NPSD News

Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Zirpoli, started the week by bringing our colleagues together for a district-wide gathering and welcoming our newest team members.

Over the next three days, our educators participated in professional development and prepared their classrooms for the new school year.

Everyone was very excited to welcome our students back today for the first day of school! Have a wonderful year!

Please complete your Returning Student Registration!

Please click this link to access your PowerSchool Parent Portal. Once logged in, you will be asked to verify your child’s student information and electronically complete annual permission forms and acknowledgements of school district policies for the 2026–2027 school year.

Once you are logged in:

1. Select “Forms” from the left navigation menu.

2. Select the “General Forms” tab to access the New/Returning Student Registration forms that need to be completed.

3. Select the first required form, 1R. Student Info Update, and complete the requested information.

At the end of each form, click SUBMIT to save your information and move on to the next required form.

If you need help logging into your parent portal account, please contact your child's school.

Please note the following new requirements for visitors to our buildings.

For more information, or to apply, please visit https://www.npsd.k12.nj.us/employment/employment-opportunities

For information on the District's Food Services (Pomptonian), please visit the website here. Welcome Back information from Pomptonian can also be found below.

In preparation for the new school year, below is the information for the 2026-2027 Student Accident Insurance Program.

Voluntary Accident Insurance Plan

• Below is a link to the Voluntary Accident Insurance Website, which provides the plan information and enrollment instructions can be located under New Providence Board of Education.

https://www.bobmccloskey.com/k12voluntary/

Submitted by Mrs. Pasuit, Ms. Fintz, and Mr. Makmur

From June 22-26, 2026, 58 High School and 18 Middle School students traveled to National Harbor, Maryland, to compete at the invitational 2026 TSA and TEAMS National Conference. 9500 middle and high school international students were selected to attend, based on their state or country-level performance. New Providence thrived at this year’s competition with 4 top-ten placements at the High School, including a 3rd-place trophy in TEAMS Design and Build. The Middle School demolished the competition with 9 top ten placements, bringing home 5 trophies in various events! The conference theme, Unity Through Community, was brought to life through the coming together of different interests, abilities, schools, backgrounds, and career aspirations around a common interest in science, technology, engineering, and math. Throughout the conference, students had opportunities to engage in cutting-edge problem solving, while strengthening their leadership skills, exploring career pathways, and contributing to the larger TSA community.

New Providence students competed in 34 TSA competitions, with several moving forward into preliminary rounds (top 24) and semifinal rounds (top 12) as the days moved on.

At the High School level, students in Geospatial Technology (Naomi Lee, Abhinav Gaddam, and Tate Farrell), Data Science and Analytics (Matthew Chan & Abhinav Gaddam), and Coding (Matthew Chan, Achyut Vinoth Kumar, Hazel Chen, and Sebastian Mercado) made it to the semifinalist round (top 12) in their respective events. The Engineering Design (Matthew Chan, Sebastian Mercado, Jackson Kleinberg, Abhinav Gaddam, Benjamin Le, and Rocco Duardo) team placed 9th for their project focused on improving the tools of scientific discovery, designing a serpentine swarm of robots to explore the complex terrain of Mars. Audio Podcasting took 10th in the nation with their incredible initial and semifinalist podcast entries. The semifinalist entry focused on solving a mystery that had to incorporate mandatory lines and elements provided by TSA. The team (Carsten Lepre, Owen Ettinger, Alex Krautheim, Shreya Rao, Daniel Yoo) was especially proud of their hidden clue in a cassette tape.

At the Middle School, NPMS students competed in several events in their second year as a TSA chapter, and their second consecutive trip to TSA Nationals, an impressive start! Soham Jha, Antarip Poddar, and Connor Friend earned 2nd place in TSA Website Design. Akhil Yadavalli and Arnav Sabde earned 3rd place in the extremely competitive TSA Coding competition. Lillian Cai, Shrutee Takale, and Nikko Vales earned a 4th place victory in TSA Medical Technology.

At both the Middle School and High School levels, New Providence represented the district with pride in the TEAMS (Tests of Engineering, Aptitude, Mathematics, and Science) competitions, which comprised 4 sub-events: Prepared Presentation, Multiple-Choice Exam, Mathematical Modeling, and Design and Build.

Erik Stoll, Antarip Poddar, Nivaan Chheda, and Reyansh Karmarkar earned 1st place in the TEAMS Design and Build challenge. Ishan Bhagavathula, Aryav Patel, and Goutheesh Selvanarayanan earned 2nd place in TEAMS Mathematical Modeling, 2nd place in TEAMS Prepared Presentation, and 10th place in TEAMS Multiple Choice Exam! Idhant Gupta, Viaan Jindal, Akhil Yadavalli, and Arnav Sabde earned 7th place in TEAMS Multiple Choice Exam and 9th place in TEAMS Prepared Presentation.

The High School had two teams place in the top 10 of the Design and Build challenge. Rocco Duardo, Tainosuke Ikeda, Jackon Kleinberg, and Benjamin Le took 9th place, while Brandon Baron, Owen Ettinger, Carsten Lepre, and Daniel Yoo took 3rd place.

The New Providence STEM Club is hopeful to compete in the next national TSA conference, featuring the theme “Forward to Fifty,” which will be held June 23-27, 2027, in Orlando, Florida, at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort.

Please be reminded that proper behavior and sportsmanship is an expectation at all times. Spectators are required to follow all local, county, and state regulations in regards to proper behavior. Please reference spectator expectations HERE, as well as via our newly adopted (state-mandated) District Policy 9163 - "Spectator Code of Conduct for Interscholastic Events."

Attention Pioneer football/cheer/marching band parents, families, and fans!! The start to the 2026 season is here! The football team will play their first home game of the new season this TONIGHT 9/3 vs. Voorhees HS on Lieder Field at 6:30 PM!!

Additionally, the Football team and Cheer Team are proud to be co-hosting our annual PAL Appreciation Night for our home opener! All current PAL football players, PAL cheerleaders, and PAL football/cheer coaches receive free admittance to the game and will welcome the teams onto the field before kickoff!!

Thank you in advance, we look forward to seeing everyone out at Lieder Field cheering on the Pioneers!

Click image below to register!

New Providence Recreation

New Providence Alliance