James A. Taylor High School

YOU ARE INVITED! NORTH MASON SCHOOL DISTRICT GRADUATION 🎓 When: Friday, June 7, 2024 🎓 Time: 7:00 pm (Doors open at 6:00 pm) 🎓 Where: Phil Pugh Stadium No tickets required. Please RSVP for disabled seating/assistance by calling (360) 277-2303.

🍎 It's National Teacher Day today, which leads up to the big event of Teacher Appreciation Week May 6-10th. Check back as we will be sharing the fun events happening around the District to celebrate our SUPERSTARS!

🍎 It's National Teacher Day today, which is the precursor to a big event at NMSD...Teacher Appreciation Week May 6-10th! Check back as we will be sharing your teacher appreciation comments from the recent POSSIP survey, along with pictures of all the fun events happening around the District to celebrate our SUPERSTARS! We L❤️VE our TEACHERS!

The May Newsletter is here! Please check it out.

A JTHS Senior was celebrated for graduating early during the North Mason School District's Board Meeting on April, 22, 2024!

North Mason Regional Fire Authority giving CPR training to our students - Thursday, April 18th, 2024!

Complete the Alternative Learning Enrollment application to enroll your student in James A. Taylor High School or in the Homelink Program. Click on this link to complete and submit the application! https://forms.office.com/r/7jNnFskkvz?origin=lprLink.

The James A. Taylor student store is now open until March 21st. Click on this link to order some fanwear with the new James. A. Taylor logo! https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/RPJJCHNQgn

☃️Snow Day Make Up March 15th / Recuperación por el día de nieve 15 de marzo See you at school! ¡Nos vemos en la escuela! ❄️since we had a snow day on February 15th, students must attend school on March 15th ❄️dado que tuvimos un día de nieve el 15 de febrero, necesitamos que los estudiantes asistan a la escuela el 15 de marzo.

🏆 DECA Students Advance to State Conference 🏆 Extraordinary results for our DECA team on Friday, January 19th, when 81 students competed at the DECA Area 7 Career Development Conference in various Business & Marketing events against 19 other schools. Congratulations to the 45 students who qualified for the upcoming DECA State Career Development Conference in late February. Washington DECA provides a unique experience for students to immerse themselves in real-life business situations, presenting to industry professionals as they strive for a coveted spot to compete on the international level. Thank you, Joey Hua, for sharing these fantastic results! #gobulldogs

👩‍🎓👨‍🎓 FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID 💲 Who should complete the FAFSA® form? Any student, regardless of income, who wants to be considered for federal, state, and school financial aid programs. This includes grants, scholarships, work-study funds, and loans. 💲 How long will it take? It takes most people less than one hour to fill out the FAFSA form, including gathering any personal documents and financial information needed to complete it. 💲 What do I need? Verified account username and password (FSA ID) Parent or spouse contributor name, date of birth, Social Security number, email address, income and asset information (if required) View the video for more information https://youtu.be/NmEP38x-1Z8?si=5xQxGW-xcmBX8Ah- or visit studentaid.gov

Register by midnight! Need assistance during the holiday season? This amazing North Mason Lions Club initiative helps families by providing gifts for children/teens. To register, or to help fulfill donations, please visit https://northmasonlions.org/giving-tree.

Our last featured principal in the National Principals Month series is Alexia Hadfield, principal of James A. Taylor and Homelink, along with being the ALE/CTE Director. "I am proud to be a principal in the NMSD because I get the privilege of working with a great team to implement new and creative teaching methods, technologies, and programs to enhance the academic and 21st century learning of our students. Seeing the growth and accomplishments of our staff and students is amazing and I am excited to see what the future holds for them." Thank you to all our principals for everything you do for North Mason students. WE are proud to have you as a principal for NMSD!

Have you filled out your Impact Aid forms? Impact Aid is a federal grant program designed to assist school districts who have experienced increased expenditures due to the enrollment of federally connected children. The program supports districts with concentrations of children whose parents work on military bases and other federal properties, and Indian lands. Filling out this survey gives us the information we need to verify our qualifications to participate in this program. Even if you do not work on federal property, we still need you to fill out the form. The Impact Aid forms are now available online through Skyward Family Access and ParentSquare. If you have not signed up yet, please follow the link below. Once signed up you can complete the very short survey for each one of your children enrolled in North Mason. Links available here: https://www.nmsd.wednet.edu/article/1290685 Thank you for taking the time to complete this very short survey!

IMPORTANT RELEASE TIMES FOR CONFERENCE WEEK OCTOBER 23 - 27 Half days for Elementary all week release 12:50 PM Secondary is no early release on Wednesday-it's a full normal day Secondary has early release Thursday and Friday release time is 11:25 AM

NMHS students from the CTE Health classes visited Belfair Elementary to deliver healthy tips in a variety of fun ways to our younger students. The health class students created posters and presentations on healthy habits related to hand washing, teeth brushing, overall hygiene (showering and wearing deodorant), good sleep, and stress management (for the older elementary classes). Thank you Principal Chad Collins and Teacher Heather Brase for sharing these photos and materials highlighting your students in action!

National Principals Month is a tribute to the pivotal role principals play in leading our schools and shaping the future of our nation’s students. Join us this October as we extend our gratitude to these transformative figures. Visit principalsmonth.org to #ThankAPrincipal! Thank you to our amazing principals, pictured left to right: Robert Kalahan, Hawkins MS, Alexia Hadfield, James A. Taylor/Homelink, Chad Collins, NMHS, Jason Swaser, Sand Hill Elementary, Jessica Collins, Belfair Elementary

Orange Shirt Day is September 30th North Mason School District honors the experiences of the Native American children who were victims of residential schools. We join with the Indigenous Peoples to celebrate resilience and affirm the commitment that Every Child Matters.

North Mason School District is committed to offering a variety of opportunities to highly capable/gifted students. The referral window for the NMSD Highly Capable/Gifted program is now open. Referrals will be accepted until November 24th, 2023. Some characteristics of gifted students include: • Ability to comprehend material several grade levels above their age peers • Surprising emotional depth and sensitivity at a young age • Strong sense of curiosity • Enthusiastic about unique interests and topics • Quirky or mature sense of humor • Creative problem solving and imaginative expression • Absorbs information quickly with few repetitions needed • Self-aware, socially aware, and aware of global issues Have questions? Savannah Elliott, Coordinator of Highly Capable Programs, 360-277-2110, smelliott@northmasonschools.org

Happy first day back to school, North Mason! It was wonderful to see everyone's smiling faces and feel the positive energy at each of the schools. It's going to be a great year. We can't wait to see all that our students accomplish!