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Naomi Kauhane and Mary Jane Morris are Retiring

Two of our long-time teachers are retiring at the end of this school year. We are sad to see them go but are very excited about their upcoming adventures that await them both.

Naomi Kauhane has been a teacher for 42 years, the last 25 of those years has been here at Northwest.She has taught Physical Education and AVID. Ms. Kauhane shared the following fun memory:"When I came to Northwest, my first winter, I played in the back area throwing snowballs with my gym students until Dr. McCoy announced over the intercom: "Coach K, we don't throw snowballs in school!!!!" Oops!"

Mary Jane Morris has been a teacher for 36 years and has been here at Northwest for the last 18 years. Ms. Morris teaches AVID and reading, and received the 2010 Utah Teacher if the Year Award. "Helping other people discover who they are, that is what drew me to teaching and has kept me teaching," said Ms. Morris. "I love what I do."

We love what both of these teachers do and will miss them! Thank you Ms. Kauhane and Ms. Morris for all you have done to help make our Warriors shine!!!

"Do the Write Thing" Essay Contest Finalist

1,414 students throughout Utah participated this year in the Juvenile Justice essay contest "Do the Write Thing". Students write about what is youth violence, how does youth violence affect their lives, and what can be done to prevent youth violence. The top 12 students were invited to a luncheon where the National Finalist is announced.

This year our own David Quach was one of those top 12 students!! Way to go David! David's name will placed on the plaque in the lobby of our school along with the names of other students who have placed in the top 12 in the past.

The following students from our school also did well and placed in the top 90: Jose Garcia, Kayley Laureano, Javier Munoz, Jose Alfaro, Stephanie Trujillo and Hilbert Rios.

Congratulations to all of our amazing students!

Student Artwork on Display at the District Office

Several of Northwest's talented art students currently have their art on display at the Salt Lake City School District's office this spring.

To see close-ups of the students work please click here.

The NEW Northwest Flag!!

In the fall students voluntarily participated in a contest to create a new flag for our school that represents the diversity we are so proud of. The final flag is a combination of art work from Bernardo Palacios and Ms. Lorrie's class. Thank you to all who participated and to the Student Government for sponsoring the event.

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Northwest Wins Top Performing Middle School Award!!

Thank you to all of our students, parents, teachers and staff last year for working so hard!! Our goal is to see the same success this year!!

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CELEBRATE!!!

We are so proud to announce that we made Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) for the 2010-2011 school year in Language Arts and Math. We did not have the gains in Science that we are working for. This will be a strong focus for the new school year.

Our school has been recognized by the district as having the most growth in our math scores!! We have a building full of future mathematicians!!

Important Dates

Midterm Dates

• September 23
• December 9
• February 24
• May 4

Quarter End Dates

• October 28
• January 20
• March 23
• June 6

Thank You!

THANK YOU Xpedx for your generous donation to Northwest Middle School.

THANK YOU 7 Eleven for supporting our student incentive programs.