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Vision: To prepare every student for success

Mission: To guide students in a purposeful and challenging direction and to inspire mastery of skills for lifelong success

Motto: Where pride and tradition become success

Phone ....................995-2117

Fax ..........................995-1243

http://nfm.leeschools.net

North Fort Myers High School • KnightLine

Feb. 1, 2014 • Issue 4 • Published Four Times Per Year

The School District of Lee County • 2855 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers FL 33966

Principal Matthew Mederios

Assistant Principals Joy Marks Doug McKeever John Drake Marti IovineThe School Board of Lee County, FloridaCathleen O’Daniel Morgan, District 3 (Chairman)Steven K. Teuber, District 4 (Vice Chairman)

Mary Fischer, District 1Jeanne S. Dozier, District 2Pamela H. LaRiviere , District 5

Superintendent of SchoolsNancy J. Graham, Ed.D

www.leeschools.net

The School Board of Lee County, Florida, prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, marital status, religion, or sexual orientation.

If you would like a translation of this newsletter, please contact the school at 239-995-2117.

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Matthew Mederios, Principal

www.nfmredknights.com

School Board of Lee County, Florida(Nov. 19, 2013 - Sept. 26, 2015)

Greetings Red Knight family:

Happy New Year to everyone! I am very pleased to announce that North Fort Myers High School has earned an A rating from the Florida Department of Education for the second consecutive year. Attaining this recognition is an accurate

reflection of the hard work, dedication, and commitment to academic excellence that our teachers, students, and staff exhibit each and every day.

Over the past couple of months, many North High teachers, students, clubs, and organizations have received accolades. Helena Robertson was selected as an All-State musician by the Florida Music Educator’s Association. The North High band had 27 students recognized as All-County band members. North High’s JROTC took home a 1st place in the Overall Mixed Team category at the Raiders Florida state championship competition. Finally, The Foundation for

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Follow Us…@NFMHSAthletics@NorthFtMyersHS@NFMSOCCERNME(girls varsity soccer)

Like Us…• NFMHS Varsity

Girls Soccer• Digital Knight• North Red Knights (official school FB page)

Follow Us…North Red Knights

CHECK OUT THE RED KNIGHTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA!

SCHOOL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SAC)Meetings are in the Media Center at 6:00 pm

Month TopicFeb. 11 Testing Schedule / New

FCATMar. 11 Registration for next yearApr.8 AICE / AP testing and Senior

activities / graduationMay 13 End of year reception for

SAC

District Advisory Committee (DAC) are at 6:00 pm - Lee County School District Building (Board Room)

Feb. 18, Mar. 18, Apr. 15, May 20

PERFECT SCORES ON MICROSOFT EXAMS!These students received perfect scores on their Microsoft exams this past quarter. CONGRATULATIONS! What a major accomplishment!Microsoft Word 2013Nandini Patel Marissa JohnsonKenton BrooksMicrosoft PowerPoint 2013Patrick Caughey Nina NguyenEthan Butler Mikayla ZezulaBrayden Delacey Macey EarhartHeidi Hassett Jack SaggartHolly Johnson Elijah Medina

Vera Mitchell & Dee Holland, teacher at NFMHS and alumni NFMHS basketball player for Vera Mitchell

TRAILBLAZER NIGHTVera Mitchell was recognized as a “Trailblazer” for North Fort Myers High School. She was the first girls basketball coach, truly an inspiration for us all.

Lee County Schools recognized Social Studies teacher Adam Molloy as a Golden Apple finalist. It has been a great year, thus far, for North Fort Myers High School.

Our winter sports season has nearly concluded, and it has been very successful for our girls’ soccer team. Our varsity girls’ soccer team won the district championship, going undefeated in district play, and advanced to the first round of regional competition. Our spring sports season has just begun its action. If you have the opportunity, please come out and show your support for our student-athletes who work extremely hard at balancing their academic life with their extracurricular life. We truly appreciate all of their hard work and dedication to the school, so let’s show them our appreciation. If you have any questions regarding after school events at NFMHS, please contact our Athletic Director, Kathy Padilla, at (239) 995-2117.

