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New Berlin High School
Email: hllewellyn@pretzelpride.com
Website: www.pretzelpride.com
Location: 300 East Ellis Street, New Berlin, IL, USA
Phone: 2174886012
NBHS News
Keep Up To Date with the Morning Announcement Broadcast And Social Media
NBHS Daily Advisory Agenda - Up-to-date information for all high school students shared in Advisory every day!
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Creative Media Class - The Salty Side of Things Podcast - Here is our premiere episode of season 3 of The Salty Side of Things. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=210_-laIdrc
Here is Season 3, Episode 2 of The Salty Side of Things:
May At A Glance - Mark Your Calendars
May
May 1 11:40 Dismissal
May 2 Prom/Post Prom
May 4-8 Teacher Appreciation Week; Salute to Seniors/Senior Send-Off Week
May 4 - Grades 9-11 iReady Spring Benchmark Testing
May 6 Senior Trip
May 7 Golden Honors - Invitation Only 8PM
May 12 Last Day for Seniors @ CACC; Last Day for Seniors not taking exams
7 PM Baccalaureate - Berlin Christian Church
May 13 Senior Final Exams
6PM 5th, 6th, and HS Jazz Band
7:30 PM JH and HS Band and Choir Concert
May 15 HS Grad Practice; Senior Walk; Senior Field Day
May 17 HS Graduation - Pretzel Arena 2PM
May 20 Last day to attend CACC
May 21 HS Final Exams - Odd
May 22 HS Final Exams - Even; End of Semester 2
Have a Safe Summer!
Streaming Information for this Week's Events
We have a busy week ahead of us! If you are unable to attend the band and choir concert on Wednesday evening, or NBHS Class of 2026 High School Graduation - click the links below to view the Live Stream!
Note the Music Concert is a different start time than previously communicated.
NBHS Semester Exams - May 21st and May 22nd
25.26 Golden Honors Awards Held May 7th
We would like to thank the New Berlin Women's Club, the NBHS Student Council and Sponsor Ms. Johnson for all of their hard work and preparation put in to making this year's Golden Honors Awards a night to remember! Congratulations to all of the New Berlin High School honored students for their accomplishments this school year! A special Shout Out to our Yearbook Sponsor, Mrs. Hepperly, and NBHS Yearbook Staff Hayley Littig and Kenzie Libben for photo credits and for putting this all into a presentation to be viewed! Please click below to view the recipients of this year's awards! The Live Stream is available to watch: NBHS Golden Honors
NBHS Activities - Senior Send Off Week/Teacher Appreciation/Cinco De Mayo
The Week of May 4th was filled with alot of Activities!
Mrs. Killion worked with Mrs. McClarey's Child Development Class to train them on CPR and they received their CPR Certification! Click HERE to view the album.
On Tuesday morning, May 5th, FCCLA and Mrs. McClarey hosted a Senior Class/Teacher Appeciation Breakfast. Click HERE to view the album
Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. McClarey and Seniorita Kennedy held a Spanish Club and FCCLA collaboration Cinco de Mayo Party and made quesidillas! Click HERE to view the album.
Mrs. McClarey's Baking and Pastries Class showed off their decorating skills this week with their first cakes! Click HERE to view the album
FCCLA State Officer Weston Brosi attends Careers Connections Conference
On May 6th, Mrs. McClarey, FCCLA Sponsor, and Weston Brosi, FCCLA State Officer traveled to Illinois State Univerisity for the ISBE Careers Connections Conference. Weston prepared a display and presented at attendees to advocate to teachers, administrators, and students about FCCLA and the benefits of having it as a CTSO.
25.26 NBHS Prom King Ty Miller and Queen Savana Howell
Congratulations to the 2026 NBHS Prom King Ty Miller and Queen Savana Howell! Shout out to the Junior Class Prom Committee and Ms. Johnson for hosting such an outstanding event! The transformation of the KC Hall was phenomenal!
Pictured Below: King Ty Miller and Queen Savana Howell. Front L to R: Drue Zenger, Wyatt Peters, Wyatt Oschwald, Hailey Hein, Caitlin Harney, and Nolan Robinson.
