Concerned about what has been going on in Concord over the last year? Thinking that it might be a good idea to elect a few more Democrats to office in NH this year? Want to get involved at the grassroots and meet some dedicated people who care about our community? The Northwood Democrats will be holding their caucus to elect officers for the town committee and delegates to the New Hampshire Democratic Party Convention in June.

We will meet at the Community Center in Northwood Narrows on Monday, February 27th, at 6:30 pm. All registered Democrats are eligible to vote and to serve as officers. For more information please call Lucy Edwards, current town chair, at 312-6049, or e-mail her at [email protected].

Northwood Grade 3-4 Girls Basketball Push Record To 5-1-1

Northwood Bears Grade 3-4 Girls Basketball Team upped its record to 5-1-1 with three wins and a tie in its last four games. Northwood traveled to Deerfield and defeated the host team 12- 4 behind Makayla DeButts team-high six points. Teammates Paige Valli and Mary Thoms added four and two points, respectively.

In a non-league game, Northwood tied Epping of the Lamprey River Basketball League, 9-9, at Epping Middle School. Leading 8-5 after three periods, the visiting Bears squad was outscored 4-1 in the final frame. No overtime period was played. Valli, from her center position, led the Northwood attack with four points. DeButts and 3rd grade guard Addison Cox each scored two points. Thoms added one free throw to round out the scoring.

In another non-conference match, Northwood was entertained by St. George’s Greek Church of Manchester, a member of the Manchester CYO Grade 3-4 League. Northwood stunned the co-ed St. George Team, 10-6 with 4th graders Valli and DeButts leading the way with four points each. Forward Jennifer Bettencourt had 2 points.

Most recently, the Northwood Girls made its four games in a row without a loss after upending Strafford 14-8. Northwood raced to a 14-2 lead after three periods before its defense gave up three hoops to Strafford in the final frame. Thoms played brilliantly leading the fast break and scoring 10 points to lead all scorers. 4th grader Morgan Tatum tallied her first basket of the season in the win. 3rd grader Bettencourt completed the scoring for the visitors adding two points. Tatum’s twin sister, Madison Tatum, also turned in her best performance of the season with three steals and two assists. Northwood’s Alex Elliot turned in a solid two-way performance.

Northwood, now 4-1 in conference play, will complete its season with a "Best Matchup" game versus Deerfield on Saturday, February 11. The Bears narrowly defeated Deerfield, 16-14, on opening game day at Northwood, and then 12-4 at Deerfield.

The Northwood School Community Marathon!

Come join us for…the Northwood Community Marathon. The Northwood School Wellness Committee is planning this event with the goal of getting people out and moving to improve their health. Participants should complete 25.2 miles of running/walking over a period of 9 weeks, then participate in the culmination event of running or walking the last 1 mile at the Northwood School on April 14th.

The marathon will run from February 15 to April 14. Visit our website to register at www.northwood.k12.nh.us and click on the Northwood Community Marathon link. Here you can find more information (including the registration form, permission slips for students to participate in "Marathon Wednesdays", a sample training schedule, and a recording log).

We invite students, family members, and other members of the community to join us on Wednesdays from 2:15-3:15 beginning February 15th, as we start to log in some of those miles. All ages are welcome to participate. We strongly encourage making this a family event, so we hope to see lots of parents involved!

Wednesdays - What to bring: Please plan to bring a pair of sneakers as well as layers of clothes (including hat and mittens!) - We plan to be outside to walk/run; however, if it is too cold to be outside, we will plan to use the gym. Don’t forget your bottle of water!

You do not need to run/walk with us on "Marathon Wednesdays" to take part, but everyone who wants to participate in the Marathon event needs to register at www.northwood.k12.nh.us. You may call the school at 942-5488 or email [email protected] with any questions.

We hope you join us. We will be having a ton of Fun with games and activities and would like you to be a part of it.

Coe-Brown Northwood Academy

2nd Quarter Honor Roll

2011-2012

Headmaster David S. Smith is pleased to announce the honor roll for the second quarter.

