high school happenings

  • School Announcements

    Yearbooks are available for purchase online NOW at yearbookforever.com. Yearbooks are $95 through the end of the month, this is the lowest price of the year!Senior Parents: Parent ads are available for purchase through Walsworth to be featured in the 2023 - 2024 yearbook! Please go to yearbookforever.com and select the "create a personal ad" option from our school store. You can customize your ad to celebrate your graduating student!High School Parking Permits: Please register here before Friday, October 6. Passes will be available for pick up in the main office. The link is also on the high school webpage in the students/family section. All Juniors and Seniors who fill in the form will receive a permit. 

    Reminders

     
     
    Girls Tennis Fundraiser: The Girls Tennis team hopes you will visit Owowcow Creamery in Lambertville, NJ on Friday, September 29 from 5-9 PM. Enjoy yummy ice cream while supporting our Lions Girls Tennis team.Battle of the Bridges T-Shirts: Order your Battle of the Bridges “Pink Out” shirts for the Friday, October 20 Lions football game vs. South Hunterdon. We are donating a percentage of our proceeds to the non-profits, Revive2Thrive and Kin. Join Lions Football in promoting Breast Cancer Awareness while supporting your favorite football team!  Go Lions! Device Insurance: Families may opt to purchase an accidental insurance plan for district-issued devices at the cost of $50 for the school year via the Beginning of Year Forms in the Sapphire Community Portal now through September 30.PSATs: PSATs will be held on Wednesday, October 18 for sophomores and are optional for juniors. Participants receive online Interactive PSAT Score Reports that include detailed answer explanations to help them practice for the SAT. Juniors who score exceptionally well may qualify for the National Merit Scholarship competition, a highly competitive scholarship process.AP Testing: Click this link for more details about registering and payment for AP Testing by Wednesday, November 1, 2023.Free Breakfast: A reminder that all students are able to receive free breakfast in our cafeterias each morning. Children can enjoy a breakfast sandwich, whole-grain muffins, fresh fruit, a choice of milk and juice, and more—a great way to start the day. View the menus at www.nhsd.org/menus.

    Happenings

    Mobile Fingerprinting Event: Our district would like to offer a mobile fingerprinting event in partnership with Identogo as a convenience for parents/guardians interested in volunteering in our schools. Mobile fingerprinting is the only component of our required clearances that cannot be obtained fully online. Please complete this form to express your interest and to share your availability to participate. Note: We must meet a minimum number of participants for the event to be scheduled. Mental Health Night: Our district will host a virtual Mental Health Night in partnership with the Cook Center for Human Connection on Wednesday, September 27 at 7:00 PM via Zoom. Anyone may join anonymously to learn parenting strategies that support mental health and the resources available from our district.College Night for Juniors: Wednesday, November 1, our juniors and their parents/guardians are encouraged to attend a Zoom webinar (link will be posted the day of the event) with the high school counselors about compiling a list of colleges that are a great fit. Other topics will include campus tours, standardized testing, and the admissions process. Fox Chase Cancer Center is offering a selective Teen Research Internship Program (TRIP) Initiative on Saturdays from February through April. For more information or to register click this link.  
     

    SAFETY AND HEALTH REMINDER

    Whenever your child is experiencing symptoms of a communicable illness, please remember that students must be free of fever (without fever reducing medication), vomiting and diarrhea for 24 hours before returning to school. Thank you for helping to keep our school community safe and healthy. 

     
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