North Mason School District

🖌️ Youth Art Month - Art Show Winners Advance to State Level🎨 We recently announced our two high school student artists being featured in the 2024 Olympic ESD 114 Regional High School Art Show. Congratulations to both of these amazing artists who were named winners in the art show! Congratulations Emerson Lyons and Elizabeth Schacherl and good luck at the state level! Follow this link to view the entire OESD114 High School Art Show Gallery: https://padlet.com/OlympicESD114/2024-olympic-esd-114-regional-high-school-art-show-gallery-d4fv7se2m3khfmxv

🍎🥝🥦National Nutrition Month🥕🥣🥪 Did you know that all students eat free at NMSD? Our Food Services team prepares breakfasts, lunches and snacks, delivering meals that exceed the recommended nutritional standards. Have a look at the delicious soup and sandwich combo the students at Belfair Elementary were enjoying the other day. Recipe card included...to feed 725! 😀 Thank you to the team for all you do to keep our students healthy!

Today is Maintenance Workers Appreciation Day! Thank you to our Maintenance Team for all you do. You are the unsung heroes of the district. We appreciate you!

👩💪👩‍🎓 March is Women's History Month and the theme for 2024 is "Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion." The theme recognizes "women throughout the country who understand that, for a positive future, we need to eliminate bias and discrimination entirely from our lives and institutions." WOW! Here at NMSD we have so many women doing this, and look forward to highlighting them throughout the month. Stay tuned! To learn more about this year's theme, visit https://nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org/2024-whm-theme/

🖌️ March is Youth Art Month! 🎨 This annual observance emphasizes the value of art, and art education, for all children and encourages support for quality school art programs. During the month we will be featuring student art work, the students who create them, as well as the art teachers that guide them. This inside look at our students' art education will be a chance to celebrate their creativity. First up, we are proud to share that two of our students were featured in the 2024 Olympic ESD 114 Regional High School Art Show. Emerson Lyons is featured for a graphite creation named, "A Shut-in-World," and Elizabeth Schacherts is featured for her oil painting, "Candle Fairy." Results of the show will be announced March 4th. Congratulations to both of these students for inclusion in this regional showcase. Follow this link to view the entire OESD114 High School Art Show Gallery: https://padlet.com/OlympicESD114/2024-olympic-esd-114-regional-high-school-art-show-gallery-d4fv7se2m3khfmxv

🚌 Love the Bus Month ends today But appreciation will continue to stay As we've heard all the reasons They drive through the seasons "The students," is what they all say 💛 Thank you to the entire transportation team (not all were featured in this segment)! We appreciate all you do for our students: your reliability, your focus on safety, and your commitment to forming strong bonds that grow, year after year. We "L❤️VE THE BUS!"

☃️Snow Day Make Up March 15th / Recuperación por el día de nieve 15 de marzo See you at school! ¡Nos vemos en la escuela! ❄️since we had a snow day on February 15th, students must attend school on March 15th ❄️dado que tuvimos un día de nieve el 15 de febrero, necesitamos que los estudiantes asistan a la escuela el 15 de marzo.

❤️📘💚📕💙📒❤️ Kindergarten students at Sand Hill Elementary gave a warm welcome to members of the district administration team, who joined Principal Swaser as guest readers for the kindergarten classes yesterday. Students were animated, enjoying the fun selections of books the guests brought to share. It was heartwarming to see the kindness the students exhibited to the guests, a couple of students even taking the time to compliment Superintendent Rosenbach's shoes and blouse! But the best part was seeing the pure JOY they exuded being read to and how they were completely engaged in the stories. In the hallway there is a sign that says, "Reading is Food for the Brain." Watching students embark on a lifelong love of reading was definitely "food for the soul."

❤️🚌 Love the Bus Month is wrapping up but we are still celebrating by showcasing the faces behind our amazing Transportation Department. Today we feature Ted Sabanal, Kayla Swanstrom, and John Crawford. Thank you for the roles you play in keeping our students safe!

📢 SAVE THE DATE! 📢 North Mason Drama Club is putting on an evening of one-act plays, "The Still Alarm" and "Sorry, Wrong Number" March 7, 8 and 9 at 7:00 pm in the auditorium. This is the Drama Club's main fundraiser for the year and everyone is invited! Hilary Gennaro is proud of the hard work her students have put in, preparing for these performances. "These winter plays are unique because they are tied to our advanced acting class. We do not get to do them every year. These plays are excellent as the students hone their acting skills and work all trimester on the production, similar to our spring musical." Shout-out to student, Emerson Lyons, who hand drew and painted the captivating poster. Cost: $8 - Adults, $5 - ASB & kids under 12

