Summit High School

Dear SHS Families,

There have been several incidents in the parking lot in the last few weeks that have put the safety of staff and students in jeopardy. When dropping students off in the morning please adhere to the following guidelines:

- When dropping students off in the driveway, please pull all the way up before stopping to let students out.

- Do not cut through visitors parking and the first row of staff parking spaces to avoid the traffic. (Staff have almost been hit on multiple occasions.)

- Do not pull into any spot to drop students off. All spots are assigned to students or staff, and they need to park.

- Do not use the handicapped parking spots by the gym as a cut through to get to the next row to turn around. (Again, students and staff have almost been hit.)

- When entering the school from Kent Place Blvd., do not cross the double line to avoid the back up of cars. Not only is this illegal, it is extremely dangerous.

To help avoid traffic and students being late to school, please consider dropping off students early. The building is open before 7am each day. Thank you for your assistance in making the morning drop off as safe as possible for all of our students and staff.

It's a great day to be a Hilltopper!

Stacy Grimaldi

Principal

Summit High School will be providing all 10th and 11th grade students the opportunity to take the PSAT on Wednesday, October 18th.

All students taking the PSAT will need to complete a digital readiness check with their Chromebook. This will be conducted in 10th & 11th grade English classes and will be finished by Friday, October 13th. After students complete the digital readiness check, they will have access to a full-length digital practice PSAT.

All 10th and 11th grade students must report to school for a 7:45am start of testing on that day.

All 9th and 12th grade students should report to school at 10am for grade-level programs.

The schedule for Wednesday, October 18th will be:

10th and 11th graders report at 7:45am for testing

9th and 12th graders report at 10am for programs

9th grade program: Internet Safety and Naviance

12th grade program: College Application Workshops

Testing should conclude by 11:45am.

7:45am - 11:45am: PSAT testing, programs for 9th and 12th grade students

Lunch: 11:45am - 12:30pm

Period 6: 12:30pm - 1:14pm

Period 7: 1:18pm - 2:02pm

Period 8: 2:06pm - 2:49pm

Summit High School has an early dismissal (12:06pm) on Monday, October 16th to allow for professional development for our staff. The schedule of classes for Monday, October 16th will be:

Period 1: 7:45am - 8:34am

Period 2: 8:38am - 9:27am

Period 3: 9:31am - 10:20am

Period 4: 10:25am - 11:13am

Period 5: 11:17am - 12:06pm

Students with late arrival for study hall for period 1 should arrive to school by 8:15am.

Did you know that you can view your student's check-ins on Genesis? Students scan into the bathrooms, library, help centers, counseling office, and nurse's office when they visit these locations during the school day. You can view these check-ins in Genesis. Log into your Genesis account, and click check-ins on the left side of the screen. Please discuss with your student any excessive time out of class.

You can also view how many times your student did not have their ID badge with them in school. Please help ensure that your student has their ID badge with them each morning.

If your student is absent from school or will be late to school, please contact the attendance office by emailing shsattendance@summit.k12.nj.us or calling 908-273-1494, option 1. Please be sure to include the student's name, grade, and reason for absence or lateness. Please contact the attendance office before 10am on the day of the absence or tardy. If reporting a late to school, please also include the time the student will arrive at school.

If your student will need to leave school early please contact the attendance office by emailing shsattendance@summit.k12.nj.us or calling 908-273-1494, option 1. Please be sure to include the student's name, grade, reason for dismissal, time of dismissal, and if the student will return to school.

Like the NJSIAA and many other schools in New Jersey, Summit High School will now use Hometown Ticketing for ticket sales at athletic events. Beginning this Saturday, 9/30 at our Varsity Football Game vs Scotch Plains-Fanwood at Tatlock Park at 1pm, tickets can be purchased in advance and scanned at the gate upon arrival. Cash will no longer be accepted. Please use this link for tickets. The link is also available on the Summit Athletics homepage.

Summit Public Schools has not changed its ticket prices in decades, and they will remain unchanged (see below). However, please be advised there will be a small fee associated with each ticket purchased.

