Game Day Themes!
Gold-Out Friday!
Thank you for another great week at The Nest! Please continue to turn in excuses in a timely manner to the email address listed below.
Students:: First SkillsUSA Meeting is Wednesday, Sept. 10!
Today will have will our first pep-rally. It will not be open to parents. Parents, please expect information from the band director, cheer sponsor and football coach about parent visitation for future pep-rallies.
Bowling tryouts are coming up! See Ms. Guzman to sign up.
For those interested, there will be upcoming EF Trip to England Meeting, Sept 5
CORRECTION--Cross Country Interest Meeting, Wednesday, Aug 27 at 6 PM
Cross Country Interest Meeting, Wednesday, Aug 27 at 6 PM
Biker v. Surfers Dress-up Sale!
ESL Parent Meeting on September 10th, 2025
Bikers v. Surfers this Friday!
SAVE THE DATE for Open House--Sept. 29 @ 6 PM
Please see the attached information in regards to attendance. It was another great week at The Nest!
Our career coach, Ms. Finley, has an amazing morning planned for our seniors. All seniors (including late start) should report to their SOAR class by 7:45 AM. If you do not have a SOAR class, please report to the auditorium!
9th-11th grade students will be participating in their first ACT Diagnostic test tomorrow, August 20th. Please be sure to bring a pencil and calculator!
Registration is now open for the Shelby County Teen Leadership Program, hosted by Girls Inc. of Central Alabama! This engaging opportunity is open to students in grades 9–12 and meets on the 2nd Saturday every other month—a great option for students with busy schedules.
Through this program, students will have the chance to:
🚍 Go on College Tours
💼 Participate in Leadership & Career Readiness Workshops
🧠 Receive SAT/ACT Prep support
📚 Access Academic Tutoring
Program Details:
Registration Opens: July 28th
Sessions Begin: Saturday, September 13th
Meeting Frequency: 2nd Saturday every other month
Through this program, students will have the chance to:
🚍 Go on College Tours
💼 Participate in Leadership & Career Readiness Workshops
🧠 Receive SAT/ACT Prep support
📚 Access Academic Tutoring
Program Details:
Registration Opens: July 28th
Sessions Begin: Saturday, September 13th
Meeting Frequency: 2nd Saturday every other month
See you tonight. Admission $5.
Parents:
This email was sent to students last week from Mr. Riggins.
We will be administering the PSAT/NMSQ in October for those students in 10th and 11th grade who are interested in taking this exam.
This is an OPTIONAL exam, and is not required. However, if you are a strong student who is academically minded, you may wish to participate in this exam. It is the exam that is used by The College Board to determine National Merit Scholars, which is a scholarship program run by The College Board. National Merit Scholars are determined by 11th grade test scores, but 10th graders are allowed to test for practice and experience.
The cost to participate in this exam is $20.00, and seats will be limited.
IMPORTANT: If you receive testing accommodations due to a 504 or IEP and wish to use accommodations on the PSAT (should you choose to test), you MUST inform me no later than 8/22. Accommodations must be requested, and there is a deadline to submit requests. I will not be submitting accommodation requests unless you specifically reach out to me by this deadline.
This email was sent to students last week from Mr. Riggins.
We will be administering the PSAT/NMSQ in October for those students in 10th and 11th grade who are interested in taking this exam.
This is an OPTIONAL exam, and is not required. However, if you are a strong student who is academically minded, you may wish to participate in this exam. It is the exam that is used by The College Board to determine National Merit Scholars, which is a scholarship program run by The College Board. National Merit Scholars are determined by 11th grade test scores, but 10th graders are allowed to test for practice and experience.
The cost to participate in this exam is $20.00, and seats will be limited.
IMPORTANT: If you receive testing accommodations due to a 504 or IEP and wish to use accommodations on the PSAT (should you choose to test), you MUST inform me no later than 8/22. Accommodations must be requested, and there is a deadline to submit requests. I will not be submitting accommodation requests unless you specifically reach out to me by this deadline.