May 11, 2017
7:00 pm
Inside this issue:
Page 1:
Spring Concert
Blood Drive
Performances by the Women's Ensemble,
Men's Ensemble, Teen Arts Choir,
Barbershop Quartets, Chamber Singers,
and Concert Choir.
Project Graduation
Working Papers
Page 2:
SAT Dates
Junior Prom
Locker Cleanout
Senior Dinner & Awards
PE lockers/locks
Obligations
Page 3:
Summer Science Camp
Page 4:
Ice Cream Social
Senior Formal Info
Know the SIGNS Program
The Soccer Edge Camp
High Point Regional?s National Honor Society will be
hosting its annual Blood Drive on M on day, M ay 15, 2017
from 7:30 am until 2:00 pm in the West (new) Gym.
All students must be 16 years of age with parental
consent or older if you wish to participate. All students
who donate blood will receive 2 hours of community
service. Sign-up?s will take place in May during all
lunches. This event is open to all parents & community
members wishing to donate and last year we broke the
all-time High Point record, but this year we want even
more so we are encouraging everyone to SPREAD THE
WORD!!. Please call 973-875-3101 x 3702 and leave a
message stating name and time available and we will
gladly sign you up.
All donors should eat before the donation and be free of
flu-like symptoms.
M ay/ Ju n e 2017
Summer Basketball Camp
Nat ion al Societ y Blood Dr ive
High Poin t Region al High Sch ool
Spring Choral Concert
GUIDANCE NEW SLETTER
The High Point Performing Arts Department
invites you to our annual
Page 5:
Summer Physicals
Page 6:
Incoming Freshmen Field Day
Page 7:
End-of-Year Schedule
Page 8 & 9:
Counselor 's Corner
Project Graduation Donations
Project Graduation is set for
graduation night, Monday, June
19th starting at 10 pm. Donations
are greatly appreciated. Please
contact Kate Romeo
973-875-3101
X1240 to donate.
Working Papers
Working papers are available in
the guidance office for those
students under the age of 18
who are seeking employment.
Guidance Office summer hours:
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
(closed from 12-1 for lunch).
SAT TEST DATES 2016-2017
Test Date
TEST
Regular
Late
Registration Registration
5/6/17
SAT & Subj
Expired
Expired
6/3/17
SAT & Subj
5/9/17
5/16/17
Ju n ior Pr om
High Point 's Junior Prom w ill be held on
Friday, May 19t h at Perona Farms in
Andover
6:00-11:00 pm
Ph ysical Edu cat ion Lock s
an d Lock er s
All students on medical
excuses from Phys Ed for
the remainder of the school
year are asked to hand in
their locks to their current
imediately.
Seniors: Health and Physical Education
locks will be collected from all seniors June
5th through June 8th.
Underclassmen: Underclassmen locks
will be collected June 12th & 13th.
St u den t Lock er Clean Ou t
Th er e w ill be a sh or t en ed Block 6
(per iod 7) on Ju n e 7, 2017, t o allow
st u den t s am ple t im e t o clean ou t all
per son al it em s an d gar bage f r om t h eir
lock er s. On ly t ext book s m ay r em ain .
All Phys Ed lockers must be cleaned out
prior to June 13th. Health and Phys Ed
teachers will clean out all lockers on June
15th. Anything left in lockers will be
removed on this day.
All lost locks or locks not returned to a
Physical Education teacher by June 15th
will result in a $5.00 obligation to the
student.
Obligat ion s
Senior Dinner & Awards
The Senior Awards Program is scheduled
for Thursday, June 15th at 7:00 p.m. in the
auditorium. A catered dinner will be
offered prior to the assembly from
5:30-6:45 p.m. in the cafeteria. All
graduating seniors MUST be at the awards
assembly. The senior dinner is optional.
Graduation has been set for Monday,
June 19, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. with Project
Graduation beginning at 10:00 p.m. that
same evening. No students will be
admitted after 11:00 pm.
Sen ior s n eed t o r et u r n t ext book s, calcu lat or s,
libr ar y book s an d ot h er bor r ow ed classr oom
m at er ials t o t h eir t each er s bef or e gr adu at ion
pr act ice on Th u r sday, Ju n e 15t h .
