8th Grade Upcoming Transition Events & End-of-Year Activities

March 2026

UPCOMING TRANSITION DATES

  • See the ParentSquare post from Amy Winston regarding Verification AND Athletics Reminders. Important dates:

Athletics Information Night for Grade 8 Students and Families

Monday, March 30, 6:30pm, Virtual

http://stream.lexikeet.com/newton

Reminders:

  • High School Fall Sports start PRIOR to the start of school. 
  • Registration information will be sent in June. 
  • Tryouts for all sports start Monday August 24th, 2026. 

There are no makeup dates for tryouts.

HS sports have practices/tryouts 6 days per week starting Monday August 24th. Students hoping to play a fall sport must plan to be at North just about every day starting Monday 8/24. All vacations must be complete by 8/23. (The only exception is Unified Basketball which starts in September.)

Detailed information about the sports offered each season at NNHS is available on the NNHS website. The website also includes everything you need to know about athletics at NNHS. For example, check out the NNHS Athletics Handbook.

We strongly encourage you to review the handbook!

8th GRADE END-OF-YEAR ACTIVITIES

Dr. Green and the 8th Grade PTO Planning Committee have been working closely to plan end-of-year activities for our students. Please see below for key information about the last week of school.

  • Monday, June 15: Spirit of Boston Day Cruise in Boston Harbor
  • Thursday, June 18: 8th Grade Trip to Kimble Farms
  • Friday, June 19: No School
  • Monday, June 22: 8th Grade Graduation Practice
  • Thursday, June 25: 8th Grade Graduation and Last Day of School for all students.

NNHS PTSO OPPORTUNITIES

Newton North School Council Seeks
Two Parent/Guardian Members and one alternate

*Candidate Statements Due Monday, April 6, 2026

The primary responsibilities of the School Council are to advise and assist the principal with the School Improvement Plan (SIP) and to help develop any projects arising out of the SIP that the principal identifies as beneficial to the successful functioning and development of the school. 

The term of office is three years. Parent/guardian members must have a child attending Newton North High School during their entire three-year term (Fall 2026 – Spring 2029). Members are expected to attend meetings on the first Monday of each month from October to May and be available in the unlikely event of a meeting in September or June if necessary. Meetings are usually located in the principal’s conference room (Room 103) from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
  
Candidates are required to submit a brief statement (200 words or less). Entries longer than 200 words will be truncated without edits to meet the word maximum requirement.

The statements may include: 

  • Elementary and middle school attended by the candidates’s NNHS student, if applicable.  
  • Particular interest, background, skills, and expertise that have prepared the candidate for the role. 
  • Qualities the candidate would bring to the School Council.

Please submit statements to vice-president@northptso.org by
Monday, April 6, at 5:00 p.m. 

Should more than two candidates come forward, elections will be held via email from Friday, April 10, through Wednesday, April 15 at 12:00 noon. The two people who receive the most votes will become members beginning in Fall 2026. The person who receives the third-highest number of votes will have the opportunity to serve as an alternate.

If any parent/guardian representative member of the School Council resigns anytime during the 2026-27 school year (before his/her term is complete), the alternate will be offered the position and will complete the remainder of that person’s term. The alternate will be welcome to attend School Council meetings but will not be able to vote on School Council business.

NNHS PTSO Presents: Raising Teens in a Digital Age

April 9th, Raising teens in a digital age  – A discussion with Newton North teacher Rob Greenfield and hosted by the Newton North PTSO.

Thursday, April 9 at 7PM, in the film lecture hall at Newton North High School

Please RSVP HERE

Rob Greenfield is the Digital Literacy Coordinator at NNHS and teaches Modern World History and Intro to AI: Technology’s Impact on Society.