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2023-24ANNUAL REPORT360-491-7097 | novaschool.org | South Puget Sound, WAAn independent middle school for highly capable students

Hello NOVA Community,I am so grateful for beingwelcomed into the fold this yearand for everyone that helpedmake the 2022-2023 school yeara successful one. Celebrating our30th anniversary as a school and20 years in our current buildinghas been an amazingopportunity to hear from and getto know our alums, their families,and past board members, as wellas our current students andparents. We were so fortunate tocelebrate NOVA and all itsconstituencies this year.Throughout the 30 years, onething has stayed the same -NOVA’s mission to be a safehaven for highly capablestudents in the greater Olympiacommunity. Thank you to everyone for theircontributions to NOVA and forhelping to make NOVA what it istoday. 0 1 | A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 2 3 - 2 4FROM THEHEAD OFSCHOOLTiffany PriceH E A D O F S C H O O LDear Families and Friends of NOVA,I am excited to share NOVA Middle School’s Annual Report for the 2023-24 school year.It was a great year in many ways.In the fall, we welcomed 99 students to campus. That number grew to 102 students bythe end of the year—well over our budgeted number.We were able to offer financial aid to 42% of our student body, students who wouldotherwise not be able to come to NOVA.We adventured beyond the classroom—taking trips to Camp Seymour, Port Townsend,and Lopez Island. We also went to see two plays at the Washington Center of thePerforming Arts and brought in nationally known guest speakers.Students engaged in new enrichments and extracurricular activities, like rocketry club,the NOVA newspaper, and the Procession of the Species. Almost 1/3 of our schoolparticipated in the NOVA production of “Alice in Wonderland”!And if you’ve been to campus in the last six months, you may have noticed our newNOVA Pavilion out front. This permanent structure serves as a dry lunch spot, anoutdoor classroom, and a community gathering space. We know that none of this is feasible without the support of all of our donors, volunteers,and Board members. Your financial backing has helped our school and made possiblethe great programs and experiences we are able to provide. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for helping keep NOVA a placewhere magic happens for highly capable students. We so appreciateyour support of NOVA.

OurVisionOur Mission0 2 | A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 2 3 - 2 4Our ValuesInspiring lifelong learningfor a more compassionate,engaged world.Fostering the joyfulpursuit of intellectual,social, and emotionalexpansion through achallenging curriculumthat nourishes highlycapable students todevelop identity, self-empowerment, andcommunity.We embrace the power of care,compassion, and relationships.CONNECTIONCOMMITMENTINTENTIONJOYWe design experiences basedon expertise and reflection.We are passionatelydevoted to our workWe celebrate and delight inlearning and discovery.

WORKING ONDIVERSITYPeople of theGlobal Majority43%White46%30%70%6TH GRADE2 0 2 3 - 2 4S C H O O L D E M O G R A P H I C S7TH GRADE8TH GRADEWhite62%People of theGlobal Majority38%0 3 | A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 2 3 - 2 4O L Y M P I A D E M O G R A P H I C S2023 School-Age population by race40 minute radius from NOVAWhite73%People of theGlobal Majority27%White66%People of theGlobal Majority31%6TH GRADE7TH GRADE8TH GRADE39%61%57%43%2 0 2 2 - 2 311% unknown3% unknownPeople of the Global Majorityincludes people that identify asAmerican Indian/Alaska Native,Asian, Black/African American,Hispanic, and Multiple Races.

0 4 | A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 2 3 - 2 4ALUMNI STORIESMy experience at NOVA taught me to be entirely andunapologetically my whole self. NOVA taught me what true friendsare, to appreciate what I have, and to accept myself the way Iaccept others, and for that I am forever grateful.Sparrow, Class of 2023

42%20%OF EXPENSES WENT TOFINANCIAL AID, HELPINGMISSION-APPROPRIATE STUDENTSRECEIVE A NOVA EDUCATION.OF NOVA FAMILIES RECEIVEDFINANCIAL AID.0 5 | A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 2 3 - 2 4FINANCIAL STATEMENTINCOMETUITION & FEESFUNDRAISINGDISCOVERIES CAMP/ OTHEREXPENSESPROGRAM & OPERATINGFINANCIAL AIDFUNDRAISING$2,139,243$95,141$10,113$398,594$412,000$16,374GAIN ON INVESTMENTS $12,330SALARIES & BENEFITS $1,222,973ALUMNI QUIZ BOWL

0 6 | A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 2 3 - 2 445 8.5%$45k64NEW STUDENTSINCREASE INENROLLMENTRAISED AT THE GALANEW DONORS$48kRAISED FOR THE ANNUAL FUND75CONSECUTIVE YEAR DONORSCELEBRATION & AUCTION

0 7 | A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 2 3 - 2 4 OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERSORGANIZATIONS WE SUPPORTORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT USL A C E Y L A W G R O U P ,P L L C E S T A T E P L A N N I N G /P R O B A T E / E L D E R L A W

