NEENAH HIGH SCHOOL
April 16, 2015
Daily Student Announcements
ORGANIZATIONS:
Anime Club will meet on Monday after school in room 200.
Yoga club meets on Tuesday after school in the upstairs Pickard Lobby.
Art Club will be meeting in room 420 at 3:20 pm every Tuesday.
SEA Club will now meet on Tuesdays after school. Please plan to meet at 3:25 pm in room 164B.
Eco Club meets every Wednesday at 7:15am in the library.
Yearbook will be meeting Wednesday after school in room 103.
Science Olympiad will meet every Wednesday night. See Mr. Sonntag in room 510 for details.
Knitting Club - Meets Wednesdays at 3:30 in the Career Center. See Mrs. Uvaas with any
questions.
Prom Committee will meet every Thursday after school in room 208.
Creative Writing Club will not meet this Thursday, will meet April 23, in room 212. See Mrs. Mettlach
with any questions.
Heart Group will be meeting on Thursday, after school in room 404. Diversity Fair is not far off.
Contact Mrs. Jody Harrell with any questions.
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GENERAL:
Students in MS LEMAHIU’S fifth mod health class are to report directly to room 424 and have C
Lunch today, April 16.
Would you like to travel to Peru in the summer of 2016 on a service trip? If you have any
questions or would like more information please stop Mr. Borchardt’s room 416 or send him an email
at bborchardt@neenah.k12.wi.us
If you are planning to bring a guest to Prom – you must get a form from the Activities office, fill
it out, and return it by Wednesday, April 22. See Mrs. Dohr with any questions.
The next Gaming Club Game Day will be this Sat. Apr 18 from 10 AM - 6 PM. If you plan to attend,
please enter through Door 6. Come and get your game on!!
Worker forms for the Diversity Fair are now available in the attendance office. Forms must be
completed and turned in by Tuesday, April 21.
The Day of Silence will be Friday, April 17th! Sign up to participate before school, after school, or
during lunch. See a GSA member, Ms. Birch, or Mrs. Shea with any questions.
Four shows of the annual Spring Comedy will take place Thursday through Saturday in Pickard
Auditorium. The show, “The Man Who Came to Dinner” is a 1939 comedy about a sarcastic radio
critic who slips on the front steps of an Ohio businessman’s home and breaks his hip, resulting in a
takeover of the man’s home. Shows are set for 7 p.m. each night with an additional 2 p.m. show on
Saturday. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students and senior citizens and available at the door.
Attention Seniors: If you would be interested in being a Commencement Speaker at graduation,
please stop in the main office and pick up an application. All applications are due at 4:00 pm on
Friday, April 24.
A group raising money to support the animal shelter New Pawsibilities in Oshkosh will be selling
popsicles after school on Friday, April 17th for $.25 a popsicle. They will be located by Door 3 after
school until 4 pm. Come support a good cause!!
Are you interested in being in the 2015 Talent Show? Come to auditions on either Tuesday, April 21
or Wednesday, April 22 at 3:45 pm in the mirror room (note, these are new dates). We hope to see
you there, the Talent Show is coming up on Friday, May 8th.
Prom tickets for the Arabian Nights Neenah High School Prom and for Post Prom at the
Neenah High school will be on sale in front of student services next week April 20- April 24 before
and after school. The cost for prom is $20.00 for a single ticket and $40 for a couple and will go
from 8-11:30 on April 24th at the Riverwalk Hotel in Neenah. Post Prom with a hypnotist, food,
games and prizes will cost $8 and go from midnight to 3 AM. Please pick up tickets next week.
Events for the week of Prom:
Monday – Drive in Movie – The Pink Panther
Tuesday – Co-ed Volleyball in the gym at 6:30 pm – sign up in the Activities office
Thursday – Kickback Event at Shattuck Park with live music
Juniors and Seniors need to decide their Prom Court through by voting online. Final voting will
begin on April 13 and end on April 20th. Log into Schoology and go under the group Senior Rocket
News or Junior Rocket News to vote for the Prom King and Queen. ONLY Juniors and Seniors can
vote once for their class. The winners will be announced the night of prom. If you have any
questions, please contact Mrs. Hoff or Ms. Israel.
Attention Freshmen and Sophomores, The window of opportunity is now open to apply for the
Business and IT Academy. Applications will be accepted until May 1. Sophomores, you must be
accepted before your Junior year, so this is your last chance! Pick up an application form from any
business teacher or on the bulletin boards in the Business Department. We are open for busy and
ready to welcome you!
