High School North Weekly Newsletter

Friday, Feb. 14, and Monday, Feb. 17: All WW-P schools will be closed for students on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, for staff professional development. All WW-P schools are closed Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. There will be no newsletters sent Friday, Feb. 14. Newsletters will resume Feb. 21.

PTSA

Good afternoon HSN Knights Families,

HSN PTSA Executive Board

Salena, Sejal, Sampads, Janine, Asma, Sobia and Sharon 

DISTRICT

Links: WW-P Website | Academic Calendars | Events Calendar

PTSA

Good afternoon HSN Knight Families,

A big shout out to our HSN Knights Mercer County Reflections Winners:

  • DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY: Award of Merit:Tanvi Sivakumar
  • VISUAL ARTS: Award of Excellence: Tanvee Kalakuntla
  • LITERATURE: Awf Merit: Varsha Gireesh
  • PHOTOGRAPHY: Award of Excellence: Tarrika Ashwin

Congratulations to all of our Reflections Winners who will move onto the State level! Please see the full list here.

Senior Celebration News

  • On Monday, the Class of 2025 celebrated reaching the halfway mark of their senior year with their second giveaway—a delicious soft Philly pretzel. This tasty treat recognized their hard work and dedication as they move one step closer to graduation!

Upcoming Events:

  • Parents Knight Out Friday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m.: Enjoy a fun evening filled with trivia and mingle with fellow HSN parents! All proceeds will go to funding our North Day event. Purchase tickets here!
  • Designer Handbag Bingo, Sunday, March 9: Tickets are on sale now! Spread the word and invite your friends to this exciting event. See below for details!
  • Counseling Roundtable Tuesday, March 18, at 8 a.m.: Discussion topic is  Social, Emotional and Mental Health of Teens: Adolescent Trends by Jamie Crystal (SAC). Register here.
  • Parent-Teacher Book Club Wednesday, March 26, at 7 p.m.: Our book club has gotten off to a wonderful start! We will read The Catcher in the Rye next so get your copy and join us! Register here.

Senior Celebrations:

  • Upcoming Fundraiser:
    • Designer Handbag BINGO – Our Biggest Senior Celebrations Fundraiser!: Tickets on sale now! Mark your calendars for March 9 and get ready for a day of fun, purses, and community spirit at our annual Designer Handbag BINGO, a fan-favorite event you won’t want to miss! 
  • Upcoming Senior Celebrations Giveaway:
    • Spring 2025: Spring to Graduation Luncheon

Other News:

  • Join WW-P alum, Jared Friedland, founder of The Playbook, for a free webinar in which he’ll outline the reasons so many high-achieving students struggle to live up to their full potential on the SAT. As part of the webinar, Jared will illustrate strategies students can use to maximize their score and minimize their stress. This webinar is intended for both students and parents.
    • Date: Monday, Feb. 10, at 8 p.m. Register: here.  
    • Upcoming Prep Course: The Playbook’s SAT Boot Camp The weekend of March 1 & 2 Register here. 
      • This event is a fundraiser for HSN PTSA.
  • Teen Tech: The WWPHSN Future Business Leaders of America club is hosting a technology workshop geared towards adult beginners. The class is designed to empower adult beginners with essential technology skills and promote responsible internet use. Through interactive sessions, participants will gain digital literacy, learn about online safety, and understand how to manage their digital footprint. The workshops will feature hands-on learning, utilizing tools such as projectors and computers for a dynamic, classroom-style experience. Several Saturdays are available at the Plainsboro Library. Registration is required.
  • Winter Clean-out Drive: Winter is a great time for a cleanout! Help raise funds for the Class of 2025 Senior Celebrations by cleaning out your closets, kitchen, attic, garage, and basement. Please place your gently used/unwanted items in tightly tied bags and/or boxes labeled with WW-P HS NORTH. Every bag counts! The more our collection weighs, the more we raise. Please drop off your donation to: AMERITEX, 39 Everett Drive, West Windsor Mondays – Fridays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. & Saturdays 7 a.m.-12 p.m. Questions? Email hsnptsaseniors@gmail.com.

