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THE SHOW GOES ON
NORTHERNAIRES SHOWCHOIR PREPARES FOR SEASON
The North High School Northernaires don’t
know what their upcoming season will look like
yet, but they are already busy preparing. The
showchoir group is currently waiting to hear
from 3 to 4 schools who are on hold to assess
what the COVID situation might look like. The
most the group can plan now is to make a high-
quality recording of the show that they can
share to families and the community. If any
competitions move forward virtually, they will
use it for those. Catherine Lofy, North Choir
Teacher and Northernaires Advisor, says, “I'm
so impressed with the way students and families
have handled this school year. They have such a
love of what they do and everything is done at
110% effort. We’ve been working as a team and
I have no doubt that they will be really proud of
the show we produce this season.”
Above: Northernaires are learning choreography via video chat.
“There are about 40 students in Northernaires We started the year with about 1.5 hours of class Catherine Lofy went to UWEC and always
this year. The students are truly invested in the time per week. We’ve now added virtual and in- admired the music programs in the Eau Claire
music and their relationships with each other. It person rehearsals. It's great to feel like we're schools. After spending 2 years in Illinois, she’s
has made for an easy transition amid a chaotic taking a step forward with each transition, and happy to be back and working at North!
year,” says Lofy. the members are so excited to be making music
together again!
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
DATES & RESOURCES
JANUARY HELPFUL LINKS & RESOURCES
BLUGOLD BEGINNINGS VIRTUAL 11 Student Council Blood Drive • SKYWARD
TUTORING AND MENTORING at Hope Lutheran Church
• CANVAS
• NORTH WEBSITE
UWEC Blugold Beginnings is once again
offering virtual tutoring and mentoring • AT-HOME LEARNING
through Microsoft Teams daily, from 3 INFORMATION
p.m.- 5 p.m. with college student tutors. • COVID-19 RESOURCES
Students can get help with math, science,
social studies, paper revisions, (ECASD)
assignment calendaring and • TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES
organization. Join here with the Microsoft & SUPPORT (LAPTOP SETUP,
Team Meeting Link. CANVAS FOR PARENTS, SKYWARD
SUPPORT, ETC.
Students will be asked to sign a contract
for permission to meet with tutors. Please • COVID-19 DASHBOARD
contact the K-12 Coordinator Elroy Get the most up-to-date COVID-19
Perkin with any additional questions at information from ECASD.
perkine@uwec.edu. • TEEN SUPPORT GROUPS:
14-15 Cohort B Finals
SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL
18-19 Cohort A Finals
HEALTH
20 End of Q2/Semester
ECASD Family Engagement Newsletter
January 2021
FEBRUARY January ECASD & Community Resources
25 High School Family-Teacher
Virtual Conf, 3:15-7:15 p.m.
FOOD & NUTRITION SERVICES
The FREE breakfast and lunch program is
offered to any person age 18 and under
for FREE. The more families who use the
program, the more we can continue to
provide school funding for these types of
opportunities in the future.
LIFETOUCH PICTURE RETAKES:
Curbside pick-up of breakfast and lunch JAN. 30
meals will now be available from 8:30 Lifetouch is offering a picture retake day
am-10 am at North, Monday-Friday for staff and students who missed this
during school days. fall’s pictures. Call Lifetouch with
questions: 715-831-1330.
Meals on Yellow Wheels will continue.
Please visit our website for specific times 2020-2021 YEARBOOKS Date: Saturday, 01/30/2021
and locations: Don't miss this opportunity to remember Time: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. CST
the moments that matter from the 2020- Location: 2230 Heimstead Rd. Eau Claire
Due to USDA regulations children do not 2021 year. It will be a year to remember
need to be present, but a parent or like no other year! There are two ways to Register Now for Picture Retakes
guardian must be present to pick up the order:
meals at any location.
Go to the Jostens website to pay with a
credit card. Or, complete an order form
and drop it off at the NHS Main Office.
Place your order by APRIL 30th, 2021 to
save $8. If you order online you may
personalize your yearbook with a name
and up to four icons.
If you have any questions please contact
Ms. Kempe!
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WEARHOUSE & PANTRY
KICKIN OFF THE NEW YEAR WITH SOME FUN
THANK YOU SAM’S CLUB Through generous donations from staff, alumni, coaches,
The North Food Pantry received a monthly donation of jerky, parents and community members, the Husky WearHouse is
juice, fruit and yogurt from Sam’s Club this week. Thank you able to provide
for supporting our Husky Community. North High School
apparel to
POLAR PLUNGE CHALLENGE FOR THE FOOD students at no cost.
