Omaha North Newswire

5/31

14: Niles Paul has been announced by the Omaha World-Herald as the 2007 Nebraska Athlete of the Year. This is the first time in 30 years that a North student-athlete has been so honored. Mike McGee, who played basketball for the Los Angeles Lakers, was our prior recepient.

5/29

13: A small-group project of the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce Leadership Omaha (LO) Class 29 and the Omaha Public Schools teamed up with Ville de Sante Life Center to create a learning experience for youth and adults that benefited elderly residents in Omaha, Nebraska.

LO small group members who coordinated the project and interviews with six Life Center residents were Linda Cunningham, Ruth Ann Manley and Tim Reed. These interviews were then given to the art teachers at Benson, North, Northwest, Nathan Hale and Monroe.

Using the interviews as their inspiration, students created artwork specially designed to reflect some aspect of the resident’s life. The artwork will be hung at the center in honor of the residents. The pieces were presented to the residents on Sunday afternoon, May 20th.

Omaha North presented a piece of work to Cindy Faulkner which displayed her African American heritage. Beth Wipf created the wall hanging made from clay, copper and colored glass. Kim Cooper is her instructor.

5/25

12: The following students will attend COLT Leadership Conference May 28 to May 30: Emily Williams, Jordan Stevens, Mari Logan and Dewitt Steward

5/25

11: The North Star, the student newspaper of Omaha North High Magnet School, is now online. Once updated, the web site will have a link in the lower left corner of each page in the "Other Areas of Interest" section.

5/23

10: Photographs of most of the Art Purchase Award works are now online. A few, unfortunately, are no longer available.

5/23

9: Omaha 2007 - a recounting of the 2007 visit by German students to North has been posted on the visiting German school's website.

5/22

Congratulations to Corey Stone who was announced at the Scholarship and Senior Honors Night as a 2007 National Merit Award winner!

5/22

Past recipients of the Art Purchase Award have been added to the Art Department's web page.

5/21

Special Commencement Announcement - It is the Qwest Center's policy that balloons are NOT allowed in the building. Removal of "lost" balloons is an expensive task requiring retreival from the very tall ceilings of the Exhibit Hall. Please do not bring balloons to the graduation ceremony. Commencement will be held on Friday, May 25th at 7:00 PM.

5/17

Students from Omaha North recently competed in the Nebraska Power Drive Championships (Electric Car). The team finished 7th overall, traveling more than 25 miles in one hour. Members of the Power Drive Racers club are President: Ben Wagner, Vice President: Eric Norrgard and Crew Members: Ben McGill and Chris Smith. Dan Concannon is pictured in the car. [photo]

Eric Norgard drove A88 the advanced class vehicle to a six place finish in his class heat at an average speed of 30 miles per hour and also received an award for placing third in the braking competition

5/17

The 2007 Teacher of the Year awards were announced at the 2007 Senior Scholarship and Honor's Night on May 17th. Dr. Lee Kallstrom, Engineering Technology, received the Strauss Distinguished Teacher of the Year award and Mr. Tim Anglen, Mathematics, received the Morgan Distinguished Teacher of the Year. Both awards recognize teachers with outstanding skills in teaching and who possess a high degree of professional dedication.

5/17

Scholarships received by the Class of 2007 now exceeds $3.4 million dollars and continues to grow! Scholarships from the Vikings of Distinction, the Omaha North High School Foundation, Omaha North High School Faculty and Omaha North High School PTSO were announced at the Senior Scholarship and Honor's Night ceremony.

5/15

The Art 7-8 Senior Project has completed its work on a mural in the weight room. Students included Phil Prazen, Chris Jimerson, Samantha Keithley, Mauro Parnell, Meg Garnett, Brandon Redick and Bret Harbin. Instructor is Mr. Cooper.

5/11

The Nebraska Schools Activity Association is pleased to commend the following students for their Academic and Athletic Ability. The NSAA Academic All State Award winners must have a 3.7 GPA out of 4.00 and must have contributed to the activities of the NSAA.

The following are the North High Honorees:

Jill Ourada, Linda Boamah-Wiafe, Adam Chapman, Rob Swanson, John Ward, Kira Luxon, Christa Webber and Allison Williams

5/11

The Omaha Section of the American Chemical Society has awarded the "Outstanding High School Chemistry Student Award" to two Omaha North High Magnet School students for the 2006-07 school year. Senior Corey Stone was recognized for his achievements in Advanced Placement Chemistry; sophomore Skyler Lewis was honored for his accomplishments in first-year Chemistry. Corey's AP Chemistry teacher is Mrs. Susan Loder; Skyler's Honors Chemistry 1-2 teacher is Ms. Kristy Hetzel.

One student per year of chemistry at each building is eligible for the award.

Founded in 1876, the American Chemical Society is a self-governed individual membership organization that consists of more than 158,000 members at all degree levels and in all fields of chemistry. The organization provides a broad range of opportunities for peer interaction and career development, regardless of professional or scientific interests. The ACS maintains over 30 journals and publications, as well as other benefits to its members.

5/8

North High has been notified that we have a National Merit Scholarship winner. The student's name will be announced at the Honor's Night ceremony on Thursday, May 17th. The National Merit is one of the most prestigious awards given to a high school student.

5/9

Mrs. LeeAnn Vaughan, science teacher, is the recipient of the Genzyme-Invitrogen Biotech Educator Award, the nation’s top award for biotechnology education. The award carries a $10,000 cash award. Press Release : Photo1 : Photo2 : Website

5/8

Over 200 photographs from Prom 2007 (PDF 128MB) are now available but only within OPS. You can not access these images from outside the school district due to district student privacy policies. You will probably want to change the zoom to "Fit Page" in Adobe Reader. CDs will be available shortly in the School Store.

5/4

Cenquis Rocket and Stacie Thomsen, two Omaha North High School Volleyball players, will be signing a full tuition scholarship to play volleyball at Barton County Community College (a nationally ranked JUCO and KU's feeder program) on May 4th.

5/2

The 2007 Senior Scholarship & Honors Night will be held on Thursday, May 17, 2007 at 7:00 PM in the auditorium.

The Strauss Distinguished Teacher of the Year, the Morgan Distinguished Teacher of the Year, and Scholarship-Winning Seniors will be honored.

Refreshments and the Art Thesis Show will be in the Viking Center following the program.

5/1

Congratulations to the Student Council officers for 2007-2008:

Our new officers for next school year are...
President: Stephanie Leonard
Vice-President: Grace Peterson
Secretary: Kelsey Schneider
Treasurer: Meng Lo
Historian: Britta Tollsefrud
Sargent-at-Arms: Ryan Kilpatrick

5/1

YOU can help decide the Homecoming 2007 theme!!
The entire North Student Body is invited to help decide on the theme for Homecoming 2007.

On Tuesday, May 1 & May 8, at 7 a.m. in the Lecture Hall, the Student Council will head up a discussion and brainstorming session for theme ideas. Please join us to get ideas flowing!

On Tuesday, May 15, at 7 a.m. in the Lecture Hall, those with theme ideas will present their proposals to everyone who is present, and those present will vote on their choice for Homecoming theme. Come and present an idea, or just come to vote and be part of the decision-making process!!

If you have an idea for a theme, please prepare a detailed proposal according to the attached form. The more details you include, the more votes you will get. Please turn in form to Ms. Beck by May 14th!