Newtown High School Blog

Last year the PTSA Reflections Program theme was “Beauty is…” Students are invited to interpret this year’s theme of “together we can…” using their area of expertise. The rules for each area – Photography, Visual arts, Literature, Music Composition, and Dance – along with Student Entry Forms and General Guidelines are available in each department.  Keep an eye out for posters in the halls. The deadline for entries is November 19, 2010.

Thank you to the Newtown High School PTSA for hosting a “welcome back to school” breakfast for the staff.

Thanks to the student and PTSA volunteers for their help in assembling the opening day informational packets for students!

NHS PTSA is canvassing for volunteers to assure the success of the initial PTSA sponsored events: Read the rest of this entry »

The June edition of the Nighthawk News is now available.

PTSA Meeting – Newtown High School
MONDAY, MAY 24 at 7:00pm in Room B141

We will be having our final meeting of the year on Monday May 24, 2010 at 7pm in Room B141 at Newtown High School. The purpose of this meeting is to vote on the 2010 – 2011 Budget and Slate of Officers.  Following is the proposed slate of officers:

President:  Carla Kron
Vice President: Jill Mossbarger and Lisa Floros
Treasurer: Chris Haitz
Secretary: Lauren Elliott

Thank you to the PTSA for providing the staff with a wonderful breakfast!

The May edition of the Nighthawk News is now available.

At the request of the collective Newtown PTAs, the Board of Education will be holding a coffee and Q&A forum regarding the town budget. It is scheduled for Monday, May 10, 2010, 7:30-9 pm at 3 Primrose Lane in the Municipal Board Room. http://www.newtown.k12.ct.us/page.php?pid=366.

Due to this meeting, the NHS PTSA has rescheduled our final meeting on May 10, 2010 for Monday, May 24, 2010 at 7 pm.  Our agenda will include a discussion and vote on the proposed PTSA Budget and Officers for 2010-2011. You can view those shortly on the blog as soon as the proposals are finalized. Any nominations from the floor must be submitted in writing to newtownctptsa@yahoo.com by 5 pm on Friday, May 21, 2010.

The April edition of the Nighthawk News is now available.

Congratulations to Yossi Kohrman-Glaser (Third, Musical Composition), Laura Hunter (Second, Literature), and Daniel Trock (Second, Film Production – not pictured)for their outstanding achievement in the Connecticut PTA’s Reflection Program contest for 2009-2010.  Great job Yossi, Laura, and Daniel!

PTSA Meeting – Newtown Drug and Alcohol Survey Results

MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2010 at 11:00am in Room B141

Special guest Judy Blanchard, District Health Coordinator, will present the results from the 2009 Drug & Alcohol survey. This is given randomly to Newtown students in grades 7-12 biannually. Please join us for an insightful presentation on a very important subject. Also at this meeting the membership will take a vote to support the 2010-2011 BOE budget. This step must take place in order for the PTSA to advocate on behalf of the Education/Town budget.

The March edition of the Nighthawk News is now available.

PTSA volunteers were busy this morning (and will be throughout the next two weeks) distributing breakfast to hungry students to get them ready to take CAPT.  Thank you PTSA volunteers for your time and effort!  If there are parents who are looking for a way to help with this important effort, please contact the PTSA at newtownctptsa@yahoo.com.

Thank you to the Newtown High School PTSA for awarding $2000 in grant monies to teachers, departments, and organizations at NHS this year. Read the rest of this entry »

The pamphlet below was prepared by the Newtown Parent Teacher Associations.

2010 PTA School Budget Brochure

The February edition of the Nighthawk News is now available.

To support the implementation of Positive Behavior Support at Newtown High School, a group of students from the school’s graphics department designed a project called “Respect”. They are posters with pictures our High School students and they will be placed around the school. These posters encourage appropriate behavior in our student community by promoting the respect of self, others, and our school in order to create a positive school environment. To help support this idea, Newtown High PTSA provided funding so these posters could also be made into banners that will be displayed at the entrance of the school. Job well done Zach, Liz, Katelyn, Jordan, and Lauren!!!

