WE ARE NORTH.

• iTech/Library Assistant Applications
• Livestream Link for Playoff Game
• Playoff Ticket Information
• 12 Days until Winter Break Fun
• Congratulations Orchestra
• Congratulations NNHS Pom
• Grand Opening of "The Collective"
• Thank You Guest Teachers
• Congratulations SPUD & NNHS!
• SPUD Updates
• Traffic Flow
• NPS Transition Resource Fair
• NNHS First Semester Finals Schedule 22-23
• NNHS First Semester Exemptions for 10th-12th graders

11/18 Guest Teacher Appreciation Day

11/18 Grand Opening of "The Collective"

11/18 NNHS vs. Owasso Playoffs Round 2

11/21-11/25 Thanksgiving Break NO SCHOOL

11/28 Semi Tickets are for SALE

11/28 Freshman Basketball vs. Ed. North

11/29 Basketball vs. Ed. North

11/29 NPS Transition Resource Fair

11/30 NO ADVISORY

12/1 Guest Passes due in Main office for Semi-Formal

12/1 Freshman Basketball vs. Westmoore

12/1 12 Days until Winter Break Starts

12/2 Winter Sports Assembly - 1:40-2:10pm

12/2 Basketball vs. Westmoore

12/3 SEMI Formal

12/5 Freshman Basketball vs. Southmoore

12/6 Swim Meet vs. Southmoore

12/8 Wrestling vs. Noble

12/8-12/10 J. Lawson Basketball Tournament

12/14-12/16 FINALS

12/13 Wrestling vs. PCO

12/15 Freshman Basketball vs. NHS

12/16 Basketball vs. NHS

12/16-12/17 Wrestling vs. Cabot, Ark

12/19-1/2 WINTER BREAK NO SCHOOL

Can't attend the game tonight? Still want to support our T-wolves? Have no fear; a livestream link is here! Please see the link below if you would like to watch online tonight! Kick off is at 7pm.

https://www.krefsports.tv/norman/

GO T-WOLVES!!!

NPS Athletics is proud and excited to be hosting the Class 6A-1 State Quarterfinals football playoff game between Norman North and Owasso this Friday at Harve Collins Stadium. The Norman North football team and coaches have had a fantastic season and we hope you will show your appreciation by supporting them Friday night.

Tickets may be purchased online in advance by scanning the QR code below. There will also be a limited number of paper tickets available at the gate for cash only. Per the OSSAA, online tickets are $8.35 each and all cash tickets are $10.00. All students must purchase a ticket. Kickoff is at 7:00.

GO T-WOLVES!!

The Transitions class led by Megan Curry & Mattie Mullican and their awesome group of paraprofessionals has opened their very own store here in the CCC. The Collective will be selling popcorn, sodas, t-shirts and they even have a online store of wonderful Norman North gear! Congratulations to our Transition students and team as they open The Collective!

It is almost time for Winter Break, join in on some holiday fun as we countdown the days until Winter Break. Send pictures of your holiday wear to Dr. Garrett for a chance to win a prize each day! Please remember our school rules when it comes to dressing up: your clothing must be school appropriate, nothing hateful, and no weapons or masks of any kind.

Congratulations to the Symphonic Orchestra Strings for earning all superior ratings at OSSAA State String Orchestra Contest! They had an amazing performance and received many compliments.

iTech/Library Assistant applications now open for spring semester!

Applications are now open to be an iTech/Library Assistant for the 22-23 school year. Applications are due by December 9th. Apply here or you can find the link on the library website (tinyurl.com/nnhslc).

The iTech Help Desk is a model for digital-age learning. Norman Public Schools’ Library program is widely known and respected. As an iTech Assistant, you will be a technology leader and offer first-level technology support to Norman’s secondary schools including your peers, teachers, administrators, staff, and parents. You will help facilitate all library operations and assist in day-to-day library operations including assisting librarians and students in using educational technology in the library's Makerspace. Please only submit this application if you are interested in both parts of the iTech Assistant position. All assistants selected will perform both roles decided upon by the Technology Specialist and Librarians.The deadline is December 9th, 2022. There are limited spots available! Student enrollment as an iTech/Library Assistant is dependent on the completed application, teacher recommendations, available spots per hour, and counselor recommendation.

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Molly Dettmann, MLIS (she/her)
Teacher Librarian | Norman North High School

Have a great Thanksgiving break Committee! When we get back we have Wildwood Day 2 on Tuesday, November 29th. If you did not go to the first Wildwood Day, you must go to the second one.

Also, the week after we return we have SPUD Dog Show on December 5th and SPUD Bowling on December 8th. These are great opportunities to get your events in before the end of the semester.

