Elkhorn North High School
March 2022 Newsletter
Elkhorn North High School
17800 George Miller Parkway
Omaha, NE 68116
phone: 402.289.0322
fax: 402.289.0561
A note from Principal Dan Radicia
ENHS Registration Process
Thank you ENHS parents for being part of the extremely important decision of selecting your student’s courses for next year. I value your input in making the best decision for your child with the variables presented. The academic counselors met with students during their English courses to develop a 4-year plan and to discuss curricular offerings for the next year.
Selected teachers had the opportunity to provide input in the process as well for placement purposes to ensure that we were deliberate and thoughtful on our recommendations for parents to discuss with their child and eventually, the parents could look at the proposed schedule and discuss with a counselor or send their student to the counseling center to talk with his/her counselor so that the school can begin building next year’s master schedule.
We believe that we are almost done with next year’s 12th, 11th and 10th grade schedules and have turned our collective attention to next year’s 9th graders. We still have time to discuss course sequence and 4-year plans with parents and students, so I don’t want to send the message that a hard deadline of March 9th determines your student’s schedule for next year. We will still look at April testing results, May map scores and 2nd semester final grades.
Please note: All signed registration forms and summer school contracts for PE and Personal Finance are due on March 9th. To secure teachers for summer assignments, I will need to know the numbers in March. Attendance for in person PE is critical. This is not a class to sign up for if you know that your family will be out of town in June. Please read the contract closely and sign up only after the student can commit to the attendance guidelines.
ACT for Juniors is April 5, at ENHS—Prepare by Practice College placement tests: ACT and SAT are two standardized tests that colleges and universities use to select and sort students for scholarships and admissions. The admission officers analyze course rigor, grade point average, class rank and involvement with co and extra-curricular activities and clubs and the ACT score. There is a direct correlation between academic rigor and higher achievement scores on the ACT.
In fact, ENHS students who take AP level course work, chemistry and physics, four years of math have scored 4 or more points higher than students who take the college prep course work. It is better to have a transcript that illustrates rigor than to take classes that are less difficult to inflate the grade point averages. Grade point averages have variables that universities cannot control; different grading scales among school districts, class rank for a graduating class of 38 compared to 305 or even 520 students. AP courses must be approved by a national standard; therefore, admission officers tend to default to course rigor by means of AP coursework and the ACT/SAT scores.
Historically, a large majority of EPS juniors takes the ACT for the first time in April and retakes the assessment the fall of their senior year before admissions and scholarships are due in January. Please encourage your student to practice taking the ACT before the April test so he/she feels comfortable taking close to a four-hour exam. Practice tests are online at the ACT website and ACT resources and CD are sold at bookstores in the reference sections.
9th and 10th grade ACT practice test is April 5
Our 9th and 10th graders will be engaged in the PreACT test the same day the 11th graders are taking the ACT. We will have a schedule that reflects the testing day environment. Students will be dismissed after testing around 12:30. Juniors will be dismissed later because they will finish with the writing section of the ACT.
Winter and Spring Activities 2022
The winter activities are almost over; the spring activities are beginning to emerge. Our girls’ basketball team qualified for the state championship. The district final game was exciting for our coaches, players and student body. The players were surrounded by the student body and the girls cut down the nets to the applause and cheers from our parents and students. It was enjoyable to see our team handle the pressure of being returning state champions with maturity and class.
Around the school, spring activities are beginning their first week of practices. Thank you to all of our students, coaches, sponsors, parents and fans for your support and interests in our programs. The staff at ENHS appreciates your help in creating a positive environment with our students. I look forward to seeing you at the various upcoming spring activities.
Stay Tuned Junior and Senior Parents…………..ENHS Prom information will be coming out this weekend.
If you have any concerns you would like to bring to my attention, please call ENHS 402.289.0322 or email dradicia@epsne.org
Thank you. Dan Radicia
Academic Intervention Options @ ENHS
Work time with Teachers- Students should set up time before and after school to work 1-on-1 to learn content. This time and date(s) is determined based on the teacher and student’s schedules.
8th Hour- Monday - Thursday from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., in the media center. The library is staffed by a teacher after school for 1 hour Monday thru Thursday each week. Students that need a quiet space, extra time, and are self-directed find this to be a perfect way to get some things checked off their to-do list before heading home. Students can be assigned by a teacher for missing work or just drop in to take care of business.
Math Help Lab- Monday - Thursday from 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. in G100 breakout area. Any student needing help on Algebra I, Geometry, or Algebra II can drop in for support and assistance.
