NAPLES HIGH SCHOOL

1100 Golden Eagle CircleNaples, FL 34102

Tel: 239-377-2200Fax: 239-377-2201

www.collierschools.com

ADMINISTRATION

Kevin SabaPrincipal

Denise R. Lindheim, Ed.DAssistant Principal

Michael JoyceAssistant Principal

Maryann Gallegos, Ed.SAssistant Principal

Ernie ModugnoActivities Coordinator

Volume XIssue III

March 2016

Principal’s Message

Well, it is springtime once again, and it is heating up outside. March of 2016 may seem quite late to be talking about the 2014 – 2015

school year, but we just recently received the official declaration from the Florida Department of Education that Naples High School continues to be an “A” school! I am extremely pleased that we were able to maintain

this high standard in such an uncertain assessment period with new tests and ever-changing thresholds for achievement. First and foremost, it is our strong academic tradition that justifies our very existence and earns the “A” grade, but it is seeing our students from all aspects that really give it meaning.

As far as the current school year is concerned, we still have nearly a quarter of the year remaining. I want to take this opportunity to remind everyone to finish strong! Students sometimes have a tendency to “ease up” on their efforts as the weather gets warmer and summer approaches. Students, please don’t let this happen to you or your friends. Encourage one another to continue to give a solid effort in all aspects of your life at Naples High School. This newsletter contains many updates on recent achievements, as well as upcoming events this spring that will assist in navigating through the final action-packed weeks of the school year.

Go Eagles!

Kevin

Phone Numbers To Note

Athletic/Activities377-2228

Student Services377-2231

Curriculum and Instruction377-2220

Counseling377-2215.

Principal’s Office377-2203

Switchboard377-2200

www.collierschools.comDr. Kamela Patton

Superintendent of Schools

THE DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD OF COLLIER COUNTY

Kathleen Curatolo, Chair

Julie Sprague, Vice ChairErika Donalds, MemberKelly Lichter, MemberRoy M. Terry, Member

On Eagles WingsMarch 2016

Published Six Times Per YearNaples High School

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Senior CalendarDate EventMarch 25 NO SCHOOLMarch 30 Report CardsApril 8 SAT/SAT II registration deadline for May 7th testApril 9 ACT testApril 15-16 Relay for Life @ Gulfview Middle School (6:00 p.m. – 12:00 p.m.)April 15 GRAD BASH- YOU MUST ATTEND SCHOOL THIS DAY OR YOU WILL

FORFEIT YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND!April 30 JROTC Military Ball 6:30p.m.Apr. 28-May 2 Check Spelling of Name for Graduation Program in Guidance OfficeMay 4 InterimMay 5 SAT registration deadline for June 4th testMay 7 SAT testMay 6 ACT/ACT w/Writing registration deadline for June 11th testMay 7 Prom at Naples Beach Club 7-11p.mMay 9-11 Try-outs for Graduation SpeechesMay 10 JROTC Awards Night 6 p.m May 8 Last call for volunteer hours...see Guidance CounselorMay 12 Early Release DayTBA Advanced Placement ExamsMay 23 Senior Awards Night/Local Scholarships Auditorium 7PMTBA YMCA Project Graduation Tickets on Sale during Lunch $20TBA Senior Exam DaysMay 30 NO SCHOOL – Memorial DayMay 31 All Senior Grades are Due 9:00 a.m. All Financial Obligations must be

satisfied in order to receive graduation ticketsJune 2 MANDATORY Graduation Practice 9 a.m. NHS GYMJune 2 Senior Skip Day at Naples Beach Club…after Graduation PracticeJune 2 Receive cap and gown (only if obligations are met)June 3 MANDATORY GRADUATION PRACTICE in the gym at 9 a.m.June 3 Graduation Ceremony 7 p.m. in NHS GYM Seniors arrive by 5:45 p.m June 3 Project Graduation at YMCA 11:00 p.m. - 4:00 a.m.June 4 SAT at NHSJune 11 ACT at NHSJune 30 FAFSA on the Web applications must be submitted by midnight

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Project Graduation 2016 Project Graduation is supported by hundreds of volunteers and donors each year. Join us in keeping this “Collier County tradition alive” with your generous contribution or tangible gift for this much anticipated annual event.

