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May 16, 2014 Dr. Jasmine Kullar, Principal

5/20,21-8th Grade Final

Exams

5/19—Spring Band Concert 6:30

PM, Milton HS Auditorium

5/23—8th Grade Celebration 10 AM

5/23—Last Day of School for

Students

7/30—Rising 6th Grade Boot Camp

8/11—First Day of 2014-15 School

Year

Committed to challenging our students to strive to their full potential for academic excellence and personal growth.

Congratulations Mr. Jones! We want to extend our congratulations and best wishes to Milton High School Principal, Mr. Cliff Jones. He was promoted to the Ex-ecutive Directory of Accountability position in Fulton County. We will miss him but we know he is moving on to do bigger and better things impacting all schools in the district! Congratulations Mr. Jones for well deserved opportunity! 8th Grade Ceremony We have approximately 700 parents who will be attending Friday’s ceremony. A reminder that you will not be allowed in without a ticket and each family can only get 2 tickets. We have enforced this policy strictly over the last 2 years due to the limited space in our gymnasi-um. Thank You PTSA Thank you to our PTSA for doing a fabulous job during “Teacher Ap-preciation Week.” Our teachers enjoyed all the treats, supplies and t-shirts! It was a great way to recognize and thank our teachers. If you haven’t already—please remember to send in a thank you card or email to any teacher who you felt made a difference in your child’s life! School Governance Council We had a great meeting this week that I wanted to share with you all. After analyzing a lot of our data, from test scores to student/parent/staff surveys, we have come to an agreement on our 3 long-term objectives which will be the foundation for our strategic plan. The council has broken up into three working groups so that each group will take ownership of creating a plan for one of the goals. We will share this work at our next SGC meeting on August 5th at 9:00am. Parents are welcome to attend.

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

Congratulations Piper Chapman received Honorary Mention for

the 2014 National WWII Student Essay Contest.

Congratulations to Anna Barton, for being accepted into this summer's Technology, Engineering, and Computing (TEC) Camp, hosted by the Women in Engineering Program at GA Tech . What a fantastic accom-plishment and we are proud to have her represent our school.

CONGRATULATIONS to Niraj Jinan and Maxwell Guo who will be nationally recognized

for their top scores on the SAT/ACT tests through the Duke Tip program. Niraj qualified with a 720 in Math on the SAT test, and Maxwell qualified with a 29 in Science on the ACT test. They will be traveling to Duke University this Monday to attend the Grand Recognition Cere-mony. Approximately 70,000 students participated in the Duke Tip program this year, and only a few hundred students qualified for this top honor.

Also, Northwestern has numerous students that qualified at the state level for their SAT/ACT scores. They have been invited to the state recognition ceremony at West Georgia this week. Please see page four for a listing of those students.



STEM Day at Northwestern!

Last Friday Northwestern celebrated Georgia’s 2nd annual STEM day. In 6th

grade students were presented with the challenge of building the longest ramp

for a marble to roll on using file folders. In 7th students were challenged to

build catapults that sent an object the farthest and then had to graph the re-

sults. In 8th grade some students built water molecules out of toothpicks and

gummy bears; others were challenged to build a device that would allow an egg

to drop 15 feet without cracking. Students all enjoyed the activities and were

able to learn a little more about the engineer design process.

Ceismic Summer Camps at Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is holding a variety of STEM camps this summer. Topics range

from robotics to industrial design to app/game development. The camps will be

held Monday through Friday from 9am-3pm throughout June and July. There is

a $10 application fee and each program costs $395 per child. See the following

link for more details on the camps and for the link to the application: https://

www.ceismc.gatech.edu/summerprograms/middleschool.