❤️ These are the faces...that hold the smiles...that give our students a welcome to the day or an encouraging word to carry on for the next. These are the people your student starts...and ends...their day with. These are the faces...of people that care about your student. YOUR student is THEIR inspiration, day after day. Think about that. Thank you, NMSD Transportation Team! ❤️ ********************************** ❤️ Estos son los rostros... que mantienen las sonrisas... que dan a nuestros estudiantes una bienvenida al comenzar el día o una palabra de aliento para continuar el día siguiente. Estas son las personas con las que su estudiante comienza... y termina... su día. Estos son los rostros... de personas que se preocupan por su estudiante. SU estudiante es SU inspiración, día tras día. Piénsalo ¡Gracias, Equipo de Transporte de NMSD! ❤️

Congratulations to Sadie Evans for becoming a Washington State Champion, winning the wrestling title at the Mat Classic XXXV. What an accomplishment! Well done, Sadie!

February is L❤️VE the Bus Month and we are taking this opportunity to feature our Transportation Team and learn more about the people who hold the important job of transporting your student safely to and from school. It is more than just a job to them...the students become like family. Enjoy these first few features and watch for more to come through the remainder of February. Thank you, NMSD Transportation, for all you do!

❤️Friend-Ship❤️ Sand Hill Elementary was a sea of hearts on Valentine's Day, students and teachers dressed in red and pink. It was a fitting backdrop for Taproot Theatre Company who came to perform 'The Friend Ship,' an educational, age-appropriate, play addressing issues surrounding bullying. The engaging performers introduced students to the 3 R's: Recognize, Report, and Refuse, along with the importance of being an 'Upstander' vs. a 'Bystander.' Afterwards, the actors posed questions to the students, which they answered based on lessons learned from the scenarios in the play. Students were captivated from beginning to end, and left with the message, "Bullying is something you do, not who you ARE. You can always make a different choice." Thank you, Taproot Theatre Company, for visiting Sand Hill Elementary and presenting these powerful messages in such an entertaining way!

❤️ No Valentine's plans? We've got you covered! Come watch NMHS Varsity Girls Basketball battle the Fife Trojans on their path to State. Only three wins away! ❤️ Main Gym, NMHS @ 6 pm #gobulldogs #riseabove

⭐ NIGHT TO SHINE! ⭐ Thank you, Chelsea Youngs, for sharing this story about North Mason's 'Adulting in Our Community' students. "I wanted to share that five of our adult students attended an AMAZING formal event in Silverdale Friday, called A Night to Shine. I had the honor of being Bella's 'Buddy' for the evening. It was an amazing experience! This event took weeks of planning for our students as they had to get fitted for formal wear provided by the event. They also had to use adulting skills to advocate for themselves, get fitted for gowns and suits, and secure transportation. The evening provided food, hair and make up, tiaras, shoeshine, limo rides, photo booths, dancing, and bingo. There was even a marriage proposal! Oh, and Bella and Caullin made the Kitsap Sun!"

Mrs. Reznicek's 8th grade AVID class hosted Superintendent Rosenbach yesterday for her substituting day and she enjoyed every minute with the delightful group of students. Discussion centered around the two guest speakers they had the day prior; a 7th grade parent who is a program assistant in the continuing education department at Olympic College and the Community Financial Educator from Peninsula Credit Union. Superintendent Rosenbach enjoyed hearing the students' insightful takeaways from the informative guest speakers.

As part of the "Superintendent in the Schools" series, Dana Rosenbach substituted in Mrs. Roy's 5th grade class at Belfair Elementary last week. If you had peeked into the classroom, you would have witnessed the students and Superintendent having a very engaging and thoughtful discussion about the March on Washington. Impressive group of students!

🏆 DECA Students Advance to State Conference 🏆 Extraordinary results for our DECA team on Friday, January 19th, when 81 students competed at the DECA Area 7 Career Development Conference in various Business & Marketing events against 19 other schools. Congratulations to the 45 students who qualified for the upcoming DECA State Career Development Conference in late February. Washington DECA provides a unique experience for students to immerse themselves in real-life business situations, presenting to industry professionals as they strive for a coveted spot to compete on the international level. Thank you, Joey Hua, for sharing these fantastic results! #gobulldogs

🏀 A fun Saturday night up at NMHS last night, when the community came together for the Alumni Basketball Game Fundraiser. The event drew alumni players all the way back to 1978! Our own Dave Smethers, also an alumni, was one of the refs at the game and got some good natured teasing from some current basketball players in the stands, asking as he ran by "Smez, do you need a sub?" It was a classic "feel-good" North Mason event and wonderful to see the cross-section of people that turned out to support our student athletes. Thank you to the NM Boosters and sponsors: Windemere Peninsula Properties, Smokehouse BBQ, Mike Tice Foundation, Peace, Love & Donuts, Taco Bell, Wise Guys, and all who made this fun Alumni evening possible. All proceeds benefit the NM Boys & Girls Basketball programs. Thank you for coming out!