Amazon Smile - Link to NHS PTSA

Support our PTSA, our students and Northwood High school by choosing NHS PTSA as your preferred charitable cause through Amazon Smile. Every time your family make an Amazon purchase, Amazon automatically donates 0.5% of eligible purchases to NHS PTSA at no cost.  Please use this Link and choose NHS PTSA for your charity. #StartWithaSmile #YouShopAmazon

https://smile.amazon.com/ch/33-0843565

Last Chance for 2018 Sacramento Safari Trip

PTSA Members: Each year the PTSA sponsors 2 adults (parents) on a trip to Sacramento. The purpose of the trip is to meet with state lawmakers and staff to express public education concerns and ideas, hear from a variety of experts on state education policy, and network with IUSD students, administrators, and school board members.  If you are interested, please contact Mae Towada at advocacyPTSAnhs@gmail.com by December 4th. The selected parents must be PTSA members before joining the trip. Please feel free to join PTSA by filling an online form (no service fee).  Please see the attached flyer with all the details on the trip.

NHS Reflections Winner Moves on to Fourth District

PTSA would like to congratulate the following four NHS students whose Reflections’ entries placed with Irvine Council PTA:

Anna Lim, 1^st place for Visual Arts

Angelina Park, 2^nd place for Visual Arts

Shireen Turner, 2^nd place for Literature

Ben Schneideman, 3^rd place for Music Composition

All winners’ entries will be on display at the Irvine City Hall.  Anna Lim’s entry will advance to Fourth District. We’re very proud of our talented artists! Thank you to all students who participated in this year’s Reflections Contest.

PTSA Meeting Tuesday January 9th, 2018

Featuring:  Parent Communication Committee & IPSF

Next PTSA meeting will be next year! We will meet on January 9, 2018 at 7 P.M. in Room 906.
Hope to see  you there!

Reflections 2017 - Within Reach

Congratulations to the students that moved onto the district round for Reflections:
Visual Arts: Anna Lim, Tiffany Sun, and Angelina Park
Photography: Bethany Huang, Michael Harper
Literature: Shireen Turner
Congratulations and good luck to the students that moved on!

STATE OF THE STUDENT – Thank You!

Thank you Volunteers and Donors!

On Nov 2^nd, Northwood high School hosted the State of the Student event (previously known as Wellness Day). PTSA would like to thank all parent volunteers including the Northwood Korean Parent Association.  A special thank you goes to Isabelle Mah, the PTSA Executive VP for the support she provided to the event.  PTSA would also like to thank all parents for the water/chips donations.

Thank you for supporting Northwood High School and our students.

FALLOUT X SHOW!

Come and see Northwood's Dance 3 and Theatre students perform in the annual Fallout X show! See the attached flyer.

When: November 16 and 17, 7:00 p.m.

Where: NHS Performing Arts Center

Purchase tickets at NDT.booktix.com: $10 in advance and $12 at the door.

Come support Northwood's diverse dancers!

Irvine High School Career Night

Irvine High School will be hosting Christina Lee (Physical Therapist), Andrea Littleworth (Occupational Therapist), and Gabrielle Leverato (Athletic Trainer - Sports Medicine) to speak to students and parents about their careers. They extended the invite to Northwood High school community. Guest speakers will share about current opportunities, pathway to various careers and will also discuss their personal journeys regarding schooling, work, and what it takes. Don't miss this great opportunity to ask questions, explore, etc.

Date : Tuesday, November 14th

Time:  5:30-6:30 pm

Place: LIFE CENTER

RSVP: SPACE IS LIMITED. Please sign up in the Life Center or RSVP via email to Cecilia Lee at secretary@irvinehighptsa.org.

