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TODAY: May 17, 2012 Volume 1, Issue 2

Young Writers Conference Winner THE

New Health Every spring, the Greater Allyvia Holland won 3rd place in the Fiction Program Kansas City Writing Project category of the Writers Conference. invites middle school students On April 4, 2012, (grades 6-8) to the UMKC the School Based campus for a day of writing. Health Center The Spring Conference (as it (SBHC) launched has come to be called) serves here at young writers and their Northwest! teachers from across the Applications Kansas City metro. This event were to be embraces the diversity of our submitted to Ms. community. A writing contest Portley in order in the genres of poetry and to participate. prose (both fiction and The SBHC nonfiction) precedes this event operates every but the contest is not a other Wednesday prerequisite. The annual in the conference Young Writers Conference room (12) from provides middle school writers 12:30 P.M. - 3:00 with an opportunity to gather P.M. It is run with like-minded peers to like a portable participate in writing workshops and share their written works with clinic. Some items are stored each other. On March 28, a group of 5 students from Northwest here in the participated in this conference. Our very own 6th grade student building. The Allyvia Holland, took third place in the fiction category of the remaining dates conference. Entries were submitted and judged by teacher consultants we have for the before the conference. ”We had some wonderful submissions to the year will be May writing contest”, said Katie Kline, Director of the Greater Kansas City 16, May 30 and Writing Project. Although nervous about attending her first conference, June 6. If you her words when she found out she won third place.....”AWESOME!” have any questions please do not hesitate to ask Nurse Caruthers or Ms. Portley. Those students that have turned in applications will receive further information on appointments. Walk-ins will be accepted as long as the application has been filled out by the parent/guardian. It is not too late submit any applications you may have, to the main office A.S.A.P.

Writers Conf. Winner.……Cover New Library Books.……….2 April Birthdays……….………..3 Spirit Week...... 6 New Health Program…. …Cover Book Fair…………………...…2 May Birthdays…….….………..4 NJHS Induction...... 7 May At A Glance………………….2 Yearbook Sale….……………2 What’s for Lunch?..…………..5 This Weeks Top 10...... 8 New Mentoring Program..……2 Talent Show………………….2 Cheerleading Tryouts.……….5 Tiger Talk Crew...... 8 May – At A Glance

What’s going on in Tiger Country? Here are the current/remaining activities and dates for the month of May, 2012:

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

14 15 - 1:00 16 - 9:00 17 - 1:00 18 Feeder Schools Feeder Schools Feeder School Visit – Douglass Visit – Caruthers Visit – Banneker & New & Parker Chelsea KU Horizons Recruitment

SES Tutoring KU Talent 6:30 6th Grade Ends Search Instrumental

21 22 – 23 24 25

DRESS UP HAT DAY PAJAMA JERSEY BLACK & Book Fair DAY DAY DAY YELLOW & DAY Spirit 6:00 Vocal 1:20 Talent Music Concert Show Week!! 28 Memorial Day – 29 30 31

NO SCHOOL

New Mentoring Program at Northwest There is a new mentoring program here at Northwest that meets every Tuesday. S.N.A.P.B.A.C.K CONQUERS (Support Nurturing & Assistance, Promoting Behavior & Attitude Change in Kansas) is a program that is sponsored by New Bethel Church's After School Program & Bodylicious Fitness Center. The mission is to promote behavioral, emotional and social growth in youth by providing knowledge through the introduction of the latest psychological, research studies and finding. There are still spots available. If you have not turned in your application, it’s not too late! If you need a new application, please see Ms. Portley in room 12 for more information.

New Library Books Scholastic Yearbooks Talent Show Are Here! Book Fair

Recently, Mrs. Vaverka The whole school is excited It’s no too late to purchase The highly anticipated,

received brand new books about our upcoming Book your 2011-2012 yearbook! second annual Northwest for the library and they are Fair. An amazing selection They are $18 for the staff/student talent show is continually coming. They of books is headed our printed book and $10 for on its way! This year, the are ready and available for way! At the Book Fair you the digital CD. Yearbooks show is comprised of 19 checkout! Books can be will find the latest and can also be purchased acts, ranging from song and checked out manually in finest titles for kids, as well online at dance, to magic tricks and the library or on an iPad by as books of interest to www.jostens.com, by comedy. There will even going to the eReader and parents. Mark your clicking on “buy your be poetry as well as a step th going to the library page. If calendar for May 21-25. yearbook” and entering team. On Friday, May 25 , there is a book in the The Book Fair will be in the Northwest Middle School this show will prove to be library that you would like library. It is a great way to in the search box. Follow the highlight of the year, as to check out, but don’t see, get everyone excited about the onscreen directions to staff and students

please let Mrs. Vaverka reading. As an added purchase. Memories last a showcase their talents. know and she would be incentive, for every item lifetime. Order yours Remaining rehearsal dates happy to order it for you! you purchase, you’ll get a today! are as follows: Thursday, The best time to let her second item of equal or May 17, Tuesday, May 22 know is during book fair lesser value for FREE! See and Thursday, May 24. All week. you there! practices and the actual show will be held in the 2 auditorium.

