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S'More Community News - NPHS

S'More Community News - NPHS

12-21-2022

Administrators' Article

Jami Allen

Phew! The first semester has come and (almost) gone, and I can only hope our students have learned as much as I have! It has been a great start to the school year. Getting to know students, chatting with kids about the books they are reading, and seeing how their various projects are coming along have been just a few of the highlights of the start of our collective time as new administrators at NPHS. It's hard to believe that we already have so many graduating at term. The faces within the school will continue to grow and change, but I'm excited by the prospect of ensuring we have solid expectations that align with the pillars of character etched into the foundation of this building. If you haven't yet talked with your students about these, please ask them. I hope you are encouraged by the responses you hear. I am looking forward to continued growth in our students and further developing those positive connections and solid relationships to maintain a welcoming space at our school. Happy holidays! See you next year.

Counselors' Corner

Jami Tatman

Classroom Content

Megan Kelley

My name is Megan Kelley and I teach Journalism 1, Photography and Journalism 2, which includes Yearbook and Newspaper. Journalism 1 or Photography are a prerequisite to be able to take either of the publication classes. In journalism 1 right now, students are finishing their final projects, which includes writing a feature story (with photo) and designing a page with the written story and its photo. A few weeks ago, NPHS SRO Officer Johnson came to class to simulate a press conference. Ofc. Johnson briefed the journalists on two different scenarios. Students asked questions and took notes like a real press conference and then wrote news briefs based on the information Ofc. Johnson gave them. In photography, students are currently finishing their final portfolios, which include a series of photos that 1) follow photo composition rules and 2) are taken in manual mode. In this class, students learn about the exposure triangle (aperture, shutter speed, ISO) and how it makes up a properly exposed photo. We also cover photo composition rules which include rules like Rule of Thirds, Repetition, Natural Framing and Selective Focus. Journalism 2 students produce the Round-Up Yearbook and The Bulldogger student newspaper. Both provide an opportunity for students to learn time management and teamwork skills. Another unique thing about this group is that students get to be published writers, designers and photographers.

Patti Saner

Hi, I am Patti Saner… this is my 13th year (I think) teaching at NPHS. I previously taught 10 years in southern Missouri. I am one of three FCS instructors. I currently teach Intro to Foods & Nutrition, Culinary 1 and Culinary 2. I am looking forward to adding Baking and Pastry back into my schedule next year.

Intro to Foods learn a wide variety of skills from food safety, basic measuring, reading a recipe, recipe math, as well as nutrition and budgeting.

Culinary 1 & 2 are centered around foodservice safety, sanitation and improving cooking skills.

Culinary 1 has studied Stocks, Sauces, & Soups, Menu Writing and Design, Culinary Math (costing a recipe, increasing and decreasing recipe size), measuring with a scale, Mise en Place and many labs practicing these skills learned in the classroom.

Culinary 2 has studied Fruits and Vegetables, Breakfasts, Pasta (made from scratch), Grains, and Legumes. They just completed the Meats, Poultry, and Fish unit. A new skill was learning how to cut up a chicken, debone the breast and cook chicken cutlets with different sauces. A favorite lesson was to grade beef steak, cook it and evaluate the taste/tenderness. The last unit will be Global Foods and of course a summative lab final that the students will plan and execute.

Sasha Welch

Hi! I’m Sasha Welch and I am the high school HAL coordinator as well as a math teacher. I received my Master’s degree in Special Education with a gifted emphasis in May, and have learned so much about how to best help HAL students thrive. As gifted students move through high school, it is likely that their passions and interests will exceed my knowledge (unless it’s math ). I believe that my job is to guide students to people and places that will nurture and grow their skills and knowledge in their area of interest. We do have HAL Breakfast Club before school on the second Wednesday of each month to provide students with time to be themselves in a safe space with other gifted students. We had to move Breakfast Club to Thursday this month because of the weather, but as you can see in the photo, we had a fun Holiday Party with donuts, hot chocolate, and gingerbread houses!

Action from Activities!

Skye Story

The North Platte High School Pacer Dance Team has been working hard all year. We are heading into our busy season with basketball, wrestling, and competitions. The team will also be heading to Florida over the break to perform in the Pregame Performance at the Citrus Bowl on December 30th. When we get back, we will be back at it preparing for performances at basketball and wrestling, as well as competitions in Lexington in January, and State in Grand Island in February. We are always so excited to continually support the DAWGS while we show our talents! Merry Christmas and GO DAWGS!

Jayne Tolman

The GSA (Gay Straight Alliance) has been meeting every other Thursday in room 1204. We are having a blast playing UNO and other board games. Come join us!

Scott King

The NPHS Speech team has officially started our 2022-2023 season. With a team that has doubled in size from last year, we have a lot of enthusiasm that will bring great things from both our varsity and novice team members alike. The team started our season December 17th at the Cozad Holiday invite where we had 20 medalists, 4 tournament champions, and another 13 competitors in the top 10. This year we will be attending new tournaments this year with hopes of seeing more district competition and we will be hosting three tournaments here at home.

Jimmie Rhodes

As we’re wrapping up 2022 let's sing some praise on what is going on in the Activity Department . Coach Jahnke and his Swim and Dive team have been mushing the competition. Coach King and the Speech team are like a throwback to the City Caroling days. Everywhere they go people are listening to an awesome group. The Wrestling team must have put in a little extra time during the preseason at the hard candy factory. They have been twisting up their opponents. The Hoop teams are off and shopping. They ‘ve wrapped up and put some great wins under the tree this year. The Activity Department, Coaches , Sponsors and participants want to wish everyone a safe Happy Holiday!


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