Dear Parents & Guardians,
Attached is our Weekly Sunday Update, which can be found at the link or text below.
Thank you.
Dr. Mayes & Mr. Horlick
This Week’s Major Headlines
- Have you checked your child’s Schoology account for the upcoming week? Schoology Directions for Parents
- Our 2019 American Education Week is next week and our schedule has been posted here: Link
- $6 Tickets are on sale at lunches this week for our School Dance this Friday from 6pm-8pm. Tickets must be purchased ahead of time – tickets are not sold at the door.
Parent & Student Weekly Email
Nitschmann Middle School Weekly Update, Home of the Nitschmann Nation!
Sunday, October 6, 2019, to Sunday, October 13, 2019
All of this information can be viewed at our
Nitschmann Middle School Website under Weekly Announcements (Click Here!)
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Links to Review
Schoology Directions for Parents
2019_10_12 NIMAS Pancake Breakfast Information
2019 NMS American Education Week Schedule
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Upcoming Dates to Be Proactive!
All dates are listed from our NMS Website, BASD Event Calendar, & BASD Academic Calendar
10/9 Yom Kippur/No School; 10/12 NIMAS Pancake Breakfast; 10/14 Teacher In-Service/No School; 10/15-18 BASD Education Week; 10/25 Walk-A-Thon; 10/27 Bethlehem Halloween Parade; 10/29 11:30 Dismissal/Teacher In-Service; 10/30 End of 1st Quarter/School Photo Make-Up Day; 11/3 Daylight Savings Time Ends; 11/5 Election Day/Teacher In-Service/No School; 11/18 11:30 Dismissal Student Conferences; 11/11 Veteran’s Day; 11/19 11:30 Dismissal Student Conferences; 11/27-12/2 Thanksgiving Holiday/No School; 12/23-1/3/20 Christmas/Winter Break/No School; 1/20 MLK Day/No School; 1/23 End of 2nd Quarter; 2/14 Teacher In-Service/No School; 2/17 Presidents’ Day/No School; 3/8 Daylight Savings Time Begins; 3/11 11:30 Dismissal/Teacher In-Service; 3/27 End of 3rd Quarter; 4/7 11:30 Dismissal/Teacher In-Service; 4/8 11:30 Dismissal/Teacher In-Service;4/9-4/13 Easter/Spring Break/No School; 5/TBA Primary Election Day/No School 5/25 Memorial Day/No School; 5/29 8th Grade Dance 6pm @ Ice House; 6/4 8th Grade Moving Up Ceremony 6pm; 6/8 8th Grade HersheyPark Trip; 6/9 Last Day of School/End of 4th Quarter
Weekly Schedule & Highlights
Monday, 10/7/19 Day 6
Tuesday, 10/8/19 Day 1 No Seminar
Wednesday, 10/9/19 Day 2 Yom Kippur No School
Thursday, 10/10/19 Day 4
Friday, 10/11/19 Day 5 October Pink Out Friday! School Dance, Benefitting Nitschmann Dramatics 6pm-8pm
Saturday, 10/12/19 NIMAS Pancake Breakfast
Sunday, 10/13/19
Next Week Weekly Schedule & Highlights
Monday, 10/14/19 Columbus Day/Teacher In-Service No School
Tuesday, 10/15/19 Day 4 Show Your Stripes Day; American Education Week (Information); Spirit Week: Show Your Stripes Day/Red & White Day;
Wednesday, 10/16/19 Day 5 American Education Week (Information); Spirit Week: Luau Day
Thursday, 10/17/19 Day 6 American Education Week (Information); Spirit Week: Stripe Out/Nitschmann Spirit Day- 6th grade- GRAY, 7th grade- Navy, 8th grade- White; Pep Rally 2pm; Night Football Game vs. East Hills Middle School @ 6:30pm Liberty High School;
Friday, 10/18/19 Day 1 October Pink Out Friday! American Education Week (Information); Spirit Week: Pink Out
Saturday, 10/19/19 Nazareth Parade
Sunday, 10/20/19 Saucon Valley Parade
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Important Links
BASD Dining Services Menu & Website
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 email Mrs. Falcone at mfalcone@basdschools.org with any questions or concerns. Please note that this is ONLY for sick notes, not for early release or any other questions!
Do you need help with BASD Transportation? Call 610-861-0360!
