Northland Christian School will be hosting SportsFit USA on Saturday May 24
and June 21, from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. They will offer physicals and heart screening to our student body. A physical is a REQUIREMENT if your child wishes to participate in school sponsored sports and related programs. This year, we will again be including voluntary ECHOCARDIOGRAM HEART SCREENINGS for anyone who is interested in screening their children or themselves. SportsFit USA (www.sportsfitusa.net) will provide both the mandatory physicals as well as the heart screenings. YOU MUST REGISTER with SportsFit USA in order to obtain a time-slot for the physical, and one for the heart screening if you choose to participate.

Physicals are $30.00 per child. Echocardiogram heart screenings are $150.00 for the first individual and $125.00 thereafter for any immediate family members who wish to participate. They will see anyone from ages 8 and up. Physicals take about 5-10 minutes while the echocardiogram takes around 15 minutes. The heart screening exam is comprised of an Echocardiogram with Dopplar, a color blood-flow mapping analysis, and a 3-lead Electrocardiogram. Tests are performed by licensed sonographers and interpreted by board certified Cardiologists.

REGISTRATION!!!
To register, log onto www.sportsfitusa.net and use their registration page (registration button is red and located at upper left of homepage) and fill in appropriate information.  A SportsFit representative will contact you at the number you give them to set up a specific time for your screenings. You can also choose to call them at (281)570-9992 to schedule your appointment as well. If you have specific questions about the heart screenings, please send them an email at info@sportsfitusa.net.

Friday, May 16 will be Senior Recognition Day. Students 6th 11th grade will be dismissed at 10:50 a.m. Please make appropriate arrangements.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Talent show try outs are scheduled for Monday, May 5th from 3:15 5:30 in the chapel. See Mrs. Nelson for a time slot. Christian/non Christian music welcome WITH a
copy of the lyrics at tryouts. More information will come home with your child.

science fair projects on display at the Elementary Campus
Our 5th graders have been working very hard on their Science Fair projects. These will be on display in the Worship Center corridor this week. Please go by and check them out. Way to go 5th graders, such wonderful work.

NCS service hours opportunity
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY  greater Houston will be better prepared thanks to a disaster drill being held at the George R. Brown Convention Center on April 29 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. This exercise will help emergency management staff fine-tune their procedures should a hurricane threaten the Houston area this year. Lots of volunteers will be needed to make this drill realistic, with the largest number playing the role of would-be evacuees. Individual volunteers should be at least age 15, but families with younger children are also invited to participate.

Harris County Citizen Corps
3033 Chimney Rock, # 460 (77056)

Harris County Citizen Corps is the local component of a national ongoing initiative spawned by the events of September 11, 2001. Among its services, it oversees CERT (Community Emergency Response Teams) and the Medical Reserve Corps.

About 300 volunteers are needed to assist with our local evacuation exercise on Tuesday April 29, 2008 from 5:30pm until 8:30pm. It will be held at the George R. Brown Convention Center Hall A. Free lighted parking will be available in a designated area TBD. Dress casual and please wear comfortable shoes for walking. Bring drinking water and a snack if needed.

The vast majority of the volunteers will serve as mock disaster evacuees, but other volunteers will also be needed to be involved in the process of greeting, screening, and registering the evacuees, as well as to help them board evacuation buses.

If you are interested in volunteering for this exercise, please call Grace Jackson at 713-964-0211 or e-mail gracej@volunteerhouston.org.
Or
To register on-line, please go to www.volunteerhouston.org and under "Menu" click on the red link marked "VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES" on the left-hand side of the page, then click on the calendar and go to April 29. Click on the "Mock Evacuation Drill" volunteer assignment you are interested in. (In order to sign up for this project you will need to register and log in to the system.)

WHAT: After-Prom Party
WHERE: Grand Event, 13700 Beechnut
WHEN: Saturday, April 19th
Buses will leave the Secondary Campus at 12:15 a.m. and return by 7:00 a.m. (A pancake breakfast and devotional is planned from 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. at the Secondary Gym)
CHAPERONES: Mr. Kraner, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Sanford plus Jr. Parent Sponsors
HIGHLIGHTS: Bowling, roller skating, movie theatres, ferris wheel, unlimited arcade games, food, drinks, prizes
INFO: If a student does not wish to stay for the entire time, a parent may pick them up at the Grand Event.
NOTE: We are in need of additional donations such as cash, gift-cards or any other appropriate give away items. Please turn them in at the reception desk in Building 1 by April 15.

TRANSPORTATION TO PROM: The secondary student parking lot will be open from 5:45 – 6:15 p.m. for student parking and limo pick up. The valet parking at the Courtyard on St. James will be $7.00 per car.

SECONDARY CAMPUS Service Hours are required to enhance social and academic learning
while developing character and citizenship skills.
Middle School Requirement – 15 hours per year
High School Requirement – 20 hours per year
High School Service Award – 100 hours in one year

Service Hour forms need to be submitted to the receptionist in Building 1, by April 30, 2008 for the 2007-2008 school year.

Service Hours should be pre-planned activities such as National Charity Organizations, Mission Trips and community service volunteer work. Service hours should be limited to the actual hours serving, not travel and sleeping hours. All service hours are unpaid hours.

These numbers are benchmarks only. Upon graduation from middle school or high school, the entire number of hours will be required (per number of year in attendance at NCS).

