Mrs. Rauth's 3rd Grade class entered the Young American Poetry Digest Contest. There were 9 students who were picked to be published in the 2013 Edition that will be distributed to all the libraries in the nation that participated. Next fall please come check out the poetry from our Young Poets! A copy will be in the library for all to check out! Poetry Winners: Cayden Viron Michael Leigha Perla Charlotte Keona Keller Emily NYOS Charter School one of the BEST in Austin! For the last four years NYOS Charter School has been ranked among the top high schools in the Greater Austin Area as well as the State of Texas. In 2012, NYOS was ranked #3 by the non-profit organization CHILDREN AT RISK, and this year NYOS has been ranked #2 among the 51 high schools considered. The CHILDREN AT RISK organization ranks schools with the intent of highlighting the schools that are succeeding and shedding light in areas of necessary school improvement. The high school ranking system used by CHILDREN AT RISK is based on 14 weighted indicators considered most significant in determining college readiness for all students. The data used to determine the rankings is obtained from the Texas Education Agency for the most recent year available. NYOS is ranked in the top 2% Statewide --#31 of 1171 Texas high schools. KVUE Austin American Statesman
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL! NYOS Charter School has been recognized for the last three years as one of the Top Ten High Schools in the Greater Austin Area and most recently the school has been identified by Newsweek Magazine and The Daily Beast as one of The Best High School's in America. High schools were ranked by the publications based on a number of criteria, including graduation rate, college acceptance rate, average SAT or ACT scores, percentage of students taking AP courses and the Average AP scores. KaBOOM! Let's Play Don't forget to register for KaBOOM! Build Day. Visit the sign-up link on the right and register in a number of different ways to join the effort. NOTE: All volunteers who plan to participate on Build Day must register by May 30. School-Pak school supplies are now on sale for grades Pre-K - 5. Pre-order your school supplies now from School-Pak.com or by calling 1-866-231-9573. School-Paks ordered by June 11th will be shipped directly to the school and delivered to the teachers by Meet-the-Teacher Night in July. For questions, contact Stefanie Reasoner at skreasoner@gmail.com Become a NYOS Champion! NYOS Charter School is always looking for those that want to help us make this school great! With your help we can continue to grow and far exceed expectations! Click here to be taken to our Champions Page to find out how you can become a NYOS Champion. Be sure to check out our calendar (located on the left of this page) to stay up-to-date on everything happening at NYOS.