Nowata Public Schools - Home of the Ironmen

If your student is in the 9th, 10th or 12th grade and you want them to attend tomorrow's ACT boot camp have them sign up with Ms. Hewitt before the end of school today. We were just notified that we have more openings.

Middle school parents—-report cards were sent home with students today.

Congratulations to the hall of fame class of 2022: John Carroll Craig Carroll Eric Schwab The induction ceremony will be held Friday evening at approximately 8 pm.

High School Basketball Update week of 1/10/22 Tuesday evening home games JV starts at 4:30 Thursday evening games have been cancelled Friday the homecoming ceremony begins at 6 pm followed by the boys varsity game. Hall of fame induction will happen between games followed by the varsity girls. JV games will start at 4:30.

Nowata High School is proud to announce that last semester our 21 concurrently enrolled students successfully completed a combined 117 college credits. Our combined grade point average was 3.38.

Mrs. Scott’s Zoology classes dissected earthworms today!

Mrs. Scott’s Zoology classes dissected earthworms today!

Students are starting the models for the bird houses in Algebra 1

Here are the brackets for the Chelsea tournament.

Nowata Community Foundation made their “Third down, money down!”donation Friday night during our basketball game with Commerce.

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FFA students partnered with Kindergarten today to decorate engraved ornaments for Christmas!

The Nowata Music Department presents their Winter Concert on Thursday December 16th at 7:00 pm in the MS Gym. Admission is free. We hope you will join us as the Beginning Band, MS Band, HS Band, MS Choir and HS Choir kick of this Holiday Season with a night filled with the sounds of the season and maybe even a little bit of holiday magic.

Today Mrs. Scott’s Environmental Science class studied how water temperature affects a fish’s respiration rate!

Nowata CAN is sponsoring a movie night Thursday December 16th at 6:30. Location 115 E. Cherokee ave.

Nowata High School students, on Friday night if you show up before 6:15 pm and you are wearing a Nowata shirt, hoodie or sweatshirt you will be given free admission to the basketball games. You must sit in our designated student section for the Varsity girls and boys games.

Congratulations to the Nowata High School Band for receiving Best Non-Profit Float in the Nowata Christmas Parade on Saturday December 11th. Each section of the band dressed in a particular theme and their instruments as well as themselves lite up for the night time parade. Flutes and Clarinet: Santa's Reindeer Alto Saxs and Horn: Santa and his Elves Trumpets: A Grinch Christmas Tenor and Bass line: The Miser Brother's Christmas Percussion: Elves #Ironmenexcellence

Mrs. Scott’s Environmental Science class is studying aquaponics and dissected fish today in order to learn more about fish anatomy!

Boys and Girls Club of Nowata will be closed on Friday, December 17, 2021. Thank you.

Middle School and High School Yearbook is asking for your help! We're seeking the biggest variety of photos possible, and our goal is for every student to be in the yearbook at least three times. If you have photos that are yearbook worthy, please send them to esanco@npsok.org! Action and up close candid shots are our favorites! Thank you! Elizabeth Sanco and the Yearbook Staff