Council Rock North Update

NorthVoice was selected as a semi-finalist this year for the B101 radio choir competition! Our song will air next week, 12/10, on B101 at 7 am, 12:30 pm, and 3:30 pm. We will be competing against two other schools that day, so we will need lots of people voting on Wednesday, December 10th to advance to the finals on Thursday, December 11th! Below is some more voting information - feel free to share around and vote as much as you can! We are so excited!!

Voting Rules

· Visit www.b101philly.com to vote.

· Voters select from that day’s competing schools only

· Voting opens shortly after 7:00 AM (once all songs have aired) and closes at 9:00 PM each day

· Unlimited votes are allowed

· Winners are announced the following morning during The Kathy Romano Show.

On Monday, December 8th we will hold our next late start to allow for PLC meetings. Staff will participate in their collaborative work from 7:30 - 8:15 am. The school building will open and transportation will run as normal, but Period 01 will not begin until 8:18. Students arriving at the normal time will report to a designated area for a study hall. If a student is able to provide their own transportation, they can arrive later but before the 8:18 start time.

Traffic is extremely heavy on these days. We ask that you plan accordingly and provide extra time to drop off your student by 8:18.

The other dates for the 2025-2026 school year are: Jan. 12, Feb. 9, and Mar. 9.

At Bucks County Invitational, hosted at North, our team won overall sweepstakes, along with 1st place in Policy debate, Original Oratory, Dramatic Performance, Oral Interpretation, Informative Speaking, and Declamation. This was followed by Villiger at St. Joe's University, where multiple individuals and teams across formats such as Speech, Lincoln Douglas, Public Forum, and Congress broke into deep elimination rounds including Aimee Zhang who placed 5th in Informative Speaking.

At The Coolidge Cup in Washington D.C., competitors Sharvil Kapure and Naivedya Vatsya made it to Semifinals, marking a standout individual performance at this prestigious tournament, earning $2,000 in scholarship money.

Monday, December 22 - FCS, Engineering/Technology, Science, Social Studies, and World Language

Tuesday, December 23 - Art, BCIT, English, Health/PE, Math, and Music

It is time to once again begin thinking about planning an appropriate program of studies for your child. Within the next few weeks, your student will be choosing a program of studies for next year. Several dates and activities have been scheduled to help you and your student make these choices. They include:

January 8th - 28th

- Teachers will meet with students and share their recommendations for the 2026-2027 school year.

January 12th: Parent Orientation (Snow Date: January 14th)

- 6:30 Department Coordinators will be available to answer questions in the Cafeteria

- 7:00 - 7:15 Welcome in the Auditorium

- 7:15 - 8:15 Curricular overview for families of current 8th grade and new students

- 7:15 - 8:15 College Standardized Testing Overview

- 7:15 - 8:15 College Exploration Seminar

- 7:15 - 8:15 Orientation to Naviance

*Information from most of the sessions will be shared out following the Orientation.

January 12th: Student Elective Assembly

- Students in grades 9 -11 will receive an overview of offerings from each department.

January 30th - February 6th: Counselor Meetings

- Counselors will meet with students and families to finalize student requests. Information will be shared by your student's counselor about meetings.

January 22 - English, BCIT, and Music

January 23 - Science, World Language, FCS, Engineering/Technology, and Health/PE

January 26 - Social Studies, Math, and Art

January 27 - Make Up/Snow Date

January 28 - Half Day, Last Day of 1st Semester

With competitions beginning, we aim to provide a safe and enjoyable environment for our spectators, students, and visitors attending any competition. Students who attend athletic competitions are expected to abide by and follow the Code of Conduct set forth by Council Rock and PIAA. We want the visitors to leave with a positive impression of our school based on our behavior.

• For events in which tickets are sold, admittance will be $5.
• Yearly and Season Athletic Passes can be purchased HERE
• All students, K-8, must be accompanied by a paying adult for the game's duration.
• Students are not allowed to bring backpacks or bags into the stadium.
• Click Athletic Schedule to access all our teams' schedules

We are excited to announce we will livestream all contests taking place in the gym and stadium. To view event livestreams follow this link: https://fan.hudl.com/crnathletics

Winter Keystone Testing - December 8 - 11

Choir & Orchestra Concert - December 10 7:00

PTO/Parent Forum - December 11 9:30 am

Fire Drill - December 18

Holiday Testing Schedule

- December 22 - FCS, Engineering/Technology, Science, Social Studies, and World Languages

- December 23 - Art, BCIT, English, Health/PE, Math, and Music

Winter Break - December 24 - January 4

- Offices Closed December 24, 25, 31, & January 1

Program Planning Night - January 12

Martin Luther King Jr Holiday - (School Closed/Offices Open) - January 19

Midterm/Final Exams - January 22-26

- January 22 - English, BCIT, and Music

- January 23 - Science, World Language, FCS, Engineering/Technology, and Health/PE

- January 26 - Social Studies, Math, and Art

- January 27 - Make Up/ Snow Day

Last day of the 2nd MP/Semester Early Dismissal - January 28

***School Calendar***

Email: jtraczykiewicz@crsd.org
Website: www.crsd.org/crnorth
Location: 62 Swamp Road, Newtown, PA, USA
Phone: 215-944-1428
Picture by Mckenna Nungesser Twitter: @MrTraczykiewicz