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Dear Parents & Guardians,

Attached is our Weekly Sunday Update, which can be found at the link or text below.

Thank you.

Mr. Mayes & Mr. Horlick

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This Week’s Major Headlines

 

  • PSSA exams will begin THIS WEEK.
  • Tuesday, April 23, 2019 @ 8:30am ELA PSSA Exam
  • Wednesday, April 24, 2019 @ 8:30am ELA PSSA Exam
  • Thursday, April 25, 2019 @ 8:30am ELA PSSA Exam
  • On Monday, The Nitschmann Parent Group will be hosting Dr. Roy for our annual meeting with the Superintendent and creating the 2019-2020 NPG Budget. We hope to see you there!
  • Due to PSSA Exams this week on Thursday, Take Your Child to Work Day forms will not be approved.

 

Parent & Student Weekly Email

Nitschmann Middle School Weekly Update

Sunday, April 21, 2019, to Sunday, April 28, 2019

Home of the Nitschmann Nation!

All of this information can be viewed at our

Nitschmann Middle School Website  under Weekly Announcements (Click Here!)

Attachments to Review

None

Upcoming Dates to Be Proactive!

(All dates are listed from our NMS Website, BASD Event Calendar, & BASD Academic Calendar)

4/22 Dr. Roy Visit to NMS/NPG Meeting; 4/23-24-25 PSSA ELA Exams; 4/29-30 PSSA Math Exams; 5/2-3 PSSA Science Exams; 5/15-16 Keystone Exams; 5/27 Memorial Day – Schools Closed; 5/30 8th Grade Track Meet @ LHS; 5/31 8th Grade Dance @ Ice House; 6/3 8th Grade Moving Up Ceremony 6pm; 6/4 8th Grade Trip to Hershey Park; 6/7 Last Day of School & End of 4th Quarter

Weekly Schedule & Highlights

Monday, 4/22/19 Day 6 Earth Day NPG Meeting (2019-2020 Budget & Dr. Roy Visit)

Tuesday, 4/23/19 Day 1 PSSA ELA EXAM SCHEDULE

Wednesday, 4/24/19 Day 2 PSSA ELA EXAM SCHEDULE

Thursday, 4/25/19 Day 3 PSSA ELA EXAM SCHEDULE

Friday, 4/26/19 Day 4 Private/Parochial/Charter 5th Grader Visit 10am-2pm, Jazz Cafe, Notable Moves Showcase

Saturday, 4/27/19

Sunday, 4/28/19

 

Upcoming Weekly Schedule & Highlights

Monday, 4/29/19 Day 5 PSSA MATH EXAM SCHEDULE

Tuesday, 4/30/19 Day 6 PSSA MATH EXAM SCHEDULE

Wednesday, 5/1/19 Day 1 PSSA SCIENCE EXAM SCHEDULE (8th Grade Only)

Thursday, 5/2/19 Day 2 PSSA SCIENCE EXAM SCHEDULE (8th Grade Only); Special Olympics @ LHS

Friday, 5/3/19 Day 3

Saturday, 5/4/19

Sunday, 5/5/19

 

BASD Dining Services Menu & Website https://bethlehemareasd.sodexomyway.com/landing/mid

 

PE/Health Schedule (Villani, Long, Weinert) Long’s last day in Health is Monday April 22nd.

ALL CLASSES will be in gym during PSSA week. 4/23-4/30 due to the modified schedule.

Now that the weather is getting warmer, make sure all students are changing their entire outfits for PE class as we start to go outside on the turf. Due to health concerns, students who are not changed for class will not be able to participate and their grades will be impacted

 

Recent Nitschmann News! (Always posted on our Social Media sites too!)

Twitter @NitschmannMS; Facebook @NitschmannMiddleSchool; Instagram@BASDNitschmannMS; NMS School Website; YouTube

 

Is your child sick?  You can submit your child’s sick note by email to ni-attendance@basdschools.org, as long as the email on your child’s account matches the email address. Please note: If you are submitting a written or doctor’s note do not submit an email.  It should be one or the other. Please keep your email address up-to-date by emailing our Student Services Guidance Secretary Mrs. Scott at sscott@basdschools.org! Please note that this is ONLY for sick notes, not for early release or any other questions!

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School-wide Announcements

BASD E-News (Dr. Roy)  The BASD e-News is designed to highlight BASD student and staff achievements and share events and activities going on in the BASD and the Lehigh Valley. It is our hope that you find it informative. The latest edition, which spotlights Farmersville Elementary School Staff members who are Built by Bethlehem, is available to view at BASD e-News April 18, 2019, Edition.

