Please Note: There is no school, Mon., Oct. 14, Columbus Day SAB At-Large Positions Additional At-Large Positions for the SAB are still available. These positions are filled at the discretion of the SAB Advisors. If you are interested, collect signatures on this nomination form, and write an essay telling why you would like to be an SAB member. Return nomination papers and essay to Ms. Crooks, Room 7214, by close of school, Fri., Oct. 18. You will be interviewed by all 4 SAB Advisors on a date to be determined. CAREER RESOURCE CENTER (CRC) News -- Visit the CRC, Room, 1102 Open hours: 7:15 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Mon.-Thurs.; 7:15 a.m. – 2:15 p.m., Fri. Drop by or make an appointment with the Career Resource Specialist, Mrs. Lauzier, or email lauzierk@nfaschool.org. Military Representatives Army/Army Reserves Representative -- Wed., Oct. 9, B Channel (during lunch), Tirrell Lobby College Visits Wed., Oct. 9
Fri., Oct. 11
College Campus Tours Trips are open to seniors and are first-come, first-served (capped at 40 students per trip). See Ms. Lauzier for a permission slip.
Education/Training Career Cluster Panel Oct. 10, 2019, E Channel, Ensemble Room A panel discussion with a wide variety of local professionals in the education/training career cluster. Panelists will answer questions about their job and the education/training required. College Fair 6:30 -8:00 p.m., Wed., Oct. 9, Ledyard High School Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Conference 10th-grade leaders apply (and submit a typed essay) to represent NFA in the 2020 Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Conference, a three-day seminar (June 2020) with hands-on leadership activities, other student leaders, and learning positively to impact the community. Realize and apply your leadership talent to become an effective, ethical leader. See Mrs. Lauzier in CRC Spirit Week Spirit Week information is also available on your MyNFA>Student Portal Dashboard! Mon., Oct. 21 - Student Choice Day (students vote on theme, TBD) Tues., Oct. 22 - Color Wars
Wed., Oct 23 - Tacky Tourist Day Red & White leis will be given out in the cafeteria during lunch. Thurs., Oct. 24 - Throwback Thursday "Decades" Fri., Oct. 25 - NFA Day
HOMECOMING Tickets on Sale (Student Affairs Office) through Fri, Oct 11, students, all grades until gone. NEWS FROM PROJECT OUTREACH Contact, Mrs. Savage, Room 7101, savagej@nfaschool.org for these opportunities:
Library - Summer Reading Prizes Students who participated in the 2019 Summer Reading Program please drop by the Library to pick up your prize. Contact Ms. Leonard, leonardk@nfaschool.org, or Ms. Croteau, croteauk@nfaschool.org. ATHLETICS: To view the athletics schedule visit nfawildcats.org Intramural Basketball is canceled, Thurs. Oct. 10. MEETINGS NOTE: The MTB Club meets 2:30 p.m., every Mon. and Fri., in the cafeteria. However, there will be no Mountain Bike Club practice, Fri., Oct. 11 or Mon. Oct. 14. Tues., Oct. 15 Spanish Honor Society: 2:20 p.m., Room 7336. Contact, Ms. Mandeville, mandeviller@nfaschool.org Tues., Oct. 22 DIY Club: 2:20 p.m., Room 3226. Come to join the fun. All are welcome. Contact Ms. Latham, lathame@nfaschool.org or Ms. Lirette at lirettek@nfaschool.org EVENTS The Mountain Bike Club Race Wed, Oct. 16, Ledyard Middle School. Club members should meet in front of Tirrell and the bus will leave promptly at 2:30 pm. Contact Mrs. Croteau at croteauk@nfaschool.org or in the library with any questions. Asian Cultures Club & Chinese National Honor Society Mid-Autumn Festival Thurs., Oct. 17, 2:30 p.m., Cranston Basement Moon cakes and refreshments, Karaoke, and other activities. Bring your friends - everyone is welcome! Sign up in Room 7201, by Mon. 10/7. Contact Ms. Ji, jic@nfaschool.org Spirit Week Tues., Oct. 21 - 25 -- Find all the details on your MyNFA>Students Portal Dashboard and get ready for a spectacular week of spirited fun! SAB Blood Drive 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Tues., Oct. 22, Norton Gym To donate blood, you must fill out and have a parent/guardian sign the permission slip, and turn it in at the Blood Drive table in the cafeteria during lunch waves or to Mr. Martin, Room 8216. Once you turn in your permission slip, you must sign up for a TIME TO DONATE. To donate, you must be 17 years or older and you must meet the weight requirements found on the permission slip. Homecoming Sat., Oct 26 -- Pre Game events begin at 10:30 a.m. Homecoming Dance Sat., Oct 26 -- 7 - 10 p.m., Sat. Oct. 26, Alumni Gym. TRAVEL Italy, Austria, Croatia, and Hungary with People to People in July 2020 Anyone interested in this exciting opportunity. Contact Ms. Serra, Bradlaw 8105, serrab@nfaschool.org, or Ms. Andros, andross@nfaschool.org Greece during Spring Break There is still time to sign up for the Spring Break Greece trip. Contact Mr. Wheeler, Room 304, wheelern@nfaschool.org "Please note: The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments hereto is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the designated recipients. If the reader/recipient of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this e-mail and all attachments hereto in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail or any of its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and destroy the original message received. Thank you." |