High School Parent Message
February 17, 2023
Important Dates
Feb 20: No School - Presidents Day
Feb 19- 25: FFA Week
Feb 23: Winter Jazz Concert @ 7 pm in the HS auditorium
Feb 28: Extended Learning/Block Schedule Practice Day
Mar 1: Extended Learning/Block Schedule Practice Day
Mar 2: Extended Learning/Block Schedule Practice Day
Mar 3: Extended Learning/Block Schedule Practice Day
Mar 3: Blue & Grey Night in MS Gym
Mar 14- 16: HS Early Dismissal only - NJ GPA testing
Mar 17: District Early Dismissal - Staff PD
Mar 24-26: Spring Musical
Mar 29: Mandatory Senior Trip Parent Mtg. @ 6:30 Main Cafe
Mar 31: MP3 Ends
Apr 6: Multicultural Day & Early Dismissal
Apr 7 -14: School Closed for Spring Break
Black History Month
We will be celebrating Black History Month during February. Our teachers will be engaging in a door decorating class highlighting famous black individuals in their content areas.
FFA Week
Northern FFA will be celebrating FFA week February 19th to the 25th. There will be themed dress up days.
Feb 20, Monday there is no school due the Presidents’ Day observance.
Feb 21, Tuesday will be a red, white and blue day.
Feb 22, Wednesday is denim day.
Feb 23, Thursday is Western day.
Feb 24, Friday will be Club/Sports day (Wear clothes representing the clubs and sports you’re a part of).
There will be students bringing tractors in front of the high school building near the road and going down the bus lane to represent our local farmers in the area. We will be celebrating our teachers by having the FFA provide a teachers breakfast in the faculty room. On Wednesday, we will be having FFA themed kahoots in the Ag classes as a do-now. On Thursday, students who signed up will be going on the Advocacy and Leadership field trip to the college of New Jersey. Many FFA chapters across the state of New Jersey, Phil Murphy and other Ag representatives will also be attending. On Friday FFA members who sign up will be providing Ag tours of our new greenhouse, animals etc. Sign ups will be sent out in the morning via grade level Google Classroom to students who would be interested. Along with this, we will also be decorating the school with banners, posters and giving away FFA pins and pens. Music and facts regarding FFA will also be on the morning announcements.
Extended Learning Schedule
Just a reminder that from Feb 28 - Mar 3, we will be implementing an Extended Learning Schedule. Teacher assignments will be available Monday, 2/13.
The high school schedule is below:
2/28 & 3/2 | 3/1 & 3/3 | Start | End | Minutes |
HR | HR | 7:20 | 7:38 | 18 |
1-2 | 9-10 or 10-11 | 7:43 | 9:03 | 80 |
3-4 | 11-12 or 12-13 | 9:08 | 10:28 | 80 |
Lunch | Lunch | 10:28 | 11:38 | 70 |
5 -6 | 14-15 | 11:43 | 1:03 | 80 |
7-8 or 8-9 | 16-17 | 1:08 | 2:28 | 80 |
This time around, our homeroom period will not be part of the students’ period 1-2 class. Some club homerooms will be available as well as grade level homerooms. We are currently planning valuable activities for homeroom during those four days. Student homeroom assignments will be in the grade level Google Classrooms.
The lunch period will not be divided by grade level this time. All students will be eating lunch at one time. The following areas will be available for students to eat lunch: Main Cafe, West Cafe, East Cafe, Main Foyer and the auditorium (room 404). Lunch is from 10:28-11:38. There will be different offerings in some of the cafeterias and that specific information will be available to students via the grade level Google Classrooms before February 28.
Students will not be assigned “opportunity periods” following lunch. However, students will need to be in a location of their choice by 11:05 - NO EXCEPTIONS. Choices will include: meeting with a teacher, meeting with a club/activity advisor, working quietly in a classroom (study hall), working out in the fitness center (limited number of students), being engaged in an activity in one of the gyms or the auditorium (404). Students may also remain in one of the cafeterias if they prefer, but all students must be in a location by 11:05 and not wandering the halls. Teachers will be communicating with students regarding their availability.
Cafe Cabaret
Northern Burlington's Spring Production of Shrek: The Musical is running a series of fundraisers to support their production! Please consider purchasing Chocolate from Gertrude Hawk or placing an ad in their program to support the production! Our annual coffeehouse, Cafe Cabaret, is on March 4th at 6:30pm, come join us!
Gertrude Hawk Portal: https://fundraising.gertrudehawkchocolates.com/fundraisingproducts/index/index/organization_id/114260/seller_id/63
Ad Packet: PACKET
Cafe Cabaret Tickets: our.show/cafecabaret
PTSC
Just a reminder that senior scholarship applications are coming in the next couple of months. To qualify for a PTSC scholarship, you must be a member in good standing by February 28th. Please check our website at www.nburlington.com/page/ptsc to join our organization.