 

PSSA Exams (Mayes) Please review the information that was sent home with all students last week about the upcoming PSSA Exams. This information was also posted online at https://bit.ly/2CrZp4f. Exams begin on April 23, 2019.

 

Bethlehem Police Department Junior Police Academy (Officer Yerk) Are interested in learning more about you local police department.  Are you interested in exploring a career in Law Enforcement? Consider attending the 2019 Junior Police Academy. The Academy is free and runs during the day (Monday – Friday)  from June 10th to June 21st. It is held at Northeast Middle School. Attendees will be shown demonstrations from the Bethlehem Police Department and other criminal justice related entities.  There will also be fun activities that promote team building. If you are interested in attending please see with Officer Yerk for an application form. Space is limited and applications are due by May 20th.  If there are any additional questions please speak with Officer Yerk.

 

5th Grade Instrumental Band and Orchestra Auditions:  Check with your elementary teacher for details.

 

  • May 13 – Asa Packer (tentative)
  • May 15 – Clearview
  • May 16 – Calypso
  • May 23 – Hanover
  • May 24 – James Buchanan

 

 

Nitschmann Color Guard try-outs

 

  • Practices – May 13-17, 22, 4-5 pm Nitschmann band room
  • Try-outs – May 23 & 24, 4-5 pm Nitschmann band room

 

Nitschmann Parent Group (NPG) -Follow us on Twitter!@NitschmannPG

nitschmannparentgroup@gmail.com

Executive Committee

Pres. – Erin Coughlin ecogs76@gmail.com

VP – Deb Clark clark70g@msn.com

Treasurer –

Secretary / Volunteer Coordinator – Kimberly Marcantonio JK0359@HOTMAIL.com

PAC Representatives

1) Amy Wuertele

2) Therese Gyauch

 

Hello Parents!!

Happy Easter I hope you are all having a great day with family and friends. A quick reminder we will be having our Parent Group meeting this Monday with a special guest Dr Roy. It’s an amazing opportunity to hear from Dr Roy and express any questions or concerns you have. Hope to see a good turnout.

 

Have a great week

Erin Coughlin

 

Academic Team Updates

Team Lafayette (6th) (Twitter @NMSLafayette) We will be celebrating Earth Day on Monday.  Please make sure your child brings in his/her plastic bottle and a pack of seeds for our activity. ELA PSSA testing starts Tuesday. Good luck Team Lafayette. Work hard and do your best!

 

Team Lehigh (6th) (Twitter @NMSTeamLehigh)    We ask that  everyone gets a good night’s sleep and eats a healthy breakfast on our PSSA test dates over the next two weeks.  While the class load may be a little lighter during this time, we encourage everyone to be on the Home Access Center checking grades and seeing if there is anything they need to/can do to bring up there 4th quarter averages.  We are about at mid-quarter time and the end of the marking period/year will be here before you know it.  Finish Strong!!!.

Team Moravian (6th) – (Twitter @NMSTeam Moravian and Facebook@NMSTeamMoravian) THE MAGIC NUMBER IS 280!!!!!!!!!! You need a minimum of 280 points in each academic class to pass the year! Stay on top of your grades by visiting Home Access Center regularly!  Make sure you are following your math checklist and keeping up with due dates. In Social Studies, students are exploring Greece through stations. All stations have been added to HAC and are due on April 30th. Please check HAC to see the assignments that still need to be completed.

 

Team Kutztown (7th) (Twitter @TeamKutztown) Team – This week our students will be taking the PSSAs on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Please make sure that they have had a good breakfast and arrive to school well-rested.  

Reading (Mrs. Gomez) – Period 8 will have a test on Friday, April 26th.  ELA (Mr. Falteich) – All students will begin a unit on poetry.  During this unit, students will learn and apply poetry terms, figures of speech, and poetic sound devices.  Students will also read classic poetry from English and American poets. Students should complete Lesson 14 vocabulary homework by Thursday, April 25th.  Science (Mr. Pearson) – Students will have a test on cell transport on

Monday, April 22nd.  Then, they will begin learning about the process of photosynthesis.

