Nowata Public Schools - Home of the Ironmen

Virtual Learning Day for Glenn C. Moore Elementary on Thursday, November 19, 2020. In-Person Learning returns on Friday, November 20, 2020. With great sorrow, I am informing you of the loss of one of our elementary teachers due to an illness. Our colleague and friend Bridget Taylor. Bridget has been a teacher in our district for seven years. We are deeply saddened by the loss of our friend. The elementary school staff will be attending her funeral on Thursday, November 19, 2020. This day will be a virtual day for our students. Glenn C. Moore Elementary will resume school for in person learning on Friday, November 20, 2020. Your understanding in this matter is much appreciated. Service Information: Bridget Taylor's Celebration of Life will be this Thursday, November 19, at 2:00 pm at the outdoor pavilion at First United Methodist Church in Claremore. There will be a viewing on Wednesday, November 18, from 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm at MMS Payne Funeral Home in Claremore, OK. The family will be there to greet visitors from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm. Masks will be required at both events. The address of MMS Payne is 102 W 5th St, Claremore, OK 74017; the address to FUMC is 1615 N Hwy 88, Claremore, OK 74017.

NSU Scholarship information Northeastern State University is excited to announce we are continuing a scholarship opportunity for concurrently enrolled students that was piloted with last year’s graduating seniors. Any concurrently enrolled senior taking classes at NSU during the fall or spring semester of their senior year is eligible to receive a $500 tuition waiver scholarship if they attend NSU as a full-time student for the 2021-22 academic year. This tuition waiver scholarship will waive up to $250 during the fall and spring semesters, for a total of $500. This scholarship can be combined with other tuition waiver scholarships students may be offered at NSU, up to the amount of their total tuition costs. There is still time for students to take advantage of this opportunity! New concurrent students at NSU for the Spring 2021 semester will also be eligible for this award. Please let your students know about this opportunity and encourage them to apply for admission as a concurrent student as soon as possible here: https://apply.nsuok.edu The Scholarship Office will be hosting an online application workshop on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 4 p.m. Please share with your students and have them register here. As a reminder, our Early Scholarship Deadline is December 1, 2020. Students must be admitted to NSU for the Fall 2021 semester as well as complete the general scholarship application which can be found here: General Scholarship Application We will also host 3 additional Senior Day events in December! Please share the information on the event with your students: www.nsuok.edu/seniorday And the final piece of information I’d like to share is that we will be hosting our annual Counselor Connection event in two sessions on January 14 & 15, 2021. Keep an eye on your email for more details coming soon! Please let me know if you have any questions or are interested in scheduling a visit for your students with a University Representative. Sincerely, Jessica Langston Associate Director of Recruitment & Scholarships

Seniors, if you are interested in attending the University of Central Oklahoma as a fine arts student see the link below for important information. https://5il.co/n3ig

The Junior High basketball programs will continue to practice during our virtual days. These practices are to keep our student athletes active and provide a better environment of personal growth and safety during virtual days for our student athletes. Participation in practices during virtual days is not mandatory. These practices are suggested through our athletics department, but no student will be punished in any way for not attending. 6th, 7th, & 8th Boys and 6th & 7th Girls - Tuesday Nov. 17th from 5:30 to 6:30, Thursday Nov. 19th from 5:30 to 6:30 and Tuesday Nov. 24th from 5:30 to 6:30. 8th Girls will be with the HS girls in practice and will receive their schedule through Coach Vann. Thank you for your understanding and patience in this difficult time. If you have any questions please reach out to Coach Hollingshed @ (918) 864-3086

Thank you to the National Honor Society for the food drive.

No Junior High Basketball games this week.

Ironmen Family, Due to a positive COVID 19 case in the middle school we are going to pivot to distance learning in the middle school and high school this week. The elementary school will continue with in person learning this week. As always feel free to contact me at 918-273-3425 or ctanner@npsok.org. Respectfully, Chris Tanner

Seniors NSU is offering two versions of a senior day. See the link below to sign up. I do believe it is first come first serve so the sooner you sign up, the better. https://offices.nsuok.edu/admissions/SeniorDay.aspx#:~:text=NSU's%20next%20on%2Dcampus%20Senior,held%20on%20December%205%2C%202020.

Remember Meet The Ironmen Tonight

Native American Juniors and Seniors check out the link below. https://5il.co/n1kp

NHS food drive

Interested students, below is a link for National Career Development Day. https://5il.co/n0wu

Interested students the link below has information about a virtual visit with Labette County Community College. https://5il.co/n0x4

Concurrent Enrollment Information for Nowata High School students. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOy0M0d84Ok

Scholarship Tuition Waiver Information https://www.occc.edu/scholarships/index.html

Final updated JH tournament schedule.

New Junior High Tournament Saturday Schedule.

If you are interested in shopping at the Nowata Baseball team store, please open the link below. https://www.bsnteamsports.com/shop/TcCMyneFaS

Ms. Prince was awarded $500 for her classroom from the Arvest We Love Teachers program. Thank you Arvest.

We are making our best effort to provide our Nowata student athletes with a basketball season. Thank you to those of you who are cooperating with our mask policy. If you have been contacted by the school system, Washington County or Nowata County health officials or your place of employment about needing to quarantine as a result of being directly exposed to a person with COVID, please do not attend any games until your quarantine time is up. If you feel sick while quarantining, please get tested. With your help. we hope to play a full season. Thank you for your cooperation.