Staff Notes
November 17. 2019
Earthquake Drill
Tuesday, Nov 19, 2019, 01:00 PM
Northgate High School, Castle Rock Road, Walnut Creek, CA, USA
Successes and Celebrations!
- Congrats to John Litten, Stagecraft and Production Workshop for their outstanding work in the production of The Crucible.
- Congrats to Jim McClellan and girls water polo for their excellent season and placement into the semi-finals of the NCS championship!
- Congrats to Taylor Herman and the boys water polo team for their Division 2 NCS Championship!
Sports Basement Shopping Event!
The holidays are just around the corner and with them comes a rush of shopping. Luckily, that means every Sports Basement Basementeer that has selected Northgate High as their beneficiary will be raising money on your behalf as they shop.
To make this holiday shopping season even more successful (and less stressful), we've scheduled a special 20% off holiday shopping time frame for you and your supporters!
Northgate High's 20% Off Holiday Shopping Days are from December 3 - 9, 2019.
Everyone signed up supporting Northgate High can shop all day at any of our stores or online and receive 20% off their whole purchase. Basementeers receive 20% off and Non-Basementeers receive 11% off. Some exclusions apply. The more they spend, the more you receive in 2020!
*Please note that in order to receive the 20% off, your supporters must be enrolled in the Basementeer program.
Lights are on... what is next?
- Monday night, the Board will likely be appointing a Director of Safety and Risk Management. Their role will likely include updating district procedures for site specific challenges such as ours.
- Last week, district officials did a walk through with admin to discuss safety concerns and possible expenditures as it relates to Measure J.
- Monday morning, Michael will be meeting with the Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, and the Director of Facility and Operations to discuss protocols and challenges moving forward.
In the meantime, don't forget that this week we will have a Shelter in Place Earthquake Drill, and please review blackout procedures as discussed in the staff meeting last week (and as written in the student handbook, found in the planner).
Don't miss Tubio's Tech Talk
Here is the link to the staff meeting slide show- you must be logged into your .net to view.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bKr86FVyMCfDmZoGzCgFPzzqUfcTZ4NYYKpj_rjdCUE/edit?usp=sharing
MDUSD Jazz Festival
Thursday, Nov 21, 2019, 04:00 PM
Diablo Valley College, Golf Club Road, Pleasant Hill, CA, USA
Upcoming Important Dates!
- Tuesday Nov 19th- Boys WP State Tournament @ Northgate 5pm
- Thursday Nov 21st- MDUSD Jazz Festival @ DVC- NHS plays at 5pm
- Saturday Nov 23rd- Girls BB vs De Anza 1pm
- 11/25-29 Thanksgiving Week- No School
In Memory of Kymber Starmack
Sadly, we lost a Bronco, Kymber Starmack, class of 2012 this past weekend. She battled with Osteosarcoma for the last 1-2 years and in her honor the Choir department sang in the forym last week. Leadership students are passing out yellow ribbons in her honor and many of us are in purple as it was her favorite color. Kymber was a sweetheart, passionate about singing, playing the guitar and lit up any room she walked into. She will forever be a Bronco.
Thank you,
Kourtnie Howerton
Calling all Club Advisors
All entities that use ASB accounts must have a club charter, even if you do not consider your group a "club". This allows for legal use of ASB funds.
Please see Lily for club paperwork, or see attached.
Boys Water Polo wins NCS!
Michele Alas a finalist for rep to the State Board of Ed
The Crucible was a hit!
DATA CHAT
CAASPP Scores- 2018 vs 2019
- The first graph is the percentage of students who met or exceeded the standards on the ELA portion of the test.
- Second graph is the average distance from 'met the standard' for NHS in 2018 and 2019, as well as the district average.
- The third graph is the percentage of students who met or exceeded the standards on the Math portion of the test.
- The last graph is the average distance from 'met the standard' for NHS in 2018 and 2019, as well as the district average.
WASC Check In
Here is a link to the survey- please complete it soon, so that we have a starting point for the work to be done towards our WASC visit - we appreciate it!
WASC Check In
Syllabus Submission
Sign ups for Sat School and Detention - Extra Pay!
Facility/Repair Requests
2019-20 Academic Calendar
Northgate High School
Email: cooperk@mdusd.org
Website: http://northgatehighschool.org
Location: 425 Castle Rock Road, Walnut Creek, CA, USA
Phone: 925-938-0900
Twitter: @northgatehs