NMSHS PANTHER POST

• October 20 - First Quarter Ends
• October 24 - Parent Teacher Conferences (virtual) 5-7pm
• October 25 - 11th Grade PSAT
• October 26 - Parent Teacher Conferences (virtual) 5-7pm
• October 27 - Middle School Dance and Social, 4:30-6:00pm
• November 1 - HS Academic Awards , 8:15am
• November 1 - PTA Meeting, 6pm
• November 2 - Peace Poster Contest Reception, 5pm
• November 2 - Ski Team Chili Cookoff and Warren Miller, 7pm @ Backdoor Theater
• November 3 - Fall Plays (Between the Lines, Triple Threat, Reverse Hamlet), 7pm
• November 4 - Fall Plays (Teen Court, Twelfth Night) and Talent Show, 7pm

Celebrations

• Good luck to Laila Waldron, Sam Harkness, Halle Peiffer, Amika Begin, Maddie Perry, and Finn Fitzer who are racing at the HS Mountain Biking State Championships this weekend in Glenwood Springs. Amika, Maddie & Finn race on Saturday, and on Sunday, Laila, Sam and Halle are racing. If you’re in the area, you should come cheer them on. Go, Panthers!

• Our Girls’ Cross Country team officially qualified for the CHSAA XC State Championships! They race next weekend on Saturday, October 28 @ 9:00 am at Norris Penrose Events Center in Colorado Springs. Good luck to Amika Begin, Abby Hess, Trinity LeBlanc, GrayRiver Pearl, and Eliza Brundege!

• Our Boys’ Soccer team will be at Twin Peaks tomorrow trying to become this year’s Foothills League Champions. Good luck! The first game is at 9:00 am.

• MS Volleyball is 4 & 1 on the season. Their last game is this Monday at home vs. Centennial. Come cheer them on!

Home Contests

Fall Seasons wrap up this week for both MS & HS. Last home fall contests are:

• Mon. 10/23 @ 5:00 pm - MS Volleyball vs. Centennial @ Nederland

• Fri. 10/27 @ 5:00 pm - HS Volleyball SENIOR NIGHT vs. Golden View @ Nederland - Come out Senior Volleyball Parents!

Important Announcements

There are still a lot of important announcements! Be sure to read them below.

• Middle School Boys’ Basketball - Practice begins Wednesday 11/1 from 4 pm to 5:30 pm. Practice will be 5 days a week. Register online today! Your new coach, Kevin Cronan, is looking forward to meeting you shortly. He will meet with students during lunch time right before the season begins.

• High School Alpine Skiers - Online registration opens this Monday 10/23 and closes on Sunday 11/12. Late registrations will not be accepted! Please register as soon as possible to start getting emails from your coaches. Email Coach Krista Crabtree with any skiing specific questions.

• Middle School Alpine Skiers - On Monday 10/23 @ 6:30 pm will be the annual informational meeting via this Google Meet. We will be reviewing this agenda and this FAQ. Online registration opens Monday 10/23 and closes on Sunday 11/12. Sign up on time! We expect the team to fill up quickly, and we do not anticipate being able to accept any late sign-ups. If you are unable to attend the meeting, please email coaches Cheree Stover and Dora Ryan no later than Wednesday 10/25 for more information.

• High School Nordic Skiers - Online registration opens Monday 10/23. Coach Dan Vardamis will have an informational meeting with athletes and families on Wednesday, November 1 @ 6:00 pm in the Cafeteria. Email him any questions. Practices tentatively start Monday 11/13.

• High School Boys’ Basketball - Online registration opens Monday 10/23. Official practices start at 4:00 pm on Monday 11/13. Email Head Coach John Leventhal with any questions.

• High School Girls’ Basketball - Unfortunately, there were only 6 high school girls who were committed to playing basketball, so we won’t be able to field a high school girls team this year. Contact Mr. DePaula to learn about other winter sports and extracurricular opportunities.

On October 27, 2023 you are invited to the Middle School Halloween Dance!

When? 4:30-6;00 P.M

Where? High School Gym, NMSHS

Wear a costume or dress up! Snacks and Treats will be provided. Make sure to bring a little extra pocket change.

Entry Ticket: How do you fix a Damaged Jack O lantern?

A: You use a pumpkin patch

Fall conferences will take place on Tuesday October 24th and Thursday 26th 5pm to 7pm. Parents have received an email invitation and instructions to set up times to meet with teachers virtually. Please get in touch with Nicole Zotti at nicole.zotti@bvsd.org with any questions about signing up!

Here is a helpful questions list for parents/guardians to help you get the most out of your conferences.

