Northridge High School Update

• 2024 - 2025 School Calendar
• Final Forms update/verification is now due!
• Sign up for Parent Square is now due!
• No School - September 20th - Teacher In Service

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

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.

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.

Attention GIRLS! You can NOT wear your high heels on the gym floor during the dance. Please bring another pair of shoes to wear. We enforce this so our gym floor does not get damaged.

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

Northridge High School will be hosting a blood drive on September 18th from 8am-2pm. Anyone 16 years or older is eligible to donate, and will receive a 15 dollar gift card, a fresh baked cookie, and the opportunity to save up to 3 lives with your donation. If you would like to sign up, scan the QR codes on any of our posters around the school or shops in town. Thank you!"

If your child would like to donate blood and they are under the age of 17, they need parent permission to donate. You can find the permission form below.

To sign up, click the following link: ,https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=NorthridgeHS

Save the date: We will be holding a Blood Drive on Tuesday, April 8th. This will be a "Blood Battle" between us and Johnstown High School.

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

PSAT/ NMSQT scheduled for October 9th - for all 10th and 11th Graders. We will offer the PSAT/NMSQT at Northridge High School. This is a Preliminary SAT college entrance test where students can potentially qualify for National Merit Scholarships - qualifying applies to students taking the test in their 11th grade year. The PSAT is a great way for students to practice and prepare for traditional college entrance exams like the SAT and ACT. Your student will need to sign up if they want to take this practice exam by completing the Google Form that was sent to their school email on September 6, 2024 and submit an $18 payment to the Counseling Department. The Deadline to sign up for this test is September 16th at 3 pm and the deadline for payment is October 4th. Paper copies of this information are available in the Counseling Department. Please reach out to the Counseling Department if you have any questions.

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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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