High School Daily Announcements
for
Tuesday, Feb. 20th
A friendly hello from your yearbook staff! Just a heads up that you only have 2 more weeks left to order your yearbooks and senior ads! Do you want an ad for your bestie? Your sister? Your bulldog time class of seniors? Order at linktr.ee/nproundup or contact a yearbook staff member or Mrs. Kelley.
Attention Juniors and Seniors: Watch your email for information on Honor, OJT and Student Aide Forms!
Next week is National FFA Week and our FFA chapter will be celebrating schoolwide with theme days and Bulldog Time Trivia! Each day you dress up, you will have a chance to win a gift card to some your favorite restaurants in town. The themes are as follows:
- Today, Feb. 20th - Stationed by the Owl (dress up as or twin with your favorite teacher)
- Tomorrow, Feb. 21st - Stationed by the Ear of Corn (husker apparel)
- Thursday, Feb. 22nd - Stationed by the Flag (red, white and blue)
- Friday, Feb. 23rd - FFA Day (blue & gold)
Remember, we also have a chapter meeting today, February 20th, at 7:00pm in the ag room. Join us for a cornhole tournament!
There will be a meeting today, February 20th immediately after school in room 2207 for all boys planning to try out for soccer this spring. The meeting is mandatory, tryout expectations and schedule will be discussed. If you are unable to attend, see Coach Whitney in room 2207 right away. Let's Go Dawgs!
The Chess Club will meet today, Feb. 20th in Mr. Seybold's Room 1205 right after school. Hope to see you there.
Attention all girls planning to play soccer this spring...We will have a mandatory sign up meeting tomorrow, Feb. 21st at 2:25pm in Mrs. Kaminski's room 1304 to go over all requirements for girls soccer! It will be a short meeting but we will hand out necessary paperwork. Please see Mrs. Kaminski if you cannot attend.
Come join Fellowship of Christian Athletes tomorrow, Feb. 21st at 8:00 p.m. in the Dawg Pound for games, snacks and great conversation about motivation and goal setting. Whether you are a team athlete or love to put in miles or weights by yourself, FCA has a place for you!
There will be a brief Mandatory Baseball meeting for those interested in trying-out for the High School Baseball team in Mr. Condon's room (1204) at 2:30pm tomorrow, February 21, 2024.
Any Junior or Senior student interested in the National Guard or Chemical Biological Engineering who would like to attend a training demonstration put on by the National Guard out in the north parking lot tomorrow morning, February 21st, during 2nd period, there is a sign up sheet in the Counselor's office. Your name must be on this list in order to be excused to attend. If you have any questions, see Mrs. Foster in the Counselor's office.
Reminder: There will be an informational meeting Thursday night, Feb. 22nd at 6:30pm in room 2307 for those interested in going on the Costa Rica Trip.
This Thursday, February 22nd, there will be an informational and sign up meeting for any girls interested in going out for track and field in Mr. Swedberg's room right after school. If you are unable to attend. Either see Coach Swedberg or email Coach Burkey for information. Go Dawgs
The Gaming Club will meet every Friday from 3:30- 5:00pm, unless we do not have school. Hope to see you there!
The first ever North Platte Chess Tournament will be held this Saturday, Feb 24th. It is open to all North Platte High School students. Winner of the tournament will receive a very nice custom Chess board with playing set. Anyone interested in competing see Mr. Seybold in Room 1205 ASAP to enter and further details. Triple elimination and no entry fee. Come show off your Chess skills. Brackets are filling fast.
SWEET AFFAIR OF THE ARTS - Hey Bulldogs, are you interested in supporting your local fine arts friends??? Are you tired of the same old Middle School two-step, Griddy, or W-Step??? Come on out to the High School Commons on Tuesday, February 27th, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm and see some live performances, student art, purchase student made crafts, and sample some dessert! NEW this year, students and parents are invited to join us from 7:00-8:00 PM as Robert and Christine Nelson lead a beginner Swing Dance class just in time for you to swing it up at the Sock Hop! There will be a $5 cover charge at the door and items for sale on sight. We hope to see you there!
Sock Hop Dance will be held on Friday, March 1st from 8:00-11:00 PM
- Tickets can be purchased at the door for $5.00
- Guest passed are now available from Mrs. Persinger in the Main Office. All fees and fines must be paid in order to pick up a form.
- Guest forms are due back no later than Wednesday, Feb. 28th @ 3:00 PM
Sophomores & Juniors!
Are you curious about what the University of Nebraska in Kearney has to offer? Do you want to check out their campus and see if UNK is the right fit for you? Come join us for a college visit on March 20th! Sign up in the counseling office by March 12th.
Juniors! Are you a leader? Are you interested in government, politics, and good citizenship? Do you like to connect with other like-minded leaders? Girls' and Boys' State is an event just for YOU! Girls' and Boys' state takes place June 2-8 in Lincoln. If you would like to know more, please see Mrs. Quiroz in the counseling office.
Reminder: Dual Credit representatives will be in the Counselor's Office Conference Room every Monday for the rest of the year from 8:00am - Noon. Be sure to see them if you have any questions about your Dual Credit classes. In addition to dual credit help, MPCC representatives can help you with general college advising such as seeing if your dual credit college credits transfer to in-state and out of state colleges, seeing if a college offers a program you are interested in, and more.
- Graduation Date: Saturday, May 11, 2024
- Graduation Time: 2:00pm
- Graduation Place: North Platte High School
- Merle Bauer Memorial Field
- Class Colors: Blue and Gold
- Class Flower: Baby's Breath
- Class Motto: Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. - George Bernard Shaw
Please dismiss the following girls @ 10:00am today, February 20th, for their District Basketball Game at Lincoln Southeast. The bus will leave at 10:30 am: Faith Bennett, Ellie Blakely, Clancy Brown, Jaycee Burk, Josie Douglas, Roslynn Finke, Jaicee Fox, Ava Franzen, Macie Freeze, Molly Jorgensen, Abby Kaminski, Elexis Lantis, Sydney Letourneau, Aryadnna Reyna, Kenedi Schroeder, Katie Titus, Joselyn Torske, Addison Uehling, Kendyl Valentine, Keyala Williams, Avery Zurn
Interested in attending a college presentation? See Mrs. Schumacher in the Counselor's Office to sign up! Representatives will be visiting the North Platte High School Career Center on the following dates: University of Nebraska @ Omaha (UNO) - Monday, March 25th @ 2:00pm and Wayne State College - Thursday, April 4th @ 10:30am
Make sure to check out our NPHS Counselor's Corner for more information.