I would like to take this opportunity to encourage everyone to contact me, or one of our administrators, whenever an issue arises at the school. Your child and their well-being is our foremost concern, and we welcome parent contact to apprise us of all issues. We take any and all issues and/or concerns very seriously and work tirelessly to ensure that stakeholders are satisfied with the education that students at North Fort Myers High School are receiving. More than anything, I want to ensure that we are doing what is in the best interest of our students. That can only occur when we are aware of any issues and/or concerns so we can address them immediately.

If you or someone you know would like to make a donation or charitable contribution to North High, please contact our book keeper, Nancy Antkowiak, for more information. Also, be sure to visit our website at nfmredknights.com for more information about all the opportunities that NFMHS has to offer.

Kind Regards,

Matthew MederiosPrincipal

To download a pdf version of this newsletter, go to

www.academypublishing.com/schools/northfortmyers/

northfortmyers.php

32014-2015 SAT/ACT TEST DATESNorth Fort Myers High School Code – 100513

(Note: Both ACT and SAT now require a picture (yearbook-style head shot) uploaded with the electronic application or sent with a paper registration for your admission ticket)

SAT Registration at www.sat.collegeboard.org/register

SAT

National

Test Dates

Test Registration

Deadline

Late

Registration

Deadline *March 14 SAT only February 13 Feb. 14 - Mar. 3May 2 SAT & Sub. Tests April 6 April 7-21June 6 SAT & Sub. Tests May 8 May 9-27

SAT Test Fees: SAT $52.50

*Late Fee - $80.50 Total

**Waitlist Fee - $98.50 Total (NOTE: Waitlist must be completed by computer at least 5 days before the test date; Standby registration on the test date no longer is allowed)

Subject Tests $26.00 + $16.00 per Subject Test (or+$26.00 Language/Listening Test)

ACT Registration at www.actstudent.org

ACT

National

Test Dates

Registration

Deadline

Late

Registration

Deadline *April 18 March 13 March 14-27June 13 May 8 May 9-22

ACT Test Fees: ACT Plus Writing $54.50 (recommended) or ACT (no writing) $38.00

*Late Fee - Standard Test Fee ($54.50 or $38.00) + $24.00

VIRTUAL SCHOOLFull time virtual school is available to all students in grades K-12 residing in Lee County. Students work from home via internet or supplied materials. Parent/Guardian supervision is required. To apply for enrollment or for more information about Lee Virtual School, visit http://lvip.leeschools.net.

THEATER NEWS

At District Thespian Competition, Sam Bowling and Sierra Bores were selected to perform at State Thespians as Critic’s Choice. Their duet musical was the BEST performance out of 25 High Schools.

The Theatre department is gearing up for second semester!! There will be performances February 18 and 19 starting at 6PM. There will be three dramatic One Act plays produced: The Orphan Train, Katrina Project, and War at Home:9/11 all are shows that depict a momentous event in American History. Admission is $3. In March, 19 straight superior students will present at the State Thespian Festival. Seniors Sam Bowling and Sierra Bores were chosen from our District of 25 High Schools to represent our District with their comedic Duet Musical.

Don’t miss the hysterical musical, Young Frankenstein!! Performances are April 23,24,25 at 7PM. April 26 at 2PM. This is a Mel Brooks show, and if you liked the movie, you will love the musical. Tickets are $5 students and staff, $8 adults.

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THE INTERACT CLUB TOY DRIVE FOR OMA’S HEART 2014-2015

A GREAT THANK YOU TO ALL WHO DONATED TOYS.

DYLAN MINNETTE, ACTOR IN ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY, CAME TO VISIT MRS. BELLER’S ROOM LAST WEEK AND TALKED TO THE STUDENTS ABOUT ACTING AND MAKING THE MOVIE. HE ALSO SIGNED MOVIE POSTERS FOR ALL OF THEM. THE STUDENTS LOVED IT AND WERE VERY EXCITED TO SEE HIM!

MUSIC NEWSJesse Rogers, Angelie Batista, Carlos Torres, Jade Tran and Helena Roberson were selected as All-State Musicians.