Un der classm en ar e expect ed t o r et u r n all
classr oom m at er ials an d f u lf ill all t h eir
obligat ion s pr ior t o t h e last day of sch ool.
Spor t s equ ipm en t an d u n if or m s sh ou ld be
r et u r n ed t o coach es bef or e Ju n e 1st .
Lu n ch r oom ch ar ges n eed t o be paid n o lat er
t h an Ju n e 7t h . St u den t s w h o h ave ou t st an din g
obligat ion s af t er Ju n e 19t h w ill h ave t h eir
r epor t car ds an d 2017-18 sch ool year sch edu les
h eld u n t il t h eir obligat ion s ar e m et .
BASKETBALL - 23r d An n u al H igh Poin t H oops Cam p
Ju n i or s: En ter in g gr ades 1-5 (boys an d gir l s) Cost: $60.00
Ju l y 17 - 20, 2017 (9:00 am - 11:00 am )
For m or e in for m ation on th e Ju n ior s cam p em ail Jesse Str eh l at
jstr eh l @ h pr egion al .or g.
Boy s & Gi r l s: En ter in g Gr ades 5-9
Cost: $85.00
Ju n e 26 - Ju n e 29, 2017 (9:00 am - 12:00 pm )
For m or e in for m ation on th e Boys cam p em ail Jesse Str eh l (em ail
above) or Gir l s cam p, em ail Ch r is Dexter at cdexter @ h pr egion al .or g.
Space is l im ited.
Cam p featu r es: in dividu al in str u ction
with an em ph asis on FUNdam en tal s,
on e-on -on e an d fou l sh ootin g con tests,
gam es with an em ph asis on team pl ay,
T-sh ir ts, an d m or e!
Summer Science Camp for grades 2-5
Hands on activities related to physics and chemistry involving
rockets, hovercrafts, airplanes, slime, ice cream and roller coasters!
July 24? 28, 2017
Morning session: 9-12 pm for kids entering grades 2 & 3
Afternoon session: 1-4 pm for kids entering grades 4 & 5
Cost: $175.00
Maximum enrollment per session is 15. Register early!
Registration and additional info please contact
[email protected]
Service Awards - Ice Cream Social
Students who have participated in school service clubs or as
teacher assistants will be rewarded with an ice cream party after
school on Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 2:30 pm in the cafeteria annex.
Students will be notified by the club advisor or the teacher whom
they assisted during the 2016-2017 school year and will receive a
voucher to attend.
Principal's Parent
Advisory Committee Meeting
Senior For mal
May 5, 2017
Know the SIGNS
Prevention Program
M ay 4, 2017
7:00 p.m.
Cr ystal Spr ings Resor t
7:00 p.m. - Media Center
Presented by Franklin Police
The Soccer Edge Summer Camp
Application is now available HERE.
Session Dates: 8/7, 8/8, 8/9, 8/10, 8/11
You t h Cam p: (5yrs to 14yrs)
Group 1 (5yrs - 7yrs) - 4:00pm to 5:00pm - $100
Group 2 (8yrs - 10yrs) - 5:00pm to 6:30pm - $125
Group 3 (11yrs - 14yrs) - 6:30pm to 8:00pm - $125
High Sch ool Cam p:
Time - 5:00pm to 8:00pmPrice: $175.00
Checks payable to ? The Soccer EDGE ?
Mailed to: 21 Bridle Way, NJ07461
All Session will be held at High Point Regional High School?s soccer felds
Participants are expected to bring water, wear shin guards, socks, sneakers, soccer
shorts and cleats. For more information contact [email protected]
or 973-534-3141 or www.facebook.com/thesocceredge - * not affiliated with HPRHS.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR?S OFFICE
Summer Sports Physicals for 2017-18
For All Seasons: Fall, Winter, Spring
June 20
June 22
June 23
August 8
Times for all dates is 8:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (last sign in)
It is st r on gly r ecom m en ded t h at all f all at h let es plan on goin g t o on e of t h e t h r ee Ju n e
dat es f or t h eir ph ysicals.
