Guest Speaker Kathi Smith Presenting this Tuesday at the PTSA Meeting

Kathi Smith, NHS ROP, College, and Career Specialist, will talk about all the services and resources offered by the center for NHS students: job and internship opportunities, college visits and help with application, scholarships, career information and presentations, work permits, Regional Occupational Program (ROP) classes, and much more. Don't miss out on this important information!
Date & Time: This Tuesday, March 19th at 7pm
Where: College and Career Center, room 1035
(second floor of the building with the big “Timberwolves” sign)

At this PTSA meeting, agenda attached, we will also be voting to approve the slate of officers for the 2019-2020 NHS PTSA Executive Board:

President – Isabelle Mah
Executive Vice President – Archana Gima
1st Vice President Membership – Tina Zhao
2nd Vice President Programs – Anita Raman
3rd Vice President Grad Night – Connie Stone
Recording Secretary – Ginger Kawanami
Treasurer – Natalie Wang
Financial Secretary – Open
Auditor – Hai yang Liang
Historian – Open
Please check the agenda for more info.

ZUMBA PARTY!

The most fun you will ever have exercising!
Burn calories and raise funds for Grad Night 2019
Seniors! Bring your friends and help make YOUR Grad Night the best ever.
Vendors: Jewelry, essential oils, athletic wear and much more.
Raffle, merch, drinks and snacks.
When: Sunday, March 24 from 12.15pm to 2.30pm.
Where: Northwood High School gymnasium.
Tickets: $10 ($15 at the door)
DID WE MENTION THERE WILL BE BOBA?
Purchase tickets online here : https://nhsptsa.wufoo.com/forms/zumba-fundraiser-grad-night-2019/

Grad Night 2019- Beat the price increase!

SENIORS! Graduation is approaching fast. Get your Grad Night ticket before the April 1 price increase. 

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

A huge thank you to all those families that have already made a donation to help make Grad Night 2019 a night to remember. All donations will be recognized in the information packet given out at the senior meeting and on the PTSA website. You can still donate here
https://nhsptsa.wufoo.com/forms/nhs-grad-night-donation/

Questions; Please email gradnightptsanhs@gmail.com

Grad Night meetings

The next meeting will be Tuesday April 16 at 7pm at NHS room 906. Senior parents please attend to see how you can help out or sign up to volunteer on the night. GNvolunteerPTSAnhs@gmail.com.

JUNIOR PARENTS - We are looking for committee members for Grad Night 2020. Come along and learn more. Email if interested gradnightptsanhs@gmail.com

Future meeting dates are: May 7, May 21

Career Lunch Presentation for Students – Genetics / Ms. Maya Thangavelu

When: Wednesday, March 22, 2019 at lunch time

Where: Room 1035

Career: Genetics

Come and hear about a career in Genetics. Maya Thangavelu completed elementary, middle and high school in Southern India. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Biology from the University of Delhi (India). She then did an internship in Cytogenetics at the Institute of Human Genetics in Aarhus, Denmark. Following the internship, she obtained an M.S. in Genetic Counseling from Sarah Lawrence College in New York, She then worked for three years in India as a Cytogeneticist, setting up a Cytogenetics laboratory and performing diagnostic services. She Then joined Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, for a Ph.D. in Cytogenetics. This was followed by a Post Doctoral Fellowship at the University of Chicago. She was Director of Cytogenetics at Northwestern University in Chicago. She then moved to the West Coast and was a Clinical Cytogeneticist at Genzyme Genetics, a diagnostic laboratory with a number of labs around the country.  As of 2012, Maya has been Director of Cytogenetics at NeoGenomics Laboratories, a cancer diagnostic lab.

Career Lunch Presentation for Students – Sales & Marketing / Ms. Ruth Ann Fleming

When: Wednesday, March 25, 2019 at lunch time

Where: Room 1035

Career: Sales & Marketing

Come and hear about a career in sales and marketing. Ruth Ann Fleming works at Bio-Rad Laboratories as the VP, Global Strategic Partnerships.  Bio-Rad is a biotech company that is headquartered in Northern CA, but there is a location with about 500 employees in the Irvine Spectrum.  The company makes/sells diagnostic products and services that are used by hospitals, reference labs, pharmaceutical companies, and large food companies.  Ms. Fleming has held various sales and marketing positions in this industry for the last thirty years.  In college I studied biology and chemistry and have since obtained an MBA.

PTSA Meeting Date Change and Location

Please make a note of changes for March PTSA meeting. Meeting on March 12 is postponed to Tuesday March 19th  and the new location is Career Center instead of rm 906. We will hold an election for Executive Board members. All the nominees please be present for the election.