Nashua School District eNews Tuesday, October 29, 2013/Volume IX, Issue 15 - Nashua Regional College Fair NHS North and NHS South Guidance Counselors invite students and their families to a College Fair: Nashua Regional College Fair 6:30 pm to 8 pm Monday, November 4, 2013 at NHS South Representatives from more than 150 colleges will be on hand to discuss course offerings and admission process. Join us! - New North Mailing Address Starting officially Thursday, October 24, 2013, NHS North street address has changed from Chuck Druding Drive to Nashua High School North 8 Titan Way Nashua, New Hampshire 03063 In honor of the memory of Chuck Druding, the former Clerk of the Works who oversaw the construction of the high school more than ten years ago, Principal Marianne Busteed, staff, and students joined the Druding family in dedicating a granite marker on site commemorating his work. Elizabeth Kruczynska, North Senate President and Student Representative to the Nashua Board of Education, presided over the event and presented his family a street marker noting the former address of the school. Please note the change in address for NHS North for mailing or navigation purposes. - Public Health Flu Vaccination Clinics Scheduled A kind reminder that the City of Nashua Division of Public Health and Community Services has scheduled a flu vaccination clinic at each of our schools this fall for students and their families. Clinics have already taken place at several of our schools; upcoming clinics have been scheduled at the following schools: October 29 at Main Dunstable Elementary School October 30 at Dr. Crisp Elementary School November 1 at Pennichuck Middle School November 4 at Charlotte Avenue Elementary School November 6 at New Searles Elementary School November 13 at Mt. Pleasant Elementary School November 18 at NHS North Staff from Public Health will be working with our school staffs to distribute appropriate consent and permission forms before each clinic. In the meantime, flu vaccination clinic parent permission forms can be downloaded from the District website, under News & Announcements, at nashua.edu. If you have questions about flu vaccinations for your family members, please contact the Division of Public Health and Community Services at (603) 589-4560. - Campaign for Books! The Campaign for Elementary Classroom Libraries continues and the focus remains laser sharp on reading this year among our elementary school students. To augment our drive for books, Barnes & Noble Booksellers has named the Nashua School District as the recipient of its 2013 Holiday Book Drive. We are honored to be named the recipient of the drive, which spans the year-end holiday retail season from November 1 to January 1. Nashuas Barnes & Noble customers will enjoy the convenience of donating to our Campaign from each checkout at the store. The District will pick up the donated books stockpiled at the store each week during the Book Drive, and deliver to the recipient elementary school. We are grateful to be the focus of the 2013 Holiday Book Drive, which we know will be a tremendous boost to the Campaign. Look for the Nashua School District display of books at the checkout area of Nashuas Barnes & Noble. We welcome your support. - Nashua Parent Outreach Group Meeting The Nashua School District and the Nashua Parent Outreach Group (NPOG) announce they are collaborating to present their second event of the school year. Join us for I Can Do It Myself with Teresa Bolick, a clinical psychologist: 6:30 to 8:30 pm Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at NHS South Lecture Hall, 36 Riverside Drive All parents, school staff, students, and community members are invited to learn more about promoting confidence and independence in youth with special needs. Dr. Bolick will identify practical ways to teach independence while children are still in school, to ease their transition into an independent lifestyle and to learn how to self-advocate. Dr. Bolick will outline for families and staff how students can work toward better understanding of how to develop skills with confidence that lead to fulfilling and productive lives. Please pre-register at NashuaParentOutreachGroup.org. Sign-in for the workshop that evening starts at 6:15 pm. If you have questions, contact NPOG at [email protected] or 978.494.NPOG and leave a message with return contact information. - Trick or Treat Nashua Trick or Treat Nashua will take place Thursday, October 31, 2013 from 6 pm to 8 pm throughout the City. Please be cautious when traveling during those hours because our neighborhoods will be filled with children, many in groups, dressed in masks and costumes. Lets keep our children safe! - Turn Clocks Back Daylight savings time ends this Sunday, November 3, 2013. Please remember to turn your clocks back one hour. - Nashua ETV Tune in tonight to two timely programs, including the student-produced Nashua Board of Education (BOE) Candidate Forum. Six candidates are running for four available positions on the BOE, and they were interviewed last Friday by students from Mr. Greens Journalism Class and broadcast by students from Mr. Leones Video Production and Broadcasting Class. As you know, the City of Nashua General Election is next Tuesday, November 4, 2013. Nashua ETV Broadcast Schedule for Tonight, Tuesday, October 29, 2013 6:30 pm NHS North v Bishop Guertin Football Game (10.25.13) 9:00 pm BOE Candidate Forum (10.25.13) - Re-Subscribe to eNews If you have not done so already, would you please click on the link below to re-subscribe to eNews? We want to be sure you continue to receive the Districts weekly newsletter. As you may know, the District is transitioning to a new means of delivery for eNews. You can count on eNews for news about our students and teachers, and about the District. Again, to ensure you are continuing this subscription service, please re-subscribe. Thank you. nashua.us7.list-manage/subscribe?u=ccdf8de2950ea86a9cd27ed84&id=906f026285 Superintendent Mark Conrad Nashua School District eNews is sent to staff, family, and friends of the Nashua (NH) School District. 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