Nowata Public Schools - Home of the Ironmen

The Marching Ironmen had a VERY SUCCESSFUL day today. They participated at the Beggs Marching Invitational where they took 1st place in class 3A Black, 1st place Drum Major in class 3A Black and 1st place Percussion in class 3A Black. They advanced into finals earning a place amongst the top 12. In Finals they finished 12th with a score of 116. A huge congratulations to the Marching Ironmen for an amazing day of Marching. The Marching Ironmen will bring a close to there competitive season with their final Marching Competition on Tuesday October 15th at OSSAA Regional Marching Contest. They perform at 8:45 am.

Good afternoon NMS, we just want to take this opportunity to remind you of the extended learning opportunities available to your students, whether they need to do make-up work from absences or just need a little extra help! We want to help your student be successful! Students are always welcome to participate in Lunch and Learn in our learning lab. We also offer after school tutoring, 3:20-3:50pm Tuesday-Thursday. Transportation home is provided. If you have any questions, please feel free to email Ms. Horner, Dean of Students, at chorner@npsok.org. Thank you for sharing our vision for student success!

Nowata High School is hosting a career fair on November 7th. We would love community members, businesses, and organizations have a booth and help introduce our students to a variety of career opportunities and the ability to ask questions! If you can help, please email bridgettesmith@npsok.org or sign up with this link: https://forms.gle/j9CAy7obEvEWdqn4A

Jr High Football Tonight at Chelsea starting at 5:00PM

Congratulations to the Marching Ironmen for a very successful day at the Coffeyville Marching Contest. The Marching Ironmen received a 1st place Superior Rating today. The Marching Ironmen will attend the Beggs Marching Invitational this Saturday in Beggs OK. They perform at 8:48 am. This is a prelims and finals competition.

Today was the kickoff for our "VIP Lunch Lounge" at the middle school! Students are nominated and picked by teachers to enjoy having lunch in the lounge all week. Teachers are looking for students who are consistently showing good character in the classroom, the hallways, and lunch room. Along with the opportunity to eat lunch in the VIP Lunch Lounge, the students will enjoy a special treat at the end of the week. We are excited to share this opportunity with the students of NMS. #IronmenPride

We want to give a shoutout to a few of our other softball players that received all-conference honorable mention. Kaylee Bashford, Emma Couch, and Adyson Freeman!

Nowata Middle School is proud to announce our September Students of the Month. These students were chosen for demonstrating good character in the areas of academics, citizenship, and behavior. Students will be honored at tonight's school board meeting. Congratulations, students! We are proud of you! 6th Grade: Abilene Grisier and Hudson Jones 7th Grade: Evelyn Campbell and AJ Sutton 8th Grade: Tynlee Hayes and Kingston Freeman

I’d like to share some numbers with you. The following statistics are from the high school, and our current high school enrollment is 189 students: On October 4th of last year (2023), we had 29 students failing 64 classes. 17 of those 29 students were failing multiple classes. On October 4th of this year (2024), we had 14 students failing 19 classes. 3 of those 14 students are failing multiple classes. When comparing the numbers from this year to last year, the number of students failing one or more classes is down 51% (14 vs 29). There are 70% fewer classes being failed (19 vs 64), and the number of students failing multiple classes is down by 82% (3 vs 17). I am just so proud of our students, our parents, our staff, and our building administration for every ounce of their hard work, determination, and resilience that have been on full display since day one. This type of transformative change does not occur without the cooperation and collaboration of everyone involved. Our work is far from over, and we intend to keep our foot on the gas pedal, but there is nothing wrong with taking a moment to appreciate and recognize the hard work that is taking place in our high school classrooms and at home. Have a great day, everyone!

Congratulations to the Marching Ironmen for a great day and job well done at the Glenpool Blue and Gray Classic Marching Competiton. The Ironmen received 3rd place in class 3A Blue in prelims, they placed in the top 12 and advanced to the finals part of competition where they received 10th place overall with a score of 66. The Marching Ironmen compete this up coming Tuesday October 8th at the Coffeyville Dalton Defender Days competition. They perform at 9:30 am. We hope to see you there. I am so proud of these kids!!!!!

Congrats to Tatum Swalley for making All-Conference in Softball!

Be sure to look for the Music Boosters table at tonight's football game. Stop by and purchase one of these awesome, super soft blankets and help support the music program. Blankets are $30.00. "Nowata Ironmen" option will be available for purchase TONIGHT, "N" option can be ordered at the table.

Parents---Please make time next week to come visit with your child's teacher during parent-teacher conferences. Conferences are Tuesday, Oct. 8th 3:30-7:30 and Thursday, Oct. 10th 3:30-5:30.

Parents--Don't forget to call and schedule a parent - teacher conference for next week!

Huge shoutout to our phenomenal cheerleading team for their outstanding performance at the state competition last Saturday. Their next event will be at the Regionals Game Day competition on November 9th.

Repost: Here are the links to the Band App groups dealing with Athletics and Cheer. Nowata Golf - https://band.us/n/abaeA4d8Cck2s High School Boys Basketball - https://band.us/n/aba8AadaC6l70 Jr High Boys Basketball - https://band.us/n/a7a0AcdaCcX01 High School Girls Basketball - https://band.us/n/acafA1d5Cez1U Jr High Girls Basketball - https://band.us/n/a6a4Abd5C9z3e Varsity Football - https://band.us/n/aaa2A5dcC0m6Z Jr High Football - https://band.us/n/a2aaAdd8ddO1p Cheer - https://band.us/n/a9a6A9d7C7p94 Jr High Cheer - https://band.us/n/a3a1Acd8C3Q6D Winter Guard - https://band.us/n/a9aaAdd1C531F HIgh School Softball - https://band.us/n/aca2Afd2Ce4aJ Jr High Softball - https://band.us/n/a5a1AbdadaOf9 High School Baseball - https://band.us/n/ada7AcdcCb35g Jr High Baseball - https://band.us/n/a9a6A2d2Cb226

Thanks to Regent Bank, high school and junior high students get free entry to this Fridays football game when they show their student ID!

What a perfect night to pass down school spirit!

There will be a basketball tip in club meeting Wednesday October 2, at 6:30 in the new gym. Immediately after there will be parent meetings for both the boys and girls basketball programs 6-12 grade. Please have a representative for every athlete present.

Congratulations to the Nowata Marching Ironmen for an AMAZING day at the Vinita Hornet Marching Festival. The Marching Ironmen took 1st place in the Hornet Class and Grand Champion for the overall competition. This is a personal success achievement for Mrs. Prince as it is her first ever overall Grand Championship for her career. I am so very proud of these kiddos and all their hardwork!!!! Next Saturday Oct. 5th we will participate in the Glenpool Blue and Gray Classic.