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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

 

  • There is no school for students this Tuesday, May 21, 2019 due to the Primary Election Day in Pennsylvania.
  • There is a meeting with Mr. Bailey and his administrative team for all 8th grade parents in the Library this Thursday at 6:30pm.

 

Parent & Student Weekly Email

Nitschmann Middle School Weekly Update

Sunday, May 19, 2019, to Sunday, May 26, 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)

5/21 Schools Closed – Primary Election Day; 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; 6/3 Fall FREE Physicals 5:00 – 7:00pm @ Liberty High School 6/4 8th Grade Trip to Hershey Park; 6/5 Fall FREE Physicals ⋅5:00 – 7:00pm @ Freedom High School; 6/7 Last Day of School & End of 4th Quarter

 

Weekly Schedule & Highlights

Monday, 5/20/19 Day 2 Spring Band Concert 7pm

Tuesday, 5/21/19  School Closed Pennsylvania Primary Election Day

Wednesday, 5/22/19 Day 3 6th Grade Field Trip to Medieval Times

Thursday, 5/23/19 Day 4 Informational Meeting with Liberty High School for new 9th Graders 6:30pm

Friday, 5/24/19 Day 5

Saturday, 5/25/19

Sunday, 5/26/19 NMS Music Department Trip to Washington D.C.

 

Upcoming Weekly Schedule & Highlights

 

Monday, 5/27/19 School Closed Memorial Day NMS Music Department Trip to Washington D.C.

Tuesday, 5/28/19 Day 6 Incoming 6th Grade GIEP Meeting 7pm

Wednesday, 5/29/19 Day 1 Performing Arts Banquet

Thursday, 5/30/19 Day 2 8th Grade Track Meet @ LHS; Team KU Monocacy Trip

Friday 5/31/19 Day 3 8th Grade Community Service Presentation 8:30am – 9:30am

Friday, 5/31/19 Day 3 8th Grade Dance @ Ice House 6-9pm  (See information below)

Saturday, 6/1/19

Sunday, 6/2/19

 

Monday, 6/3/19 Day 4 8th Grade Moving Up Ceremony 6pm (See information below)

Tuesday, 6/4/19 Day 5 8th Grade Field Trip to Hershey Park; Team PSU Monocacy Trip

Wednesday, 6/5/19 Day 6 LHS Graduation

Thursday, 6/6/19 Day 1 FHS Graduation

Friday, 6/7/19 1 1:30 Dismissal & Last Day of School

Saturday, 6/8/19

Sunday, 6/9/19

 

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

PE/Health Schedule (Villani, Long, Weinert)

Mrs. Long’s 6th and 7th grade classes will be in health starting day 3 (5/21) through 5/24. Ms. Weinert and Mr. Villani will be in gym. ALL CLASSES OF 8TH GRADERS REPORT TO THE GYM FOR TRACK MEET PREPARATIONS.

    ***   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)  

Link for 8th Grade Dance Volunteers (Kocon & Ellis) Parents & Guardians can sign up us prepare for the 8th Grade Dance to help set up during the day, donate food/drink items, and or cleanup after the dance. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0a4fafae23a3ff2-8thgrade

 

8th Grade Dance Tickets (Mayes) Tickets will be sold from Tuesday 5/28 to Friday 5/31 before the dance on Friday, May 31, 2019. Students will receive their tickets for the dance in 8th period on the day of the dance. Students MUST be in school for the day on Friday to attend the dance. Students will not be dismissed for hair or beauty appointments early from school. Students who are not present in 8th period will not receive their ticket and will not be permitted to attend the dance. Students who are absent from school will not be permitted to attend the dance.

 

8th Grade Moving Up Tickets (Mayes) Students will receive their tickets for the ceremony in 8th period on the day of the ceremony. Students MUST be in school for the day on Monday to attend the ceremony. Students will not be dismissed for hair or beauty appointments early from school. Students who are not present in 8th period will not receive their ticket and will not be permitted to attend the ceremony.

 

8th Grade Community Service Presentation (Litak) There will be a grade level assembly in the morning on Friday May 31st by Alicia Cruz, BASD Community Service Coordinator.  Please encourage your student to pay close attention during the assembly to learn about this high school graduation requirement, the hours they can START THIS SUMMER, and the required documentation necessary to get credit applied.  There is also an honor cord for those who choose to go above and beyond in their philanthropic service. Students who attend the assembly will be bringing a packet of information home that day.