April Birthdays

Christain Cunningham 4/1 Diego Gonzalez-Soto 4/18 Chelsea Delgado 4/1 Jenahya Airall 4/19 Cecilio Gonzalez 4/2 Loice Jones 4/19 Hanna Valdez 4/2 Maria Alvarenga 4/20 Yia Vang 4/3 Zainab Dafalla 4/20 Dady Tupas-Aguilar 4/3 Alejandro Leyva 4/21 Ce-anna Kirby 4/3 Demond Robinson 4/21 Clemente Juarez 4/4 Edgar Guillen 4/23 Kamaria Dawson 4/4 Alejandra Galindo 4/24 Thawng Thang 4/4 Mark Ford 4/24 Walter Valenzuela-Chavez 4/6 Ricky Bowie 4/26 Efrain Gonzalez-Pantoja 4/7 Camryn Williams 4/27 Ricardo Uribe 4/8 Terrionna Scott 4/29 Tajaynay Pope 4/9 Brittany Beasley 4/30 Mark Garza 4/10 Sulia Cooperwood 4/30 Van Bawi Thang 4/10 NaTayvious Harris 4/30 Marlon Adams 4/13 Magdalena Ayala 4/14 Jorge Nunez 4/15 Letroy Washington 4/15 Tou Vang 4/15 Andrevionne Bowie 4/15 Jason Clark 4/16 Ja’Mira Madlock 4/16 Jasmine Garduno 4/17

HAPPY BELATED

BIRTHDAY

May Birthdays

Ian Godines 5/1 Jorge Chavira 5/19 Christian Santillian 5/1 Aaron Boyd 5/22 Darayana Espinosa-Flores 5/2 Kameron Emery 5/23 Jasmine Glass 5/3 Joseph Moye 5/24 Mavion Thomas 5/3 Da’Janay Robinson 5/24 Khaire Dawson 5/4 Jasmine Baez 5/25 Leonta Baker 5/5 Jahmaya Robinson 5/26 Mo Shay 5/7 Aaron Sierra-Sanchez 5/27 Daleisha Huggins 5/7 Tywone Garrett 5/27 Terrance Scott 5/9 Shelton Lahr 5/27 Wallace Collins 5/9 Kayla McCullough 5/28 Said Melendez 5/10 Ja’Shona Clark 5/28 Rafael Zamora 5/12 Estevan Sanchez 5/31 Davyon Hunter 5/13 Jonathan Alvarez-Guerrero 5/13 Donald Young 5/14 Jovana Corchado 5/15 MarCayla Coleman 5/15 Eric Barnett 5/16 Tre’vion Ford 5/16 Abdon Albisurez-Rosales 5/17 Ahmad Benson 5/17 Ariel Muhammad 5/18 Deneiry Salazar 5/18 Karen Carrete 5/18

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

What’s for lunch???

The following students are being inducted into the National Junior Honor Society on Thursday, May 31st from 10:30 to 11:15 in the auditorium. The following students have a semester grade point average of 3.5 or higher. National Junior Honor Society students are expected to represent outstanding Scholarship, Leadership, Service, Citizenship and Character qualities. It is definitely an honor to be recognized in this group! Join us in celebrating these students!

6th grade students Victor Arceo Tiffany Cervantes Irena Thompson Datara Lee Emmanuel Cullins 7th grade students Lilibeth Alejandre Micailah McRoy Carlos Hernandez Rehma Blakey Allyvia Holland Ian Godines Jose Corral Noel Guzman Deneiry Salazar Jamar Evans Nijel Roberts Marquis Morse Said Melendez Jorge Nunez Alfredo Lopez Tywone Garrett Savannah Chin Destinee Roberts Jennifer Salmeron-Baltazar Simoon Vang Leandrew Vaughn Loreina Gonzalez Feng Zheng Corine Funderburke Stephen Long Alejandra Galindo Ce-anna Kirby Jasmine Garduno Fernando Orozco Camella Alexander Dallas Robinson Jocelyn Rodriguez Jazmyne Bullock

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Mrs. Monyca Henderson -Sponsor

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