NEENAH HIGH SCHOOL
FEBRUARY 25, 2016
Daily Student Announcements
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Coffee House : When: Thursday, February 25th from 7-10pm
Where: NHS Cafeteria
Who: Everyone is invited!
****$5 entry fee, FREE drinks (coffee and tea) , $1 snacks (popcorn and baked goods), Raffle prizes!
WE NEED YOUR OLD PROM DRESS, SHOES, SUITS AND OTHER ACCESSORIES:
WE WILL DONATE ALL ITEMS TO OPERATION CINDERELLA WHICH HELPS OUT GIRLS IN NEED and
GO TO PROM AND WE WILL DONATE SUITS TO BOYS IN NEED. This takes place on MARCH 10-11
BEFORE SCHOOL BY THE MAIN OFFICE PLEASE E-MAIL MRS. HOFF IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
Registration dates/times for the Twin City Youth Trap Team: registration and first practice will take
place on Thursday, February 25th from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Twin City Rod and Gun Club located at
W7832 Winnegamie Drive, Neenah, WI. In order to register, students must have taken a Hunter's
Safety Course.
Register now for the Neenah Soccer Club spring/summer recreational soccer season!! Anyone age
5-19 who is interested can register online atwww.neenahsoccerclub.org, Register before February
28th to avoid the $25 late fee!!
From Suburban Athletics: It’s time to sign up for softball for summer 2016! Now accepting
registration for softball girls ages 4-18. Visit www.suburbanathletics.com for more information.
Suburban Athletics & Neenah Baseball are accepting applications for summer umpires. If you are
interested in umpiring for both or one of the organizations, visit: www.suburbanathletics.com under
forms & www.neenahbaseball.com.
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ORGANIZATIONS AND MEETINGS:
MONDAY:
Forensics meets today.
The Debate Team will meet in the Library every Monday from 6pm-8pm. (Scotty Thurwachter)
Knitting Club meets Mondays from 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm in room 322. (Mrs. Uvaas)
The Urban Farm Club will meet on Mondays in room 404. (Mrs. Dorschner or Mrs. Rogers)
The AFS Club meets on Monday after school in room 164B from 3:25-3:45. (Mrs. Counter)
Anime Club meets on Mondays in room 200 after school. (Mrs. Hoff)
The Mindfulness club meets in room 519 on Monday at 7:15 am. We go through about 15
minutes of relaxing mindfulness in the hope of creating a positive start to the week!
TUESDAY:
SEA Club will be meeting on Tuesday mornings at 7:20 am in room 164B. (Mrs. Counter)
Student Council meets on Tuesday, at 7:15 am in the Conant Little Theater. (Mr. Laluzerne)
Art Club meets every Tuesday at 3:20 pm in room 420. (Mrs. Mullard)
The Chess Club will be meeting every Tuesday after school until 4:30 p.m. in the Apollo commons.
The Eco Club will be meeting the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month. (Mrs. Vanderkolk)
Drama Club - Meets every other Tuesday at 3:30 pm in the Green Room. (Mr. Aaron Hoffman)
The Culinary Club will meet Tuesday, at 3:30 pm in room 418. (Mrs. Garbe)
Yoga Club meets Tuesdays from 3:45 pm – 4:45 pm in room 144. (Ms. Bork)
WEDNESDAY:
National Honor Society -The 2nd. Wed. of the month, 7:15 am, rm.128.(Mrs. Gauthier/Mr. Christian)
The Satellite (school newspaper) meets in room 134 on Wednesdays after school. (Mrs. Plankey)
Yearbook meets on Weds. after school in the Career Center, rm 322. (Mrs. Joch or Mrs. Walter)
Latino Club Meets Wednesdays at 3:20 pm in room 326. (Mrs. Torres)
R-SAT - Book Club meets at 3:30 p.m. in the Lit Lounge. (Ms. DeVries/Ms. Binsfeld)
Trading Card Game (TCG) players meet on Wednesday in room 203. (Mr. Skogen)
Bass Fishing Club - meets on Wednesday from 6:00 - 8:00 pm in room 148. (Mr. Jones)
THURSDAY:
Key Club meets every other Thursday, at 7:15 am in the Conant Little Theater. (Mrs. Garbe)
The Chess Club will be meeting every Thursday after school until 4:30 p.m. in the Apollo commons.
The Debate Team will meet in the Library every Thursday from 3:30pm-6pm. (Scotty Thurwachter)
African American Heritage Club – 3:30 pm – Room 141 (Mrs. Jackson)
**Heart Group – Meets every Thursday after school in room 404. (Mrs. Jody Harrell) Heart group will
be meeting Thursday at 12:10 for taco lunch. Room 404. Diversity Fair planning and good eats.
Gender & Sexuality Alliance meets on Thursday, at 3:30 in Room 322. (Mrs. Shea or Mrs. Bauman)
FRIDAY:
Spanish Club will meet every other Friday from 7:15-7:45 am in room 314. (Ms. Ray)
Math Club – Friday Mornings at 7:00 a.m. room 408. (Mr. Frost or Mrs. Jackson)
SATURDAY:
Gaming Club - Meets selected Saturdays to game.
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CONGRATULATIONS:
The Science Olympiad team placed fourth overall in the regional competition on Feb. 13 in Wausau.
The team had first place finishes in Disease Detectives by Ashley Hermans and Lydia Engelbreth.
There were two third place finishes in Microbe Mission by Hermans and McKenna Mulvey and Game
On by Lucas Miller and Eli Goethel. The next competition is the state meet April 1 at UW Stout.
