Passive Alcohol Sensors…Last spring, the Board of Education authorized the use of passive alcohol sensors at school-sponsored events. These devices can deter bad decisions by the small minority of students who might consider drinking before a dance or other school event. Our high school principals are providing information to students at class meetings. Click HERE to view a 20-minute video, which features a demonstration of the devices by our student Board of Education representatives Brett Levine and Cameron Rotblat. Also, click HERE to view an article by Jennifer DiStefano, Student Assistance Coordinator, with screening dates and parent information opportunities. Clarification: At dances and proms, every student who attends will be screened. At the DECA Regionals, senior trip, and field trips, the PASs will be available for screening students who exhibit signs of alcohol use.
Congratulations to Joseph Pottackal and Marie Smithgall from Cherry Hill East and Sujung Kim from Cherry Hill West, semifinalists in the 2009 National Merit Scholarship competition. National Merit Semifinalists nationwide represent less than 1% of the more than 1.4 million juniors in nearly 21,000 U.S. high schools who entered the 2009 National Merit Program by taking the 2007 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). The nationwide pool of semifinalists includes the highest scoring entrants in the state. These students have the opportunity to continue in the competition for Merit Scholarship awards that will be offered next spring.
New to Cherry Hill? All registration is conducted centrally at the Malberg Administration Building. Click HERE for information on registering your students in our great public schools.
The New Jersey Department of Education recently launched a website designed to provide Spanish-speaking families with greater access to information about New Jersey's education system and various state resources. The website link is: http://www.state.nj.us/njded/bilingual/parents/spanish/
Para información sobre muchas cosas de interés para los padres de nuestros estudiantes, pueden ir a esta dirección: http://www.state.nj.us/njded/bilingual/parents/spanish/
Toda esta información está escrita en español.