Senior Parent Night - The College Application Experience September 13, 2018 Presentation

Junior Parent Night - October 2, 2018 Presentation

Sophomore Parent Night - October 16, 2018 Presentation

October 16, 2018

Dear HHS Families,

Hope all is well!

Thank you to everyone who dropped off this morning, in following along with our new procedure. As with anything new, there is the potential for glitches as things get kicked off. With that said, there were 5 of us outside this morning to see everything in action and assist as everyone is getting acclimated to the new process. Following drop off time, the 5 of us connected to discuss what we saw during the process. We also took time to review outside video to get a sense of how everything looked from additional angles. All this to say, at this point we will be making one change that we feel will help during what seemed to be the busiest drop off period of time. Please see below for the original messaging, followed by the one piece that will be a change moving forward. As mentioned in the earlier communication, there will be a number of us outside over the next several days to continue to help things run smoothly. If there are other items we notice that may need a change, we'll be sure to communicate that out to all of our families.

• Student Drop-Off Reminder---There has been a good deal of conversation around this topic over the first several weeks of school. In order to keep this busy time as safe as possible....Effective Tuesday, October 16th all student drop-offs in the morning can take place in one of two locations. The first is along the curb heading into the main entrance of the school (large parking lot area). The second is the drop off area located "IN" the Satz parking lot. Our buses will be using the curb area on the Satz main entrance side of the building to drop off students who ride the bus. This is the area where our buses have always picked up our students at the end of the day. This will allow us to keep cars with cars and buses with buses, with the ultimate goal of keeping everyone as safe as possible in our busy parking areas. Parents dropping off, please be sure all belongings are ready to go so students can head out of the car as quickly (and safely) as possible to keep the drop off line moving. We will have staff out in all areas in the morning over the next several days, in order to assist with the process and be sure all is running smoothly.
• 7:10-7:20 AM---This seems to be the busiest time for our student drop offs, and as it turns out, happens to be the approximate time that our buses are typically finished unloading. With that said, there will be a staff member who will "open up" student drop offs to the curb area on the Satz main entrance side of the building starting at 7:10. This will help traffic flow, at what looks to be the busiest time of our drop off period, in addition to maintaining our desire to keep buses and cars separated in the lot(s) for safety reasons. We will continue to have eyes on this in the coming days and communicate out again if there are any other changes.

Thank you so much for your continued assistance and patience, as we continue to look at ways to keep this busy time as safe as possible for everyone!

Brian Schillaci

October 15, 2018

Dear HHS Community,

Hope all is well!

Please check out below for upcoming items...

• Student Drop-Off Reminder---There has been a good deal of conversation around this topic over the first several weeks of school. In order to keep this busy time as safe as possible....Effective Tuesday, October 16th all student drop-offs in the morning can take place in one of two locations. The first is along the curb heading into the main entrance of the school (large parking lot area). The second is the drop off area located "IN" the Satz parking lot. Our buses will be using the curb area on the Satz main entrance side of the building to drop off students who ride the bus. This is the area where our buses have always picked up our students at the end of the day. This will allow us to keep cars with cars and buses with buses, with the ultimate goal of keeping everyone as safe as possible in our busy parking areas. Parents dropping off, please be sure all belongings are ready to go so students can head out of the car as quickly (and safely) as possible to keep the drop off line moving. We will have staff out in all areas in the morning over the next several days, in order to assist with the process and be sure all is running smoothly.
• Weekly Announcements---Thank you to everyone who has shared input about how this has been going to kick off the year! From feedback we have received, we will be adding a mid-week "Update" to the Weekly Announcements. This will allow the opportunity for potential additions and revisions, as well as allowing everyone to get a second look at the announcements in email form. This "Update" will be sent out by Mrs. DeMarco and Mrs. Jablonski on Tuesday or Wednesday....starting the week of October 22nd. As a friendly reminder, the Weekly Announcements can also be found on the HHS main page and they are displayed/projected in the commons throughout each day. Thank you again for all your feedback!
• District Calendar---Please note you can find all district information by using the link below. This can be a useful tool for long-term planning, since district information in the calendar is listed for the entire year. It is possible there may be changes during the year, so please keep your eyes out for potential updates. District Detailed Calendar

As always, thanks for partnering with us to do great things here at Holmdel High School!

Brian Schillaci

October 8, 2018

Dear HHS Community,

Hope all is well! Please check out below for upcoming items....

• Wednesday, October 10th---Reminder that our 10th and 11th graders will be taking the PSAT and should arrive to school at our regularly scheduled time. Our 9th and 12th graders will not be taking the PSAT so they may arrive at 10:00. Of course, if your only mode of transportation is the school bus, more than welcome to join us at our regularly scheduled time in the morning.
• Thursday, October 11th (7:00 pm)---Our Safe Driving Initiative Presentation will be taking place in the HS Auditorium. Mr. Colin Hart, one of our Drivers' Education Teachers, will be running the presentation for any 11th and 12th graders who are looking to have the privilege of a parking pass here at HHS. The student driver, and parent, must be in attendance to be certain everyone understands safety procedures. There will be another Safe Driving Initiative Presentation March 14th for anyone who is unable to attend the presentation this Thursday.
• Student Drop-Offs---There has been a good deal of conversation around this topic over the first several weeks of school. In order to keep this busy time as safe as possible....Effective Tuesday, October 16th all student drop-offs in the morning will take place along the curb heading into the main entrance of the school (large parking lot area). Our buses will be using the area on the opposite side of the building (closer to the Satz main entrance) to drop off students who ride the bus. This will allow us to keep cars with cars and buses with buses, with the ultimate goal of keeping everyone as safe as possible in our busy parking areas. Parents dropping off, please be sure all belongings are ready to go so students can head out of the car as quickly (and safely) as possible to keep the drop off line moving.
• Breast Cancer Awareness Month (Reminder)---As you know, HHS always celebrates our Fridays with HHS/Holmdel attire or Holmdel blue and white. Many groups here at HHS are running fundraisers and finding other ways to get the word our about Breast Cancer. With that said, as another awareness opportunity for HHS, we welcome students/staff to continue with Holmdel blue and white or join us with pink attire all Fridays in the month of October.

As always, thank you for partnering with us to do great things here at Holmdel High School!

Brian Schillaci