As we were made aware through Dr. Genco's letter of February 28th, this coming Monday, March 7th, Toms River Schools will become mask optional both in our building as well as on the bus. We will continue to inform staff as well as parents/guardians if their child is considered a close contact in school; however, as long as those students/staff show no symptoms, will not be required to quarantine, regardless of vaccination status.

Additionally, please see the following points of importance:

● Positive students/staff will continue to quarantine for 5 days and return on day 6, as long as they are feeling better. They will be required to wear a mask in school through day 10.

● Please continue to report all school or household close contacts and illnesses to your child’s school nurse or building principal.

● PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD TO SCHOOL or COME TO WORK WITH COVID SYMPTOMS OR IF YOU ARE SICK.

Of course, students and staff members may choose to continue wearing masks throughout the day. We respect the rights of those individuals to do so. As I have stated throughout this process, our ultimate goal has always been to keep our kids in school and continuing with our normal educational process. We will continue moving forward to that end.

If you have any questions regarding the above information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

This March, schools across New Jersey will administer the New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment (NJGPA) in English language arts (ELA) and Mathematics. The assessments for English language arts (ELA) and Mathematics will be administered to students in grade 11 for the purpose of meeting the state graduation assessment requirement. The state-mandated NJGPA will be administered in our district from March 14 through March 17, 2022 with make-up dates from March 21 through March 24, 2022. Please see the attached parent letter for additional information. Thank you.

NJGPA Parent Letter 2022.pdf

Testing Rosters have been sent to our 11th grade English and Math teachers so they can let students know where they should report for testing. Testing locations have also been posted outside the Guidance Office and by the Media Center where PM buses pick up. Things to remember for testing days:

- All 11th graders will take the NJGPA test.

- Please know your testing location before the morning of the test.

- On testing days, students should go directly to their testing location, do not go to 1st Period/HR first.

- All students should charge their chrome book the night before and bring it with them to their testing location.

- Students may bring their own earbuds for the English test days, but they must be compatible with a chrome book and CANNOT be wireless.

Congratulations to Aiden DeBiasi for placing 12th and 5th this weekend at the swimming Meet of Champions. Aidan placed 12th in the 50 yard Freestyle with an impressive time of 21.78 and 5th in the state in the 100 yard Butterfly with a time of 50.84. Congratulations and Good Luck!

Congratulations to our February winners Jackie Anderson and Nasir McDougald!

The " On the Right Track" contest is a monthly program held by our school store, The Mariner's Port, to acknowledge students for doing the right thing and spreading positivity in the school.

Please join us on Thursday March 10th as the HSN Fashion Club and LGBTQ Club present our first annual Prom 2022 Fashion Show. The show starts at 6pm in the HSN auditorium. We will be featuring the latest prom fashions, local vendors from prom related businesses, a 50/50 raffle, and more! Tickets are $3 at the door.

Please see the link below for information regarding a league forming this spring.

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