“Education is the most powerful weapon in which you can use to change the world”
– Nelson Mandela
Our Mission is to engage students in critical thinking and teamwork that empowers them toward life-long learning and global citizenship.
National Teacher Appreciation Week – Thank you for all you do Teachers!!! We will have a breakfast buffet Friday morning @ 7:00am to celebrate you!
National School Nurse Appreciation Day on Wednesday, May 8th — Thank you for all you do Nicole and Heidi!!
Important Dates
- Monday, May 6th – NCA Girls Lacrosse vs. Orono Red @ 6:30pm
- Tuesday, May 7th – NCA Cribbage Club @ 2:30pm (Savoy)
- Tuesday, May 7th – NCA Boys Lacrosse @ Chanhassen HS
- Tuesday, May 7th – NCA Girls Lacrosse @ Hopkins
- Tuesday, May 7th – NCA Dinner and Annual Meeting @ 5:00pm
- Wednesday, May 8th – Late Start, students begin @ 9:45am
- Wednesday, May 8th – McLeod County Student Leadership Training @ Prairie Woods
- Thursday, May 9th – AP Comp Test
- Thursday, May 9th – Senior Project Presentations @ 4:30pm
- Thursday, May 9th – NCA Boys Lacrosse vs. Anoka
- Friday, May 10th – 10th grade Science MCA Test
- Friday, May 10th – AP Stats Test
- Saturday, May 11th – NCA Girls Lacrosse @ Minnetonka
- Tuesday, May 14th – School-wide picture @ 10:00am, please wear either red or white
- Tuesday, May 14th – “Sail to NCA” @ 2:00pm
- Wednesday, May 15th – 8th grade MCA Science Test
- Thursday, May 16th – NCA students leave for NYC!
- Friday, May 17th – “Ride your bike to school day”
A Look Ahead
- For Senior Students and their Families: Mark your Calendars! Class of 2013 Commencement – Thursday, June 6th, 2013; Hutchinson Event Center; 7:00 pm
- ACT test dates have been posted and given to all senior and junior students – check in and follow registration procedures at ACT.org.
Professional Learning
- Professional Learning Communities will be meeting on Mondays from 2:30 – 3:00 to continue developing learning targets, formative assessments, and to further implement project seminar curriculum.
Schedule for Remaining PLC Sessions – Building Shared Knowledge!
- Mrs. Hendricks – Wednesday, November 7th Late Start
- Mrs. Moore – Monday, November 12th
- Ms. Johnson – Monday, December 3rd
- Mrs. Wurm – Monday, December 17th
- Mrs. Haugen – Monday, January 7th
- Mr. Kraft – Monday, January 28th
- Mrs. Savoy – Monday, February 11th
- Mr. Berning – Monday, February 25th
- Ms. Riipi – Monday, March 18th
- Ms. Artibee – Monday, April 8th
- Mr. Becker – Monday, April 22nd
- (Mrs. Hendricks and Mr. Meece have presented in September / October)
Highlights
- NCA is off to a great start! Students are working hard, expectations are high, and we are all striving together towards excellence.
- NCA students really enjoyed Seth Franco from the Harlem Globetrotters, thank you for coming and sharing your story with us Seth!!!
- NCA students had a blast at the Renaissance Festival!
- NCA students had a very productive experience at the National College Fair!
- Spirit Week was fantastic! Thank you to the Student Council for putting Spirit Week together, you did great!
- Congratulations to all Block One Award Winners!!
- NCA 10th Graders had a fantastic experience at Ridgewater Career Day – Thank you to Ridgewater for hosting this event!
- Congratulations to NCA for earning the highest Focus Rating, 99.88%, among all Minnesota High Schools for closing the achievement gap and student academic growth (MDE)!
- NCA Knowledge Bowl did a great job at their first official Meet @ New London Spicer High School. Great job Mr. Meece and NCA Knowledge Bowl team!
- Congratulations to all Trimester 1 Award Winners!! Keep up the great work!
- Congratulations to the NCA Middle School Knowledge Bowl team for making it to Regional’s! Good Luck students and Mr. Meece!
- NCA wins another MDE Finance Award for FY 2013!
- NCA Student Council had a very successful and purposeful day of Leadership Training out at Prairie Woods – thank you Prairie Woods staff!
- NCA WinterFest was a wild success, thank you to the Student Council for putting this event on, and thank you to everyone who attended!
- Congratulations to all Block 3 Award Winners – well deserved!
- NCA hosted a great Knowledge Bowl Meet on Saturday – thank you to all teams that came to compete!
- We are excited to launch our new NCA Girls Lacrosse program!
- NCA was chosen as a semi-finalist for the Toyota Drive for Education grant; Thank You Toyota!!!
- Congratulations to all Block 4 and Block 5 Award winners!!
- Students did remarkable job with the spring play, “Anne of Green Gables!!”
- NCA students served breakfast at Applebee’s, had a great time and raised some funds for their trip! Thank you to everyone that came out to support NCA students!
- NCA Student Council put on a Great Prom!!!
- Senior Project Presentations have been outstanding!