Keep an eye out for more Ambassador events by staying tuned to announcements on Instagram: @spudweek, the SPUD App and the Website: Spudweek.org.

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Cal Smith & Jamaal Jackson

2023 SPUD chairs

spudweek.org

Instagram: @spudweek

Facebook: @normannorthspudweek

Thank you so much to our guest teachers for being here during an absence of one of our staff members. You make an incredible contribution to our school by supporting our classroom environment so that learning can continue. We appreciate you continuing to make a daily impact on our students here at Norman North!

Our Independent Study students are gearing up for their art shows! Every semester, these students have to reach out and set up a show somewhere in the community. We'd love some coverage for these hardworking students in the announcements, newsletters and yearbook!

Also, please check out our newly installed glass display case in the front hallway! Purchased through grant money, it's now stocked with Art 2 and 3D Art's creations! We're still waiting on a timer to come in, but it will eventually be lit during school hours.

Brianna Russ - Brianna was in AP last year and did a portfolio on portraits featuring people of different nationalities and physical differences in acrylic paint. Continuing her concept, she's using oil paint to create lifelike portraits of people close to her. She will be showing at the Nutrition Spot in Norman Dec 8th through the 11th.

Marianne Salinas - Mariann is in both AP Art and Independent Study this year, as well doing an amazing job as our Art Club president. Mariann is doing two separate portfolios this year, and her show will be focused on character design and capturing emotion. Her art is mainly digital but she'll also be selling stickers and buttons at her booth at Literati Press Dec 10 and 17th.

Remy Price and Peyton Summers - Remy's show focuses on the macabre and grotesque sides of humanity using oil paint and occasional mixed media. Remy will be showing at the Nancy O'brian Dec 12th through the break.

Peyton used inks and watercolor to define his character design show. He will also be showing at the Nancy O'brian Dec 12th through the break.

Kellen Blackburn - Kellen was in AP last year and his portfolio centered around high contrasted portraits using digital media. He's continuing his concentration from last year but now also using students from Norman North as models. He will be showing at Dutch Bros coffee in Norman Dec 12th through the 19th.

Norman North Pom hosted the OSDTDA State Qualifier competition Nov 5-6th. Congrats to the following NN Poms for qualifying for state!

⁃ Sam Velie - Senior Soloist

⁃ Meya Davis - Intermediate Soloist

⁃ Cooper Palmer - Intermediate Soloist

⁃ Cooper Palmer, Madeline Freeland, Emma McClure - Small Intermediate Ensemble

⁃ Cooper Palmer, Madeline Freeland, Emma McClure, Meya Davis, Trinity Gordon, Ali Watkins, Meg Wilson - Large Intermediate Ensemble

In addition to having 5 dances qualify for state, NN Pom had 3 seniors make the all-state dance team! Congratulations to Alyssa Seratte, Jaci Jackson, and Brylee Thompson!

Please remember we have a one way street that wraps around our school. One way in and one way out. Please see the map below and thank you for doing your part to keep our Norman North families safe.

• NNHS First Semester Finals Schedule

• No finals (except for zero period) will be given before finals begin on December 14th.

• Textbook returns & review will take place the first 30 minutes of a final.

• Students who arrive late will not have any extended time past the end of the final.

• ALL students must take finals unless a student has an approved exemption form.

• Make-up finals must be approved by student’s assistant principal.

• Students must have a handwritten note from parent (per final) to leave a final early. The earliest that students can leave is the last hour of each final.

• AP students cannot exempt a first semester final if they are exempting a second semester final.

• All grades before finals should be updated by Friday, December 9th.

• NO FRESHMEN EXEMPTIONS THIS YEAR. ALL FRESHMEN TAKE ALL FINALS.

• 10-12th Grade Exemptions can be signed until end of day on Monday, December 12th.

Exemption forms will be available from students' attendance secretaries in the main office beginning on 12/5 for students whose attendance meets the requirements below. Please call your attendance secretary if you need to excused attendance in the last 5 school days.

Any 10th-12th grade NNHS student will be permitted to opt out of one semester end final of their choosing if they meet/follow these requirements:

• Student has no more than 2 tardies for said class, and no unexcused absences in any classes INCLUDING advisory.

• Student has an A in the class.

• Students must complete form and turn into their teacher to exempt a final. Failure to properly turn in form voids exemption.

• If a student chooses to opt out of a final, the final grade will be exempted and the student will receive the grade they had going into the final.

• The student is not required to be present during the final if they have chosen to opt out of it.

• Teachers can upon their request require students to take one of their semester end finals. Therefore if a teacher requests, a student cannot opt out of their final twice.

