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Below is the link to the Aril edition of the Ironmen Outlook. https://5il.co/sa1e

Hello Everyone, In Honor of Teacher Appreciation week the Nowata HS Choir and myself have a special treat for you. Below is the link to a youtube video of one of our song selections from the Spring Concert. The song is called Good Job and it is dedicated to all the teachers, administrators, staff, families, first responders, police, doctors, nurses and firefighters. This past year and half has had many challenges and we have all had to wear many different hats, more than we usually do, but in the end we have done it. We have provided our students with a good education and we have done the best we can to give them as normal a school year filled with as many normal activities as we could. So thank you for all your hard work, your love, dedication and commitment to being the best teacher you can be. This song is for you! Jennifer Prince https://youtu.be/4AqHZqKUOwc

The baseball team split with Hobart today. Final game is at noon tomorrow. The winner advances in the playoffs.

Tomorrow we will administer the US History and Science tests for any junior who has not taken the test. If you are a virtual student who has not taken the test please be at the school at 8 am to test.

Thank you to this group from Nowata CAN for the drinking and driving lessons today. Pictured left to right. Trista Milliman, Leah Beetchenow, Misty Young, Crystal Blagg, Jennifer Myers, Markquis Yirsa, Officer Billy Bright

BACCALAUREATE Thursday May 20th Cornerstone Church at 7:00 pm.

Thank you to Oklahoma Farm Bureau and Nowata CAN for the the DUI prevention lesson.

The Caring Van will be at Nowata Public Schools on May 5th from 9am to 12pm. This is important to any 6th grader who has not received their T_DAP and any Pre-K student who will need their 5 year old immunizations. The Caring Van is free for our students.

Congratulations to Elizabeth Woolman for qualifying to participate in the 2A state golf tournament!!

I wanted to take a moment to share with you our triumphs over the weekend. Members of the Nowata HS Choir participated at OSSAA STATE Vocal Solo Ensembles in Enid on Friday and had a very successful day representing Nowata with Pride. Freshmen Jazmyn Ortiz-Velez received an Excellent Rating on her Soprano Solo. Seniors Mattie Wright and Leslie Randall received an Excellent Rating on their Duet. Freshmen Jazmyn Ortiz-Velez, Juniors Hannah Morris, Christopher Bray and Josie Kipps and Seniors Mattie Wright and Leslie Randall received an Excellent Rating on their vocal ensemble. I am so super proud of these kiddos. They have been faced with many challenges and restrictions this year yet they still push through and do us all proud. Please help me in congratulating these talented vocalists today. Thank you, Jennifer Prince

We have moved the start time for todays home baseball games to 1 pm. The weather forcast is putting us in an bind. All options were exausted before moving the start time up. Hopefully you can all make it to the games.

Congratualtions to our Band students who did well at State. Below is an update from Ms. Prince. Hello Everyone, I would like to take a moment to congratulate several band members who attended OSSAA State Instrumental Solo Ensemble yesterday in Enid and had great success. Senior Mattie Wright received a Superior Rating (a rating of one) on her Clarinet Solo. Freshmen Michael Prince received a Superior Rating (a rating of one) on his Marimba Solo. Freshmen Jazmyn Ortiz-Velez received a Excellence Rating (a rating of two) on her Flute Solo. Senior Mattie Wright, Senior Haylee Mullikin and Junior Hannha Morris received a Excellence Rating (a rating of two) on the percussion ensemble. I am super proud of these kids and their accomplishments this year. In this year of craziness this in my opinion is even a bigger accomplishment then normal.

2021 Summer Youth Employment Program

The most recent COVID-19 map places Nowata County back in the yellow designation. So masks will be optional until further notice.

An annoucenment from Mr. Prince regarding robotics: Hello Ironmen family, I wanted to give you all an update on how the Robotics Teams did this past weekend at their state tournaments. There are 6 teams total at Nowata, 4 in the middle school and 2 in the high school. This year I'm super proud of all 6 teams as each of them qualified for the state tournament! This is a huge accomplishment, and the first time it's ever happened in Nowata. Unfortunately, one of the high school teams had to cut their season short due to COVID-19, so only 5 teams ended up actually going to the state tournaments. In the middle school we have: Team 44044B - The Terra-Ma-Dactyls - Consisting of Savannah Hultz and Kennedy Newsom - made it to the quarterfinals before being eliminated! - Great Job Ladies! Team 44044C - The Ciller Cobras - Consisting of Shelby Webster and Haelee Hesslen - were also quarterfinalists, BUT they also qualified for the VEX World Championship based on their skills score! (This is my first time going to Worlds!) - Amazing Work Girls! Team 44044D - Wall-E - A solo team because the rest of his teammates didn't show up, Wally Rush - He made it into the quarterfinals as well - Awesome Job Wally! Team 44044G - The Banana Sloths - Consisting of Maria Gomez, Kollin Ivie, Davionn Downing, and Ryker Garner - battled hard throughout the day, but were eliminated in the qualifying rounds. - Nice Work Guys! For the high school we had Team 44044X - The Quiet One - Normally a solo team of just Michael Prince, but today was helped out by Chelo Prince and Amelia Prince - they got robbed in their quarter finals match with a heartbreaking score of 19-18, but the refs counted a ball as scored that shouldn't have counted. Which means they should have tied and replayed the match. (But I'm not upset or anything 😀). They didn't walk away empty handed though, they won The Judges Award. Great Job Prince Kids, I'm so PROUD of you! The Judges Award is presented to a team that is most deserving of special recognition. 1. The Team displays special attributes, exemplary effort and perseverance at the event, 2. Team overcomes an obstacle or challenge and achieves a goal or special accomplishment at the event or at some time throughout the season or 3. Team distinguishes itself in some way that does not fit under other award criteria but nonetheless deserves special recognition. Needless to say I'm so very proud of this year's robotics teams. They've had many struggles to face with COVID and being quarantined, but we've faced them head on and prevailed having an exceptional season full of fun and excitement. Hopefully next year is a little more normal than this year was. Thank you everyone for your support, Jason Prince

Coaches Blasi, Fox and Towers presenting Trenton Smith with his senior gifts.

Katie Maggard is the winner of the $100 teacher drawing. Coach Fox is presenting the cash.

All track competitions for Tuesday have been canceled.

On Monday, April 19th, and April 20th, the juniors will be taking the U.S. History state test. We will have breakfast ready at 8 a.m., and the first session of the test will start at 8:30.

Grand March will now start at 7 pm tomorrow evening. Please see the link below for instructions. https://5il.co/rmyx