The Mission of
Northridge High School:
“Inspiring scholarship, leadership and citizenship in the classroom and beyond through meaningful, appropriate and engaging instruction one student at a time.”

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”  Nelson Mandela

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS   -   May 10th, 2013 

Next year, Northridge is offering a semester-long ACT/SAT prep course designed to improve test scores for college applications and admission.  This course will focus on test-taking strategies and content knowledge for both tests.  Any students who will be Juniors or Seniors next year may sign up for this course.  Interested students should visit the guidance office ASAP to sign up for the course.

Volleyball open gym starts Tuesday, June 4^th and will be Tuesday and Thursday each week all summer.  Conditioning 8:00 to 9:00/Open Gym 9:00 to 11:00.

Licking Memorial Health Systems will be offering free sports physicals.  The boys are on Monday, May 20^{th and} the girls are on Tuesday, May 21^st.   Please pick up the forms in the office.

Attention students our final blood drive is Thursday, May 16^th.  Sign-ups will take place during lunch today. 

May 16^th there will be a Chinese Club meeting from 2:15 to 2:50. The theme is Chinese painting.

 Do you need community service hours; do you need something to do over Memorial Day weekend?  If so please sign up to work at the Utica Ice Cream Festival May 25^th, 26^th or 27^th.  See Ms. Campbell to sign up.

Attention:  Seniors – The yearbook is creating a memory page and is looking for any old pictures of you and your friends growing up.  Pictures from school, trips, vacations, birthdays etc are encouraged.  Please get these to Mrs. Hotchkiss by May 17^th.

Nationwide Children’s Hospital will be holding an Athletic Training Workshops June 5^th thru 7^th.  You must preregister by May 20^th.  See Guidance if interested. 

Seniors who attended Hartford Elementary should ask for the Hartford Village Day Scholarship in the Guidance office.  The deadline is May 31^st.  If you are planning to attend COTC or OSU at Newark there are 2 scholarships.  A parent must be a full-time employee of Park National Bank for one of them.

The deadline for Ohio Business Week has been extended to May 31^st.  It will be held at Ohio Dominican from June 23^rd-29^th.  See Guidance if interested.

Please call the HS office if you need to reserve handicap seating for Graduation.

Yearbooks are now on sale.  Pick up your order form in the office or from Mrs. Hotchkiss. DEADLINE DATE IS JUNE 1^ST.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

May 9^th            AP Lit Exam/Academic Booster Dinner
May 10^th          Jr. Class to see the Great Gatsby Movie/AP Language Test 
May 11^th          Prom
May 14^th          Early Out
May 15^th          AP History Test
May 16^th          Blood Drive/High School Fine Arts Night 7:30 (date change)/Anatomy Field Trip
May 18^th          Grade Window Opens
May 21^st          Academic Awards Night 7:00/NHS Senior Exams
May 22^nd         Music Banquet 6:00-8:00/NHS Senior Exams
May 23^rd          NHS Senior Trip to Cedar Point
May 24^th          NHS Seniors No School
May 27^th          No School
May 28^th          NHS Seniors No School/Exams
May 29^th          NHS Seniors No School/Exams
May 30^th          Last Day of School-2 Hour Early Release/Exams/NHS Seniors Graduation Practice
                        (MANDATORY ATTENDANCE/ Bring caps and gowns) 

June 2^nd           NHS Graduation 2:00