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Oct-Nov 2014
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Oct. 3
MNHS Blood Drive
Parent ads for Seniors in Yearbook due
Oct. 9
Mock Interviews
Oct. 13
7:00pm AfterProm Orientation/Informational Mtg.
Oct. 14
End of 1st Quarter
Parent-Teacher Conferences 4-8:00 pm
Oct. 15
NO SCHOOL – PSAT/Staff Development
Oct. 16
NO SCHOOL – Teacher/Nurse Work Day
Parent-Teacher Conferences 4-8:00 pm
Oct. 17
NO SCHOOL – Teacher/Nurse Comp Day
Oct. 21
9:00am Senior Meeting with Jostens
Oct. 25
ACT at MNHS
Oct. 26
6:00pm 7th Annual Metro Cheer & Dance Showcase
Oct. 31
4:00 pm Senior Pictures due
Oct. 29-31 Senior Josten’s Orders due during lunch
Nov. 3
6:30pm Swim & Dive Informational Mtg.
Nov. 6
7:15am & 3:25pm Girls Track & Field Informational Mtg.
Nov. 27-28 NO SCHOOL – Thanksgiving Break
Millard North High School
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of Millard North is to guarantee that each student masters the academic skills and develops character traits and intercultural understanding through challenging, diverse, personalized opportunities that prepare, engage, and motivate students to pursue career pathways and contribute nationally and internationally.
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Assessment Schedule ...... 3
Blood Drive .................... 4
AfterProm ....................... 4
Conferences .................... 4
IC App ............................ 4
Metro Dance/Cheer ........ 5
FCCLA ........................... 5
Girls Track/Field ............ 5
Swimming/Diving ........... 5
Senior Pictures ............... 6
Senior Parent Ads........... 7
AfterProm Volunteer ...... 8
Environmental Protection
Agency ......................... 9
Counselor’s Corner ...... 10
Domestic Violence
Awareness Month ....... 11
IB Diploma Program .... 12
MN Advanced Placement
Scholars 2013-14 ....... 13
MNHS Paybac Partners 16
Graduation Info ............ 17
School Calendar ........... 19
ATTENDANCE: 402-715-1223
(Use this number to report absences, call students in late, appointments, or phone messages)
SPORTS SCHEDULES: www.mhsaaconference.org
LUNCH MONEY: www.mylunchmoney.com
PARENT ACCESS: www.mpsomaha.org
MNHS: www.mps.mnhs.schoolfusion.us/
BAND: http://www.mnband.net/
ORCHESTRA: http://mnhsorch.com/
SHOW CHOIRS: http://www.millardnorthshowchoirs.org/
GUIDANCE: http://mps.mnhs.schoolfushion.us/
Click on Guidance
FORENSICS: http://mps.mnhsforensics.net/
COUNSELING DEPARTMENT
402-715-1379
A - Br............................... Laurie Stackhouse
Bu-Fen ............................. Paul Gabel
Feo-Hud .......................... Carmen Hippen
Hue-Mac ......................... Loel Schettler
Mad-Peterson .................. Jillian Depue
Peth-Stac ........................ Jodi Therkelsen
Stad-Z ............................ Andy Hahn
Millard Board of Education
Millard North Administration
Mr. Dave Anderson
Mr. Mike Kennedy
Mr. Paul Meyer
Mr. Mike Pate
Ms. Linda Poole
Mr. Pat Ricketts
Dr. Jim Sutfin, Superintendent
Mr. Brian Begley, Principal
Ms. Mary Bayne, Assistant Principal
Mr. Aaron Bearinger, Assistant Principal
Mr . Casey Lundgren, Assistant Principal
Ms. Susan Marlatt, Assistant Principal
Mr. Chad Zimmerman, Activities Director
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MILLARD NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
2014-15 Assessment Schedule
PPT=Paper/Pencil Test
CBA=Computer Based Assessment
Test
Type
Gr
Test Name
Test Date(s)
Test Time(s)
PPT
9
Friday, September 26, 2014
8:00 am – 12:30 pm
PPT
10
Friday, September 26, 2014
8:00 am – 12:30 pm
PPT
10
ACT ASPIRE
9
ACT ASPIRE
10
AWA
CBA
11
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
and Thursday, January 22, 2015
Wed., January 21, 2015 (A-K)
Thursday, January 22, 2015 (LZ)
8:00-9:45 AM
8:00-9:45 AM
8:00 am - 9:45 am
8:00 am - 9:45 am
CBA
11
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Students will be pulled
from Science classes
CBA
11
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Students will be pulled
from English classes
CBA
11
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Students will be pulled
from Math classes
PPT
11
