Summit High School

Dear SHS Families,

I hope that you all enjoyed the long weekend and were able to spend time with family and loved ones.

If you need your student to be dismissed early from school please be sure to contact the attendance office either the day before or first thing in the morning By doing this, you help use ensure accurate attendance each day. Thank you for your assistance with this.

It's a great day to be a Hilltopper!

Stacy Grimaldi

Principal

Teachers are finalizing 1st marking period grades. First marking period grades will be posted in Genesis during the week of November 13th.

The Summit Area YMCA is providing the opportunity for Summit families who receive free or reduced lunch an opportunity to participate in our Thanksgiving food distribution. This is also available for families who may be going through a difficult time this holiday season.

Any family who would like to participate should submit their request using this link. Each family will receive a choice of a free turkey, oven roaster chicken or ham along with a holiday box containing cranberry sauce, corn, green beans, rice, macaroni and cheese, corn bread mix, applesauce, pancake mix and brown gravy mix.

The deadline to submit is Monday, November 13th. The YMCA will do their best to accommodate everyone based on limited number of each item. Choice of product will be on a first come first serve basis. Pick up will be on Friday, November 17th in front of the Summit YMCA. Time to be determined.

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.

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

Demolition on the interior of the library is well underway. Additional demolition will continue this week.

Please be reminded that the sidewalk along Weaver Street is closed. Students can enter the Kent Place Blvd. entrance starting at 7:15am each morning. Students wishing to access Kent Place Blvd. after school should exit the building through the Kent Place Blvd. doors by the library.

Monday, November 13th

D Day

Gymnastics End of Season Banquet, 6:30pm, Cafeteria

Tuesday, November 14th

A Day

Girls Soccer End of Season Banquet, 6pm, Cafeteria

Wednesday, November 16th

B Day

Thursday, November 17th

C Day

Girls Volleyball End of Season Dinner, 5:30pm, Cafeteria

Board of Education Meeting, 6:30pm, LCJSMS Auditorium

Fall Play, Sense and Sensibility, 7pm, Auditorium

Friday, November 18th

D Day

Class of 2024 Fundraiser, 4pm, Main Gym

Fall Play, Sense and Sensibility, 7pm, Auditorium

Saturday, November 19th

Fall Play, Sense and Sensibility, 7pm, Auditorium

• Wednesday, November 22nd, Single Session C Day
• Thursday, November 23rd, No School. Thanksgiving Day
• Friday, November 24th, No School, Thanksgiving Break