Project Graduation is a district wide safe and fun graduation party for all graduating seniors in Collier County. The event is held annually at the YMCA of the Palms on Pine Ridge Road on graduation night (June 3rd) from 11 pm- 4 am. The graduates will have access to free food and drinks, rock climbing wall, laser tag, karaoke, jousting, mechanical bull ride, dancing with music provided by a DJ and so much more. Many prized drawings will also take place throughout the evening. The admission to Project Graduation is $20 and includes the Project Graduation T-Shirt which will be sold at the school once we get closer to the event date.

Parents, Project graduation needs and welcomes volunteers on the day or evening of the event. In addition, gifts and prizes for graduates to receive at Project Graduation are now being collected. Gifts valued at $25 or more may include gifts cards or any item a graduate would find fun or useful. Grand prizes items such as bicycles, iPads, computers and other “big ticket” donations are greatly appreciated.

Project Graduation is an opportunity for graduates to spend their graduation night in a safe, substance-free environment with their friends. For more information, to make a donation or to get involved in this year’s graduation celebration, please contact one of our NHS parent representatives: John Moll at 239-641-3249 email: jmm1603@gmail.com or Joanne Velez-Paredes at 239-250-3966 email: joannevparedes@yahoo.com.

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NHS Golden Apple Winners Each year the Education Foundation–Champions for Learning identifies Teachers of Distinction through their Golden Apple selection process. This involves a written application packet, a series of interviews, and several classroom observations to narrow the search and select these Teachers of Distinction from the hundreds that are eligible. This year Dr. Sarah Burd and Ms. McKenzie Morton, English teachers, and Mrs. Jenny Godley, chemistry teacher, were all selected as Collier County Teachers

of Distinction. After the field is narrowed, the Champions for Learning organization surprises five outstanding Collier County Public School teachers in their classrooms and awards them with the distinguished Golden Apple. We are proud to congratulate TWO of our outstanding Golden Eagle teachers this year as Golden Apple recipients! Mrs. Godley and Ms. Morton were each surprised with a visit on February 18th by a crowd of people bringing apples. They will be honored at this year’s Golden Apple Celebration of Teachers Dinner on April 1, 2016 at the Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club. Congratulations!

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Seeing Stars Senior Josh Black is standing next to the 12.5 Dobsonian truss telescope recently donated by Eric Uthus to Naples High School. Josh volunteers his time so students can view objects with the telescope.

Recently, students were able to look at Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter in the early morning sky with this telescope. He also has helped students with viewings at Lowdermilk Park, and Naples Pier. He used his own personal telescope when showing the full moon during

the last total lunar eclipse. Josh will be assisting with the viewing of the upcoming rare transit of Mercury on May 9th. Josh is a member of the local Everglades Astronomical Society. Many thanks Josh for your contribution to helping educate students at NHS!

Congratulations Congratulations to the four Naples High wind and percussion students named to the first ever CCPS All-County Honor Symphony Orchestra. In years past the orchestra has only been a “string only” orchestra. • Julianna Gregory- 1st Chair Bb Clarinet • Virginia Axline- 1st Chair Oboe• Zach Pettey- 1st Chair Trumpet• Brittany Martinez- Timpani

They will be joining students from all over Collier County. They will rehearse during the latter part of March, and their concert will be at Palmetto Ridge High School on April 1, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. Also, congratulations to the Concert Band on their performance, and the Symphonic Wind Ensemble (SWE) on their performance and Superior rating at District MPA. The SWE qualified for State Concert MPA at North Port High School on Saturday April 23, 2016.

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Florida High School Athletic Association –

NHS Academic All-State Team Nominees

Congratulations to Naples HS senior student-athletes Kelly Kramer and Kieran DiGiorno on being nominated for the FHSAA’s Academic All-State Team. The FHSAA Ronald N. Davis Academic All-State Team recognition program honors 24 graduating seniors from around the state who excel in both athletics and academics. A nominee must have a cumulative un-weighted grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must have earned a varsity letter in at least two different FHSAA-recognized sports during each of his or her junior and senior years. If selected to the team, Kramer and DiGiorno will each receive a $1,000 award, as well as a commemorative medallion from the FHSAA for being chosen. From among the 24 recipients, two Scholar-Athletes of the Year, one boy and one girl, will be announced at the FHSAA Academic All-State Awards Banquet in Gainesville in June. The two Scholar-Athletes of the Year, the most prestigious honors conferred on an active student-athlete by the FHSAA, will receive an additional $3,000 each, as well as a trophy.