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School-wide Announcements
BASD E-News (Dr. Roy) This week’s edition of the BASD e-News from Dr. Roy features the staff at Broughal who are #BuiltbyBethlehem and a video of Freedom’s Homecoming Pep Rally. To view the BASD e-News click here.
Giant Card (Mayes) Please share! Do you shop at Giant? Please support our school through the A+ School Rewards Program! Log into your account at www.giantfoodstores.com and select Nitschmann Middle School under your Rewards & Savings to support us!
American Education Week (Mayes) Dear Parents & Guardians, Each October, the Bethlehem Area School District celebrates our community’s commitment to public education with our BASD American Education Week. We invite you to join us and visit your child’s classrooms during certain times on October 15, 16, 17, & 18. The schedule has been posted here. Each day, adult family members may join us by checking in at the Main Entrance with our volunteers. We require that you not bring younger siblings to classes, as the classrooms are small and classes are in session. Instead, consider sharing childcare responsibilities with a neighbor or friend. Seating may not be available in classrooms due to their limited size. Parents are not permitted to join their children at lunch during the lunch period due to seating. Please talk with your child so they know you are coming in and what classes they have each period on the day scheduled. The offices will not be able to print schedules this week. Thank you!
Instrumental Music Department Show your Stripes Service project (Zettlemoyer) The band and orchestra officers council are selling red and white striped socks, sock monkeys and red and white t-shirts in support of the 2019 Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House Show Your Stripes Campaign. The Show Your Stripes Fundraiser began in 2014 as a celebration of the 40th birthday of the House. It is a fun and easy way for everyone to get involved and support PRMH in three easy steps: 1) families, friends, and companies purchase our striped items; 2) they then take creative photos of themselves wearing the gear; 3) they choose their best photo and post it on social media to garner much-needed awareness for the House. Show Your Stripes day will be on October 15, 2019. The items are available for purchase during lunch periods. Images of the Show Your Stripes items and more information can be found here.
Applebee’s® Flapjack Fundraiser Breakfast (Zettlemoyer) support Nitschmann Middle School Instrumental Music $7.00 per person; Kids $5; WHEN: Saturday, October 12, 2019; 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.; WHERE: Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar; 3730 Nazareth Pike; Bethlehem, PA 18020. More information is posted here!
Pink Out – Breast Cancer Awareness Month – It has been a long tradition at our school to wear PINK on every Friday in October to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Pink Out T-shirts ARE ON SALE during homeroom, after schoo and in the main officel. Shirts are $7.00. Cash and checks are accepted. Checks can be made out to Nitschmann Middle Schoo. Please feel free to purchase shirts for family and friends as well. If you would like more information, please feel free to email Mrs. Hood at thood@basdschools.org
School Dance (Hriniak): Mark your calendar! The first dance of the school year will be Friday October 11 from 6:00-8:00pm. Tickets are $6 and will be sold in the cafeteria during all lunch periods this week. Tickets must be purchased ahead of time; no tickets will be sold at the door.
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Counseling Corner (Stewart, Kehler, Hipp)
Contact your child’s counselor by email: 6th Grade Mrs. Stewart; 7th Grade Mr. Kehler; 8th Grade Mrs. Hipp
None at this time.
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Student Services Updates (Mr. Horlick)
Contact Members of the Student Services Team by email: Mr. Horlick, Assistant Principal; Mrs. Scott, SSC Guidance Secretary; Mrs. Falcone, SSC Attendance Secretary
Schoology Directions for Parents
Dropping Off Forgotten Items (Falcone): We strive to encourage each student to be responsible and organized in preparation for their future high school years. Recently there has been an increased volume of items that students have forgotten at home and parents have brought into the school for them. This has caused a decrease in class instruction time caused by frequent interruptions. We understand some items are necessary to conduct a normal school day such as: BASD Chromebooks, eyeglasses and lunch. Items such as clothing, sports equipment and phones do not warrant interruption to the entire class. To prevent interruptions to all our students, we ask that should you decide to drop off an item, you label that item with your child’s name and grade and place the item in the designated area located within the Student Service Office. Send your child an email at their BASD email account to remind them, please do not text or call your child during the school day, which can lead to their cell phone confiscation.
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nitschmannparentgroup@gmail.com
Executive Committee President Erin Coughlin
PAC Representatives (Erin Coughlin, Therese Gyauch, Amy Wuertel, Cara Pyle)
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Academic Team Updates
Team Lafayette (6th) (Twitter @NMSLafayette Team Leader Mrs. Hackman) We have booked our trip to Lafayette College for October 28, 2019. The students will receive more details as we get closer.