It is hard to believe that it is already October! Things are busy here in the Theater and Music Departments. I wanted to take some time to write to you and let you know what events are coming up.

Fall Plays are in full swing.

Class T-Shirts and Hoodies: Each class has decided on a class shirt or hoodie. They will be here this week and ready to be worn for the concerts. HS and MS Band T-Shirts are 20.00, Loquations Crew Sweatshirts are 33.00. Festival Hoodies are 33.00. Altitunes (7th and 8th Grade Choir) T-Shirts are 15.00 and the 6th Grade Choir (Rockin’ Chip Punks) are 18.00. Please send in a check or cash with your student this week. (NMSHS)

October 24th: 10:30 am -3:00 pm - Workshop with the world renowned Apollo5 acapella ensemble at Monarch HS. The HS Choirs will leave at 10:30 am to go to Monarch HS to attend a very special workshop with the Apollo5 acapella ensemble. The workshop will run from 12-2 and we should be back to the school by 3:00. Students should bring a water bottle. Permission forms will go out on 10/10. If you would like to chaperone please let me know.

October 26th: 4:00- 5:00 pm - Talent Show auditions in the Band Room. Please audition for the Talent Show. Selected groups will perform on November 4th as part of the Fall Plays and Talent Show. There is a $100 First Prize, $50.00 Second Prize and $25.00 Third Prize. If you would like to perform with your student, please do so. I would like to get the community and the teachers more involved.

November 3rd and 4th: 7:00 pm - Fall Plays and Talent Show. $5.00 per seat.

November 14th : 8:15 am- 4:00 pm - Rocky Mountain Invitational Choral Festival at The Arts Hub in Lafayette. Festival Choir and The Loquations will attend this awesome small school choral festival. They will leave NMSHS at 8:00 am and check in at the Arts Hub at 9:30, warm-up and rehearse until 12:30. They will bring a sack lunch to eat. And we will rehearse and have a sound check. Our concert is at 1:45 and we will leave at 2:30 getting back to school by 4:00.

Donate to help the Loquations get to Carnegie Hall in March: Please consider donating to the GoFundMe set up to help the Loquations get to NYC to sing at Carnegie Hall. Any amount is appreciated. If you do not want to go through GoFundMe, just send a donation to NMSHS at 597 Eldora Rd, Nederland CO 80466 Attn: Liz Evans.

https://gofund.me/ce4f371f

Yes, your middle-schooler has outgrown his winter shoes again. And so has your high-schooler. And maybe so have you! The FANTASTIC news is that all those totally-wearable shoes will have a new home thanks to the BVSD Gently-Used Shoe Drive. We are partnering with EcoCycle and Soles4Souls to collect shoes of all kinds, that are in good condition, to be re-worn both locally and around the world. EcoCycle has requested that we emphasize that the shoes be in good condition.

So please start gathering them and get ready to bring them to the NMSHS next week or anytime through 10/26.

If you cannot make it to school, email Andrea Cox at atellobr@gmail.com for alternative arrangements. LET'S DO THIS!

Deadline for turning in senior portraits, baby photo, and senior quote is November 6, 2023. Please email to aimee.tomlinson@bvsd.org

When the school had bond work done over the last couple years, sadly student murals were lost when they were painted over. Theresa Redmon would like to add a lot more art to our school and would like to create an Art Committee of parents who will help design a new program of selecting 1-2 students each year to create a piece of art that will be installed in the school to leave as their legacy (the art will be mobile so that it will not be lost in the future). Please contact nmshspta@gmail.com if you would like to be on this committee. She would like to meet in early December to design the process/criteria.

Harvest Feast is scheduled for Friday November 17. This is a PTA-hosted Thanksgiving for our students, staff and some community members. This is such a fun event that the students and staff look forward to every year, and is a wonderful way to kick of the holiday season. We need LOTS of volunteers to make this happen. Be on the lookout for a volunteer sign up coming soon.

There are SO many ways to be involved at the school from very minimal to as much as you’d like! We know it’s not possible to make every PTA meeting in person, but most of the ways we help the school are not at meetings so don’t let that deter you from joining! YOU can make a difference in your child’s school! Please visit the Panther Parents website (https://neh.bvsd.org/school-life/panther-parents-pta) to see our list of meeting dates and to join if you already haven’t. Please spread the word!

Interested in helping with Halloween Ned? Please sign up here! https://forms.gle/fgUiYAEAiL1dMGFs9

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Front Office: 720-561-4900

Attendance line: 720-561-4902

Transportation: 720-561-6241

Email: nmshs.contact@bvsd.org
Website: neh.bvsd.org
Location: 597 County Rd. 130, Nederland, CO 80466
Phone: 720-561-4900