Patriot Post
The Weekly Newsletter of North Pole High School
Welcome to the 2019 - 2020 School Year!
It is my honor to be your interim principal for this school year. We are off to a great start and this past week we had a successful Ignite Day with our freshman and new students, and an inspiration kickoff assembly featuring student and staff introductions and speeches by Borough Mayor Bryce Ward, North Pole City Mayor Michael Welch, and North Pole Police Officer Bill Bellant.
This coming week, we want to include all parents and guardians in the North Pole High School experience with our Open House Night, Wednesday, August 28th, from 6 - 8 pm. Not only will you be able to meet your student's teachers, but we will feed you ice cream while you tour the many display tables advertising opportunities for student and parent involvement. Please see the Open House schedule below.
Looking forward to an amazing school year. Go Patriots!
- John Fink, Interim Principal NPHS
OPEN HOUSE: Wednesday, Aug. 28th, 6 - 8pm
Sequence of Events
6:00-6:20 Gym introductions (students, parents, guardians, teachers, admin)
6:23-6:30 Per 1
6:33-6:40 Per 2
6:43-6:48 SSP
6:51-6:58 Per 3
7:01-7:08 Per 4
7:11-7:18 Per 5
7:21-7:28 Per 6
7:31-8:00 Ice Cream and club/activities/athletics sign-ups
8:00 Dismiss
New Buzzer School Security System
NPHS is implementing a buzzer security system which will "go live" Monday, August 26th. The system is very similar to ones many schools in the lower 48 use and is identical to the ones at Joy Elementary and Tanana Middle School in our own school district.
Here's how it works:
• The NPHS buzzer entry security camera system is mounted outside on the brick wall, left of the flagpole main entryway doors.
• The system will be active at the following times during school days:
---8:00 am until 5 minutes before Lunch
---10 minutes after Lunch until 2:10 pm
• During the active times, all exterior doors to the school building are locked.
---Staff may enter using their FOB key
---Everyone else will need to use the buzzer security system
• During the active times, people wishing to enter the school building will need to press the white buzzer button left of the main entryway doors.
---Front office secretaries will then see and talk with the person at the doors.
---ID and a reason-for-wanting-to-enter will be required for non-recognized persons
This system provides another layer of school security. Please let me know if you have any questions/comments.
What's Going On...
Tuesday, August 27: Tennis NPHS vs LHS 5 pm
Wednesday, August 28: Open House 6 -8 pm
Thursday, August 29: Tennis Hutch vs NPHS @ Hutch 5 pm
Friday, August 30: Volleyball NPHS at Bethel Tourney, Swimming NPHS @ Hamme
Saturday, August 31: Volleyball NPHS at Bethel Tourney, Swimming NPHS @ Hamme 10 am, X-C @ Chena Lakes 10 am, Football NPHS vs Eagle River @ Eagle River 11 am