NEENAH HIGH SCHOOL JANUARY 21, 2016 Daily Student Announcements GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: The weight room will be open, but the cardio room will be closed today after school. Any students interested in helping out with Prom 2016, please plan to attend a short meeting on Thursday, January 21 after school in room 200. We need to discuss our theme and some other important business like nametags and decorating ideas!!! Please plan to attend! If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Hoff or Ms. Israel prior to that date. There will be a 5th Quarter pajama party on Friday, January 22nd directly after the basketball game from 8:00 pm – 11:30 pm. There will be free food and prizes! NHS ECO Club presents - Trivia Night - Thursday February 11th. Get your team together a.s.a.p. There will be a limited number of teams. If you have any questions you can email the Eco Club atECO.NHS.CLUB@gmail.com Summer Driver's Education information is now available in the Armstrong and Attendance offices. Please see Mrs. Keating in the Armstrong office if you have any questions. TED Talk Tuesdays: Be inspired, motivated or just impressed by what goes on in the world around us! Come to the Career Center any mod on Tuesday during your Release or Tutorial hours only (attendance will be taken). 2 minutes to 20 minutes, a different topic every week! From Suburban Athletics: It’s time to sign up for softball for summer 2016! Now accepting registration for softball girls ages 4-18. Visit www.suburbanathletics.com for more information. The Neenah Parks and Recreation Department is currently accepting applications for summer 2016 part-time employment. The deadline is Friday, February 5, 2016. Applications are at www.neenahgov.org . Questions, call the Parks & Rec office at 886-6060. _______________________________________________________________________________ ORGANIZATIONS AND MEETINGS: MONDAY: Forensics meets today. The Debate Team will meet in the Library every Monday from 6pm-8pm. (Scotty Thurwachter) **Knitting Club meets Mondays from 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm in room 322. RESCHEDULED for this Thursday. (Mrs. Uvaas) The Urban Farm Club will meet on Mondays in room 404. (Mrs. Dorschner or Mrs. Rogers) The AFS Club meets on Monday after school in room 164B from 3:25-3:45. (Mrs. Counter) Anime Club meets on Mondays in room 200 after school. (Mrs. Hoff) The Mindfulness club meets in room 519 on Monday at 7:15 am. We go through about 15 minutes of relaxing mindfulness in the hope of creating a positive start to the week! TUESDAY: SEA Club will be meeting on Tuesday mornings at 7:20 am in room 164B. (Mrs. Counter) Student Council meets on Tuesday, at 7:15 am in the Conant Little Theater. (Mr. Laluzerne) Art Club meets every Tuesday at 3:20 pm in room 420. (Mrs. Mullard) The Chess Club will be meeting every Tuesday after school until 4:30 p.m. in the Apollo commons. The Eco Club will be meeting the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month. (Mrs. Vanderkolk) Drama Club - Meets every other Tuesday at 3:30 pm in the Green Room. (Mr. Aaron Hoffman) The Culinary Club will meet Tuesday, at 3:30 pm in room 418. (Mrs. Garbe) Yoga Club meets Tuesdays from 3:45 pm – 4:45 pm in room 144. (Ms. Bork) WEDNESDAY: National Honor Society -The 2nd. Wed. of the month, 7:15 am, rm.128.(Mrs. Gauthier/Mr. Christian) The Satellite (school newspaper) meets in room 134 on Wednesdays after school. (Mrs. Plankey) Yearbook meets on Weds. after school in the Career Center, rm 322. (Mrs. Joch or Mrs. Walter) Latino Club Meets Wednesdays at 3:20 pm in room 326. (Mrs. Torres) R-SAT - Book Club meets at 3:30 p.m. in the Lit Lounge. (Ms. DeVries/Ms. Binsfeld) Trading Card Game (TCG) players meet on Wednesday in room 203. (Mr. Skogen) Bass Fishing Club - meets on Wednesday from 6:00 - 8:00 pm in room 148. (Mr. Jones) THURSDAY: Key Club meets every other Thursday, at 7:15 am in the Conant Little Theater. (Mrs. Garbe) The Chess Club will be meeting every Thursday after school until 4:30 p.m. in the Apollo commons. The Debate Team will meet in the Library every Thursday from 