“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education” Mark Twain
Our Mission is to engage students in critical thinking and teamwork that empowers them toward life-long learning and global citizenship.
Important Dates
▪ Monday, November 5th – Field Trip to St. Paul: American Queen Passenger Steamboat: Mr. Wiprud – Mr. Becker or Mrs. Grina will email out which students are excused for this field trip
▪ Tuesday, November 6th – Election Day – GO VOTE!!
▪ Tuesday, November 6th – Hutchinson Rotary Ethics Seminar. Please ask Mrs. Haugen if you have any question about this.
▪ Wednesday, November 7th – No Late Start, the Late Start is now scheduled for Wednesday, November 14th. Please help us out by ensuring that your advisees are aware of this.
▪ Wednesday, November 7th – Field Trip to Shakespeare Performance: Mrs. Hendricks – Mrs. Hendricks or Mrs. Grina will email out which students are excused for this field trip.
▪ Wednesday, November 7th — Grad Re-testing for Writing, Reading and Math.
A Look Ahead
▪ November 12th –PLAN and EXPLORE tests begin in Mrs. Moore and Mr. Meece’s classes
▪ November 15th – Picture retakes PLUS advisory photos beginning @ 10:00AM
▪ November 20th – Last day of block II and end of trimester I
▪ November 21st – Teacher work day (no students), Trimester I Grades due at 3:30pm November 21st
▪ November 22nd and 23rd – Happy Thanksgiving – no school
▪ November 26th – 30th – FALL ETERM
▪ 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 2:15 – 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!