 

Bethlehem Police Department Junior Police Academy (Officer Yerk) Applications are due tomorrow, Monday, May 20th to Officer Yerk.

 

“First Tee” Summer Golf (City of Bethlehem) Are interested in learning to play golf this summer? Check out the attached paperwork for a summer golf experience with First Tee!

 

Library:

  • All library books are due back by May 15th. Students who owe library books after this date will receive a bill for the outstanding materials.
  • The Buy One, Get One FREE Book Fair will be held in the library from May 8th- May 15th in the library.
  • Please come and support our Barnes and Noble night on May 17th from 6-8 P.M.! It is the one at 4445 Southmont way, Easton,Pa. (Off of Freemansburg Ave) We are looking for 2 parent volunteers to help that night. If you can’t make it, Our ID number is 12524914 if you would like to purchase books online. Go to BN.com/bookfair. Enter our ID number at checkout. It is good from May 17 through May 22, 2019.

 

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

 

 

  • May 23 – Hanover
  • May 24 – James Buchanan

 

 

Nitschmann Color Guard tryouts (Majorettes, Flags, Rifles, Honor Guard)

 

  • Practice at home this weekend, Monday, and Tuesday!
  • Last Practice – May 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

 

Academic Team Updates

Team Lafayette (6th) (Twitter @NMSLafayette) We would like to congratulate all those students selected for Pride of the Lions this year!  You made Team Lafayette proud. Reminder that Wednesday is our end of the year trip to Medieval Times.  Please remember to have a “Plan B” for pick up in case we don’t make it back before bus pick up at 3:05 PM.  This will all depend on traffic. Also, students can bring spending money for souvenirs and frozen drinks, but things are extremely expensive.

 

Team Lehigh (6th) (Twitter @NMSTeamLehigh)  We announced our final Pride of the Lions for the year today. Congratulations to Winnie Zheng, Tehya Stone, Stephany Moran-Santos and from Justin Frey.  Great job Lions!!!

We would also like to congratulate all the performers in this past week’s Talent Show:  Edie Rittle, Nadia Ali, and Cailey Benway. Nice Job ladies!!!!! This coming week is our trip to Medieval Times is on Wednesday. It is a long bus trip; please discuss proper behavior with your son/daughter in preparation for the show, lunch, and the bus ride. Thank you!

 

As we head into to final weeks of the year, we encourage everyone to be on the Home Access Center checking grades as they change on a daily basis.  We are almost there!  Finish Strong!!!.

 

Team Moravian (6th) – (Twitter @NMSTeam Moravian and Facebook@NMSTeamMoravian) Our Medieval Times Field trip is this Wednesday, May 22. We do not have school on Tuesday, May 21, so please be prepared for our trip the next day!!! Stay on top of your grades by visiting Home Access Center regularly!  Please check HAC to see the assignments that still need to be completed.

 

Team Kutztown (7th) (Twitter @TeamKutztown) Team – Reminder that there is no school for students on Tuesday.

ELA (Mr. Falteich) – This week students will continue reading  The Pearl by John Steinbeck. This week’s literary terms will be irony, imagery, symbolism, and literary motif. The Vocabulary Final Exam will be given on Thursday 5/30. The exam will include all words from vocabulary lessons 1-15.

Reading (Mrs. Gomez) – There will be a test for all periods on Friday, May 24th.

Science (Mr. Pearson) – This week students will finish learning about respiration and start reviewing for their test on photosynthesis and respiration, which will take place on Friday, May 24th.

Spanish (Srta. Bouhana & Sra. Sierra) – Students are learning about objects and location of objects in Spanish.  The vocabulary production quiz is on May 22/23 (spelling counts) *Study all vocab for the chapter.  Students are responsible for any work missed.  All work is on Schoology.

Team Penn State (7th) Follow us on social media!! (Twitter @NMSPennState) (Facebook @NMSTeamPennState) (Instagram pennstatenms) Students will be bringing home forms (for a MONOCACY environmental trip June 4) that need to be returned by Wed. May 22 to homeroom teacher!!!  ELA – Periods 1, 2, & 5 – This week, students will present their argumentative speech. Speeches are scheduled for May 22, 23, and 24th. Periods 7 & 8 will conclude reading Monsters are Due on Maple Street. They will then create their own “monsters” and complete a descriptive writing activity. SCIENCE-Worm dissection lab is due on MONDAY.  In addition, invertebrate survey completion of questions was due FRIDAY May 17  READING- Period one is reading Animal Farm and Periods 2, 5,7,8 are reading The Giver. Students will explore plot development. We are making connections from the society in the story to our society.  MATH – Students in periods 1,2,5 and 7 are wrapping up the geometry unit with a test on Wednesday, 5/22.  They are also reminded that the IXL’s from the Bike & Boat days need to be completed by Tuesday. 8th period is working with irrational numbers and will take a quiz Wednesday 5/22 on sections 2-1 – 2-5.  SOCIAL STUDIES- We will continue to work on our projects in class this week. The final project is due May 28th. SPANISH- Students are learning about objects and location of objects in Spanish.  The vocabulary production quiz is on May 22/23 (spelling counts) *Study all vocab for the chapter.  Students are responsible for any work missed.  All work is on Schoology.