From left to right:  Zach Bokuniewicz, Katelyn Dandrea, Jordan Hensel, Lauren Bauer, Liz Tarshis.

Photography and graphic design by Zach and Liz. Banners produced through a grant from the PTSA and printed at ColorGraphix in Oxford.

The Newtown High School PTSA will be having a meeting on February 1, 2010 at 7:00 pm in Room B141 at the high school.  Superintendent Janet Robinson will be making a presentation on this year’s budget and answering questions.  Please join us.

The January edition of the Nighthawk News is now available.

The results are in !!! The winners of this year’s Reflection Program sponsored by the PTSA are: Melissa Destefano - Photography, Dan Trock – Film Production, Yossi Kohrman-Glaser – Music Composition, Laura Hunter – Literature, Sara Currier for Visual Arts.

The Theme for this year’s competition was, “Beauty is…”. Each entry had to be an original work. The program is designed to encourage and recognize students’ individual creativity. Congratulations!

Tags: Reflections

The December edition of the Nighthawk News is now available.

Judging of the PTSA Reflections Entries will begin after Thanksgiving and we expect to announce judges’ decisions before the winter break. The Newtown High School PTSA has received 21 entries in the fields of Literature, Music Composition, Visual Arts, Photography, and Film Production. Congratulations to all entrants for their effort and good luck!

Entries for the PTSA “Reflections” competition are due to Mrs. Sherman in the Math Department by Monday November 16th at 2:00. Any information can be found at: www.ctpta.org/programs/reflections/index.htm Please remember to include all necessary entry forms with signatures (see website to download).

The next Newtown High School PTSA meeting will be Monday, November 9th. We will meet from 7 pm-8:15 pm in the Library Conference room, B141. Please join us for the hour as our Assistant Principals, Mr. Jason Hiruo, Mr. Scott Clayton, and Mr. Jaime Rivera, take us through a “Day in the Life of an Assistant Principal”. You may be surprised at how they spend their days! Read the rest of this entry »

The November edition of the Nighthawk News is now available.

The October edition of the Nighthawk News is now available.

Please join the PTSA at our first meeting of the year. We will meet Monday, October 5 from 12-1 in the Lecture Hall, room 107A. Feel free to bring your lunch and participate in a roundtable discussion with our Principal, Chip Dumais. Discussion will include what you would like to see us plan for future meetings and speakers, as well as the use of our communications technology at NHS. It is also a great opportunity for casual conversation with our Principal.

Download the PTSA Reflections Flier Here

We encourage every parent and teacher to join the PTSA.  Please read the President’s Welcome Letter – PTSA Letter .  You may also download your directory order form or membership form here – NHS_Directory_Membership_Form 0910

First day student information packets (prepared by the PTSA – thank you!) were distributed this morning in homeroom.  Please review the enclosed materials and be sure to return the items requiring acknowledgment, updating information, or needing a signature to the main office in the high school by September 10, 2009.

The Newtown High School PTSA provided a wonderful breakfast for the staff.  Thank you, Parents!

The June edition of the Nighthawk News is now available.

Thank you to the Newtown High School PTSA for hosting a wonderful breakfast for Teacher Appreciation Week!

The May edition of the Nighthawk News is now available.

The April edition of the Nighthawk News is now available.

Thank you to the Newtown High School PTSA for feeding the Sophomores, Freshmen, and Seniors each morning for the last two weeks!

We are very proud to announce the revival of the Newtown High School PTSA Newsletter.  Read it here – nighthawk_news_march_2009

For the first time, Newtown High School PTSA is participating in the National PTA Program Reflections.

National PTA believes all children deserve a quality arts education and encourages students to pursue artistic expression through participation in its annual arts Reflections Program. The program offers students the opportunity to create works of art for fun and recognition. Students in preschool through grade 12 are encouraged to create and submit works of art in six areas: Read the rest of this entry »