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Wednesday December 10, 2025 

Cougar Roundup: https://youtu.be/-m-dVX26Atg

KUGR Seminar Show  https://youtu.be/WGl0VbAit7w 

993-7245 = ALL DAY Absence Line        993-7242 = Arriving Late or Leaving Early 

Please show your ID’s when coming in late or returning from an appointment. 

No fast-food orders of any kind are to be delivered to students.  This includes parents drop offs, door dash, uber eats, grub hub, and having a friend bring it to you or you bring in fast food when you return to school, etc. 

After School Tutoring is on Mondays and Wednesdays, a bus will be provided.  Here is the Tutoring Schedule: Academic Enrichment Tutoring Dates for 2025-2026 

If you go into the cafeteria for breakfast after 7:40 am, please ring the doorbell to get service.  Breakfast is served until 9:15 am. 

The Tri-M Combined Holiday Concert is this Thursday at 7pm in the auditorium. Band, orchestra, and choir are playing fun music, and we are also inducting our new members into Tri-M. Hope to see you there!  

Registration for the February free ACT test for juniors is now open! The ACT test will be administered at NW on Tuesday, February 24th. You must opt-in to take this test Please, use the link below to sign up. It is also emailed from Mr. Galindo and is included in the parent newsletter. 

WRITING CENTER NOW OPEN DURING SEMINAR    

Need help with a writing assignment? Reserve your spot to come to the Writing Center during seminar in room 126!  Schedule online ahead of time, then travel down in seminar, where we’ll help you make your writing assignment the best that it can be! Make your appointment using the following link: https://sites.google.com/smsd.org/smnwwritingcenter/schedule-an-appointment  

Seniors - if you are a mid-year grad and will be completing your time here at Northwest next week - congratulations! 

Please plan on stopping by to pick up a check-out sheet from Mrs. VanHorn at the counseling desk no later than Tuesday, Dec. 16. This must be completed before you leave on Friday. 

Students who need to recover credit or simply want to get ahead, eSchool spring courses are now available for registration.  Please reach out to your counselor for information on courses if you are interested.  Classes run Feb. 4th - May 6th.  Deadline to register is Feb. 4th.