North Mason High School rolled out the "blue" carpet last week, welcoming incoming freshmen at the Future Bulldog Night. School and Career Counselors presented information on high school requirements, understanding the importance of high school in developing healthy and successful adults, and the 8th grade registration timeline. The evening ended with a school tour led by Principal Collins and Assistant Principal Hackett, where they had the opportunity to highlight what it means to be a Bulldog.
Thank you, Mrs. Swaser, for sharing details and photos from this successful event!
💙 Recognizing Honesty & Integrity 💙
Honesty and integrity are the two traits being celebrated this month through a series of nominations by building administrators. Assistant Principal Kevin Pattison has nominated Megan Beisley, counselor for Hawkins Middle School, recognizing her as, "...a cornerstone of our counseling department. She is always willing to talk with students and staff regarding tough issues, and isn’t afraid to tell it like it is...in a nice way. She holds herself to the highest standards of Honesty and Integrity." Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition, Megan!
💙 Recognizing Honesty & Integrity 💙
Honesty and integrity are the two traits being celebrated this month through a series of nominations by building administrators. Assistant Principal Kevin Pattison has nominated Megan Beisley, counselor for Hawkins Middle School, recognizing her as, "...a cornerstone of our counseling department. She is always willing to talk with students and staff regarding tough issues, and isn’t afraid to tell it like it is...in a nice way. She holds herself to the highest standards of Honesty and Integrity."
Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition, Megan!
🔴REMINDER: Future Bulldog Night is this Thursday, March 6th from 6:00-7:00 PM. Open to all 8th graders and their families. Contact Mrs. Swaser, dswaser@northmasonschools.org, with any questions.
🏞️🐍🥙🍰 8th Grade Tours CTE at NMHS 🌱🧑⚕️🩺
Our HMS 8th grade students had the chance to step inside NMHS Career & Technical Education classes Friday and explore the many options available to them next year. Thank you to Mr. Ottenbacher who teaches Health Careers, Mr. Sounders who teaches Culinary, Mr. Forseth who teaches Boat Building and Woodworking, and Ms. Landers who teaches Agriculture for welcoming students to their classrooms. BIG shout out to our student presenters on FCCLA and Applied Geometry.
Thank you, Deb Swaser, Career & College Counselor, for sharing how our middle schoolers are preparing for their next big step into high school!
Celebrating Us / Celebrándonos 🍲🍜🥘🕺🏽💃🏽🎸 Hawkins Middle School is hosting an INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL / FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL Bring an ethnic dish to share, wear a traditional costume, share dances and/or music from your culture! Traiga un plato tradicional para compartir, usa un traje tipico, comparta baile o musica de su cultura! Also featuring 7th grade WA State History Showcase. El septimo grade presenara evaluaciones de Historia del estado de wa. March 26, 2025,/26 de marzo de 2025, 5:30-7:00 pm
📢Calling all 8th grade students and families! Join us as we explore the essentials of high school, including the significance of 9th grade, the principles of The Bulldog Way, graduation requirements, and more! We look forward to seeing you on March 6, 2025 from 6-7 pm in the NMHS gymnasium.
💙 Recognizing Perseverance 💙
In our ongoing Administration Appreciation series, Joan Moore, Director of Facilities & Maintenance, nominates Carol Ames for how she personifies the trait of 'Perseverance.'
“Carol is the lead custodian at Hawkins Middle School. She is PERSISTENT, DEDICATED, TENACIOUS, and COMMITTED. She demonstrates unwavering effort and consistently puts in the effort, regardless of obstacles. She never gives up. She is fully invested in achieving goals despite difficulties and takes the initiative to find solutions and move forward. She is motivated to succeed no matter the challenges faced.”
Congratulations on this recognition, Carol!
💙 Recognizing Perseverance 💙
Assistant Principal Pattison has nominated Hannah Kidd as part of the building admin appreciation series. He shares this story of her recent accomplishment, and how she demonstrates the trait of perseverance in her teaching: "Hannah recently received her master’s degree. She earned it while teaching full-time in a new building, and didn’t let anything drop. On top of this, she is a club advisor. She always puts her best foot forward to do what is best for students and our school."
Congratulations, Hannah!
📚✖️➕➗🔢GIRLS EXPLORING MATH & SCIENCE 🧬👩🔬🔬🧫
FREE EVENT FOR GRADES 5-8
Explore hands-on science and math-oriented workshops and discover career opportunities. Parents and guardians may attend concurrent workshops on guiding students for their future.
