New London High School Quarterly News
January 21 End of Semester
January 22 NO SCHOOL
January 28 Blood Drive @ NLHS
February 5Sophomore Blood Pressure Clinic
February 6 - New London Invitational Show
Choir Competition
February 9 and 10 NewLASS Interviews
February 13 and 14 New London Art Show
February 15AP Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
February 19NO SCHOOL
February 20Women's Wellness Event
February 27 - Solo/
Ensemble Festival at
NLHS
March 1 - Juniors take
ACT - No School for
grades 9, 10 and 12
March 2 - Juniors take
WorkKeys—10:30 start
for grades 9, 10 and 12
March 2 - Spring Athletics Student/Parent
Meeting 7:00 p.m.
March 1, 2016
All JUNIORS take
the ACT
NO School for 9th,
10th, and 12th grade
students
Second Semester Scheduling!
Second semester begins on January 25, 2016. Please make sure to review second semester schedules to assure they continue to meet the personal and career goals you may have. If you have questions about how to
get the most out of your schedule, including work experience, independent study, or courses that may offer both college and high school credit,
please make sure to ask a counselor for help. New London High School
continues to offer dynamic learning opportunities, make sure to voice your
needs so we can continually develop our courses and structure.
We are excited to begin a new semester with a fresh start. As a reminder,
semester grades are what is reported on a school transcript. Each course
attempted is reported for credit and works toward our graduation requirements. Students who did not pass a course this first semester should be
sure to check in with a counselor on the implications to their graduation
plan.
The School Counseling Department is in the process of scheduling students for the 2016-17 school year. Parental involvement in the course
selection process is extremely important. Students should bring home a
course request form to be signed by their parent/guardians.
The 2016-2017 Course Description Guide can be found online http://
www.newlondon.k12.wi.us/parents/CourseDescriptionGuide16-17%
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A endance
Students get the most out of educa on when they have regular
a endance in their courses. When students miss all or part of
10 days of school or when they have extensive tardies, they are
issued a warning le er. These le ers are sent to encourage
communica on with our team. If a endance issues con nue,
students will be referred for a truancy cita on. Ul mately, the
goal is to have students a end school. If you do have updated
medical related concerns or extenua ng reasons for absences,
please reach out to the administra on or counseling team to
discuss op ons.
New PSLO Officer:
Officer Chris Dearth
joins our School District
of New London!
Officer Dearth comes to
us with over 20 years of
experience with Law
Enforcement. He connues to work as a liaison to the New London
Police Department to
advocate on behalf of
the law. Officer Dearth
can be reached via
email
[email protected]
2.wi.us and at the New
London High School at
(920) 982 8420 ext.
1005.
Senior Scholarships
Seniors should regularly check the scholarship board in the Student
Service Center. There are already numerous scholarships posted, with
many deadlines fast approaching. Scholarship lis ngs are posted on the
School Counseling Department website as well. Each year there are scholarships that go unused because there are no applicants.
NLHS Juniors Prepare for ACT
All juniors at NLHS and across the state will take the ACT plus writing on March 1,
2016 and the ACT WorkKeys on March 2, 2016.
There are no fees for these tests and scores may be reported to colleges your student
chooses. Teachers are helping prepare students within their classes to take these tests.
Students can prepare on their own by using websites such as: (http://
www.actstudent.org/testprep/ and http://www.act.org/qotd), books (The Real ACT
Prep Guide in NLHS library) and social media sites such as: twitter (follow
@actstudent) Facebook (follow ACTSTUDENT).
Civics Test
Recent legisla on mandates all public school students in the State of Wisconsin are required to show competency in the
area of civics prior to gradua on. American & Global Studies includes civics curriculum and is a class taken in the freshman year. Besides this course, students who will graduate in 2017 and beyond must pass a 100 ques on mul ple choice
civics test with a score of 60 or above.
To facilitate this requirement, an online test for students in grades 9, 10, and 11 will be given during the week of January
25. The assessment will be comprised of 100 ques ons iden cal to the 100 ques ons that may be asked of an individual
during the process of applying for U.S. ci zenship. We will share assessment topics in all social studies courses with students, and they will have the op on to retake the exam each semester if needed.
https://my.uscis.gov/prep/test/civics
May 3 & 4, 2016
ALL 9th and 10th grade students
Spring ACT Aspire
8:008:00-10:00 am
11th and 12th grade students will
report for class at 10:15 when ALL
classes resume
Information Regarding AP
There will be an informational meeting held on Monday, February 15, 2016 at
6:00 pm in the high school auditorium. The School Counseling Department will
present information on payment for AP Tests, dates of AP Tests, how to prepare
for upcoming tests, and other logistical information. AP teachers will also present information on appropriate study habits for the exams.
Prep and study sessions will be hosted by instructors later in the year.
Pupil nondiscrimination statement: It is the policy of the School District of New London that no person may be denied admission to any public school or be denied par cipa on
in, be denied the benefits of, or be discriminated against in any curricular, extracurricular, pupil services, recrea onal or other program or ac vity because of the person’s sex, color, race,
religion, na onal origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orienta on or physical, mental, emo onal or learning disability.