Grade 12

Highest Honors

Jenna Brown, Katherine Cronk, Meredith Grady, Haylie Stoddard

Grade 12

High Honors

Meghan Ahern, Mykayla Allard, Alexandra Archambault, Aaron Ash, Trevor Aube, Allison Beaupre, Jaedyn Bedell, Haley Bell, Eric Burgess, Megan Curtin, Olivia Daigle, Alexander Davis, Laura Doherty, Anthony Dorn, Brooke Esdale, Jaime Evans, Mia Faucher, Abigail Fenerty, Kelsey Follansbee, Michael Gibson, Taylor Hains, Leah Hastings, Gregory Hatfield, James Hayden, Michaela Horvath, Allura LeBlanc, Corinne LeMauk, Nicholas Levergood, Ashley Longver, Douglas Marshall II, Alicia Martell, Tori Martin, Ryan McCourt, Dylan McDade, Matthew Norton, Matthew Paganelli, Quinn Palmer, Amanda Perron, Sophie Shiere, Jessica Spaulding, Matthew Stevens, Nicole Swindell, Noah Switzer, Courtney Turcotte, Kelly Turner, Brooke Wheeler, Katherine Wysocki

Grade 12

Honors

Mackenzie Allis, Devin Beck, Katelyn Berube, Samuel Davis, Lauren Durell, Carissa Hodgdon, David Ikewood, Alexandra Jones, Griffin Kelley, Evan Koester, Samantha Lepicier, Samantha MacCallum, Virginia Merrill, Adam Nelson, Marcus Pullo, Jacob Ray, Crystal Schlessinger, Luke Senter, Brooke Smith, Katherine Soiett, Olivia Trainor

Grade 11

Highest Honors

Annie Baker, Katherine Forsythe, Kylie Gagnon, Kayla Roberts

Grade 11

High Honors

Charles Allan, Abbey Archambault, Peter Arsenault, Allison Barnes, Marianna Barnhart, Casey Breen, Courtney Brown, Joseph Cabral, Jessica Cameron, Timothy Cedrone, Yvonne Dean-Bailey, John DeButts, Mary Victoria DeVeau, Tucker Docko, Jessica Felber, Lauryn Hanson, Chelsea Hodges, Ashley Hodil, Brianna Hogue, Catherine Jarvis, Ashley Jones, Shannen Ketenci, Anna Kofer, Michael LeDuc, Ethan Moreno, Lily Poland, Ellinore Porter, Kyle Sanborn, Sean Simoneau, Thomas Souryavong, Peter Stivali, Noelle Struthers, Katelyn Terry, Anthony Toscano, Holly Worcester, Justin Zampa, Alec Zollman

Grade 11

Honors

Madeleine Adams, Jesse Carlson, Jacob Dowe, Cory Downing, Amy Duderewicz, Blaine Eaton, Devin Eaton, Lucas Gerry, Alicia Giannelli, Anna Goscinski, Mikayla Hodil, Meredith Ingham, Moriah Mazzochi, Kristan McCoy, Beau Pingree, Lindsey Terry, Samantha Toscano, Shawn Woodbury, Andrew Yonchak

Grade 10

Highest Honors

Jessie Carney, Domenica DeLuca, Erik Gunderson, Katlyn Hanson, Hannah Heselton, Gwyneth Horne, Alexis LaChapelle, Shannon Mommsen, Alexander Wimsatt, Stephanie Zwick

Grade 10

High Honors

Leanne Baratier, Devon Berry, Emily Blad, Benjamin Butcher, Willden Butler, Ashley Calef, Devin Connors, Samantha Corwin, Katharina Cozine, Molly Craven, Emily Davis, Justin Demers, Thomas Esdale, Sarah Fowler, Cassidy Gagne, Emilee Gancarz, Hannah Heyliger, Nicholas Howard, Brittany Lachance, Derik Landry, Reno LaPanne, Ashley Lewis, Brittany Linscott, Hailey Mann, Zachary May, Scott McGibbon, Jacob Mele, Jessica Moreshead, Amy Morrow, Travis Newton, Emily Reiff, Daniel Rivera, Erik Rolser, Shawntel Ross, Megan Rouillard, Alexandra Savioli, Hailey Serino, Jon Shorten, Haleigh Simmons, Peter Slowik, Elena Smith, Mikayla Smith, Daniel Somers, Sadie Steffen, Kyle Stevens, Kyle Turcotte, Sophia Wensberg, Mariah Wright

