HS Parent Message March 28, 2024

High School Parent Message

March 28, 2024

Important Dates

Mar 28: Early Dismissal

Mar 29-Apr 7: Closed for Spring Break

Apr 9: End of 3rd marking period

Apr 10: Beginning of 4th marking period

Apr 11: College Fair 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm HS Main Hall and Cafe

Apr 12: Day of Silence - see below

Apr 15: Senior Scholarship Applications due by 2:30 pm - no exceptions

Apr 24: “Supporting Teens in Reducing Their Stress” guest speaker

Apr 24-27: Senior Trip

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

Month of the Military Child

April is the Month of the Military Child. It recognizes the unique challenges faced by children who grow up in families whose parents serve in our nation’s armed forces. Among the activities we are holding throughout the month include having students from military families lead our school in our daily Pledge of Allegiance. We will have tables set up during lunch periods the week of April 15th with snacks and prizes for military students and we will also have a spirit week with themes each day. Please join us in celebrating our military children!

College And Career Fair

The NB High School Counseling Department is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual NB College and Career Fair. The event will take place on Thursday, April 11th from 6:30 to 8:30 PM in the Main Cafe. There will be representatives from colleges and universities, trade schools and groups, the military, and other career organizations. All students and families are welcome.

This year there will also be a concession stand at the event serving pizza and snacks!

NB College&Career Fair Flyer.pdf

Day of Silence

GSA will be holding their annual Day of Silence event during school on Friday, April 12th. The Day of Silence is a national student-led event that happens in April of every year. This demonstration raises awareness of the harassment and bullying that LGBTQ+ students face in schools across the country and the world. Students who participate will take a vow of silence and can pick up a placard the morning of in room 112. GSA will discuss the event at the next week’s meeting on April 17th. Anyone who is not participating can support by wearing purple or rainbow on that day.

Parent Night: “Supporting Teens in Reducing Their Stress”

Matt Bellace, PhD will be presenting to parents on the evening of April 24th at 6:30pm in the Main Café on the topic of “Supporting Teens in Reducing Their Stress”.

Dr. Bellace is a Clinical Psychologist, Author, and Stand Up Comedian.

- Learn coping skills, including meditation, reframing disappointment and modeling natural highs.

- Gain a better understanding of how adolescent brain development, screentime, sleep deprivation and substance abuse impact mental health.

- Learn how to more effectively communicate with teens.

This event is open to ALL parents, guardians, and caregivers.

Matt Bellace Flyer

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).

Scheduling Reminder

If you plan to submit a Course Waiver Form or Senior Early Release form for your schedule for next year, please be sure to turn it into the counseling office by Thursday, March 28th. No late forms will be accepted.

Vaccination Flyer From Burlington County Health Dept.BCHD 2024 VACCINE FRIDAYS.pdf

PROM 2024

This year’s Junior/Senior Prom will be held Friday, June 7 at The Westin in Mt. Laurel from 7-11. Tickets will be $100 each and each student is only permitted to buy one ticket (unless bringing a pre-approved outside guest).

Outside guest tickets are limited and guest contracts will be available in the Main Office beginning Monday, March 25th and they will be accepted through Wednesday, April 10th. First come. first serve.

Tickets will be sold after school beginning MONDAY APRIL 15 - THURSDAY APRIL 18.

SENIORS ONLY 4/15 & 4/16. More details to follow after spring break.

Any questions, please contact Mrs. Heather Duff at hduff@nburlington.com or Mrs. Katherine Farley at kfarley@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 the 26th. We will let you know when appointment scheduling will begin.

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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

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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BOOK DRIVE

The Transition Program will be taking a trip to Book Smiles in April to volunteer. BookSmiles has promoted literacy and the joy of reading by giving more than 1,500,000 books to Philadelphia and New Jersey children who need them most. Please consider donating any new or used books! There will be a drop off box in room 606 or feel free to email jdaly@nburlington.com and we can have s student come pick any books up. Thank you all for your support! If you have any questions, please contact Jill Daly.

Lacrosse Fundraiser

NB Band Bingo Fundraiser

The Band Boosters are hosting a Designer Bag Bingo Night on Saturday, April 27, to raise money for the Middle School and High School band programs! For tickets please contact nbcbandboosters@gmail.com

Bingo Flyer

PTSC

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

We are looking for 2 or more parent members that are interested in joining the board and keeping the organization going! We are small but we do great things! Applications are due April 15. PTSC Board Application HERE

School Calendar

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

Spring sports registration is now open!

If you already have an account, please log in with your username and password to register your student-athlete. If you are new to the system, please create an account and continue as a new user. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact the athletic office at moneill@nburlington.com or call 609-298-3900, ext. 2093.

Clinical Corner

With Spring break upon us, I thought it might be helpful to discuss school refusal/avoidance because a break in the routine or extra days off can exacerbate this issue. And this is small compared to how COVID-19 certainly affected it. According to the article School refusal: Children and Adolescents, school refusal is defined as when “children get extremely upset at the idea of going to school and often miss some or all of the school day.” As more days are missed, the harder it is for the student to feel as if they can return.

Here are some signs of school refusal:

Crying, tantrums
Refusing to move
Beg or plead not to go
Hide or lock themselves in their room
Show high levels of anxiety
Have trouble sleeping
Threaten to hurt themselves

As the article states, there is not usually a single cause of school refusal “It might be linked to anxiety or worries about leaving home,a recent change, a phobia, learning difficulties, social problems or depression.” But whatever the cause, avoidance/refusal works for the student because they are able to avoid the stressor or if they are worried about something at home it keeps them close by.

In the next Clinical Corner will discuss strategies for school refusal/avoidance.

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

Scholarships

Our Senior Scholarship Application packet was available in the Class of 2024 Google Classroom on March 25 and will be due on April 15 at 2:30 pm. Late applications will not be accepted.

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