REGISTRATION DAY - AUGUST 3

NOMS Registration day is Monday, August 3

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

The PTSA is looking for volunteers to help on Registration Day.

Please contact Betsy Lowe at betsy4kids@aol.com or 749-4339

if you are available to help that day.

Those that serve are always blessed! Pizza and sodas (or water)!

8th GRADE COOK OUT AND SURVIVOR GAMES

Dear Parents,

The PTSA is pleased to host the annual 8th grade cookout and field games.

The 8th grade cook out for students and teachers will start immediately after the ceremony at the soccer fields at the high school. Students are to wear casual clothes but still in dress code (shirts and shorts).

The PTSA provides hamburger, hot dogs and a veggie burgers hot off the grill. Along with your hamburger each student gets condiments, chips, soda, and a cookie. There is no charge for the food or the games.

After their meal, the 8th grade students will participate in field games. This year we have adopted a "Surviror Game" theme. They will work in teams and compete against other teams. The team with the highest score wins the prize.

We are looking to borrow four or five grills. They can be dropped off that morning and picked up (cleaned) at the end of the day. Please contact Betsy Lowe if you have a grill we can borrow.

Anyone interested in volunteering for the cook out or for the games ... please contact Betsy Lowe regarding the cook out - 749-4339 or contact Pauline Wasser regarding the games.

8th GRADE PROMOTION CEREMONY

The 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony will be held on
Friday, June 5
9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
NOMS Gymnasium

Each student is allowed to invite 2 adults. You should receive two tickets in the mail. If you have any questions regarding the promotion ceremony, please contact the front office at

NOMS - 228-9998.

Congratulations to all 8th Grade students!!!

8th GRADE DANCE

To honor the 8th grade students at NOMS going onto high school, the PTSA hosts a special dance for the 8th grade students. This is a time honored tradition at NOMS.

There is no cost for this dance - it is a way for the PTSA to congratulate every 8th grade student for advancing to high school.

This year the dance is being held on Thursday, June 4th from 7:30 - 10:00 p.m. in the gym at NOMS.

Students get to dress up and enjoy the festivities.

Parents interested in helping with decorations please contact Melanie Doyon, those interested in helping with food preparation, please contact Betsy Lowe.

KATS TESTING OVER

The PTSA would like to congratulate the teachers and the students for surviving another year of KATS testing!

Way to go - Mustangs! 115

New PTSA BOARD STARTS TODAY

The PTSA at NOMS held their General PTSA meeting Wednesday, May 13 at 9:00 a.m. at JAVA Brewing. The meeting was conducted by Betsy Lowe, PTSA President. Their were 15 members in attendance giving us a quorum to approve the 2009-2010 PTSA Executive Board and Board of Directorys. In addition to accepting the nominiation slate of officers, the members voted to approve the budget as ammended and the "tentative" PTSA calendar.

Final versions of the roster, budget and calendar will be presented at the August General PTSA meeting at NOMS on 6th Grade Open House night.

Have a great summer!

END OF YEAR GENERAL PTSA MEETING

The end of year General PTSA meeting will be held at NOMS in the cafeteria on Wednesday, May 13 at 9:00 a.m. Immediately following the General PTSA meeting, the 2009-2010 PTSA board will hold their first meeting. Refreshments will be served.

We will vote on the 2009-2010 Board members, Budget and Calendar.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Volunteers Needed

All parents: NOMS PTSA is looking for volunteers to help with the 8th grade promotion activities. Typically we encourage 7th grade parents to help with this activity as 8th grade parents have company in town. There are a few opportunities to be of service to the school. Thursday, June 4 for the 8th grade dance (7:30 - 10:00) or on Friday, June 5 for the cookout (11:30 - 1:00) or for the survivor games (12:30 - 3:00). Please contact Betsy Lowe at betsy4kids@aol.com if you can volunteer in any way. We welcome your help!

Thank you!

MARCH PTSA MEETING MINUTES

NOMS PTSA Meeting Notes March 11, 2009
Meeting called to order at 8:50 with fifteen people in attendance including: Lyne Church, Kellie Harrison, Pauline Moore, Betsy Lowe, Cynthia Paris, Kim Finnicum, Cheryl Junion, Beverly Smith, Beth Scherer, Lana Rice, Renae Riley, Jean Lewis, Connie Coartney, Robb Smith and Deborah Alston.
President’s Report:

• The nominating committee for PTSA positions is Pauline Moore, Beth Scherer and Beverly Smith and they will let the elementary schools know about open positions on the NOMS PTSA for rising 5th grade parents who might be interested.
• Thanks to everyone for all the successful programs that were executed at NOMS by the PTSA this year!
• There will not be any food allowed at any programs next year
• There will be a bullying program on 3-17-09 at 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. at NOMS, please plan to attend.
• Get Betsy anything you need added to the Blog.

