Today’s Schedule Early Dismissal @ 11:55 a.m. Schedule: F, D, E, A (This schedule follows a normal Thursday rotation, so split channels that meet on Thursday will meet). Please note: There is no school, Mon., Oct. 14, Columbus Day PSAT -- Wed. Oct. 16 Testing, grades 9-11 Special Programming, Grade 12 CHECK YOUR NFA GMAIL: Students, grades 9-11 will receive an email today., Oct. 10, with their TEST ROOM NUMBER. Seniors will receive an email with the plan for the day’s activities. Wed., Oct. 16 is a full day of school. Testing will begin at 7:25 a.m. and is expected to completed by 11:45 p.m. Channel B and C classes will follow testing, B as the lunch channel. Students, grades 9-11 REMEMBER TO BRING A CALCULATOR AND PENCILS. The College Board does not allow students to share calculators or use a cell phone for any reason during testing. 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. College Visits 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 Today, 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. 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 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 information.
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, today, 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 Photography Club: 2:20 pm., Room 8239. All interested students welcome. Contact Mr. Pawluk, pawluki@nfaschool.org Spanish Honor Society: 2:20 p.m., Room 7336. Contact Ms. Mandeville, mandeviller@nfaschool.org Thurs., Oct. 17 SAB: 2:20 p.m., Room 2201. All SAB members and class officers should attend. All students are welcome to attend. Contact Ms. Dooley, dooleyl@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, 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, 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. RSVP to jic@nfaschool.org, or sign up in Room 7201, by Mon. 10/7. Contact Ms. Ji. Spirit Week Tues., Oct. 21 - 25 -- Find all the details on your MyNFA>Student 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." |