Northern Adirondack Middle School

Attention student athletes and parents: Fall sports will be starting soon. There will be a Mandatory meeting for all athletes and 1 parent/guardian on August 16th at 5:30 pm. Please plan accordingly. Please see attached letter for details and important dates. Click here to view document: https://5il.co/w9i0

To help you prepare for the upcoming school year we have created back to school supply lists for our middle school students. Please click here to view: https://5il.co/uu0e

The NAC Middle and High School Academic Awards for 2021 can be viewed at the following link: https://youtu.be/TxIR4NZ-Kwg

FALL SPORTS - All students interested in participating in a Fall Sport should check their school email for information on how to sign up. If you have any questions please contact jennifer_gilmore@nacs1.org.

Congratulations to our 8th grade students who successfully completed the year. We held a moving up celebration on Tuesday, June 15. See our Northern Adirondack Facebook page for a video and photos of the celebration.

Mr. Manor challenged the 7th grade science students to a bottle rocket competition. They used basic everyday materials for construction and measured the distance of flight for each rocket.

Yearbooks are here!!! Our yearbook staff has done an amazing job making this book very memorable. We have extra copies available. They can be purchased here at school or by going to www.jostens.com to guarantee your copy as soon as possible! Yearbooks will be handed out to students in person and arrangements will be made for delivery on the bus or to be picked up here at school. Any extras will also be available for purchase at school.

ATTENTION: Due to a technical issue any submissions before 10 a.m. were not received correctly. Please resubmit. We apologize for any inconvenience. FALL SPORTS - All students interested in participating in a Fall Sport should check their school email for information on how to sign up. If you have any questions please contact jennifer_gilmore@nacs1.org.

Just a reminder that NYS requires all elementary students, WHICH INCLUDES GRADE 6, to attend school during regents week. The last day of school for 6th graders this year is June 25th. All 6th grade students are expected to attend on their scheduled days and attendance will be taken.

We are expecting the MS/HS NACS yearbooks to be delivered the second week of June!!! Our yearbook staff has done an amazing job making this book very memorable. We have extra copies available. Go to www.jostens.com to guarantee your copy as soon as possible! Yearbooks will be handed out to students in person and arrangements will be made for delivery on the bus or to be picked up here at school. Any extras will also be available for purchase at school. http://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A05416000

NYSPHSAA announced the Scholar Athlete Team Awards. Congratulations to Competitive Cheerleading, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball and Girls Volleyball.

Sixth grade students entered the Great Adirondack Young People's Poetry Contest 2020 - 2021 sponsored by the Lake Placid Institute for the Arts. Poems were judged by the Poetry Group of Saranac Lake. The winning poems were published in a booklet entitled "Words from the Woods". We are excited to announce that Ava Moore ( The Seasons), Isabella Hayes ( Staying Warm), and Haven Haselton ( My Favorite Season) had their poems selected to be included in the booklet!

ATTENTION: Currently, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine is authorized for use in individuals 16 years of age and older. The Clinton County Health Department expects that the authorization for use will soon expand to include children 12 years of age and older. In anticipation of this change, we would like to gauge the current level of demand for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine in these age groups. Please complete this survey ONLY if you would grant permission for your child to receive COVID-19 vaccination at their school OR if your child has already been vaccinated. Please complete only ONE survey per household. Click on the following link to access the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ClintonCOVID-19VaxSurvey

We are excited to announce that we have created a dedicated Facebook page just for our NAC athletes and fans. All sporting events will be able to be viewed at NAC Live Sports. Click the following link to view: https://www.facebook.com/NAC-Live-Sports-103687515117328 Please support this initiative by sharing with family and friends. We appreciate the community support and we want to wish our athletes good luck.

Athletic Uniform Notice - Due to the abrupt and unexpected cancellation of our 2019-2020 season because of Covid-19 we were unable to collect many of the uniforms from our players. We would appreciate it if you could help us out and contact Mr. Witkiewicz at 518-594-3962 or by email rwitkiewicz@nacs1.org if you still have a uniform at your residence. We would be happy to make arrangements for their return. We appreciate your help!

Key Club members and Elementary students recently created more than 400 Valentine cards/pictures which were delivered to area Nursing Homes. Key Club wanted to spread a little cheer to residents who can not have visitors at this time and decided to send Valentines to Meadowbrook. The idea was shared with Elementary staff, hoping to get enough cards to send to other nursing homes. Faculty and students overwhelmingly responded and cards were dropped off at Meadowbrook (185 items), Clinton County Nursing Home (100), CVPH Skilled Nursing (70), and Vilas Home (50). Key Club created 125 cards and the Elementary students made 280! Special thanks to Ms. Latrell and her art students for a beautiful variety of cards and the Valentine box as well as to Ms. Vanier, Mrs. White, Mrs. Matthews, and Mrs. Spoor for their classroom contributions. Pictures are of two Key Clubbers and their creations, cards made by Key Club, and the many Valentines and box from Elementary students.

DELIVERIES/PICKUPS: Attention families Please remember to put a container at the end of your driveway for deliveries and pickups on the designated days. Drivers will be dropping off food/materials and picking up materials from these bins only. It can be a safety issue to walk down driveways and porches, etc. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

Pandemic or not, it’s the most wonderful time of the year. Faculty and staff at NAC wanted to celebrate with students even at a distance. To build excitement hallways and doors were decorated with festive themes from A Christmas Story to Scrooged. Our holiday spirit week included dressing as your favorite Christmas character, making gingerbread houses, and our first ever intercom bingo. Our traditional holiday concert and art show were not possible this year. Mr. Loughman, Ms. Hayes, Mr. Blondo, Ms. Marrero, Mr. Strack, and Mr. Patenaude worked together to spread some holiday festivity to our NAC community by performing a holiday concert for everyone to enjoy. Please click on the link below to enjoy their concert. The administration, school board, faculty, and staff would like to wish our NAC community a safe, happy holiday season. https://youtu.be/gqbNHsXcv4U

Hey Bobcats!! NAC Drama Club will be having their first ever virtual play streamed on Broadway on Demand tomorrow Friday, December 11th. You can purchase your virtual tickets by visiting this direct link: https://www.broadwayondemand.com/series/fhLCXyDh2BFj-10-ways-to-survive-life-in-a-quarantine--northern-adirondack-high-school--nac-drama-club You will be prompted to create a free account on the Broadway on Demand app prior to purchasing your tickets. Tickets are $6 each and the video will be available tomorrow only. Please see the attached instructions on how to access the show if needed. https://5il.co/nrso Hope you enjoy the show! It is sure to give you many laughs!

Friday, December 11 the Drama Club presents 10 Ways to Survive Life in a Quarantine by Don Zolidis. Download the Broadway On Demand App and watch any time ONLY on December 11.