Principal’s Report:

• Infinite Campus is replacing STI and there is still not a start date for this new program
• Discussed how often parents might want to see a report card and if midterms are important also how often want communications about grades and how often see paper with grades as this is looking to be updated in the future. It was requested that Mr. Smith send out an update on grading.
• Also discussed homework grades vs. test assessment grades as this is being looked at to change for next year.
• Discussed retaking of tests and that some teachers allow this and some don’t and the difference in what teachers allow students to achieve on the retests.
• It was requested that in the future when there is an assembly on something such as Stranger Danger that parents be alerted in advance.

Secretary’s Report: The minutes stand approved. They need to be saved in .doc format so that they can be opened by all.

Corresponding Secretary Report: No report

Treasurer’s Report: The checkbook balance is $17688.47 as of today.
· Please get in any outstanding receipts asap

Membership Report: We have 1183 total members as of today, 85 of these members are new and joined at the ice cream social.

Fundraising Report:

• The Little Caesar’s pizza sale went great thanks to Robin. There will be another sale coming in April so be on the lookout.
• Dacia to check the leftover food quantities from the Talent Show concession stand and it can be used at the April dance, Betsy has the information and has both chips and candy.
• Need ideas for next years fundraising

Health Screening Report: The health screening concluded earlier than anticipated so some volunteers were not needed, it is hard to determine the length of time this will take but many thanks to all that helped out.

High Achiever’s Report: 519 kids attended the last party and they got a soda and potato chips and all went well.
· Ideas for future meetings are needed such as a raffle, bingo, music etc. please email Renae or Laura any ideas that you have.

Reflections Report: Sunday March 15th at the Arts Center is the district awards. NOMS had 13 out of 18 entrants that will receive a district award and 5 are going onto the state level in 4 different categories. The state competition date is TBD. Great job to all participants!

Talent Show Report: Attendance was a bit lower this year, 351 tickets were sold for $1400.00. There were 24 participants and the program was great! We had 2 MC’s from the high school who did a great job. Thanks for everyone’s support!
· For next year Mr. Ray offered to work sound and we should be in the new auditorium.


Teacher Appreciation Week: This is scheduled for the week of April 27th. There is something special planned for everyday of this week and an email will be coming out with details. Lana is in need of donations and if you can go to any businesses for sponsors that would be great just see Lana for a letter.
SBDM Council Report: 2-12-09 reports about individual schools were given and NOMS got great marks and is considered to be very well rounded. The budget meeting is scheduled for 5-6-09.

Legislative Report: None

Hospitality Report: On 4-29-09 there will be a teacher appreciation lunch and help is needed, please contact Meg Demuth with ideas, food donations or if you can help.

Secret Pals Program: Please remember your secret pal each month with a little something.

Old Business: The PTSA general meetings have been reduced for next year to 3 meetings vs. 4. The PTSA positions are now for unlimited terms and both of these items have been added to the bylaws.

New Business: Please let Betsy know asap if you would like to stay in your position for next year.

The next meeting will be at Captain’s Quarter’s on April 15th at 11:30 for lunch. There will be preliminary discussions on the budget, calendar, roster and fundraising and then each of these items will be approved at the May NOMS PTSA meeting which will be our last meeting of the year.
Meeting adjourned at 10:35 a.m.

STATE REFLECTIONS WINNERS

A huge CONGRATULATIONS goes out to

Amanada Jack,

Anna Rauh,

Adama Kamara

and Kayvon Ghayoumi

for earning

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE

at the State Competition.

All four students that advanced to the State level won Awards of Excellence - that's amazing!

Anna Rauh and Adama Kamara won Awards of Excellence in Dance Choreography and Dance Performance. There is not a Dance component at the National Level so this is the highest honor in this category.

Amanda Jack won Award of Excellence in Literature - her piece advanced to the National Competition!

Kayvon Ghayoumi won Award of Excellence in Musical Composition - his piece advanced to the National Competition!

We are so blessed to have such talented students at NOMS! Congratulation! Best wishes at the National Level.

CELL PHONE SAFETY TIPS FROM PTSA

Almost everyone has a cell phone these days...even our children. PTA has provided great safety tips to help you guide your child's cell phone use.

Benefits:
• Cell phones can make communication within families a lot easier.
• Cell phones can be extremely helpful in emergencies.
• Text messages can be an efficient and discreet way for parents to communicate with their children, especially when they just need a quick answer.