3:30pm-6pm. (Scotty Thurwachter) African American Heritage Club – 3:30 pm – Room 141 (Mrs. Jackson) Gender & Sexuality Alliance meets on Thursday, at 3:30 in Room 322. (Mrs. Shea or Mrs. Bauman) **Knitting Club FRIDAY: Spanish Club will meet every other Friday from 7:15-7:45 am in room 314. (Ms. Ray) Math Club – Friday Mornings at 7:00 a.m. room 408. (Mr. Frost or Mrs. Jackson) Film Club will be watching Dead Poets Society on Friday, January 22 from 3:30-5:45 in room 428/430. Bring $5.00 for pizza if you are interested. Please see Mrs. Weisgerber with any questions. SATURDAY: Gaming Club - Meets selected Saturdays to game. The next Gaming Day will be on Sat. Jan. 16 starting at 10 AM - 6 PM. Come and get your game on! _______________________________________________________________________________ CONGRATULATIONS: On Saturday, January 9th the Neenah High School Powerlifting team competed in a Powerlifting invitational. The Neenah Girls captured top team honors and the Varsity & JV Boys were second. Capturing individual titles within their weight class and Division were: Delaney Ortiz, Taylor Wyngaard, Dallas Cavegn, Karley Wyngaard, Jayson Schraufnagel, Nick Johnson, Brandon Patschke & Mitchell Pamperin. BOYS BASKETBALL - Neenah remained in first place in the FVA and extended its winning streak to four games GIRLS BASKETBALL - The Rockets picked up two road victories last week to remain one game out of first place in the FVA standings. BOYS SWIMMING AND DIVING – Are 4 -0 and remain undefeated in FVA duals. _________________________________________________________________________ SPORTS NEWS: For complete information and schedules for all games go towww.foxvalleyassociation.org There is not a pre-sale for the Neenah vs. Kaukauna Basketball game on Friday night. Students & parents can purchase tickets at the door. THURSDAY, JAN 21, 2016 Bowling Team 4:15pm-6:00pm Hockey: Boys Varsity Game 5:30pm Away vs. Oshkosh North Wrestling: Boys JV Meet 6:15pm Away vs. Appleton North Wrestling: Boys Varsity Meet 7:00pm Away vs. Appleton North Hockey: Boys JV Game 7:15pm Away vs. Oshkosh North FRIDAY, JAN 22, 2016 Basketball: Boys Frosh Game 5:40pm Away vs. Kaukauna Basketball: Boys JV Game 5:45pm Away vs. Kaukauna Basketball: Girls JV Game 5:45pm Kaukauna - home Basketball: Boys Varsity Game 7:15pm Away vs. Kaukauna Basketball: Girls Varsity Game 7:15pm Kaukauna - home SATURDAY, JAN 23, 2016 Wrestling: Boys JV Invitational 9:00am Away Wrestling: Boys Varsity Invitational 9:00am Away Hockey: Boys JV Game 6:00pm Fox Valley Stars Home Hockey: Boys Varsity Game 8:00pm Fox Valley Stars Home ______________________________________________________________________________ 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. Feb. 4 – US Marines @ 11:45 am Feb. 11 – US Army @ 11:45 am Mar. 3 – US Marines @ 11:45 am Mar. 9 – UW Parkside @8:00 am Mar. 10 – US Army @ 11:45 am Mar. 15 – UW Green Bay @ 2:25 pm Apr. 7 – US Marines @ 11:45 am Apr. 14 – US Army @ 11:45 am May 12 – US Army @ 11:45 am _______________________________________________________________________________ LUNCH MENU: Monday – Tacos with Rice Tuesday – Chicken Parmigiano over WG Spaghetti Wednesday – Grilled Chicken, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, WG Dinner Roll Thursday – Cajun Roasted Pork Loin & Cuban Yellow Rice Friday – Beef Lasagna w/ WG Garlic Twist ___________________________________________________________________________ UPCOMING EVENTS: Jan. 27 Blood Drive-7:00 AM Jan. 29 NO SCHOOL – Professional Learning Day Feb. 4-6 Winter Drama Feb. 8-13 Winterfest Week Feb. 13 Winterfest Dance Feb. 17 Club/Activity Yearbook Pictures Feb. 19 Professional Learning Day ______________________________________________________________________________ OTHER MEETINGS: Intramural Volleyball - Monday 7 - 9 pm Dec. - Feb. See Mr. LaLuzerne or Mr. Morgen. Math Club - See Mr. Rich Frost or Mrs. Melanie Jackson. Science Olympiad - Interested in science? See Mr. Lehman in rm. 145. Skills USA Auto Club - Meets Tuesday at 3:15pm in the auto. lab, room 100. See Mr. John Hayes. VEX Robotics - See Mr. Hendries in the Tech. wing. French Club – See Madame Meilhon