INNOVATIONS NHS - Northville Educational Foundation

INNOVATIONS
a bi-monthly newsletter of the Northville Educational Foundation
August—September | 2015
150
Inside this issue
NHS Turns 150!
NHS
TWO WEEKENDS.
ONE BIG CELEBRATION.
TONS OF FUN.
NHS
SESQUICENTENNIAL
CELEBRATION
Northville Public Schools
& Northville Educational
Foundation invite ALL
Northville High School
Families & Alumni to
attend these two special
weekends.
Sept. 18-20, 2015
Victorian Festival
Sept. 25-26, 2015
NHS Homecoming
Weekend
NHS150.com
1
Resources to Help Transition
Your Student To Next Level 2
Corral Club
2
Office Depot Discount Card
3
NORTHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL TURNS 150!
This September, Northville Public
Schools will celebrate the sesquicentennial of when Northville’s first high school
opened its doors.
Union School, as it was named, opened
on September 4, 1865 on the site where
Old Village School now
stands. It was the first
graded school in
Northville and the first
to offer an accredited
high school curriculum.
Union School became
the elementary school
in 1907 when a new high school was
built next door.
In 1959, Northville High School opened
on Buchner Hill at Center Street and
Baseline Road. Undergoing two expansions, it remained the high school until
2000 when the current high school
opened on Six Mile Road.
Northville High graduated
its first student in 1869,
Alice Beal. Today, Northville High School boasts
nearly 2,300 students but
continues its tradition of
academic excellence.
The Northville Public
School district remains a one high
school district which provides for a
strong sense of community and
hometown pride.
Union School burned down in 1916 and
Northville’s third high school was built on
that site. That high school is now known To celebrate the occasion, Northville
as Old Village School. It was the high
Public Schools and Northville Educational
school from 1917—1959.
Foundation have collaborated with several community and school organizations
The second high school burned down in to bring two weekends of activities.
1936 and a new building was built in its
place called Main Street Elementary.
Visit www.nhs150.com for all the
Main Street Elementary still stands and
details and to read more about
now houses the Board of Education
NHS’ 150 year history.
offices.
501 W Main St, Rm 211 | Northville, MI 48167
248.344.8458 | nef@northvilleedfoundation.org
www.northvilleedfoundation.org
RESOURCES FOR TRANSITIONING YOUR KIDS
TO THE NEXT PHASE OF THEIR EDUCATION
Going back to school brings up mixed
emotions for parents and students,
but when they are transitioning from elementary school
to middle school or middle
school to high school, back
to school brings additional
anxiety, curiosity and excitement.
From having a locker for the
first time to a heavy increase
in the amount of homework
and more extracurricular
options, each level adds new challenges
and new opportunities.
Edutopia has compiled a great list of
articles offering advice for parents and
students going through a
transition year from preschool to elementary, from
high school to college and
everything in between.
Click here to read the full
article and find links to
resources specific to your
student’s age or visit:
http://www.edutopia.org/
blog/transition-resources-teachers-mattdavis
Northville Mustangs
Booster Club, Inc.
www.gonorthvillemustangs.org
2015-16 CORRAL CLUB
MEMBERSHIPS OPEN THIS WEEK
Join or renew to support Northville Public Schools! Your
contribution goes to the Northville Mustangs Booster Club
(NMBC) and the Northville Educational Foundation (NEF).
Benefits include a family sports pass, reserved football parking, priority seating for NHS holiday concert & more.
Visit: www.gonorthvillemustangs.org to learn more.
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Monday-Thursday,
August 24-27
NHS Registration
Thursday, September 3
First NHS Varsity Football
Home Game
Monday, September 7
Labor Day
Tuesday, September 8
First Day of School - full
day
Tuesday, September 15
NHS Open House
Friday, September 18
3rd Graders participate in
Victorian Festival
Fri-Sun, September 18-20
Victorian Festival in
downtown Northville
www.northville.org
Fri-Sat, September 25-26
Homecoming Weekend
& NHS Sesquicentennial
Celebrations
www.nhs150.com
For a complete list of school
events, visit:
www.northvilleschools.org/
calendar