Team Lehigh (6th) (Twitter @NMSTeamLehigh Team Leader Mrs. Oliver) Our team will be taking our walking tour of Historic Bethlehem on Tuesday, October 8th. We will be leaving around 9:30 and be back around 1:00. Students will need comfortable walking clothes and shoes and bring their packed lunch along with them. Bagged lunches will be available for those who opted from them on the permission slip. The tentative date for our annual tour of Lehigh University will be November 7th. We will be in need of some chaperones for that trip. If you are willing and able, look for more information in our weekly email. We are approximately half-way through the marking period. Please check grades and for missing assignments on Schoology. If you can not access this from home please contact us for direction!
Team Moravian (6th) – (Twitter @NMSTeam Moravian/Facebook@NMSTeamMoravian Team Leader Mrs. Roufakis)
Please make sure to check in Schoology for missing assignments. If your child is in need of extra help, please have him or her check in with the teacher to schedule a date and time. We are looking to schedule our first trip to Moravian College. We will be sharing more information soon.
Team Kutztown (7th) (Twitter @TeamKutztown Team Leader Mr. Hess) – Language Arts (Mr. Falteich & Mrs. Gomez) – All grades for the ELA split class will be posted onto Mrs. Gomez’s Schoology account. This will include grades from Mr. Falteich’s class and Mrs. Gomez’s class. All ELA narratives will be due on Friday 10/11. Science (Mr. Pearson) – Students will continue to learn how to measure in the Metric System, specifically how to measure distance with a ruler and meter stick and mass with a triple beam balance.
Team Penn State (7th) (Twitter @NMSPennState/Facebook @NMSTeamPennState/ Instagram pennstatenms Team Leader Mrs. Miller) Reminder: No school on Wednesday, October 9th. English – This week, students will finalize their plan for narrative writing and begin the drafting stage. Topic: What conflicts would exist in a world where people can know what others are thinking? Social Studies: The “5 Themes of Geography” folder and “5 Themes of Your Home” are due Monday. There is also a test on Monday, students can find a study guide in their 5 Themes folder! Science:Students will be learning how to write a formal lab report this week and use this skill for their M and M lab investigation. Math: Students in periods 2, 3, and 9 are finishing up the unit on rational numbers and have their first Unit Test on Friday. Students in periods 6 and 8 are working on their second unit about proportional relationships and have a quiz on Friday.
Team East Stroudsburg (8th) (Twitterhttp://twitter.com/nmsteamesu Team Leader Mr. Amen Instagram @nmsteamesu8) All 3 book reports for English classes are due on October 28. English classes will be finishing the Unit 1 Mystery stories and will also be writing mystery narratives. History classes will be studying the journey of the Pilgrims into America, and the development of religious freedom.
Team Northampton (8th) (Twitter @TeamSpartanNMS Team Leader Mrs. Hood) In English class (Hinkel and Wallach) students are brainstorming for their mystery narrative. This is their major writing piece of the marking period and 20% of their grade. We are continuing to read short stories based around mystery and suspense in StudySync as well as skills such as theme as well reviewing elements of fiction. Please be sure students have their own set of earbuds so they can listen to the text online and watch the content-related videos. History classes will be learning about the Pilgrims into America and how the New England environment shaped the daily lives of early colonization. Our TEAM celebration is this Friday, OCTOBER 11th. The theme is a PINK OUT! We welcome any donations of gift cards for our students. Please email Mrs. Hood with any questions. Any student who has an N in Citizenship will be unable to participate as per administration. Our team was THRILLED with all NCC students who PROUDLY wore pink this past Friday! Please encourage your child to check Schoology for grades, assignments and future events. It is their responsibility to communicate with teachers for clarification and if an absence occurs.
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Team Pitt (Health and PE/FCS) (Twitter @NMSTeamPitt )
Mrs. Long’s classes will start in health 10/8-10/17. Ms. Weinert and Mr. Villani’s classes will be in the gym.
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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 Field/ Gym (TBA) None at this time.
Anime Club (Advisors Ms. Fehr/Mrs. Wallach) Our next meeting is October 8 in room 104. Please bring your drawings and books to the meeting. We are working on our drawing contest.
Art Club (Advisors Mrs. Kozero/Mrs. Lund) None at this time.