Science Help Lab- Monday - Friday 7:30 -8:00 a.m. & 3:30 - 4:00 p.m., in the G200 breakout area. Any student needing help on Physical Science or Chemistry can drop in for support and assistance.
Peer-Tutoring- See your guidance counselor to sign up for peer-tutoring. ENHS National Honor Society students serve as peer tutors and can tutor before or after school or during your student’s study hall.
After Hours- Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. This assigned intervention for students is the most restrictive academic intervention because students are assigned to attend After Hours because of failing grades or by not turning in multiple homework assignments. Students are assigned by administration or may request to be placed in after hours with administrative approval.
ENHS Social Media
Follow ENHS on Twitter: @ElkhornPS_ENHS
Follow ENHS on Facebook: ElkhornPS_ENHS
Student absences & appointments
If your student is absent for any doctor, dental or counseling appointments, please have your student bring a note from the provider to bring back to school. We will keep that on file for attendance purposes.
Parents are not required to come into the building to get their student. The office staff will verify the student has been called out, and the student will sign themselves out on the computer in the office and they will meet you at your car or drive themselves to where they need to go.
Thank you so much for your cooperation with this.
SAVE THE DATE ~ ENHS Graduation
More details will be included in the April newsletter.
Rain dates TBD.
Sunday, May 22, 2022, 03:30 PM
1401 Veterans Drive, Elkhorn, NE, USA
Vocal Music Information
March is a busy season for our Singing Wolves! Here are the choral events for March 2022:
Wednesday, Mar. 2 | EVENING (TIMES TBA) - Vocal Jazz performs with Big Band Wolves at 8th Grade Preview Night @ ENHS. ENsync Vocal Jazz & Big Band only.
Friday, Mar. 4 | DURING SCHOOL DAY - Concert Choir performs at NSBA in Lincoln w/ Concert Band. Concert Choir students only.
Friday, Mar. 4 | 7:00 PM - Concert Choir performs at Millard South Choir Invitational @ MSHS. 7:00 PM Concert. Concert Choir students only.
Saturday, Mar. 5 | ALL DAY - adrENaline Show Choir performs at Omaha North Viking Cup. All Show Choir students, show band, roadies.
Tuesday, Mar. 8 | 7:00 PM - adrENaline Show Choir Final Performance. All show choir students, show band, roadies.
Thursday, Mar. 31 | After School - ENsync Vocal Jazz performs at Bennington Vocal Jazz Festival. ENsync Vocal Jazz.
Auditions for Concert Choir will take place following Spring Break. If you have a student interested in auditioning for Concert Choir, there will be informative meetings and rehearsals after school leading to auditions. See Ms. Allen in the choir room for more details the week after Spring Break!
Dance & Cheer Tryout information
There will be a parent informational meeting (tentatively scheduled) on Monday, March 21, at 6:30 p.m. Complete details will be out soon!
Cheer- Interested in trying out for the Elkhorn North High School Cheerleading Team? Please join us on Monday, April 4 at 6:30 p.m., to learn more about our cheer team and tryouts.
This meeting date has changed so please mark this change in your calendar. The meeting will either be on Zoom or at Elkhorn North High School, we will post more specific information closer to the date on the ENHS cheer website: https://sites.google.com/epsne.org/enhscheer
Cheerleading tryouts will be the week of April 11-15. More information to come soon! We hope to see you there!
ENHS Wolf Gear!
Visit our official online store to buy some awesome Wolf Gear. http://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/nebraska/elkhorn/elkhorn-north-high-school
Parking permit tags
2021-2022 Breakfast & Lunch Info
EPS is hiring!
Notice of Nondiscrimination
The Elkhorn Public School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, disability, race (including skin color, hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, veteran status, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, sexual orientation or gender identity, or other protected status in its programs. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination
policies:
Students:
Anne Doerr, Executive Director of Student Services, 20650 Glenn Street (402) 289-2579, ([adoerr@epsne.org]).
Employees and Others:
Don Pechous, Executive Director of Personnel, 20650 Glenn Street (402) 289-2579, ([dpechous@epsne.org]).
Complaints or concerns involving discrimination or needs for accommodation or access should be addressed to the appropriate Coordinator.
For further information about anti-discrimination laws and regulations, or to file a complaint of discrimination with the OCR at One Petticoat Lane, 1010 Walnut Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 320, Kansas City, Missouri 64106, (816) 268-0550 (voice), Fax (816) 268-0599, (800) 877-8339 (telecommunications device for the deaf), or ocr.kansascity@ed.gov.