Right now, our
PANTRY
shelves are
Recently North mom, Laci Eberle, challenged North High
overflowing with
School Huskies Caden Eberle, Lex Mannhardt, Aaron
gently-used Husky
Seehafer, Louis Dalal-Haugen to a Polar Plunge in the creek
clothing items. If
behind her house. She offered to donate $50 to the Food
you would like
Pantry for each student who completed the challenge. The
some Husky apparel and are not able to purchase your own,
Challenge was a success (and lots of fun) and Laci is donating
please join us for the Husky WearHouse Winter Showcase
$200 to the Pantry. She and I will be shopping today to pick throughout the month of January. We’ve had a lot of fun with
out food items for the Pantry. Look for highlights in next our shoppers this week. The Husky WearHouse is located by
week’s newsletter. the main entrance, next to the auditorium. Get all the details.
NORTH FOOD PANTRY ORDER FORM
Please use the online order form (link below) or contact
Janelle Patenaude. Order Online Now
I support the North High Food Pantry because food is a necessity
that many children in our community are not getting. Imagine
that, with everything going on in our world, also being hungry and
not having access to nutrition. I’ve seen Huskies going into the
food pantry for food. The environment is welcoming, accepting,
and free of judgment. Every student deserves what the North Food
Pantry is offering -- food, and a sense of belonging. – Laci Eberle
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COHORT C
CONNECT TO NORTH
Materials Pick Up
The next bi-weekly materials pick up is Friday,
01/15. Student requests need to be in by
Tuesday, 01/12 at noon so that we have time to
process them. Please remind students to drop off
textbooks they no longer need when picking up
new items.
NHS students email rbruchert@ecasd.us and
pick up at Door 7, from 2 to 4 p.m. on Friday,
01/15. Upcoming pick-up dates: 1/29, 2/12, 2/26,
3/12, 3/26, 4/16, 4/30, 5/14.
Free School Breakfast and Lunch
Information
HOLIDAY HIT
Free breakfast and lunch can be picked up at
North Monday thru Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. FREE MEALS FLY OUT FAST
Pick will be in a “grab and go” fashion. Enter the
North parking lot using Piedmont Street and go to
Door #1 under the Husky. On the final day before break, Many thanks to all who helped
Tuesday, Dec. 22nd, the North setting up, handing out,
staff handed out 260 FREE & delivering from across town,
Technology Support & Resources HOT meals, as well as 260 taking down, and financially
ECASD has an entire page dedicated to cupcakes donated by North contributing to this great event.
resources and helpful links for at-home learning, graduate, Jess (Lorentz) You should all be proud!!
technology, etc. Please go to the Technology Lacey, to our North High
Support & Resources page for information on Community.
Canvas, HotSpot set up, Skyward and much WEAU TV-13 and the Leader
more. The meals were to start being Telegram both did stories about
handed out at 4 p.m., but by this event. See WEAU-TV video
More Virtual Learning Information 3:45 the line of cars started in below.
front of the main doors,
continued west all the way to
Cozy Day! Wear your comfiest the end of the parking lot, and
clothes! then continued north all the
way to the road!
The staff handed out 108
meals in 15 minutes! Amazing!
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WINTER SPORTS
LET’S SUPPORT OUR HUSKIES!
Eau Claire North High School is
Winter Sports Season is in full swing very excited for the Winter
and you can catch all the action on Sports season. With the current
Husky TV. COVID-19 guidelines, we
continue to work diligently to
ONLINE REGISTRATION implement safety protocols for
Check the Athletics all our events. For all home
Calendar for the most FOR SPORTS events, only two family
updated schedule. members are allowed per
Did you know that you can now participating athlete. These are
register for sports online? Go to the the only fans we can host at this
Eau Claire Area School District time. Follow the action on
Athletic Registration Page. Husky TV.
LIVE FROM THE DOGHOUSE
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As a coping mechanism that can be introduced, practiced and
mastered, metacognition is developmental, retainable,
transferrable and limitless in its application to the world
around us and the world of thoughts and emotions within each
of us. The sooner we learn and incorporate this practice the
better because we can develop healthy mental groundwork
providing the positive reinforcement we need during our
trying times while modeling it for others.
