Neenah High School

NEENAH HIGH SCHOOL FEBRUARY 9, 2016 Daily Student Announcements

NEENAH HIGH SCHOOL February 9, 2016 Daily Student Announcements

GENERAL:

Did You Know that.... What class can a student take to obtain their ServSafe license? (ServSafe is training for safe food handling in the food service industry.) ***********************The class you take to get this certification here at NHS is Culinary Arts #1. See Mrs. Garbe to find out more!

Winterfest Dress Up Days Tuesday 2/9 – Tie Dye Wednesday 2/10 – Wacky Socks Thursday 2/11 – Throwback / 80’s Day Friday 2/12 – Red, White & Blue Day

Culinary Arts Club students are selling tickets for a Cupcake Raffle. If you purchase a ticket for $5.00 each, you will be able to select a chocolate or white jumbo cupcake decorated with a pink butter cream frosting. In addition, your name will be put in a raffle to win a $50.00 Visa gift card and a $25.00 Visa card. The drawing will be on Feb 12th during 7th mod. Your can pick up your cupcake and winning gift card after school on Friday the 12th. See Mikayla Sherrick-Kinnard, Emma Dorin, Jacob Solis, Hunter Kron, Cheyenne Calaway, Ksenya Seager, Logan Birkholtz, or Matt Piotrowski for a ticket. You can also purchase tickets from Mrs. Pierce at Door 3 or stop down to room 418 and pick one up from Ms. Garbe. Tuesday, February 9th will be the last day to purchase tickets!! Thank you for supporting our Culinary Arts Program.

LAUNCH leader applications are now available in the guidance office and in room 416. They must be returned byFebruary 12th by 3:30 pm to either the guidance office or Mr. Borchardt's room, 416.

If you love to compete and test yourself physically as well as participate against the best athletes in the area and the state, then; All Boy's who are planning or thinking of participating in Neenah Track & Field this Spring need to attend a Mandatory informational meeting with a Parent on Monday, February 15th, at 6:30pm in Room 148.

Coffee House Auditions – February 17th and 18th from 3:30 – 5:30 pm in room 128. Sign up for auditions in the Activities Office (no cuts). Coffee House will be Thursday, February 25th from 7:00 – 10:00 pm. Food and drink will be sold at the event. There will be raffle prizes.

Winterfest Dance Guest Passes are now available in the Activities Office. Guest passes are to be filled out and turned into the Activities office by Wednesday, Feb. 10th. The dance will be held Saturday, Feb. 13th. Tickets will go on sale starting Monday, Feb. 8th for $10.00 each. Mark Wood, Emmy-winning composer and former member of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, will be giving an electrifying performance with the NJSD Middle and High School Orchestras in Pickard Auditorium on Thursday, Feb. 18th at 7:00 p.m. Seating is reserved and tickets are $10 ($5 for 10 and under). Tickets purchased the night of the concert will be $15 ($10 for 10 and under). Order your tickets online at: http://neenahhs.seatyourself.biz

Are you interested in becoming a member of the Twin City Youth Trap Team? The registration and first practice will take place on February 25th from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Twin City Rod and Gun Club located at W7832 Winnegamie Drive, Neenah, WI. In order to register, you must have taken a Hunter's Safety Course.

TED Talk Tuesdays Be inspired, motivated or just impressed by what goes on in the world around us - Every mod of the day during Release or Tutorial hours only (attendance will be taken). Career Center, room 322 2 minutes to 20 minutes, different topic every week

Driver's Education information is now available in the Armstrong and Attendance offices. Please see Mrs. Keating in the Armstrong office if you have any questions.

Summer 2016 Strength & Conditioning information is now available in the Armstrong and Activities office.

Suburban Athletics & Neenah Baseball are accepting applications for summer umpires. If you are interested in umpiring for both or one of the organizations, visit: www.suburbanathletics.com under forms &www.neenahbaseball.com. ______ORGANIZATIONS:

Monday Mindfulness Club – 7:15 am in room 519. AFS Club - 3:20 pm in room 164B. (Mrs. Mary Counter) Anime Club - room 200 at 3:30 pm. (Mrs. Hoff) Urban Farm Club - after school - room 404. (Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. Dorschner, Mrs. Weber) Knitting Club - 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm - room 322. (Mrs. Uvaas)

Tuesday SEA Club - 7:20 am – room 164B (Mrs. Counter) Art Club - 3:20 pm - room 420. (Mrs. Mullard) Chess Club - after school until 4:30 p.m. - Apollo commons. (Mr. Breuer) Yoga Club - 3:45 pm – 4:45 pm in Room 144. (Ms. Bork) Drama Club - every other Tuesday - 3:30 pm -Green Room (Mr. Aaron Hoffman) Eco Club - 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month after school. (Mrs. Vanderkolk) Culinary Club – Every other Tuesday at 3:30 pm in Room 418 (Mrs. Garbe)

