Cougar Chronicles
Weekly Update for SMNW Families - October 11, 2026
From the Desk of the Principal
Hello NW,
I hope everyone has had a great week! The End of the Quarter is a great opportunity for us to reset and begin a new Quarter. We want the 2nd Quarter to start off well so let’s talk Attendance. A great way to look at Attendance is by saying 10 days or less for school success. That means a student should not miss more than 10 days in a school year. It seems like a lot but it really needs to be for times when students or sick or necessary appointments. Instruction time matters at NW and it is so neat to have our students in the seats! We value our instructional time and engaged students. Tardies are next on the list. They are also apart of attendance. This week we will be starting Tardy Sweeps! They will start on Tuesday. This means if a student is not in class when the bell rings they will be swept. If they get two sweeps in one day they will have a consequence from the office. Please encourage your child to be in class on time. It is a life skill that we want all of our NW students to leave us with.
Parent/Teacher Conferences are THIS WEEK!
Wednesday Evening from 5-8pm and Friday During the Day By Appt Only
Busing Registration Info:
- Pay to Ride cost:
- $185.00 per student, per semester
- $370.00 per student for the school year
District Transportation Contact:
Mark Your Calendar
10/15 Testing Day Grades 9-11
10/14 Fall Conference Night @ SMNW 5-8pm
10/16 NO SCHOOL - Conferences
Zach Cash A-E zacharycash@smsd.org
Barb Legate F-K barbaralegate@smsd.org
Katie Cole L-Re katiecole@smsd.org
Jessica Andrade Rf-So (ELL) jessicaandrade@smsd.org
Jordan Landis Sp-Z jordanlandis@smsd.org
Danielle O'Donnell CTC, CAA and RWL
Social Workers
Tina Clark A-K tinaclark@smsd.org
Melissa Osborn L-Z melissaosborn@smsd.org
eSchool: Any class credits that you want to make up or would you like to take a class to get ahead on your credits. eSchool fall is open for enrollment and offers several courses. Enrollment runs through September 10th and cost is $180 a course. Be sure to speak to your counselor if you are interested.
All athletic paperwork/forms will be completed on and submitted through the BOUND Registration.
Physical forms can be downloaded below and will be uploaded to BOUND.
Physicals WILL NOT be turned in with paper copies. Page 4 is required to be submitted through BOUND.
Questions can be answered by contacting the Athletic Department @ 913-993-7400
Important Links:
Registering Your Student for an Activity
KSHSAA Physical Form (English)