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2nd Annual Naples High School Band Coconut Run

On Sunday, 28 February at 8:00 a.m. over 500 runners took their marks and waited for the starting gun of the 2nd Annual Naples High School Band Coconut Run. The 5K race began and ended at Lowdermilk Park and was a fundraiser for the band’s upcoming trip to Washington, D.C., in April. The band will play at the National World War II Memorial and visit other

cultural and historical sites while in the nation’s capital. Many band members and their directors participated in the run, while other band members played on site at the race to keep runners moving. Assistant director Tami Fessenden, a music teacher at Lake Park Elementary, and percussion instructor Robert Ostbye ran the entire 5K distance in Golden Eagle band uniforms, including hats! The race was organized with help from Gulf Coast Runners and dozens of band booster members and parents, including Mrs. Jeannie Hautmann who hand-painted over 100 coconuts for the trophies of the event. Good luck in D. C., Golden Eagles!

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National Merit Finalist

Congra tu l a t ions to Naples High School senior, Matthew Regala. Matthew has achieved National Merit Finalist status among the millions of students who competed nationwide for this honor. His status as a finalist makes Matthew eligible for National Merit Scholarships that will be announced later this month. Way to go, Matt!

LAWS of LIFE Winner Congratulations to Naples High School sophomore Connor Jenkins for winning first place in the 9-10 grade division of the 2016 Laws of Life Competition. Connor’s essay and speech about courage brought the crowd to its feet at the Naples Hilton during the Laws of Life Awards banquet on Thursday, 25 February. He was joined at the banquet by two other Naples High finalists, senior Jonathan Theobald and fellow sophomore Hannah Justus. Well done!

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Project Unify Field Day

The 2nd Annual Collier County Special Olympics Project UNIFY High School Field Day took place on February 19, 2016 at Naples High School. Modified Curriculum (MC1, MC2, and MC3) classes from all Collier County high schools were invited to participate in this field day event. NHS students from Junior Civitan Club, Key Club, and members of the Naples Teaching Academy assisted with the event and participated side-by-side with their peers with disabilities. What a great day for all of our Golden Eagles and guests from all over Collier County.

Attention All Current and Future NHS Athletes!! Free Sports Physicals!

All current and future students who plan on participating in any sport at Naples High School during the 2016-17 school year (or even working out at Naples HS during the upcoming summer) MUST have a current physical on file at the school. Naples High School will host Free Pre-Participation Physical Evaluations (PPE’s) on Saturday, April 23, 2016, beginning at 8:00 AM in the Naples High School cafeteria. Boys’ evaluations will be given from 8:00 AM until 8:55 AM and Girls’ evaluations will be given from 9:00 AM until 9:55 AM. Only NHS athletes, or prospective NHS athletes from feeder middle schools, may attend. NO boys arriving after 8:55 AM will be seen and NO girls arriving after 10:00 AM will be seen. Check the NHS website for necessary forms which need to be completed PRIOR to arrival for each athlete to be seen by an attending physician.

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102016 – Golden Eagle Varsity Football ScheduleDate Day Opponent Location TimeFriday 08/19 St. Pete Lakewood (Kick-Off Classic) Home 7:30PM Friday 08/26 American Heritage School (Delray) Home 7:30PM Friday 09/02 Island Coast Home 7:30PM Friday 09/16 Gulf Coast Away 7:00PMFriday 09/23 Immokalee Home 7:30PM Friday 09/30 Golden Gate (Homecoming) Home 7:30PM Friday 10/07 Lely (Coconut Bowl) Away 7:00PM Friday 10/14 Palmetto Ridge Away 7:00PM Friday 10/21 South Fort Myers Home 7:30PM Friday 10/28 Barron Collier Home 7:30PM

We are delighted to be able to continue our exciting VARSITY FOOTBALL GAME SPONSOR OF THE WEEK for Golden Eagles football fans! Once again we are offering the opportunity for businesses and/or other groups and organizations to sponsor Golden Eagle home football games –one game at a time. Here’s what you get for your sponsorship of one Golden Eagle home football game:

Football Game Day Program Advertising in the Center Spread of the Program. Your FULL COLOR ad will be nestled between the Naples High School team roster and that week’s visiting team’s roster. Once the game starts…both team rosters (and YOUR sponsorship) are what every game day program holder will be looking at throughout the game.

