Weekly Update

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Congratulations to our juniors who completed the NJGPA this week. Students were calm and focused as they worked through the new testing platform. The non-testing students were respectful and supportive of each other. It was a great week! If your student is a junior and did not complete testing this week, there will be opportunities for make up testing over the next two weeks.

As the weather gets nicer, we are excited for all of the great activities that are coming up- the middle school musical this weekend, our musical, Mary Poppins, next weekend and spring sports games/matches are all happening soon. Multicultural Day, spring break, and senior trip are fast approaching as well.

Thank you for all you do!

Dr. McCann

March 25-April 1: NJGPA makeup testing for Juniors, who missed any of last week's testing.
March 27-29: Mary Poppins!
March 27: Final Junior Parking Lottery Opens
March 28: Senior Cap & Gown Order Deadline. (see the senior section below)
April 2: Full day, Junior Parking Lottery Closes
April 3: Half Day C Days for students, Multicultural Day (make up for snow day)
April 4- April 12: Spring Break, No school for students
April 13: Students return from Spring Break
April 14-18: Senior Trip

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If your student is a junior and did not complete NJGPA testing this week, they will complete the test during make up testing. Students will receive information from the counseling office next week.

Juniors and Seniors in good standing will be able to attend the Prom on Friday, May 29th from 6-10pm at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cherry Hill, NJ. Tickets are $105 per person and will be on sale, online only, April 20 - May 7. The link will be posted on Google Classroom on April 20th.

Juniors and Seniors can bring one outside or underclass guest provided they complete the Outside Guest Form, posted on Google Classroom and turn it in by May 7th.

Juniors and Seniors can offset the cost of their prom ticket by participating in the Nothing Bundt Cakes fundraiser. They will earn $2 for each cake sold towards the cost of their prom ticket. Fundraiser runs March 9th- 20th with delivery on March 25th. Order forms are available in room 406.

The NB College and Career Fair is back and bigger than ever! The event will take place in the high school's main cafe from 6 to 8 PM on Thursday, April 16th. Students and community members are welcome! This year we are proud to be hosting over 40 colleges and organizations. Please see the attached flyer for details and email Ms. Pona with any questions.

They will be honored at a dinner held on Friday, April 24, 2026 at Bordentown Elks, 11 Amboy Road, Bordentown, NJ from 5pm-9pm.

Tickets are $50 per person.

https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/nburlington/L2VtYmVkL2V2ZW50LzI0

Please contact Michele O'Neill at 609-298-3900, ext. 2093 or email moneill@nburlington.com or Dr. Amy Stella at astella@nburlington.com with any questions.

Below you will find important scheduling reminders as we continue preparing for the 2026–2027 school year. Please review all the information carefully and log into the PowerSchool Parent Portal to review your student’s course requests.

The school counselors have met with 11th-grade students to review course selections for the 2026–2027 school year and have begun meeting with current 10th-grade students. If your student has not yet met with their counselor, please remind them to expect a SmartPass from their school counselor to schedule their course selection meeting.

26-27 Scheduling Timeline

Scheduling meetings with 11th graders - January 26 - February 12

Scheduling meetings with 10th graders - February 18 - March 4

Scheduling meetings with 9th graders - March 9- March 20

Scheduling meetings with 8th graders - March 24 - March 26

Scheduling meetings with 7th graders - Week of March 23rd

Academic Advancement Independent Student Learning Opportunities Applications (formerly known as Option II) for summer courses are due to the student’s school counselor by March 1. Since March 1 falls on a Sunday, applications received by 2:30 PM on March 2 will be accepted.
Please note that students may submit an application even if they have not yet had their scheduling meeting with their school counselor.
The HS Program of Studies and 26-27 Classroom Scheduling Presentation are available for your review as you finalize your student’s course requests. The Scheduling Presentation highlights our new course offerings for the upcoming school year.

Course requests may be submitted until April 30 by emailing your student’s school counselor. Please refer to the Schedule Change Calendar to ensure all deadlines are met.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your student’s school counselor.