The Middle School Book Fair is coming March 6 - 10. To sign up to volunteer, please see our website.
We are still looking for volunteers for planning the Color Run (scheduled for April 29) and the Senior Citizen Prom (scheduled for May 6). The sign up genius link for activities is on our website or email us at nburlingtonPTSC@gmail.com.
SAT Prep Program Registration
NB’s own 6-week SAT Prep program continues in-person on Saturdays from March 11- April 29, 2023. The program is contingent on sufficient enrollment of at least 17 students. An afternoon session will be added if needed to meet all registration requests. The registration deadline is Monday, March 6, 2023, 2023 SAT Prep Program Registration.
Advanced Placement Updates
As the testing dates draw near, here are some reminders:
Students can check if they are registered for a test by logging into MyAP Classroom. If they paid for an exam in Total Registration, but it states in MyAP Classroom that no exam has been ordered, contact Dr. Puente-Ervin as soon as possible.
It is not too late to order exams. The deadline for late registration is March 11. There is, however, a $40 late fee per exam. Please visit totalregistration.net if interested.
If you would like to cancel an exam and receive a partial refund, please log in to totalregistration.net as soon as the decision has been made. Refunds can be delayed if cancellations are made after March 11.
This year, we will be administering digital exams. Here's a useful video that explains the format of the digital exams: https://youtu.be/6RpFMnZGkhU
Any questions? Email Dr. Leslie Puente-Ervin at lpuente-ervin@nburlington.com
Counseling
Newsletter
Please use the link below to find important updates pertaining to the school counseling department. New announcements, important dates, and relevant articles continue to be added weekly. NB Counseling Weekly Newsletter
Senior Parents Section:
Senior Trip
If your child is going on the senior trip, please note that there is a MANDATORY meeting for both the student and parent on Wed, March 29th at 6:30 pm in the Main Cafeteria.
Cap & Gown Ordering
It’s not too late to order their cap & gown!!!
Please use this link to order your Cap & Gown Unit. *Take note that a basic tassel is included with the unit and you only need to purchase the “additional tassel” if that is your preference, there is a button for No Thank You.
RELAY FOR LIFE INFORMATION
From May 20th at 6:00 p.m. to May 21st at 6:00 a.m. we will gather on the football field to raise money and awareness for the American Cancer Society! The night is spent celebrating survivors, supporting cancer patients, and remembering friends and family. There are also events and games all night long, and you can spend the night hanging out with your friends and family. All are welcome!!!!
Our next organization/information meeting will be March 21st in Room 110 of the High School at 6:00 pm. If you would like to start a team or join a team, please join us!
Additional meetings are:
April 4, 2023 - 6:00 PM (Room 110)
April 26, 2023 - 6:00 PM (Room 110)
May 9, 2023 - 6:00 PM (Room 110)
May 20-21, 2023 - Relay for Life (6:00 PM to 6:00 AM)
If you have any questions or you would like to be a part of the Relay for Life of Northern Burlington Committee, please contact Lori Nadolny (lnadolny@nburlington.com ) or Dr. Sally Lopez (slopez@nburlington.com ). If you would like to participate in Relay for Life by creating a team or joining a team, please visit the website: https://relayforlife.org/NB
Spring Sports Registration Is Now Open
https://northernburlington-ar....
If you already have an account, there is no need to create a new one. Log in with your username and password to register your child for the 2023 Spring Sport Season.
Please be sure that all current physicals are uploaded into the registration portal (STEP 4).
If you have any questions, please contact Michele O’Neill, Athletic Department Secretary at moneill@nburlington.com or 609-298-3900, ext. 2093.
A Message From Your Northern Nurses
Following data from the Burlington County Health Department, we are seeing a downturn in the number of Flu, COVID and all respiratory infections.
Please continue to do your part by carefully monitoring your student and keeping him/her home for any sick symptoms. Worrisome symptoms are cough, fever, breathing difficulty AND 2 or more symptoms combined such as congestion, headache, sore throat, muscle aches etc.
Please do not send students with sick symptoms to school and either:
Take to your doctor for clearance OR
Use a home COVID test (ideally 1 negative test and a second 48 hours later)
AND - Please communicate with your student's school nurse.
We must track the number of COVID and Flu cases in our community and we will work with you and Administration to ensure students home sick have excused absences. Contact our school nurses with any questions: mcrane@nburlington.com and gnocon@nburlington.com.
School Closure/Delayed Opening due to Inclement Weather
In the event that school must be closed or the opening delayed by 90 minutes due to inclement weather, announcements will be broadcast via twitter and posted on our website www.nburlington.com. Please follow me at @NBC_HSPrincipal and our Superintendent, Dr. Andrew Zuckerman, at @azuck1
Sally López, Ed.D.
Principal
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Webpage at www.nburlington.com