Risks:
• The features available for cell phones and other hand-held devices are rapidly becoming more sophisticated.

Most cell phones now provide SMS (text messaging) capabilities, access to theInternet, pictures and/or video features. What You Can Do....Download, read and share full tip sheet here: http://www.pta.org/Documents/Cellphone_Tipsheet.pdf

OPEN NOHS PTSA positions

Attention all 8th grade parents: The NOHS PTSA is looking for parent that would like to serve on the NOHS PTSA. Open positions include: President, Reflections, Drug/Health, Kentucky Kids Day, Academic Recognition, Senior Breakfast, Class Representatives 9th, 10th, and 12th. Please contact Karen Coffey at 228-6765 or coff7023@bellsouth.net if you have any interest.

THANK YOU

The NOMS PTSA would like to thank

Jeff Griffin

Jed Turner

Lisa Bowman

Teresa Forrest

for doing such an outstanding job at the Bullying at NOMS information forum meetings, and

the administration for supporting the event!

Thanks a bunch!

2009-2011 SBDM COUNCIL PARENT REPRESENTATIVE

The NOMS PTSA is pleased to announce that Leah Simpson will be the NOMS Parent Representative on the SBDM Council for the 2009-2011 term.

Congratulations Leah Simpson!

Attention all 5th, 6th & 7th grade parents:

The NOMS PTSA would like to extend an invitation to all parents to join the PTSA (Parent, Teacher, and Student Association) and consider taking a position on the PTSA board. It’s a fantastic way to be involved in the school and see first hand what is going on. I have served on the PTSA board for five years, and have enjoyed every minute of it. There are several positions available ranging from minimal involvement to being a vice president. Below is a list of open positions:

President - oversee all operations of the Parent Teacher Student Association, conduct monthly PTSA meetings, quarterly General PTSA meetings, attend training meetings, coordinate with the staff and administration of NOMS for PTSA events, and the list goes on ...

Vice President of Fund Raising – responsible for organizing the PTSA fundraisers. There are usually six per year (Fall Catalog, pizza sale, plant sale, talent show, dance, etc.) (committee to help)

Vice President of Membership – responsible for conducting the membership drive on registration day and reporting membership of our organization. Also, responsible for hosting the annual student membership social.

Volunteer Coordinator – Responsible for supplying committee chairperson with names and contact information of those persons that volunteered to help.

Fall Fundraiser Chairperson – Responsible for overseeing and organizing the fall fundraiser. This typically includes determining prizes, coordinating with our supplier, distribution of sale catalogs (usually after the assembly), collection of orders and money, distribution of pre-packaged and sorted items to students. Our supplier does all the packing and assembly work. We only promote the program and distribute the product when it arrives (already sorted and labeled with each participates name and classroom). (committee/volunteers to help)

Newsletter Editor – Publish four newsletters per year.

Red Ribbon Week – A Program we celebrate encouraging the kids to make good choices avoiding cigarettes, alcohol, bullying, etc. This position is responsible the various activities that take place over one week (usually 4 days due to Fall Break).

Talent Show Concession Stand – Once a year organize and host the concession stand for the annual Talent Show / Silent Auction. (To be held in late February or early March 2010)

Reflections Program – Responsible for running the PTSA Reflections Program (Cultural Arts) on the school level, including publicity, collection are entries, submission to district and the awards ceremony. Some direction from the district level. (Beginning of the school year)

8th Grade Promotion Chair – Responsible for coordinating with NOMS staff responsible for organizing activities associated with 8th grade promotion. This typically involves a field day or cook out, field trip, award recognition, 8th grade dance, etc. (committee to help).

Legislative Chairperson – Responsible for keeping the NOMS PTSA board informed of legislative issues that pertain to our school, students, parents, etc.

Social / Dance Chairperson – Responsible for hosting two dances (socials) for the students each year. We host the first dance of the year – held on the first Friday of school, and a spring dance (typically the last dance of the year). Primarily responsible for securing the DJ, volunteers and concessions.

Please feel free to contact any member on our nominating committee if you are interested in any of the above or with any questions. We look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,
Betsy Lowe,
NOMS PTSA President, 749-4339, betsy4kids@aol.com

Nominating Committee Members:
Pauline Moore, 228-0578, pmoore2904@gmail.com
Beverly Smith, 292-2850, gypsybev@insightbb.com
Beth Scherer, 228-6112, beth.scherer@att.net

STATE REFLECTION CEREMONY - MAY 9

The Student Recognition for state Reflection winners is on May 9 in Frankfort.
All winners of the State Competition will receive directions, time, etc. in the written communication from the Kentucky PTA.

