NHS ACTIVITIES MONTHLY ROUND-UP: January 2021
Band
The NHS band will be visited online by a member of the United States Marine Band on Wednesday, February 17 as part of their Music in the Schools initiative. The title of the presentation is “You Can Do It - Achieving Goals in Music & Life”. We are very excited to meet and hear from a member of this prestigious band.
You can follow the band on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/northwesternhighschoolband/
Battle of the Books
Battle of the Books members are continuing to read the selected 20 titles. The last week of February is competition. Students will battle virtually answering questions about the books.
Choir
https://www.facebook.com/NorthesternHSChoir
The NHS Concert Choir had its winter concert on Friday, January 8 in the upper gym of the school. Students sang wearing their singers’ masks while remaining socially distanced. Thank you to Buffy Luostari for accompanying and to Mr. Hintzman for technical assistance. You can see the performance on our facebook page or at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKbrWuWROAw&t=1045s
DECA
A big congratulations to all of the DECA competitors who participated in the Virtual District Career Development Conference in January! Everyone did a phenomenal job! Shout out to those competitors who medaled: Kennedy Remington, Maddie Rahman, Kylie Benesch, Brianna Linderholm, Becca Hedin, Lyndsey Shaver, Noah Krieg, and Adrienne Luoma!
Congratulations as well to the following students for placing in their events:
- Honorable Mention: Abby Wennersten and Lily Nichols in Sports and Entertainment Marketing Team Decision Making
- 2nd Place Overall: Autumn Askim and Alayna Pederson in Hospitality Services Team Decision Making; Becca Hedin and Lyndsey Shaver in Marketing Management Team Decision Making
- 1st Place Overall: Noah Krieg in Principles of Business Management and Administration; Maddie Rahman and Kennedy Remington in Hospitality Services Team Decision Making
You are all DECA-mazing! And, we are so proud of you! Of the 18 students who competed, 9 of them placed 1st-4th in their event! Moreover, three more were recognized as medalists! That translates into 2/3 of the chapter competitors being recognized in some way "on stage" in our Virtual Awards Ceremony! We are very excited for our next step: The State Career Development Conference in March!
FBLA
The regional FBLA conference will be held virtual this year. All of the students have completed and submitted their presentations and/or tests. Results from the competition will be available on February 6th.
Link Crew
Link Crew Leaders have been meeting with their freshmen groups during advisory to build connections and offer support. They completed a Leadership Lab with Motivational Speaker, Mike McGowan during Snow Week, and they’re excited about their upcoming activities that they have planned for our school community.
National Honor Society
National Honor Society thanked all of the teachers and staff at the high school by getting breakfast for them from Big Apple Bagels. In the next few weeks new applications will go out to eligible candidates and the plans will begin for the spring induction ceremony.
Quiz Bowl
Quiz Bowl ended the regular season in Second Place. The end of the year, virtual, tournament begins Feb 1 and runs thru Feb 8.
Trap Club
Registration will be starting within the next two weeks. Listen to the announcements for instructions about how to register. Questions can be directed to Mrs. Wick, room 2051.
Yearbook
Yearbooks are currently available. The current price is $68; prices go up on February 5. The easiest way to purchase a yearbook is to order one online.
Click on this link to do so: https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productBrowse/1116879/Northwestern-High-School/2021-Yearbook/2020073104373217076/CATALOG_SHOP/
If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Thompson @ kthompson@nw-tigers.org