Fundraiser / Membership / Contact us:

  • McCaffrey’s West Windsor generously donates a percentage to HSN PTSA of the total receipts we collect and submit. So, please be sure to say “Yes” when asked if you want a receipt and then send the receipts to the HSN front office. Receipts expire in three (3) months, remember to submit your receipt every month. 
  • Membership: Please use the link to join us
  • Ways to connect: Have any ideas, want to volunteer but don’t know how to begin etc. please email us at hsnptsa@gmail.com

Sincerely,

HSN PTSA Executive Board

Salena, Sejal, Janine, Sharon, Sobia, Sampada and Asma

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Special Education PTSA (SEPTSA)

  • SEPTSA Membership: Our PTSA exists to support students and families of students with IEPs and 504 plans. Please join SEPTSA to be added to our mailing list and to hear about upcoming events and speakers! Membership is available to all parents and families, older students (6th grade and above), and faculty and staff who support students with special needs. For clarification, registering with your child’s school PTA/PTSA or having your child classified or “registered” with Special Services is not the same as registering for SEPTSA membership. There are volunteer opportunities for our members ranging from just one hour total to one hour per month. Go to www.wwp-septsa.org for more information about SEPTSA and/or contact Kathleen at kkz4@verizon.net if you’re interested in sharing your time and skills with SEPTSA.
  • SEPTSA WhatsApp for Special Ed Families: Join SEPTSA on WhatsApp to connect with other families of special education students Connect with WWP special ed parents.

Links: SEPTSA Facebook Page | SEPTSA Website

SCHOOL
  • HSN Yearbook NOW on Sale: Yearbooks can be purchased at yearbookforever.com. The price for the yearbook is $100. 
  • Grovers Mill Road Safety: Please be mindful of the enhanced safety measures for pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists that the Plainsboro Police Department and their township colleagues have recently set up on Grovers Mill Road. The Police Department will continue to conduct education and enforcement efforts in this area to address distracted driving and other traffic violations. Please drive safely!
  • Athletic Schedule: Be sure to check-out the winter athletic schedule to support our Knights! 
  • Student Arrival Drop Off and Pickup: Reminder on HSN logistics for arrival and dismissal. Drivers are expected to adhere to traffic laws and heed posted signs and traffic lines. DO NOT DROP STUDENTS OFF IN THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD NOR AT MILLSTONE RIVER SCHOOL/COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL. HSN is open for students as early as 7 a.m. 
  • School Arrival Time: We are asking for your support in stressing the importance of arriving at school on time. If you are dropping your student off at school or they are riding with a friend, please have them plan their arrival time to be prior to 7:35 a.m. so that they have time to get in the building and are in their first block class by 7:40 a.m.
  • Picking up Your Student From After School Activities: Please park your car in a designated parking space and have your child come to you. Please do not park along the curb in front of the building. That space is designated for our late bus run. If you are parked along the curb of the building, you will be asked to move your car to an actual parking spot.
  • Food Deliveries During School: The school CANNOT accept food deliveries for students. Please discourage your child from ordering food from any food delivery apps or local restaurants. Any food that is ordered will remain in the foyer until dismissal. Avoid wasting funds and resources. 
  • The Knights’ Armory School Store: The Knights’ Armory School Store @HSN offers a variety of North attire and other items. Orders can be placed online through our store link or in-person during lunch. We accept cash, check, credit/debit card and Apple Pay. https://the-knights-armory.square.site/
  • Lost and Found: If anything is lost and found at school, these items will be posted on the site below. Please take a look and follow the directions on the site if you are looking for a lost item: https://wwp-hsn.app.pixithq.com/public/#/lost-found/items
  • HSN/CMS Orchestra Festival: This evening, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. in the HSN Theater, the HSN orchestra will combine with the CMS 8th grade orchestra for our annual Orchestra Festival concert and perform works by Beethoven, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Balmages, and Newbold.
  • HSN/CMS Choral Festival: Come out on Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. in the HSN Theater to experience an evening of musical talent when our HSN and CMS choruses come together. 
  • HSN/CMS Jazz Band Festival: Join us in the CMS Theater on the evening of Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. for our annual Jazz Band Festival. On the program, you will hear all the Jazz Bands from HSN and CMS come together for an evening of music by Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck, Frank Zappa and many others.
  • Winter Recital: The HSN Chamber orchestra will be performing contemporary works by Chernov and Chobanian as well as a Mozart string quartet alongside the HSN percussion ensemble for their joint recital on Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. in the Theater.

