Tuesday, April 30

Tuesday, April 30


The Thespian Troupe will meet this Thursday after school on the stage. We will discuss induction points, our upcoming events and next year. Dear Edwina cast and crew, please join the Troupe meeting this Thursday, May 2 at 3:35pm

Ice cream, ice cream, who wants some ice cream? Hopefully, it’s you! Come join us next Thursday, May 9, from 3:45 - 4:45 for the Student Appreciation Ice Cream Social located on the westside concrete patio. Have your parents complete the RSVP that goes home TOMORROW to let us know you’re attending.

Attention NJHS students - our next meeting is this Wednesday, May 1st at 8:50. This is our last meeting of the year. Please bring your computers and let Mrs. Donda know if you cannot make it.

Last night our 8th grade boys volleyball teams played in their first official games and both teams cooked! Our 1st team won in 3 sets and showed a lot of strength in our serves and discipline in attempting 3 hits every time. Our 2nd team dominated in 2 sets with every player contributing. Come out this Friday to catch our volleyball club as they play in a round robin match up against 3 other schools.

The Student Council meeting is canceled for tomorrow, we will be meeting this Friday during Core Plus tutorials in room 3040.

Monday, April 29th

Monday, April 29th

This is a reminder for 8th graders: Continuation speech auditions are being held after school WEDNESDAY in Ms. Jayasanker's room, room 3047.

For the Fitness Finals, the 8th Grade Jump Rope competition took place last Friday. With agility and speed, the competition was FIERCE! Congratulations to our winners Maddox Carroll and Katie Usagani! Good job jumpers!
Next up this week is the 20-minute run Fitness Final!

Come check out our 8th grade boys volleyball club as they take on Platte River Academy today after school! Good luck boys!

The Thespian Troupe will meet this Thursday after school on the stage. We will discuss induction points, our upcoming events and next year. Dear Edwina cast and crew, please join the Troupe meeting this Thursday, May 2 at 3:35pm

Magic: The Gathering will meet today after school in Mrs. Blake's room. All experience levels and legal decks are welcome. Please join us for some friendly competition!

Hey Pumas,
Who’s craving ice cream? If it’s you, join us for the Student Appreciation Ice Cream Social Thursday, May 9, from 3:45 -4:45 on the westside concrete patio. It’s everyone’s favorite event! Have your parents complete the RSVP that goes home this Wednesday, May 1st, to let us know you’re attending.

Friday, April 26th

Friday, April 26th


Attention 8th graders interested in auditioning to speak at this year's Continuation ceremony, auditions will be held Monday, April 29 in Ms. Jayasanker's room, room 3047. See your language arts teacher with any questions!


Hey Pumas! I'm Braedan Longoria, your Thespian Troupe publicist. To start off, a HUGE thank you to everyone that showed up last night! We hope you enjoyed our musical, Dear Edwina. Tonight will be our second night of our musical. It will be hosted in the cafetorium and by our Thespian Troupe. Admission as always is free, but bring the money for some good snacks for intermission. All money will be given to our Thespian Troupe to make better plays and musicals in the future. Be at the cafetorium by 7pm tonight. If you can't make it tonight, don't worry! We still have one more night of show this Saturday, or tomorrow, at the same time. We hope to see you there!


After school today our 8th grade boys volleyball club will be taking on the Powell staff in a friendly competition. Who will be better? The students or the teachers? Stick around after school to watch it all go down! Remember there is no late bus, so you will need to arrange rides with your families. After the game be sure to relax and enjoy your fellow students as they perform their second show of Dear Edwina.


Good morning 8th grade Jumpers! We can't wait to see you turn that rope on fire! PLEASE check in with your CORE+ teacher for attendance and then head down to the gym to check in at 8:25.

Good luck!!

Thursday, April 25th

Thursday, April 25th

Attention 8th graders interested in auditioning to speak at this year's Continuation ceremony, auditions will be held Monday, April 29 in Ms. Jayasanker's room, room 3047. See your language arts teacher with any questions!

Good morning Powell! This is Braedan Longoria, your Thespian Troupe publicist. Tonight is the night! What is tonight some might wonder? Tonight is show night for our musical Dear Edwina. That's right! We are so excited to host you tonight for a story of happiness and strength. Admission is free but bring money for concessions! All money will be a direct donation to our Thespian Troupe to make better plays and musicals in the future. Be there in the cafetorium by 7pm tonight. Don't forget that if you can't make it tonight, there's always tomorrow night and Saturday. We hope to see you there!

For the Fitness Finals this week, the Plank finals competitors were strong and steady! Shout out and Congrats to our winners - Katie Usagani planked for 6 minutes and 4 seconds and Aiden McCollum held a plank for an outstanding 10 minutes and 6 seconds which is now a new school record. Make sure you check the pictures of our fitness final competitors in the gym hall. Good job planksters!

Basketball club will be meeting tomorrow morning at 7:15. We would love to have any 7th or 8th grader interested in playing basketball join us. We only have 4 more chances to meet, so set your alarm and come ball with us!

Wednesday, April 24th

Wednesday, April 24th

Hello Pumas! I'm Braedan Longoria, your Thespian Troupe publicist. Tomorrow is our show night for the musical Dear Edwina! Admission is of course free, but remember to bring money for concessions that will be sold at intermission. Be there at the cafetorium by 7 o'clock pm. If you forget, that's completely fine! We have two more nights for you to come. Those nights are Friday and Saturday at the same time, and same deals for admission. We hope to see you there!


Any TSA student who would like to stop by after school to pick up projects from our state competition may do this after school in Room 1210. Students may also select events for next year. See Mrs. Gaston if you have questions.

Tuesday, April 23rd

Tuesday, April 23rd

Attention volleyball club members. We have a slight change in our schedule this week. We will be practicing today and Thursday after school in preparation for our game on Friday against the teachers. We will NOT be practicing tomorrow. See Mrs. Marshall or Ms. Perry if you have any questions.

It was chilly, but the track was on fire Friday morning! We had a great turnout for the Partner Mile. Congratulations to the following winners:
CO-ED Katie Usagani/Isaac Knight 5:23
Boys Rylan Sinclair/Cole Troupe 4:44
Girls Erin Dickes/Sami Bell 5:39

Due to a conflict with 6th Grade Track, today's tennis club has been canceled. We will see you next Tuesday on the tennis courts.

Good morning Pumas! I'm Braedan Longoria, your publicist from Thespian Troupe. This week is finally show week! That's right! Thursday, Friday, and Saturday the Thespian Troupe is hosting our musical Dear Edwina. It will be at 7 o'clock every night in our cafetorium with, of course, our signature free admission. Bring money for concessions that will be sold at intermission. All money will go to our Thespian Troupe to make bigger and better plays in the futureWe'll love to see you there!

Friday, April 19th

Friday, April 19th

Good morning speedy Pumas! Get ready to set the track on fire!

Please check in with your CORE+ teacher for attendance, then make your way down to the gym for the Partner Mile Finals!! We can't wait to see you! Check-in begins at 8:25