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Upcoming Events
Sept. 11: 8th Grade Virtual Potluck
Sept. 14: First Day of Classes
Sept. 15: 11th Grade Potluck and College Preview Night
Sept. 16: 9th Grade Virtual Potluck
Sept. 16: 10th Grade Virtual Potluck
Sept. 18: Learning Resources Middle School Back-to-school Q&A
Sept. 23: Environmental Sustainability Speaker Series
Sept. 25: Learning Resources Upper School Back-to-school Q&A
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Letter from Parent/Guardian Association
The Parent/Guardian Association Team would like to introduce themselves and welcome you to the new school year. Please click here to read their welcome letter.
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Add/Drop Instructions for Upper School Students
An add/drop period for schedule changes will be open Wednesday, Sept. 16-25. Upper School students must receive approval from their advisors and all teachers whose classes are being added or dropped. Also, schedule changes are dependent on appropriate placement, scheduling logistics, and class capacity.
For arts and elective change requests, students may refer to the Upper School Arts List for the course and block information. Reminder: Students may only take one class in each block.
Add/Drop Instructions for Upper School Students
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Consult with your advisor before you begin the process of changing courses. If your advisor approves, move to step two.
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Obtain approval from the faculty member whose class you would like to add. You must have the approval of a teacher to join their class before you can request permission to drop a class.
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Obtain the approval of the faculty member whose class you would like to drop.
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Submit an online Add/Drop Form. You will need your advisor's email address and the name, block, and teacher of all classes you are adding/dropping.
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Once the schedule change has been processed, you will receive an email notification from the Registrar's Office.
The Add/Drop Form will not accept entries until Wednesday, Sept. 16, and will close on Friday, Sept. 25, at 2:00 pm.
If you have any questions, please contact Susan Kurlinski or Barbara Pinti.
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Northwest School Remote Dining Program
The Northwest School Remote Dining “House Specialty" Program will start the week of Sept. 14. Please check your email for confirmation of your pickup day and location. If you did not receive a confirmation, please email Bethany Fong ASAP. Pickup details will remain the same throughout the trimester. Masks are required to be worn during pick up. If a line forms at your pickup location please space yourself six feet apart.
The House Specialty Program will begin the 2020-21 school year with a student favorite: Thai green curry! Click here for more information.
You can follow Bethany's adventures in food and cooking on the official Northwest School Dining Program Instagram account @nws.kitchen.
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Parent/Guardian Counselor Coffee Canceled, Sept. 16
Parent/Guardian and Counselor Coffees will begin on Oct. 7. With the addition of Lynn Heramis to the counseling team, we will be postponing the start of these conversations to include her and allow families the opportunity to attend potlucks and other beginning-of-year gatherings. We look forward to hosting parents and guardians in October.
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11th Grade Potluck and College Preview
11th Grade: Tuesday, Sept 15, 7:00 pm PST
https://thenorthwestschool.zoom.us/j/99011754497?pwd=S1JWZmVUSmZvYi9hQlhEUTZQaHh6Zz09#success
Please join members of the College Counseling team and Upper School administration for highlights for the fall of 11th grade and a preview of the college counseling process. We are scheduling this webinar for 90 minutes to allow for Q&A, but we plan to keep formal programming to under one hour. The webinar will be recorded for families who are unable to attend the live presentation.
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Middle School Learning Resources Q&A
We will be hosting a Middle School Learning Resources Q&A on Friday, Sept. 18, 8:15-9:10 am. Click here to join the meeting.
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Re-watching Zoom Meetings for New Middle School Families
If you were not able to attend the parent/guardians 1:1 Q&A for new Middle School families on Sept. 8, click here. If you need the information for administrative access to your 6th/7th grader's laptop, please contact the main office.
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Civics and Swing States Program: Autumn Edition
Are you interested in tangibly engaging in the 2020 election? Supporting voter registration and voter turnout in swing states?
This upcoming election is arguably the most important election of the lifetimes of young people around the world in relation to racial justice and climate change, and the communities most impacted by it—the same communities most impacted by COVID-19 and by racial injustice. So, let’s get out the vote!
