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January 29th
Upcoming Dates
- January 31st-February 2nd- we will be hosting 8th graders from the middle schools on these dates for their Shadow Day tours
- February 1st- Even though it is a Wednesday, we will start school at 8:35 on this date.
- February 6th at 5:30- Dr. Waldrip visiting to share information about the district and legislative priorities
- February 6th at 7:00- Lifemap Workshops for Grades 9-11 (see flyer below)
- February 24th at 4:00- Legacy Learner Applications are due
- February 25th- Mardi Gras
- February 28th- ACT test for all juniors
- March 1st- All sophomores will take the TSI test (information below)
Outdoor Adventure Club Annual Expedition
Super Bowl of Caring Drive
The Souper Bowl of Caring will be collecting cans and non-perishable food items throughout these 2 weeks. Learners can bring their cans and non-perishable food items to their science classrooms. The science classroom with the most items donated will receive a pizza party.
There will also be a Penny War, the second week of the drive from January 30th to February 3rd. The proceeds from this part of the drive will be donated to Hope's Seed, an organisation that helps medically fragile and terminally ill Texan children.
The grade level with the highest amount of cans and money raised will receive an extended lunch.
Mardi Gras
Parents and Community Members:
New Tech High @ Coppell is hosting our biennial Mardi Gras festival on February 25th, 2017. Learners and staff have been soliciting businesses and community partners for tangible items or monetary donations for items to auction off in our live and silent auctions. We would like to reach out to the NTH@C community to see if any members are willing to donate items that we would be able to use in the live and silent auctions. Items include things such as air miles, box seats to a certain venue, a golf lesson at a country club, or any gift cards or tangible items. We are striving to surpass our goals this year and with your generous collaboration we would be able to do that. Thank you for supporting New Tech and supporting Mardi Gras in the past. Please contact Michael Kennington mkennington@coppellisd.com with any donation that could help support this event.Learner Applications
New Tech Outfitters
Currently we will be selling:
Sweatpants/ Sweatshirts - $15 each
Old New Tech T-shirts - $5 each
Senior Information (was also emailed this last week) With Corrected Video Info
Good afternoon senior parents. Wow - 2nd semester of their senior year! How exciting! We wanted to remind you of some upcoming SENIOR deadlines.
Jostens Cap & Gown - If you are needing to purchase a cap & gown for graduation, you will take care of this through JOSTENS directly. If you would like to place an order, get questions answered about your already existing order, check order status, or make a payment, please contact Jostens.
jostens.com/contact
Orders.jostens.com
1-800-JOSTENS (567-8367)
Junior/Senior Prom 2017 -
CODE NAME: License To Dance 0017
TOP SECRET MISSION: Celebrate the Junior and Senior PROM
THE DROP OFF: Saturday, May 6, 2017, 18:30 hours
LOCATION: NYLO Hotel, 1001 W Royal Ln, Irving, TX 75039
MISSION COMPLETE: 23:59 hours
T0 ACCEPT THIS MISSION, PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE: CLICK HERE
OR
NEW OPTION THIS YEAR! PROM PAYMENT PLAN! If you’d like to consider a payment plan for your prom ticket, please click here for details. (This option expires January 31)
Tickets are available for purchase by NTH@C Junior and Senior Learners only.
Early bird price: $115; Regular price: $135 effective 4/1/17; Deadline to purchase: May 1, 2017.
LEARNERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR OFF CAMPUS LUNCH IF TICKETS ARE PURCHASED BY MARCH 31, 2017!
Prom tickets make great birthday/Valentine’s/graduation gifts!
Please e-mail Kuay Sullivan - kuay@hotmail.com or Martha Gonzalez - marthapatriciagzz@hotmail.com if you have any questions.
Parents will be ON CAMPUS selling prom tickets Monday, January 30 and Tuesday, January 31 during lunch.
