District News

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Email: nw.media@nwschools.org
Website: www.nwschools.org
Location: 6900 Rives Junction Road, Jackson, MI, USA
Phone: 517-817-4700
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Twitter: @nwschools

• 5/5- NO SCHOOL
• 5/6- Spring Band Concert @NWHS
• 5/7- Early Release
• 5/7- NWHS Choir Spring Concert
• 5/12- NWCS Board of Education Meeting @NEC
• 5/14- Coffee with the Superintendent @Biggby on Springport Rd
• 5/14- Early Release
• 5/16- Seniors' Last Day/College and Career Decision Day
• 5/21- Early Release
• 5/21- Honors Convocation
• 5/22- Graduation Commencement
• 5/26- NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day!
• 5/28- Early Release
• 6/4- Early Release
• 6/6- 1/2 Day: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!

Please note that beginning in the 2025-26 school year, Northwest Community Schools will transition from a trimester schedule to a semester schedule. This change is being made to enhance academic continuity and improve financial efficiency while maintaining the integrity of all of our programs.

As always, please contact us at nw.media@nwschools.org, or submit an inquiry HERE with any questions or concerns you may have regarding this change for the 25/26 school year. More information and updates regarding the 25/26 school calendar will be published to the district's website.

Happy National Teacher Appreciation Week to our incredible Northwest educators who inspire greatness every single day! Your dedication, passion, and hard work do not go unnoticed, we are grateful for all that you do.

In honor of National School Nurses Day, we want to send a huge thank you to our amazing Mountie Nation Nurses!

Your care, dedication, and compassion make a difference every single day.

Give us your feedback! Take the Northwest Community Schools 23g Impact Survey linked HERE.

The 23g Grant, part of Michigan's "MI Kids Back on Track" program, provides money to schools to help students catch up on learning they may have missed through supporting tutoring programs, extra learning time during or after school, summer learning programs, and programs that prepare high school students for college or careers. Northwest was awarded this grant in the fall of 2024 and utilized this funding to support several programs throughout the district. As a result, and in compliance with the grant requirements, we are asking all students, families, and staff that were impacted by these programs to provide valuable feedback by completing the 23g Impact Survey.

NWCS 23g Programs:

• Extended learning time (summer school programming)
• Intensive individualized support (Attendance, Behavior, Content Interventions)
• Locally provided tutoring (before & after school tutoring)
• Career pathways (college tours & the Find Your Future Fair)
• Work based learning (10th Grade Job Shadow Experience)

Congratulations to our NWHS Communication Arts Program for more than 50 individual state awards! (Broadcasting, Yearbook & Newspaper)

View the full list of awards and awardees HERE.

We have an upcoming Coffee with the Superintendent on May 14th, 2025 at 7AM.

Location is Biggby on Springport Rd.

The Jackson NW Clay Crushers attended the SCTP SE Michigan Trap Conference Championships that were held May 3rd at the Michigan Trapshooting Association in Mason. The Jackson NW Clay Crusher Rookie Squad of Berkley Brousseau, Carson Swafford, Natalie Rude, Frank Morris and Luke Shinski placed 1st with Berkley Brousseau taking high overall rookie and our Intermediate Entry squad of Trent Nurkka, Blake Dalton, Mason Rude, Brody Walllenwine and Lincoln Cyphers also took 1st place with Trent Nurkka high overall intermediate entry athlete.

Congratulations!

Michigan Reconnect is your ticket to a tuition-free college degree or certificate! The Reconnect program provides eligible students with a chance to work toward an associate degree or Pell-eligible skills certificate at in-district community colleges, tuition-free.