Please e-mail Kristin Gould ([email protected]) with any questions.

https://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/summerprograms/middleschool

https://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/summerprograms/middleschool

mailto:[email protected]


CONGRATULATIONS

CONGRATULATIONS to Niraj Jinan and Maxwell Guo who will be nationally recognized for their top scores on the SAT/ACT tests through the Duke Tip program. Also, Congratulations to the following students for qualifying at the state level for their SAT/ACT scores. They have been invited to the state recognition ceremony at West Georgia this week. Priyanka Akavaram Amelia Anbild Pranav Athimuthu

Anna Barton Avery Bendall Vedant Bhat

Jordan Bragg Rachel Brian Izabelle Brown

Anna Bukowski Sarah Burnett Nicholas Butzow

Kareena Dash Smera Dhal Conon Grogan

Maxwell Guo Elena Hanftwurzel Marin Hirsh

Niraj Jinan Jack Johnson Erin Joyce

Soham Kar Nicholas Kreitz Nikhil Kumar

Morgan Lanzo Emma Matthews Ryan McGowen

Maxwell McMurry Sarah Miller Max Morella

Logan Przysiecki Tristan Rast Lakshman Ravoori

Amanda Riely Jake Roscoe Nastasi Rozenberg

Allison Sandiford Shruthi Saravanan Angela Scaria

David Schertz Lance Stechschulte Neil Verma

Olivia Verret Nathaniel Ware

8th GRADE CELEBRATION Congratulations to our 8th Grade Students! On Friday, May 23rd our teachers, staff, and parents will come together for our third annual 8th Grade Celebration to the theme of “Oh The Places You’ll Go!” This is going to be such a special time for our 8th graders as the celebrate their achievement in completing middle school and moving on to high school. The celebration ceremony begins at 10AM in the gym. Due to strict state Fire Marshall codes and safety regulations, each student is allotted two tickets only. Everyone must have a ticket to enter.


On Saturday, May 3rd the Northwestern combined

7th/8th Grade Band and the combined Orchestra participated in the Southern Star Music Festival. Out

of 12 middle school bands, our band had the highest

score from the judges winning the SWEEPSTAKE

AWARD/Trophy).

Let’s hear it for our wonderful

student musicians and their great leaders,

Ms. Naughton, Ms. Herndon and Mr. Yackley!

The Spring Band Concert will be held on May 19th at 6:30PM in the

Milton HS Auditorium. You won’t want to miss this finale!

ATTENTION FCA MEMBERS: OUR LAST MEETING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR WILL TAKE PLACE ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 21 @ 8:15AM... in our regular meeting room.

NOTE: We will NOT meet on Friday, May 23 (the last day of school).

CONGRATULATIONS

Cindy Bolling Cindy Bolling was named Northwestern Middle School’s Volunteer of the Year! Cindy has been instrumental in many of the school functions including the NMS Talent Show. We appreciate her hard work and dedication to our school. Northwestern Middle is extremely lucky to have a wonderful parent volunteer base. We are sincerely grateful for our dedicated volunteers. It’s parents like Cindy and all the volunteers that make NMS a great school.


SUMMER SPORTS CAMPS There are numerous summer sports camps being offered by our feeder High

Schools, MILTON and CAMBRIDGE and our local community. Please see the

NMS website for the link for all the various programs, information, and

registration forms.

Camps include Milton Soccer, Milton Volleyball, Milton

Girl’s Basketball, Milton Feeder Lacrosse, Cambridge Lady

Bears Basketball, Cambridge Lady Bears Fast Pitch Softball,

Milton Tip–Off Boy’s and Girl’s Basketball and Chattahoo-

chee Soccer.

http://school.fultonschools.org/ms/northwestern/Pages/Extracurricular.aspx

8th Grade TAG Students

There will be a rising 9th grade

TAG meeting for Milton

students May 19th in the media

center from 8:30 - 9:15. All current

8th grade TAG students are

encouraged to attend.

Crabapple Junior Cotillion registration is open! We have spaces available for 7th grade boys and 8th grade girls and boys. Come join us at Atlanta National Golf Club as we learn dancing and manners! Classes start Sunday, September 21. All are welcome. Please contact Valerie Macdonald, Director, for more details: 770-781-5580, [email protected] Visit http://www.thecotilliongroup.com/ We look forward to meeting you!!

GA TECH SUMMER CAMPS

Ga Tech is offering numerous Summer Camps for

students of all ages this summers. Please check the

NMS website for further information.