Grade 10

Honors

Joseph Anatone, Amanda Audet, Carlee Beck, Connor Bell, James Bowden Jr., Lucas Fisher, Samuel Fortier, Mary Fowler, Jessica Gallant, Seth Gourley, Trevor Harcourt, Lauren Jones, Tyler Lebel, Dana Lee, Nicholas Locke, Alexis Lorden, Taylor Olsson, Sheryl Saunders, Virginia Scarponi, Michael West

Grade 9

Highest Honors

Liam Corless, Sarah Curtin, Nicole Durell, Aurora Goodwin, Katheryn Huckins, Bianca Ketenci, Ashley LeBlanc, Sadie Sabina, Kate Tomaszewski

Grade 9

High Honors

Abigail Ahern, Kerry Baratier, Alexa Barnes, Avrie Bassingthwaite, Samantha Beaupre, Setse Bush, Ariel Clachar, Dylan Clark, Joshua Conrad, Rachel Dallaire, Ariel Clachar, Dylan Clark, Joshua Conrad, Rachel Dallaire, Claire Decker, Gregory Doane, Hannah Eaton, Adam Edin, Bryan Ekstrom, Brianna Ferreira, Caitlin Foley, Audrey Getman, Molly Gibson, Hannah Grady, Brianna Hanson, Hannah Herter, Jacob Jackman, Anna Jennison, Anthony Jones, Garrett Kunz, Samuel Langdon, Megan Leduke, Lacey Locke, Elizabeth MacEachern, Lauren Montgomery, Kyle Nelson, Gaelyn O’Dwyer, Jessica Ohrenberger, Benjamin Porter, Jamie Pratt, Cassandra Rogers, Haley Ruth, Danielle Rybinski, Katelynn Scannell, Ashley St. Pierre, Jacquelyn Stevens, Veronica Swindell, Emily Thurston, Nicole Torosian, Alexis Ure, Zachary Wood, Alexander Yonchak, Luke Zollman

Grade 9

Honors

Olivia Anatone, Alandra Beaver, Ronald Berry III, Kyle Bousquet, Alyssa Bussiere, Sophia Chartier, Kianna Daudelin, Holly Donohue, Olivia Drew, Emma Easler, Logan Eighmey, Katelynn Emmett, Jeremy Fenerty, Ian Gray, Nicholas Halka, Crystal Janvrin, Allison Jones, Andrew Lambert, Shane Marshall, Nicholas Quimby, Amanda Riley, Nicholas Rosler, Jennifer Schlim, Cameron Watson, Hannah Wiley

Northwood School

2nd Quarter Honor Roll And Honorable Mention

2011-2012

Grade 5

High Honors

Elijah Allen, Braelin Ash, Dylan DeTrude, Nicholas Dyer, Cooper Leduke, Jonathan Moehlmann, Shane Molloy, Hannah Palmer, Adrianna Reid, Jacob Rich, Zachery Sheehan, Emma Tobbe

Grade 5

Honors

Kylee Blad, Griffen Bono, Michael Burgess, Derek Capo, Benjamin Cote, Madison Cunningham, Taylor Edgecomb, Oliva Farrar, Alyssa Hill, Sarah Jensen, Arthur Ring, Arianna Sage, Noah Sinnamon, Samuel Thurston, Tyler Troy, Emily van Gerena, Dakota West, Megan Wimsatt

Grade 5

Honorable Mention

Alissa Ames, Isabelle Balch, Daniel Bocash, Clayton Canfield, Kyle Hill, Ryan Holland, Madelynn Kenney, Nicolas LaMontagne, Mason Lobello, Madeleine Lounsbury, Brice Lussier, Lillian Marie, Madison Rollins, Jacob Schleich, Micah Spencer

Grade 6

High Honors

Natalie Annis, Taylor Bettencourt, Emily Cunningham, MaKenna Iller, Sierra Miller, Kayla Pollak, Julia Sommer