Join Jenny Cooper, Director of Environmental Education & Sustainability, for “Civics & Swing States,” a free four-week program aimed at mobilizing people to get out the vote in swing states and engage locally and nationally in the November 2020 election. Jenny facilitated the program this summer to a group of 65 people, ranging in age from 12-68, and is excited to offer the program for a second time. Open to students, parents, faculty, alumni, and friends and family.
Full program description here.
Dates: September 23 - October 17
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Option 1: Wednesdays & Fridays, 8:00-9:00 am PT
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Option 2: Thursdays, 5:15-6:45 pm & Saturdays 10:00-11:30am PT
Register here (no later than Sept. 16)
Please reach out to Jenny Cooper if you have any questions.
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Humanities Department Q&A, Sept. 30
The Humanities Department will be hosting a parent/guardian event on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 7:00-8:00 pm to showcase our approach to teaching Humanities, introduce new faculty, and offer a chance for parents and guardians to ask questions without the time constraints of Curriculum Night.
Department Co-coordinators Tamara Bunnell (Middle School) and Priscilla Lindberg (Upper School) will design the evening based in part on the needs and questions of attendees, and are asking that questions be submitted in advance to help with planning. Stay tuned for a Zoom invitation (RSVP's will be very helpful). For now, please send any questions or hopes for the evening to Priscilla Lindberg and/or Tamara Bunnell.
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Upper School Athletics: Fall “Open Coaching” Period
The WIAA’s fall “open coaching” period runs Sept. 28-Nov. 30. Details for workouts are being finalized; stay tuned for more information.
Reiterating previous E-News information, the Upper School athletics seasons have been shifted and modified in accordance with the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association’s recent changes to the 2020-21 sports season calendar. The seasons have been moved to later in the school year and compressed in length as follows:
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Dec. 28-Feb. 28: Winter season (Basketball, Mixed Ultimate)
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March 1-May 2: Fall season (Cross Country, Girl's Soccer, Boy's Ultimate, Girl's Volleyball)
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April 26-June 27 (extending past the end of the school year): Spring season (Boy's Soccer, Girl's Ultimate, Track & Field)
These dates are tentative and further changes may be made to respond to the changing situation around the pandemic.
If you have questions regarding athletics, please reach out to Upper School Athletic Director Britt Atack.
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Early Sibling and Faculty Child Applications
Applications for admission to the 2021-22 school year go live on Sept. 14. For current families and faculty members with a child applying to 6th grade, please note Early Sibling & Faculty Child (ESFC) applications are due Oct. 22. Please fill out the ESFC interest form to be included in mailings about this process.
For more information about the ESFC application timeline and the admission process for siblings and faculty children applying to grades 7 and above, please click here, or contact our Admissions Office. We are excited to meet and work with you this fall!
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Boldly Grown Winter CSA Sign-up
Northwest is a pick-up location for a winter community-supported agriculture (CSA) box from Boldly Grown Farms, which is owned and operated by alumni Jacob Slosberg '06 and his wife Amy Frye. CSA members receive a supply of high-quality, locally grown, certified organic vegetables throughout the winter months, every other Wednesday, from early November through March.
Full program details and registration information can be found here. Space is limited, so sign up soon!
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NWS Community Fitness Online
All students (as well as parents/guardians and faculty) are invited to join Tyree Harris, our fit club/strength and conditioning coach, for NWS Community Fitness Online, weeknights at 5:00 pm PT, starting Monday, Sept. 14. Workouts will be 20-30 minutes, as we very much appreciate the desire/need to limit screen time. The workouts will be challenging yet scalable to your individual exertion and fitness levels.
Each session will be recorded and made available. To help Tyree match workouts with student goals, we will hold a roundtable discussion at 5:30 pm following the workout on Sept. 14 and all are invited to join in the conversation. If you have input but are not able to join in the roundtable conversation, please convey your thoughts here. Here’s to a trimester of enhanced fitness and all-around well-being!
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College Counseling Programs and Updates
Please click here to view additional college counseling announcements, upcoming visits and events, admissions updates, and scholarship information.
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About E-News: The weekly E-News covers a two-week period of upcoming events, parent reminders, and campus news.
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