A HUGE Congratulations to the Nowata HS Choir for their Superior Rating at the OKWU Choir Festival. The choir received straight one's on their stage performance. They then sang as a mass Choir with Dewey and the OKWU Choir after rehearsing three selections together for several hours today during the clinic portion of the festival. I am super proud of these kids.
Nowata boys got first place today at the Nowata Ironmen Golf Tournament. Maddox Bullen finished 2nd, Spencer Bullen finished 3rd, and Jace Thompson finished 6th over all.
Nowata Boys finished 2nd today as a team with 3 individuals finishing in the top 10.
Congrats to Maddox Bullen who finished 2nd, Jace Thompson who got 5th, and Spencer Bullen who received 6th. James Ewers and Nic Humphries rounded out our team which missed 1st by only 4 strokes.
Congratulations to the Nowata HS Band for receiving an Excellent Rating on Stage and a Superior Rating in Sight Reading at the District 9 OSSAA Band Festival Competition. I am so very proud of these talented musicians.
Analyzing a crime scene with DNA using gel electrophoresis!
Seniors and Parents: We have Parent/Teacher Conferences tonight from 3:30 to 7:30. I will be here and free to work on scholarships. Bring your scholarship stuff and we will work on them. Most of the local ones are due Wednesday, March 9th. I have only received 3 applications so far. 🙂
Today was OSSAA Instrumental Solo Ensemble and members of the Nowata HS and MS Band came out and represented Nowata with great pride. I am so proud of all those who participated. Many of our band events are now headed to State competition in April.
Congratulations to:
Jazmyn Ortiz-Velez for receiving a Superior Rating on her Flute Solo. She will advance to state in April.
Bryson Mckee for receiving a Superior Rating on his Bari Sax Solo. He will advance to State in April.
Kaitlyn Talley for receiving a Superior Rating on her Flute Solo. She will advance to State in April.
Michael Prince for receiving a Superior Rating on his Marimba Solo. He will advance to State in April.
Nowata Percussion Ensemble which consist of Hannah Morris, Kendal McWilliams and Michael Prince for receiving a Superior Rating. They will advance to State in April.
Amelia Prince and Laura Bailey for receiving a Superior Rating on their Woodwind Duet.
Shelby Webster and Riley Branstetter received a Superior Rating on their Snare Duet.
Mason Miller for receiving an Excellence Rating on his Baritone Solo.
Jackson Vanderpool for receiving an Excellence Rating on his Alto Saxophone Solo.
Justin Miller for receiving an Excellence Rating on his French Horn Solo.
Jacob Horner for receiving a Good Rating on his Trombone Solo.
Kolin Ivie and Maria Gomez for receiving a Good Rating on their Brass Duet.
Today was OSSAA Vocal Solo Ensemble and Nowata Choir was represented extremely well. I am super proud of all those who participated today.
Congratulations to:
Alexis Warner MS Choir received a Superior Rating on her Soprano solo.
Destiny Hill MS Choir received a Superior Rating on her Soprano Solo.
Stephanie Halsell HS Choir received a Superior Rating on her Soprano solo and will advance to State Competition in April.
HS Choir Quartet is comprised of Jazmyn Ortiz-Velez, Hannah Morris, Josie Kipps and Jayson Boren. They received an Excellent Rating on their ensemble performance.
Taylena Seely HS Choir received a Good Rating on her Soprano Solo.
Jazmyn Ortiz-Velez HS Choir received Good Rating in her Soprano solo.
Hannah Morris HS Choir received a Fair Rating in her Soprano Solo.
Nowata Parents,
We will need to finalize our order with Jostens for the yearbook to be delivered this summer/fall for the 2021/2022 school year. If you would like to GUARANTEE one for your student, please go to http://jostensyearbooks.com?ref=A06863900 and order online before April 15th. We won’t be ordering many, if any extras. So don’t delay!
Students performing a lab activity in which they extract their own DNA!
8th graders went to the Junior Achievement Career Exploration Fair on March 2nd at the Tulsa Expo Center. They were able to explore several different careers with companies that created hands-on interactive exhibits.
Get those senior packets for yearbook turned in as soon as possible!
Summer Feeding Program
REMINDER! Senior yearbook packets are due this week! Get them turned in to the front office or to Mrs. Sanco as soon as possible! Don't miss out!
GOOD NEWS for High school and middle school students-There will be student tickets available for the 8:00 game tonight. These tickets are free to students that arrive by 7:30 and sit in the student section. There are a limited number of tickets so tickets are first come, first serve. Come support your Ironmen...Go Ironmen, Beat Ketchum!!!
Reminder!
Regional Ticket Update:
The OSSAA is using an online option for buying tickets. You can pay cash at the gate, however it will be $10. It is cheaper to pay online. I have attached a link to a QR code below. If you can not access it, we will have it at the gate tonight so you can buy online before entering or you can go to ossaa.com and look at the how to purchase online tickets tab. It should be a red button showing how to purchase go fan tickets.
https://5il.co/16al6
OSSAA Updates:
The Choir Festival has been postponed and the OSSAA is working on a new date for the festival.
The Vocal Ensemble has been rescheduled for March 4th.
The Regional Basketball tournament hosted in Nowata has been moved to Saturday, Monday and Tuesday. Game times for Saturday are 4 pm, 5:30 pm, 7 pm and 8:30 pm. We will update times for Monday and Tuesday at a later time.
FINAL UPDATE FOR CHOIR EVENTS THIS WEEKEND.
Hello Parents and Students here are the updates for this weekend Choir events.
NEO Choir Festival scheduled for Friday Feb. 25th for both MS and HS Choir has been CANCELED. The directors at NEO are looking to possibly reschedule for a date in March or April. But tomorrow's competition is CANCELED.
OSSAA Vocal Solo Ensemble scheduled for Saturday Feb. 26th in Pryor has been CANCELED and RESCHEDULED for Friday March 4th.
Please everyone keep safe and warm this weekend. I will have new letters sent home on Monday for our Solo Ensemble Students. As soon as I get a new date for the NEO Festival I will let everyone know.
Nowata Public Schools will be closing early today, due to the deteriorating road conditions. We will remain closed on Thursday February 24, stay warm and safe.