NATIVITY BVM HIGH SCHOOL ONE LAWTONS HILL POTTSVILLE, PA 17901 Phone: 570-622-8110 Fax: 570-622-0454 NEWSLETTER August/September 2015 Values Then Values Now Value Forever. We start the 2015-2016 school year with the largest freshmen class in over 5 years. We predict our enrollment to be over 190 students which will be an increase again this year. This is due to the entire Nativity Community s efforts! Our Catholic Faith is at the heart of the educational process at Nativity. Nativity High School offers an exceptional educational experience for our students. With a 2015 matriculation rate of 98% to college and constant positive feedback from our graduates, we know that we are helping to produce vibrant, energetic, hardworking and successful young adults. With God s help we continue to strive for excellence in everything we do. The Nativity community working together ensures this success. All of our hard work and the dedication of our parents, alumni and friends have enabled us to move forward. As a family, we treasure our traditions and constantly create new and exciting programs for our students. As we continue throughout this school year let us keep our theme in mind. He said that there is no substitute for a Catholic school where Catholic values are lived every day. Mrs. Lynn Sabol Opening of School All students will report to the cafeteria upon arrival to school. This year the students must use the Main entrance in the front of the building in the morning. All busses will drop off students at this location. At dismissal, all students will use the rear doors of the building. Busses will pick up at the rear east end of the school. A warning bell will ring at 8:07 AM when the students will report to their designated homerooms. Homeroom will begin at 8:15 AM. The first week will include an ice cream social for the freshmen on Monday followed by a school picnic for the entire student body and staff on Friday. All clubs and activities will have signup sheets at the picnic so that the students can sign up as they enjoy good food, music and socialization.
Parent Orientation There will be an important Parent Orientation Meeting on Sunday, August 16, 2015 @ 6:30 PM. This meeting is open to all parents but is highly recommended for all new parents of freshmen and transfer students. All aspects of school life will be addressed. Important Dates: Sunday, August 16 th, 2015 Parent Orientation @ 6:30 PM Monday, August 17, 2015 1 st Official Practice Day for Fall Sports Wednesday-Friday August 26-28, 2015 Faculty In-Service and Retreat Sunday, August 30, 2015 Opening Pep Rally all fall sports and activities @ 7:00 PM Monday, August 30, 2015- all freshmen transfer and international students report for a full day of school. Tuesday, September 1, 2015- all students report for a full day of school. Monday, September 7, 2015 Labor Day school Closed Wednesday, September 16, 2015 Back to School Night 6:30 PM Monday, September 21, 2015 College Fair Monday, September 21, 2015 School Pictures Welcome New Teachers and Staff Mrs. Lori Cassidy English Department College Fair Nativity will host a college fair On Monday, September 21st. Private, Catholic and state owned universities will be present. This is an excellent opportunity for our students to meet representatives from various colleges/universities. Please encourage your student to seek information from schools that may be of interest to them. Parents are also encouraged to attend. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE! Thank You to all the parents and the Nativity community who will be volunteering to help at the Green & Gold Carnival. We anticipate it being a great success. Let s keep that volunteerism going during the school year. We still have a great need for help at the home football games and other home events. If you are able to give us some time or donate a food item, please contact Mr. Fran Foster at school or any member of Green & Gold or a parent of a team member. Proceeds from all the concession stands directly benefit all the students at Nativity. Thank you again and keep up the good work! Any parents, who have volunteer paperwork to return to Mrs. Young, please send it into the main office as soon as possible!
Atty. General s Presentation We are planning to have a presentation again this year by someone from the Attorney General s office. They will be presenting information on Internet Safety and Cyber Bullying to the student body. These presentations are required to conform with the CIPA laws regarding the Internet. Interact Club The Interact Club will hold its first meeting on Wednesday, September 2, 2015. This club is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Minersville and is service oriented. New members are welcome and upcoming service projects will be announced. Any parents interested in helping with this organization or with service project ideas, please contact Mrs. Lynn Sabol. Math Club The Math Club will be offering tutoring services to students who need extra help in Mathematics or other subjects. Students involved in Math Club also coordinate the Mathletics Competition for our feeder schools which will be held in November. Some members of the Math Club will be selected to represent Nativity at the Bloomsburg Math Competition this fall. WELCOME BACK! FROM THE STUDIES OFFICE All student schedules will be sent out during the first week of August. Parents, Guardians, Students are reminded that if you have any questions or concerns regarding your student s/your schedule, please contact Mr. Strause in the Studies Office (570-622-8110). FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE ALUMNI TAILGATE Nativity s Alumni Tailgate will be held at the Saint Clair Veterans Memorial Stadium at 5:30 PM on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2015, before our Homecoming Football Game. Please join us for our annual event! HOST FAMILIES NEEDED Housing is needed for our International students. The school year 2015-2016 has students enrolled from many different countries. If you are interested in hosting an exchange student, please contact the main office (570-622-8110) for more information.
