The April Senior Newsletter is now available on the High School Website.
The following scholarships have deadlines approaching quickly:
• Needville High School Scholarship Fund - April 15th
• San Bernard Watershed - April 15th
• Bonnie Hopkins Memorial - April 20th
• Needville ISD Scholarship - April 22nd
• Novosad Family Scholarship - April 24th
• Lamensky Family Scholarship - April 24th
• Needville Harvest Festival - April 24th
• Alpha Delta Kappa - May 1st
• Rosenberg Rotary Club - May 4th
• Needville Lion's Club - May 11th
• Morton Masonic Lodge - June 1st
• Rosenberg Masonic Lodge - June 12th
Email Mrs. Orsak at orsakv@needvilleisd.com if you need transcripts.
Teachers & Staff: Time to take a break from online learning and have some fun. TAFE is hosting a virtual Teacher vs. Student Lip Sync Battle. Use code wxezrif to join the NHS Lip Sync Battle Quarantine Classroom and submit videos and vote on winners. Videos due 4/18. Voting 4/24.
Balfour will be doing a drive- thru delivery of cap & gowns at the HS bus ramp on Thursday April 23rd from 9 am to 12 pm. If you need to to order your gown, you need to bring $65 cash (exact change) or a credit card. To pick up your order you will need to show an ID or receipt.
Reminder: Students who submitted requests may pick up your paper packet from 8:30am - 12:30pm according to the following schedule: A-F...Monday, April 13. G-L...Tuesday, April 14 M-S...Wednesday, April 15.
T-Z...Thursday, April 16
There will be an alternate pickup time on Thursday, April 16 from 5pm – 6:30pm.
ATTENTION SENIORS OF 2020: Now is the time to nominate any teacher for a BELL AWARD! This award goes to the teacher that has touched your life the most over the years. The teacher can be from any grade level in Needville ISD. Please tell us who this teacher is and describe how this teacher has influenced you. This is a very informal essay. Simply compose a one page essay (at most) in Word and e-mail it to your counselors at pohlera@needvilleisd.com or orsakv@needvilleisd.com . A committee will then choose 10 students to present their bell to the teacher. This is due by Friday, May 1st!
NHS is not accepting packets at this time. Please contact the teacher and turn in work by taking a picture of completed work and send to them by email or google classroom.
AP students: Information is posted on the High School website under the Students Tab concerning the upcoming AP Tests in May. Please check out this information. Contact your AP Teacher for more information.
This week is Assistant Principal's Week. I want to recognize the best assistant principals: Jeff Abbe, Mike Bremer, Derek Maresh and Heather Cordova. Thank you for being so dedicated to your job and Needville HS. Please give a positive reply to show your appreciation.
Students who submitted requests may pick up your paper packet from 8:30am - 12:30pm according to the following schedule:
A-F.......Monday, April 13
G-L.......Tuesday, April 14
M-S......Wednesday, April 15
T-Z........Thursday, April 16
There will be an alternate pickup time on Thursday, April 16 from 5pm – 6:30pm.
When arriving, please stay/park in the drive-thru lane and enter the school through the cafeteria doors. Please maintain 6 feet distance between each other and only 1 person per table in the cafeteria at a time. Once you have collected your work, exit through the theatre hallway. Take care and go Blue Jays!
If you are unable to access Google Classroom for work (there will be VERY little to print), today is the last day to request paper packets. You may do so at https://forms.gle/gvxq1vFh8dpnat6j9 or at the school today until 1pm. Pick time will be next week with details to come.
Students currently in 8th-11th grade interested in trying out for the Sapphires Dance Team need to fill out this form by April 20th: https://forms.gle/GUGfikj8LTjGtuvC7 to receive virtual tryout procedures.
Student work request form
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfUulyZGNb7SC9SjlZoxFglExEZvj2f-3cP74zsULM4ZeLScQ/viewform
In response to some questions regarding students turning in their completed packets, we are working on a plan to have them submitted in a way that reduces the possible spread of germs. The best option is for students to take pictures of their work using their phone, and submit it in Google Classroom to their teachers. Our top priority is the safety of our Blue Jay community.
As you know, unfortunately Governor Abbot has closed all Texas schools until May 4th. We hope everyone is taking care of themselves and their families during this unprecedented time. We still want our students to learn and grow - so the best way for students to access work as well as request help from teachers is through Google Classroom. If that means is not an option, you must complete the following form by Wednesday, April 8th to request work for the upcoming weeks: https://forms.gle/uXE3xTKMUKskXCnH9
Stay safe and go Blue Jays!
Needville ISD grading system procedures are being reviewed due to Covid-19. We are monitoring student progress and completion of assigned curriculum. Our goal is for every student to show proficiency to ensure they are prepared academically for the next grade level or graduation. At this time students need to continue to complete assignments through home-based instruction whether it be google classroom or paper packets.
I know that many of you have concerns about grades, credits, graduation, etc. It would be premature to state any details about what we will do since we are still meeting to decide.
Please be patient with us as we work through this unprecedented event and rest assured we will work extremely hard to make sure each and every student will be afforded the opportunity to be successful.
I will communicate with all as soon as we make firm decisions on these issues.
Sincerely,
Steve Adamson
Dear Needville school-community,
Needville ISD will extend the closure of all campuses with an indefinite return date for the 2019-20 school year. Governor Abbott has announced today that school buildings shall be closed through May 4, 2020. Based on that Executive Order, we wish to embrace the challenge of continuing the home-based instructional process for a successful completion of the 2019-20 school year, whether we return to "normal school" in May or not. If it is determined that we will resume normal operations, it will be announced one week prior. Continue the parent/teacher/campus communication and we will work through this COVID-19 pandemic TOGETHER. This truly is a first for all of us!
Please be safe. Wash hands regularly, disinfect living/working areas, adhere to the social distancing/small grouping requirements and isolate yourself if you are feeling any symptoms. It is up to all of us to stop this virus from spreading!
God Bless to All,
Curtis Rhodes
Dual Credit classes from WCJC begin today online. Students should check their WCJC email for more information from their instructors on accessing course information.
If you come up to school and have not tuned in a schedule, you should already have yours written down. We are open from 8 am to 1 pm.
If you come to the HS to pick up packets, please follow the directions of the administrator and stay at least 6 ft apart from each other. There are markers outside the front door to assist. Only 1 person should come to the office.