Wednesday Yearbook - after school in the Career Center, room 322. (Mrs. Joch/ Mrs. Walter) Newspaper, The Satellite - after school in rm. 134. (Mrs. Beth Plankey) Latino Club - 3:20 pm in room 326. (Mrs. Torres) TCG club (Trading Card Game) - room 203 - 3:30pm to 5pm (Mr. Skogen) Bass Fishing Club – Room 148 – 6:00 – 8:00 pm (Mr. Jones) Thursday Key Club – Every other Thursday – 7:15 am – Conant Little Theater (Mrs. Garbe) Heart Group will meet Thursday after school in rm. 404(Mrs. Harrell) Gender & Sexuality Alliance - after school - Career Center (322)(Mrs. Shea/Mrs. Bauman) Chess Club - after school until 4:30 pm - Apollo commons. (Mr. Breuer) Debate - Library - 3:30pm-6pm(Mr. Thurwachter) African American Heritage Club – 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month - 3:30 pm – Room 141 (Mrs. Jackson)

Friday Math Team – 7:00 am in room 408 (Mr. Frost/Mrs. Jackson) Spanish Club – Every other Friday – 7:15 am – Room 312 (Ms. Ray) ______CONGRATULATIONS:

Neenah Boys’ Hockey won three games last week to capture the Badgerland Conference tournament.

Powerlifting - Neenah girls captured the team title and the boys placed third in the 22nd annual Neenah Invite, which featured over 200 competitors. Both Neenah JV teams also captured team titles. For the girls varsity team, Delaney Ortiz, Taylor Wyngaard, Dallas Cavegn and Karley Wyngaard won titles with Cavegn and Wyngaard both setting school records. Evan Koehnke was named second-best lifter in the varsity boys’ competition and Bryce Londerville also took home an individual title. Overall, Neenah has had 16 qualifiers thus far for the State Powerlifting Championships in early March.

Special Olympics - The Neenah White basketball team beat the SOAR Falcons last week 36-15 and also recently posted an 18-14 win over the Fond du Lac Cheeseheads. The Neenah Red team beat the Fond du Lac Wildcats 24-11 and plays Tuesday at the SOAR Ravens at McKinley Elementary in Appleton. Also, at the Special Olympics State Winter Games in Wausau on Jan. 23, Corey Ehrgott won three medals in skiing. He captured a gold medal in the Slalom and claimed bronze medals in the Super G and Giant Slalom events.

Boys’ Swim and Dive - The Rockets captured their second straight FVA championship and 18th in the past 22 years at last week’s conference meet in Fond du Lac. Neenah totaled 517 points and Appleton North/East was second with 425 points. Maxwell Boehnlein won the 100- yard breaststroke and 200-yard individual medley titles, while Eli Rocke won the 50-yard freestyle. Boehnlein and Rocke were also joined by Aiden Clark and Jake Enz on the winning 200-yard medley relay. The Rockets will host the WIAA Sectional meet this weekend with berths to the state meet at stake.

SPORTS NEWS:

For complete information and schedules for all games go towww.foxvalleyassociation.org

From Suburban Athletics: It’s time to sign up for softball for summer 2016! Now accepting on-line registrations and mail-in registrations for softball girls ages 4-18. Visit www.suburbanathletics.com for more information. In- Person registration will be held at Tom’s Drive In (American Drive) on Saturday, February 20th from 10am-1pm.

TUESDAY, FEB 09, 2016 Bowling Team-4:15pm-6:00pm Basketball: Girls Frosh Game-5:40pm-Away vs. Appleton East-Appleton East High School Basketball: Boys Frosh Game-5:40pm-Appleton East-Neenah High School-155 - Fieldhouse Basketball: Girls JV Game-5:45pm-Away vs. Appleton East-Appleton East High School Basketball: Boys JV Game-5:45pm-Appleton East-Neenah High School-155 - Fieldhouse Basketball: Girls Varsity Game-7:15pm-Away vs. Appleton East-Appleton East High School Basketball: Boys Varsity Game-7:15pm-Appleton East-Neenah High School-155 - Fieldhouse Hockey: Boys JV Game-8:00pm-Green Bay East-Tri County Ice Arena-Tri County Ice Arena

THURSDAY, FEB 11, 2016 Basketball: Boys Frosh Game-5:40pm-Away vs. Hortonville-Hortonville High School Basketball: Boys JV Game-5:45pm-Away vs. Hortonville-Hortonville High School Basketball: Boys Varsity Game-7:15pm-Away vs. Hortonville-Hortonville High School

FRIDAY, FEB 12, 2016 Hockey: Boys JV Tournament-TBD-Away-Cornerstone Community Ctr Hockey: Boys JV Tournament-2:00pm-Notre Dame De La Baie Academy-Cornerstone Community Ctr Swimming: Boys Varsity Sectionals-4:30pm-Neenah High School-160 - Pool Basketball: Girls Frosh Game-5:40pm-Hortonville-Neenah High School-155 - Fieldhouse Basketball: Girls JV Game-5:45pm-Hortonville-Neenah High School-155 - Fieldhouse Basketball: Girls Varsity Game-7:15pm-Hortonville-Neenah High School-155 - Fieldhouse