Team Penn State (7th) Follow us on social media!! (Twitter @NMSPennState) (Facebook @NMSTeamPennState) (Instagram pennstatenms) Later this week, look for papers with information and forms to be returned regarding the bike and boat trip scheduled in early May.  ELA – Periods 1, 2 & 5 will continue the novel, Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie. Periods 7 & 8 will work on the brainstorm for their argumentative presentation project based on an occupation of their choice.  SCIENCE-We have started getting background information on bacteria which the students will use to help write a formal lab report documenting their investigation “where in the school are the most microbes?”  READING- We will begin a new novel on Monday. Students will explore the exposition.    MATH – Students in periods 1,2,5 and 7 are working on geometry and will be calculating volume and surface area of prisms this week.  Period 8 is working on data analysis. All students are reminded that they need to remember their calculators next week for Math PSSA testing on 4/29 and 4/30.  SOCIAL STUDIES- The South America webquest days 2,3 and 4 are all due Monday 4/8.

Team East Stroudsburg (8th) (Twitter @NMSTeamESU) Please make sure your student gets plenty of rest, exercise and good meals as they tackle PSSA testing over the next two weeks.  Remember to get your Hershey money and forms turned in.  All money and permission forms need to be handed in by May 3 and less than 25% of the students have handed in their money to date  Period 3 and 7 reading classes will continue reading Fahrenheit 451. Period 1 and 5 classes will continue reading The Contender. Period 8 will continue reading Curveball.  History classes will explore the explorations of Lewis, Clark and Sacagawea.

 

Team Northampton (8th) (Twitter @TeamSpartanNMS) –   History classes will be investigating the impact of the Indian Removal Act policies of the 1830’s and the impact Manifest Destiny had on the growth and development in the United States. Students are required to have their HEADPHONES daily.    Reading classes are continuing our unit on fiction. In periods 1,5,7,8 we have finished reading The Contender and are presenting our projects. My period 3 class is continuing to read and analyze Fahrenheit 451. We have finished Part Two and students are presenting their comic strip projects. All classes have reviewed strategies for the PSSA text-dependent analysis for PSSA English testing this week. Algebra 1 classes will continue to work on Quadratic Function properties and PSSA review.   Math 8th students will continue to work on PSSA review (Volume, Surface Area, Ratios, Proportions and Probability.. In ELA classes, we will be revising our argumentative essays. We will be self editing and peer editing. Please ask to see your student’s draft at home. A final due date will be set sometime this week once we see how our shortened class time  affects our progress during our PSSA tests. A SHOUT OUT to Northampton Community College for hosting our students for a day of career exploration, a large group hands-on activity, and lunch and a tour of the campus!  We are EXTREMELY THANKFUL for the community relationship our team has with NCC. HERSHEY Park forms and money are NOW BEING COLLECTED – ONLY 14 more school days to get it in!      

 

Counseling Corner (Kehler, Litak, Hipp) Pinebrook Family Answers will be hosting a FREE support group for Grandparents parenting grandchildren called Second Time Around. This group will allow grandparent caregivers to have an opportunity to gain valuable information while building peer support and exchanging ideas and information. Weekly, 90 minute meeting will begin shortly.  402 North Fulton Street, Allentown PA, 18102.

Call Now to reserve your spot. (610) 432-3919  ext. 4040.

Student Services Updates None at this time.

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Extracurricular Activities

Is your child interested in an after-school club or activity? Email the advisor for more information!

AM Basketball Open Gym (Mayes) Basketball each Tuesday & Thursday morning at 7:15am. Don’t be late!

Anime Club (Advisors Ms. Fehr/Mrs. Wallach)  Our next meeting is April 15 in room 104. Bring your drawing/art supplies.

Art Club (Advisors Mrs. Kozero/Mrs. Lund) None at this time.

Band front/Color Guard – Information can be found under Performing Arts Department Updates

Artsmart @ Banana Factory (Advisor Mrs. Lare)  Art Smart classes have ended for the spring term, but student work will be on display in Studio 104 during the Southside Arts & Music Festival on Saturday, May 4, from 1 – 7 p.m.  Be sure to stop by the festival to see Nitschmann students’ work as well as experience all of the opportunities to listen, watch, experiment, discover and create all over the South Side. Great for families! Student work will be on display until May 31 and will be returned to students by June 7.

Cheerleading (Advisor Mrs. Long) Any 6th and 7th graders interested in trying out for the 2019-2020 cheerleading squad should attend a meeting in the health room (012) on Wednesday 4/17 after school. The meeting should be about 30 minutes. If you cannot attend see Mrs. Long for the informational packet.

Dance Team (Advisor Ms. Sierra) Practice Monday until 5pm, Wednesday until 5:30 pm, and Thursday until 5:30 pm.  Show is Friday- Students who go home are to return to NMS by 5:30.  Those who plan to stay at NMS must let Ms. Sierra know by Thursday.

