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Email: hllewellyn@pretzelpride.com
Website: www.pretzelpride.com
Location: 300 East Ellis Street, New Berlin, IL, USA
Phone: 2174886012

NBHS Daily Advisory Agenda - Up-to-date information for all high school students shared in Advisory every day!

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October

Oct 6 Sophomore Class Ring Meeting with Jostens

Oct 8 9-11AM Capital Area Education Fair @ Orr Building for Juniors and Seniors

Oct 10 End of Q1; Class Ring Order Pick Up

Oct 13 Columbus Day (No School)

Oct 14-15 Little Cheer Camp 3:30-5

Oct 15 PSAT/NMSQT Testing for Juniors; Spanish Club Hosts Hispanic Heritage Celebration - Advisory

Oct 16 BOE Meeting 6PM @ NBEL

Oct 17 HS FB VS Athens - Little Cheer Camp Cheering

Oct 22 Jr/SrHS Band and Choir Concert - Pretzel Arena @ 6PM

Oct 23 1 PM Dismissal -Teacher Professional Development; HS VB Senior Night

Oct 24 HS FB; Cheer; Marching Band Senior Night

Oct 27-31 Red Ribbon Week

October 29-Nov 1 NBHS FFA National Convention Trip

Cngratulations to Drew Bischoff - Building Trades II and Taetum Short - Early Childhood and Education II on being named the CACC Students of the Month for their program in September!

Congratulations to the following students for being recognized for going the EXTRA mile during Quarter 1!

Pictured below: Max Baumberger, Peyton Stinson, Savannah Maurer, Jenna McGath, and Izzy Severino.

Cece Winkleman, Ella Burgar, and William Estell

(Not earning an Extra Award is our infamous photo-bombing Halloween-Inspired mannequin. Shout out to Mr. Piotrowski for ensuring he is holiday ready and providing a scare anytime he is located in another part of the building on a daily baisis)

Join the New Berlin FFA for our Taco Night on Tuesday, October 21, starting at 5 PM in the New Berlin High School Cafeteria — we’ll be serving until we’re sold out!

Meal Options:

2 Tacos, Cookie & Drink — $7

Walking Taco, Cookie & Drink — $7

3 Tacos, Cookie & Drink — $8

Or grab items individually:

Tacos — $2 each

Walking Taco — $4

Come out and enjoy a delicious meal while supporting your local FFA chapter!

Our Community Based Education Program is hosting a Personal Care Drive Contest for our 9th–12th grade students to help support those in need while encouraging school-wide participation and community spirit. Students will collect new personal care items, undergarments, and gently used clothes (no dress shoes, boots, or heavily worn shoes). Update: We are currently looking for gently used women's tennis shoes Sizes 6, 7, or 8 for spare PE usage. Donations will be tracked through a point system to add a fun, competitive element: the class with the most points by October 30th will win a party during Advisory on October 31st!

SADD will host their annual Red Ribbon Week October 27-October 31st. See below for our dress up days and activities. They are also hosting a Door Decorating Contest for Advisory Classes during Red Ribbon Week! The winning advisory will get donuts!!

Trivia Night Fundraiser and Silent Auction November 15th

Please email either Ms. McGuire (kmcguire@pretzelpride.com) or Ms. Weidhuner (kweidhuner@pretzelpride.com) and let them know if you are able to help with silent auction donations.

Today in Pretzel Activities - Sign-up form for an email subscription of Pretzel activities throughout the week. Will include scores, bus times, and event information for the week.

Want to keep up with Pretzel Extracurriculars? Want to take the kids to the games?

Check out this site Here ! Put it as a favorite! They sell Pretzel Gear on here, as well!!

Keep up with Sports Boosters News - Website - https://www.pretzelsportsboosters.com/

Click below to view 1450.com New Berlin News Stories!

The NBHS Volleyball Team held their annual Pink Night on October 9th VS Auburn. Both JV and Varsity one! The team held a Sweets Auction and raised over $850.00 and will donate this to a local individual that is beginning a battle with breast cancer.

Click HERE to view the album from the event!

Molly Preckwinkle (on the left) is your Pretzel Athlete of the week! Great job stepping up for the volleyball team this week! #PretzelPride

Athletic Department Sponsorship program! We are trying something new to help fund our athletic programs and help make affordable spirit wear for all Pretzels!

