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FEBRUARY 2016
NORTH Polar Bear News
Proud to be a Polar Bear!
On Saturday, January 30th, the North High
Robotics Team, the Polar Technics,
participated in the John Deere League
Championship tournament in Johnston,
Iowa. They competed against 28 other
teams from Central Iowa, and went into
the contest seeded sixth after a very
successful league tournament season.
After 37 matches during the competition
(the team participated in 5 matches), they
were ranked 3rd. This ranking gave them
the opportunity to select two teams to join
them in the semi-finals. During the semi-
finals they played two out of three rounds
and came out on top! This moved them to
the final round. In the final round they were
matched against the number one seed of
the tournament. In the first match, they
won! The second match was a grueling
and very close match, but they lost. This
left one final match to determine the
winner of the tournament, and decide
which team earned a ticket to the state competition. At the beginning of the match it was
close...then disaster, Fluffy (our robot) disconnected. We lost and came in second. But
hey...second out of 29 is an amazing accomplishment, especially in robotics! This is my seventh
year coaching robotics, and it was definitely the most exciting, stressful, and rewarding tournament
I've had the pleasure of coaching.
Winning the tournament in robotics is not the only way to earn a spot for the state competition,
there are awards! As the awards were handed out the team felt confident they had an awesome
robot, and deserved a design award....and they got one! They earned the Rockwell-Collins
Innovate Award. This award bought them a ticket to the state competition on March 4-5!
Please congratulate the following students for doing a fantastic job during the robot season, and
wish them luck as they head for the state competition!
Trent Rover (Captain), Guy Payton, Reed Lam, Eric Niday, Ken Nguyen, Parker Swigert, Parker Jarrett
and Colby Jensen.
Special thanks to assistant coach DC Smith, and our build mentor Dale Herzburg....I couldn't have
done it without them!
Bryan Butcher, Head Robotics Coach
STATE
BOUND
FEBRUARY 2016
On Saturday, February 20th, ten North band students traveled to Perry, Iowa, to compete in the
Perry Band Olympics. It is similar to state small group contest: students perform solos or small group
pieces to receive a divisional rating (I, II, or III).
In addition to ratings, they also rank and award the top five entries in each category. There were
over 900 total entries, and several of the large suburban high schools were there (Ankeny, Ankeny
Centennial, Dowling, Urbandale, Valley), so the competition was very tough. I’m proud to say that
North students received top five placings in three categories:
Bridget Gervais got 5th place in the 11th/12th grade French Horn Solo Category
Marcos Hernandez got 5th place in the 11th/12th Tenor Saxophone Solo Category
The trio of Bridget Gervais (French Horn), Marcos Hernandez (Tenor Sax), and Heden
Perez (Bass Clarinet) got 1st place in the 11th/12th grade Trio Category
The ratings for our students were as follows:
Bridget Gervais, French Horn Solo – I
Marcos Hernandez, Tenor Sax Solo – I
Albert Rassavong, Flute Solo – I
Sammi Veigulis, Alto Sax Solo – II
Elizabeth Folkers, Trumpet Solo – III
Bridget Gervais (French Horn), Marcos Hernandez (Tenor Sax), and Heden Perez (Bass
Clarinet) – I
Duet of Angel Brown (Flute) and Penny Brumbaugh (Clarinet) – II
Trio: Marcos Hernandez (Bari Sax), Ian Penman (Marimba), & Jill Hanson (Xylophone) – II
Duet: Bridget Gervais (Marimba) and Ian Penman (Marimba) – II
Job well done!!! Congratulations!