Be sure to be on remind.

 

  • NMS (Notable Moves Showcase) Night April 26 (Friday)!!!! Tickets: $9 online (with fees) 7pm

 

 

German Club (Advisor Ms. Schwartz) None at this time

Heart & Sole Club (Advisor Mrs. Fehr/Ms. Weinert) None at this time.

 

Fitness Club ( Advisor Mrs. Oliver)  Come get fit after school in the Fitness Lab from 3:05-3:45 Monday thru Thursday.  Mondays and Wednesdays we focus on Core workouts and Tuesday and Thursday we focus on Cardio.

FCS/DIY Club (Advisor Mrs. Hoffman) None at this time.

French Club (Advisor Mrs. Lare)  Thanks to all students and parents who attended and contributed to the French displays at the recent International Night.

French Trip to Quebec (Advisor Mr.s Lare) –  Madame Lare has a couple items that were left behind. If your child is missing something from the trip, please contact Madame Lare at alare@basdschools.org

 

French – 8th grade students were thrilled to receive letters from a middle school in the south of France and have been working hard on writing letters back in both French and English.

 

Intramurals (Advisor Mr. Ortwein) None at this time

Leadership Council (Advisor Mrs. Ellis) Leadership Council is sponsoring a canned food drive. Send in your donations by February 13th!

Lion Service Club (Advisor Mrs. McLaughlin) None at this time.

Lion’s Pride (online school newspaper)  (Advisor Ms. Bouhana/Ms. Dentith) We will have our weekly after school meeting this upcoming Wednesday in room 201, and will meet in Ms. Bouhana’s room during activity period on Day 1. We will be working on our third and last edition. Most articles have been assigned already, but we still have some to discuss. All members MUST attend. If you are interested in joining the Newspaper team, speak to Ms. Bouhana or Ms. Dentith about applying. Lion’s Pride Second Edition can be viewed by clicking the link below. Lion’s Pride Second Edition

 

Mathcounts (Advisor Ms. Novatnak)  Congratulations on a great year.  See everyone in the fall!

National Junior Honor Society  (Advisors Mrs. Wallach/Mrs. Druckenmiller) (Twitter-@Njhs_Nistchmann; Instagram- @Njhs_Nistchmann ) Our next meeting is April 4 after school only. Terri Dressler from LLS will be here to report our final donation amount. Induction is April 16 at 6:00pm and all members are expected to attend and donate in some way. Please sign up on Schoology for donations.

Nitschmann Dramatics (Advisor Mrs. Hriniak)  Rehearsals for Cops n Kids will be Thursday and Friday until 4:00 in Mrs. Hriniak’s classroom.   Rose Garden event in June.

Nitschmann Stage Crew (Advisor Mr. Kehler) Help us replace some of the items that were damaged by donating and spreading this link around. ONLY $183.00 LEFT TO RAISE!!!

https://www.donorschoose.org/B.Kehler

Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS) (Advisor Mr. Amen)   None at this time.

 

Reading Olympics (Advisor – Mrs. Nonnemacher)  Congratulations to all 3 teams! We placed 1st, 3rd and 7th out of 25 teams  in the competition at Easton High School! We are so proud of our students! The students enjoyed the ice cream sundae party this past week.Our Awards / Pizza party  is Wednesday, April 24th in the large group room. Please sign up on the sign up genius below to donate something for the party! It can be brought in to the teacher lunch room near the cafeteria on Wednesday morning, April 24,  during homeroom. Mrs. Nonnemacher will be there to get it from them. The students have worked hard all year and look forward to it! Thank you!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0848a8a82ba2f85-reading

Riding for Focus (Advisors Mr. Miller & Mr. Hess) None at this time.

The Lion’s Den School Store  (Advisors Ms. Roufakis & Mrs. Evancho) Come to visit the Lion’s Den for your Nitschmann hoodies, t-shirts, and beanies! This year we are also stocking the NMS school approved calculator for $10.  Be sure to stop and browse on your way to lunch!

Online order form….click here.  Orders will not be processed until payment is received.

Ski Club (Advisors Mr. Downey)  

 

Spain Trip (Advisor Ms. Bouhana) This is the last chance to sign up for our 8-Day trip to Spain in June. Trip dates are June 14 to June 21st. We will begin our journey in Barcelona and work our way to Madrid. We will get to experience an authentic flamenco lesson, as well as one of the oldest cities in the world, Toledo. All Nitschmann students and their families are welcome to join. For more trip details, or to enroll click on the following link. Spain June 2019

Spanish Club (Advisor Ms. Bouhana)  We are not meeting this Tuesday after school.