Physicals are done on a sign-in-and-wait-your-turn basis. All candidates must sign in for
physicals no later than 1:30 p.m. each day. If there are too many candidates signing in for the
amount of time available, the list will be cut off and ?overflow? candidates will be moved to the
next day or referred to their own physician at their own expense.
These are the only days on which school physicals will be offered. No further sports physicals
will be done during the school year. If this opportunity is muissed you must have a physical at
your own doctor at your own expense.
You must bring a completed permission form with you if you have not already handed one in to
the school nurse. No physical will be done without a parent?s signature on the form.
All ph ysicals, even t h ose com plet ed by you r pr ivat e ph ysican , m u st be clear ed by HPRHS
boar d appr oved sch ool doct or .
Not submitting the forms in a timely manner, may result in a delay of your papers being
processed and your child missing practices. Click HERE for form. The only form to be printed
for this year (17/18) is the Physical Exam Form. All other forms will be done through the Genesis
parent portal. (For questions/concerns about your parent portal access please contact Karen
VanderGroef X1280.)
Prior to the official NJSIAA start date of any season, all forms must be submitted to the nurses
office and /or the athletic office and cleared by our AD and school physician. Physicals not
submitted at least two (2) weeks prior to the practice date of any season may not be cleared in
time to start. The deadline for fall sports submissions is July 22nd which will allow our
physician time to review and clear the physicals on her last day here (August 8).
PLEASE NOTE: Effective for the 2017-18 school year, all physicians are state mandated to
complete a Cardiac Assessment Professional Development Module. This, in effect, means if
you?re doing a physical for sports, IT MUST BE COMPLETED BY A NJDOCTOR. All physicals
submitted must have the doctor ?s signature in both spots on the clearance page, along with
their certification number. Regretfully, we will not be able to accept nor process any physicals
that do not contain this information.
HIGH POINT REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
End of Year Schedule 2017
SENIOR SCHEDULE
June 9th - 14th - Per iods 5, 6, 7, & 8
June 15th - Per iods 1, 2, 3, & 4 (half day schedule)
June 16th - Gr adu at ion r eh ear sal 9:30 am - 12:00 pm ; (half day schedule)
UNDERCLASS SCHEDULE
June 15th - Per iods 1, 2, 3, & 4 (half day schedule)
June 16th - Per iods 5, 6, 7, & 8 (half day schedule)
June 19th - * see box to right
Fin al Bell Sch edu le f or M on day,
Ju n e 19, 2017
War n in g Bell 7:30 am
Per iod 1 7:35 - 8:06
Per iod 2 8:09 - 8:40
On Ju n e 15t h an d 16t h t h e sch edu le w ill be:
1st block 7:35 - 8:35
Per iod 3 8:43 - 9:14
2nd block 8:40 - 9:40
Per iod 5 9:51 - 10:22
3rd block 9:45 - 10:45
Per iod 6 10:25 - 10:56
4th block 10:50 - 11:50
Per iod 7 10:59 - 11:29
Busses Depart
11:55 am
Per iod 4 9:17 - 9:48
Per iod 8 11:32 - 12:02
Bu ses Depar t
12:10 pm
There will be no student lunches will be served after Wednesday, June 14, 2017; however,
the snack bar will remain open until June 19, 2017.
* Effective June 15, 2017, busses will run at the normal time in the mornings and will depart
from the school at approximately 11:55 until the end of the school year. There will not be a
late bus after June 14th .
Counselor's Corner
Navigating College Websites
In April the Guidance Department hosted a Junior College Planning Night. The evening covered a
variety of college and career planning topics for students and their parents. One of these topics
included information on how to navigate a college website. To view the presentation click HERE.
With the advent of the world wide web, there is an overabundance of information just waiting to be
discovered with a few clicks on your keyboard and a simple navigation of your mouse. Simple right?It
is, until you land on the main page of the college you are investigating and wonder? ..where to next?
Staring at a college website is overwhelming, making it difficult to know where to begin. So, let?s break
it down. I?m going to use my alma mater, Franklin Pierce University, as my example. Go ahead and
log onto www.franklinpierce.edu to follow along.