Grade 6

Honors

Ethan Chaney, Annie Comtois, Sarah Doiron, Spencer Goad, Hannah Halka, Brady Johnson, Nina-Marie Laramee, Emily Lentz, Michaela McAllister, Stephanie Messina, Scott Norwood, Scott Spenard, Kiley St. Francis, Nicolas Therriault

Grade 6

Honorable Mention

Noel Bergeron, Kellyn Flanagan, Alexis Kendall, Deztyni Lockard, Tyler Metalious, Aiyana Rollins

Grade 7

High Honors

Isaiah Allen, Cassandra Barnhart, Elizabeth Bisson, Alexander Gray, Joseph Guptill, Jordan May, Sarah Turmel

Grade 7

Honors

Dylan Andrews, Emily Barnes, Matthew Brown, Jesse Cormier, Sheridan Gancarz, Emily Hughes, Nicholas Jensen, Jackalynn Joy, Emily Ketchum, Emily Marie, Sophia Menjivar, Nickolas Mewkill, McKenzie Moehlmann, Devin Molloy, Noah Olewine, Andrew Pease, Jordain Pierce, Caitlyn Pitre, Aidan Plumpton, Samantha Roche, Thomas Sheehan, Shawn Spenard, Derek Steger, Kylee West, Evan Wimsatt

Grade 7

Honorable Mention

Miranda Adcock, Joel Boulanger, John LaFlamme, Cassidy O’Dwyer

Grade 8

High Honors

Nicole Beaupre, Chloe Bettencourt, Erin Docko, Ryu Kondrup, Grace Mele, William Ohrenberger, Kayleigh Sherman, Julie Souryavong

Grade 8

Honors

Parker Aube, Samantha Bruce, Nathaniel Chagnon, Michael Conrad, Julia Cormier, Brooke Cote, Seanna DeMeritt, Molly DeTrude, Bailey Docko, Matthew Guckert, Robert Hill III, Caleb Locke, Hanna Marie, John Molloy, Jared Neal, Billie Pingree, Carter Rollins, Phaleap Taing

Grade 8

Honorable Mention

Janais Axelrod, Michaela Cirillo, David Coe, Alexander Corwin, Taylor Dow, Quinn Grady, Shayne Henry, Colin Jozokos, Wyatt Jozokos, Ezekiel Langevin, Bianca Nardi, Destiny Purington, Julie Renner

Northwood Recreation Update

On Saturday, February 18th, the Northwood Recreation will begin holding the 5th Annual Ice Fishing Derby. The Derby will be held on Harvey Lake from 8:00 am to noon. Children do not need a fishing license. Adults are welcome to fish, but must be licensed to fish in the State of New Hampshire. Prizes will be given to children 16 and under in a categories including first fish, shortest fish, and longest fish. Please bring your ice fishing gear.

If you are not an avid ice fisherman, the Recreation Department will be providing some tip-ups and bait for those who would like to try something new. This is a free event.

The Northwood Congregational Church has graciously offered to open their doors to allow participants access to the bathrooms. They will also be selling hot beverages and food. Proceeds will benefit the church. Parking is also available at the Church. Registration in advance is requested, but not required. The event will be held rain or shine, safe ice permitting.

Contact the Northwood Recreation Department at 942-5586 x209 or by e-mail at [email protected] for additional information.

Spelling Bee Held At Northwood School

The Northwood School Spelling Bee was held on Friday, January 27th. Students from Grades 4-8 participated in the Spelling Bee. The competition lasted almost an hour before the champion was declared. The competitors did a great job, and the audience members from Grades 4-8 were very quiet and respectful to all the spellers. The audience was also enthusiastic in their applause when one of the competitors was eliminated from the Bee. The winner of the Northwood School Spelling Bee was Billie Pingree, an 8th grader. The runner-up was Ryu Kondrup who is also an 8th grader.

The format of the state Spelling Bee has changed this year. Rather than the regional bees, there will now be a day long celebration at the Capitol Center for the Arts on Saturday March 3 from 10:00 am to 3 pm. All of the school-level winners will go directly to the New Hampshire Spelling Bee. Family, friends, and the public are invited to this free event.