Evening Speaker - Nov 15

Please​ ​Save​ ​the​ ​Date​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Speaker​ ​Evening​ ​–​ ​Wednesday, ​ ​November​ ​15 for Parents and Students

Speaker​​: ​​NHS​ ​PTSA​ ​presents, ​​Dr.​ ​Michele​ ​Robinson, ​​Ph.D.,

Dr.​ ​Michele​ ​Robison, ​​Ph.D., ​​is​ ​an​ ​evidence​ ​based​ ​Psychologist​ ​whose​ ​approach​ ​is

to​ ​not​ ​just​ ​help​ ​meet​ ​goals​ ​but​ ​truly​ ​flourish. ​​She​ ​has​ ​been​ ​working​ ​with

teenagers, ​​families, ​​and​ ​adults​ ​for​ ​over​ ​two​ ​decades​ ​and​ ​is​ ​on​ ​a​ ​mission​ ​to

decrease​ ​the​ ​startling​ ​statistics​ ​regarding​ ​depression, ​​anxiety, ​​and​ ​suicide

among​ ​our​ ​youth​ ​by​ ​taking​ ​the​ ​science​ ​of​ ​positive​ ​psychology​ ​and​ ​blending​ ​with

practical​ ​application.

Topic: "Using​ ​Stress​ ​to​ ​Your​ ​Advantage"

When: ​ ​Wednesday, ​ ​November​ ​15, ​​2017, ​​at​ ​6:30​ ​p.m.

Where: ​ ​NHS​ ​Media​ ​Center

Volunteers Needed for Nov 2nd

PTSA is sponsoring lunch for all students.  We appreciate any water/chips donations. PTSA needs volunteers to help during lunch.  Donations needed from NHS community:  Waters and chips to be dropped off to NHS anytime from now till Nov 1st.

Date: Friday, Nov 2nd

Time: 10:15 a.m. until the end of lunch.

Where: Sign-in at the front office.  Groups of volunteers will be taken to the field

If you can volunteer, please contact Isabelle Mah  isabellemah@aol.com

Lunchtime Career Speakers Needed

WOULD YOU LIKE TO TALK ABOUT YOUR CAREER?

To provide NHS students exposure to a variety of career paths after high school, the PTSA, with the help of our counseling department, began Lunchtime Career Speakers five years ago. We target careers based on interest data gathered from the students through Naviance, the counseling department, as well as various surveys conducted at our PTSA events.

Lunchtime Career presentations are done on a volunteer basis.  They're about half an hour, happen twice a month, and run from October through May - plenty of time to plan ahead!
The lunch times at NHS for 2017-2018 are as follows:
Monday and Friday -11:35 a.m. -12:10 p.m.,
Tuesday and Thursday -11:50 a.m. -12:25 p.m. and
Wednesday -11:55 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
The students are interested in knowing about a career, its path- academic requirements, day to day realities of the career, salary info, growth prospects, job satisfaction, different options available in the field, etc.

If you are available and interested in sharing your career with the students and/or need more information please email programsptsanhs@gmail.com.

Northwood Baseball Christmas Tree Sales

With the Holidays right around the corner, the Northwood Boys Baseball team is once again sponsoring its Christmas treesales fundraiser.  The trees - Noble Firs and Douglas Firs - are typically sourced from the Pacific Northwest and are cut two days before shipping. We are also selling fresh and fragrant wreaths, garlands and Poinsettias to help round-out your holiday home decorating.

Please consider donating a tree to Irvine’s own Families Forward, helping families in Orange County that are homeless or at risk for becoming homeless.  

Purchases will be available for pick-up on Saturday, December 2nd from 9am to 1pm behind building 1400 (or request to have your NHS ballplayer/salesperson deliver your Holiday décor to your home or office).  

Order by Monday, Oct 23 for guaranteed supply or by Monday, Nov 6 (in the past, always supplied). All sales must be made on line:

https://northwoodhs.wufoo.com/forms/2017-northwood-baseball-christmas-tree-sale/

If you have any questions please contact Myra Firth at myra4cal@gmail.com.  Thank you for your support.

2018 Student Sacramento Trip

Juniors and seniors: Each year the PTSA sponsors 5 students on a trip to Sacramento. The purpose of the trip is to meet with state lawmakers and staff to express public education concerns and ideas, hear from a variety of experts on state education policy and network with IUSD students, administrators, and school board members. Students attending the trip will go through several information gathering meetings and will be expected to research on their own. This is an exciting opportunity! If you are interested, application will start November 1st so please visit  http://www.northwoodptsa.org/advocacy. The selected students have to be PTSA members before joining the trip. Please feel free to join PTSA by filling an online form (no service fee) or bringing the attached form to the front office.

STATE OF THE STUDENT

Volunteers Needed!

