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Vital Eighth Grade Choice Information

Students who attend Northwood or get into Northwood are eligible to participate in MC2 if they meet the criteria to participate in dual enrollment. There is no lottery for DCC students at Northwood and no cap on the number who choose to pursue an associate degree. The MC2 lottery process and cap is for the 32 out of area seats.

DCC students participating in the choice process need to make Northwood their #1 choice to have the best chance to come to Northwood.

Please see the http://tinyurl.com/northwoodmc2017Slideshow for updated information following the DCC Night presentation, October 18, 2018.

Eighth grade students who live within DCC boundaries should complete the interest form below to help your counselors with articulation and to enable MCPS and Montgomery College to plan to provide classes for an accurate number of students.

In a new opportunity, students who live in the following high school clusters: Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Winston Churchill, Walter Johnson, Richard Montgomery, Rockville, Sherwood, Walt Whitman, Thomas S. Wootton, Northeast Consortium may also apply on the form to pursue the Middle College program at Northwood.

Link to form: https://tinyurl.com/MC2-Northwood-2020
DEADLINE: Submit this form by Friday, November 2, 2018.

Fall Sports Awards Ceremony

The Northwood High School Athletics department and Athletics Association invites fall sports athletes and their families to the Fall Sports Awards ceremony celebrating exceptional athletic achievement on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 in the auditorium. There will be a pizza reception at 6:30 p.m. with the awards ceremony following at 7:00 p.m. Individual sports breakout sessions will take place at 7:45 p.m. Download the event flyer.

Fall 2018 Flu Clinics

Injectable flu vaccines will be offered at school clinics this fall for children ages 3 to 18 years old on November 13, 2018 at Kennedy High School, Rockville High School, and Northwest High School from 1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Download the information flyer (available in English and Spanish). For more information visit: http://montgomerycountymd.gov/flu. Please note: Wellness Center Health Clinic enrollees can be vaccinated here at Northwood. However, the supply is limited to students with the least access to medical care.

Annual Citrus Sale

NORTHWOOD 2018 ANNUAL CITRUS SALE
Order Deadline: Friday, November 16, 2018

Northwood’s annual citrus sale is underway. We are ordering fresh citrus fruit from Riversweet Citrus from Florida. They will arrive in time for the holidays. Order some extra to give as gifts. Please share this information with friends, family, and co-workers. Proceeds benefit Classes of 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and SGA. Download the order form.

Host Families Needed For French Exchange Students

Northwood High School is hosting 12 students from France from October 27 – Nov 3, 2018. Please fill out the form here to be a host family: https://goo.gl/forms/irTwHbNF1pMFXVoa2

Your participation as a host family:

  • Bring students to school daily (or they take transportation with your student)
  • Pick them up after activities
  • Be flexible as the students will be attending several afternoon activities
  • Provide a BED for the student 
  • Provide meals (except lunch, which NHS will provide during school days) 
  • A SMALL stipend will be provided to you to cover meals and transportation costs (be aware there will be some delay as funds have to come from French government)

 If you have questions, please contact Mr. Warrington: Daniel_Warrington@mcpsmd.org.

Apply to the ACES Program

Attention ALL 10th grade families in the Class of 2021! Is your 10th grader going to be the first in your family to attend college in the United States? Are you worried about paying for college and whether your child will be ready for the next challenges of college? Then encourage your child to apply to the Achieving Collegiate Excellence & Success (ACES) program, a partnership between Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), Montgomery College (MC), and the Universities of Shady Grove (USG). The ACES program will help your child value responsibility, be independent, and never give up. Your child will receive a personal Academic Coach who will establish a one-on-one relationship and provide academic and college planning workshops. Ultimately, we expect excellence from ACES students and will work with your child closely as they work to achieve their goals and be successful in high school, college, and beyond. 

If you believe your child would be a good fit for the ACES program, please go to https://aces.montgomerycollege.edu/form2019 and have your child complete an application by December 21, 2018. For more information you may also visit www.acesmontgomery.org

¡Atención a todas las familias de estudiantes del décimo grado! ¿Será su estudiante el primer miembro en la familia en asistir a la universidad en los Estados Unidos? ¿Está usted preocupado en cómo pagar los costos universitarios? ¿O está usted preocupado si su estudiante va a estar listo para los próximos desafíos de la universidad? Si su repuesta es si, entonces anime a su estudiante a aplicar al programa de Logrando Éxito Universitario y Excelencia Académica con sus insignias en inglés-ACES, una asociación entre Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), Montgomery College (MC), y las Universidades de Shady Grove (USG). El programa ACES le ayudará a su estudiante a tener responsabilidad, ser independiente, y nunca darse por vencido. Su estudiante recibirá un entrenador académico personal que establecerá una relación uno-a- uno y le estará ofreciendo talleres académicos y de planificación a la universidad. Por lo tanto, esperamos que la excelencia de los estudiantes de ACES y por supuesto trabajaremos con su estudiante muy cercanamente a medida que trabajaran para alcanzar sus metas y tener éxito en la escuela secundaria, la universidad y más allá. 

 Si usted cree que su estudiante sería un buen participante para el programa de ACES, por favor visite la página de internet https://aces.montgomerycollege.edu/form2019 y haga que su estudiante complete la aplicación antes del 21 de Diciembre de 2018. Para más información también puede visitar www.acesmontgomery.org

Buy A Yearbook and Congratulatory Ad

Buy A Yearbook

Click the image above to purchase a 2018 - 2019 yearbook.

2018 Yearbook Ad

Parents - celebrate your graduate by purchasing a congratulatory yearbook ad. Click on the image above.

News

Mindfulness Quotes and Meditation

As part of Northwood's Restorative Justice program, the school will be sharing mindfulness quotes with the community. Students can also attend daily meditation activities.

October Volunteer Opportunities

The month of October features many exciting opportunities for students to earn SSL hours.

College Prep Fair

Montgomery College will host a Pathways to College Night on Wednesday, November  7, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. on the Germantown Campus in the High Technology and Science Center (HT), Globe Hall.

Donate Blood at the American Red Cross Blood Drive

There will be a blood drive at Northwood on Friday, November 9, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. in the auxiliary gym.

Intervention/GLAD Powerpoint Presentation

View a Powerpoint outlining important information about GLAD sessions.

Cafeteria News and Secondary Schools Meal Information

Download information about cafeteria meals for the 2018 - 2019 school year. Please note that households completing a FARMs application can complete either a paper application OR an online application; households are not required to apply online. 

Saturday School Registration

The George B. Thomas Sr. Learning Academy, Inc., Saturday School provides academic tutoring and mentoring support for students in grades K-12 in Montgomery County. Sessions for the new school year begin on September 15, 2018.

MyMCPS Portal Information

The myMCPS Portal is a 21st century digital learning environment specifically designed to meet the needs of staff, students, and parents of Montgomery County Public Schools.