Happy Catholic Schools Week! This is an especially special week for claiming the value Catholic education provides to young people. Alongside the excellent academics and strong faith formation, Catholic schools prepare students to become good citizens who place a lifetime importance on serving others.   According to (the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA), national test scores, high school graduation rates, college attendance and other data show that Catholic schools frequently outperform schools in both the public and private sectors. My, Catholic schools have many reasons to celebrate! Thank you so much for sending your children to Nashua Catholic! As I often say to our students, "God is good all the time."

Speaking of national test scores, I am very proud to tell you that our NC students placed in the top 15% of the nation in reading and mathematics last spring. This data recognized Nashua Catholic as an exemplary high performing school and we qualified to apply for National Blue Ribbon School status, which is very prestigious. Applying for Blue Ribbon status is an intensive and rigorous process. A small faculty committee and I spent November and December completing the application. Last Friday, I was notified that Nashua Catholic made it through the first process. Our application was reviewed and nominated by the Council for American Private Education (CAPE) for further consideration and review with the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE).  Only 50 schools are nominated from many applications across the nation! We will send our application to the USDOE by February 28 and we will be notified in September of 2017. Wish us luck!

Last month, we kicked off our "Complete 180" campaign, setting an enrollment goal of 180 for the 2017-2018 school year. We received multiple referrals. Thank you so very much! Please keep going! Your referrals are our greatest asset for new admissions. Don't forget to mention that we are a recognized exemplary high performing school and our Blue Ribbon pursuit!

In Christ,

Mrs. McFadden

This scholarship has been made possible as a result of a bequest to Nashua Catholic Regional Junior High School by Father Denis Horan in loving memory of his sister Helen. This scholarship will be awarded to a deserving graduating 8th grade student who has successfully completed two years at Nashua Catholic and is continuing on to a Catholic high school.   Click Here for Application.

 

 All applications due to Mrs. McFadden by March 15, 2017.

Some students are not placing their cell phones that are to be turned off, in the designated bucket during morning homeroom. Instead, they are carrying their phones, turned on, and in their sweatshirts or placing them in their lockers.  It is important that students understand that there is a reason for these policies to be in place- optimal learning! Parents, can you talk to your student about this policy and encourage them to follow NC rules?   Thank you!

The 8th grade students at NCRJHS will be participating in a special school project through the Young Inventors' Program® School Invention Convention. It  will combine many of the skills that s/he has been learning in the areas of science, social studies, language, writing, and math. The Inventive Thinking Project is a school activity, which promotes analytical and creative thinking and problem solving.

Each group will develop an original idea for a Rube  Goldberg® invention and take it from an idea to a completed project. They will design an  invention and build a working model of it. This project is important because it gives each student an opportunity to solve a real problem.

On Wednesday February 22, 2017 , from 6:30P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Nashua Catholic Regional Junior High School will hold a Young Inventors' Program® School Invention Convention, a special event to display the students' creative efforts. You will be surprised and delighted by the many new and creative Rube Goldberg® contraptions the students develop. Please save the date! We will remind you of this event, and we hope you will join us to celebrate the students' efforts.

The 35 hardworking, talented kids in drama are so thankful that Mrs. Jedow has come forward to help as a stage  crew parent teaming up with Mrs. LaPlante.  Thank you both!

Carpenter/Woodworker

Again, we are thankful beyond measure for the carpentry skills of Mr. Nale to make the many needed stage boxes for our Wildcat Theatre.  Thank you, Mr. Nale!

The Nashua Catholic Chapter of The Moms in Prayer International Group will meet on the third Thursday of every month to pray for our school community, especially our children. The prayer group will meet 8 am to 9 am in the NC Chapel. The second prayer gathering will be on Thursday, February 16. Please join us!

Next up in February...

Parents, we ask for your cooperation in the car pool dismissal procedure at the end of the school day. Please know that parking on Webster and waiting for your student(s) is not acceptable. This street is reserved for sport buses and for parents who must come into the building to pick up their child for pressing appointments outside Nashua Catholic. We have also noticed some drivers turning from Webster onto Bartlett and "cutting" the line. Let's all work together and follow the rules that are put in place to make your students as safe as possible. Thank You!

Mrs. McFadden is seeking new board members as some of her current members are finishing up their terms this June. If you have experience in any of the areas below and would be interested in working on our advisory board alongside Mrs. McFadden, please send a resume and a cover letter stating why you would like to be on the NC school board.

Admissions/Enrollment

Advancement

Curriculum

Catholic School Identity

Finance

Marketing

Technology Integration

February 15       Caritas Christi Meeting 3:00 

February 16        Student Council and Movie Making Club after school

                            Moms' Prayer Group 8-9 A.M.

February 17        Progress Reports online

February 18        Caritas Christi at Operation Care for Troops

February 20        No School - Presidents' Day

February 21       Writers' Club Meeting

                            Mandatory Model/Parent Meeting for Fashion Show     6:30 P.M.

                            Eat at or take out from Shorty's tonight!

February 22        Chess Club Meeting

                            Invention Convention 

February 23        Mass 9:00 A.M.  All are welcome!

                            Movie Making Club

February 24        Mini-course Day

February 27 - March 3  Winter Break - No School

Many of our students  represented us last weekend and will again this weekend in Catholic parishes around Nashua.We appreciate the efforts of these students and their families: Olivia Valdez, Matthew Kerutis, Evangeline Rockwell, Luke Mutty, Nicholas Dahl, Tracy Rutagengwa, Ana and Ben Haight, Haleigh Swabowicz, Maddie Daniel, Abby Block, Reilly Hansen, John MacFarlane, Henry Grabowski, and Chloe Roberts.

 Blessings to you all.