The first round will be from 10-11 for all school-wide winners. After the first round all of the spellers are treated to lunch at the Common Man restaurant. After lunch, the finalists are announced, and from 1-3, the finalists compete to determine the champion.

We are very proud of our contestant Billie Pingree, and we wish her the best of luck in the New Hampshire Spelling Bee.

NALMC Is Proud To Present Michael Caduto

Join us at the Northwood Community Center on Saturday, February 25, 2012 from 4-8 pm and learn about the importance of riparian buffers and river stewardship. This program is packed with engaging storytelling for kids, a potluck supper, and an entertaining look at the science of stewardship for the whole family from the co-author of Keepers of the Earth, Michael Caduto. It is Free and Open to the public.

Michael J. Caduto, who is well known as the co-author of the Keepers of the Earth books and A Time Before New Hampshire, will share stories, songs and indigenous stewardship traditions. Caduto is known internationally for his entertaining, dynamic presentations of science, storytelling, song and stewardship; the programs he presents here have a special connection to rivers.

For his children’s program Caduto uses storytelling, songs and chants to immerse his audience in freshwater life and native stewardship traditions.

His exciting family program explores different paths toward understanding the science and stewardship of riparian buffers— the habitats along the edges of streams and rivers that serve as guardians of aquatic ecosystems and the life therein. Michael will also introduce Riparia’s River, his new children’s picture book (Tilbury House Publishers).

Schedule

4 pm – Keepers of the Waters: Stories and Songs of Stewardship; a fun program for children

5:15 pm – Book Signing

6 pm – Potluck Supper

7 pm - Riparian Buffers as Bridges: Exploring the Guardians of our Rivers and Streams; an engaging program for the whole family.

For more information and to RSVP contact: Steve Bailey at [email protected] or 603-608-6624

Visit Michael Caduto’s website: www.p-e-a-c-e.net

Letter

Northwood Advent Christian Church gets a lift with the help of community and friends. Once again members, friends and community have come together to meet the needs of the Northwood Advent Christian Church.

Monetary gifts of all sizes, along with shared talents and skills, combined with many prayers resulted in our Church now having a chair lift. Because of this combined effort, folks who have problems with the stairs in the entrance of the church will be able to attend our services and special events.

This was a wonderful answer to prayer and another example of what a little community with a big heart can do.

Thanks to everyone who contributed. Every gift was important and helped reach the goal. We also do not want to forget the dedicated work led by Trustee Eric Rundgren in making the necessary modifications needed to allow the installation. Eric, assisted by Randy DeTrude worked many hours ensuring that the lift would be able to meet specifications and blend well with the church building.

Thanks to each and every one involved. A barrier has been removed and a new blessing is in place.

Stay tuned. We will keep everyone informed of the date for an open house to celebrate the maiden voyage of the new lift.

Thank you and God bless,

Trustee Christine Averill

Trustee Genevieve Rogers

Trustee Eric Rundgren

Letter To The Editor

It’s wonderful to see Northwood working under the SB2 rules and doing just fine. The Town Deliberative Session went off without a hitch. I’m, of course, biased and feel that the town is pretty much running on all cylinders.

At the School Deliberative Session last night things went well regarding SB2 issues. There was a good crowd, mostly one sided, but that is fine. Anyone can come, you don’t have to if you don’t want to.

What is so very important is that a much larger slice of the voters in Northwood will have their say now in the privacy of a booth in, at most, a ten minute loss of time out of your day. I am so proud of that.

It is, however, disturbing that once again when we have a controversial issue that our moderator shows such bias. There was a behind the scenes intrigue that continued into last night that most all of you know nothing about. But the Moderator is not running again and next year we will have a new one. I hope that the new moderator realizes the importance of not allowing a bias to be part of the job.

After last night, so many feel there is really no reason to come to meetings if they are cut off. This is one of the reasons that our meetings get fewer and fewer participants. I respect your views and, in fact, I want to hear them.

Tim Jandebeur

Northwood