To: All Junior/Senior Parents     
Donations are needed for door prizes at the after-prom party. There will be drawings throughout the evening for these prizes. This is a really fun part of the evening that the students always look forward to. We will accept a cash donation, gift cards or prizes that are age and boy/girl appropriate. Please send your donation to Building 1 in care of Gina Smith. Thanks for your help to make this the best Junior/Senior prom ever!

WHAT: NCS PRAYER RALLY - The last prayer rally of this school year!

WHEN/WHERE: All are invited to pray on SATURDAY, APRIL 5, from 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM, NCS Secondary Campus, Room 500 - This is a COME AND GO event. Stay as long as you wish thanking God for His great faithfulness.

ATTENTION SENIORS!
Seniors and your family and friends are encouraged to attend between 4:00 - 6:00 PM to be honored by being prayed over before you begin the next journey of your life.

We love you Lord! We need you. Thank you for listening and answering our prayers.

WHAT: Junior Class Prom Meeting
WHEN: Thursday, March 27 at 6:00 p.m.
WHERE: Building 5 Chapel
INFO: Prom planning meeting for students and parents. We will also have information on senior pictures and ad information. Please plan to attend!

advanced placement exam fee reminder
This is a reminder that the Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Fee is due April 1, 2008. Please make your online payment by visiting the NCS web site and selecting payments - HS AP Exam Fee. If you have any questions please email DeAnna Graves, at dgraves@northlandchristian.org.

The HS Pre-Scheduling/College Prep Meeting for Parents and Students previously scheduled for Tuesday, March 25 has been postponed. We will send information updating you on new dates as soon as possible.

DON'T MISS THE ONE ACT PLAY!
WHAT: NCS High School Theatre Arts Program is presenting the 2008 One Act Play, Mr. Pim Passes By, a comedy by AA Milne
WHERE: NCS Secondary Campus, Building 6 Gym
WHEN: Tuesday, March 25 at 7:00 p.m.
COST: $5.00
INFO: The show is less than an hour long and is appropriate for ALL ages, but will probably be more entertaining to MS and HS students
The Cast Includes:
Paul Lindsay, Elizabeth Knudson, Sarah Holley, Josh Overton, Ryan Rihani, Lauryn Story & Emma Wilhelm
Alonso Blanchet (tech) & Josh Walther (tech)

back to school!
Please also note that the Monday after Spring Break, March 24 is a regular school day.

2008-09 SCHEDULING MEETINGS POSTPONED
The Middle School and High School Pre-scheduling Meetings have been postponed. This meeting is where students and parents receive information to make class choices for next year. A postcard and email will go out to all MS and HS parents with information on new dates for these meetings.

COUGAR STORE NEWS!!    

New baseball caps! Just in time for spring sports!
Black fitted baseball caps available in three sizes: youth, adult small/medium, and adult large/X large for $20.95. These caps are identical to those worn by the high school baseball teams with minor styling differences.

Bargain black baseball caps for only $7.95. Adjustable with one size fitting most.

Has your child been growing and needs new sizes of clothes?
If so, please come in the store by March 26. We are well stocked with most sizes of uniform items. However, we will place one more order with our suppliers at the end of the month to take care of any uniform needs for the end of the year.

Donations needed!!!!
Please save your books, CD’s, video tapes, games and computer software when you are doing your spring cleaning!!!

Just the Facts:
WHO: Fine Arts Society, Secondary PTO sponsoring this event
WHAT: Used Book and Media Sale
WHERE: Secondary Campus Room 500 (choir room)
WHEN: books & media collected March 31-April 22
• Books and media sold at the Secondary Campus on April 23-25
• Books and media at the Elementary Campus on April 25
WHY: Benefiting the Fine Arts Society and PTO
INFO: Where to donate your items:
Secondary Students: There will be a bin in Building, 7 and the Choir room.
Elementary/ Preschool Students: There will be a bag sent home for any items you wish to donate.
Questions: contact Marylinda Cohron at Marylinda@cohron.com or Marian Richards at marianr2@comcast.net

From the Elementary Principal:
It is hard to believe that we are quickly approaching the end of our 3rd quarter. It has been such a great year and we look forward to a wonderful final 9 weeks. Thank you again for your prayers, support, and encouragement. I wanted to take a moment to communicate a couple of items of importance.

•   Thank you for supporting, on a monthly basis the two children that your child's class is sponsoring for Compassion International. Thank you for your continued support by giving at least $3 per month to this incredible cause. We are now beginning to receive letters from the 10 children our elementary school is sponsoring. It will bring tears to your eyes reading some of the thoughts expressed by these needing children. We send Compassion $320 each month to keep all 10 children in the program.

•   Enrollment continues to go well. We are close to beginning waiting lists for a number of our grade levels. If you have friends that have been considering Northland or know of others that you want to introduce to Northland, please encourage them to contact Debbie Wilkins as soon as possible.

•   We have been encouraging our students to help us keep our campus safe and secure by not opening up exterior doors during the day to anybody. Please help us in this effort by only entering and exiting the building at the main entrance on the east side. In an effort to keep each child safe, I wanted to remind all parents to only drop off or pick up kids through our car-pool system or by escorting them into and out of the building. We have also added a portable stop sign on the west side car-pool road, right before the second awning. Please stop at that sign before proceeding under the awning. Thank you for your help in keeping our kids safe.