Reflection Pieces going onto the STATE competition

The following students Reflection Pieces are being considered in the STATE competition:



DANCE PERFORMANCE
Anna Rauh and Adama Kamara

DANCE CHORIOGRAPHY
Anna Rauh

MUSICAL COMPOSITION
Kayvon Ghayoumi

LITERATURE
Amanda Jack

Best wishes from your NOMS PTSA board! Thanks for representing NOMS so well!

REFLECTIONS DISTRICT RESULTS!

Congratulations to the following students for having their Reflection's Piece Place at Districts!

LITERATURE

Matthew Fraser - Excellence

Katarina Dewey - Excellence

Amanda Jack - Excellence

Nikhita Luthra - Merit

PHOTOGRAPHY

Megan Flanigan - Excellence

Richard Cockerell - Excellence

Jake Johnson - Honorable Mention

ART

Nikhita Luthra - Excellence

Kayvon Ghayoumi - Honorable Mention

DANCE PERFORMANCE

Anna Rauh & Adama Kamara - Excellence

DANCE CHORIOGRAPHY

Anna Rauh - Excellence

MUSICAL COMPOSITION

Kayvon Ghayoumi - Excellence

TALENT SHOW RESULTS

The NOMS PTSA is so pleased to announce the winners of the 11th Annual PTSA Mustang Talent Show but before we do we want to offer a huge THANK YOU to

our COMMITTEE:

Beverly Smith

Laura Karaglanis

Dorinda Workman

our JUDGES:

Terri Foster

Joyce Fletcher

Alison Erwin

our MCs and Sound:

Dominic Piedmonte

Alanah Stigler

Samantha Harrison

Scott Menefee for printing the programs!

AND ...

NOMS for their support!

And the winners are ...

Crowd Pleaser Award -

Wyatt Crawford

Judges Award -

Matt McGraw, John Roach, Evan Elkins, Garrison Bullock and Quinn Jones

Instumental

- 1st place - Chris Chen,

- 2nd place - Landon Jones

Dance

- 1st place - Arin Hurd,

- 2nd place - Katie Guinn and Mallory Love

Vocal

- 1st place - Brandie Neelly,

- 2nd place - Rachel Smith

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ABOVE STUDENTS AND ALL MUSTANG STUDENTS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM! SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!

From KY PTA - for YOUR STUDENT!

Kentucky State University is one of the college campuses across the country hosting an AgDiscovery program on its campus June 14 – 27 in Frankfort for students between the ages of 12 and 16. Ag-Discovery is an outreach program to help teenagers learn about careers in animal science, veterinary medicine, agribusiness, plant pathology and wildlife management. They study the life cycles and habits of insects (entomologists); research microorganisms, such as bacteria and viruses (biotechnologists); examine cells and tissues under a microscope to identify diseases (plant pathologists); work to conserve and manage wild animals and their habitats (wildlife biologists); carry out animal health programs (veterinarians); and provide leadership and education on the humane care and treatment of animals (veterinarians and animal care inspectors).

The AgDiscovery program is a 2 week summer boarding program allows participants ages 12-17 to live on a college campus and learn about Agricultural science from university professors, practicing veterinarians and professionals working for the U.S. Government. Students chosen to participate in AgDiscovery will gain experience through hands-on labs, workshops, field trips and other group and team building activities. Students also will participate in character and team-building activities and diversity workshops.

The university will make a variety of animal species available to the AgDiscovery participants. Every participant will work with live animals during this summer program. The students will learn what it feels like to be a veterinarian through hands-on experiences.

AgDiscovery is a unique opportunity for students to gain a first-hand look at the many career paths open to them in the agricultural sciences. For those interested in an agricultural career, AgDiscovery is a great way to get started!

Students selected for the 2009 AgDiscovery summer session will pay only the cost of their transportation to get from home to the college campus for the start of the session and back again at the end of the session. The cost of tuition, room and board, and lab supplies for the 2-week program will be covered by various offices within APHIS.

A complete application package must be submitted to APHIS that is postmarked no later than April 17, 2009. APHIS will not accept application packages that are postmarked after that date and/or are incomplete. Students must submit a two-page essay entitled “Why I Want to Attend the AgDiscovery Program and What I Want to Learn.” Included in the essay In the essay should be information on interests and hobbies and an explanation on what you want to do when you grow up. Additionally, three character reference letters must be included.

Please go to the link below for more details and an application:
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/agdiscovery/