2. Survival Guide Start

3. Table of Contents First Day Teams Lockers Academics Arts Gym +Health Lunch Sports Clubs Quiz

4. First Day The first day of middle school is really thrilling and filled with new faces School starts at 8:05am, so make sure you get up at an appropriate time You either get to school on the bus or as a car rider. Once you get to school the teachers will take care of it from there 7 th graders get the school to themselves on the first day

5. Teams Hopefully you know what team you are on…if not go to a teacher right away You will be with your team all year, in academics, gym & health, arts classes, and lunch Every teams has outstanding teachers

6. Lockers You will be assigned a locker with a combination of 3 numbers You will have time to practice opening it If you are having trouble, I recommend getting a lock you can practice on at home Otherwise, in a few weeks you will be a pro

7. Academics You will have your 5 main subject classes everyday Make sure you have all of your materials that you need ALWAYS have enough pencils because those go quick!

8. Arts Your arts classes are on “A” days You will have Music & Careers, Computers, Art, Tech, and Family Consumer Science The teachers are magnificent and you will a have a lot of fun!

9. Gym & Health For gym you are required to bring a change of clothes (girls bring tons of hair ties!) You are also given a gym locker with a lock (different combination) Make sure to keep extra clothes in your locker just in case For health you need to bring your own binder Don’t forget deodorant!

10. Lunch The lunches at NMS are amazing! There are three different lunch lines The first one is the featured lunch of that day, the second is the sandwich line and the third is the pizza line You can sit with your friends wherever you please NMS is known for their cookies!

11. At NMS we have several sports you can be a part of – Girls: volleyball, cheerleading, field hockey, soccer, softball, track, and basketball – Boys: basketball, football, soccer, track, wrestling, and baseball Sports

12. Clubs Clubs NMS offers include: – Yearbook Club, Buddy Club, CRAFT PLAYERS, reading Olympics, L-TAG, SADD, Music and Student Council These are usually all during RA period, you have to be very committed to participate with these activities

13. Do you want to take a quiz? YESNO

14. What are the two best sports at NMS? Baseball and Softball Volleyball and Basketball Football and Soccer Cheerleading and Field hockey

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16. CORRECT! Volleyball and Basketball are the best! TABLE OF CONTENTS