Grade 10 MCAS - Mathematics

The Grade 10 MCAS Mathematics exam will be administered at NMRHS during A and B blocks on Tuesday, May 17 and Wednesday, May 18.  The daily schedule for this MCAS administration will be as follows:

	Daily schedule
	17-May	18-May
	NO Homeroom	NO Homeroom
7:15AM-8:47AM	A - testing	A - testing
8:51AM-10:24 AM	B - testing	B - testing
10:28AM-12:24PM	C - no testing	C - no testing
12:28 PM-1:54PM	D - no testing	D - no testing

Most students have been assigned to complete their testing in classrooms 77-85.  Students are grouped into classrooms alphabetically.  All students are expected to report to their testing locations by 7:15 AM.   Students who need extra time to complete their exam will be able to do so during C block in classrooms 77 and 79.  Arrangements will be made in case students need additional time beyond 12:24PM.

Classes that regularly meet in classrooms 75-85 will be relocated elsewhere in the school building during testing blocks.  Students should have been informed by their teachers of their new meeting places.  If students forget twhere their classes will meet then they can refer to the chart on the two stairwell doors that lead to the second floor or they can ask Ms. Hoffman or Ms. Leary in the main office.
All students will attend their regularly scheduled lunch period on these testing days.  Lunch arrangements will be made, if necessary, for students requiring extra testing time.

Students absent on Tuesday or Wednesday will be able to make-up their exams at 7:15AM in Cafeteria C on Thursday, May 19 and Friday, May 20.
Finally, if any student has a question about his/ her MCAS testing plans or obligations, please see Mr. Higginbottom, Mrs. Guziejka or Ms. Leary.

Special Olympics and Best Buddies

On Thursday, April 28th the NM Special Olympics Athletes and their Best Buddies were honored at
a pep rally attended by the junior & senior classes.  They were supported by their
parents and school community; cheerleaders and the concert choir participated.  The NM Student Council
made a short video of well wishes by a number of teachers & faculty members around the
building.  Special Olympians were given standing ovations for much of the rally.  DJ Mike
Morgan provided entertainment and Assistant Principal Patricia Washburn spoke, as did the officers of our Best Buddies Chapter.  Coach Julie McIntyre addressed the crowd, discussing the history behind Special
Olympics and an overview of the day's events. (Photographs are forthcoming)

Immediately following the pep rally, the NM Student Council provided a spaghetti luncheon to all

athletes, their Best Buddies, coaches and teachers.  The NM Student Council worked very hard to

decorate the classroom and provide an outstanding meal to our Special Olympians.  They carbo-loaded just like the best of the Boston Marathoners!

The North Central Special Olympics Track & Field events were held at Eliot Field at

Fitchburg State University on Friday, April 29th.  Our athletes were sent off by the NM

community with many classmates and faculty members lining the way from the front office to

the buses. 

NM Special Olympians, with their Best Buddies, participated in a variety of events including: Softball throw and Shotput, 100 Meter Dash, a 4x100 Meter Unified Event, the Motorized Wheelchair Race and the Assisted Walk Event.  Twenty Eight of NM's best participated in these events and brought home 30 gold, 21 silvers, and 13 bronze medals.  They demonstrated outstanding sportmanship and team spirit, as well as epic athleticism.  (used the word epic @Matt R's request!)

Once again, Team North Middlesex represented and made our community proud! (Photographs are forthcoming) Learn more about Special Olympics and Best Buddies at http://www.specialolympics.org/ and http://www.specialolympics.org/

And The Winners Are...

Thursday April 28, 2011 nineteen North Middlesex students attended the Central District Massachusetts Association of Student Council (CDMASC) Spring Conference.  At this conference students from across the state campaigned for Central District offices.  One of these students was Miss Katherine Alfond, Grade 10 and current President of the Class of 2013.

Katie was vying for and elected to the position of President of the Central District MASC.  With the help of her classmates Katie worked the crowd, shaking hands and introducing herself, in the spirit of her campaign: Vote Katie Alfond - the Real Thing.  See her campaign booth and materials below.    As CDMASC President, Katie will be responsible for setting the agenda and coordinating next year's CDMASC conferences.  She also will sit on the state-wide MASC Executive Board. 

The Candidate (standing on right) with Miss Laurel Haines, Vice-President of the Class of 2013.

The Candidate showing off her campaign literature and materials.

These are some of the students who represented North Middlesex so well and helped Katie get out the vote.  From left to right: Danielle Cobleigh,  current Treasurer of the Class of 2013; Katrin Hayward, current NM Student Council Treasurer; Katie Alfond; and Katryna Kusmirek, current NM Student Council Corresponding Secretary.

After being elected to her new office, Katie stated "I feel so honored to have been chosen for the position of CDMASC President.  This organization has encouraged me not only to challenge myself into becoming a better person and leader, but also to help motivate others to reach their full potential as student leaders."

Katie will not be serving alone on the MASC Executive Board.  At the state-wide MASC Conference in March, Kayla McKelvey, Grade 11 and current NM Student Council President, campaigned for and was elected as a Delegate to the state-wide MASC Executive Board.  We want to congratulate both of our newly-elected student officers, and thank all of our students who so wonderfully represented North Middlesex Regional High School.  See our talented students listed on the MASC mast-head at http://www.mastuco.net/

Katie and Kayla are not the first NM students to represent our great school and serve MASC in some capacity.  They join Mr. Kevin McMurray, Class of 2006, who served as the CDMASC Vice-President in 2004-2005 and state-wide MASC Student President in 2005-2006 .