• Students may not be exempt from unit tests in place of a final.

• A student may not opt out of a final project.

• Any Norman North principal has the right to take away this privilege for behavioral problems. To be exempt from a final is a privilege not a right, and therefore it can be revoked.

• Only one exemption form per student per semester. No replacements given if sealed exemption form is lost.

9th graders will not receive exemptions because earning an exemption is a privilege that is earned along with 10th grade classification of credits. All students who are classified as 9th graders must take all of their finals.

Students,

We have college visits each week by different universities and colleges and military recruiters. If you are interested in meeting them, please see the list below of who will be here and when. You can stop by the front atrium during upperclassmen's lunch to get more information!

11/28 Ale Young Global Scholars and Global Youth Ambassadors

11/29 Army National Guard

12/1 U.S Army

12/1 Air Force

12/1 University of Central Oklahoma

Norman North Guest Pass: Semi 2022 STARTING NOVEMBER 14TH.

This form MUST BE RETURNED BY THURSDAY, DEC 1st to the box at the front desk by 4:30 P.M.

If NO guest form is on file, NO entrance, NO exceptions! You MAY NOT purchase a Guest Ticket UNTIL this application has been APPROVED!

Passes can be picked up in the Main Office from November 14th- December 1st at 4:30pm.

Tickets will go on sale November 28th, Fines must be cleared before you may purchase a ticket for you AND your guest if you are purchasing a guest ticket. When purchasing a ticket, check with DEN if your name is on their list you will need to come to the Main Office and clear your fines, the office will then give you a pass to go buy your ticket.

Please note, TICKETS WILL NOT BE SOLD AT THE DOOR.

Parents and Students, students have until the priority deadline of December 16th to complete the application to secure an interview in the January-February timeline.

Accessing the online application:

Go to www.mntc.edu/apply, under Career Programs and select the program you’d like to apply for. Once you reach that page, click on Begin Application followed by Click Here to Apply. You will the get to a page similar to the screenshot I have attached in this email. It will say “Refreshing Course Categories” at the bottom. Give it a few minutes and then “Career Program Application” will appear at the top of the page in blue. Click on “Apply now” and hopefully that allow you to begin filling out your application. If that blue Career Program Application bar doesn’t appear, you may want to give it some time. Hope this helps!

We are experiencing a high volume of applications at this time so please bear with us. Let me know if you have any questions!

Candice Teets | Technology Center Representative- Norman Public Schools

MNTC | 405.801.5054 | www.mntc.edu

The Tomorrow's Leaders Program is designed to identify high school sophomores in Norman who have demonstrated leadership qualities and help further develop their potential. The program begins in January and will include eight sessions covering team building, education and youth, communication, city, and state government, community service, and leadership roles.

Please see the link below to fill out the Tomorrow's Leaders Application.

ATTENDANCE SECRETARIES:

9th grade: Carmen Martinez - cmartinez4@normanps.org

10th-12th grade:

A-G (Student's last name): Eleana Kyle - ekyle@normanps.org

H-P (Student's last name): Lisa Udy - ludy@normanps.org

Q-Z (Student's last name): Julie Mitchell - jumitche@normanps.org

COUNSELORS:

9th grade:

A-K: Kaitlyn Rayo - kcarrasco@normanps.org

L-Z: Cindy Hanska - chanska@normanps.org

10th-12th grade:

A-De - Kathy Robbins - kathyr@normanps.org

Di-Ki - Dynah Pittard - dpittard@normanps.org

Kn-Re - Stephanie Burchett - sburchett@normanps.org

Ri-Z - Ladonna Martin - lamartin@normanps.org

ADMINISTRATORS:

9th grade: Amber Pennell - apennell@normanps.org

10th-12th grade:

A-G: Renee Jaques - rjaques@normanps.org

H-P: Ann Blatt - ablatt@normanps.org

Q-Z: Randy Williams - randyw@normanps.org

Building Principal: Kim Garrett - kgarrett@normanps.org

Principal's secretary: Kennedy Isaac - kennedyi@normanps.org

We try to communicate to our NN Families in many ways. You can find us at:

Facebook - Norman North High School AND Norman North Athletics

Instagram @nnhstwolves AND Norman North DEN @normannorth_den! AND @normannorthfrac

Twitter is @nnhstwolves AND Athletics @nnhsathletics1

Email: kgarrett@normanps.org
Website: https://www.normanpublicschools.org/Domain/29
Location: 1809 Stubbeman Avenue, Norman, OK, United States
Phone: 405-366-5954
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nnhstwolves/
Twitter: @nnhstwolves