High School Parent Message

May 10, 2024

Important Dates

May 6-10: Teacher Appreciation Week

May 6-17: AP Exams

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

May 22: HS Band Concert @ 7 pm

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

May 29: 2024-2025 Schedule Presentation - see below

May 29: HS Choral Concert @ 7 pm

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

NB SCHOOL STORE SALE - 20% OFF (ends Friday, May 17th)

Need some new NB apparel? Need a great gift idea for an NB Grad? Want to save 20% on NB apparel and accessories? That's right, 20%! If yes, stop by the school store today or shop online (https://nbhsstore.square.site/) for 20% off all NB apparel and accessories. Sale ends on Friday, May 17, 2024. 20% Sale Flyer

Teacher Appreciation

Notes of Appreciation: Teacher Appreciation Week is from May 6 to May 10. This would be a perfect time to recognize our teachers with an encouraging email to express our gratitude for their efforts. Staff emails can be found on our website or via powerschool. Email format is the first letter of their first name followed by their last name@nburlington.com, i.e jsmith@nburlington.com, or you can fill out the form below for each person you would like to recognize and a note will be generated and sent to them: Teacher Appreciation Form

Extended Learning Schedule Presentation

High School will be moving to a 4x4 extended learning schedule. This will have four classes on one day (A day- periods 1, 3, 5 and 7) and the remaining four classes on the following day (B day- periods 2, 4, 6 and 8). Each class will be approximately 80 minutes in length.

The HS will also be transitioning to one lunch period. During the lunch time, there will be two separate opportunity periods that students can sign up for the scheduled activities. Providing structured activities at the first half and second half of the lunch period will naturally create two separate lunch periods. Lunch will be served for this entire period.

There will be a presentation on these changes at 6:00 pm on May 29 in the High School Main Cafeteria. This will be right before the choral concert if you want to stay for that show.

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

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 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

May is Arthritis Awareness Month, Better Sleep Month, National Walking Month, Women’s Health Care Month, Military Appreciation Month(Shout out to Tracie Kritch and Shannon Pagano for helping to make our military students feel so supported!), Better Speech and Hearing Month (Special Thanks to our Speech Pathologist Tracy Nagy!), Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and lastly, Mental Health Awareness Month! In honor of that I thought I would accentuate a few tools that we have right at our fingertips to monitor/improve our mental health:

The Health App on your iphone now has a mental health questionnaire that is quick yet thorough and gives you a snapshot of your mental health at the end with recommendations.
Insight Timer is a free app that has meditative music of all sorts as well as guided meditations that you can customize to your busy schedule with ones as short as 5 minutes.
The Calm App is $70 a year and many people say the cost is worth it
The Habit Rabbit App has a fun and interactive way to help you stick to good habits
988- You can text, call or chat with a helpful counselor on this crisis Lifeline
National Suicide Prevention Line-1-800-273-8255

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Relay for Life - Registration has closed for students

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: May 14, May 21 Relay For Life Promotion.mp 4 Only students registered for the event who have turned in their permission slips may attend.

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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PTSC:

The PTSC Clothing Drive starts April 29th and ends on May 13th. If you are looking to declutter and clean out your closets, here is where you can donate that extra clothing and other household items. The PTSC uses the donated clothing to raise money to support student activities and provide money for scholarships. Donations should be bagged and dropped off at the middle school pole barn. The pole barn can be accessed via North Island Road. Directional signs will be posted to help find the pole barn. If it is after hours, leave the bagged items in front of the pole barn. Please see the flier below for additional information.

.Lost and Found: The lost and found will be packed up on Friday, May 10. Students missing an item should be sure to check the lost and found before that date. All of the remaining items will be donated to the PTSC clothing drive.

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

Graduation Newsletter

The 2024 Graduation Newsletter was emailed to all parents today and placed in the Class of 2024 Google Classroom. It is important that all students and parents review the newsletter. There is a form that students must complete in the newsletter.

A Message From Counseling

This is a very exciting time of year for our senior, and we would like to celebrate and honor them. Please complete the Class of 2024 Graduation Program Consent and Final Transcript Release Form in the Power School Parent Portal. This form allows parents to consent to us recognizing your student by sharing their post graduate plans in our graduation program. This form will also serve as a final transcript release. Please complete the form before Friday, May 31, 2024.

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