North Central Local School

Important Documents on Re-Opening School 2020-21:

Annoucements:

The North Central Local School Board of Education will meet in regular session at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 in the Eagle Room. Members of the public interested in participating or viewing the meeting may attend in person with social distance requirements being met or may watch live on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/NorthCentralLocalSchools/ If there are questions, please email Mr. Eric Smeltzer during the meeting at esmeltzer@northcentralschool.org. We will try to get to questions at the end of the meeting. Thanks for your patience.

There will be jr. high girls basketball conditioning today (10.19.20) in the varsity gym from 3:00-4:00 p.m.

School picture retakes will be this Wednesday, Oct. 21. Retakes are for any student who has a flaw in the pictures they received (you must bring your pictures with you on Wednesday). Retakes are also for any new students or students who were absent on the original picture day or if you would like to purchase pictures and you did not have the opportunity to do so on the original picture day. This date is also for any student taking NOVA classes. If you are purchasing pictures, they do need to be pre-paid on Wednesday when the pictures are taken. Please pick up picture envelopes in the office. All checks need to be made payable to Lifetouch National School Studios.

For the tournament game in volleyball on Thursday, October 22, at North Central, tickets will be limited to family members and loved ones. Players will be provided codes to purchase tickets online once the school receives them next week.

The North Central JH football game vs Hilltop at NC on Thursday (10.22.20) has been cancelled.

Parents and/or guardians, if you have not done so yet, please log into your Parent PowerSchool/Grades/Forms and fill out the required forms. (The link is listed below.) This process is replacing the gold forms students usually bring home at the beginning of the school year. If you have questions or need a password reset, please reach out to Becky Renfer (419.737.2293) for help with elementary students or Kendra Smeltzer (419.737.2366) for help with junior high and high school students.
https://pioneer.ps.nwoca.org/public/

Parent/teacher conferences will be held Nov. 2 and November 9. Please click HERE for more details.

Oct. 15 marks the end of the 1st quarter. Grade cards will be available this Friday in the high school office. In order to receive your grade card, all fees must be paid. If you are not sure if you owe fees, please check with the high school or elementary office.

Northwest State Community College will host their annual open house event called Discover NSCC Day on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This free event welcomes families to campus to showcase the great education, training, and transfer opportunities available through NSCC. It also gives families a great opportunity to meet with all student services teams and the great faculty. High school seniors will also have the opportunity to enter to win 1 of 2 $500 scholarships!

On October 28, a Northwest State representative will be getting any current Northwest State CCP student signed up for spring classes. Please let Mrs. Mallett know if you are interested in scheduling spring classes.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars is sponsoring the Patriot's Pen essay competition for grades 7-8. To enter, you must write an essay on the theme "What is Patriotism to Me?" Those who enter could win a cash prize. Deadline to enter is October 31. See Mrs. Mallett for the official entry form.

Voice of Democracy is a student essay competition for grades 9-12. All you have to do is record your original 3-5 minute essay on an audio CD or flash drive. Those who enter could win a scholarship. This year's theme is "Is This the Country the Founders Envisioned?" This competition is sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The deadline to enter is October 31. See Mrs. Mallett for the official entry forms.

If you are a senior interested in re-taking the ACT, Liberty Center is offering testing dates of October 24. You must log on to ACT's website to sign up for a tetst date. It would be better to do this sooner rather than later.

Our Mobile Dentist date will be Wednesday, October 28, 2020. Parents are able to sign up via a web link rather than a paper version. https://www.myschooldentist.com/