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March 26th
Upcoming Dates
- March 28th- STAAR English 1 (no visitors on campus)
- March 30th- STAAR English 2 (no visitors on campus)
- April 8th- The Day
- April 19th- New Tech's Day Out (Wonderful Wednesday)- permission slips for the field trips are going home through the networking classes. Locations include the National Video Game Museum, Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher Sculture Center, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, and more!
- April 19th- Spring Fling
STAAR English EOC
CISD will be administering the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) EOCs on the following dates:
· Tuesday, March 28th, 2017 : English I
· Thursday, March 30th, 2017: English II
Cell phones and electronic devices (including all items with Internet or photographic capabilities including Apple watches and Fitbits) are prohibited in a state testing environment. We encourage you to leave your cell phones and electronic devices at home that day. If it is necessary for your to have your electronic device before or after school, it will be collected before testing and held in the office until testing is complete to maintain security.
Attached to this email is information for your parents/guardians, they may contact the school for further information. A couple of reminders for test day:
- Please arrive to school on time and head directly to the 200-300 hallway, your name and room number will be posted in that area.
- Please make sure you get plenty of rest and eat a healthy breakfast, and bring a water bottle and a healthy snack for breaks during the test.
Please let me know if you have any question,
Thank you,
Raheela Shaikh
Model UN Going to State
The NTH@C Model UN team competed at Texas Women's University this past February 18th at the T. Boone Pickens Institute of Health for the Coppell Family YMCA Texas Youth and Government, Model United Nations Competition. The team won several awards including:
Runners up for overall Honorable Delegate - Ryan McCord, Delegate for Saudi Arabia-Gr. 9 and Grace Kotak, Delegate for Chad-Gr.9
Special Political Committee Honorable Delegate- Zohra Ahmed, Delegate for USA-Gr. 10
Human Rights Committee Honorable Delegate- Paul Chinnam, Delegate for Saudi Arabia-Gr.9
Economic and Social Committee Honorable Delegate- Grace Kotak, Delegate for Chad-Gr. 9
UNICEF Committee Honorable Delegate- Lee Wright-Doak, Delegate for Saudi Arabia-Gr. 9 and Nahom Haddis, Delegate for USA-Gr. 10
Outstanding Character Award Recognition- Luke Armstrong, Delegate for USA-Gr.12
The team will move on to the State competition on April 7-9th.
New Tech Outfitters
Currently we will be selling:
Sweatpants/ Sweatshirts - $15 each
Old New Tech T-shirts - $5 each
Updated 3/3/17: Senior Information
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
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/graduation gifts!
Please e-mail Kuay Sullivan - kuay@hotmail.com or Martha Gonzalez -marthapatriciagzz@hotmail.com if you have any questions.
Senior Essentials Package - If you have not purchased this package - please check the PTSO website for details and pricing.
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 .
Graduation Slide Show – please send in two (2) photos – 1 baby pictureAND 1 picture of your child in a college shirt of the college they committed to ORa senior photograph. Email these photographs to Jason Pierce atjpierce@coppellisd.com
If you have any questions about senior information, please email Brandy Osterberger at bosterberger@coppellisd.com .
PTSO Scholarship
Class of 2017,
The NTH@C PTSO Scholarship application is open. Please read the guidelines below as well as the attached application. Submissions are due to my office no later than April 13th.
- The NTH@C Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO) will present two(2) $500 scholarships in Spring 2017.
- Applicants must be qualified to graduate in the New Tech High @ Coppell Class of 2017.
- Applicants must be accepted to a four-year college, a two-year college, or an accredited trade school.
- Applications will be considered on the basis of character, citizenship, commitment to NTH@C, the community, and a demonstrated track record of using talents to achieve goals
- A completed application, including attachments and a reference, should be submitted to the New Tech counselor’s office no later than Thursday, April 13, 2017 by 4:15. Late and/or incomplete applications will not be accepted.
- The winners will be announced at the Senior Parent Night dinner on May 18, 2017.
If you have any questions, then please reach out and let me know.
Thank you,
Kennington
Junior Information
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 .
Seniors for Valley Ranch 20th Anniversary Celebration
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.