RECOGNITION on the FRONT PAGE of that week’s Football Game Day Program.

RECOGNITION on the Naples High School marquee located at the intersection of Goodlette-Frank Road and Golden Gate Parkway. (This is one of the mostly highly trafficked intersections in all of Collier County.)

RECOGNITION on the MAIN PAGE of the Naples High School football team website: http:// www.naplesfan.com/index.html

RECOGNITION in the Naples High School Parent Newsletter.

RECOGNITION during that week’s home football game (once prior to the start of each quarter) on the Staver Field public address system.

Finally, you will have your choice of either One set of FOUR complimentary reserved seat tickets (high up and near the 50 yard line) for your GAME OF THE WEEK, or TWO Complimentary Sideline Passes, along with two complimentary preferred parking passes also for that game.

COST: Each game sponsorship costs $1000. Sponsorship funds will be used exclusively to supplement the Naples High School football program.

PLEASE NOTE – GAME SPONSORSHIP will be awarded on a first come- first served basis. There will be SEVEN (7) home games this season and the potential for post-season home games exists.

If you would like to participate during the upcoming 2016 football season as a GAME OF THE WEEK SPONSOR, please contact NHS athletic director Ernie Modugno at modugnan@collierschools.com.

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112016 – Spring Classic Football Game

The Naples High School Golden Eagle football team will host the North Miami Senior High School Pioneers on Friday, May 20, 2016, at historic Staver Field. Kick-off will be 7:00 PM. General Admission tickets for the Spring Classic game will be $5.00. No reserved seat tickets will be sold for this game.

Academic Booster Club Of Naples High

School (ABC) It’s spring and as we close out this 2015/2016 school year, ABC sponsors two nights where the academic achievements of the students are recognized. The Underclassmen Awards Night and Senior Awards Night are held every spring. A huge portion of our budget each year goes to purchase the certificates, ribbons, folders, honor cords and the academic letters and pins that are awarded to the students for their outstanding academic achievements. If you have not yet made a donation to ABC, it is never too late. You can always drop off your donation (make checks payable to:Naples High School - Academic Booster Club) to the front office, or you can put it in the mail. Thank you to all who have already made a donation.

—Academic Booster Club Board

Letter Signing Naples High School is proud to announce that so far, through the middle of March of this current school year, nineteen (19) senior student-athletes have signed letters of intent to participate in athletics at the next level. Listed here are the names of each student-athlete, the colleges and/or universities they will be attending and the sports in which they will participate. GO EAGLES!!!

Student-Athlete College/University SportJaret LaCagnina Davidson College BaseballBobby Stewart Bethune-Cookman University BaseballJoseph Maestu Bethune-Cookman University BaseballB.J. Minarcin Rollins College BaseballLaura Boll Muhlenberg College VolleyballRilee Standriff Villanova University SoccerShawn LeMarie George Washington University SwimmingJack Gilliam Villanova University SoccerMaddie Merritt Methodist University LacrosseChris Riley College of the Holy Cross FootballTyler Byrd University of Tennessee FootballCarlin Fils Aime University of Tennessee FootballJerry Nunez Indiana State University FootballWycliff Phanor Carson-Newman Football Terrell Posada Evangel University FootballJerry Prutos Marist College FootballRobert Green Tusculum College FootballColton Strickland Tusculum College FootballChris Tremblay Jacksonville University Football

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Class of 2016 Important Dates/Information(Check out senior link on

ANGEL and EDMODO and NHS website for updates)

• Check NAVIANCE regularly for local scholarship information and college application due dates! (See guidance for a password)

• Bright Futures: www.FloridaStudentFinancialAid.org

• Senior Pictures with Lifetouch directly (239-939-1991)

• Herff Jones (announcements/cap and gown): highschool.herffjones.com

• ACT testing register www.ACT.org

• SAT testing register www.sat.collegeboard.com

• For all NHS activities visit http://schedules.schedulestar.com/Naples-High-School-Naples-FL

NHS Hosts JROTC Drill Competition

Congratulations to the JROTC drill team on their performance at the county Drill meet at Naples High on Saturday, February 20, 2016. Seven Collier County high schools participated in the event which was adjudicated by cadets from Florida Southern University ROTC. Our NHS cadets walked away with seven trophies from the competition and earned a trip to the state championships. The state competition will take place on Saturday April 16th in Lakeland, Florida. Hooah!