Dave Brown, Band Director
North High School Band
Back Row L to R: Sammi Veigulis, Penny Brumbaugh, Albert Rassavong, Elizabeth Folkers, & Ian Penman. Front Row L to R: Angel Brown, Jill Hanson, Bridget Gervais & Marcos Hernandez. Not pictured: Heden Perez
FEBRUARY 2016
North's Varsity and Jr. Varsity Rifles teams competed in the Eastern United States Regional
Championships this past weekend in Camp Perry, Ohio. The Varsity squad pulled a 3-peat and won
the Championships for the 3rd straight year, team members are James Ellefson, Lexis Smith, Jessica
Ebersole and Zane Simonton. The Jr. Varsity squad also turned in an impressive performance to finish
in 2nd place, team members are JaDicela Chavez-Aguilar, Gerardo
Salinas, Nicole Masteller and Anya Young. North also took the top 4
individual placings as well, James Ellefson was the Regional
Champion, Lexis Smith won the Silver Medal and Jessica Ebersole
and Zane Simonton were Bronze Medalists, we let the 5th place spot
get away!!! Lexis Smith was also awarded her Distinguished Shooting
Badge, the highest award that a junior shooter can achieve.
Congratulations to these Cadets for a job well done and
representing North in an outstanding manner.
Gunnery Sergeant, Mike Gettler
Marine Instructor & Rifle Team Coach
MCJROTC
Varsity Squad Jr. Varsity Squad
Lexis Smith James Ellefson Jessica Ebersole
FEBRUARY 2016
Polar Bear Debate Tournament
North's Speech & Debate Team returns from
our Tournament in Fremont, NE., on
Saturday, January 23rd, with four ribbons
and two medals. It was exciting for our
members to place in their areas.
Congratulations to Muhammad “Talha”
Baig, Fatima Nazar, Trevor Collins, and Doris
Garcia! Team members Sheldon Oliver and
Maira Antonio Maya also displayed a great
effort on the team.
Rebekah Hall, Debate Coach &
Chris Cyran, Assistant Debate Coach
Feb. 2nd… Our Academic
Decathlon team's
performance at regionals
has allowed us to qualify for
the state competition!
Here are a few reasons to
be proud of North’s
Academic Decathlon
team:
As a team, we placed
3rd at the Central Iowa
Regional Competition! Our
overall score has placed us
in the top 12 large schools in
the state. We are qualified
to go to the state
competition in Spirit Lake on
March 4th and 5th.
We placed significantly higher than any other DMPS high school at regionals.
There were 14 individual ribbons awarded to North students for scoring in the top three in a
particular subject area for their division. Ribbon winners included: Krystal O’Morrow (Economics
and Music), Ian Penman (Economics, Science, Social Science, and Art), Taj Milton (Music), PJ
Clearman (Speech), and Rose Wallace-Smith (Economics, Language/Literature, Math, Music,
Science, and Art).
Two North Decathletes earned medals for being the top three overall students for their division.
Ian Penman earned the bronze medal for his division and Rose Wallace-Smith earned the gold
medal for her division.
Our team consists of a well-rounded group of students from all grade levels. We have been
pleased to see the upperclassmen grow and mentor the younger students.
Congratulations team!!!
Anna Brown, Academic Decathlon Coach
Mark Schmidt, Academic Decathlon Coach
Academic Decathlon
FEBRUARY 2016
February 17, 2016
North High’s Draven Wear has qualified for State
individually, with an average score of 245.5. The State
tournament is next Tuesday at Plaza Lanes here in Des
Moines. The girls bowling teams from both Lincoln and
Roosevelt high schools will be seeking a team title
at the 2016 State Co-Ed Bowling Tournament.
North Student Qualifies for State in Bowling
February 23, 2016
Draven bowled a 322 series today at the State Bowling Championships at Plaza Lanes.
Congratulations to Draven and Coach Lucht for an outstanding season.
FEBRUARY 2016
February 11th
Back in September Science
Bound students were given the
opportunity to compete in the district science fair. They had a few months to do their research and
create a presentation.
Thirteen students presented their research on February 11th, at the Science Center
and 3 placed and qualified for the state science fair at Iowa State University at
the end of March. We also swept all 3 places for the High School Physical Science
category!
High School Physical Science
1st Place: Abby Espinosa-Gonzalez Bellolio from North High School (The Conservation of
Energy through Combustion) ***Highest Score in the DMPS District
2nd Place: Jasmine Echeverria from North High School (Which Orange Juice has more
Vitamin C.)
