New & Noteworthy

• Secondary SMORE
• Elementary SMORE
• Message to Families From TEA
• NYOS Parent/Guardian Survey
• Lunch Applications for 2025-2026 SY
• Next Week is National Nurses Week
• STEAM Fair Survey
• Junior Senior Committee Request
• NYOS Drama Spirit Night
• Graduation Countdown

Reminders

• Scholastic Book Fair
• Donation Request for Senior Sunset
• School Supply Kits are Now on Sale for the 25-26 SY
• Calling All Super Kids
• APEX Leadership Co. Program
• NYOS PTA Teachers & Staff Appreciation Coming Up in May
• Night of the Arts

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• Business Office Contacts
• NYOS Social Media Link

Secondary SMORE

Secondary Newsletter Link:

Secondary Newsletter 050125

Elementary Newsletter Link:

Elementary Newsletter 050125

Message to Familes From TEA

To support your communications to families, the Texas Education Agency is providing you with a Log In & Learn More toolkit of optional resources to share with parents and families to help them access and use the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®) results as a way to measure their child's learning progress. We’re sharing these resources earlier than in previous years, based on your feedback.



The updated Log In & Learn More toolkit includes information about:

• how families can access STAAR results through the Texas Assessment Family Portal or through their district’s family portal, 
• how families can review detailed information for each test question, identifying their child’s strengths as well as areas where the student may need additional support, and 
• how families can use their child’s STAAR results and easy-to-use resources to help their child focus on the skills they most need help with and can work on at home. 

Resources are available for:

• STAAR end-of-course (EOC) assessment results, which will be available to families on June 10, 2025 
• STAAR Grades 3–8 assessment results, which will be available to families on June 17, 2025

You can now access these 2025 resources in English and Spanish on our Log In & Learn More toolkit webpage. We hope these tools are helpful as you develop your own district communications to share with parents and families. 

NYOS Parent/Guardian Survey

Please take the time to fill out the NYOS Parent/Guardian Survey.

You can expect 15 questions about the campus(es) your child(ren) attend as well as 15 questions about NYOS overall. Your opinion helps ensure NYOS is meeting your child's needs and allows us to monitor our school's progress towards both internal goals as well as additional High Reliability School (HRS) certifications. To learn more about High Reliability Schools, please see the HRS section of our school website here. 

Lunch Applications for 2025-2026 SY

Next Week is National Nurses Week

Next week we celebrate our amazing school nurses, Maddy and LaTasha, for the incredible care, compassion, and dedication they show to our students and staff. 💙👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️

School nurses are so much more than a health resource — they are caregivers, first responders, counselors, and advocates. They help keep our students healthy, safe, and ready to learn, often providing calm and comfort on even the toughest days.

Maddy and LaTasha, your hard work often happens behind the scenes, but its impact is seen and felt across our entire school community. From tending to daily bumps and scrapes to managing health plans and emergencies, you are essential to the heart of our school.

We are deeply grateful for all you do. Thank you for your compassion, your expertise, and your endless commitment to our students’ well-being! 💛

Please join us in giving a huge THANK YOU to Maddy and LaTasha next week!

STEAM Fair Survey

"Hello Families, Please fill out this quick survey if you attended the STEAM Fair on Thursday, 4/24. Thank you so much for your thoughts, ideas, and support!" -Ms. LaPorte

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5J67NEW2hrD1W_vJIE-wLW7_u0yrFcQyungEY4F_RUKGHpg/viewform?usp=sharing

Junior/Senior Prom Committee Request

Greetings from the Jr./Sr. Prom Committee! We're in the final stretch and are looking for extra assistance to make May 9 even more amazing. We could use some extra hands decorating and chaperoning the event. If you're interested, please see the volunteer form below.

We would also like some help with the remaining items on our list. The Amazon Wish List is attached for your consideration. Thank you in advance for your consideration. We hope to make this year's "Underwater Palace" an epic evening for our Juniors and seniors!  

Prom Volunteer Link   

Amazon Wish List for Prom  

NYOS Drama Spirit Night

Please join NYOS Drama for a spirit night at Pins and Wheels May 7th!

Graduation Countdown!

SENIOR FAMILIES!! Grad Week is almost upon us! 



• Senior Decision Day is Friday, May 9th, from 8:15 am-12:45 pm in the NYOS Gym. This is a walk-through event. Parents and families are welcome to come help NYOS students and staff celebrate their seniors' future plans at any time during the morning! If you do plan to attend, please RSVP here to make your front desk check-ins as quick and easy as possible.
• Robing Ceremony is Tuesday, May 20th at 6 pm in the NYOS Gym.
• Graduation rehearsal is Thursday, May 22nd, from 2 pm - 5 pm. This is required for all seniors to attend, plus any younger siblings who will be speaking during the ceremony. (Parents of sibling speakers have been/will be contacted to confirm their participation.) Parents and families will not be attending or participating in the rehearsal.
• Graduation ceremony is on Friday, May 23rd. Seniors & sibling speakers need to be there at 5 pm. Doors open to family and friends at 6:30 pm, and the ceremony starts at 7 pm.
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Please reach out to Ms. Gregory at mgregory@nyos.org if you have any questions!

Scholastic Book Fair is Next Week!

Donation Request for Senior Sunset

Senior Parents and Families! The Senior Parent Committee is looking for donations to help celebrate our scholars in the final weeks of their high school experience. The deadline for donations has been extended to MAY 5TH.

School Supply Kits are Now on Sale

For the 25-26 School Year

School Supply Kits are on sale now for grades pre-k through 7th and can be purchased through June 15 for the 2025/2026 school year.

Here is the store link: https://1stdayschoolsupplies.com/gs/103891

The kits will be delivered the week ending 7/11 and distributed to classrooms.

Calling All Super Kids

APEX Leadership Co. Program

NYOS PTA Teachers & Staff Appreciation

Coming Up in May

Night of the Arts is Next Week

NYOS Elementary’s Specials team is proud to announce our 2025 Night of the Arts! Please plan on joining us on Thursday, May ,8, for a celebration of the arts here at NYOS. Every class will have art projects hung up outside their classrooms to share. There will be free activity booths with fun art projects.  Note, Secondary will also be hanging art in their entrance space. This event is free. Please join us in celebrating our community of amazing artists here at NYOS- The kids have been working hard all year! The event is 5-7 pm. 4th and 5th grade will also be performing a concert in the gym ay 5:30.

For a complete list of all of our departments and contact names please go to our website by clicking this link.

Disclaimer: In order to protect the privacy of our students or any bystanders, we purposely use small picture sizes for some of our group pictures.