On Nov 2^nd, Northwood high School will be hosting the State of the Student event (previously known as Wellness Day). PTSA is sponsoring lunch for all students.  We appreciate any water/chips donations. PTSA needs volunteers to help during lunch.

Date: Friday, Nov 2nd

Time: 10:15 a.m. until the end of lunch.

Where: Sign-in at the front office.  Groups of volunteers will be taken to the field

Donations needed from NHS community:  Waters and chips to be dropped off to NHS anytime from now till Nov 1st.

If you can volunteer, please contact Isabelle Mah  isabellemah@aol.com

Thank you for supporting Northwood high school and our students.

Grad Night Committee Meets Wed, Oct 4

Seniors and Parents - Grad Night News 

Grad Night Committee Meeting - This Wednesday October 4 at 7:00 pm at NHS in Room 906.  This is for any parent interested in learning more about the event or who would like to serve on the committee this year.  You may also volunteer for the night of the event only (June 7) by emailing gradnightptsanhs@gmail.com

Grad Night tickets - Don't miss out on the best party of the year!  Online purchase is preferred (no fees), or paper ticket form is also available (must be signed by both parent and student and returned with check to NHS PTSA to front office).  Both purchase options can be found on the Northwood PTSA website, link is below - Online purchase is GRAD NIGHT TICKET and paper is GRAD NIGHT FORM:  http://www.northwoodptsa.org/grad-night

NHS Online Directory is Live!

Northwood High School PTSA is pleased to announce the release of the 2017-2018 student directory. PTSA members received an email from DirectorySpot asking them to confirm their account and create their passwords.

DirectorySpot is an application that you can download on your phone and tablet and you can access on a computer by going to https://www.directoryspot.net/general/login.php .

·       Every PTSA member will have their own login (the email address provided on the PTSA form and the password of their choice)

·       DirectorySpot is populated with parent names, emails, and phone numbers; a home phone and address; and student names, email address, grades, and teacher’s name.

·       DirectorySpot also displays teacher & staff information including their name, title, phone number, and email address, room number as well as a class list for each TA. 

This directory is provided by the Parent Teacher Student Association and is intended for personal use only.  It should not be used for business or solicitation purposes. Please contact the directory chair Claudia Sawaf via email directoryPtsaNHS@gmail.com for any changes in your information.

Online Directory Available Soon

Act Now: Northwood High School online directory going live soon

To those of you who already joined PTSA, thank you for supporting PTSA and NHS.  As part of your membership, you receive access to the online directory. The Northwood High School online directory is ready to go live. Connecting with fellow Northwood families as well as faculty and staff has never been easier; you can either use the Directory Spot website or App.  If you have not renewed your PTSA membership yet, or are new to the school, please JOIN PTSA by Monday, September 18th, 2017 and we will be sure to add you to the approved directory user list. Approved users will receive an email to set up their user-id and password. Returning PTSA members will also be asked to reset their log-in credentials for continued online security. 

Reflections Contest 2017

“Within Reach” is the theme for the 2017-18 Reflections Art Program (see attached promotional flyer). All students are invited to participate and submit original artwork in one of six areas: Dance/Choreography, Literature, Photography, Film Production, Music Composition, and Visual Arts. If you are interested in participating in this year’s Reflections Contest, please pick up an entry packet at the NHS administration office or print a copy from the PTSA website at http://www.northwoodptsa.org/reflections. All entries are due to the office on Monday, October 16th. Entries selected for the district level will be notified by Monday, October 30th. If you have any questions, please contact Reflections Chair, Linda Li at ReflectionsPTSAnhs@gmail.com.

Seniors-Get Grad Night Tickets Now!

The $130 back-to-school special has been extended to September 18.  Buy your ticket now to the best party of the year!  Ticket prices increase to $140 on Tuesday, September 19.  Online purchase is preferred (no fees), or paper ticket form is also available (must be signed by both parent and student and returned with check to NHS PTSA to front office).  Both purchase options can be found on the Northwood PTSA website, link is below - Online purchase is GRAD NIGHT TICKET and paper is GRAD NIGHT FORM: 

http://www.northwoodptsa.org/grad-night

Barnes and Noble Supports NHS PTSA

The NHS book list will be on display at the Barnes & Noble in the Market Place from August 14 through August 31, 2017. At the time of your purchase, mention NHS PTSA, and PTSA will receive credit for your purchase. Online purchases also qualify. Please enter the Book Fair ID 12160818 at checkout at www.bn.com/bookfairs. Please remember to pick up your Study Aids, AP Study Guides, and any other books, magazines and gift items. NHS will also receive credit for food and/or beverage purchases in the café. Please mention Northwood High School at the register or show the attached flyer.