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
8:00- Noon
PPT
11
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
8:00-Noon
NeSA-W
(State Writing Assessment)
NeSA-S
(State Science Assessment)
NeSA-R
(State Reading Assessment)
NeSA-M
(State Math
Assessment)
ACT Assessment
ACT Makeup
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BLOOD DRIVE
The annual Millard North Blood Drive is again upon us, and will be held on Friday, Oct. 3 from 8 AM to
1:30 PM. If you are at least 16 years old and would like to donate, please see Mr. Ott in Room 1615 or
talk to one of Mr. Ott’s students to sign up for an appointment. Teenage blood donors are reminded that
they need a permission slip in order to donate, a picture ID or Red Cross Donor card, and should eat a hardy breakfast the day of the drive. Permission slips can be obtained from Mr. Ott in room 1615.
AFTERPROM
Please plan on attending an After Prom Orientation/Informational Meeting on Monday, October 13th at
7:00 in the Mustang Center. You will learn more about After Prom, why it was started, this year’s theme
and volunteer opportunities. If you have already signed up for a committee, this is the perfect time to meet
your committee chair. If you are interested in learning more about the event, but not sure where you’d like
to get involved, please come and we will answer any questions you may have. We had over 900 students
attend our last event, a night filled with entertainment, prizes and unlimited food. Volunteers are needed
before, during and after the event. This is open to parents of all grade levels. Please come and see how
you can help provide our students with a fun, safe night!
CONFERENCES
Parents or Guardians of each student are encouraged to come to conferences
on October 14th or October 16th between 4:00pm and 8:00pm. You will first be given a copy of your student's report card. You can then enter the gyms and take a few
minutes to speak with any teacher regarding your student's progress. If you wish to
speak at length, please request a personal conference at another time with that
teacher . If the teacher is already conferencing with another parent you are asked to
stand at a respectable distance to await your turn. We look forward to visiting with
you.
Infinite Campus - There's an App for That!
Parents and students can now have access to attendance, schedule, assignments
and grades on their iPhone, iPad or Android devices utilizing the Infinite Campus
Mobile Portal App. You will log into the app using the same username and password
that you currently use for the Campus Portal on the web. Instructions for downloading the app can be found by logging into your Campus Portal account on the web
and clicking on the App Store icon.
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7th Annual Metro Dance and Cheer Showcase
The Millard North Dance Team will be hosting the 7th Annual Metro Cheer and Dance Showcase at 6:00pm on October 26, 2014 in the Millard North gymnasium. Area High School and
College Dance and Cheer teams will perform. The event is open to the public $5 for Adults
and $3 for students. The Dance team will also host a dance clinic for boys and girls ages 3
years-8th grade the day of the showcase; see the Millard Activity Express for registration.
FCCLA
FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America) is a national organization with a
chapter of students at Millard North whose mission is service. Every month the FCCLA members
do a service project for the community or the school. The Month of October FCCLA members
along with the members of the History Club will be making greeting cards and patriotic cupcakes
to hand out to the men and women veterans including the spouses of veterans at the nearby
retirement homes. The FCCLA members benefit from the joint experience and the veterans are
very willing to tell stories about their military service. The treats and cards
are handed out on Veterans Day after school. Students who want to become members of FCCLA
need to pick up an application form from Room 2633. Turn the completed form with dues money
attached to any FCS teacher by Wednesday, October 8, 2014.