3rd Place: Junice Sibley from North High School (Clean Get Away)
These students deserve a high-5 for all
the hard work they did and for all the
work they still have to do to get ready
for state!
Ms. Jessica Lambert &
Mr. Steve Benson
District Science Fair
STATE
BOUND
Abby Espinosa-Gonzalez Bellolio
FEBRUARY 2016
Staff Recognition
North High School's AP biology
teacher, Jean Schwendau, was
presented with the 2016 AP
Teacher of the Year Award by the
College Board. Mrs. Amber
Graeber, DMPS AP Coordinator,
nominated Ms. Jean Schwendau
for this award. She went to
Chicago to accept her award as
the College Board’s AP Teacher of
the Year for the 13-state Midwest
region comprised of Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota,
Ohio, South Dakota, West
Virginia and Wisconsin.
To see the full story visit our website:
north.dmschools.org
Congratulations Jean Schwendau on receiving such an honor!
Coach of the Year!
Bowling coach, Michael Lucht, was named All Conference Coach of
the Year! Mr. Lucht has been coaching bowling for 8 years now as well
as teaching math classes, AP Statistics
and working in the Technology Office
at North High School keeping all the
iPads and technology running
smoothly.
Congratulations Michael Lucht!
Teacher, Lisa Klein is applauded for her PE class. A
new physical education course taught by Lisa Klein
at North High School isn’t just about the body. Called
“The Psychology of Health and Fitness,” the course
focuses on growth over fixed results, and how facing
physical challenges on a track or in a pool can be
applied to facing academic challenges and growth
in the classroom.
To see the full story visit our website:
north.dmschools.org
Congratulations Lisa Klein!
PE Teacher Applauded
FEBRUARY 2016
NORTHSIDE NIGHT
MARCH 3RD
7:00 PM
On Thursday, March 3rd North High School will host “Northside Night” a vocal music concert involving
North, Harding, Goodrell, Findley, Madison, Cattell and Oak Park schools. This has become a wonderful
tradition in honor of national “Music In Our Schools Month.” I hope you will join us in the North High
Auditorium, March 3rd at 7:00 pm to celebrate the students and show your support for the fine arts!
Vanessa Brady, Choral Director
North High School
Auditorium
FEBRUARY 2016
North High School Parent-Teacher
Conferences are on Thursday, March 24th from
4:00 PM to 7:30 PM in the gym. Conferences are
a great time for you to be able to visit with
teachers about your students’ grades, progress
and areas for growth. Parents and teachers
working together can help the student reach their
potential. Please come and find out how your
student is progressing in their educational
experience. Light refreshments will be served.
Also scheduled for the same night is a FREE
dental screening. The I-Smile™ program
dental hygienists will be available from 4:00 to
7:00 PM in the library to provide dental
screenings, apply fluoride varnish and connect
you with a dental provider who accepts your
insurance. Every student screened will receive
a new toothbrush! Parent consent forms must
be signed. These are available in the school
office if you need it ahead of time or they will
be available at the dental screening.
Thursday, March 24th 4:00 to 7:30 P.M., Gym
FEBRUARY 2016
Sweet-natured Alice
Sycamore falls for banker's son
Tony Kirby. But when she
invites her snooty prospective
in-laws to dinner to give their
blessing to the marriage,
Alice's peculiar extended
family -- including
philosophical grandfather
Martin Vanderhof, hapless
fledgling ballerina sister Essie
and fireworks enthusiast
father, Paul -- might be too
eccentric for the staid Kirbys.
February 8, 2016
NHS Theater students ROCKED State contest this past weekend
at Waukee! 8 of 10 groups received Superior ratings. 3 groups
(ensemble acting, musical theater and solo mime) even
received STRAIGHT SUPERIORS from all 3 judges! I am so proud
of the work they have accomplished. Thank you to Vanessa
Brady, Amy Rost and Joe Van Haecke for their hard work with
us as well.