Students are encouraged to submit their best poetry from the school year in the Neenah Public
Library’s annual poetry contest. Submit poetry to the school office between April 1-30. Entries
should include the author’s name, address, grade level and school attended. Winners will be notified
by mail the week of June 22. Every student who enters the contest will receive a bookmark and
winners will receive a certificate and a book of their choice. The winning entries will also be on display
at the Neenah Public Library.
Note on students getting jobs – all students under the age of 18 are required to obtain a work
permit after they are hired, but before they start working. Work permits cost $10.00. The student is
required to have a letter from the employer, showing that they have been hired, and a parent
signature somewhere on that letter, and their social security card. They should bring all these things
either to City Hall in Neenah, or to the main office at the high school to obtain the permit. There are
many job opportunities on the NHS jobs board outside the main office!
“Living the Dream" is a summer Acting program and there are four workshops in all. The cost for
each three-week session is $90.00 and include three, 2-hour classes. For descriptions of the
workshops we are offering in this series, visithttp://www.rebelacademytheatre.org/about.html
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CONGRATULATIONS:
Congratulations to these students for their fantastic performance at the VEX Robotics U.S. Open
National Championships this past week: Andrew Belot, Angela Butke, Adam Burkett, Matt Karrmann,
Erik Metzig, Rob Schmidt. Their team finished with an 8-2 record and were ranked 14th out of 85
teams in their division...awesome! They had an excellent experience and represented Neenah very
well!
Our Neenah #2 Special Olympic Basketball team won both games over the weekend to become
state champions! Take a look at the bracket for scores. Tre Swinford took home the silver medal in
basketball skills and Ben Johnson took home the bronze in basketball skills. For more pictures, there
is a Neenah Schools Special Olympic page on Facebook.
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SPORTS NEWS:
For complete information and schedules for all games go towww.foxvalleyassociation.org
Sports this week at NHS
Thursday, April 16
Girls lacrosse has a game tonight at 5:30 vs. Appleton at Einstein Middle School
Track: Girls Varsity Meet – U of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas) @ 12:00 pm
Tennis: Boys’ Varsity Meet vs. Kaukauna – Kaukauna High School @ 4:00 pm
Tennis: Boys’ JV Meet vs. Kaukauna – Kaukauna High School @ 4:00 pm
Baseball: Boys’ Varsity vs. Kimberly – Sunset Park @ 4:30 pm
Baseball: Boys’ JV vs. Kimberly – Neenah High School @ 4:30 pm
Baseball: Boys’ Frosh vs. Kimberly – Shattuck Middle School @ 4:30 pm
Soccer: Girls JV “A” vs. Hortonville – Hortonville High School @ 4:30 pm
Soccer: Girls JV “B” vs. Appleton West – Neenah High School @ 4:30 pm
Softball: Girls Varsity vs. Appleton West – Nienhaus Sports Complex @ 4:30 pm
Softball: Girls JV vs. Appleton West– Linwood Park @ 4:30 pm
Friday, April 17
Soccer: Girls Varsity Tournament – Ameche Field (Kenosha) @ 5:00 pm
Soccer: Girls JV “A” Invite – JRG Middle School (Kimberly) @ TBD
Track: Girls Varsity Meet – U of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas) @ TBD
Softball: Girls Varsity Double Header vs. Hortonville - Otto Miller Park @ 4:00 pm
Softball: Girls JV Double Header vs. Hortonville - Otto Miller Park @ 4:00 pm
Track: Boys Varsity Invite – Germantown High School @ 4:30 pm
Saturday, April 18
Soccer: Girls Varsity Tournament – Ameche Field (Kenosha) @ TBD
Track: Girls Varsity Meet – U of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas) @ TBD
Tennis: Boys’ Varsity Quad – Nicolet High School @ 8:30 am
Baseball: Boys Varsity Double Header vs. Wausau West – Wausau West High School @ 11:30 am
Baseball: Boys JV Double Header vs. Wausau West – Wausau West High School @ 11:30 am
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NEWS FROM THE COUNSELING OFFICE: The following representatives will be visiting
Neenah High School. Stop in the Counseling Office to sign up.
SENIORS, please keep checking the NHS website for Scholarship opportunities. To find the
scholarships, go to Counseling Services and then Scholarship Resources.