Pretzels with a Purpose - Community Service May 1
Our Pretzels got busy on May 1st and used our last Pretzels with a Purpose Day to serve others! The senior class made over 250 Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches for Washington Street Mission - Thank You, Parents for the donations of Peanut Butter and Jelly and Loaves of Bread! The Junior Class focused on clean-up around the Veteran's Memorial and Corbett Park. The Sophomore Class cleaned up Washington Park and the Community Splash Pad. The Freshman Class focused on clean-up of our district campus - New Berlin Elementary to the Baseball and Softball fields. Students also participated in College and Career Ready Sessions. The Junior Class had a special guest, SGT. Jaycob Johnson, IL Army National Guard, who met with them to disucss what their ASVAB scores mean. He said our students had the highest scores he has ever seen!
Pretzel Athletics News
Pretzel Athletics and Sports Boosters Updates
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!
NB 2026 Summer Camps Information
2026 Summer Camps!! Follow the link below to find the information and registration form for NB Summer Camps.
Pretzel Activities
Friday, May 8th HS Baseball @ Maroa- Forsyth L 5-6
Saturday, May 9th
Monday, May 11th Girls Soccer @ Quincy Notre Dame
Tuesday, May 12th Varsity Baseball @ Home Vs. Carlinville Varsity Softball @ Nokomis Bus- 2:15 Varsity Boys Track @ Home 4:30
Wednesday, May 13th JV Baseball @ Home Vs. Pittsfield
Thursday, May 14th Varsity Softball @ Palmyra (Greenfield NW) Bus- 2:45 Varsity Track Girls Sectional @ Pleasant Plains Bus- 2:15 3:30 start time Varsity Baseball @ Home Vs. Triopia
Friday, May 15th IESA State Track and Field TBD Varsity Baseball @ Southeast Bus- 2:45
Saturday, May 16th Soccer Regionals TBD IESA State Track and Field TBD Varsity Baseball @ Home Vs. Jacksonville 10:00 AM
25.26 NBHS Albums
Click on the links below to view this year's pics
NBHS Cheer Showcase Showdown - 1450.com
HS Art Classes Flag Design Contest
HOCO25 Paint the TOWN Orange and Blue
HOCO25 Sunday Parade, Open House, Powder Puff
25.26 Volley for the Cure Night
NBHS Art Club Loami Food Pantry Project
Spanish Club and Classes October Activities
25.26 NBHS Volleyball Senior Night
Child Development Empathy Belly Activity
25.26 Football, Cheer, Marching Band and Golf Senior Night
25.26 NBJr/SrHS Jazz Band and Choir Fall Concert
Made an Impact - Senior Football Video
Art and Spanish Class Collaboration Album
NBHS FFA National Conference Album
25.26 NBHS Veterans Day Assembly
25.26 NBHS Day of the Dead Project Winners
25.26 Angel Tree Cookie Baking
Spanish Dual Credit Teaches Thanksgiving Lessons
Waiting for Winter Break Album
Mrs. McClarey's Foods Class Final Project
2026 County Tourney Albums
Decades of Legends Prior to 1950
Decades of Legends 1981-2025 Part I Part II
County Tourney - Thursday Night
County Tourney - Friday Night Album
IL State Scholars Recognized by BOE
Healing Arts Grant Project with Austin Wells and NBHS Art Club
Pretzel Pride! HS Boys Basketball VS Plains
Q3 Pretzels with a Purpose Album
Ceramics Visiting Artist with Ms. Delai
25.26 NBHS Senior Night for Winter Sports Album
25.26 NBHS NHS Induction 2.26.26 Album
NBHS Committment Day Facebook Live Video - 3.11.26
Ms. Johnson January Staff Member of the Month Video
Spanish I Mock Cooking Show Album
Happy Birthday Pretzels!
We would like to wish these Pretzels a Happy Birthday!
May
6 Rhealyn Clements and Kassidy Wallace
7 Adilynn Rose
9 Elliana Neuman and Haylee Rister
10 Addisyn Howell
11 Landon Reindl
12 Emmett Lee
13 Brady Crews and Addison Elmore
14 Ms. Delai
16 Calli Smith
17 Gage Brown and Griffon Childers
18 Isabella Severino
28 Zoey Morris
29 Mrs. Bullard
31 Nolan Robinson
Who Do I Contact If I Need Help With...
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
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
NBHS Breakfast/Lunch Menus
Offices of Student Support Services Information
Scholarship Opportunities
25.26 Scholarships
All seniors need to check their email accounts for scholarship information.
FAFSA Form Now Available
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.
One Click College Admission Information for Juniors and Seniors
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.
Upcoming College/Career Exploration Opportunities
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