FISHING ; Neenah’s two teams both finished in the top 10 at last weekend’s state tournament on
Shawano Lake. The Neenah #2 team captained by Ryan Hultman and Alex Schussman placed
seventh and the #1 team captained by Aaron Goldschmidt and Andrew Belter was ninth overall
among the 52 competing teams. Goldschmidt caught the largest crappie and Tom Cianciolo was
second in the perch category.
Wrestling: Sophomore Beau Yineman earned a berth to this weekend’s state individual tournament
after finishing second at the sectional at 182 pounds.
Forensics: We just arrived back from the WHSFA sub-district tournament in Reedsville tonight. I
have great news to report. All thirteen students qualified for the district tournament to be held in
Manitowoc on March 14th! The district tournament is the last step before qualifying for the state
competition in Madison on April 15th & 16th.
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SPORTS NEWS:
For complete information and schedules for all games go towww.foxvalleyassociation.org
All girls that are interested in trying out for volleyball in the fall should attend a short
informational meeting in room 433 on Monday, February 29th right after school. Please get there as
quickly as possible so we can get people to their activities! Monday, February 29th in Coach Mo's
room - that's 433 - after school Monday for volleyball. If you cannot make it , please see Coach Mo or
Coach Bennett later next week.
Boys Basketball: Neenah will be the fifth seed for the upcoming WIAA Sectional and opens the
postseason with a home game against 12th-seeded Eau Claire North on March 4 at 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball: will open WIAA tournament play on Friday as the fifth seed and host 12th-seeded
Oshkosh West in the opening round.
Bowling: the state tournament set for March 4-6 in Weston. The varsity girls bowling team
took 2nd place in conference this season and have qualified for the state tournament
competition next weekend in Weston.
Girls Hockey: will play Feb. 27 – WIAA Sectional Final vs. Fond du Lac or Green Bay, 7 p.m. (at
Appleton)
Boys Hockey: will play Feb. 26 – WIAA Sectional Final vs. Appleton or Green Bay Notre Dame, 7:45
p.m. (at Ashwaubenon)
THURSDAY, FEB 25, 2016
Wrestling: Varsity State 4:00pm Away vs. WIAA State
FRIDAY, FEB 26, 2016
Wrestling: Varsity State 10:00am Away vs. WIAA State
Basketball: Girls Varsity Regionals 7:00pm Oshkosh West
Hockey: Boys Varsity Sectionals 7:45pm Away vs. WIAA Sectional
SATURDAY, FEB 27, 2016
Forensics
Chess Tournament 7:00am-4:00pm
Wrestling: Varsity State 10:00am Away vs. WIAA State
Vintage Competition 10:00am-9:00pm
ACT II Competition 10:00am-9:00pm
Basketball: Boys Frosh Game 12:55pm Away vs. Oshkosh North
Basketball: Boys JV Game 1:00pm Away vs. Oshkosh North
Basketball: Boys Varsity Game 2:30pm Away vs. Oshkosh North
Basketball: Girls Varsity Regionals 7:00pm Away vs. TBA
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NEWS FROM THE COUNSELING OFFICE: The following representatives will be visiting
Neenah High School. Stop in the Counseling Office to sign up.
SENIORS, please keep checking the NHS website for Scholarship opportunities. To find the
scholarships, go to Counseling Services and then Scholarship Resources.
Mar. 3 – US Marines @ 11:45 am
Mar. 8 – St. Catherine University @ 8:30 am
Mar. 8 – UW LaCrosse @ 10:15 am
Mar. 8 – Upper Iowa University @ 1:30 pm
Mar. 9 – UW Parkside @ 8:00 am
Mar. 10 – UW Eau Claire @ 9:00 am
Mar. 10 – US Army @ 11:45 am
Mar. 15 – UW Green Bay @ 2:25 pm
Mar. 16 – Academy of Beauty Professionals @ 10:15 am
Apr. 6 – UW Whitewater @ noon
Apr. 7 – US Marines @ 11:45 am
Apr. 14 – US Army @ 11:45 am
Apr. 15 – Marion University @ 10:30 am
May 12 – US Army @ 11:45 am
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LUNCH MENU:
Monday – Italian Meatball Parmigiano Sub w/ Tater Tots
Tuesday – Macho Nachos w/ Refried Beans & Steamed Brown Rice
Wednesday – Popcorn Chicken w/ Mashed Potatoes & Gravy
Thursday – 12:10 DISMISSAL
Friday – NO SCHOOL – P-T Conferences
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
Feb. 24-25 Parent-Teacher Conferences
Feb. 25
Coffee House
Feb. 26
NO SCHOOL – Conference Comp. Day
March 1-2 ACT Testing – Juniors
March 8
Parent Communication Council, 6:00 pm
March 15
Symphony Concert
March 24
NO SCHOOL – Professional Learning Day
March 25 – April 3 NO SCHOOL – Spring Break
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OTHER MEETINGS:
Intramural Volleyball - Monday 7 - 9 pm Dec. - Feb. See Mr. LaLuzerne or Mr. Morgen.
Math Club - See Mr. Rich Frost or Mrs. Melanie Jackson.
Science Olympiad - Interested in science? See Mr. Lehman in rm. 145.
Skills USA Auto Club - Meets Tuesday at 3:15pm in the auto. lab, room 100. See Mr. John Hayes.
VEX Robotics - See Mr. Hendries in the Tech. wing.
French Club – See Madame Meilhon