Juniors will receive information in their Google Classroom on Friday, March 27, 2026 with directions for accessing the Junior Parking lottery. The form will be open from March 27 - April 2.

Link to form Junior Parking Application

Interested students who meet the criteria (valid driver’s license, registration, insurance, and available car, etc.) should complete the google doc to enter the lottery.
The form will close on Thursday 4/2/26 at 3pm.
The lottery will take place on Monday 4/13/25.
If you are selected for one of the available Junior parking spots you will be notified via school email on Tuesday, 4/14/26. Parking passes will be distributed on Wednesday 4/15/26 in the Main Office during opportunity period (10:30am-11:38am)
Parking passes will only be issued once ALL necessary documentation is on file. Students are not permitted to park until they have been issued a tag.
Parking passes will only be issued once ALL necessary documentation is on file and the parking fee of $15 is submitted. Students are not permitted to park until they have been issued a tag.
Any questions or issues please contact Mrs. Gupta.
There are 20 spots available in this lottery. All parking passes will be for spots located in the back row of the high school lot.

Next week, students in the Class of 2027 will be administered the New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment – Adaptive (NJGPA-A). Later this spring students will be administered the New Jersey Student Learning Assessment – Adaptive (NJSLA-A) and the New Jersey Student Learning Assessment – Science (NJSLA-S). The state has recently updated the information relative to the assessment system which can be found at their website:

https://www.nj.gov/education/assessment/adaptive/

Get ready Northern Burlington High School FRENCH Students! We are excited to announce an unforgettable educational and cultural experience: a trip to Quebec City in February 2027 to attend the world-famous Quebec Winter Carnival! This immersive trip will take place Thursday, February 11, 2027, through Monday, February 15, 2027. It will allow students the opportunity to practice their French in a real-world setting while experiencing one of the largest and most spectacular winter festivals in the world.

This incredible opportunity is ONLY available to students who will be enrolled in a French course for the 2026-2027 school year, and the student MUST be signed up for the following school year in the next-level French course.

Families of students who fit these requirements, please be on the lookout for an email that will include more detailed information, as well as an interest form!

Please reach out to Ms. Olivia Monillas at omonillas@nburlington.com if you have any questions!

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Senior Trip will be here before we know it! This year’s trip to Disney World costs about $2000. In order to help lighten the load of the scheduled payments beginning next September, we are allowing you the opportunity to make pre-payments now through August 2026. Pre-payments in any amount can be made at any time via cash, check (payable to “NBC Class of 2027”), or now credit card and will go towards your trip balance. Any pre-payments will come off your final scheduled payments next year. Any student wishing to go on the trip will still be required to make the first payment in September, no matter how much they have prepaid. If you make pre-payments and your student decides not to go, we can give you a full refund in September. If your student

decides not to go on the trip after September, they may only receive a partial refund. Cash and check payments can be brought to Mrs. Duff in room 406. Credit card payments can be made online by clicking the button below.

ONLINE CLASS OF 2027 SENIOR TRIP PAYMENT

Tickets for all Northern Burlington High School athletic events like football, basketball and wrestling, can be purchased online at the link below:

👉 Purchase Tickets Here

Please be sure to select the correct game when purchasing, as multiple events may be listed at the same time.

Come out and support our Greyhounds! 🐾💙

Welcome to Sideline Store, THE place to score personalized spirit wear and accessories from all your favorite brands. For a limited time, enjoy 20% OFF during your Northern Burlington Region High School store’s Grand Opening Sale with code SPIRIT20.

Happy shopping, Northern Burlington Region High School fan!

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Spring Athletic Registration is now being accepted for the Spring 2026 Athletics Season.

Please be advised that as of August 2025, we have a new online registration system.

If you already have an account from this year, please sign in with your username and password. If this is the first time using the system this year, please create an account to register your child.

Here is the link to the new system (Arbiter).

https://students.arbitersports.com/northern-burlington-regional-school-district

Please contact Mrs. O’Neill at moneill@nburlington.com if you have any questions.

