02/18/16 Dragon Connection
It’s HEART HEALTHY MONTH! Wear RED Every TUESDAY in February.
This Friday at NHS, Students of Color will bring to you, "All Colors Matter" as part of our celebration of Black history month. The program begins at 7 pm in the NHSauditorium. Admission is free and everyone is cordially invited.
Teachers & Staff in the 200 & 300 Areas, please put your recycle bins in the hall for 7th period collection.
The Say What Action Summit isthis Saturday, Feb. 20 at the Nacogdoches Expo & Civic Center. If you signed up, arrive between 8-9 amfor check-in and breakfast. The event begins at 9 and ends at 5. Wear school appropriate comfortable clothes, tennis shoes, and bring a sweater as the building gets cold. You may bring your smart phones, tablets, iPads, but you are responsible for your own device at all times. See you there!
Financial Aid Night is on Monday, February 22 from 5:30 to 7:30 in the upstairs library computer lab. Juniors and Seniors and their parents are welcome to learn more about financial aid and the FAFSA.
Pen and Pigment Present “The Altered Book Project” Monday, Feb 22, 2016, 6:00pm-7:00pm, During Freshman Expo. Please join us for our open house in the library to display new art. Select classes have created a variety of sculptures, paintings, and models out of old books no longer in use. Light refreshments to be served, first come first served.
STUDENTS RIDING THE BUS, to ride a different bus than your regular bus in the afternoon, your parent or guardian must contact the bus barn to make the request BEFORE 12:00 NOON on the day you want to ride the different bus.
SENIORS: The Scholarship Notebook and scholarship applications are now housed in the GO Center. See Ms. Giddens for scholarship applications. See the deadlines. Many are approaching quickly!
SENIORS: Turn in ALL of your scholarship offer letters to Mrs. Theiss or Ms. Allbee to be recognized at the Scholarship Assembly on Tuesday, May 24.
SENIORS, the Nacogdoches ATPE Scholarship & the SFA Smith-Hutson Scholarship application are due February 26, 2016. NHS Alumni Scholarships due March 3, 2016.
Seniors needing a meningitis booster shot for college please come see Nurse Stewart TODAY!
YEARBOOKS are ONSALE NOW! Go to TREERING.COM to order. They are ONLY $37 softbound or $43 hardbound AND YOU get to design your OWN TWO PAGES! See the bulletin boards and StuCo NHS Facebook page for the Passcode (1014247040372524). Questions? Come to Room 101 for answers.
Sophomore & Junior girls, check out the SUMMER 2016 programs at Barnard College in New York City. Go to www.barnard.edu/summer.
SOC membership is now open! To join, go by room 223, get an info sheet, & pay $10 dues by February 22nd.
Thursday CLUB meetings. Check to see how often your club meets.
A Lunch-Cosmetology-314, Coffee Shop-205, FCCLA-316, FCA-610
B Lunch-National Math Honor Society-203, UIL Biology-209, UIL Chemistry-212, UIL Physics-219, Automotive club-412
Braggin’ Dragon
Congratulations to Dragon Golfer Ben Smith. Ben won a two-hole playoff to finish 2nd place in Bullard on Monday.
Ben shot a fine round of 77 in the tournament.
Congratulations to the following visual artists who have their work featured in the Art Hallway. Ms.Clay's -Watercolor Foreign Currency Project, Josue Panameno, Jacorion Mosbey, Charley Flores, Jesse Stoval, Vanessa Macias, Triston Smith, Nefretiri Gonzales, and Jaret Acosta. Each class voted on the two best to be matted and on display.
Mrs. Heron- Watercolor and map pencil assignment. Anai Romero, Ann Tekell, Seth Jones, Savannah Clark, Angel Cuarenta, Alyssa Blattner, Jonas Naranjo, Kennedy Knott, Eric SanJuan, Sheetal Bapu, Rebecca Pham.
Ms. Sicola- New to the art wall at 917 are student works of New Orleans Artists Master Studies by, Matthew Dunn, Rafael Rivera, Shay Shay Lacy, Dee Bluford, and Eden Rangel.
Congratulations to Juan Rubio on taking first place in informative speaking, and Shyla Driver for breaking to semifinals in persuasive speaking at the Hallsville meet last Saturday.