Panther News

Looking ahead to the weekend, we are keeping a very close eye on the snow watch for this Sunday. Please know that the district is actively monitoring the situation as it develops. As always, any decisions regarding Monday's schedule will be made with student and staff safety as our absolute top priority. In the meantime, please make sure you take home anything you might need for the weekend—and hopefully, you'll get some time to enjoy the snow safely from home!

Regardless of the weather, please remember that Monday marks the first day of the 3rd Marking Period and the start of Semester 2 courses. We ask that all students review their schedules in advance to ensure everyone is traveling to the correct classes and locations to start the new term smoothly.

Stay safe & stay warm!

The Cedar Grove Robotics Team hosted its second annual tournament at CGHS on Sunday, January 18th. 54 of the most elite robotics teams from across the state competed in multiple rounds of this year's VEX Challenge: Push Back

While all three Cedar Grove Robotics Teams performed well at the event, it was ultimately Team B's Vraj Paghdal, Daryl Lacuesta, and John Mize who were crowned Tournament Champions! Additionally, Team B won the Innovate Award. This award goes to a team that has a novel component or strategy as documented in their engineering notebook.

The Cedar Grove Robotics would like to recognize the numerous parent and student volunteers who helped make this annual event a success. Additionally, we would liek to thank Mrs.Inglis, Mr. Gogerty, and Mr. Bannon and his Buildings and Grounds crew for enabling us to provide this awesome experience. We could not have done this without you!

Use this link to order your Cap & Gown by January 31st!

Need a Tutor? The National Honor Society Cedar Grove High School offers Peer Tutoring for all

high-school students (you do not need to be a member of NHS to request a peer tutor).If you

would like to request a peer tutor, please follow the procedure below and check out the peer

tutoring catalog in the attachments for the students name, availability, and subjects they are

offering to teach. We have an amazing group of Senior NHS tutors who are eager to tutor your

student/child.

Procedures:

● Students should contact their teacher for additional assistance.

● Teachers/Counselors may recommend students try the National Honors Society peer

tutoring program.

● Teachers may share this catalog with students in need of tutoring, and the student may

select a tutor that they believe will be a good fit for them. Please keep in mind that many

students tutor in multiple subjects (and many students tutor in the same subject), so try

to find who you feel will be the best fit for your needs.

● Contact Ms.Halawani by email to notify her of your tutor preference BEFORE contacting

the tutor. If a teacher/counselor is contacting Ms. Halawani on behalf of a student,

please include the student in the email.

● After confirming tutor availability with Ms.Halawani copy down your tutor’s contact

information from the catalog.

● Contact your tutor to schedule your sessions.

● Report back to Ms. Halawani informing her of when you are holding tutoring sessions.

Note: Any conflicts/issues should be reported to Ms Halawani: halawani.mirna@cgshools.org

All up-to-date Cedar Grove High School Athletic schedules, event locations, and live streams can always be found at: CGHS Athletic Schedules

Live streams of home athletic events on our CGHS Stadium Field and inside our CGHS Gymnasium can always be found at: CGHS Live Stream Link

As 2025 comes to a close, I’m excited to share information about Pomptonian’s 7th Annual Healthy School Lunch Challenge. This challenge was created to honor National Nutrition Month, inspire students to get involved in the kitchen, and spark excitement around creating healthy meals. And this year, high school students have the chance to win $1,000!

Key details include:
• Recipe Submission Deadline: January 19th
• Categories: Pre-K through 5th grade, 6th through 8th grades, and 9th through 12th grades
• Winners: Each category will have two Grand Prize Winners and one Super Grand Prize Winner
• Prizes: Pre-K through 8th grade Super Grand Prize winners will win a KitchenAid mixer
• High School Cook-Off: The top three high school contestants will compete in a live culinary challenge at Driscoll Foods’ professional kitchen, Kitchen 71, on February 20th from 8:30 AM–2:30 PM

We also created a short video explaining the competition: 7th Annual Healthy School Lunch Challenge, and flyers with full details are attached.

To get a sense of the excitement, here is last year’s High School Lunch Challenge Cook-Off video.