High School Parent Message

April 26, 2024

Important Dates

Apr 30-May 3: NJSLA Assessments - early dismissal for students

May 6-17: AP Exams

May 18-19: Relay for Life - see below for more info

May 22: HS Band Concert

May 24: “After the Fire” Assembly for Class of 2024

May 29: HS Choral Concert

May 30: Scholars’ Night

June 5-6: Art & Design Show

June 7: Junior/Senior Prom

June 11: Senior Awards Night

June 12: Early Dismissal Students

Senior Send Off @ 12 pm

June 13: Early Dismissal Students

June 14: Early Dismissal Students

Graduation

June 17: Early Dismissal Students

Summer 2024 - Online Personal Economics & Career Planning

NB offers a summer program for high school credit for Online Personal Economics & Career Planning. The application is now available for students currently in Grade 10 or 11. This course is ACCELERATED, CONDENSED, and taught by Northern teachers, for the INDEPENDENT and SELF-MOTIVATED student who have proven to maintain a STRONG academic record and wish to continue pursuing a RIGOROUS course schedule. Online Personal Economics & Career Planning prepares students to manage their own finances. Topics include college costs, career exploration, employment, banking and credit, taxes, and communication skills. This course is for academic advancement of original credit only. Summer Semester runs from July to August. The cost to participate is $100. The deadline for submission is Friday, April 26th. Application for NB Online Personal Economics & Career Planning Summer Course

Vaping Survey

Students in some of our G&T classes are learning how to incorporate research into a writing project. As part of the project, they will be surveying the high school students on vaping. This survey is voluntary, and no student will be required to participate. The results of the survey will be used by the students in the class to support their project. The administration will also use the data to learn about student perceptions, usage and ways that we can best support the current and future needs of our students. Copy of survey link https://forms.gle/otJhG3b8Ymeq6ywc6

Counseling Message

The School Counseling Department is excited to announce that student course selections are complete for current 8th -11th graders. Please review your students' course request for the 24-25 school year. If you need to make any changes to your students course request please contact your student’s School Counselor. The 2024-2025 High School Program of Studies is available as a reference.
1. To access your students' course request, log on to PowerSchool Portal (you must use a desktop computer or laptop). After logging in, please use the Course Registration link on the left panel to access your students course request for the 2024-2025 school year. Students who selected courses by application will be manually added to the students scheduled by their counselor (SILC, Peer Mentoring, etc.) once they are approved.
IMPORTANT: ALL SCHEDULE CHANGE REQUEST MUST BE SUBMITTED BY APRIL 30, 2024.
The school counseling team is in the process of meeting with current juniors to begin Post High school planning. Please visit the College Planning tab on the school counseling website for valuable information as we partner to help your student meet their post high school goals

NEW - New Jersey Student Learning Assessment Math/ELA -Grade 9

On April 30 and May 1, students in Grade 9 will be administered the New Jersey Student Learning Assessment (NJSLA).Make up testing will occur May 28,29 for students who are absent during the initial testing window following a regular schedule. Students who need to test during the make up window will miss class time to test.

The NJSLA includes two 90 minute units of ELA and two 90 minute units of Math. The ELA assessment is aligned to the ELA 9 content. Students in High School will take a math assessment aligned to Algebra 1 if they are enrolled in an Algebra 1 class or Geometry if they are enrolled in Geometry or Algebra 2 class as a ninth grader.

On April 29, the middle school only will follow an Early Dismissal Schedule. On April 30-May3 the high school and middle school will follow an Early Dismissal Schedule for ALL students.

An A/B Day schedule of 4 periods per day will be implemented as follows:

PLEASE NOTE THAT HOMEROOM ATTENDANCE WILL BE TAKEN IN THE 7:20 CLASS EACH DAY

Freshman attendance will be taken in their testing location.

