Secondary Principal Weekly Update

 Secondary Principal Weekly Update

May 9, 2025

Dear Secondary Families,

Thank you for the incredible support you’ve shown during Teacher Appreciation Week! Your generous contributions of beautiful flowers and the delicious lunch on Wednesday were truly appreciated by our teachers. Your thoughtfulness means a great deal.

We’d also like to offer another round of congratulations to our talented artists and performers for the stunning Art Show and Musical Epic! presented last Friday. What a joy it was to see so many of you there supporting our students and celebrating the arts together!

This week marked the beginning of AP Exams, and we’re proud of how focused and determined our students have been. Exams will continue through Friday, May 16, and we thank you for helping students stay calm, rested, and prepared during this important period.

In exciting news, our middle school students participated this week in an online coding lesson led by a high school student in California. This course is designed to introduce middle schoolers to the fundamentals of programming. The next three optional lessons will continue on the next three Thursdays. 

We hope you’ll join us in supporting our student leaders at the NHS Fashion Show, happening Wednesday evening, May 14 at 7:00 p.m. It promises to be a fantastic event celebrating creativity, style, and service.

Looking ahead, our Middle School Madness event will take place next Friday, May 16, from 2:15 to 3:20 p.m. This fun and welcoming event is hosted by our grade 8 students for current Grade 5 students and will feature games and refreshments. It’s a great opportunity for our rising middle schoolers to get a feel for life in secondary school.

We're also pleased to invite high school parents to a special Parent Coffee on Monday, May 19 at 8:30 a.m. in the Secondary Library. Carolina Blanco and Jared McGrath will host a presentation on the current landscape of U.S. college admissions and what life is like for international students studying in the United States.

Our final Parent Coffee of the year will take place on Friday, May 23, where we’ll review the highlights of the year and explain important changes coming to next year’s schedule and cell phone policy.

Warm regards,

~Dr. Peterson
Secondary Principal and Director of Learning & Teaching

Estimadas familias de Secundaria:

¡Gracias por el increíble apoyo mostrado durante la Semana de Agradecimiento a los Profesores! Sus generosas contribuciones con flores hermosas y el delicioso almuerzo del miércoles fueron muy valoradas por nuestros profesores. ¡Su amabilidad ha sido muy significativa!

También queremos felicitar nuevamente a nuestros talentosos artistas y músicos por la impresionante presentación del Art Show y el musical Epic! del pasado viernes. Fue un placer ver a tantos de ustedes allí apoyando a nuestros estudiantes y celebrando el arte juntos.

Esta semana comenzaron los exámenes AP, y estamos muy orgullosos de la concentración y esfuerzo de nuestros estudiantes. Los exámenes continuarán hasta el viernes 16 de mayo. Gracias por ayudar a sus hijos a mantenerse tranquilos, descansados y bien preparados.

Nuestros estudiantes de middle school comenzaron esta semana un emocionante curso virtual de introducción a la programación, dirigido por un estudiante de preparatoria en California. Esta iniciativa durará cuatro semanas, y las próximas tres clases opcionales se llevarán a cabo los próximos tres jueves.

Les invitamos a apoyar a nuestros estudiantes líderes en el Desfile de Moda del NHS, que se celebrará el miércoles 14 de mayo a las 7:00 p.m.. ¡Será un evento fantástico que celebra la creatividad, el estilo y el compromiso con el servicio!

Mirando hacia adelante, el próximo viernes 16 de mayo de 2:15 a 3:20 p.m., nuestros estudiantes de octavo grado organizarán el evento "Middle School Madness" para los estudiantes actuales de 5º grado. Habrá juegos y refrigerios, y será una gran oportunidad para que los futuros alumnos de secundaria conozcan más sobre esta nueva etapa.

Invitamos también a los padres de secundaria a un Café para Padres especial el lunes 19 de mayo a las 8:30 a.m. en la biblioteca de secundaria. Carolina Blanco y Jared McGrath presentarán una presentación sobre el panorama actual de la admisión a universidades en EE. UU. y la vida de los estudiantes internacionales en ese país.

El último Café para Padres del año será el viernes 23 de mayo, donde revisaremos los aspectos más destacados del año y explicaremos los cambios importantes en el horario escolar y la política sobre teléfonos celulares para el próximo año.

Con aprecio,

~Dra. Peterson
Director de Secundaria y Directora de Aprendizaje y Enseñanza


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