applicant chooses to include ACT or SAT test scores with their application, they must submit their official scores directly from the testing site.

We hope this will help in answering your and your students' ACT and SAT-related questions. More information on our test optional policy can be found by viewing our ACT/SAT Test Optional FAQs.

Please let us know if you have further questions.

On, Wisconsin!

Office of Admissions & Recruitment
University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Courses for College Credit

Looking to take some courses for college credit while still in high school and get a jump start on your college course requirements? Take a look at the college course list below to see what is offered at North High School. Remember that CAPP courses through Lakeland University are free (no cost). If you have additional questions please contact your assigned counselor.

College Credit Courses at North High School

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College and Career Readiness - Community Service Hours

One of the Career Readiness goals adopted by the Sheboygan Area School District is for each student to have acquired a minimum of 25 hours of community service while in high school by the time a student graduates. Please note that this is not a graduation requirement. The Community Service hours form can/will also be utilized to document community service hours that are being done by a student seeking to meet the community service hours requirements for National Honors Society. Please print off the attached sheet, fill in the needed information, get the needed signatures and hand the form in to your high school counselor. If you have any other questions please contact your high school counselor.

Need to record some hours of community service - Click here for the form

Students: If you are submitting any community service hours forms AND you want those hours to be counted towards your National Honors Society (NHS) requirements then you will need to:

1) have a counselor or Student Services Secretary make a copy of your form(s) - and then

2) keep your original form(s) until your service hours are to be turned in for your NHS application.

These two links will provide you a quick way to search what volunteer options are available here in the Sheboygan area -- and you can even check out how to participate from home!

Volunteer Opportunities - NHS Webpage

Just Serve - Make sure to add location

Volunteer Sheboygan