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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