Lottery for Remaining Yearbooks: Students will receive a letter in Pride letting

them know if they have not ordered a

yearbook. To enter the lottery, students or

parents can drop $50 IN CASH in the entry

box in the front office in a sealed envelope

with the student’s name, grade and Pride

teacher written on the back Monday, 5/12,

through Monday, 5/19. If their name is

selected, they will receive a yearbook when

they are distributed to their Pride class, and if

not, they will get their money back.

http://school.fultonschools.org/ms/northwestern/Pages/Extracurricular.aspx


http://www.thecotilliongroup.com/


NMS ATHLETIC NEWS

Congratulations to our 7th and 8th grade 2014 Wildcat Day helpers! Your leadership and hard work helped make our Wildcat day a huge success!

8th Grade Wildcat Day Helper List Brendan McNellie Andrew Krauser

Kevin Murphy Sophie Heit

Mark Seaman Savannah Cosman

Austin Mueller Reagan Dunwoodie

Tim Voin Mary Grace Coyle

Mason McCool Rachel Coltrane

Anna Goricki George Coyle

Payton Aussin Reese McMillian

Allie Kench Anita Li

Callie Barrentine Gracie Boggus

Julia Butterwick Josh Germany

Brandon Butterwick Allie DeCatalogne

Haley Crawford

Masey Kenney

Emmauel Green

Adriana Christansen

Maddie Murrer

Solomon VanHorse

7th Grade Helper List Syaire Waters Angel Zamarano

Bo Bardell Gracie McMillian

Brice Boutelle Matt Hosmer

Megan Deehan Jimmy Dodson

Sarah Burnett Sueleman Housseni

Taylor Carroll Haley Roberts

Erin Degnan Jed Malas

Rachel Germany Jonathan Rayol

Michael Iannone May El-Shami

Cara Meitin Cameron Piasentini

Claire Roland Mason Solomon

Amanda Sanchez

Taylor Swillum

Owen Schwartz

Faith Wagner


Cambridge Camps are back this summer! Camp CSI & CJ, Coding, Crazy Chemistry, Creative Writing, Drama, Engineering, Art, Robotics and Zombie Apocalypse Survival Team (yes – zombies)! The camps are at Cambridge High School and help support student organizations at the high school. To learn more or sign up visit: www.southed.org

Foundation News

http://www.southed.org


Milton Jr Lady Eagles Feeder Fastpitch Softball

Tryouts Coming Up!!!

What: Fall 2014 Milton Jr Lady Eagles Feeder Fastpitch Softball Try-

outs

When: May 18th, 19th, 20th (Sunday – Tuesday)

Where: Milton High School Softball Field

Time: 6:00PM – 8:00PM

Open to rising 6th, 7th, 8th graders

Visit our website for more information and handouts

http://www.eteamz.com/

miltonladyeaglesfeedersoftball

And

Email your tryout registration form to jrladyea-

[email protected]

Tryouts will consist of a practice format with fundamental drills on

fielding, throwing and hitting. It is important to have your athletes

there for one of the three days and on time. If your athlete pitches or

catches, they will have a designated time to pitch and catch. Pitchers

will have the opportunity to show their various pitches, accuracy and

control and catchers will be able to showcase their pop time, arm

strength and accuracy.

http://www.eteamz.com/miltonladyeaglesfeedersoftball







Bags of Dignity

Your backpack carried your books this year. Now, it can carry someone’s whole world.

The homeless in Atlanta would be thrilled to have your fairly good condition used backpack to make their life a little easier. It may seem hard to believe – your used backpack making such a change in someone’s life. But, in previous years, we were able to collect over 200 backpacks for distribution to the homeless of Atlanta, and there were tears of joys from the recipients. - tears because they would have something permanent to carry their few belongings. This year, at the end of the school year, please consider donating your backpack. We will have collection bags at the front entrance during the last week of school. The backpacks will be collected and distributed at St. Francis Table Soup Kitchen across from Underground Atlanta. Please make sure you check with your parents before you donate your backpack. Also, make sure you have removed all personal items. However, feel free to place sample sized toiletries (shampoo, soap, tooth-paste) or a pair of socks in the main compartment, as these would be greatly appreciated.

Questions? Please contact Liam Nugent at (770)752-9286.

Your backpack can make a huge difference in someone’s life!

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