NFV News
October, 2019
Welcome to Autumn
It's Homecoming Week!
The halls were decorated last night (Sunday) and Royalty announced (below). We have Volleyball on Tuesday vs MFL MarMac, get out and support our Volleyballers for homecoming! Float construction on Thursday, along with the HOMECOMING PARADE Thursday night. Face Painting, CC Relay, Pep Rally, and Football games on Friday vs Monticello.
The Thursday night parades have been a huge draw. Don't miss it, on the square at 7:00 p.m. with pep rally at 7:45. Be there or Be Square!
Homecoming Royalty
Boys; Seth Meyer, Joel Grimes, Trey Darnall, Zander Britt, and Brennan Imoehl
Disaster Drill October 9
At an unannounced time a mock hostile intruder incident will take place in the building. West Union Police, the Fayette County Sheriff’s office, along with Fayette County Emergency Management and other available first responders will be staging the drill. The staff and students in the High School will be in their regular day to day activities, and everyone will know this is a drill. All NFV school buildings will be involved, and will be asked to respond as they would when a threat may be threatening all buildings.
During that event we want our neighbors and friends to stay away from school grounds for this mock incident. We need to have a real life-like event going on so as to test staff and student responses. There will be streets blocked off in the neighborhood of the school, and emergency vehicles going about their business. This is not a spectator event.
Water at Valley
Election Time
This will be the very first election for North Fayette Valley, as you'll recall the interim board was appointed in 2017 from the membership of the former North Fayette and Valley School Boards. Four director seats are up for election, with a single candidate in each district. Those folks running will be LaCreasa McNeese for District 1, Emily Koch in District 2, Julie Ahrens in District 6 and Stacy Cummings in District 7. Current board member Dawn Daughton chose to step down as she and Stacy reside in the same district. Ms. McNeese was appointed to fill the Hawkeye District #1 after it was vacated by Alex Soderquist. As an appointee, she needs to run for election at the first opportunity to stay on the board.
A map of the director districts is below, but everyone may vote for any candidate, as it is an at large election. Residents living in any part of the NFV school district may vote for any director candidate on the ballot whether they live in that candidates district or not.
Board Members up for election in 2021 are Carolyn Roys in District 2, Marc Rue in District 4, and Eileen Schlawin in District 5.
Leader In Me
Many of you may think these habits can't be taught to young children, but schools across the country have successfully implemented Leader In Me with their elementary students. The curriculum is put into simple language and examples of each habit are illustrated in age appropriate representations. Along with learning the Habits, we will also be encouraging students to choose roles they can fill in the schools and learn to be a leader through involvement. A big part of this involvement would be learning responsibilities and habits that create successful people. We call this involvement a Leadership Opportunity and believe that the students will turn these opportunities into positive experiences that can impact their decision making skills.
Habit 1 - Be Proactive
Students of all ages are capable of making decisions or choices about their everyday activities. By teaching them to Be Proactive we focus on getting impulsive behaviors reduced and practicing the habit to stop and think, "What is the best way react to _____." If we place children in a position to think before they react, in other words to think proactively, we ought to get better decisions than the immediate impulsive response.
For the little ones, decisions like who do I play with on the playground, or how do you treat a friend who may be playing with a toy that you want, even what do they do when they are soooo bored at home, can be a time to teach proactive thinking.
With older elementary students, or teens organizational skills are proactive thinking. Before they run out the door in the morning will they stop and think about what they need at school that day? It’s important to help your teenager understand the importance of taking responsibility for his or her own life and choices. It’s also important for you as a parent to let your child learn from his or her mistakes. The best way to get proactive thinking out of middle aged child may be to let them suffer the consequences of reactive thinking. "Forgot your PE shoes again?" Instead of making yourself late for work by running shoes to the school, let them sit out PE and think about how they can try to remember them next time.
Of course there are big decisions that you'll guide your children's thinking on, but as a parent, proactive thinking can also help you out. Set some standards in your mind and practice proactive thinking when you start hearing about all their friends cell phones. Have your answer ready when the question of dating comes up, or can I have the car keys? It even pays to have a rehearsed answer to the unavoidable "Why Not!?!?"
If you want to learn more yourself about Leader In Me thinking, contact your principal, or Betsy Nefzger and ask to get involved with other parents in a book study.