Shop Amazon Smile

Support our PTSA, our students and Northwood High school by choosing NHS PTSA as your preferred charitable cause through Amazon Smile. Every time your family make an Amazon purchase, Amazon automatically donates 0.5% of eligible purchases to NHS PTSA at no cost.  Please use this Link and choose NHS PTSA for your charity. #StartWithaSmile #YouShopAmazon

https://smile.amazon.com/ch/33-0843565

Join PTSA Today!

Did you know that by joining NHS PTSA you will be joining California's largest children's advocacy association, working to improve the lives of all children and families?

Let’s show students and teachers that we care! Fill out the membership form today and get a free school directory (available in October)! You can also pay for membership and make a donation online (PayPal and credit cards accepted - no service fee)

Welcome to 2017-2018 Academic Year!

Welcome to a new academic year! We hope all students and teachers had a great start last week! NHS is an award-winning school thanks to the support of parent volunteers, PTSA memberships and donations that directly benefit NHS students! Last year PTSA funded:

·         Wellness Day lunch

·         15 laptops for the Media Center, 1 laptop cart, and 1 document camera

·         2 sets of drama lighting and 8 standing easels

·         2 lunch table umbrellas and 3 fans for the gym

·         17 flags for the athletics field and visual & performing arts area

·         WASC reception with the visiting team

·         Gift cards for college reps and speakers

·         Supplemental funding to maintain a full-time health clerk

·         Additional funding to support Stanford’s Challenge Success Program

·         Health and safety programs and disaster preparedness supplies

·         Reflections - creative arts program

·         Healthy lunchtime snacks in the Student Store & spiritwear sales

·         Speakers for parent and student education programs

·       Advocacy programs (parent and students’ trip to Sacramento to meet government officials)  and much more!

Barnes & Noble Bookfair Supporting NHS PTSA

NHS PTSA has registered our organization with Amazon Smile, the same Amazon you know, same products, same prices, same service.

• Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible Amazon Smile purchases to 5411 Northwood High PTSA (this is ours) whenever you shop on Amazon Smile.

Please support NHS PTSA by starting your shopping at smile.amazon.com by clicking in our unique charity link: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/33-0843565 and bookmarking the site in your toolbar. Thank you for your support of PTSA and NHS!

Shop Amazon Smile & Support NHS PTSA

Shop at Amazon Smile and Support NHS PTSA!

NHS PTSA has registered our organization with Amazon Smile, the same Amazon you know, same products, same prices, same service.

• Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible Amazon Smile purchases to 5411 Northwood High PTSA (this is ours) whenever you shop on Amazon Smile.

Please support NHS PTSA by starting your shopping at smile.amazon.com by clicking in our unique charity link: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/33-0843565 and bookmarking the site in your toolbar. Thank you for your support of PTSA and NHS!

Proposed NHS 2017-2018 PTSA Executive Board

We are pleased to announce the following proposed slate for the 2017-18 NHS PTSA Executive Board. The slate will be voted on at the March 14^th PTSA meeting.

President – Doaa Abouzeid
Executive Vice President – Isabelle Mah
1st Vice President Membership – Deepa Mohandoss
2nd Vice President Programs – Archana Gima
3rd Vice President Grad Night – Beatrice Tseng-Chen
Recording Secretary – Desire’ Chandler
Treasurer – Li Lin
Financial Secretary – Steven Dong
Auditor – Judy Huang
Historian – Samila Ardalan

A big thank you to the members of the Nominating Committee: Leslie Roach (Advisor), Doaa Abouzeid (Chair), Archana Gima (Parliamentarian), Steven Dong, Michael Hsueh, Deepa Mohandoss, Samila Ardalan, and alternates Betsy Harker and Tanya Easton.