Parent Teacher Student Connection (PTSC):

Parent Teacher Student Connection (PTSC): We would love to grow the organization and have more participation. If you would like to join, please register here: https://www.nburlingtonptsc.org/membership For more information, please see our website at www.nburlingtonptsc.org

PTSC: Our spring gift card raffle fundraiser tickets are now on sale! 1st prize: $500 visa gift card. 2nd prize: $200 visa gift card. Tickets: $10 each. Drawing: May 2. Request your tickets here: PTSC Gift Card Raffle Ticket Request Form

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SFAs may be experiencing increased calls from families concerned about the potential loss of SNAP benefits on November 1st. Please note the New Jersey Basic Needs Information Hub offers a comprehensive listing of websites that can assist households in locating a local food pantry or soup kitchen. Families may also choose to access the Community Food Bank of New Jersey, Food Bank of South Jersey, Fulfill, Norwescap, and Mercer Street Friends websites directly to search for local food resources.

Thank you for providing these important resources to families at this time, and for your unwavering work to ensure New Jersey students receive healthy, nutritious meals every day.

Trying to choose which emotions and experiences to focus on out of the 87 in Brene's book has been difficult. For this last one of this series, I chose three: foreboding joy, relief and tranquility. She reports that joy is the most vulnerable of human emotion and writes, “If you’re afraid to lean into good news, wonderful moments, and joy-if you find yourself waiting for the other shoe to drop-you are not alone. It’s called “foreboding joy”, and most of us experience it, including children and teens. In fact, she writes it’s practically a universal experience that everyone thinks of as something only they do. When we lose our tolerance for vulnerability, joy becomes foreboding. No emotion is more frightening than joy, because we believe if we allow ourselves to feel joy, we are inviting disaster. We start dress rehearsing tragedy in the best moments of our lives in order to stop vulnerability from beating us to the punch. But when we push away joy, we squander the goodness that we need to build resilience, strength and courage.” In her research though, she found that people who showed a deep capacity for joy had one thing in common and that was that they practiced gratitude when they felt vulnerable in that moment. As if to say to themselves, “Right now in this moment things are good and I am going to be grateful.” We can’t control what might happen next. As for relief, she writes that when we exhale deeply in relief, it actually serves as a reset button for our body, signaling relief and enhancing it at the same time as well as reducing muscle tension! So sigh away!

Lastly is tranquility, which she describes as her favorite emotion and I can see why. Her research definition is “Tranquility is associated with the absence of demand and no pressure to do anything.” She notes the difference between feeling content and feeling tranquil. “With contentment we have the sense of having completed something; with tranquility, we relish the feeling of doing nothing.” I think in our rushed way of life, if we do get to feel tranquil, even for a short time, that is something to be grateful for too.

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Northern Burlington High School is making it easier than ever for seniors and their families! This year, all major graduation and senior-year expenses, including cap, gown, tassel, senior breakfast, t-shirt, lawn sign, and more, will be ordered using one simple form and one convenient payment. No more multiple deadlines or scattered fees. Use this link to place your order: https://nburlington.revtrak.net/. If you have a cap and gown from the past two years, you may qualify for the discounted fee. Please contact Mrs. Shelley Guevara at rguevara@nburlington.com if you have any questions or would like the discount form.

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We have great news!

The Yearbook Parent Ad deadline has been extended! All that said, there is very limited space left to sell, so you do not want to delay!!

The ad deadline is February 12th or until the ad space is SOLD OUT! Last year, the space sold out prior to the final deadline date- so you will want to act fast! When our space is full - the site will shut down.

The process is simple...build and purchase your congratulatory ad by clicking the "Create an Ad" button below.

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Seniors are eligible to apply for parking on campus. Please find the link below for the 2025–2026 Senior Parking Application that can be accessed in Google Classroom.

Senior Parking Application

If you have already applied and have been approved, you should have received a parking decal pickup information email from Ms. Gupta

SENIOR PARKING FORM

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