Artsmart @ Banana Factory (Advisor Mrs. Lare) Let the art begin! Art Smart classes at the Banana Factory start this week. Tuesday students should report to Mrs. Lare’s room 317 right after school. Thursday students should report to Mrs. Lund’s class 011 right after school. Parents should pick up their children at 6 p.m. sharp at Nitschmann’s main entrance.
Dance Team (Advisor Ms. Sierra) Practice: Wednesdays from 3:05-5 in the cafeteria and day 1 pd 1 in the auditorium- Team members are in schoology group: NMS Dance. Calendar has practice days- any updates/announcements will be on Schoology. Check your schoology groups for updates and calendar for information-$10 for shirt due ASAP
German Club (Advisor Mrs. Sofka) German club meets every day 1 during 1st period. If you are interested in joining German club to learn about German culture and festivities, see Mrs. Sofka in room 313 for a list of all the meeting dates. Our next meeting is Tuesday, 10/8. German club is open to all grades! I hope to see you there!
Heart & Sole Club (Advisor TBA) None at this time.
Fitness Club ( Advisor Mrs. Oliver) Fitness Club will run after school on Tuesdays and Wednesdays until 4pm. You can come each day or just when you are able to make it. This is an opportunity for all students from grades 6, 7, and 8 to come work out at their own pace.
FCS/DIY Club (Advisor Mrs. Hoffman) None at this time.
French Club (Advisor Mrs. Lare) French Club meets next week on Monday, September 30.
Intramurals (Advisor Mr. Ortwein) Golf is on as planned. Girls practices will be from 5 to 6:30 PM on MWF. Boys practice will be Tuesday and Thursday from 4 to 5:30 PM.
Leadership Council (Advisor Mrs. Ellis) Leadership Council will meet every Day 4 during Team Time in the library.
Lion Service Club (Advisor Mrs. McLaughlin) Lion Service Club starts THIS Wednesday, October 2nd in Room 209. The club plans on meeting on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month from 3-4. If you want to positively contribute to your school and community, please join us. Previous activities which have been done are: Nitschmann Closing Closet, holiday cards for the elderly, positive notes to peers, assisting with school functions, etc. We are always looking for new ideas and activities. If interested, please pick up a permission form in Room 209.
Lion’s Pride (online school newspaper) (Advisor Ms. Bouhana) We will meet during activity Period 1. School is closed on Wednesday, so no meeting after school.
Mathcounts (Advisor Ms. Novatnak) We have a great group of kids, but new students are still welcome to join. Just come to room 213 after school on Thursday! In the fall, MathCounts is an enrichment activity. Students will be working together and helping each other. We meet every Thursday from 3:05 – 4:00, and everyone is welcome. We will hold our school level competition soon after the holiday break to determine which students will be representing Nitschmann at the Lehigh Valley Chapter Competition in February (typically held on a Saturday, date TBA). Students who don’t qualify can still come to practices to get stronger for next year.
Students are reminded to bring the completed information form to next week’s meeting or complete it online here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfrKefvKFSc8UwmxEZCy3MAFxlmT8On08ezfc_wvBENFm5mhw/viewform?usp=sf_link
National Junior Honor Society (Advisors Mrs. Wallach/Mrs. Druckenmiller) (Twitter-@Njhs_Nitschmann; Instagram- @Njhs_Nistchmann ) Please listen for updates via announcements and Schoology. Congratulations to our newly elected members: Julia Medaska- president, Ruby Miller- vice-president, Mahdi Ali- treasurer, and Marley Hartnett-Cody- secretary. Our next service project is our annual sidewalk clean-up on October 12. Please report to Nitschman at 10am and bring your gloves and trash bags for picking up garbage in our school’s neighborhood.
Nitschmann Dramatics (Advisor Mrs. Hriniak) Congratulations to all who auditioned! The list is available on the website and was emailed to you. Monday no rehearsal, Tuesday all cast/crew/house after school until 5:00, Wednesday no rehearsal, Thursday crew/house/officers after school until 5:00, Friday no rehearsal (but come to the dance!). Check Mrs. Hriniak’s website for updates, calendar, and information.
Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS) (Advisor Mr. Amen) PJAS meetings are held after school Tuesday through Friday. Any students that need to discuss their project are encouraged to stop by. We will engage again as a group on October 8th after school. Please be sure to have your project idea ready by then.