If you are interested in being a sponsor at any level, please follow the link and fill out the form.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeiZSLK3ue08NKAl5qWog7hNpPFGk8KXz4ILKJAAhmTekt1Fw/viewform?usp=dialog

Reminder to get your seats reserved for the upcoming basketball season! Half of the seats are already taken so follow the link below to get yours reserved today.

Click HERE for more information and to complete the form!

Pretzel football lost a tough one last night 27-29 to Athens. Shout-out to JFL families coming out and supporting! If you missed the opportunity to support the Hodson Family through their fight against MSMDS - Multisystemic Smooth Muscle Dysfunction Syndrome - it is included below. Nathan (dad) is a proud alumni of New Berlin High School's Class of 2011. Let's rally behind the Hodson family and show them our #PretzelPride!!

Our school is participating in a creative fundraiser with Art to Remember that allows you to purchase keepsake products customized with your child's art. There are over 60 products and many are less than $20. These make great gifts and a percentage of every purchase goes right back to our school. Click on the link below and enter the online order code shown on your child's order form or to search for your child's artwork. Then, have fun shopping!
https://arttoremember.com/school/576G6M

https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productBrowse/1074463/NEW-BERLIN-HIGH-SCHOOL/2026-Yearbook/2025081907152170061/CATALOG_SHOP

The 2026 yearbook is officially on sale! It will be 55.00 until 9/12. The early bird intro price will not last forever! Buy it now and save!

Thank you!

Mrs. Hepperly

We are looking for volunteers to help build our Memorial Wall. We have the limestone arch from the original New Berlin High School main entry and the Pretzel Field signage and brick display. If you would like to help or have any recommendations of someone that would like to help, please send their information to jlarson@pretzelpride.com.

Click on the links below to view this year's pics

25.26 NBHS Opening Day

NBHS Cheer Showcase Showdown - 1450.com

HS Art Classes Flag Design Contest

HS Ceramics Class Projects

HOCO25 Decorating Contest

HOCO25 Pep Rally Bonfire

HOCO25 Paint the TOWN Orange and Blue

HOCO25 Spirit Week Activities

HOCO25 Sunday Parade, Open House, Powder Puff

25.26 Volley for the Cure Night

We would like to wish these Pretzels a Happy Birthday this Week!

Often times, parents do not know who to email or call about specific questions.

If you have a child in grades 6-8, they are in the Junior High, and the JH Principal contact is Mr. Radford - bradford@pretelpride.com

JH Secretary - Mrs. Bandelow - sbandelow@pretzelpride.com

If you have a child in grades 9-12, they are in the High School, the HS Principal is Mrs. Llewellyn - hllewellyn@pretzelpride.com

HS Secretary - Ms. Mills - cmills@pretzelpride.com

Scheduling Questions - Dr. Viola - jviola@pretzelpride.com

Registration Questions - Ms. Spann - jspann@pretzelpride.com

Attendance and Fees Questions - Mrs. Peecher - dpeecher@pretzelpride.com

Lunch Account Questions - Mrs. Pidcock - hpidcock@pretzelpride.com

Driver's Education - Mr. Holderread - nholderread@pretzelpride.com

Athletics - Mr. Binkley, Athletic Director - dbinkley@pretzelpride.com

2026–27 FAFSA® Form Now Available (https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa)
The 2026–27 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form is now available to everyone. You can complete the form to apply for financial aid for attendance at college or career school between July 1, 2026, and June 30, 2027.
FAFSA forms submitted online will typically be processed in one to three days. Once your form is processed, you’ll be able to review your FAFSA Submission Summary, and your FAFSA information will be made available to your selected schools.
You also can make updates or corrections (such as adding a school or a missing signature) to your FAFSA form.
Prepare to Fill Out the 2026–27 FAFSA® Form
Here are some ways you can get ready to fill out your FAFSA form:
Create a StudentAid.gov account (if you don’t already have one).
Learn about the documents you may need to fill out the FAFSA form.
Determine your dependency status and whether your parent(s) or spouse will be required to contribute information on your FAFSA form.
If you’re a dependent student, use the Who’s My FAFSA Parent? wizard to identify which parent(s) will be a required contributor on your form.

Public Illinois colleges have partnered with the Common App and ISAC for a new process called "One Click College Admissions." The process is different for Seniors than for Juniors. The PDF documents below with links and screenshots should help assist with the process.

Students - when setting up a Common App account, please use a personal (non- New Berlin school) email that you have access to.

If you have further questions, please reach out and Dr. Viola will be discussing this further throughout the school year as well.

Scholarship opportunities will be posted here as we are made aware of them.

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