Adults $4

Students $2

Senior Citizens and Preschool Aged Children - Free

Please contact Athletic Director Dan Healy with questions.

Starting at 7:30am each morning, there will be three entrances to the building open for students. They are the entrances along Kent Place Blvd., the main office entrance, and the entrance by the gymnasium. Prior to 7:30am, all students must enter the building using the main office entrance.

When dropping off your student in the morning along the driveway, please pull up all the way before stopping to let your student out of the vehicle. Please do not cross the double line along Weaver Street if you are trying to bypass the traffic line for drop off. If you drop your student off on Kent Place Blvd., please drop off only on the school side of the street. For the safety of all students and drivers, please do not make K-turns or turn around in driveways along Kent Place Blvd.

Appointments must be made in advance to see teachers, counselors, administrators, and other staff. Please be prepared to announce your name and purpose in order to be granted access into the building. In the event an emergency visit is necessary, please call the school’s main office ahead of your arrival so we are prepared to accommodate your needs. Drop-off items (lunch, instrument, Chromebook, etc.) may be dropped off in the bin outside the main entrance vestibule.

Our academic help centers are up and running during each period. Please encourage your student to visit the academic help centers during their study hall period.

On Monday, October 16th, all parents in the district are invited to attend the parent portion of his presentation in the high school auditorium. Stephen will speak with his father, attorney and advocate, Kevin Hill. Together, they will discuss how to look out for warning signs within your own child, how to communicate with their peers’ parents when you notice something concerning and offer a parent’s perspective on adolescent substance use. We hope to see many parents and guardians at this important presentation, and we are grateful to the Summit Educational Foundation for making it possible. Upon entering the event will also be raffling off tickets to prom, semi-formal, and the freshmen-sophomore dance!

Doors open at 6:30pm and the presentation begins at 7pm

Upcoming Events;

Oct 21: Red Ribbon Drug Prevention 5K and Walk. Aimed at educating youth on the dangers of drugs and encouraging them to live a drug-free lifestyle at Nomahegan Park, Cranford, NJ.

If you would like to purchase a yearbook recognition ad to be included in the yearbook, please click the link below. The deadline for submission of the recognition ads is December 3rd.

Senior Recognition Ad

Interested in purchased a 2023-2024 Yearbook? If so, please click the link below. Prices increase after October 6, 2023.

Yearbook Purchase Information

In anticipation for the start of construction for the second floor to the Library Media Center, we have moved the library to a classroom opposite the cafeteria. In addition, the classes that have typically been scheduled in the library have been moved to other classrooms in the building. All other spaces in the building are fully accessible for student and staff use. Equipment, material, and temporary fencing for the Library Media Center construction should be arriving shortly. In addition, we are on schedule for the construction bidding process on the lower field construction to take place in the next few weeks.

I will provide weekly updates on the construction projects at Summit High School.

Monday, October 16th

Single Session - Modified Schedule

Period 1: 7:45am - 8:34am

Period 2: 8:38am - 9:27am

Period 3: 9:31am - 10:20am

Period 4: 10:25am - 11:13am

Period 5: 11:17am - 12:06pm

Parent Wellness Event - Not My Kid, 7pm, Auditorium

Tuesday, October 17th

A Day

Wednesday, October 18th

PSATs Modified Schedule

7:45am - 11:45am: PSAT testing for 10th and 11th graders,

• 10th and 11th grade students should arrive to school for a 7:45am start of testing.
• 9th and 12th grade students should arrive to school at 10am for programming. 12th grade students will receive an email with information about where to report. 9th grade students should report to the auditorium

Lunch: 11:45am - 12:30pm

Period 6: 12:30pm - 1:14pm

Period 7: 1:18pm - 2:02pm

Period 8: 2:06pm - 2:49pm

Thursday, October 19th

B Day

Friday, October 20th

C Day

Cabaret, 7:30pm, Cafeteria

• Friday, November 3rd, End of 1st Marking Period