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Neenah High School Rocket News February 2020 Upcoming Dates Jan 30, 31 and Meet the Rockets Feb. 1, 2 - Winter Drama Social Studies Department “The Secret in the Wings ” Jan. 31 - PLD Day No School for Students Feb. 3 - Band-O-Rama Feb. 4 - Board of Education Meeting 6:00 pm Feb. 6 - Orchestra Concert 7:30 pm Feb. 10 - 15 Winterfest Week Feb. 11 - Choir Festival 7:00 pm Feb. 13 - Blood Drive Feb. 13 - Club Photo Day Feb. 15 - Winterfest Dance 8:00 -11:00 pm Top Row: Andy LaLuzerne, Jill Meixl, Liz Severson, Deb Gauthier, Feb. 17 - PLD Day Amanda Hoff, Amy Gunderson, Ruby Sollitto, Suzy Weisgerber, Barb No School for Students Jirikowic, Kyle Falk. Front Row: Ben Christian, John Morgen, Eric Feb. 18 - Board of Education Thiede, Chris Rundquist, Kert Dietrich Meeting 6:00 pm Feb. 24 - Parent Teacher Geography has made us neighbors. Conferences 4:00 - 8:00 pm History has made us friends. Feb. 26 - Parent Teacher Economics has made us partners. Conferences 4:00 - 8:00 pm And necessity has made us allies. Feb. 27 - Coffee House 7:00 pm John F. Kennedy Feb. 28 - 12:10 Dismissal Neenah High School Administrative Team Feb. 28 - Parent Teacher Conferences 1:00 - 4:00 pm Principal - Brian Wunderlich Associate Principals - Kyle Popp, Mike O’Neill, Tim Kachur, Bill Richardson Activities Director - Mike Elkin Rocket News - Special Events Page 2 Winterfest Activites Monday, February 10 Pajama Day In AACP: Healthy Activities Tuesday, February 11 Meme Day In AACP: Mental Health February 24, 26 and 28, 2020 Wednesday, February 12 Dress like your Parents Day In AACP: Family Support In February, NHS holds Parent-Teacher Conferences in the Conant Building at NHS (enter door #2). This is an Thursday, February 13 Twin Day opportunity for parents and students to meet with their In AACP: Positive Friends teachers to discuss grades, attendance, attitude and student Friday, February 14 progress. Watch for an email from school with more specific Dress like your Favorite Teacher Day information. Remember, students are welcome to attend with In AACP: Mentors Day their parent(s). Saturday, February 15 - Dance 8-11 pm To participate in conferences, parents must make an appointment to meet with each of their child’s teachers, using our convenient online appointment scheduler. The scheduler Winterfest Dance will be available starting February 10, 2020 and an email will As part of our Winterfest celebrations, be sent to all NHS families reminding them to make there will be a dance for all NHS students appointments for conferences. The link for the scheduler will and their guests on Saturday, February be included in the email. 15, 2019, from 8:00 - 11:00 pm in the TIMES for the February conferences are: cafeteria. Watch for Guest Passes to become available in late January in the On Monday, February 24 conferences will be held from 4:00 Activities Office. A guest pass is required - 8:00 pm. On Wednesday, February 26, conferences will be for all dates who do not attend Neenah held from 4:00 - 8:00 pm. On Friday, February 28, school HS. Tickets for the dance will cost $10.00 will be dismissed at 12:10 pm for all NHS students. each, or $5.00 each with a donation of 2 Conferences will take place from 1:00 - 4:00 pm. non-perishable items, and will be on sale the We hope you are able to participate in conferences. Student week before the event. success is often predicted by parent involvement, and we welcome your participation! Winter Drama - “The Secret in the Wings” Mary Zimmerman's adaptation of four traditional fairy tales touches on themes of parental abuse--and the evening has a frame story, a cute variation on "Beauty and the Beast" involving a little girl and an ogre baby-sitter, that twists neatly at the end. It's a tasteful and smart show. Tickets are available online at www.rocketplayers.com Tickets are $8.00 (students/seniors)or $10.00 (adults) each, and all seats are reserved. NOTE: Tickets are only available online, or at the box office the day of the show (up to one hour before each performance). Rocket News - Special Events Page 3 Winterfest Week: Battle of the Classes Sources of Strength is putting on a Spirit Week at Neenah High School from February 11-15, 2020. Students will be competing by class - Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors - for most the spirited by participating in dress- up days and activities. Each day In AACP we will focus on one of our Sources of Strength. The week wraps up with a dance on Saturday, February 15, from 8:00 - 11:00 pm in the NHS Cafeteria. Last Chance to Order a Yearbook! If you did not order a yearbook at the start of the school year, you may still order one until the end of April. Just bring payment of $45.00 (check or cash) to Mrs. Becker in the Main Office. Yearbooks will be handed out in August. Upcoming Testing Date, Note Special Schedule ! The ACT with Writing test will be administered Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Juniors will test until 12:30 pm that day, and Grab-n-Go lunches will be available in the cafeteria. No classes for Freshman, Sophomores and Seniors that day. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Mr. O’Neill, [email protected] for more information. Free, Personalized ACT Preparation ACT has launched free, personalized test preparation through the ACT Academy. ACT Academy is free to all students. Creating an account gives you access to short quizzes that are designed to help you identify the content you have mastered and to clarify areas where more practice is needed. Click here to see a video about how the ACT Academy works. If you have any questions, please contact Felicia Torres at [email protected]. Upcoming Senior Scholarship Workshops These workshops will be held in the Career Center, room 322. Stop in during your release time or other free time to get help with any scholarship questions. Workshops will be held: February 24, March 5, and March 11, from 1:30 - 3:30 pm. Remember: The Local Scholarship is due March 16, 2020. Both College and Technical bound students are encouraged to attend these workshops! Mark Your Calendar - April 7 Referendum! The School District is proposing construction of a new high school, and security and technology upgrades. Please learn more about this exciting opportunity, and plan to vote on April 7. Check https://www.neenah.k12.wi.us/referendum/ for more information. Rocket News - Senior Information Page 4 How to Order a Cap and Gown Class of 2020 Senior Dates You may order online or through the mail. Online: Go to mwscholastic.com Now! If you have not yet ordered your cap and and pay with a credit card. By Mail: Fill out an gown, please do so right away! Or: contact Todd order form (available in the Main Office) and send Jacobson at [email protected] or with payment to PO Box 83, Mount Horeb, WI, 751-6900 ext.16347. 53572. The cost of the cap, gown and tassel April 1 Seniors pick up announcements and caps and package is $25.99 plus shipping and handling. gowns in the Pickard Lobby from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Seniors will also complete the post-grad survey at this time, pick up their student portfolios, and be NHS Graduation Requirements directed to order their Final Transcripts. To receive a Neenah High School diploma, May 22 Seniors travel to Great America for their seniors must meet all requirements as specified in class trip. Buses depart promptly at 8:15 a.m. and the NHS Course Description Guide. If a senior return around 9:00 p.m. started the second semester with enough credits to May 27 Graduation rehearsal begins at 11:30 a.m. in meet the graduation requirements (19.5), yet fails the Fieldhouse. Students are required to bring their a second semester required course, he/she will be caps and gowns to rehearsal, and the senior class allowed to participate in the ceremony. picture will be taken immediately after rehearsal. However, the missed credit(s) must be made up Students must be present at rehearsal to participate in prior to earning a diploma. If a senior has NOT the graduation ceremony! Students again report to earned 19.5 credits by the beginning of the second NHS at 6:30 p.m., and the ceremony starts at 7:00 semester, our school policy does not allow them p.m. Graduates will keep their gowns, caps and to participate in the graduation ceremony or tassels after the ceremony. receive a diploma. Students must make an appointment with their counselor to make a plan to earn the diploma. Laude Recognition Program The Laude recognition criteria is based on seniors having a 3.4 GPA or better, and multiplying their Gold Tassel Information GPA at the end of semester one with the number of To earn a Gold Tassel, students must have a advanced courses. For more Laude information, cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 based upon grades please visit: www.neenah.k12.wi.us/schools/high/ received through the first semester of their senior nhs_laude.cfm Laude medals will be included with year. Tassels will be included with the cap and the cap and gown at pick up. gown at pick up. Commencement Ticket Information This year, parents will be able to order free graduation tickets online, starting the first week in March.