Tuesday, April 30

(A Day)

Wednesday, May 1

(B Day)

Time

Period

Time

Period

7:20-9:00

(100 mins)

Pd. 1-2

(grades 10,11,12)

Gr 9 Testing Room

7:20-9:00

(100 mins)

Pd. 9/10/11

(grades 10,11,12)

Gr 9 Testing Room

9:04-10:44

(100 mins)

Pd. 3-4

(grades 10,11,12)

Gr 9 Testing Room

9:04-10:44

(100 mins)

Pd. 11/12/13

(grades 10,11,12)

Gr 9 Testing Room

10:48-11:20

(32 mins)

5-6

(All students)

10:48-11:20

(32 mins)

14-15

(All students)

11:24-11:55

(31 mins)

7/8/9

(All students)

11:24-11:55

(31 mins)

16-17

(All students)

Freshman should check with their Class of 2027 Google Classroom for their testing room assignments beginning April 24.

Freshman will resume their class meetings following the testing window each day.

Students who are testing are encouraged to be prepared by being well rested and fed, arriving on time, bringing their fully charged school issued chromebook, sharpened pencils, and recreational reading if they complete testing early. Students will not be permitted to work on schoolwork in their testing room. An online calculator is in the testing platform, but students may bring their own hand held calculator if desired. Students may also bring their own wired headphones with a traditional jack for use with their chromebooks.

NEW - New Jersey Student Learning Assessment for Grade 11

On May 2 and May 3, students in Grade 11 will be administered the New Jersey Student Learning Assessment (NJSLA) for Science.

The NJSLA Science includes four sixty minute units of Science. Students will take two units on May 2 followed by two units on May 3.

On May 2- May 3 the high school and middle school will follow an Early Dismissal Schedule for ALL students.

A rotating A/B Day schedule of 4 periods per day will be implemented as follows:

PLEASE NOTE THAT HOMEROOM ATTENDANCE WILL BE TAKEN IN THE 7:20 CLASS EACH DAY

Juniors’ attendance will be taken in their testing location.

Thursday, May 2

(A Day)

Friday May 3

(B Day)

Time

Period

Time

Period

7:20-8:30

(70 min)

Pd. 5-6

(grades 9,10,12)

Gr 11 Testing Room

7:20-8:30

(70 min)

Pd. 14/15

(grades 9,10,12)

Gr 11 Testing Room

8:34-9:44

(70 min)

Pd. 7/8/9

(grades 9,10,12)

Gr 11 Testing Room

8:34-9:44

(70 min)

Pd. 16/17

(grades 9,10,12)

Gr 11

Testing Room

9:48-10:50

(62 min)

1-2

(All students)

9:48-10:50

(62 min)

9/10/11

(All students)

10:54-11:55

(61 min)

3-4

(All students)

10:54-11:55

(61 min)

11/12/13

(All students)

Juniors should check with their Class of 2025 Google Classroom for their testing room assignments beginning April 24.

Juniors will resume their class meetings following the testing window each day.

Students who are testing are encouraged to be prepared by being well rested and fed, arriving on time, bringing their fully charged school issued chromebook, sharpened pencils, and recreational reading if they complete testing early. Students will not be permitted to work on schoolwork in their testing room. An online calculator is in the testing platform, but students may bring their own hand held calculator if desired. Students may also bring their own wired headphones with a traditional jack for use with their chromebooks.

Upcoming Assemblies:

May 24:

“After the Fire” Survivors of the Seton Hall fire will address the senior class periods 1-2 & 3-4.

Seniors should report directly to 404.

June 3:

Seniors during H/PE classes, LIFE, PEER

Arrive Alive Tour is a driving simulator company that will come to the school and offer seniors the opportunity to drive an actual vehicle that is outfitted to be a simulator and replicate driving drunk, high, or distracted driving. Students drive for 2 minutes and experience the chosen type of driving. Following their experience behind the wheel, seniors are issued a "citation" to see what that experience is like as well.