Let?s start with the About tab. This tab is located at the top of your screen. Although you do not need
to start your college search with learning about any college or university, it is a good place to begin.
This tab generally provides the history of the college, information on the college president, board of
trustees, and the overall philosophy of the college. If after reading this information, you decide this
may not be the best fit for you, be sure to move on to the next college on your list. But, for the purpose
of this review, let?s move to the Academic Page.
You may love what your college of choice stands for, but if they do not offer your intended major or
majors, why apply?To learn whether or not your college has the major you want, click on Academics.
It is next to the About Tab. Once here, look at the listing for undergraduate majors. You are an
undergraduate because you have not yet earned a college degree. Let?s say you are interested in Media
and TV Production. You are in luck, not only does Pierce offer this major, it happens to be one of their
largest and strongest majors. Go ahead and click on the major title. If you do, it will lead you to an
overall summary of the program.
Ready to continue?How do you apply to this college?That is where the admissions office comes in.
College Admissions is the gateway to any college / university. It is through this office that you will
learn about the application process. As a future high school graduate, you are considered an
undergraduate. When you click on the Admissions page, be sure to note that you are following the
directions for undergraduate admissions. Let?s check out what Pierce requires all students to do:
On the apply to Franklin Pierce page you will see a couple of different categories. Click
undergraduate and you will find the directions on how to apply to Franklin Pierce. If you scroll down
on your screen, you will see that you can apply to Pierce uses three different methods - apply online,
through paper and pencil, or by using the Common Application. There i s no right or wrong way to
apply, but utilizing the electronic application, whether it is the school or the common application, is
generally the preferred method.
In addition to the college application, make note of the other requirements: official high school
transcripts, letters of recommendation, and essay. At Pierce, SAT / ACT scores are optional. If you click
on the link that says Admission Criteria, you will find important information on deadlines, high
school course preparation, and the assigned essay topic, amongst other items.
Admissions also provides general information on the college such as majors / minors offered, how
many students are generally accepted and of those, how many generally attend and remain for four
years. Admissions representatives also provides information on tuition and can provide general
information on how much financial aid is provided each year. However, to understand the Financial
Aid process and to learn more specifics about what the college has to offer, your next stop is you
guessed it, the Financial Aid tab.
Be on the lookout here. Some colleges will list Financial Aid as a separate tab which you can find from
the home page. Others will nestle this critical information under the Admissions umbrella. This is
what Pierce does. You can access the Financial Aid page through the Admissions site. If you are on the
Application Process page for undergraduates, you will see a link for Financial Aid at the top of the
page. Find it?Good. Click on that.
When considering what colleges you wish to apply to, in addition to major, size, and location of the
college, it is important to consider the overall cost. As an undergraduate student at Franklin Pierce,
you want to look at the Rindge Campus. So, go ahead and click. Now, you should see a breakdown of
the total tuition and fees. From there, go to the hyperlink that states: Learn More About Financial Aid.
With me?On this page, you will see all kinds of tidbits on what Pierce does to assist families pay for
college.
This is true for any college. It is on the financial aid web-page that you will learn about the kinds of aid
offered through the form of loans and grants, information on the FAFSA (Free Application for
Federal Student Aid), if the CSSProfile is required (this is similar to the FAFSA, but is not required of
all colleges), and what kinds of scholarships does the institution offer. There is a plethora of
information on this site. Review it carefully and write down any questions that you have so you may
contact a financial aid officer directly. Be sure to note any deadlines indicated for the submission of
both the FAFSA (and CSSif required) as well as for scholarships.
After you review the financial aid page, feel free to review any of the previous pages or explore other
areas on the site. A good place to start is Student Life, where activities and housing information is
generally contained. Also check out athletics if you are interested in playing a sport or want to be a
spectator!
Now, you are on your way! Feel free to stick around Pierce?s site if you choose or move onto a college /
university of your own choosing. Please note that every college website you visit will be slightly
different, but the information mentioned above can be found on the named pages.
Happy Searching!
Congratulations to the Class of 2017! We wish you the very best as you enter this next exciting
and new part of your lif e! To all of our returning students, we wish you a saf e, happy, and
healthy summer. See you in September!