Staff Notes
November 22, 2019
Have an Outstanding Break!
Successes and Celebrations!
- Congrats to Greg Brown and the Jazz band for their outstanding performance at the district Jazz festival at DVC on Thursday! Selected to the honor jazz band were Matthew Stark (alto sax), Brandon Voss (bass), Sebastian Zamarripa (trombone), and Athena Zapantis (tenor sax)
- Congrats to Geoff Carter and his students Ellie Taylor and Kevin Lechner, who recently participated in the California Choral Directors SATB Honor Choir- both singers scored high enough to move on to the State Honor Choir in February, which would be a first for NHS! Geoff has a perfect record in that every singer who has auditioned for the Honor Choir in the last 3 years has been accepted.
- Kudos to the Academic Counselors, Rebecca Proznick, and the many many teachers who have been furiously writing letters of recommendation for this busy application season for our seniors! You guys are literally changing and affecting lives, and our students are so lucky to have you!
- Enjoying the new couches in the staff lounge? Kudos and thanks to Craig Bocks for securing some outstanding donations!
- Congrats to Taylor Herman and our Boys Waterpolo team, who finished 2nd in the NorCal region for the first time in school history.
Who wants an Ugly NHS sweater?
Mock Congress is Coming!
The bell schedule is different this week, with both Tuesday and Wednesday being Tuesday bell schedule, and Thursday is the short day. We have also made that week a Teacher Choice with respect to finals coming.
See below for a snapshot of the bell schedule that week.
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.
Upcoming Important Dates!
- Friday Nov 22nd- Improv Show! 6:30pm
- Saturday Nov 23rd- Girls BB vs De Anza 1pm; Boys Water Polo NorCal Finals- 11:25 @ Independence HS
- 11/25-29 Thanksgiving Week- No School
December, as always, is packed with events. Please check out the school calendar for details!
Boys Water Polo wins NCS!
Michele Alas a finalist for rep to the State Board of Ed
The Crucible was a hit!
DATA CHAT
Fun Fact about Friday
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 2nd Semester 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