Driving School

Northern’s Driving School is open year-round for Northern students as well as other local high school students. We offer after-school, weekend, and summertime lessons for your student to obtain their Learner’s Permit, get some extra hours of driving practice, or take their Road Test. Please follow the link below for more Driving School information. Contact Mrs. Duff at driversed@nburlington.com with any questions. Northern Burlington Driving School

Northern FFA Spring Plant Sale

The Northern FFA Chapter will be holding its annual Spring Plant Sale days on May 4th, 11th, 12th & 18th.

Horticulture students have been working hard since January in the greenhouse seeding, planting and transplanting to prepare for our sale!

This year we are happy to offer an expanded selection of vegetables including various types of tomatoes, and sweet peppers & hot peppers.

Please see the sales dates and times below. We look forward to seeing you again during this year's plant sale days!

Save the Dates! -

Northern FFA Spring Plant Sale Dates and Times:

Saturday May 4th, 2024 - 9am-2pm

Saturday May 11th, 2024 - 9am-2pm

Mother's Day: Sunday May 12th, 2024 - 9am-1pm

Saturday May 18th, 2024 - 9am-2pm

Plants available for sale:

Flowering Hanging Baskets - 10" & 12" baskets

Mixed Combo/Decorative Planters & Foliage Baskets

6 pack & 4.5" Annual Flowers 6" & Gallon Perennials

Herbs Strawberry Plants (available May 18th only)

NEW! THIS YEAR: Single Pack Heirloom & Premium Veggies

4 pack Vegetables including: Tomatoes,

sweet peppers, hot peppers, eggplant, cucumbers,

melons, beans, lettuce & salad mixes & more!

To see a PDF version of the 2024 NB FFA Spring Plant Sale Flyer, click HERE.

To see a PDF version of the Spring Plant Sale Price List, click HERE.

Address:

Northern Burlington County Regional High School

Greenhouse Complex

Address: 160 Mansfield Road East

Columbus, NJ 08022

Contact: Brian Hayes, Teacher of Agriculture

Email: bhayes@nburlington.com

Class of 2025

For your convenience in scheduling summer vacation and trips, we would like to inform you that senior portraits for the Class of 2025 will be taking place on July 8th,9th,11th,15th,18th, and 26th. We will let you know when appointment scheduling will begin.

Clinical Corner

With all different tests around the corner as we near the end of the school year, I thought it would be helpful to talk about tolerating test stress. Let’s get straight to strategies to use. The one I liked the best is writing out what you are anxious about in regards to the test. Such as how you are feeling, why the test matters to you, and what your performance means to you, etc. Then you can throw it away. So get it out, and get it into the garbage and not have it all in your thoughts! This can really help you get calm before any test. If writing is not your thing, voice record and then delete!

Other strategies mentioned in the article “Taming Test Anxiety” are:

Deep breathing
Consciously relaxing by relaxing each muscle group
Decreasing distractions, especially like knowing where it helps most to sit
Engaging in positive self-talk
Not fixating on the clock

For more in-depth information please click here.

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Relay for Life

Thank you all for your continued support for NB’s Relay for Life event. This year, our event is May 18-19 from 6 pm - 6 am. This year’s theme is: Movies - Lights, Camera, Action Against Cancer.

Our meeting dates are: Apr 10, Apr 29, May 14, May 21 Relay For Life Promotion.mp 4

FACEBOOK

Please follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RelayForLifeofNorthernBurlington

Register to Join our Relay Today! https://secure.acsevents.org/site/STR?pg=entry&fr_id=107781

Relay for Life Fundraisers

Country Meats Beef Sticks

Help support the Northern Burlington Relay for Life and Team on Fire for Brian by purchasing Country Meats Beef Sticks. Most are a low carb snacks and are great to put in the Easter basket for your loved ones.

Flavors available are:

Sweet Annie Brown, bold Teriyaki, Original Smokes Hickory, Old #9, Sweet Fire, Buffalo Style, Sweet BBQ, Pepperoni, Mango Habanero, Ghost Fire, Pickle Stick, Sweet Maple Bacon, Hot Cajun Style

Price is $1.50 each.