LCAC CHAMPS! WAY TO GO!CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR GIRLS SOCCER TEAM ON ACHIEVING THE BEST RECORD IN SCHOOL HISTORY

(19-1-1) AND BEING LCAC CHAMPS.

52015 DIPLOMA LISTSeniors, posted on the Guidance Office (S123) reception area windows is a copy of the 2015 diploma list. Please check your name for correct spelling. If there is an error, please let Ms. Lippens know. Diplomas will be printed from this list. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to be sure your name is spelled correctly. If correct, initial by your name. Thank you!!After 40.5 years in education, and 19.5 years teaching at North High, Al Coffin is

retiring! Al’s last day is Friday, January 16th. Congratulations, Al!! We wish you all the best…you will be dearly missed. Thank you for all your years of service…..you have been a true Red Knight!

DIGITAL KNIGHTThe annual technology + design competition will be held May 7th at 6pm in the media center. ALL Digital Media students are eligible to enter the competition. Ask your technology teacher for more information on requirements for each category. The categories are:

• Best 3d Model• Best 3d Animation• Best Graphic Design• Best Website• Best Photo Manipulation

YEARBOOKS FOR SALE• Don’t delay purchasing a yearbook.

• Last year we SOLD out.

• This yearbook is unique inside and out.

• The theme is SUPERHEROES.

• You can go online at www.jostens.com or pay by cash or check (make payable to NFMHS) for $75.00 and send to room C108 (Mrs. Mirro’s)

• The price will go as of March 1st to $85.00.

• Yearbooks will arrive the second week in May.

• If you have any questions please call Mrs. Mirro at 995-2117 or email her at dianemir@leeschools.net.

AUDITIONSInterested in auditioning for the Center for Art & Media? Applications and requirements are on our website www.nfmredknights.com. Contact Mr. Ridgeo for more information.

• Best Commercial• Best Music Video• Best Microsoft Bundle Score• Best Senior

1st place prize is a GroPro, 2nd place prize is a Wacom drawing tablet and 3rd place prize are movie tickets. Best Senior project will receive a $250 scholarship.

Get your creativity on! Entries are due April 22nd for odd days and 23rd for even days. GOOD LUCK!

HOME OF THE RED KNIGHTS

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Red Knights Athletics:

http://www.nfmredknights.com/#!athletics/cbvy

INTERESTED IN ADVERTISING YOUR BUSINESS AT THE SAME TIME DONATE TO NORTH HIGH?You now have the opportunity to advertise your business on North High’s new website. www.nfmredknights.com. Web Banner advertising is a great way to advertise your business, product or service to high school students and their family members. It is quite inexpensive and can be very powerful as we have 1700+ students. It is $50 per month and all you need is the banner ad design. If you want us to create your own banner ad, it is an additional $25. If you are interested or need more information, please contact Jennifer Curls @ jennifercc@leeschools.net or call 995-2117.

Florida State Statute 1012.42 recognizes that teachers at times must be assigned duties in a class outside the field in which they are certified. Miriam Keith is certified, however, is currently out-of-field Autistic Endorsed. Linda Burkey is out of field Business Education. She has passed her test; just waiting for it to be added to her certificate.

In addition, the following teachers are engaged in training to add English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) to their certificates: Linda Burkey, Katherine Caminari, Darcy Coleman, Sara Crane, Bryan Duffy, Nick Erickson, Tavaris Gary, Abbey Hafer, Cleon Hodges, Mack Mitchell, Adam Molloy, Ashely Monastra, Natalie Peters, Anna Sheffield, and Michele Tuer.

CONGRATULATIONS TO DIANA MIERSCongratulations to Diana Miers who is retiring after nearly 20 years of service here at North High! For those of you who have coached at North High or had the opportunity to work with Diana, you know how much she will be missed. If you have the opportunity to stop by the Athletics office next week, see Diana to wish her all the best. Thank you, Diana, for all your hard work and dedication over the years to make things run so smoothly in the Athletics department.

RECOGNITION Congratulations to Adam Molloy on being recognized as a Golden Apple finalist

Congratulations to Gwen Gregg and SFC Hunter on being recognized as Teachers of Distinction

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