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NHS Students Place at Van Porter Art Show
Tamera Rustad (left) received an Honorable Mention at the Van Porter Student Artist of the Year exhibition held recently. Corrine Akins received a 3rd place award. The exhibition was open to all seniors in the school district. Each senior could submit three pieces of art work with a written essay titled “What Art Means to Me.”

JCL State Forum Results
The Niceville Junior Classical League fielded a team of 10 Latin students for the Florida JCL State Forum April 12-14.  The following students placed in academic and artistic events:

Sophia Bergmann	1st Greek Derivatives I, 5th Greek Literature I
Madison Brake	1st Creative Art - Drawing, 7th Vocabulary I
Jessica Kepple	3rd Greek Literature Adv., 9th Reading Comprehension Prose
Hudson Pearce	4th Latin Literature I, 10th History of the Republic I
Andrew Surry	6th Latin Literature I, 9th History of the Republic I
Ricky Gal	7th Classical Art I, 9th Customs I
Anna Maria Vaccaro	8th Hellenic History I
Nathan Battels	9th Geography I, 9th Hellenic History

NHS Knowledge Masters Team Ranked No. 3 in Florida
The Niceville High School Knowledge Masters team earned 3rd place in the state of Florida in the Spring 2012 High School Knowledge Master Open Academic Competition held in May.  NHS placed 54th in the nation out of 518 schools. The NHS team also outranked other area schools including Choctawhatchee High School, Rocky Bayou Christian School, Paxton High School, South Walton High School and Freeport High School.

Madison Brake, a freshman at Niceville High School, was recently presented an Outstanding Volunteer Award by Helen Rigdon, district representative for Congressman Jeff Miller. Please congratulate Madison for her great support of our school and community.

Four Outstanding Seniors Awarded National Merit Scholarships
Kevin Anderton, Catherine England, Stephanie Hsiang and Gerrod Voigt, seniors at Niceville High School, have been awarded scholarships through the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC).  Gerrod and Stephanie each received a $2500 National Merit Scholarship which is underwritten by the NMSC.  Catherine received a National Merit University of Florida Scholarship which is sponsored by the University of Florida.  Kevin received a National Merit – Dr. Joseph J. Jacobs Scholarship which is sponsored by the Jacobs Engineering Foundation.   These outstanding students are among the 8,300 National Merit Scholarships recipients chosen from the group of approximately 15,000 distinguished Finalists.

Congratulations to the 2012 – 2013 Varsity Cheerleaders	Congratulations to the 2012 – 2013 Junior Varsity cheerleaders:
Allie Kennedy Lauren Corley Emily Terry Chelsea Wilson Allison Herman Courtney Testa Morgan Strickland Brianna Ellis Aubrey Joy-Obrien Callie Peterman Kirsten Cecil Carly Frey Jaycee Malone Laiken Miller Kristi Summerlin Brittany French Mimi Taylor Abby Miller Taylor Casal Kalyn Worsham	Serrena Cowell Lauren Hunter Emily Morris Haley Armstrong Brynley Lacy Leanna Herring Catherine Reid Payton Patterson Becca Frisbee Maddie Casal Mekenna Clements Taylor Silkey

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Important Notes for AP and AICE Exams

Congratulations to senior Samantha Snowden for winning “Best in Show” during Niceville High School’s annual art show. Ms. Kim Nihill-Taylor is her teacher.

NHS Cheerleading Tryouts

Tryouts for the 2012-2013 school year will be held May 8th.  Clinic dates are May 5th and May 7th.  Tryout packets are available for pick up in the attendance office or online under the forms tab.  You must have an up to date physical in order to participate in tryouts.  If you have questions please contact Lisa Jones at jonesL2@mail.okaloosa.k12.fl.us

Tryout Packet

Physical Form (pdf)

NHS Student Earns Top Score on ACT

Sabrina Valenti scored a perfect 36 on the ACT.

Sabrina Valenti, a junior at Niceville High School, earned a top composite score of 36 on a recent ACT test. Nationally, while the actual number of students earning a composite score of 36 varies from year to year, roughly one-tenth of one percent receive a top score.

Among test takers in the high school graduating class of 2011, only 704 of more than 1.6 million students earned a composite score of 36.  The ACT consists of tests in English, mathematics, reading and science. Each test is scored on a scale of 1-36, and a student's composite score is the average of the four test scores. Some students also take ACT’s optional Writing Test, but the score for that test is reported separately and is not included within the ACT composite score.

ACT test scores are accepted by all major U.S. colleges, and exceptional scores of 36 provide colleges with evidence of student readiness for the academic rigors that lie ahead.  Sabrina is currently enrolled in four Advanced Placement courses at NHS.

Niceville High School Ranked in Top 10% of Florida High Schools

Florida Commissioner of Education Gerard Robinson has announced that Niceville High School is ranked in the top 10% of all Florida high schools.

“It takes hard work and commitment to achieve this level of accomplishment. Ranking in the top ten percent speaks to a spirit of teamwork and the support of a school by the community it serves. Your school serves as a point of pride for the community and state,” stated Robinson.

Marcus Chambers, principal of Niceville High School, was pleased with the commissioner’s announcement.  "NHS is a very high achieving school with very talented students, faculty, and staff.  NHS focuses on student achievement, exceeding educational standards, and striving to be the best," stated Chambers.

Niceville High School, which has an enrollment of 1,835 students, is also rated an “A” school by Commissioner Robinson.

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