Monday, October 23, 2017

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 2nd, 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.

Sunday, October 1, 2017

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

Sunday, September 24, 2017

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.

Sunday, September 17, 2017

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. 

Monday, August 28, 2017

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: