In this issue:
- Headmaster Letter
- Save the Date!
- Second Semester Clubs
- Gladiator Athletics
- Community Service Day
- College Counseling
- Yearbook/Senior Ad's
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Headmaster Letter
Dear North Phoenix Prep Families,
"The distractions of the digital era are upon us," Eva Moskowitz declares in
a recent article
. Moskowitz is CEO and Founder of
Success Academy charter schools
, which serves many low-income families in New York. She describes not only the educational and social-emotional problems that arise from prolonged exposure to screens, but also the disproportionate effect that screens have upon the poor. Citing the most recent concerns expressed in a
New York Times article
, she points out that low-income children "spend two hours more on screens each day than those from affluent backgrounds." Screen time, it would seem, is becoming America's next fast food.
At North Phoenix Prep, we have faced the challenge of screen addiction head-on from the very beginning. Cell phones and personal technology has been and will continue to be restricted on our campus. That's because we care deeply about keeping our students mentally and emotionally present for learning. Furthermore, we believe that our duty to properly form young souls requires us to place restrictions on technology's use. This wisdom is as old as the Greeks, for whom the deity of technology (Hephaistos) was called "the god who limps." This notion that technology is somehow misshapen, and that it somehow mis-shapes us, has turned out to be a keen insight that modern science has repeatedly confirmed.
I urge each of you to read the articles linked above, and to do some of your own research on the effects of screen time. This is an issue that deserves our attentiveness as stewards of the next generation.
With Devotion,
Headmaster Weinhold
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Save the Date!
Saturday, March 2nd
Great
Hearts
North Phoenix
First Annual Community
Basketball Tournament
Sponsored by Our Tax Credit Drive
Stay tuned for more information and sign up details!
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All Participants will need to be sponsored by a Tax Credit
So make your contribution today!
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Jackie Curtis | Academy Giving Manager
North Phoenix Preparatory Academy
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Second Semester Clubs- Clubs start this week!
Many clubs are continuing from 1st semester, though registration is required as enrollment does not automatically roll over.
To find descriptions of NEW and returning clubs please click
HERE
Registration for clubs can be accessed through the above link or directly
HERE.
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Gladiator Athletics
Our amazing winter sports season is winding down. Please click on the image to access the athletic schedule. Come support our teams and Go Gladiators!
Gladiators, the time is NOW to register for spring sports
. Go to
www.northphoenixprepathletics.com
to register for boys and girls high school track, boys and girls middle school track, boys and girls middle school tennis, or boys and girls middle school basketball.
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Great Hearts North Phoenix Community Service Day
On January 26
t
h
, 2019 there will be 2 great opportunities to serve the school campus and the local community. From 9am – 12pm, you are invited to come to the Great Hearts North Phoenix campus and either help with rock/ gravel removal throughout the campus or to help make sack lunches for the Phoenix Rescue Mission. Details below:
- When: Saturday, January 26th from 9am – 12pm
- Where: Great Hearts North Phoenix Campus
- Who: Anyone in the Community willing to help!
- What/ Why: The rocks around the campus have become an issue for cleanliness and safety. The rock removal project will involve using shovels, brooms and wheelbarrows to collect all of the rocks and gravel around the school campus and disperse them to other needed areas. The plan for the future is to replace the rocks with pavers or turf. The sack lunch project is to benefit the Phoenix Rescue Mission which feeds needy families throughout the Phoenix area.
In order to sign up to help, please visit the link below. We will need many volunteers to bring shovels, brooms, wheelbarrows, and a helping hand!
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College Counseling
Upcoming event: Demystifying the College Admissions Process for Highly Selective Colleges
Duke University in conjunction with Trivium Preparatory Academy is pleased to offer
“Demystifying the College Admission Process
”, a 60-minute seminar for area high school students and their parents on Saturday
January 26th at 3:00 pm at the Trivium Preparatory Academy 2001 N. Bullard Ave, Goodyear, Arizona 85395. All Great Hearts high school students and families interested in applying to Highly Selective Colleges are encouraged to attend.
Rep Visits
This week, NPX will be hosting a representative from the University of Arizona on Tuesday, 1/22 at 3:30 in room 505.
Senior Scholarship Opportunities
There is still time to apply! Flavorful Futures Scholarship from Sparkling Ice® is awarding five $5000 scholarships. The deadline to apply is 2/15. Read more at
https://www.flavorfulfutures.com/
Summer Programs
High school students interested in enrichment programs over summer break may be interested in the following:
- ASU Barrett Summer Scholars: BSS provides students with the opportunity to experience college while preparing for enrollment and success at Arizona State University and Barrett, the Honors College. The residential program invites academically-talented and motivated students entering the 8th, 9th, and 10th grade in fall 2019 to live on campus, engage in college-level coursework, and participate in a community of peers from across the state. For more information, contact Barrett Summer Scholars at BSS@asu.edu or 480-727-7786.
- Duke Summer Session for High School Students By attending one of our programs, you will prepare for college by delving deeper into intellectually stimulating courses of interest, which may even include the opportunity to accompany your college application with a letter of recommendation from a Duke instructor. In addition to challenging yourself academically, you will engage with a diverse group of peers, exposing you to different cultures and expanding your future network. Not to mention, you will leave with a lifetime of memories! Visit this website to learn more. Applications open now!
- Cornell Engineering Diversity Programs: Read the program overview and see if you qualify here: CURIE & CATALYST Program Overviews & Flyer
- For more detailed information, go to the following
- CURIE Academy: https://sites.coecis.cornell.edu/curieacademy/
- CATALYST Academy: https://sites.coecis.cornell.edu/catalystacademy/
- Ringling College of Art + Design: PreCollege 2019 -- PreCollege is immersive, rigorous, and FUN. All students are enrolled in a full-time program of immersions in the majors as well as courses in art and design fundamentals. Expect to experiment, take risks, push yourself and make mistakes. You will strengthen your ability to think critically and creatively.
**Scholarships are available for this opportunity by entering the upNEXT Student Pitch Competition. For more details go to
www.ringling.ed/upnext
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Senior Advertisements!
12th grade families,
Honor your graduate with a purchase of a senior ad in the yearbook. 1/4 page and 1/2 page options. Follow the link below.
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North Phoenix Preparatory | 14100 N 32nd Street | Phoenix, AZ | 85032 | 602-996-4355
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