Step Team (Advisor Ms. Sierra) Practice  **Every Tuesday and Thursday until 6 pm.

Show is Friday- Students who go home are to return to NMS by 5:30.  Those who plan to stay at NMS must let Ms. Sierra know by Thursday.

Be sure to be on remind

 

  • NMS (Notable Moves Showcase) Night April 26 (Friday)!!!! Tickets: $9 online (with fees) 7pm

 

 

Strategy Club (Advisor Mr. Kehler) eSports…  It’s coming, it’s a thing. Will your students be ready to compete?!

Need some info – https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/27/us/esports-what-is-video-game-professional-league-madden-trnd/index.html

So yeah, turns out you CAN make a living (a very comfortable one) playing games.  Universities are offering scholarships even. There are plenty of reasons to support a program and get involved, and opportunities to network, learn skills and explore careers.  Interest/Informational meeting will be after school 11:30 to 11:45, Thursday, April 18, in the Auditorium

Interested students, Please See Mr. Kehler to become a founder.  

Donate for other things here: https://www.donorschoose.org/B.Kehler .

Yearbook (Advisor Mrs. Ellis)

Nitschmann Middle School Performing Arts Department Updates

Nitschmann Middle School Instrumental Music Website (Click Here!)

Mr. Zettlemoyer, Instrumental Music dzettlemoyer@basdschools.org

1) REHEARSAL SCHEDULE

4/22    Monday – Early morning band 7:15 AM                         

4/23    Tuesday – Early morning orchestra 7:15 AM – No Day 1 rehearsal due to testing

                          Brass & Woodwind Ensemble 3:05-4pm

4/24    Wednesday – Early Morning Jazz Band 7:15 AM                  

4/25    Thursday – Early morning band 7:15 AM

                          String Ensemble 3:05-4pm

4/26    Friday – Early morning orchestra 7:15 AM

 

2) LESSON SCHEDULE

 – Link to website: http://www.nmsim.org/lessons/

3) SPRING BAND TRIP PAYMENT

 – Everyone should have $300 in their fair share account at this time.  If you do not you need to get your payments in.

 – Check your fair share total here: https://tinyurl.com/NIMASFAIRSHARE2018

 – The mandatory trip meeting is April 24, 7:00 PM.  Students going on the trip and a parent must attend.

4 WASHINGTON, D.C. MEMORIAL DAY PARADE BUS TICKETS

– There are still 27 seats available for this trip.  I will take ticket requests until all the seats are sold.

– Parents and family member who would like to travel to the band’s performance at the Washington, D.C. Memorial Day Parade can purchase bus seats here, BUS SEAT REQUEST, for $40 per person.

 

5) MANDATORY SPRING TRIP MEETING

 

  • Wednesday, April 24 at 7 PM
  • ALL students going on the DC trip, a parent or guardian, and chaperones MUST attend.
  • NO EXCEPTIONS!

 

6) SPRING BAND TRIP FORMS- Due April 24.

 

  • Students were given hard copies of the forms to bring home to be completed
  • Click on the header of each form and it will open a PDF version of the form.
  • ALL FORMS ARE DUE ON APRIL 24. (The 1 exception is the Pg. 3 of the med. form)

 

 

7)  NIMAS GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING MINUTES for 3-19-19

 

 

8) NIMS OFFICER NOMINATIONS DUE WED. APRIL 24

    • Nominations for NIMAS officer positions are due April 24
    • Use the link below to submit your nomination.

 

 

 

 

9)  2019 NIMAS CALENDAR AT A GLANCE

April 24         NIMAS Meeting & Mandatory spring trip meeting  7:00 PM

April 27      Jazz Band Cafe’                                                           7:00 PM

May 7        Any Given Child Bethlehem (Jazz band / Blue ID shirts & Jeans) 8:10 AM

May 8             Orchestra/Jazz Spring Concert                                     7:00 PM

May 14*      TUESDAY NIMAS Meeting at Nitschmann                   7:30 PM

May 14        Band Uniform Refit Night                                           6:00 PM

May 18       Hanover Armed Forces Day Performance (WW & Brass Ens) 10:00 AM

May 20       Spring Band Concert                                                      7:00 PM

May 23        Band uniform drop off for trip & Band uniform return   5:00 – 7:00 PM

May 26 & 27 SUNDAY & MONDAY Spring Band Trip

June 3              Moving up ceremony – String Ensemble                    6:00 PM

June 6               NIMAS Meeting at Nitschmann 7:30 PM

 

 

 

COLOR GUARD (formerly BANDFRONT) – (Advisor Mrs. Hriniak) Regular rehearsals Monday and Thursday.  Rehearsals for the spring season have begun. If you are in BOTH guard and band, your concert band day is Monday and your guard day is Thursday.   See email updates for more information. Thank you for your hard work and dedication!