SATURDAY, FEB 13, 2016 Hockey: Boys JV Tournament-TBD-Away -Cornerstone Community Ctr Forensics Chess Tournament-7:00am-4:00pm Wrestling: Varsity Regionals-9:00am-Away vs. Hortonville-Hortonville High School Vintage Competition-10:00am-9:00pm--Pickard Auditorium ACT II Competition-10:00am-9:00pm--Pickard Auditorium Swimming: Boys Varsity Sectionals-12:30pm-TBA-Neenah High School-160 - Pool Basketball: Boys Frosh Game-4:00pm-Wausau East-Neenah High School-155 - Fieldhouse Basketball: Boys JV Game-4:00pm-Wausau East-Neenah High School-155 - Fieldhouse Basketball: Boys Varsity Game-5:30pm-Wausau East-Neenah High School-155 - Fieldhouse ______NEWS FROM THE COUNSELING OFFICE: The following representatives will be visiting Neenah High School. Stop in the Counseling Office to sign up.

Feb. 11 – US Army @ 11:45 am Feb. 12 – FVTC @ 1:30 pm Mar. 3 – US Marines @ 11:45 am Mar. 9 – UW Parkside @ 8:00 am Mar. 10 – US Army @ 11:45 am Mar. 15 – UW Green Bay @ 2:25 pm Apr. 7 – US Marines @ 11:45 am Apr. 14 – US Army @ 11:45 am Apr. 15 – Marion University @ 10:30 am May 12 – US Army @ 11:45 am

SENIORS, please keep checking the NHS website for Scholarship opportunities. To find the scholarships, go to Counseling Services and then Scholarship Resources. ______LUNCH MENU: Monday – General Tso's Chicken over Asian Brown Rice Tuesday – WG French Toast Sticks, Sausage, Yogurt, & Tater Tots Wednesday – Popcorn Chicken w/ Mashed Potatoes & Gravy Thursday – Beef Soft Taco w/ Steamed Brown Rice Friday – Chicken Parmigiano over WG Spaghetti ______UPCOMING EVENTS:

Feb. 8 -12- Winterfest Week Feb. 13 - Winterfest Dance Feb. 15-NHS Band Concert/Band-O-Rama-7:00 PM Feb. 18-Stringfest - 7:00 PM Feb. 19-NO SCHOOL – Professional Learning Day Feb. 23-District Choir Festival-7:00 PM Feb. 24-Parent Teacher Conferences-4:30 – 8:30 PM Feb. 25-12:10 Dismiss./P-T Conferences-12:45- 8:00 PM Feb. 25-End 1st 6 Weeks – Career Readiness Grades Feb. 25-Student Council Coffee House-7:00 -10:00 PM Feb. 26-NO SCHOOL – Conference Compensation Day Mar. 1-2 - Statewide Act Test - Grade 11 Mar. 8 - Parent Communication Council 6:00 PM Mar. 15 - Wind Symphony Concert 7:30 PM Mar. 17 - Young People’s Concert 9:30 AM Mar. 18 - End 9 Weeks - Progress/Career Readiness Grades Mar. 24 - NO SCHOOL – Professional Learning Day Mar.25 - April 3 - NO SCHOOL – Spring Recess ______MEETINGS:

Creative Writing Club - See Mrs. Mettlach. DECA Club - For Business students. see Mr. Ben McDonald in room 122. Forensics meets every Tuesday and Thursday at 3:40, room 132. (Starting January) French Club - For events check "Neenah High School French Classes and Clubs" Facebook Group, Twitter (@neenahfrench), our school TVs & all French Classrooms' whiteboards. See Mme Meilhon in 324 with questions. Gaming Club - Meets selected Saturdays to game. See Mr. Dale Elliott in room 140. Intramural Volleyball - Monday 7 - 9 pm (Dec. - Feb.) See Mr. LaLuzerne or Mr. Morgen. Math Club – See Mr. Frost or Mrs. Jackson for details. National Honor Society - Meets the 1st Wed. of the month at 7:15 am in rm. 128. See Mrs. Gauthier or Mr. Christian. R-SAT – Dates to be determinied - 7:15 - 7:45 am – media center’s lounge – (Ms. DeVries/Ms. Binsfeld) Science Olympiad - Interested in science? See Mr. Lehman (Starting in November) Skills USA Auto Club - See Mr. John Hayes. Student Council - Every other Tuesday before school at 7:15 AM. Or http://moodle.neenah.k12.wi.us See Mr. Andy La Luzerne. VEX Robotics - See Mr. Hendries in the Tech. wing.