SUCCESS 101 - MAHWAH BOOK TALK

We invite you to "talk" together as students, staff, and parents in a community book event. Pick a book from the options below, read throughout the summer, and join us on Saturday, September 15th, at 10:00 a.m. in the high school courtyard for bagels, coffee, and guided con-versation.  Please click here for more information.

RUTGERS SUMMER ENGINEERING OPPORTUNITY

Please click here for information about Rutgers Student Learning and Achievement Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering Summer Academy (SLAAM), a non-residential summer program aimed at academically talented and motivated high school students. 

Summer Hours

The high school offices are open Monday - Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. for student and parent business. Teachers, counselors, and case managers do not have regular summer hours. If you need to discuss an issue- supervisors return to school on August 21, 2018. Teachers will return after Labor day on Tuesday, September 5, 2018.

NEW GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

The New Jersey Department of Education has released new high school graduation requirements including changes to participation in the PARCC exams for students in the Class of 2020 and Class of 2021.  Please read the attached letters clarifying these changes.

 Letter Class 2020

Letter Class of 2021 and thereafter

Early Dismissal Procedures

Office staff will not interrupt a class to get a student for an early dismissal. In order to avoid interrupting instruction, a request for an early dismissal from a regularly assigned class is to be presented in writing to the attendance office prior to 7:40 a.m.  For more information, please click https://www.mahwah.k12.nj.us/domain/448

Fall/Winter Athletic Season [ First Semester ] : To be eligible for athletic competition for the fall and winter athletic seasons, students must have successfully fulfilled the academic and attendance requirements for 30.0 credits (a minimum of six, five credit courses) of coursework from the preceding academic year. The first semester rule does not apply to incoming ninth grade students for the fall and winter seasons.

Spring Athletic Season [Second Semester] : To be eligible for athletic competition for the spring season, all students must have successfully fulfilled the academic and attendance requirements for 15.00 credits (a minimum of six, five credit courses) of coursework from the preceding academic semester.

In order to ensure spring athletic eligibility, students must be in compliance with the district’s attendance policy; and must have passing (= or >65%) midyear averages in all full year courses and passing final grades in all semester courses they are enrolled at the close of semester 1(@January 31st).

OPTION TWO PROGRAMS

Check out some of the outstanding academic programs we have developed to enable students to earn high school credit by meeting the New Jersey Core Content Curriculum Standards in non-traditional settings. Click here for more information!

Course Schedule

Course Schedules for the 2018-2019 school year will be available in the fourth week of August.

 Senior Parking and Privileges

Dear Parent/Guardian,

On Wednesday, May 30, 2018, I met briefly with all junior students to review senior privileges and senior parking. Below is a summary of the points we discussed:

• In order to be eligible for senior privileges and senior parking you must have completed a minimum of 90.0 credits and be eligible to graduate in June 2018. 
• All disciplinary obligations must have been satisfied and completed by June 21, 2018 to be eligible for privileges.
• All financial obligations must cleared with cafeteria, as well as all material must be returned to your teacher by the close of the school year. Check the portal for “Fines ($)”.
• Information and applications for senior privileges will be posted and available on the Student Realtime Portal the last week of August.
• You MUST have a license and a car to obtain a senior parking tag (no exceptions). We will have enough parking for everyone. If you get your license after September 6th, see Mr. Mac Farran once you get your license and he will give a tag if you meet the criteria.
• Parking will be given out on September 5, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the high school auditorium in the order posted on the Realtime Portal. If you are away, see Mr. Mac Farran upon your return.
• Scheduling:  All seniors must have their schedules set by August 31st.  Should a senior drop a course or change his/her schedule after that date, all off-campus study hall privileges will be held and processes on October 15th. 

Sincerely,
John P. Pascale
Principal

Athletic Registration for Fall Sports

The link below can be used to start the online REGISTRATION process for MHS Athletics according to the dates listed below.

REGISTRATION for the Fall season opens on June 15, 2018

REGISTRATION for the Winter season opens on September 4, 2018

REGISTRATION for the Spring season opens on December 3, 2018

REGISTRATION HOME - START PAGE

If you are looking to have your child get the Physical Exam prior to the start of REGISTRATION, the NJDOE approved forms can be printed using the link below.

MHS Athletics - Physical Exam Paperwork

Physical Exam documents are the only paper documents submitted (to the School Nurse) in this process.

NJSIAA Fall Practice Start Dates:

• Football – August  8, 2018 (Registration & Forms Completed by August 3, 2018)
• Soccer/Cross Country/Volleyball/Tennis/Cheer – August 13, 2018 (Registration & Forms Completed by August 3, 2018)

NJSIAA Winter Practice Start Dates:

• Ice Hockey/ Swimming/Diving – November 5, 2018 (Registration & Forms Completed by November 2)
• Bowling – November 12, 2018 (Registration & Forms Completed by November 2)
• Wrestling/Basketball/Track & Field/Cheer – November 19, 2018 (Registration & Forms Completed by November 12)

NJSIAA Spring Practice Start Dates:

• All Sports – March 1, 2019 (Registration & Forms Completed by February 25)

MHS  No Contact Dates –

• Summer 2018 – Saturday July 28 – Sunday August 5, 2018

2018-19 Sports Awards Program Dates –

• Fall Sports – December 6, 2018 – 7pm
• Winter Sports – March 21, 2019 – 7pm
• Spring Sports – June 13, 2019 – 7pm

MHS Athletic - Homepage

MHS Athletic Schedules

Mahwah - No Contact Period

Roger Pelletier
Director of Athletics
Supervisor of Physical, Health & Driver Education
Mahwah High School
50 Ridge Road
Mahwah, NJ  07430