“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
- Friday, October 26th – Ridgewater Career Day!
A Look Ahead
- Key Club, a nationally recognized service program sponsored by our local Kiwanis Club will begin meeting after Block 1 – watch for details in upcoming announcements!
- 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
- The senior class has selected a t-shirt design for the Class of 2013 – look for order form to come home soon!
- NWEA Testing will be the week of October 29th
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.
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!!
