Grizzly Gram

Hey Grizzly Families,

On behalf of the staff at Newport High School, I want to wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The year 2024 has been great but 2025 holds so many amazing things that we don't even know about yet. It is an exciting time of fresh renewal as we move into a new year. I hope you all get some amazing time with family and friends over the next two weeks and rest from the daily grind of school. We all look forward to our students returning on Tuesday, January 7, 2025.

There is a ton of info below...please check it all out!

If you ever have questions, please feel free to reach out.

1. December 20th: A Charlie Brown Christmas Drama Production, 7PM
2. December 21st: A Charlie Brown Christmas Drama Production, 7PM
3. December 22nd: A Charlie Brown Christmas Drama Production, 2PM
4. December 23rd-January 6th: Winter Break (NO SCHOOL)
5. January 6th: Professional Development (NO SCHOOL)
6. January 7th: First School Day back from Winter Break
7. January 20th: Martin Luther King Day (NO SCHOOL)
8. January 21st & 22nd: NHS Parent Teacher Conferences, 3:15pm-7:15pm
9. February 14th: NO SCHOOL
10. February 17th: President's Day (NO SCHOOL)
11. June 6th: Class of '25 Graduation!!!!
12. June 12th: Last Day of School!!!!

Newport High School Athletics Sports Schedules

The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) received many quality nominations for the 2025 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program recognition award, resulting in a highly competitive selection process. Each nominee was carefully evaluated based on academic excellence, commitment to learning, engagement in activities and service, leadership, resiliency in overcoming challenges and potential for a productive future.

We are pleased to inform you that Brennan Jones and Olivia Sears were each selected as one of Washington’s nominees this year. Superintendent Reykdal sends his congratulations and appreciation of their accomplishments as a positive reflection on them, their families and the teachers who have influenced their education along the way.

Nominations have been submitted to the U.S. Department of Education. The U.S. Presidential Scholars Office will send letters towards the end of January inviting each state’s qualifying candidates to apply for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. Semifinalists will be announced in mid-April and the 2025 U.S. Presidential Scholars will be named in early May.

We had a great performance from our Grizzly Band & Choir this week. Cookie decorating was a blast!

We had about 50 people turn to decorate Christmas cookies. Thank you to all who showed up for this fun event. Be on the lookout for our next community get together. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

It was an awesome night of music and fun!

The Football awards ceremony will be held on Sunday January 12th at 5 pm in the cafeteria. The event will be an ice cream social.

Seniors, fill out your FAFSA form! The information is used for trade schools, apprenticeship programs, community college, universities, and some scholarships. The sooner you apply, the more likely there will be money available to award, and many of you may be pleasantly surprised to find that your post-secondary plans ARE financially possible. The application our seniors need to complete is the 2025-2026 application, and it just opened up.

The first step is the creation of the FSA ID. I will be available before winter break in the high school library/College & Career Center on December 12th from 3:00pm to 6:00pm to help families start/complete their FAFSA if you’d like to stop by. As always, you are welcome to email or call and I will help as well. I was truly surprised at how much easier the process was this year.

Financial Aid Applications:

• Please complete the FAFSA application. This can be used to fund trade schools, apprenticeships, colleges, and universities. Many of these post-secondary programs also rely on the FAFSA when awarding merit based scholarships so it is important to apply.

• Step 1: Create an FSA ID: Start Here

• All that is needed:

• Student’s Social Security Number

• Student’s Personal Email (please make sure it’s your personal email address so you can access it after you graduate.)

• Step 2: Complete the FAFSA Form: Student Aid Website

• All that is needed with this new form:

• Your newly created FSA ID (see above)

• The Social Security Number and date of birth for ONE of your parents.

• That’s it!!! Consider taking time this weekend.

• If you do need help, please contact me or come in December 12 (available between 3-6)

• If you are not eligible to complete the FAFSA due to immigration status, defaulted federal loans, or other issues with federal aid, file the WASFA (Washington Application for State Financial Aid). Learn more and apply on the WASFA page.

College Applications:

• Application Deadlines: If you already know of colleges/programs you are interested in, please check the application deadlines. Some general admission deadlines are coming up within the next month.

Scholarship Applications:

• Please look at the emails Mrs. Phillips is sending out regarding scholarship applications. You will get an email with each new application as well as an updated list weekly.

Thinking of you, and your futures!

Take care,

Saraya Pierce

College & Career Resource Specialist/CTE Director

Newport High School

(509) 447-2481 ext. 3506

Hello Class of 2025 Newport High School Seniors,

Seniors - if you have not ordered your cap and gown yet, please order them at jostens.com. Prices will increase so please order soon.

Please remember that at NHS we only require the $50 Cap and Gown Unit for graduation. This comes with a very nice quality rental gown (these are a higher quality from what we have had before) a cap, a tassel and a stole. You will keep the cap, tassel and stole and return the gown.

Seniors and Senior Parents...if you have been accepted to a 4 year college/university, 2 year college/university, trade school or the military, please fill out an "Accepted Form" and turn in to Mr. Bouldin so your name can go up on the wall!

2025 graduates and parents,

Time is moving fast and we are on the hunt for two baby photos of our Class of 25 Seniors. These photos will be used in the senior slideshow that is played at graduation, you do not want to be left out.

Please send two baby photos you would like to submit for this slideshow.

Yearbooks are on sale now! The cost of the award winning Newport Yearbook is $40 until January 20th. After January 20th the book price is $45.

Senior Portraits are due on or before January 10th, 2025. Senior portraits may be emailed to Grizyearbook@newportgriz.com. Senior Photos must be at least 300dpi resolution, and should measure at least 4x6 inches. We strongly urge seniors to choose senior portraits that are vertically formatted. Please ensure that the contents of the senior photo are school appropriate. Please send the yearbook staff at least two photos. One will be used for the yearbook, the other for other senior special events and programs. If you have any questions regarding senior photos, please email matthewstodd@newportgriz.com

Our counselors spread hope for the holidays by integrating a mental health/self care tabling event into the holiday week. Students participated in activities to earn prizes and got crisis support information and resources. Self care stockings were also given out to provide a little extra support to students during the holiday break.

This is our amazing Counselor/Social Worker Team at NHS. If you need anything, please reach out to them for help. They are (l to r):

Daylan Kiss - At NHS two days per week

Cassie Anderson - At NHS Monday - Friday

Check out the KUBS FM YouTube page. You can view past Football and Basketball games as well as past graduations and our new series Meet Newport. Make sure to subscribe to stay up to date with KUBS FM. Click on the KUBS logo above to visit the page. Contact KUBS Here.

Please review this handbook for information and expectations at NHS.

Handbook

Office Phone - 509-447-2481

Steve Bouldin - Principal - bouldinsteve@newportgriz.com

Brett Mackey - Asst. Principal/Athletic Director - mackeybrett@newportgriz.com

Saraya Pierce - College & Career Specialist/CTE Director - piercesaraya@newportgriz.com

Cassie Anderson - Counselor/Social Worker - andersoncassie@newportgriz.com

Stephanie Phillips - Office Manager - phillipsstephanie@newportgriz.com

Teddi Armstrong - Attendance Secretary - armstrongteddi@newportgriz.com

Crystal Mitcham - Registrar - mitchamcrystal@newportgriz.com

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