Contact Michele O’Neill in the Athletic Office at ext. 2093 or email her at moneill@nburlington.com

RELAY FOR LIFE APPAREL

Please consider supporting NB Softball and NB Relay for Life by purchasing Relay for Life apparel...

Lights, Camera, Action Against Cancer!

NB Softball is selling NB Relay for Life 2024 apparel in various colors (purple, royal blue, white, and grey) and types (hoodie, t-shirt, full-zip, etc.) and will be including the names of the people we are walking for (those we walk in memory of, those we are supporting as they battle cancer, and those we are celebrating who have won the battle) on the back of the shirts. The attached flier has a QR code to order the apparel and another QR code to add names to the list of names on the back of the shirt. Part of the proceeds will be donated to Relay for Life. Apparel Flyer

RELAY FOR LIFE - Survivor and Caregiver Dinner

Relay for Life will take place on May 18-19, 2024. We would like to invite all cancer survivors and caregivers to join us on May 18th at 6:00 pm for the opening ceremony, the first lap, and the Survivors and Caregivers dinner to honor, celebrate, support, and remember. The dinner will be catered by Villa Mannino and there is no cost for this dinner. If you are interested in attending, please complete the RSVP form using the following link:

RSVP Form for Survivors and Caregivers Dinner:

https://forms.gle/R8Qg67X2BXNUsuQf7

Survivors and Caregivers are also encouraged to register for Relay for Life of Northern Burlington. The registration fee is free for survivors and $15 for caregivers and you can register at: https://secure.acsevents.org/site/STR?pg=entry&fr_id=107781

Please let us know if you have any questions.

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PTSC:

Senior Citizen Prom is May 4. If you are interested in helping, please sign up HERE:

The PTSC Clothing Drive starts April 29th and ends on May 13th. Please see the flier below for additional information.

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Expanded EBT Summer Benefits

(Students Receiving Free or Reduced Lunch)

The NJDA has made the Summer PEBT program permanent, which means that our students that are receiving free and reduced lunch will be eligible to receive money during the summer for lunch. Please see the flier HERE for more information (and in Spanish HERE).

Vaccination Flyer From Burlington County Health Dept.

BCHD 2024 VACCINE FRIDAYS.pdf

School Calendar

The board of education approved a tentative calendar for the 2024-2025 school year. It can be found at this LINK.

Bus Drivers Needed

Please see this FLIER from our transportation office. The district is looking for full and part time bus drivers. The job includes free training to earn CDL, as well as flexible hours. Feel free to share this flier with others who may be interested.

NHS Tutoring

Is your child in need of academic support? Members of the National Honors Society provide tutoring to all Northern Burlington students. High School students can attend tutoring after school Wednesdays.

Northern TV

Be sure to check out our school district’s channel on YouTube:

Northern News episode 3 Northern News episode 4. 2023-2024 Northern News episode 5 2023-2024

Check out the latest on what's happening on and around our campus!

Click Subscribe to get notification of any new programs like sporting events, concerts, news, and awards.

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SENIOR PARENT SECTION

Senior Assassins

Please be aware that "Senior Assassins" is a non-sanctioned/non approved game where some seniors try to shoot each other with water guns or gel blasters. The intention is to knock everyone out until there is a winner. We have had issues in the past, students have been injured and Mansfield PD was involved.

This is not a school-sponsored activity. Please talk with your child about the perils of trespassing and potentially violating the property of others and the possibility of an injury or even much more, a tragedy.

While we encourage students not to engage in this activity, at no time is this permitted on school property or during a school sponsored event.

Graduation

At this time, barring no more emergency closure days, graduation is still scheduled for Friday, June 14th, 6:30 pm on the football field. There is no rain date and if necessary, graduation will be in the MS Gym with limited seating. More information to follow.

Senior Yearbooks

2023-24 yearbooks can be ordered now at https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/1057651

Steve Lee, Northern Burlington

Sally López, Ed.D.

Principal

Follow the Principal on twitter @nbc_hsprincipal

Follow the Superintendent on twitter: @AZUCK1

Webpage at www.nburlington.com