Senior Essentials Package - If you have not purchased this package - please check the PTSO website for details and pricing. Early Bird Pricing ends on January 31, 2017. https://nthcptso.revtrak.net/tek9.asp?pg=products&grp=8
Job Shadowing & Internship - If your learner is working toward spring exam exemptions, then his/her paperwork for job shadowing AND internship is due on March 31st .
We DO need photographs for the 2017 GRADUATION SLIDE SHOW.
The requirements for these photographs are: 1 formal senior picture or 1 college shirt picture and one baby photo.
Please send these photographs to Jason Pierce at jpierce@coppellisd.com
If you have any questions about senior information, please email Brandy Osterberger atbosterberger@coppellisd.com .
Junior Information (was sent in an email this past week)
Junior/Senior Prom 2017 -
CODE NAME: License To Dance 0017
TOP SECRET MISSION: Celebrate the Junior and Senior PROM
THE DROP OFF: Saturday, May 6, 2017, 18:30 hours
LOCATION: NYLO Hotel, 1001 W Royal Ln, Irving, TX 75039
MISSION COMPLETE: 23:59 hours
T0 ACCEPT THIS MISSION, PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE: CLICK HERE
OR
NEW OPTION THIS YEAR! PROM PAYMENT PLAN! If you’d like to consider a payment plan for your prom ticket, please click here for details. (This option expires January 31)
Tickets are available for purchase by NTH@C Junior and Senior Learners only.
Early bird price: $115; Regular price: $135 effective 4/1/17; Deadline to purchase: May 1, 2017.
LEARNERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR OFF CAMPUS LUNCH IF TICKETS ARE PURCHASED BY MARCH 31, 2017!
Prom tickets make great birthday/Valentine’s/graduation gifts!
Please e-mail Kuay Sullivan - kuay@hotmail.com or Martha Gonzalez -marthapatriciagzz@hotmail.com if you have any questions.
Parents will be ON CAMPUS selling prom tickets Monday, January 30 and Tuesday, January 31 during lunch.
Job Shadowing - If your learner is working toward spring exam exemptions, then his/her paperwork for job shadowing is due on March 31st.
If you have any questions about junior information, please email Brandy Osterberger at bosterberger@coppellisd.com .
Information about the TSI for Sophomores
As you know, one requirement for graduation from New Tech High @ Coppell is the completion of 4 measures of college readiness (a combination of dual credit courses and/or scores of 3 or better on AP exams). In order to begin taking dual credit courses you have to take the TSI Exam (or meet other eligibility requirements found HERE). We will be offering the TSI exam on campus Wednesday, March 1st, at 9:05am. ALL Sophomores will be taking this exam. Below are tasks that need to be completed before learners can take the TSI. These must be done by February 17th:
- All sophomores will need to do the college application for dual credit and get your college ID number.
- If you don’t get a college ID number, you will need to go to North Lake’s admissions office (Irving Campus) and have your application processed by the admissions staff.
- Once you have a college ID number, you will need to set up your eConnect Account and do the TSI Pre-Assessment Test (located within your eConnect Account). When you complete the TSI Pre-Assessment, you will received a “Confirmation Page,” which will show your name, college ID number, and how you scored on the Pre-Assessment.
- Once you get the Confirmation Page, bring that to Mr. Kennington and you are ready to take the TSI. This and all of the above must be completed by February 17th.
If you have any questions throughout this process, then please e-mail, call, or come see me on campus. DO NOT wait until the last minute. Get this completed as soon as possible.
Mr. Kennington
ARE YOU SYNCED WITH HOTSYNC?
If you’ve not been receiving the PTSO newsletter, HotSync, this school year please login to PTO Connect at www.ptoconnect.com and update your child’s information to reflect they are a student at NTH@C. We’re also working on putting together our school directory, and if you are not in PTO Connect, you won’t be included in the directory!
Questions or if you need help with accessing your account and/or updating information, please contact Carrie Clark at gregcarrie@tx.rr.com.