Ben Franklin

Attention Sophomores:  A rep from Ben Franklin will be at NHS today at lunch.  Stop by if you have questions!  Ben Franklin applications for the 2015-16 year are due by Feb. 1st.  Please see your counselor for an application.  Return completed applications to your counselor.

Friday 1/16/15 Early Out Bell Schedule

Lunch will be served at 12:12.  Walkers and Drivers may leave at 12:12.  Buses will arrive at 12:50.  Students riding a bus may not leave campus until 12:50.
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National Honor Society

The National Honor Society GPA eligibility list is now posted on the office window and outside Ms. Mann's room.  Stop by Ms. Mann's room during lab or lunch to pick up an application.  All applications are due back to Ms. Mann by 3:00 pm on Friday, January 30, no exceptions.

Don't forget the bell schedule changes on Jan. 5. Tardy bell rings at 7:30

Student iPad Deployment Information

Nitro High School students will be receiving their iPad's on January 14, 2015.  We have set a parent meeting, regarding the iPad Deployment for January 8, 2015 at 6:00pm in the auditorium.  Please spread the word regarding this meeting.
Paperwork regarding the deployment will be going home with the student when they return to school in January.  All paperwork must be completed and returned to the students social studies teacher before January 14, 2015.
Parents will have the option to purchase a Damage/Loss Waiver at a cost of $40 a year.   The waiver also includes a $50 deductible for each incident of damage/loss.  If the optional waiver is not purchased the parent is responsible for the cost device repair/replacement.
Please post the information, on other social media, regarding the parent meeting.

New Lunch Proceedures

Nitro High School will be having 2 lunches for the remainder of the school year.

Students are not to take cafeteria food into the hallways unless a student is approved to eat in a teacher's classroom.

Please no sitting in the hallways

Students are not allowed in the Gymnasium or behind the Gymnasium during lunch

Students are to stay on the lower patio in the front of the building.  The front door and sidewalks are off limits

If a parent/guardian is dropping off food to a student please pull into the parking lot and meet the student at the new cafeteria/parking lot entrance.  NPD has ask that cars not stop on Park Avenue to drop off food.

Students my sit on the benches in the back hallway but we are asking students not to go beyond the auditorium.

Due to lack of supervision the library will not be open to students at lunch.

The breezeway and the Baker building are off limits during lunch.

New Nitro High School Bell Schedule that will take effect on January 5th, 2015

Starting January 5th, 2014 Nitro High School will have a unified start time.  School will start at 7:30am every day of the week.  Students will have 90 minute block classes on Thursday (Odds) and Friday (Evens).  We will have 2 lunches every day of the week.  The students lunch will be determined by the students 5th period on Monday - Thursday and 6th period on Friday.

Monday-Wednesday Schedule

Thursday/Friday Schedule

Announcement Week of 12/8/14

Nitro High School Show Choir presents “Soups, Sweets and Seasonal Songs”  (Christmas & Frozen Medley) Thursday, December 11^th at Nitro High School Cost: Adults $8.00 Children ages 3 to 12 $5.00 Children ages 2 &under---FREE. Santa will be there for pictures and so will Elsa, Anna, and Olaf. Please come out and enjoy a special evening of music and support Nitro ShowCats!!

DECA MEETING Friday during lunch. It is not too late to join! $13 DECA dues to Mrs. Marshall as soon as possible.

Starting today, the Nitro Student Council will be collecting toys for children in the area to be distributed by the Nitro Police Dept. We are asking that each grade level bring 50 toys into either Mrs. Harless in Rm 209 or give to Officer Blake in the office If we collect 200 toys we will get a visit from Santa Cop and his helper elves.

Rho Kappa dues need to be turned into Mrs. Simpson by Friday, December 12^th. Dues are $10.

ATTENTION SENIORS: Senior pictures are due to Mrs. Petry or Haylee Hanna by December 19^th. Also, if you haven’t turned in your baby picture, you need to do so as soon as possible.

Winter formal tickets will be sold during both lunches in the commons the rest of the month. $25 singles and $50 couples buy them now, in January singles becomes $30 and couples $60.

ATTENTION AFJROTC: There will be tutoring after school in the AFJROTC classroom today and every Tuesday from 3:00-4:30PM with special emphasis in math.

Basketball games this week (Tuesday at 7:30)

Holiday sweater day- 12/10 Wednesday

Student council meeting Thursday during lunch

FCA Friday

PTA Scholarship

The PTA Scholarship has an upcoming deadline of 12/31.  Please see the scholarship board in the counseling office for more info.

Parents and Students, we will be having a Local School Improvement Council meeting on Thursday Dec 4 at 6pm. All are welcome to attend.