This Week in Newberg Nation

​Congratulations to Mr. Hawthorne and our Flying Tiger Choir on their top ten finish this past weekend at the OSAA State Choir Championships! Delivering a marvelous performance the choir rocked Bauman Auditorium at GFU on to only the 2nd top 10 finish in NHS history! Way to go Tigers!

Reminder that tomorrow, Saturday May 16th, the NHS Band will be competing at OSU at 8am in the OSAA State Band Championships. Good luck Tigers!

Tiger LX

Congratulations to Newberg Nation’s girl’s lacrosse on their first ever playoff win this week versus West Salem! Congratulations on a great season ladies! Congratulations to Newberg Nation’s boys lacrosse team on their thrilling 9-8 victory over Forest Grove this past week which qualified them for the OHSLA State Playoffs!

Tori, Tori, Tori!

Way to go Tori Eichten on not only qualifying for the OSAA Girls Golf Regional Championships but for advancing to the OSAA State Championships next week! Tori will compete at Trysting Tree Golf Club in Corvallis on Monday and Tuesday! Good Luck Tori!

Around the Diamond

Good news from the mound! Both softball and baseball will wrap up their regular seasons tonight and will participate in play-in games on Tuesday, May 19, location and time TBD! Good luck Tigers!

Tiger Rugby

Beat Central Catholic 29-0 to close out their season at 8-1 and will compete in the state semifinals on Saturday, May 23, Lents Park in Portland. Time TBD!

Nico Goes to State!

Congratulations to Nico Bolz for qualifying for the OSAA State Tennis Championships next week at the Portland Tennis Center. Nico’s first round match will be on Thursday, May 21, times TBD! Good Luck Nico!

TRL District Track Championships are underway!

Kudos to our trackies for a great opening day on Wednesday at the Three Rivers League Track and Field Championships! The action continues this evening beginning at 430pm at Canby High School!

Register now for Fall sports!  Football, Soccer, Water Polo, Volleyball, Cross Country.  Click on the link below for electronic registration or print forms from the NHS Athletic webpage.  You can also pick up forms in the athletic office.  Contact Ronni Cook at cookr@newberg.k12.or.us for more information. 

https://newbergsports.rankonesport.com/AthleticPortal/OnlineForms/Form.aspx?Type=3

US News and World Report recognized Newberg High School in the 2015 Best High Schools rankings, released this week. U.S. News looked at more than 29,000 public high schools in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to determine which schools excelled in each state and nationally. Newberg Senior High School is ranked 25th within Oregon. There are 114 Oregon schools ranked among the 2015 U.S. News Best High Schools, including three with gold medals, 25 with silver medals and 86 with bronze medals. Only schools awarded a national gold or silver medal are eligible for a state ranking.

In the national rankings, 500 high schools received gold medals, 2,027 schools earned silver and 3,990 took home bronze.

Newberg earned a bronze rating in 2010 and 2008.

To create the 2015 Best High Schools rankings, U.S. News worked with RTI International, a North Carolina-based research firm. High schools were evaluated in three stages.

First, U.S. News looked at overall student performance on state-required tests. Schools had to perform better than average to pass, but because of a slight change to the methodology this year, more schools qualified for the rankings. 

Then, U.S. News factored in how effectively schools educated their least-advantaged students – those of black, Hispanic and low-income backgrounds. Finally, schools were assessed on how well they prepared students for college based on participation in and performance on Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams. 

In the national rankings, 500 high schools received gold medals, 2,027 schools earned silver and 3,990 took home bronze.

Got Mandarin?

Newberg Nation is excited to have the opportunity to offer Mandarin as a second language option for NHS students next year. This language has been identified by the U.S. State Department as a “critical language” of our future. To sign up for Mandarin please see your counselor as soon as possible as seats are limited! Sign up today!