February 9, 2016
A big congratulations to seniors Mayte Gomez-Cruz and Yanet
Velasquez on being nominated as non-performing (Honorable
Mention) at the All-State Theater Festival in Ames on Saturday,
Feb 20th! Their piece from “A Streetcar Named Desire” received
high praise from the judges and is well deserving of this honor.
This is the first time since 2008/2009 that NHS Theater has been
accepted to All-State in back to back years! Great work from
these kids!
Thank you for your continued support of the performing arts!
Mark Rixner
Theater Arts Director/Instructor
North High Theater Arts presents… You Can’t Take It With You
A comedy by Hart and Kaufman
April 14th—17th
Coming Soon . . .
North High Theater Arts
FEBRUARY 2016
PROM Saturday, April 23rd, 8:00—11:00 PM
At the Scottish Rite Temple Tickets: $30 each or $50 for two
Theme:
The Enchanted Forest
Post Prom Follows at
North High School 12:00-5:00 AM
FREE
For Juniors & Seniors.
Outside guests welcome with
completed form.
FEBRUARY 2016
March 11-18th: NO SCHOOL. Enjoy Spring Break!!! Classes resume on March 21st.
March 24th: P-T Conferences: The Parent-Teacher Conferences are on Thursday, March 24th from
4:00—7:30 PM in the gym. Light refreshments will be served. FREE dental screening is also available
in the library from 4:00—7:00 PM.
March 30th Testing: On Wednesday, March 30th is Iowa Assessment Testing. Students will need to
get a good night’s sleep, eat a hearty breakfast and come prepared to do their best.
April 14th-17th Play: “You Can’t Take It With You” comedy by Hart & Kaufman.
April 19th Testing: On Tuesday, April 19th, is ACT testing for 11th graders . This will be for the
morning only. Students in 9th, 10th & 12th grades do not have school.
April 20th: On Wednesday, April 20th, is a no school day for the 11th graders only. Students in 9th,
10th & 12th grades will need to report to school.
April 23rd: Prom: Prom is on Saturday, April 23rd from 8:00—11:00 PM at the Scottish Rite Temple
located at 519 Park Street, Des Moines, IA 50309. The theme is “Enchanted Forest.” Outside guests
are welcome but must have a completed and signed guest form on file to be admitted. Prom
tickets will go on sale April 4th. Dance guest forms are available in the school office.
April 24th: Post-Prom (follows Prom): For decades, North High has hosted a free, fun party
following Prom. The goal of the event is to have a safe, fun place for all of our students to be. The
Post Prom event is from 12:00 midnight to 5:00 AM.
We need your involvement so that this event can be a success!
Post Prom is for all North High juniors and seniors!
Even if a student does not attend Prom, they can attend Post Prom.
Post-Prom planning is underway but we could still use help in these areas.
We need parents/guardians to volunteer to cook food for our Post Prom.
We need parents/guardians to help us get donations for the evening.
We need parents/guardians to volunteer to work the Post Prom event on April 24th.
Please email Mr. Graeber at [email protected] or call him directly at 242-7222 if you
have questions. We really need your help to make this party great! We have laser tag, inflatable
games in the big gym, a mechanical bull to ride, free food for students, movies in the auditorium
and more!
Scholarships: There are many scholarships available to NHS seniors. If you would like more
information, check out the North High Counseling website at
www.dmnorthhighcounseling.weebly.com or have your student come into the counseling office
and see their counselor. Parents can also contact the counselors directly – here are their names:
Mrs. Julie Charikov (student last names A through K),
Email: [email protected]
Ms. Loretta Martzahl (student last names L through Z),
Email: [email protected]
May AP Testing: May 2-13 and May 18-20 is AP testing for students. An AP study session calendar is
attached on the next page.
May 27th: Class Day: Our annual class day for our seniors is Friday, May 27th at 8:30 AM. Parents
are encouraged and welcome to attend.
May 28th: Graduation!!!: The Commencement Ceremony for our Class of 2016 will be at the Drake
University Knapp Center on Saturday, May 28th at 9:00 AM.
Important information to know
Please note: ALL fees must be paid in full before you can
graduate! Please see the bookkeeper for a statement of your
current fees.