When: Sat., Mar. 22nd, 2025
Time: 9am - 12:30pm
Where: Olympic College - Bremerton Campus
Learn more: https://www.olympic.edu/document/gems-registration-form/view
Sign up today to select your workshops! There is no onsite registration.
Questions? E: OCOutreach@olympic.edu | P: 360-801-4508
💙 Recognizing Perseverance 💙
Our 'Building Admin Appreciation' series continues this month by celebrating the trait of 'Perseverance' in our staff members. First up is Oma Wilcox, nominated by Principal Kalahan: “Oma is constantly trying new things with her students to support them in their learning. She is always willing to experiment with lessons, assessments, and interventions that support the curriculum as a whole. She doesn’t give up on her students and constantly expects high levels of engagement in the class.”
Thank you, Oma, for all the ways you model this trait and apply it to your teaching. We appreciate all you do for our students!
🤼 Another awesome night of wrestling! HMS dominated the mat ! 🤼
JV matches
92 Davis Watts won by pin
92 Christian Millar win by pin
92 Christian Millar win by pin
99 loss
170 Hailey Jennings win by major division
170 Hailey Jennings win by pin
Varsity
78 loss by pin
85 Loralye Talbot win by pin
92 Cash Shumaker win by forfeit
99 Titus Cornelius win by pin
106 Milo Dela Cruz win by pin
113 forfeit
120 forfeit
126 forfeit
132 forfeit
145 loss by pin
155 Nolan Shumaker win by pin
170 Emanuel Salvador win by pin
195 loss points
220 loss by points
250 forfeit
Final score
Mountain view 52
Hawkins 36
Thank you, Coach Colton, for sharing how proud you are of your athletes. Great work, Huskies!
🎉 It's SPIRIT WEEK at Hawkins Middle School! 🥳 Today was 'Dress like Adam Sandler' day. Each day has a theme and the week will end with the school's Valentine's Dance. Check back for fun photos that capture what Hawkins does best...SPIRIT!
National School Counseling Week 2025 is Feb. 3-7, 2025, to focus public attention on the unique contribution of school counselors within U.S. school systems. The theme this year is: School Counseling: Helping Students Thrive.
Thank you to our amazing counselors (left to right, top to bottom): Deb Swaser, Juliet Tran, Allie Wojtanowicz, Victoria Edwards, Katelin Lacoste, Jane Adams, and Ashley Lyon. We appreciate all you do to help our students thrive!
❄️Due to road conditions in parts of our district and the prediction of more snow this afternoon, North Mason School District will be closed today.
💙 Recognizing Empathy 💙
Today, as part of the building administration appreciation series, we highlight Katie Sprague, our nurse at Hawkins Middle School. Assistant Principal Kevin Pattison made the nomination, sharing that, "Katie has a passion for our students and is always going above and beyond to understand a student's background and creative ways that she can help, whether this be outside agencies, meetings with admin, or anything else that will help students."
Congratulations on this nomination, Katie! We appreciate all you do!
💙 Recognizing Empathy 💙
Katelin Lacoste, counselor at Hawkins Middle School, is being nominated by Principal Kalahan for this month's trait of 'Empathy.' He shares, " Katelin's nature is to be empathetic with others and it shows in the way she works with staff and students."
Congratulations on this acknowledgement Katelin! We all thank you for the support you provide our students.
💙 Before we dive into celebrating our employees who have been nominated by admin for the trait of 'Empathy,' we have one more employee to highlight for the trait of 'Gratitude.' Apologies to Michele Peterson for not sharing this recognition prior to the break.
Assistant Principal Kevin Pattison, Hawkins Middle School, shared this: “Michele exudes gratitude every day in her role running our Huskies Solution Project (HSP) room and she always works hard to do what is best for students.”
Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition, Michele!
Next up we will be highlighting staff members nominated by administration for bringing the trait of empathy to their role with the district. Stay tuned!
Have a wonderful long weekend, Huskies! See you back here on Tuesday, January 21st!
CTE Careers Highlighted by West Sound Tech Guest Speaker
West Sound Tech came to speak to 8th grade science and 7th grade computer science classes today! Tony Sharpe, who teaches the animation and video game design program at WST came and talked about the offered programs and opportunities for students coming up in their near future. West Sound Tech offers programs such as welding, cosmetology, medical careers, construction, video game design, and more coming with the addition of their new building: dentistry, HVAC, early childhood, and more. Got kids thinking about careers in CTE!
Thank you to teacher Hannah Kidd for sharing this with our community and highlighting the power of this partnership between North Mason and West Sound Tech that provides our students so many amazing CTE career opportunities to explore!