OUR GENEROUS DONORSLinda and James AberOscar AjetoCharity Atchison and Ethan SattelbergGustavo Aviles-Espinosa and Rosann FitzpatrickDavid BjornsonPaula BjornsonRyan BlackLauren and Robert BooherBonbright Family FoundationAngie Camp and James PritchardDavid CampbellRoussa CasselTed ChamberlainKarina ChampionSamantha ChandlerAndrea Chartock and Damir RibicKathleen and Edward ClarkMary CoburnAaron Coby and Teresa WinsteadJoe & Ann CobyTish Conway-Cranos and Morgan BondBecca CumminsTrina and Gary DelaneyRamona DicksonTatiana and Paul DreisbachJack Fallat and Christine NettleHeather and Emmett FitchCaroline FloresSydney ForresterDanette FreitagNathan and Erica FrostAndrew FrostholmDave FullerJason GacekSusan GacekAnne and Ron GajadharCarlos and Veronica GarciaAntonio Ginatta and Elisabeth KingsburyMark & Sam GollietLevi Green and Jessica Van Fleet-GreenTeva Grudin and Jacob WilsonHeather and Abraham GuzDavid and Julie HankinsJo Marie & Steve HansenKatherine and Luke HansenElizabeth HarrisRichard Scot HarrisonBette HatcherKaty and Rob HatfieldBetsy and Austin HildrethAndrzej and Kasia HimmelKristine and Zach HofstadBrandon and Rita HomanMeghan and Doug HopkinsTravis Hoppe and Juliette EricksonJim Howeth and Rod AndradaKen JohnsonNathalie and Karl JonesTiffany JonesMuriel JorgensenElisa and Ryan KappedalMichael and Victoria KeigwinNayeon Kim and Paul ChungElisabeth Kingsbury and Antonio GinattaAric Kollmyer and Kristine ZhangJohn and Elona KuczynskiNikki LougheedCorinna Luyken and MacLeod PappidasLinda and Carl ManningSharon McBrideTara McQueenMelissa MeadeVivian MerkerCarly MichaelMarie and Brian MillerNicole MillerNicolina MillerDavid Mitchell and Sasha HenryAnne MontgomeryCharlene and David MooreDavid and Samantha MunneckeEmily and Geoff NisbetColin & Julie O'SullivanMisty OBrienJeffrey OlfsonJeff and Vanessa PalenskyMargara PalestinoAristides and Jane PappidasLowell Park and Emily HitchensSallie and John ParrKylie and Drew PhillipsTerry PrestonTiffany PriceJames PritchardMircea and Corina RachitaAnne Fischel & John ReganMark and Kazuko RosenScott RoyerKatie and Stephen RussellRach'l Scott-Becker and Erik BeckerKate and Todd ScrivenBeth and Kris SheraJoshua ShinTim and Michelle ShoemakerJasmit Singh Kochhar and Molina KochharSheila SkillingsteadCarrie and Peter SmithPeter and Carrie SmithScott and Sheila SmithermanJessica Starr and Dominique CocoJulie StephanDebra and Craig StephensGeoff and Colleen SwettCynthia and Gabriel TaylorJoyce and Richard TaylorWendy and Stephen TaylorIndu ThomasMadeleine and Bob ThompsonErin and Ian TimmsCeleste TrimbleAllyson and Jason TuckerGreg Tudor and Kate White TudorJoel UnderwoodMeg VanSchoorlKatherine and Victor VelazquezMonica Vuong and Owen KikutaHeidi and Neil WachterLindsey WarnerAnnie WeldonAnne Wilson & Mike MondressJocelyn and Kelly WoodLars and Wendy WulffWendy and Lars WulffKristine Zhang and Aric KollmyerThis list reflects the support of donorsfrom July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024. If youfind an error, please notify us atdevelopment@novaschool.org and wewill make a correction.0 8 | A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 2 3 - 2 4

9 | A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 2 3 - 2 4CORE ACADEMICS6TH GRADE MATHADVANCEDSCIENCE6TH GRADESCIENCEADVANCEDHISTORYALGEBRAADVANCEDLANGUAGE ARTSGEOGRAPHY

1 0 | A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 2 3 - 2 4BEYOND COREART CLASSPROCESSION OFTHE SPECIESSTRINGS AND BANDGARDENINGIMPROVCHOIRSPANISH FAIRY TALESHIKINGWINTERP.E.SCHOOLPLAY

1 1 | A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 2 3 - 2 4BEYOND THE CLASSROOM7TH GRADE SERVICECAMP SEYMOURCAVALCADE OF AUTHORSDEBATEROCKETRY CLUBYEAR-END CLASS TRIPS

1 2 | A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 2 3 - 2 4DISCOVERIES CAMPFAIRY TALE THEATERROBOTICSMAKERSPACETUNNEL BOOKSTIE DYE

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