Reading Olympics (Advisor – Mrs. Nonnemacher) Do you love to read? Do you love a friendly reading competition against many other middle schools? Then Reading Olympics is for you! Each year, in the late Spring, Easton High School hosts a reading competition with up to 40 schools from the Lehigh Valley and surrounding areas. This year the competition is on Thursday, April 16th, 2020. We have a list of books we are to read. We meet all year to read, discuss, and write questions about the books to help us prepare for the competition. Last year we took 3 teams and came in 1st, 3rd, and 7th place!! We are very proud of this! We look forward to another fabulous year! Permission forms will are in the library if you are interested. Take it home, fill it out and have your parents sign it, bring it back and place it in the returned forms Reading Olympics folder in the library no later than October 8th. We can only take up to 36 students! We will accept forms on a first come first serve basis. We will begin meeting on Wednesday Oct. 16th! If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Nonnemacher or Mr. Pearson.
Riding for Focus (Advisors Mr. Miller & Mr. Hess) None at this time.
The Lion’s Den School Store (Advisors Ms. Roufakis & Mrs. Evancho)
Application for 6th graders
Online order form….click here. Orders will not be processed until payment is received!
Save the Sea Turtles Club (Advisor Mrs. Oliver) Thanks to a group of very ambitious 7th graders we are continuing our Save the Sea Turtles Club this year! We will meet Fridays after school until 4pm in room 307. Guess what? Nitschmann Middle School adopted a sea turtle this summer. His name is Gerry and he is a resident sea turtle that lives in South Padre Island, Texas. We will have the opportunity to do a virtual field trip and check in on Gerry and the other resident sea turtles. This club is open to grades 6, 7, & 8. We look forward to a great year full of lots of ideas and putting things in action to do our part in saving sea turtles!!
Ski Club (Advisors Mr. Downey) Ski club will have a bus!!! We are chartering a bus to Blue Mountain for non holiday Mondays in January and February. Your children will be getting information in school this week. We only have room for the first 50 students. The link to sign up is…
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Spanish Club (Advisor Ms. Bouhana) All members must attend Tuesday after school in room 207.
Step Team (Advisor Ms. Sierra) Practice 3:05-5 in the cafeteria on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Team members are in schoology group: NMS Step. Calendar has practice days- any updates/announcements will be on Schoology. Check your schoology groups for updates and calendar for information-$10 for shirt due ASAP
Strategy Club (Advisor Mr. Kehler) CANCELED for Monday due to Half day/ early release. Hours will be extended on Mondays from 3:00 to 5:00 so plan accordingly and make necessary travel arrangements. Tuesday’s Strategy Club will remain from 3:00 to 4:00. Yes, I’m still working on making an e-Sports type league thing happen… more to follow. Also, WOO HOO!! the 3D Printer got funded!!
Yearbook (Advisor Mrs. Ellis) None at this time.
Nitschmann Middle School Performing Arts Department Updates
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Nitschmann Middle School Instrumental Music Website (Click Here!)
Mr. Daniel Zettlemoyer, Instrumental Music
Rehearsal Schedule:
10/7 MONDAY Early Morning Band 7:15am (doors open at 7am)
10/8 TUESDAY Early Morning Orchestra 7:15am (doors open at 7am)
Day 1 jazz Band – period 1
10/9 WEDNESDAY NO SCHOOL
10/10 THURSDAY Early Morning Band 7:15am (doors open at 7am)
10/11 FRIDAY Early Morning Orchestra 7:15am (doors open at 7am)
School Instrumental Lesson Information
The lesson groups and schedule information is located HERE.
Fundraising – http://www.nmsim.org/nimas/fundraising/
- SaveAround & Kid Stuff Books – Orders due Monday, September 30
- Volunteers needed – Click here to help
- Gertrude Hawk Candy Boxes
- Wawa Shortie Hoagie Coupons
- Weis gift cards
- ShopRite gift cards
- Giant gift cards
Show your Stripes 2019
Thank you to everyone who supported our Show Your Stripes Campaign by purchasing socks, sock monkeys, and t-shirts. Because of you and your support we raised $1310 to fully sponsor two children for Ronald McDonald Camp.
Tuesday, October 15 we will show our stripes by wearing our red and white. We will take many photos and post them all over social media with #ShowYourStripes and @philarmh.
News of Note
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- Applebee’s Pancake Breakfast – ticket order form is here.
- Applebee’s volunteer signup – https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f084fa8af2ea2f85-1stannual
- Take a look at all the fundraising opportunities we currently have going on HERE
- Stay up to date on the latest by following the instrumental music groups on Twitter. @NMSBandOrch
Do not forget to check the Instrumental Music Website www.nmsim.org for everything dealing with instrumental music.