April 16
April 23
April 27
April 28
May 7
May 11
May 14
May 19
May 21
Army Reserve, 10:45 am
Marines @ 11:47 am
National Guard @ A, B, or C lunch
FVTC at 1:30 pm
Army @ 10:45 am
National Guard @ A, B, or C lunch
Marines @ 11:47 am
FVTC at 1:30 pm
Army Reserve, 10:45 am
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LUNCH MENU:
Monday – Chicken Parmesan over WG Spaghetti
Tuesday – General Tso’s Chicken with Lucky Fried Rice
Wednesday – Savory Stuffed Baked Potato & Soft Pretzel w/ Cheese
Thursday – Toasty Cheese Sandwich w/ Chicken Vegetable Noodle Soup
Friday – Sloppy Joes on WG Bun
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
April 16 – 18 Spring Drama
April 24
Diversity Fair
April 25
Solo Ensemble
April 25
Prom
May 2
Show Choir Finale
May 6
Band Concert
May 8
Student Council Talent Show
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MEETINGS:
Adventure Club - Ski trips, rafting, etc.! See Mrs. O’Neill in room 336/428A.
AFS Club - Activities with Foreign Exchange students Monday at 7:30 am. See Mrs. Mary Counter in
room 164 B.
Anime Club - Meets on Mondays, in room 200 at 3:30 pm. See Mrs. Hoff.
Art Club - Every Tuesday at 3:20 pm after school in room 420. See Mrs. Brenda Mullard.
Bass Fishing Club - meets on Tuesday from 3:30 - 5:00 pm in room 128. Contact Mr. Jones with
any questions.
Chess Club - Meets every Tuesday and Thursday after school in room 139, See Mr. Mike Breuer.
Creative Writing Club - Meets in room 212, Thursdays from 3:30-4:15. See Mrs. Mettlach.
Culinary Club - Monday at 3:25 in room 418. See Mrs. Garbe with any questions.
Debate - Meets in the in the CRC from 5 to 7 pm Tuesdays and Thursdays. DECA Club - For
Business students. see Mr. Ben McDonald in room 122.
Drama Club - Meets every other Wednesday at 3:30 pm in the Green Room. See Mrs. Jane Dix.
Eco Club - meets every Wednesday at 7:15am in the library, see Mrs. Vanderkolk.
Forensics meets every Tuesday and Thursday at 3:40, room 132.
French Club - Please check Facebook Page, Twitter, and both French Classrooms for regular
announcements of events. See Mdm. Meilhon with any questions.
Gaming Club - Meets selected Saturdays to game. See Mr. Dale Elliott in room 140.
Gay-Straight Alliance - Mondays after school at 3:30 in room 419. See Ms. Birch or Mrs. Shea.
Heart Group will have their first meeting Thursday Sept. 11th in room 404.
Heart Club - Thursday after school in room 404. See Mrs. Jody Harrell.
Intramural Volleyball - Monday 7 - 9 pm Dec. - Feb. See Mr. LaLuzerne or Mr. Morgen.
Key Club - Every other Thursday before school in the Conant Little Theater. See Mrs. Deb Garbe.
Kind Council - See Mrs. Mahoney in Guidance.
Latino Club - Meets Tuesday, at 3:20 pm in room 326. See Mrs. Torres.
Math Club - See Mr. Rich Frost or Mrs. Melanie Jackson.
National Honor Society - Meets the 2nd. Wed. of the month at 7:15 am in rm. 128. See Mrs. Gauthier
or Mr. Christian.
Newspaper, The Satellite - Wed. after school, rm. 134. See Mrs. Beth Plankey.
Science Olympiad - Interested in science? See Mr. Sonntag in rm. 521.
SEA Club - Thursday after school. See Mrs. Counter in rm. 164B.
Skills USA Auto Club- Meets Tuesday at 3:15pm in the auto. lab, room 100. See Mr. Mike Derleth.
Spanish Club - meets every Friday morning in room 312, time TBD. See Ms. Churchman.
Student Council - Every other Tuesday before school at 7:00 AM.
Or http://moodle.neenah.k12.wi.us See Mr. Andy La Luzerne.
VEX Robotics - See Mr. Hendries in the Tech. wing.
Yearbook - Every Wednesday after school in room 103. See Mrs. Sandy Joch or Mrs. Linda Walter.
Yoga Club - meets Tuesday in the Pickard Lobby from 3:45 to 4:45, see Ms. Sara Bork.