 

Team East Stroudsburg (8th) (Twitter @NMSTeamESU)  In Social Studies, students will be working on a self-guided project about the causes, events and outcomes of the United States Civil War.  Reading classes will continue with their novels. All book reports are due May 31.

 

Team Northampton (8th) (Twitter @TeamSpartanNMS) –   Students are required to have their HEADPHONES daily.

History classes will look at continue to learn about the events leading up to the Civil War and the strengths and weaknesses of the North and the South.    Reading classes are continuing our unit on fiction. In periods 1,5,7,8 we are continuing to work on Adobe Spark web page to use in conjunction with our novel, Curveball. Students read a chapter a day and add literary elements to their web page. My period 3 class is working on literature circles and Adobe Spark. They have chosen their groups and their novels and will be creating an Adobe web page in conjunction with this assignment. Students need to keep up pacing because I do random checks for a grade and this will be their major grade of the marking period. Algebra 1 classes – Quadratic Function Test on Monday and introduction to Rational Functions. Math 8th students – FOIL Quiz Monday and introduction to Factoring.   In ELA classes, we will be delivering our speeches this week. Presentations start on Wednesday, May 22. Every student was preassigned a day to present their speech. Students should know their due date. Students should make sure they are prepared to present, and they should have their visual prepared as well.  HERSHEY Park forms and money ARE NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED.   Our team is asking every student to bring in a baby/toddler picture for an end of the year event.  So far we have received 40!!! Please keep them coming.  Please put the picture in a sealed envelope with the name of your child on it.  We will get the picture back to you the next day. If you picture is digital, please email thood@basdschools.org with the name your child in the topic line of the email.  If you have any questions, please feel free to email Mrs. Hood.  A SHOUT OUT to Wegmans for donating pizza to our students for a JOB WELL DONE during PSSA testing week!  Leadership Council is looking for volunteers and donations for our annual 8th grade dance on May 31st.. Click on this link to sign up!Contact Mrs. Ellis for more information.  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0a4fafae23a3ff2-8thgrade SPANISH AND FRENCH FINALS BEGIN MAY 17.

 

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 May 20 in the library. 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) All 6th and 7th graders interested in trying out for the 2019-2020 season: Tryout practices are the week of May 20th from 3-5PM in the Auxiliary Gym. Pick up an informational packet from Mrs. Long if you did not already. The intramural form must be signed and returned on the first day of try out practice or you may not participate in practice. Also, please be sure to have a copy of your latest report card.

Dance Team (Advisor Ms. Sierra) Dance Team team and families are invited to the performing arts dinner at NMS on May 29 6pm $8 a person.  RSVP due by May 20.  Please email Ms. Sierra for more info.  tsierra@basdschools.org

 

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 finishing  our third and last edition. All members MUST attend. This will be our last meeting for the year. Remember to bring in the snack you signed up for our celebration. 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)  Good luck to Wade, Owen, Josh and Neil who will be representing us at the Fifth Annual Mu Alpha Theta Math Competition at William Allen High School on Thursday.

National Junior Honor Society  (Advisors Mrs. Wallach/Mrs. Druckenmiller) (Twitter-@Njhs_Nistchmann; Instagram- @Njhs_Nistchmann )All service hours were due last Friday. There are still some students who did not turn them in. I sent an update on Schoology. Please check for updates.  

Nitschmann Dramatics (Advisor Mrs. Hriniak)  The Performing Arts Banquet is May 29.  RSVP forms were due on Friday. Rose Garden event is June 15.  Watch your email for more updates.

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) The 2019- 2020 Reading Olympics competition book lists are out and available in the library for students to pick up! The 6th and 7th grade students can get a head start on the books for the next school year! A big thank you to those who volunteered at or came out to our Barnes and Noble night this past Friday!If you missed it,  you have until May 22 to order online and we will still get credit! See below! A percentage of the purchases will go toward purchasing some of our books for next year’s Reading Olympics!