ATHLETIC NEWS All Athletic physicals should be completed and turned in by now for all fall sports. Those students who wish to participate in winter sports should start working on getting their physical completed now and return the form to Mr. Foster in the athletic office. The Physical Form is accessible on the school website under Athletics. All athletes and parents are required to be sure this Physical Form as well as the Code of Conduct Form and the Emergency Forms are completed. The code of conduct form must be completed for each sport that the student athlete is participating in. Also, all sports schedules are available on the school s website or in the main office. ALL SPORTS PASSES, which allows entry into all HOME sporting events, are available in the main office or through Mr. Fran Foster, A.D. The cost is $65 (adults) and $25 (students). NATIVITY BVM MUSIC DEPARTMENT BLOOD DRIVE Seton Manor has combined with Geisinger Blood Center to sponsor a Blood Drive to benefit the Nativity and Blue Mountain Music Departments. Depending on the number of donations, scholarships will be awarded to students in the band, choir and/or concert chorus upon graduation. The blood drive is set for Tuesday, August 4, 2015 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Seton Manor, 1000 Seton Manor Drive, Orwigsburg, PA in the Chapel Auditorium. You can contact djohnson@setonmanor.org or phone 570-366-0400 to schedule an appointment. Walk-ins are also Welcome! BE THE GIVING TYPE. Every two seconds someone needs BLOOD. IMPORTANT SENIOR INFORMATION First and Foremost: All financial obligations must be up-to-date for a Senior to participate in Proms, Trips and Graduation. Second: New This Year!!! There will be a meeting of Senior Parents/Guardians on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 @ 6:30 PM at Nativity BVM High School. It is important that one member of the senior family attend. Fundraising, Measurement for Caps & Gowns, Prom, Senior Gift, Announcements and the Senior Trip will be discussed. This is advanced notice so please plan to attend. Thank You!
Mr. Jones' Students PLEASE READ: Please purchase the following materials for class. Required Materials Always come to class prepared and ready to learn. 3-Ring Binder (Lecture/Lab) *Required for biology, advanced biology, AP Biology, Advanced Anatomy and Physiology ONLY Notebook *Required for Ecology students ONLY Pencils Black/Blue Ink pen Non-graphing Scientific Calculator Colored Pencils (Optional) Paper: Loose leaf and Graphing those sections that require a 3-ring binder Sharpie (Black) Highlighter Folder (This will be collected and used to keep your tests on file in class.) Composition Bound (not spiral bound) Graphing notebook Please visit the course page after August 1st to access the course syllabus, important information, and summer assignments that are to be completed before the school year begins. The course pages can be accessed using this link: http://websites.pdesas.org/mrjones_science/default.aspx
Nativity Students, On behalf of your Student Government Association, I would like to welcome each of you back to the hill for another school year. We are excited to have you back and cannot wait to see what another year of your contribution to all areas of student life has in store for our school. Nativity is a special place because of its student body, so thank you in advance for the ways in which you will serve our school and those around you throughout the coming year. Our Student Government is honored to be working to create an even better Nativity for the student body. There are already a lot of happenings occurring for the start of the school year. First, we open the year with an ice cream social to welcome the Class of 2019. We will immediately be in search of four extraordinary leaders from the Class of 2019 to serve on our officers board. We then go full swing into preparing for Spirit Week 2015! Please take a look at some of the news and information below. It is imperative that we start the school year getting right into action! Thank you all for being such an amazing student body. I look forward to meeting all the new faces that will be around campus this upcoming year. I am ecstatic to be working with all of you! Enjoy the rest of your summer and be excited for another amazing school year. Sincerely, Mr. Jason Jones Mr. Jason Jones IN News & Information: Spirit Day T-shirt Designs Please begin working on your class t-shirt designs. These will be due on Friday, September 4, 2015. T- shirt designs must be drawn on plain white computer paper using black marker. Designs must be original and illustrate class spirit. Spirit Day T-Shirt Sales Class t-shirt orders will be taken from Tuesday, September 1 st until Tuesday, September 8 th. T-shirts are $13.00/shirt via cash or check made payable to: Nativity BVM High School. Please submit payment in an envelope to the attention of Mr. Jones (T-shirt Sales) with the following information: student s name, grade, and t-shirt size. Seniors ONLY may place names on the back of their shirts. Note: Names MUST be school appropriate and contain letters only. Any questionable name will be changed without notice to the student s last name. Student Government Induction Mass Families and friends are welcomed to join us for our annual SGA Induction Mass and social. The induction mass will be held on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. (AM Assembly schedule)!
9 th Grade Elections Class of 2019 elections will occur on Friday, September 11, 2015. Students interested in running for office should submit their name to Mr. Jones between August 31 st and September 4 th. More information pertaining to nomination and elections will be provided on the first day of school. Other Important Dates: Monday, Aug. 31 st -Welcoming New Students w/ ice cream social 9 th grade class officer nominations open Wednesday, Sept. 16 th -Back-2-School Night Monday, Sept. 28 th -Class Hall Decorating Begin and ends on Tuesdays Wednesday, Sept. 30 th -Homecoming Queen Assembly Thursday, Oct. 1 st -Spirit Day 2015 Friday, Oct 2 nd - Spirit Week Mass/Spirit Rally (Pending) October-November-Annual St. Fidelis Fundraiser Lottery Ticket Sales Wednesday, Dec 16 th -Annual Senior Citizens Christmas Program Sunday, Dec 27 th -Christmas Dance at Hill Crest Catering Hall from 6:30-10:30 SCHOOL STORE INFORMATION School Store hours for the summer are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM. Our first bulk order for uniforms went out the second week of July. Any families who haven t yet ordered uniforms need to come in as soon as possible for guaranteed beginning of school delivery. A reminder the school store will have their own stand at the 2 nd Annual Kevin Brennan Memorial Carnival. Nativity athletic wear will be sold and we will also have a basket auction. Please Come! Support the Store!! CERTIFICATE PROGRAM The SUMMRER SPECIAL will continue until July 31 st. Added to our gift card list is Friendlys. Also, Boyers, BG s and Redners will now be available in 20 s, 25 s and 100 s SEE YOU SOON!