Dear Northwest Families,

The winter time is very busy for our students and staff as they work hard to have a strong finish to semester one and open semester two looking ahead to course enrollments for 23-24 school year. Please reach out if you need support or have questions during this time.

Our goal this year is to share updates about enrollment in short chunks through the next several newsletters. Below is the general overview of the enrollment process and upcoming events:

• Enrollment process begins in January to meet our timelines to finalize staffing allocations by the end of February.
• Class sections are determined by the number of student course requests for a given class. Staff are then allocated to departments based on sections needed to meet student requests. Students need to select their classes and alternates purposefully as we may not have openings in other classes for schedule changes.
• Course Exploration Tour - During seminar on January 17th, students will visit six different teachers to learn about courses of interest to them. This is a great time to learn about future electives or a core class and ask questions. Sessions are available for each class we offer in our master schedule.
• Sophomore Information Session in TCB on Dec. 15th. Sophomores will report to the auditorium during TCB time on Dec. 15th to receive an overview of programs available for their junior and senior enrollment. A panel of their peers in 11th and 12th grades will share their experiences across the wide variety of programs they have selected for their coursework.

Have a wonderful weekend!

All the best,

Dr. Lisa Gruman

Please review semester 2 schedules with your student for accuracy. If there is an error or requested change, please notify the academic counselor prior to the winter break. No changes can be made to semester 2 schedules in January.

EARLY GRADS

Seniors who are graduating in December will need to visit the counseling office to pick up their check out forms. Completed forms will be returned to Mrs. Jones by Tuesday, December 20th.

Academic Enrichment is open to ALL students grades 9 - 12 on Mondays and Wednesdays in the Library. Teachers are available to support students in Math, English, Science and Social Studies from 2:50 - 3:50 pm. The late bus will depart at 4:00pm.

The annual cookie exchange is back! Please consider signing up to donate 3 dozen yummy treats for our fantastic teachers and staff to enjoy over the holiday break. As always, thank you for your support.

Home Basketball Friday Night!

Varsity Wrestling Tournament @ NW on Saturday!

Looking for an event? Sunflower League

• Visit our Athletics Website for schedules of upcoming events: https://smnwcougars.com/

NW Letter Jacket:

Below is the link for students and/or parents wanting to purchase letter jackets.

Questions? Call Jostens at 785-843-2967

SMNW Letter Jacket through Josten's