2015 GIRLS TRACK & FIELD TEAM
All girls planning on being a member of the 2015 Girls Track and Field team need to attend one of the two
informational meetings being held on Thursday, November 6 in the PE classroom, Room 1508. Meeting
times are 7:15 a.m. and 3:25 p.m. If you are unable to attend, see Coach Reed.
SWIMMING & DIVING
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Parent and athlete meeting in room 1508 (PE Classroom) November 3rd at 6:30 PM. Please check millardnorthswimming.com for the updated and current information.
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Suit orders and t-shirt orders available October 1st and early orders will be placed Oct. 15th.
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Pre-season Conditioning: Every Monday (7:00 AM) Tuesday (6:30), and Thursday (6:30) through November 6th. We will be doing a variety of activities - Weight Lifting, Running, and cross training. Athletes need to be prepared for all activities.
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Athletic Physical: Athletes who participating in preseason or swimming/diving need to have a physical
on file for 2014-2015. Please contact Sande Linbo if you have questions on your eligibility.
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Start of the season is November 17th. The first week schedule will be posted on the team website.
Questions: Please contact Head Coach Andy Cunningham at 402-715-1403 or [email protected]
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Counselor’s Corner
Counselors for 9-12th Graders:
A - Bt
Mrs. Stackhouse
Bu - Fen
Mr. Gabel
Feo - Hud
Mrs. Hippen
Hue - Mac
Mr. Schettler
Mad – Pe
Mrs. DePue
Peth - Stac
Mrs. Therkelsen
Stad - Z
Mr. Hahn
Youth Services Coordinator:
Peggy Breard
Psychologists:
Terrin Dorathy and Kelley O’Toole
Pre-College Testing Schedule
The PSAT/NMSQT, a shortened version of the SAT, is
scheduled for Wednesday October 15 from 8 A.M. to 11:30
A.M. at MNHS. This is the only date the test will be given
at MNHS. The PSAT is optional.
A letter was mailed to all homes of 11th grade stduents
and to 9th and 10th grade students recommended to take
the PSAT.
The ASPIRE test will be given to ALL Freshmen and Sophomores on the morning of Friday, September 26. Once the
test concludes, students will have class in the afternoon.
ASPIRE is a shortened version of the ACT college admission test that most MNHS students take during their junior and senior year. The ASPIRE test is free to students
(Millard pays) and there is no registration for students to
complete at home.
ACT and SAT NATIONAL TEST DATES
Future Test Dates for ACT:
Test Date
Registration Date
October 25, 2014
December 13, 2014
February 7, 2015
April 18, 2015
June 13, 2015
September 19, 2014
November 7, 2014
January 9, 2015
March 13, 2015
May 8, 2015
Future Test Dates for SAT:
The SAT is not given at MNHS – Check registration for location.
Test Date
Registration Date
October 11, 2014
November 8, 2014
December 6, 2014
January 24, 2015
March 14, 2015
May 2, 2015
June 6, 2015
September 12, 2014
October 9, 2014
November 6, 2014
December 29, 2014
February 13, 2015
April 6, 2015
May 8, 2015
Students must register with Collegeboard on-line @ www.collegeboard.com
There are a variety of review classes for both the ACT and SAT.
See the MNHS website, under Guidance, Test Prep for further
details.
Scholarships
Beginning this year, the “Guidance News” (senior newsletter) will
be posted on Family Connection and via school e-mail to students. The “Guidance News” can also be found on the Millard
North website under the Guidance section at:
www.mps.mnhs.schoolfusion.us Viewing the “Guidance News”
online gives the reader access to LIVE websites for scholarships
and colleges.
SAVE THE DATE
Junior & Senior College and Career Readiness Day (Step Out
Day) is Friday, September 26.
What a great opportunity for our juniors and seniors to “step
out” and participate in a College Visit, Career Shadow or Service
activity. This day is designated for our juniors and seniors.
Students Striving for Excellence
Parents can influence their children in the direction of achieving
excellence by following some of the tips from the Keeper Page:
The Newsletter of the National Runaway Switchboard.
