GLEN RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL



NINTH GRADE

PARENT ORIENTATION

Glen Ridge High School

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February 12, 2015

Glen Ridge High School LGI

7:00 P.M.

Glen Ridge High School Administration

Dirk Phillips, Principal

Jonathan Heitmann, Assistant Principal

Tim Liddy, Director of Student Activities

Glen Ridge High School Counselors and Student Support Services

Jill Landgraber, School Counselor - Grades 7- 8

Lindsey Deptula, School Counselor - Grades 9-12 (A-F)

Vivian Petrosino, School Counselor - Grades 9-12 (G-M)

Joseph Mazzarella, School Counselor - Grades 9-12 (N-Z)

Heather Kobylinski, Student Assistance Counselor - Grades 7-12

Glen Ridge High School Program Leaders

If you have any specific questions pertaining to courses, you can contact the following program leaders:

Stephanie Pollak - English

Ext. 2329 / Email: SPollak@

Michael Dancho - Science

Ext. 2208 / Email: MDancho@

Eric Dimeck - Social Studies

Ext. 2355 / Email: Dimick@

Anne Curcio - Mathematics

Ext. 2353 / Email: ACurcio@

Caitlin Price - World Language

Ext. 2414 / Email: CPrice@

Anne Malone - Fine Arts

Ext. 2712 / Email: AMalone@

Maria DiCondina - Physical Education/Health

Ext. 2209 / Email: MDicondina@

Sophia Logothetis - Special Education

Ext. 2224 / Email: SLogothetis@

District Administration

John M. Mucciolo, Ph.D., Superintendent of Schools

Peter R. Caprio, Board Secretary/Business Administration

Board of Education

Elisabeth Ginsburg, President; Timothy Keppel, First Vice President; Michael de Leeuw, Second Vice President; Dr. Heather Yaros-Ramos; Paul Romano; Tracey St. Auborn; David Campbell; Alison Lang; Ali Hilberth

Eighth/Ninth Grade Transition Process

❖ Peer Leadership Program

- Full year program for 8th grade students which addresses a wide range of transitional/developmental topics. Small group discussions focus on emotional, social, and academic issues related to 8th and 9th grade.

❖ Guidance Meetings

- School Counselors meet with 8th grade classes to discuss course selection process.

❖ Ninth Grade Parent Orientation

- Discuss 9th Grade and High School program

- Scheduling, Co-curricular Activities and Transition

- Staff: Administrators and School Counselors

❖ Individual Guidance Meetings

- Middle School counselor meets with students to review course selections.

- Individual parent conferences scheduled as requested.

❖ Promotion Dance: Friday, June 12, 2015

❖ Move Up Day: June 19, 2015

- Students follow their 9th grade schedule

❖ Guidance Parent Breakfast – Fall 2015

- Presentations by school counselors and administrators

- Presentation by 11th & 12th grade students discussing the variety of co-curricular activities.

- Q and A with parents

Glen Ridge High School Online Scheduling Process for Class of 2019

• 8th grade students will receive information about High School courses on February 10th during a class meeting. They will also receive course selection sheets to guide them in the selection of courses for ninth grade. The online scheduling process will be explained to them.

• Students will need their Skyward passwords for this process. If any student does not have a password, he/she should see their school counselor.

• Skyward will be open from February 10th through February 22nd for students to enter course requests.

• Parents may view the course selections through student access to Skyward.

• Ms. Landgraber will begin meeting individually with students to confirm their selections in late February. During this meeting, each student will receive a copy of the course requests to bring home.

• High School Counselors will take over the scheduling process on April 13th.

• July 1st is the deadline to submit a Waiver of Academic Placement Form, available on the GRHS website, under Guidance, Scheduling and Forms.

ATHLETIC TEAMS

FALL SPORTS: WEIGHT ROOM

FOOTBALL Junior Varsity/Varsity (Mon., Wed. & Fri.)

SOCCER (BOYS) Junior Varsity /Varsity 3:15 – 5:00 PM

SOCCER (GIRLS) Junior Varsity/Varsity

TENNIS (GIRLS) Junior Varsity/Varsity

FIELD HOCKEY Junior Varsity/Varsity

CHEERLEADING Junior Varsity/Varsity

CROSS COUNTRY Junior Varsity/Varsity

WINTER SPORTS: WEIGHT ROOM

BASKETBALL (BOYS) Junior Varsity/Varsity (Mon., Wed. & Fri.)

BASKETBALL (GIRLS) Junior Varsity/Varsity 3:15 – 5:00 PM

WRESTLING Junior Varsity/Varsity

WINTER TRACK (BOYS) Junior Varsity/Varsity

WINTER TRACK (GIRLS) Junior Varsity/Varsity

ICE HOCKEY (COED) Junior Varsity/Varsity

CHEERLEADING Junior Varsity/Varsity

CO-ED SWIMMING

CO-ED BOWLING

SPRING SPORTS: WEIGHT ROOM

BASEBALL Junior Varsity/Varsity (Mon., Wed. & Fri.)

SOFTBALL Junior Varsity/Varsity 3:15 – 5:00 PM

TRACK (BOYS) Junior Varsity/Varsity

TRACK (GIRLS) Junior Varsity/Varsity

GOLF (CO-ED) Varsity

TENNIS (BOYS) Junior Varsity/Varsity

LACROSSE (BOYS) Junior Varsity/Varsity

LACROSSE (GIRLS) Junior Varsity/Varsity

STUDENT ACTIVITIES – Grades 9 - 12

Band

High School Concert Band

High School Jazz Band

High School Marching Band

Book Club

Business Club

Chemistry Club

Chinese Club

Color Guard

Community Service Club

Computer Club

Crush ALS

Cupcakes for Cancer

Drama Club (Fall/Spring)

Environmental Club

Feminist Club

Film Club

French Club

Future Educators of America

Gay Straight Alliance

Girls Learn International

Heroes & Cool Kids

In Between/Literary Magazine

Jazz Band

Journalist/School Newspaper

Key Club

Model U.N. Club

National Art Honor Society

National French Honor Society

National Hispanic Honor Society

National Honor Society

Robotics Club

Science League/NJ

Sharing the Arts (Fall/Spring)

Spanish Club

Student Council

Unicycle

Weightlifting (Fall/Winter/Spring)

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