The Viking View The NJH PTO Newsletter - Week of May 1

last PTO Meeting of the year

Monday, May 8, is the last PTO meeting of the year. We'll elect officers for next year, talk about Team Days and Freshman Farewell and review our strategic plan to see how we did this year. If you kept meaning to find out more about how you could get involved in PTO this year but just looked up and it's already May, come to this meeting! We have a spot for you next year!

May Staff Appreciation Lunch

For the May staff appreciation lunch, we're using funds from The Big Give to cater a Mediterranean lunch for our teachers and staff. Our awesome hospitality committee chairs could still use help setting up on Friday, May 12, at 10:30 a.m. and cleaning up around 1:30 p.m., so please email Rosa if you're available.

Teacher Appreciation Week

SUMMER SEND-OFF ice cream social

We want to end the year with a Summer Send-Off Ice Cream Social. This is part "Thank you for supporting The Big Give!," part "Come meet other North families!" and part "Yay, Summer!" We'll be scooping out Goody's ice cream in the field behind North on Friday, May 19, from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. All North students and their families are welcome. Free!

team days!

In case you're new to North, there are two 7th grade teams (Rolling Thunder and Impact) and two 8th grade teams (Blue Wave and Phoenix). Each of these teams will have their own Team Days during the school day on Wednesday, May 17. Keep an eye out for an email from your student's team teacher for more information and how you can help.

Freshman Farewell

PTO events

Activity Highlights

• Quiz Bowl is Going to Nationals! In its inaugural year, the team is currently ranked 26th in the nation out of almost 400 teams--a huge achievement! Six players are headed to Nationals in Chicago from May 12th - May 14th: Grady Noble, Molly Stutzman, KK Patterson, Sonia Guton, Lucy Wensel, and Rachel Cooper. 8th grader Grady Noble was the highest-scoring person in the most recent tournament and has broken multiple records. The team is coached by World Studies 7 teacher Ms. Shannon and Todd Noble will attend as the coach. A huge thank you to him for his leadership and support! You can support Quiz Bowl's trip to Nationals through a tax-deductible donation to the Boise Schools Foundation. Choose "Other" and write "NJH Quiz Bowl" in the donation instructions. Don't forget to check if your employer matches too! See Alice Hamilton's story on Quiz Bowl in the April edition of The Viking Post.

• 7th/8th Grade Track: Some impressive highlights from last week's meet at Timberline! North won the boys and the girls meets. North finished first and second in the Girls 4 x200 and finished first and third in the Boys 4 x 200 (our winning 4 x 200 team has the fastest time in the state by 4 seconds and the fastest time in the city by 8 seconds). Will Studebaker's time of 26.24 in the 200 hurdles is shown as the fastest time in the country for an 8th grader at the distance and hurdle height. AMAZING!!

• 8th Grade Field Trip: Team Phoenix went on a field trip to the Warhawk Air Museum and the Anne Frank Memorial. A huge thank you to the teachers for organizing, the parents for funding and chaperoning, and the community volunteers that led the tours. The students were great representatives of North! (Team Blue Wave had their field trip after we went to press so watch this space for their photos next week!)

• 9th Grade Tennis: It was a big day on the courts this week, as the Viking Freshman Tennis Team took on and soundly defeated the Hillside Rams in our first match of the season. Winners of the match included singles players Kai, Lucy P., and Lucy T., as well as the doubles duos of Noah and Cole, Sean and Kai, Avi and Luana, Mckenna and Delaney, Spencer and Evelyn, and Alair and June. Highlights of the match included our awesome North student spectators, Kai's fabulous dive for the win, and Lucy P.'s double victory. Great work, Vikings. Full practice on Thursday and Friday...PLAY NORTH TENNIS!

upcoming Athletic events

• Soccer - Click here for information for 8th and 9th grade boys interested in playing BHS soccer.
• Boys' Volleyball- Game Wednesday, 5/3 @ North.
• Tennis (9th)- Match Tuesday, 5/2, @ Les Bois, Thursday, 5/4, @ East and Friday, 5/5, @ Camel's Back. Click here for schedule.
• Baseball (7/8)- Games Saturday, 4/29, and end of season tourney Saturday, 5/6. Click here for schedule.
• Track (7/8)- Regionals on Tuesday, 5/2, and Wednesday, 5/3 @ East. For details contact Will.Kemper@boiseschools.org.
• Boxing Club (North) - Contact Lani.Mcdevitt@boiseschools.org.
• Hiking Club - Contact Spencer.Fullmer@boiseschools.org.
• Cheerleaders!- Try outs for 9th-12th on Saturday, 5/6, from 9 a.m.- noon and clinic Saturday, 4/29, all at North JH Gym. Look for fliers and scan QR code to get signed up. ALL LEVELS WELCOME.
• Attention Wrestlers! Remember you need to sign up for summer camp by May 1st! A camp shirt and meals will be provided along with technique by Indiana Tech's head female coach. Please email Coach Bousquet for more information at chuck.bousquet@boiseschools.org
• HS Girls' Basketball- Boise High open gyms started on April 4th and anyone who enjoys playing ball is welcome to join. There are fliers with the open gym times and dates located in the staircases and down by the PE offices. Don't be shy, come improve your basketball skills at any or all of Boise High's open gyms.
• HS Girls Volleyball-Open Gyms have begun, all 8th and 9th graders welcome! 3:30-4:30 BHS Gym, Remaining dates are May 1 & 3. Come Bump- Set- Spike!

upcoming band, Drama, Choir and Art Events

• North Art Show & Silent Auction: May 11th, 4-7pm
• North Choir Concert: May 11th, 7-8pm, Boise High
• North Orchestra Year End Pops Concert: May 17th, Boise High
• Pops Concert (all bands): May 18th 7-8:30pm, Boise High School

All school events

• 6th Grade Tour of North - Rising 7th graders will visit North on Monday, May 8th, from 9:50-10:50 a.m. *Students only.*
• Summer School Sign Ups Are Live!-Applications are now available for Boise School District's Summer Programs. Students should stop by the counseling office to pick up an application. IDLA applications are available online here. Space is limited so get your application turned in ASAP. Contact 7th grade counselor Ryan Gant, 8th grade counselor Mariah Ruth or 9th grade counselor Christian Lim with questions.
• Talent Show! The annual North talent show is coming up on May 17! Contact Ms. Wright in Room 116 for more info.
• Physicals- Incoming 7th grade PE and athletes & incoming 9th grade athletes will need to have physical and form completed. Students are encouraged to have the physical completed before school starts next year. Athletic forms can be found here (scroll down past the calendar for information).
• Driver's Training Sign Ups- You must purchase your child's permit before registering. Session I: 6/1-6/29, Session II: 7/6-8/3 at Fairmont JH, Register Here
• Boise Brick House: Click here for upcoming activities.
• Want some North Swag?- Got an incoming 7th grader and want some North Gear? See this link: Viking Gear Store
• Early Release (1:15 p.m.) on May 23-25.
• Last Day of School is May 25!

Stay in touch with what's going on at North by checking out these helpful resources:

• School Calendar
• The North Newsletter
• The Daily Viking Announcements (daily announcements)
• North News (weekly video announcements)
• The Viking Post (monthly student newspaper)
• Counselor's Newsletter

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PTO Board and Committees

• President: Paige Gustavsen
• Vice Presidents: Ellen Campfield Nelson, Julie Ouchley
• Treasurer: Nola Walker
• Secretary: Katie Walther
• Assistant Secretary: Alicia Lee
• Hospitality: Becca Hayes, Rosa Urrutia
• Fundraising: Lauren Pasley
• Volunteer Coordinator: Susan Cornett