Mark your calendar for tryouts for next year!  Tryout practices to learn the marching, equipment skills, and routines will be the week of May 13.  Actual tryout dates are May 23 and 24.

Choral Music (Twitter @ldevriesmusic)

Mrs. de Vries, Choral Music Director ldevries@basdschools.org

Mrs. Parris, Choral Music Director jparris@basdschools.org

 

Thank you for supporting International Night! Some merchandise (small chocolate bunnies and fish, emoji keychains and bracelets) is still available for purchase. All things are $2 or less. Profits help us buy music and fund activities. Interested students should see Mrs. de Vries.

 

Do you have a special talent? Audition for the Lions’ Got Pride Show! Auditions will be held from 3-5 on April 22, 24 and 26. Chosen acts will compete for prizes at 7:00 PM on May 15 in front of a panel of expert judges. Sign up for an audition day in room 141. Details and rules of the competition can be found at this link:

Lion’s Got Pride Talent Show

Weekly Choral Rehearsal Schedule:

4/22 Monday-No rehearsal

                      3-5:00 Talent Show auditions in room 141

4/23 Tuesday-7:15 AM Rehearsal for Glee members not in orchestra

                      3:05-4:00 PM Nitschmann Singers rehearsal

4/24 Wednesday-Rehearsal for all Glee and Singers not in jazz

                           3-5:00 Talent Show auditions in room 141

4/25 Thursday-7:15 AM Rehearsal for Glee members not in band

                        3:05-4:00 PM Nitschmann Singers rehearsal

4/26  Friday-No rehearsal

                    3-5:00 Talent Show auditions in room 141

4/27  Saturday Cops N Kids performance for Nitschmann Singers only. Meet in Fowler Center at noon

 

2018-2019 Important Choral Performance Dates:  

April 22    Talent Show auditions 3-5:00 in room 141

April 24    Talent Show auditions 3-5:00 in room 141

April 26    Talent Show auditions 3-5:00 in room 141

April 27    Singers only Cops N Kids performance at Fowler Arts Center (Inside stage, 6th floor at 12:30-1:00)

May 6       Spring Choral Concert at Nitschmann 7PM

May 15     Nitschmann Talent Show performance for all Glee and Singers 7PM

May 16     Performance at Liberty’s Evening of the Arts for all Glee and Singers 7PM

May 20    Nitschmann Singers sing at the Nitschmann Band Concert 7PM

June 3      8th grade moving up ceremony performance for all Glee and Singers 6PM

Lions/Lady Lions Athletics Updates (Twitter @NMS_Athletics)

Mr. Jon Ortwein, NMS Athletic Director jortwein@basdschools.org

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Field Hockey (Advisor Mr. Burzynski)  Intramural practices, 3:05-5:05, Every Thursday in May; 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th.  Find out all the details at: (Originally had one Wednesday, but now all Thursdays) https://sites.google.com/s/0B-GsW8mhyYaKcGNnWWV1VmJhaFU/p/0B-GsW8mhyYaKRllzVnl0c2psakE/edit

Intersession Intramurals

Lacrosse Intramurals

Coordinator Ms. Weinert

Volleyball, Boys Intramurals

Coordinator Mr. Kocon

Winter Sports

Basketball, Boys

Head Coach Mr. Wills

Basketball, Girls

Head Coach Mr. Ortwein

Wrestling @ Liberty High School

Head Coach Mr. Klingborn (noahklingborg@gmail.com)

Spring Sports

Soccer, Boys & Girls Co-Ed

Head Coach Mr. Rodenbach

Monday 4/22 at Harrison-Morton

Wednesday 4/24 at Trexler

Friday 4/26 home vs Raub

Softball, Girls- Home games are played at NWLL off Kaywin Ave.

Monday- Watching the Freedom vs. Liberty game at Liberty HS

Tues. -Practice

Wednesday 4/24 at Eyer

Thursday Practice

Friday 4/26 home vs Broughal

Head Coach Mr. Downey & Mr. Kocon

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Mr. Peter Mayes

Principal

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