NHS Greenhouse plant sale 2015
Fridays & Saturdays in May; 9 am to 5 pm

NEW Terra Nova Varieties * 12” Hanging Baskets * Bonsai * Vegetables * Annuals * Herbs * Patio Pots * Perennials * Sedums * Native Trees & Shrubs

Grown by NHS students at our greenhouse
For prices, availability and more about our program visit:

www.newberg.k12.or.us/nhs/nhs-greenhouse

Dramafest is a five hour day camp that will include acting and improv lessons to prepare students to act in a 15 minute play. Have fun with the high school actors and a professional drama teacher. There will be games, improv, acting classes and rehearsal for a one-act production, complete with costumes and props. The performance will be at Newberg High School during the Tournament of Plays. This is a fundraiser for the Drama Dept.

PERFORMANCE:  Saturday, May 16th at Newberg High School Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. Our performance will take place at the end of the, “TOURNAMENT OF PLAYS,” an evening of performances from the fabulous high school thespians. Dramafest students get in free on the night of the performance, family / friends pay a $3 admission fee.

REGISTRATION:  Registration is still available at the event. Please make checks payable to: Newberg High School, subject line: Dramafest.  Questions?  Kathleen Jones 503-899-2450   

Newberg Nation to host appreciation concert… Looking for enlistees, soldiers and veterans…

If you are an enlistee, soldier or veteran of the United States armed forces we would like to invite you to be honored on May 20th at Military Appreciation Night! NHS was fortuitous enough to have a chance to host the Navy Rock Band that evening and would like to take this opportunity to also honor our current, former and future soldiers!

If you have enlisted, have been accepted to a military academy, are a current soldier or veteran and would do us the honor of joining us as we say “Thank You!” please RSVP for this event by emailing Mrs. Mangelsdorf at mangelsdorfr@newber.k12.or.us. You may also call her at 503-554-4400 or stop by and see her in the NHS Career Center!
Admission is free with soldiers and their families that RSVP receiving preferred seating!

Registration and Freshmen Orientation:

SAVE the DATES!!!

Wednesday, September 2: Freshmen (class of 2019) will register in the morning (they will stay for Frosh Orientation that afternoon)

Wednesday, September 2: Seniors (class of 2016) will register in the afternoon

Thursday, September 3: Juniors (class of 2017) will register in the morning

Thursday, September 3: Sophomores (class of 2018) will register in the afternoon

Got A Story? An Accomplishment?

An Award? Scholarship? Internship? Joining the U.S. Military?

As we talked about in last weeks newsletter we want to know, we want to celebrate, and we want to honor all things Newberg Nation! This message was delivered to all NHS students at last weeks assembly by Activities Director Mark Brown, Assistant Principal Janay Cookson and Principal Mark Risen.

Again, we want stories, we need to celebrate your and our accomplishments, and we are proud of everyone in Newberg Nation! Please feel free to send your stories to brownm@newberg.k12.or.us and rennet@newberg.k12.or.us. Go Tigers!

  OFFICAL 2015 OREGON DUCK ROSE BOWL HELMET
NEWBERG HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2015 GRAD NIGHT PARTY RAFFLE FUNDRAISER

Please help Support Newberg High School class of 2015 by purchasing a raffle ticket for $20.00. All proceeds go to the end of the year Drug and Alcohol free Grad Night Party.

Thank you for your continued support!
If you have questions or wish to purchase tickets, please contact Barry Albo:

503-720-6016
b.albo.nyfl@comcast.net

Or you may purchase your tickets at the High School main office- please ask for Tabitha Renne

• Every Tuesday, Ye Olde Pizza donates a portion of their proceeds to help support NHS Grad Night.  Take the family out for some great pizza between 4:00-9:00pm and help provide a safe and fun grad night for our 2015 Seniors. 

Grad Night is still accepting registration at the Main office daily.
Scholarships are available, contact nhsgradnight15@gmail.com for more information. 

Newberg NationThoughts…

~Principal Risen

Thank you to all of our springs sports seniors and their families for their ongoing support and representation of Newberg Nation!

Flying Tigers…