11/14/2019
Holiday Cookie Exchange
10/31/2019
National Junior Honor Society
Fall Service Project
Join National Junior Honor Society members who are working to help support an important organization in our community. Mel Trotter Ministries provides rescue and restoration services to individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness. We hope to fill 50 shoeboxes to help individuals who are experiencing homelessness. You may make a monetary donation or bring in supplies. You may bring in items or money to Mrs. Vogel. We will work on shoeboxes at our November meeting.
Suggested Items:
Small toiletries: shampoo, deodorant, lotion, soap, toothpaste (note - travel sizes from hotels are perfect)
Toothbrush and toothpaste
Chapstick
Wet Wipes
Washclothes
Small disposable razors
Small combs
Refillable/collapsible water bottles
Small emergency/first aid kits (Band-Aids, Individual doses of Bactine, Neosporin, etc)
Small sewing kids
Small blankets
Socks
Hats
Gloves
Handwarmer packets
Gift cards for fast food
Non-perishable food in individual servings such as:
• peanut butter • crackers, • nuts • cheese, and cracker packages • cookies • dried fruit • tuna • power/breakfast bars
Small wrapped hard candies, gum, cough drops
10/14/2019
You Made a Difference
Thank you to our members who volunteered their time at the Mayor's Grand River Cleanup. You made a difference.
10/10/2019
Spooky Sprint NEF
The Northview Education Foundation is hosting its annual Spooky Sprint on Saturday, October 19th. NJHS members can sign up to work the event or run the event. Volunteers will need to report to Boulder Creek located at 5750 Brewer Ave. Belmont, MI. Please report at 8:00. Volunteers will be done between 9:30 and 9:40 am. Email Mrs. Vogel at kvogel@nvps.net.
If you and your family, run or walk it will count towards two volunteer hours. spooky5k.org
East Oakview PTC Child Care
Do you enjoy younger children? Do you like playing games, reading good books, and sharing stories? East PTC will host monthly PTC meetings. They need volunteers to help with childcare while the parent(s) are attending meetings.
They are looking for 8 to 10 volunteers for the first meeting on Wednesday, October 16th at 6:15 for a 6:30-7:30 meeting. Go to SignUpGeniushttps://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0545A4AD22A0F94-east5
Also, we are looking for 4-5 volunteers at the same time of 6:15 for a 6:30-7:30 meeting on the following dates:
Wednesday, October 16th
Wednesday, November 20th
Wednesday, January 15th
Wednesday, February 19th
Wednesday, March 18th
Wednesday, May 20th
The NJHS students who volunteered were Erica Foreman, Ethan Gerken, Hailey Giller, and Emily Maycroft are greatly appreciated. Our PTC meeting was a success with many parents attending and a lot of kiddos to watch and we appreciate these students' hard work and assistance. They were wonderful!!
10/07/2019
East Oakview Fall Fest
East Oakview's Fall Fest.
We are hosting Fall Fest on October 26th. We would like to have some NJHS members help run games, decorate and even help with cleanup if possible. The link to the sign-up genius is below. Please consider helping.
9/06/2019
East PTC Needs Help with Childcare
Do you enjoy younger children? Do you like playing games, reading good books, and sharing stories? East PTC will host monthly PTC meetings. They need volunteers to help with childcare while the parent(s) are attending meetings.
They are looking for 8 to 10 volunteers for the first meeting on Wednesday, September 18th at 6:15 for a 6:30-7:30 meeting. Go toSignUpGeniushttps://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0545A4AD22A0F94-west2
Also, we are looking for 4-5 volunteers at the same time of 6:15 for a 6:30-7:30 meeting on the following dates:
Wednesday, October 16th
Wednesday, November 20th
Wednesday, January 15th
Wednesday, February 19th
Wednesday, March 18th
Wednesday, May 20th
9/04/2019
West Watchdog Event
West Oakview needs 8 NJHS members to help supervise little kids on the playground for WatchDog event happening on September 25. There will be other assistants as well. It would run from 6:30 (arrive at 6:15) - 7:30 (leave at 7:45). See Signup Genius to volunteer. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0545A4AD22A0F94-west1
8/13/2019
Back to School
Welcome, National Junior Honor Society Members. We are excited to start our learning journey together. As a National Junior Honor Society Member, you will need a minimum of twelve volunteer hours. There are currently two opportunities available.
