HS Parent Message February 3, 2023

High School Parent Message

February 3, 2023

Important Dates

Feb: Black History Month

Feb 9: Relay for Life Kickoff @ 6 pm Kick-Off Flyer

Feb 17: No School for Students - Staff Development Day

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

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 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.

National School Counseling Week

Feb. 6–10, 2023, is National School Counseling Week. The theme for School Counseling Week 2023 is, “School Counselors: Helping Students Dream Big.”

During this week, please help highlight the unique contributions of school counselors, and the impact they have in helping students achieve success.

Northern Burlington Regional School District would like to recognize school counselors for being actively engaged in helping students examine their abilities, strengths, interests and talents; for working in a partnership with parents as they encounter the challenges of raising children in today’s world; for focusing on positive ways to enhance students’ academic, career and social/emotional development; and working with teachers and other educators to provide an educational system where students can realize their potential and set healthy, realistic and optimistic aspirations for themselves.

Please use this link to highlight the unique contributions of the NBC's school counselors, and the impact they have in helping students achieve success: NBC Counselor Highlights

International Trip to Spain - Summer 2024

Northern Burlington High School is sponsoring a trip to Spain during the summer of 2024. The trip is open to all NB high school students from the following classes: 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027. There was an interest meeting on Tuesday, Jan 24th. Please see the presentation below. The deadline for sign up is February 10, 2023. The deadline to receive the $100 discount incentive is today - February 3, 2023. Please review the presentation if your child is interested in the trip and contact Dr. Lopez with any questions.

NB Barcelona Madrid 2024 Parent Meeting Presentation

Extended Learning Schedule

Just a reminder that from Feb 28 - Mar 3, we will be implementing an Extended Learning Schedule. 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 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.

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

Morning Drop Off / Parking

Just a reminder that all student drop offs in the morning must be in the west lot by the west gym. When dropping off students in the morning, please do not pull into a parking spot. These spots are assigned to seniors. When students’ spots are occupied, it results in confusion and issues for them. If you must park, please use the designated parking spots for visitors.

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

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!!!!

Join us for information, food, and fun at the Relay for Life Kick-Off event which is being held in the Foyer/Main Cafe at Northern Burlington on Thursday, February 9th, at 6:00 p.m. Don't miss out on the free food, information tables, and prizes!

Our next organization/information meeting will be February 15th 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:

February 9, 2023 (Kick-Off) - 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Kick-Off Flyer

February 15, 2023 - 6:00 PM (Room 110)

March 21, 2023 - 6:00 PM (Room 110)

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

Winter Sports and Spectators

The high school winter sports seasons are underway. While we appreciate the fact that there are students who want to show support for their classmates on the athletic teams, we are not equipped to provide supervision to students after school. For those students who would like to attend a sporting event as a spectator, they must first go home and then return and provide their own transportation home.

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, trends show we may expect an increase in the number of Flu, COVID and all respiratory infections after the holiday season.

Please 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.

Burlington County began offering both the single COVID-19 test as well as a combined COVID-19/Flu test at the testing site at Willingboro Towne Center, 4390 Rt 130 North, Willingboro, Test results are generally back within 48 hours. Insurance information is collected, but people without insurance are still eligible for testing.

Please see attached flyer

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

Senior Parents It’s not too late to order!!!

Please see the message below from Jostens and watch the video. After the video click on the box marked “click here”, that will take you to the website where you will scroll down to “shop now” - to order just the cap, gown and tassel, on the next page you will need to scroll down to the “Cap & Gown” section and select blue “Cap & Gown Unit” for $30. The next screen is where you will enter your students' information. Here is the link directly to that page : Cap & Gown Unit in case the video link isn’t working for you. *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.

Class of '23,

Northern Burlington Seniors...IT'S YOUR YEAR!!!

Time to order your cap and gown unit.

Please click on the video link below and enter your height and weight. Don't forget to click on your cart and check out.

You can either buy your cap and gown unit as part of a package, or individually. If buying just the cap and gown unit individually, scroll to the bottom of the packages page and click on the SHOP NOW button.

Also, it's not too late to order your custom Northern Burlington Class Ring. Click on this link to order: Northern Burlington Class Rings

Congratulations Northern Burlington Class of '23!!!

Go Greyhounds!!!

The Casey Team

Jostens