- The Nitschmann Instrumental Music Association is now part of the Amazon Smile program. Now you can shop at Amazon, get great deals and support the Nitschmann Instrumental Music Association all at the same time. Please share this with your friends and family. Go here for more information: http://www.nmsim.org/nimas/fundraising/
Color Guard: Early morning rehearsal on Monday and Thursday at 7:15am.
It’s not too late to join Color Guard! We are still looking for students to join Honor Guard to march with the band and color guard and carry honor equipment like the American flag, Pennsylvania flag, City of Bethlehem flag, and Nitschmann Banner. Contact Mrs. Hriniak for more information shriniak@basdschools.org
Upcoming Events
October 12 Applebee’s pancake breakfast fundraiser 8-10 AM Everyone is invited (SIGN UP LIST FOR VOLUNTEERS)
October 15 Show Your Stripes Day
October 16 NIMAS Meeting at Nitschmann 7:30 PM PARENTS
October 17 Night Football Game 7:00 PM BAND
October 19 Nazareth Halloween Parade 12:00 PM BAND
October 20 Saucon Valley Spirit Parade 1:00 PM BAND
October 23 LHS/FHS combined game rehearsal 6-9 PM BAND
October 24 LHS/FHS combined game rehearsal rain date 7:30 am-9:45 am BAND October 26
LHS vs FHS Football Game (Report TIME TENTATIVE) 10:30 AM BAND
October 27 Bethlehem Halloween Parade & Band Picture 12:00 PM BAND
November 3 Bethlehem Halloween Parade RAIN DATE 12:00 PM BAND
November 13 Lehigh University Education Day BAND
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Choral Music (Twitter @ldevriesmusic) Mrs. Linda de Vries, Choral Music Director
Mrs. Jody Parris, Choral Music Director
Do you love to sing? Then get involved in Glee Club! Interested students should attend the activity period rehearsal on Tuesday. Come and find out more about our Nitschmann Singing groups!
Specifics: Glee Club rehearses every Tue., Wed. and Thurs. at 7:15 AM, as well as day 1 activity period. Instrumental students go to their scheduled AM rehearsals and join us for activity period & mornings they are free. Nitschmann Singers rehearse every Tues. and Thurs. from 3-4:00 PM. They are also required to participate in Glee Club every Wednesday morning and activity period. Nitschmann Singers auditions are now closed.
Choral Rehearsal Schedule:
10/7 MONDAY No rehearsal
10/8 TUESDAY 7:15 AM Glee rehearsal for members not in orchestra (doors open at 7)
8:25-9:01 Activity period rehearsal for All Glee and Singers, including Jazz
3:05-4:00 PM Nitschmann Singers rehearsal
10/9 WEDNESDAY No school
10/10 THURSDAY 7:15 AM Glee rehearsal for members not in band (doors open at 7)
3:05-4:00 PM Nitschmann Singers rehearsal
10/11 FRIDAY No rehearsal
Important Dates
October 17 7:00 PM Glee/Singers sing National Anthem at Night Football Game at Liberty
December 18 7:00 PM Glee/Singers Winter Choral Concert at Nitschmann
May 6 7:00 PM Glee/Singers Spring Choral Concert at Nitschmann
May 8-9 Music Department Spring Trip to Boston for Nitschmann Singers $310
May 27 7:00 PM Nitschmann Talent Show for Glee and Singers
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Lions/Lady Lions Athletics Updates (Twitter @NMS_Athletics)
Mr. Jon Ortwein, NMS Athletic Director
Year-long
Cheerleading (Head Coach Mrs. Long kllong@basdschools.org)
Fall
Boys Football (Head Coach Mr. Villiani mvillani@basdschools.org)
Co-Ed Cross Country (Head Coach Miss Schwartz lschwartz@basdschools.org)
Girls Volleyball (Head Coach Mrs. Hinkel ahinkel@basdschools.org)
We have a busy week full of games. We appreciate all the support as we look to continue our very successful season! Just a reminder that there will NOT be volleyball practice on Wednesday, Oct. 9 and Monday, Oct. 14 since schools are closed. As soon as information becomes available about the Varsity team’s weekend tournament, I will communicate it to the players and parents.
Girls Field Hockey (Mr. Burzynski bburzynski@basdschools.org)
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