Crossroads Registration - August 19 from 7:30-12:00 Need 6 volunteers
Back to School Bash August 24 from 5:30-9:00 Need 6 volunteers
Email Mrs. Vogel if you are interested in working registration. If you are interested in working the Back to School Bash, call or text Mrs. Kamp at 446-4846.
5/20/2019
8th Grade Farewell
Help us celebrate and send off our current 8th graders. Our newly elected officers: Michael Hoard, Erica Foreman, Alex Armstrong, Abby Slot, and Abby Glynn have been preparing our Red Carpet Farewell which will take place on Wednesday, May 29th from 7:30 to 8:10 in the cafeteria. For our celebration breakfast, Mrs. Vogel is providing the egg casseroles. Please sign up to bring something to breakfast. See the signupgeniushttps://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0545A4AD22A0F94-8thgrade1
5/08/2019
Summer Volunteer Opportunities at KDL Plainfield
KDL is looking for enthusiastic library volunteers for the summer at the Plainfield Branch of Kent District Library! This program is open to teens entering 6th – 12th grade in the fall. Volunteer applications are due back to the Plainfield Branch by Friday, May 17. Applications are available in the school library and can be printed out from the KDL website at: https://www.kdl.org/
4/22/2019
2019-2020 NJHS Officers
Current seventh graders who are interested in running for an officer position must read the description of duties. After reading the duties, if you are still interested, complete the officer application form. This is due to Mrs. Vogel by April 29th. You may find the officer application and duties on the blog, on Remind, or stop by Mrs. Vogel's room. Interviews will take place the first week of May.
4/14/2019
6th Grade Orientation
Our sixth graders are awaiting their next step in their educational journey. They are excited to become part of Crossroads. To help them get acquainted, they will tour on May 21 and May 22. If you are a good ambassador for our school, sign up to lead a tour. You must meet with Ms. Turner on the following dates: May 7th, 8th, 14th, 15th, and 20th during advisory. Go to sign up genius:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0545A4AD22A0F94-6thgrade
3/26/2019
Group Hours - Help the Northview Board of Education Clean Up the Highway
Each spring the Board of Education invites members of the NJHS at Crossroads to participate in the Adopt-A-Highway clean-up along Plainfield Ave. The date selected for this year is Saturday, April 20 from 10 am - 12 pm. The group will meet at 10 am at Frontline Community Church.
All volunteers for Adopt-A-Highway are expected to watch a safety video prior to volunteering (https://youtu.be/ZjNi5MCTl9g)
3/18/2019
WEST FEST - Rescheduled
We have rescheduled our West Fest school carnival event to Thursday, April 25th from 5:30-8:00 (HOPEFULLY we will not have to worry about snow days in April!) and are looking for volunteers for 2 sessions of games/activities and face painting/tattoos.
We have a new sign up link, https://www.signupgenius.com/
Any and all help is much appreciated as it takes approximately 120 volunteers to make this a successful event.
3/14/2019
East Oakview School Carnival
Annual East Oakview Carnival on Saturday, April 13th from 10:30am-3:00pm.
East Oakview is looking for help with the annual school carnival. They need help with games, concessions, face painting and prizes. Please email Mrs.Johnson at eastoakviewptc@gmail.com if you can help and for what length of time.
2/12/2019
East Oakview PTC Rescheduled Meeting
East Oakview PIC is hoping the snow nor ice does not interfere with their upcoming meeting on February 19. Please arrive at 6:20. Meet in the gym for further directions. You will be done at 7:30 pm. Email Mrs. Rittenhouse if you are able to help. krittenhouse@nvps.net
3940 Suburban Shores Dr NE,
Grand Rapids, MI 49525
North Oakview Family Fun Night
North Oakview is hosting its Family Fun Night on Friday, March 22 from 5:30-8:00pm. In order for this event to be a success, they need our help. Please consider volunteering.
Go to the website https://www.
Click on Volunteer to register for a time slot.
1/09/2019
Crossroads Library Help
Do you have a steady hand and an eye for detail? Mrs. Burgess is looking for some volunteers to work in the library after school on Mondays and Wednesdays reshelving books and processing new books to put into circulation. Hours would be from 2:30 to 4:00 on Mondays and Wednesdays in the IMC. A late bus is available at 4:00 for students who live in the district.
West Fest School Carnival
West Oakview is hosting West Fest School Carnival on February 7th from 5:20-8:00 pm. Help West and have fun earning volunteer hours. They need help with face painting and running games. Go to their sign up genius https://www.signupgenius.com/
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