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Saturday Field Spraying
At the most recent Special Meeting of the
Board of Directors of the Northwestern School District, the Board approved
resurfacing for the High School Band practice field and the High School
Football Game Field. The purpose of this message is solely to inform you of
part of the process of the resurfacing of our Band and Football fields. Part
of the process of resurfacing will be the elimination of vegetation on the
fields. To accomplish this task, the contractor S& S Processing will be
spraying the weed killer “Round-Up”. This product is sold at most stores
that provide lawn care products, i.e. Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Home Depot, Lowe’s
etc. The contractor has assured us that the spraying presents no dangers to
your child’s safety or well-being. That being said, we have determined that
it would be in everyone’s best interest to have the spraying occur, when the
students are not scheduled to be on the school grounds. The spraying will
occur Saturday May 10, 2008 and will last approximately 1 – 2 hours. I thank
you for your understanding and support of the Northwestern School District.
Cafeteria Balances on the
Web
The program which allows for the checking of
cafeteria balances on the web is experiencing problems. A better
solution is being developed and will be available soon. In the
meantime, the existing system will remain in use, but could be unavailable
at times. Thank you for your patience.
Daniel and Josephine
Mikovich Community Foundation Scholarship
The Board of Directors of the Daniel and
Josephine Mikovich Community Foundation, Inc., have announced that
applications for college/university scholarships to be awarded for the
2008-2009 academic year are now available. Eligibility for the scholarship
requires:
- Northwestern High
School Graduate
- Academic Excellence
- Peer Leadership
- Personal Initiative (assisting themselves with the expense of
education through appropriate employment)
For more information or to obtain an application form,
visit the "other resources" link on this page, then select "online forms."
Completed applications must be returned to
the Northwestern School District's Administration Office no later than
Thursday, July 31, 2008 for Northwestern High School graduates
currently attending a four-year college or university.
10th Month Program
10th month program brochures are expected to be ready for distribution during the second week
of May to give enough time to organize the courses and collect
registrations.
NWSD 2008 - 2009 Calendar
The district calendar for 2008 - 2009 is
available here
for your convenience.
Northwestern Rated Among
Best Schools in the Nation
Congratulations Northwestern!
Northwestern was recently awarded a bronze award in the
U.S. News & World Report nationwide listing of the best high schools.
Of the 18,790 U.S. public high schools that were rated, Northwestern ranked
among the best. In Erie County, Northwestern and Corry were the
only schools to make the list.
Click here to read the Erie Times-News article.
ParentBroadcast Family Hotline Phone Number
There have been some reports of missed messages through
the ParentBroadcast calling system. The company has been notified and
is working on the problem.
In the meantime, should you receive a call but not get the
message, please dial the ParentBroadcast Family Hotline at
1.800.510.5805 from your primary phone number and follow the
telephone prompts.
Please mark down this number for future reference.
MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus)
Click here to read
the PA Department of Health fact sheet about MRSA.
The spread of community-associated MRSA can be minimized
by taking these precautions:
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Keep your hands clean by washing
thoroughly with soap and warm water or using an alcohol-based hand
sanitizer;
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Keep cuts and scrapes clean and
covered with a bandage until they are healed;
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Avoid contact with other people's
wounds or bandages;
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Avoid sharing personal items such
as towels, razors, or clothing; and
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Routinely clean commonly used items
like athletic equipment.
Click here for the PA Dept of Health press release on this topic.
Classrooms for the Future Year Two:
The Northwestern School District has been
awarded funds for the second year of Classrooms for the Future, Governor
Rendell's landmark high school reform program.
The grant will provide laptops, interactive
whiteboards, and other state-of-the-art resources to be utilized in math,
science, and social studies classrooms.
"We are now at a point where we must educate
our children in what no one knew yesterday, and prepare our schools for what
no one knows yet." -- Margaret Mead
For more information on Classrooms for the
Future,
click here.
For more information on 21st Century skills
and 21st Century learning, visit the following links. Please note:
These links work best with a high-speed connection to the Internet.
Congratulations Northwestern C.A.T. Program:
The C.A.T. Training program received an award this summer
from the Erie Future Foundation. The award was presented in Harrisburg
on August third. Three of Governor Rendell's advisory commission
members were present. People were in awe of what a small school could
accomplish and were impressed with how the program puts student needs first.
Northwestern is the only district with a program like C.A.T. training.
Wildcat Walkers:
The 2007 - 2008 Wildcat Walkers program is
underway. Totals will be posted as they become available.
Click here to see
2006-2007 information.
Classrooms for the Future
Northwestern School District is one of 79 districts to earn a
Classrooms for the Future grant. There are 501 school districts in the
state of Pennsylvania, and Northwestern is proud to be among the first
selected to participate in Governor Rendell's landmark high school reform
program.
The grant will provide laptops, interactive whiteboards,
digital cameras, camcorders, and other state-of-the-art resources for all
high school English classrooms.
Looking for more
information about the Internet
and how it is being used
by students today?
Visit
wiredsafety.org.
This is a great (free)
resource for kids and parents.
Growth Screening Program
Pennsylvania Public Schools have been mandated to expand the
growth screening program to include Body Mass Index-for-Age Percentiles.
Schools will also be required to notify parents/guardians of screening
results with a recommendation to share findings with the student's health
care provider for further evaluation and intervention if necessary.
This program will first be implemented in grades kindergarten through four
the first year, and will expand to three additional grades each year
thereafter.
Please remember that the BMI is only a screening tool.
Your child's health care provider is the best person to evaluate whether or
not his/her measurements are within a healthy range. Please contact
the school nurse if you are opposed to having y
our child participate in this screening at school.
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