Encourage academic goals. Help teens make the connection between what they’re
doing in school now and the kind of work they’ll be able to
do when they’re adults.
Set high expectations for performance. Reinforce to your teen
that hard work pays off in better grades and more choice in
selecting colleges or jobs.
Students must register with ACT on-line, @ www.act.org
Set clear, firm expectations for homework. Never communicate
the message that you think your teen is incapable or stupid.
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Financial Aid Meeting for Seniors
A financial aid meeting for seniors and parents will be Tuesday, January 13 at 6:00 P.M. at Millard South High School. A
representative from the EducationQuest Foundation will talk
about College Financial Aid and answer questions about completing the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid).
The FAFSA in essence is the application for state, federal and
college specific aid. Colleges use the results of the FAFSA to
determine your family’s “expected family contribution” (EFC)
or in other words what they are expecting you to pay towards
the total cost of education at your college. Even if you predict that your EFC will be high, it is still important to complete
and submit the FAFSA because you never really know what
you might qualify for. By not completing the FAFSA you will
never know. By not completing the FAFSA you will not qualify
for most, if not all, the aid a college can offer.
Response Counselor:
The Counseling Department is continuing with a "Response
Counselor" model. We are hoping that this will help students
(and parents) get information, questions answered, forms
signed, etc. in a timely manner. A student may still make an
appointment to see his/her assigned Counselor to follow up
on personal issues, work on college planning, etc.
There is a Response Counselor on duty every day. Many
schools use a Response Counselor and find it an efficient way
of using all counselors’ time in a more effective manner. The
idea is to have one counselor (called the Response Counselor)
take all walk-in students and phone calls for the entire day.
This allows the other counselors to visit with students they
need to see, write letters of recommendation, write curriculum, do classroom presentations, etc. The Response Counselor duty is rotated daily using all of the counselors.
There are also benefits for teachers and students. For example, students do not have to sit and wait and miss class time.
Often a student can get his/her issue resolved by the Response Counselor and get back to class in just a few minutes.
There is a calendar posted on the Counseling Center door that
tells students who the Response Counselor for each day will
be for the entire month.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
With all the media attention surrounding Ray Rice, domestic violence has been brought to the forefront.
Domestic violence is defined by the U.S. Department of Justice as “a pattern of behavior in any relationship
that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner”. Teen dating violence falls under this category. According to the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
(NRCDV), “Every year, approximately 1.5 million high school students nationwide experience physical
abuse from a dating partner. It is also known that 3 in 4 parents have never talked to their children about
domestic violence.” (For more information, please consult the website: www.nrcdv.org). Please take a
moment to talk to your children about how domestic violence is NEVER acceptable.
A relationship may be considered abusive if someone is:
Intimidating a partner with guns, knives or other weapons,
Pressuring a partner to have sex when they don’t want to or do things sexually they are not comfortable with
Pressuring a partner to use drugs or alcohol
 Looking at a partner or acting in ways that scare them
 Controlling who a partner sees, where the partner goes, or what the partner does or
Preventing a partner from making their own decisions
Both girls and boys can be victims of teen dating violence. If you are concerned that your child may be involved in a violent relationship, talk to them or seek assistance from your religious leaders, a counselor or
from one of the hotlines listed below. Teens can seek assistance through www.loveisrespect.org or text
“loveis” to 22522 and get assistance via text. We all need to work together to keep our kids safe.
Boys Town National Helpline 1-800-448-3000
Nebraska Family Helpline 1-888-866-8660
National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233
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MNHS IB Diploma Program News
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MNHS students of the Class of 2014 in the IB Diploma Program learned their end of
course results in July. The highest number of total points scored for the Class of 2014
was 39. (The minimum total points required to earn the IB Diploma is 24 and the
maximum is 45.) 38 of 46 candidates were awarded the IB Diploma. Best of all, the
average end of course score earned by the Class of 2014 was 5.20 on the IB 7-point
scale – the highest of the eleven MNHS classes of IB Diploma graduates since the
first in 2004. CONGRATULATIONS to the Class of 2014, their families, and their
teachers for a job well done!
