The Polaris Express

Students wishing to make a preferential course request should schedule a meeting with their counselor through the counselor's "Student Appointment" button on the CCR Website HERE. We will do our best to accommodate your requests, however, we are unable to make changes regarding a lunch period or teacher preference. See the Course Offering Book for scheduling guidelines.

Please note the following important deadlines:

Dropping a course (the fifteenth day of the semester) — September 4, 2025.

North Star Ambassadors

The North Star Ambassadors is a service club that allows you to give back to your school and the community while building leadership, communication, and intrapersonal skills. We support SCN activities such as Back to School Night, Parent-Teacher Conferences, school plays, etc. We also welcome new students by escorting them to their classes on their first day. New members are always welcome. Please email judith.pepera@d303.org if you have any questions.

English Example:

The Parent/Guardian Resource Form is now open for the 2025-26 school year. Families can complete this form to request support, such as Big Hearts of Fox Valley holiday programming or Thanksgiving meals. The form will close on September 12th.

• English Form Link
• Spanish Form Link

Spanish Example:

El Formulario de Recursos para Padres/Tutores ya está disponible para el año escolar 2025-26. Las familias pueden llenar este formulario para solicitar apoyo como los programas navideños de Big Hearts of Fox Valley o comidas para el Día de Acción de Gracias. El formulario estará abierto hasta el 12 de septiembre.

• English Form Link
• Spanish Form Link

• Attendance Procedures: District Communications will be sharing the following message with families prior to the start of school. Please also include this or a variation in your family communication this week.

District 303 attendance procedures were updated and approved at the June 9, 2025, Board Meeting. All district procedures are available in the CUSD 303 Student Handbook found in the Parent/Community tab in the Information column of the districtd303.org website.

Updates to the attendance procedures were made to bring consistency across all schools within the district and to clarify student attendance expectations. One example of an update is the removal of the pre-arranged absence procedure. This aligns with the definitions of excused and unexcused absences found in Section 2.2.

Throughout the year, our coaches want to partner with staff to ensure we’re working collaboratively to support our student-athletes, emphasizing the STUDENT before the ATHLETE. Please see the contact information for our fall coaches. They look forward to working alongside you!

Welcome to a New School Year!

We are excited to begin a new school year at North High School! Here is a newsletter to help communicate upcoming events and important information as it relates to starting a new school year.

Who to contact if you have a question:

Main Office 331-228-4400

Office of Student Life 331-228-6457

Dean’s Office 331-228-6599

Riverview Child & Family Therapy

Riverview Child & Family Therapy is offering free parent presentations focusing on a variety of topics, including: tips for a successful school year, school anxiety and avoidance, and supporting a growth mindset! Please visit their website (URL below) for additional information and a Zoom link for their presentations!

Peer Tutoring is BACK!!!!

September 17th

September 24th

Meets in the LRC at 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

• We are also online in a Google Meet, which is good for those students who can't get a ride to school, who have a quick question, or who are absent from school.
• Students just need to put the nickname "peertutoringscn" into the code/nickname spot.
• Students do not need to sign-up ahead of time, but they are welcome to email me ahead of time if they are in search of a specific subject/class, and I can check our tutor roster to see if we have coverage for that subject/class.

You are welcome to join PT, too! If you are looking to offer some after-hours office hours, feel free to join us in the LRC Wednesday nights.

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St. Charles North High School PTO is dedicated to informing and involving our parents, students, teachers, staff and administration to help ensure a quality education in a safe and enjoyable environment within our community.

The PTO organizes and contributes to many great activities throughout the school year to support the entire North community of students, parents, and staff.

For more information on SCN PTO please click the link below.

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We have an opportunity for our District 303 families to not only obtain school supplies but also receive wraparound support to help them prepare for the upcoming school year.

Project Backpack, hosted by Elgin Community College, is run like a fun fair for kids, that also has community and family supports embedded throughout.

At this event, there will be an on-site dental clinic, as well as school physicals and immunizations...making it ideal for families that may struggle with getting these things turned in to your nurses.

Project Backpack

Upcoming Visits

9/2/2025 - Texas Christian University

9/3/2025 - Syracuse University

9/4/2025 - University of South Carolina - Columbia

9/5/2025 - Valparaiso University

9/9/2025 - Ithaca College

9/10/2025 - Iowa State University

9/16/2025 - Augustana College

9/16/2025 - University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

9/17/2025 - Saint Louis University

9/17/2025 - Virginia Tech

9/17/2025 - University of Nebraska -Lincoln

9/17/2025 - University of Iowa

9/17/2025 - Michigan Technological University

9/18/2025 - Indiana University - Bloomington

9/19/2025 - Fairfield University

9/24/2025 - Elon University

9/24/2025 - Winona State University

9/25/2025 - Lake Forest College

9/29/2025 - University of Chicago

9/30/2025 - University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

9/24/2025 - Northern Michigan University

Email: donna.nowak@d303.org
Website: north.d303.org
Location: 255 Red Gate Road, St. Charles, IL, USA
Phone: 331.228.4400