2019 STUDENT SACRAMENTO TRIP - DEADLINE DECEMBER 5TH

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, please visit  http://www.northwoodptsa.org/advocacy to fill out an application.  The selected students must be PTSA members before joining the trip.  You may join PTSA by filling an online form (no service fee) or bringing the attached form to the front office by December 5, 2018.  If your parent is already a PTSA member, then print out/fill out a membership form, attach a $5 check, and drop off in the PTSA Membership mailbox in the front office.  Applications are due to the front office by December 5^th, 2018.

2019 SACRAMENTO SAFARI TRIP

PTSA Members: Each year the PTSA sponsors 2 adults (parents) on a trip to Sacramento Feb. 25-26th 2019. 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 10th 2018. 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  flyer with all the details on the trip.

Grad Night Meeting

The Grad Night Committee meeting for Tuesday, November 27 has been cancelled. The next meeting will be Monday February 4, 7:00 pm at NHS, room 906. (this is a date change from Tuesday February 5)

Junior and Senior parents interested in learning more about the event are encouraged to attend! You may also volunteer for the night of the event (June 6, 2019) by emailing

 GNvolunteerPTSAnhs@gmail.com

Future meeting dates are: March 5, April 16, May 7, and May 21

Questions? Email GradNightPTSAnhs@gmail.com

Grad Night Tickets - PRICE INCREASE!

On Dec 1st the price will increase to $175.

SENIORS! Don't miss out on the best party of the year! Online purchase only (no fees) at the NHS PTSA website: http://www.northwoodptsa.org/grad-night.

PayPal, credit card, check and cash accepted.

programsptsanhs@gmail.com

Congratulations to NHS Reflections Contest Winners!

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

     Kaitlin Blam, 1st place for Photography

     Sarah Kosoy, 1st place for Literature

    

All winners’ entries will be on display at the Irvine City Hall. The winners will be honored at our Reflections Art Ceremony on January 17^th, 2019. Both entries 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.

Career Lunch Presentation for Students

Dietitian / Ms. Jigna Mehta

Do you know what you want to do after high school? Want to find out more about a specific profession? Come and ask the professionals in the field about their careers.

What are the necessary qualifications? What are the salary and growth options? What are the positives and negatives of the profession? What should you do to prepare for this career?

            When: Monday, November 26, 2018 at lunch time

Where: Room 1035

            Career: Dietitian

Come and hear about a career as a Dietician from Ms. Jigna Mehta. Ms. Mehta is a registered Dietician and a nutritionist who graduated from Loyola university, Chicago. She has been a dietitian for the last 13 years and has been working with Kaiser Permanente (Irvine).

Parent Educational Night

Substance Abuse and Vaping / Stephan Lambert

The Northwood PTSA invites you to attend a presentation by Mr. Stephan Lambert, the Orange County Department of Education's Prevention Coordinator, on vaping and other issues regarding substance abuse. Studies show that large numbers of our youth are using these substances and this presentation is intended to educate parents on the dangers of vaping and substance abuse.

Stephan Lambert is the Prevention Coordinator at the Orange County Department of Education (OCDE). He has ten years of experience in substance abuse prevention, positive youth development, developmental asset building and community organizing. In his role at OCDE, he supports schools and districts with alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention services.

When: Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at 6:30 p.m.

Where: Northwood High School Media Center.

Please note that due to the sensitivity of the material being presented, this event is for adults only.

If you have any questions, please contact Anita Raman at programsptsanhs@gmail.com