Summit High School
Message From Mrs. Grimaldi
Dear SHS Families,
Thank you to the families who joined us for the Back to School Night last week. This week we will be having a Spirit Week and Pep Rally leading up to Hilltopper Weekend. Please encourage your student to participate in the Spirit Week events.
October 6th marks the halfway point in the marking period. While we don't send home progress reports, this is a great time to check your student's progress. If you need help logging into your Genesis account, please reach out to the grade-level Assistant Principal - Ms. Aaron (grades 9 and 11) and Mr. Murtagh (grades 10 and 12).
This newsletter contains information about upcoming happening at SHS and supports that are available for students and families. Please review it and share this information with your student.
It's a great day to be a Hilltopper!
Stacy Grimaldi
Principal
Spirit Week & Pep Rally
Hilltopper Weekend is scheduled for Thursday, October 5th through Saturday, October 7th. Please click the Athletics Calendar link below to view the schedule of events for the weekend.
As a lead up to Hilltopper Weekend, we will having a Spirit Week. The Spirit Week Themes are below. Please encourage your student to participate.
Monday - Pajama Day
Tuesday - Hawaiian Shirt Day
Wednesday - Twin Day
Thursday - Jersey Day
Friday - Class Color Day
- 9th Grade: Gold
- 10th Grade: Maroon
- 11th Grade: Black
- 12th Grade: White
The week will culminate in a Pep Rally held Friday afternoon.
Share the Keys - October 4th
Attention all 10th- and 11th-grade students interested in parking on campus during their senior year.
If you have attended a previous Share the Keys Event - you do not need to attend this one.
Any student interested in parking on campus their senior year must attend this event. In order to get credit for attendance, each student must register and use the unique link provided in the confirmation to log into the program. Please do not share the link with anyone else.
Registration information will be emailed to all sophomore and junior families before the event.
Upcoming PSAT Testing - Wednesday, October 18th
Summit High School will be providing all 10th and 11th grade students the opportunity to take the PSAT on Wednesday, October 18th. A letter with more information about this test will be sent to all 10th and 11th grade families this week.
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
Schedule for Monday, October 16th
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
This schedule allows for all eight class periods to meet between Monday, October 16th and Wednesday, October 18th.
Did You Know?
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.
Attendance Reporting
Reporting an Absence from or Tardy to School
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.
Reporting an Early Dismissal
Electronic Ticketing for SHS Athletic Events
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.
Morning Drop Off & Entrances Into The Building
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.
Visitors to Summit High School
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.
Academic Help Centers
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.
Parent Wellness Newsletter
Next week is Week of Respect, a nationally recognized week bringing awareness to showing respect and standing up to bullying. We encourage you to have family conversations related to showing respect for all people, regardless of our differences. To honor this important topic at SHS, we are spreading a little sunshine with Who Lights Up Your Day. Students and staff will have an opportunity to highlight those who support and who raise them up which will be displayed in the Counseling hallway.
October 6th is Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day The statewide initiative is a way for all of us to share information that can help save lives. Our school nurse and Student Assistance Counselor will be sending out information about this.
Yearbook Information
Attention Seniors Parents/Guardians
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.
Yearbook Purchase Information
Construction Update
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.
Weekly Calendar
Monday, October 2nd
B Day
Spirit Week: Pajama Day
Tuesday, October 3rd
C Day
Spirit Week: Hawaiian Shirt Day
Wednesday, October 4th
D Day
Spirit Week: Twin Day
Share the Keys, 7:30pm, Virtual
Thursday, October 5th
A Day
Spirit Week: Jersey Day
Friday, October 6th
D Day
Spirit Week: Class Color Day
- 9th Grade - Gold
- 10th Grade - Maroon
- 11th Grade - Black
- 12th Grade - White
Pep Rally
Looking Ahead
- Wednesday, October 11th, Self-Care Fair, 9am - 12:30pm
- Monday, October 16th, Single Session Day, Periods 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 will meet on this day
- Monday, October 16th, Parent Wellness Event - Not My Kid, 7pm, Auditorium
- Wednesday, October 18th, PSATs for 10th & 11th grade students, Periods 6, 7 & 8 will meet
- Friday, November 3rd, End of 1st Marking Period