The Eagles Nest NMAPA Newsletter
Soaring to New Heights for the 2017-2018 School Year
North Metro Academy of Performing Arts
Email: rjohnson@northmetroacademy.org
Website: www.northmetroacademy.com
Location: 182 Hunter Street Northwest, Norcross, GA, United States
Phone: (770)903-3400
Twitter: @northmetroapa
Our School Vision
Vision: North Metro Academy of Performing Arts will be the best charter school in the state of Georgia where students acquire the 21st century knowledge and skills ignited by the arts to be successful in high school and college.
Mission: NMAPA engages students in instruction that integrates academics and performing arts in ways that address the unique needs and interests of each student, while intentionally developing confidence, imagination and collaboration.
Instructional Expectations:
Workshop Model (Reader's, Writer's, & Math)
Integration of the Arts
High Levels of Student Engagement and Inquiry
NMAPA CREED
I am a NMAPA child of Excellence who always does my best. I am Respectful and Responsible. I am Creative and Innovative. I am Focused and Determined. I am Kind and Supportive. I soar as high as an eagle on the wings of my Integrity. I am a Courageous Leader who can achieve anything with hard work and dedication. I am a NMAPA scholar and I am committed to Success!
First Day of School
Community Mentors
KIPP-Atlanta Drumline
Community Partnerships
Principal's Message
I've only just a minute,
Only sixty seconds in it.
Forced upon me, can’t refuse it,
Didn’t seek it, didn’t choose it,
But it’s up to me to use it.
I must suffer if I lose it,
Give an account if I abuse it,
Just a tiny little minute,
But eternity is in it.
-Dr. Benjamin E. Mays
Solar Eclipse @ NMAPA
Scholar Spotlight
Friday Spirit Days
JOIN PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION (PTO)
Teacher of the Year!
Grandparents Day Luncheon
Ice Cream Sales
North Metro Academy of Performing Arts Color Guard
Bottled Water Drive
Refer a Scholar
Please continue to serve as a recruiter for our wonderful school! Effective immediately, if you refer a student that enrolls in North Metro Academy of Performing Arts during September, you will receive FREE aftercare for the entire month of September 2017. We appreciate your continued support of North Metro Academy of Performing Arts. Our Board and staff are anticipating yet another great year as we “soar to new heights”!
OZ is coming to NMAPA
We are so excited and looking forward to our spring production of “Oz”. We are in the process of putting together our fantastic teaching team and lining up all of the auditions for the roles in the show. Auditions will begin Tuesday, September 5th.