Our ID number is 12524914 if you would like to purchase books online. Go to BN.com/bookfair. Enter our ID number at checkout. It is good from May 17 through May 22, 2019. We are on the Bethlehem Public Library website! Click on the link below!

https://www.bapl.org/spring-challenge-aka-the-reading-olympics/

 

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) None at this time.

Step Team (Advisor Ms. Sierra) Step Team and families are invited to the performing arts dinner at NMS on May 29 6pm $8 a person.  RSVP due by May 20.  Please email Ms. Sierra for more info.  tsierra@basdschools.org

 

Strategy Club (Advisor Mr. Kehler) Update:  we will be expanding our hours for next year.  1 hour is just not enough time to roll some dice.  

eSports UPDATE: Over 50 student came to the informational meeting and many more were not able to make it.  If you want in, just send me a note with: your name, your favorite platform (PC, XBox, PS, etc.) and your top 3 choices for potential games.  This will most likely pick up next year, as we still need hardware, software, IT support and the like. Fear not current 8th graders, as you can still assist afterschool and maybe get community service hours for helping out.

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(lots of ways to earn a buck even if you don’t play).  

To see the current ranking for game tournament prize, follow the link.  https://www.esportsearnings.com/games

I am working up another project to help fund our needs for eSports which will post soon.  In the meantime, you can help and 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

5/20    Monday – Early morning band 7:15 am  INSIDE

5/21   Tuesday – NO SCHOOL

5/22    Wednesday – Early morning band 7:15 am OUTSIDE MANDATORY FOR ALL TRIP STUDENTS

5/23    Thursday – Early morning band 7:15 am OUTSIDE MANDATORY FOR ALL TRIP STUDENTS

                            String Ensemble 3:05 pm     

5/24    Friday – NO EARLY MORNING REHEARSAL

 

 

2) LESSON SCHEDULE

LESSONS HAVE CONCLUDED FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

3) WASHINGTON, D.C. MEMORIAL DAY PARADE INFORMATION

  • I will be sending out details for the tag-a-long buses as soon as hear back from the bus company.

 

4)  NIMAS GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING MINUTES for 4/24/19

 

5)  2019 NIMAS CALENDAR AT A GLANCE

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

May 29 Performing Arts banquet 6 pm

June 3                  Moving up ceremony – String Ensemble                    5:00 PM

June 6                  NIMAS Meeting at Nitschmann 7:00 pm

 

 

COLOR GUARD (formerly BANDFRONT) – (Advisor Mrs. Hriniak) Early morning rehearsals this week are Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday.  The Spring Concert is Monday!

Band Trip Memorial Day Weekend May 26-27

Nitschmann Color Guard tryouts (All sections: Majorettes, Flags, Rifles, Honor Guard)

 

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

 

 

Choral Music (Twitter @ldevriesmusic)

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

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

 

Payment for the performing arts banquet is now due. Please bring the form and payment in by Monday, 5/20.

Nitschmann Singers: Report time for Monday’s band concert is 6:15 PM in room 141. Wear black pants, white shirt, black shoes. Pick up vest and tie in room 141. Band students will wear their band uniforms.

Weekly Choral Rehearsal Schedule:

5/20    Monday-7:15 AM Nitschmann Singers rehearsal. Band students go to band; others to room 141

5/21    Tuesday-No school

5/22    Wednesday-7:15 AM Rehearsal for all Glee and Singers not in band

5/23    Thursday-7:15 AM Rehearsal for for all Glee members not in band

            3:05-4:00 Nitschmann Singers rehearsal

5/24    Friday-No rehearsal

 

2018-2019 Important Choral Performance Dates:  

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

May 29    Performing Arts Banquet 6PM ($8 per person due by May 20)

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

Required to participate in Football, Field Hockey, Volleyball, and Cross Country in the fall.

Free Physicals @Liberty

Monday, June 3⋅5:00 – 7:00pm

Liberty High School

1115 Linden St, Bethlehem, PA 18018, USA

Description:Aux Gym

 

Free Physicals @Freedom

Wednesday, June 5⋅5:00 – 7:00pm

Freedom High School

3149 Chester Ave, Bethlehem, PA 18020, USA

Description:Main Gym

 

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

Softball, Girls-

Head Coach Mr. Downey & Mr. Kocon

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Mr. Peter Mayes

Principal

Nitschmann Middle School

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