Training ourselves and our children to approach and respond
with a mindset more like: Growing, learning and
disappointments are natural and should be expected (with a
plan to address it – not feared and avoided at all costs). Every
FROM THE SCHOOL NURSE so often, think: let’s take time to absorb the surroundings,
what we enjoy and what we think needs improvement. Where
“Mental health is relative to our physical and daily wellbeing, in we direct our focus – we are naturally an advocate for – be
COVID times and otherwise. Please check out the following link purposeful in your thinking process because thoughts are
to the ECASD Nursing Department webpage which is updated foundational for action.
monthly with information and resources on how to improve and
maintain healthy thought processes, attitudes, practices and Example:
relationships - for both adults and children.” “A girl who is regularly told how talented she is and is used to
being praised for her performances is likely to get frustrated
Metacognition: How Thinking About Thinking Can Help Kids | and overwhelmed at the sheer thought of performing badly.
Child Mind Institute
But a girl who is praised for her ability to work hard and
“Kids need to be able to make the transition from ‘I can’t’ to the persevere when she’s faced with a challenge can draw on her
proactive ‘How can I’” – Rae Jacobson metacognitive skills to help her manage her nerves and help
her figure out a way of rehearsing that works better for her.”
Metacognition is a purposeful thought process; it is spending (p. 2)
quality time ‘dialing in’ to the awareness of your surroundings –
the people, faces, behaviors and gestures – the places, sights Focus on the cognitive (thinking) process versus whether or
and sounds, while concurrently evaluating our thoughts and not a desired outcome is obtained. This process will become
feelings in response to them. part of you/your child’s character and approach/response as
a problem-solving technique for life!
Metacognition is intentional exploration of what is occurring Reference:
and what we believe are the contributions to it…the reason(s)
influencing what is happening, difficult or otherwise. Think Jacobson, R. (n.d.) Metacognition: How Thinking About
about what your role is relative to the ‘happening.’ Through this Thinking Can Help Kids. Child Mind Institute. Retrieved on
deeper awareness, we create and strengthen connections 12/17/20 from https://childmind.org/articlehows-
between our thoughts, words and actions in order to move metacognition-can-help-kids/
beyond negative thinking, to overhaul inaction and ultimately,
stay invested as opposed to withdrawing based on initial
discouraging impressions.
ATTENTION SOPHOMORES
COZY DAY!
– ORDER CLASS RINGS
CLASS OF 2023 JEWELRY & APPAREL ORDERING
1. Go to Jostens.com and design your ring now.
2. Select your payment choice: $75 down/ pay in full /or JPAY
3. Mail your order form and payment to the Jostens Office or
order online by JANUARY 15th (to qualify for the gift with
purchase).
Watch this video for options and ordering instructions.
Questions? Please call 715-832-0762 or text 715-271-7464.
Ted Annis
Jostens Representative
715-832-0762
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SENIOR SHOUT OUTS
Let’s Celebrate Seniors on Facebook!
Please send a “Then” and “Now” picture of your senior (.jpg
or .png) by March 22, 2021, as well as a couple of sentences
about your senior to Janelle Patenaude. These items will be
put together and shared on North’s Facebook page.
Senior Shout Outs will begin posting to Facebook the week of
March 22nd.
CLASS OF 2021 ALL Here’s an example from last year.
NIGHT PARTY
Thank you to Stephanie Pyykola for volunteering to be the Class
of 2021 All Night Party Chairperson. Please email Janelle
Patenaude with questions or if you’d like to volunteer for this
year’s party. More details soon.
SCHOLARSHIPS
See the current list of scholarships available.
TIME TO ORDER CAPS
& GOWNS
It’s time to order your caps, gowns and graduation supplies!
Please watch this video for important Senior information on
what's available & how to order.
TIME SENSITIVE CLASS
ORDER...DON'T MISS
OUT
Ordering online is the
preferred method for
placing your graduation
orders…click here!
Questions or place your order by phone at 715-832-0762 or
by text at 715-271-7464.
Get a FREE CAP & GOWN OUTFIT when you order a
CLASS RING or LETTERJACKET.
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NORTH ALUMNI NEWS
Connecting our past with our future for a strong Husky Community.
If you are a North alumnus who are interested in being featured in the “Alumni Spotlight,” please email
Janelle Patenaude.
FOLLOW NHS ALUMNI ON FACEBOOK
Alumni updates and information can be found on the NHS Alumni News page.
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