·
IB Diploma juniors and seniors met individually with the IB Diploma Coordinator in
August and September to confirm their registration information for the May 2015 IB
Diploma exams.
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For school year 2014-15, the fee of $110 for each IB Diploma subject exam will be
paid by a grant through the Millard Public Schools Foundation. To earn the IB Diploma, each candidate takes exams in six subjects, the fees for which total $660 this year.
Families of IB Diploma Juniors will still be asked to pay the Registration fee, which is
$160 this year, covering both years of the two-year program.
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Plans are currently being made for this year’s Group 4 Project: all IB DP Science students research a relevant real world problem (set for them by their IB DP Science
teachers). Past Group 4 Projects have investigated lead contamination in connection
with the Omaha Lead Superfund site administered by the US EPA, the effects of the
Missouri River flood of 2011, and the scientific pros and cons of the proposed Keystone Pipeline. Students work together collaboratively in small groups. Individual students in each team act as the team’s “experts”, researching the problem from the perspectives of Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.
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Some IB DP students have already begun work on Internal Assessment (IA) tasks and
others will begin their IAs throughout the fall depending on the class. The IAs assigned for each class are unique - as specified by IB for each IB Diploma subject. The
IAs typically require roughly 3 months of work outside of class and count 20-50%
(depending on the subject) of the end-of-course IB Diploma score.
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Millard North High School’s Project PAYBAC Partners
2014 – 2015
Our PAYBAC Partners are awesome! Our partners are very supportive of MNHS’s curriculum and students. Our partnership
with our business partners is successful because of the strong relationships we have with them through collaboration and involvement at our school. They volunteer to participate in our Mock Interviews, provide job shadowing experiences and publicity for events at MNHS, supply incentives for our staff members, come into our classrooms as guest speakers, fundraise to
offer The Careerbuilders Scholarship for our students, and a lot more. MNHS has adopted the policy not to ask for monetary
donations from our PAYBAC Partners.
Below is a list of our wonderful PAYBAC Partners. Please support them by visiting and/or contacting them for their services.
If you know of a business that is interested in becoming a partner with MNHS, please have them contact Tina GradelTingwald, MNHS’s Project PAYBAC Liaison, at [email protected].
Airborne Academy
11234 John Galt Blvd.
Omaha, NE 68137
Amplified Image Marketing
6775 S. 118th Street, Ste. 101
Omaha, NE 68137
Barnes & Noble
3333 Oakview Drive
Omaha, NE 68144
First National Bank
2605 S. 133 Plaza
Omaha, NE 68144
Gallup Organization
10802 Farnam, Ste. 200
Omaha, NE 68154
Hy-Vee @ 132nd & Dodge
747 N. 132nd St.
Omaha, NE 68154
Huntington Learning Center
545 N. 155 St.
Omaha, NE 68154
John Klopp Insurance Agency
2201 N. 90th St. #124
Omaha, NE 68134
Mama’s Pizza West
15615 Pacific Street
Omaha, NE 68118
Methodist Hospital
8303 Dodge St.
Omaha, NE 68114
Millard Wellness
2871 S. 168th Street
Omaha, NE 68130
Mutual of Omaha Bank
17041 Lakeside Hills Plaza
Omaha, NE 68130
Noodles & Company
12414 L Street
Omaha, NE 68137
Project Wee Care
705 S. 153rd Circle
Omaha, NE 68154
Rivera’s Mexican Restaurant
12047 Blondo Street
Omaha, NE 68164
Schlotzsky’s
2782 S. 129th Ave.
Omaha, NE 68144
SportClips
575 N. 155th St.
Omaha, NE 68154
Texas Roadhouse
520 S. 155th Ave.
Omaha, NE 68154
Tri-V Tool and Die
13435 Centech Road
Omaha, NE 68138
Vintage Financial Group
14217 Dayton Cir. Ste. 3
Omaha, NE 68137
Woodmen of the World
Woodmen Tower
1700 Farnam St.
Omaha, NE 68102
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