DISTRICT

Links: WW-P Website | Academic Calendars | Events Calendar

Reminders

  • Contact Information: Is your contact information up-to-date in Genesis? If your email or phone numbers have changed, please make sure to update your information in Genesis. 
    • Interested in receiving SMS text notifications from the District?: If you would like to opt-in to receive SMS text messages from the District, please text “Yes” to “67587” from a cellphone that is listed in your contact information in Genesis. The cell phone must be listed in Genesis as a cell phone of a parent/guardian (not as a home phone number). Text messaging rates may apply. For additional details, please click here.
  • WW-P Schools closed Friday, Feb. 14, and Monday, Feb. 17: All WW-P schools will be closed for students on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, for staff professional development. All WW-P schools are closed Monday, Feb. 17, 2025.

  • Revised 2025-2026 School Year Calendar: The 2025-2026 school year calendar was revised at the Jan. 28, 2025 Board of Education meeting. 

    • WW-P schools will now be open and in session on Oct. 21, 2025 and closed on Oct. 20, 2025.

    • October middle school parent teacher conferences/early dismissal dates will now be Oct. 29-30, 2025. Elementary school parent/teacher conferences/early dismissal dates will remain unchanged on Oct. 14-17, 2025

    • To view the 2025-2026 school year calendar, please click here.

  • Kindergarten registration for the 2025-2026 school year has begun. Parents/guardians must complete the online application for registration. For more information and to begin the process, please click here.
  • Title 1 Information: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Education Act of 1965 (ESSA) as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) provides financial assistance to states and school districts to meet the needs of educationally at-risk students. The goal of Title I is to provide extra instructional services and activities which support students identified as failing or most at risk of failing the state’s challenging performance standards in math, reading, and writing. The following WW-P schools receive Title I funding for the 2024-25 school year: Dutch Neck Elementary School, Maurice Hawk Elementary School, Town Center Elementary School, Millstone River School, Village School, Community Middle School and Grover Middle School. Parent information about Title I in our schools can be found on our District website.
  • Student Handbook and Policy/Regulation Updates: District policies and regulations are updated on an as needed basis. To view District policies and regulations, please visit the district website. Student handbooks are also available on the website.
  • Early Dismissal Requests for Students: Parents/guardians notifying school attendance office/school secretary of a student early dismissal can be done via TeleSafe, a note in the “Daily Attendance” tab in Genesis Parent Portal or by emailing/sending a note to your school’s attendance secretary. 
  • Staff Email Addresses: Staff email addresses use the following pattern firstname.lastname@wwprsd.org (e.g., Jim Smith is jim.smith@wwprsd.org). 
  • WW-P Mobile Application: The WW-P app is available for download on both the Apple and Google Play app store. Designed for the school community, it features convenient links and information all in one place. Download the app using the hyperlinks above or by searching “WW-P Schools” in the Google Play Store or App Store on Apple.
  • Substitutes: Are you interested in being a substitute at WW-P? Please click here to apply.
  • Around the District

    • HSN PTSA Senior Celebrations Committee’s Annual Designer Handbag BINGO and Raffle: Get your tickets to attend the extremely fun, annual, community-wide event.

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