The Rebel Crier

We are asking parents/guardians to refrain from dropping items off during the school day.

It is the students' responsibility remember their lunches, equipment, etc. when they come to school in the morning. The number of items being dropped off is becoming overwhelming for the main office staff, and creates a safety concern in the main entrance and office.

Thank you for your cooperation.

NFHS Food For All Initiative is a club that aims to fight food insecurity locally, nationally and internationally by participating in various food packaging events. We are having our first packaging event on Saturday, September 21st from 11:00-1:00.

If you are available, please consider donating 2 hours of your time to volunteer at the event (details on the poster below). If you or someone you know is interested, please visit the link below to register. We encourage you to bring family and friends, we're looking to have as many volunteers as we can possibly get! Every single volunteer is meaningful and helps us achieve our goal of packaging 25,000 meals. Students who attend will be given community service hours to fulfill part of their graduation requirement.

NFHS students can count participation toward their community service graduation requirement!

Scan or click on the poster below to sign up!

TONIGHT is the first home football game (even though it's in Danbury) and Mr. Ottusch wants to make sure all NFHS students know that there is a Student Fall Season Pass available on GoFan.

The pass is only $10 for students and will get NFHS student entry into all 5 of our home games this season.

https://gofan.co/season/85616

Let's go, Rebels!

Attention Juniors and Seniors!

Join the NFHS College and Career Center and School Counseling Team as we explore the Southern Connecticut College and Career Fair after school on Tuesday, October 1, 2024!

This is a FREE opportunity for all students. You’ll have the chance to meet with over 185 colleges, universities, businesses, military, and gap year programs. However, seating is limited due to bus transportation capacity, so be sure to submit your information to the College and Career Center early to secure your spot!

• Bus departure from NFHS: 4:00 p.m.

• Return to NFHS: Approximately 8:30 p.m.

Permission slips can be printed using the link below or picked up in the College & Career Center and must be completed and returned by Friday, September 20th.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Mrs. Romanello in the College and Career Center.

For more details about the fair, click the link here:

Southern Connecticut College and Career Fair

The NFHS School Counseling Team, in partnership with the College and Career Center, has further developed its Comprehensive School Counseling Program to enhance student support. School Counselors and the School Counseling Department Chair have designed programming that is aligned with the ASCA (American School Counseling Association) and CSCA (Connecticut School Counseling Association) standards.

The NFHS Comprehensive School Counseling Program curriculum plan was created to deliver timely and relevant programming to students throughout the year during F-day Rebel periods, with a rotating grade-level focus each quarter. The program addresses the key areas of academic development, career planning, and social/emotional well-being.

The School Counseling team will provide programming to students in grades 9-12 using various formats, including classroom lessons, grade-level meetings, and small group and individual sessions. Through this program, students will receive support in academic goal setting, exploring career options, building interpersonal skills, and developing coping strategies.

The program implementation and rollout for the 2024-2025 academic year began with a grade-level “Welcome Grade 9—Know Your Supports” lesson and a grade 12 “Welcome to Senior Year—Post-High School Planning” class meeting. This year's programming will continue to focus on providing tailored guidance and support to students at each stage of their high school journey.

Can't Scan the QR Codes? Use these links:

• General Information about Unified Sports in Connecticut
• Learn About New Fairfield's Unified Sports offerings

Unified Theater is selling "Be Kind" shirts as part of their annual fundraising effort to support their May 2025 production.

Orders MUST be turned in no later than Tuesday, September 24, 2024. T-shirts will ship to New Fairfield and be distributed the end of October.

Click the link below to order!

It was wonderful to see our Rebel families at Open House on Thursday! We hope that you enjoyed meeting our teachers as much as they love teaching our students! As Mr. D'Amico said during the Open House Welcome, our community is only strong when the school and families are partners in serving the best interests of our students!

Of particular importance are updates to attendance procedures for participation in co-curricular activities and our personal elecrtonic device procedures, all in place to help our students focus on their education.

If you were unable to attend Open House, or wanted to review something that was presented in the theater, please use the link below to see the slides from Mr. D'Amico's presentation.

An important part of the partnership between parents/guardians and NFHS is the PTO!

The PTO sponsors scholarships, student assistance efforts, sponsors creative projects by our teachers, and helps keep our staff well-supported (and well-fed!) throughout the year.

Imagine what we could do if EVERY NFHS family joined the PTO! Annual membership is only $20 per family.

Please use the link below to join today! Membership fee can be paid by check, cash, or Venmo.

As we begin a new year Mr. Usher and Mrs Padovani would like to remind The Class of 2026 that their junior year dues are now due. Dues are $35 and the money goes towards class activities and items such as gowns for graduation.

Students are invited to get moving in the Wellness Center after school!

If your NFHS student missed school pictures, the Make-up date is October 7th.

Students should go to the theater during their study hall period to have their picture taken.

If you did not receive an email from Legacy Studios, please visit the Legacy Studios website and enter code: 3582F25 to register. Legacy offers preorder discounts on photo packages.

Contact: Jennifer Giddings, Yearbook Advisor

giddings.jennifer@newfairfieldschools.org

Yearbook Purchase Link: https://yearbookforever.com

Pre-Sale Cost: $95.00 (until 10/1)

Regular Cost:$100.00

Delivery Date: June 2025

Family Ad Link (Due between today and 1/28/25) FAMILY AD LINK

Family Ads: $300.00/ Full Page. Photo limit is 12

$150.00 1/2 page. Photo limit is 6

$75.00 1/4 page. Photo limit is 3

$37.50 1/8 page. Photo limit is 1

Business Ad Link (Due between today and 1/28/25) BUSINESS AD LINK

Business Ads: $75.00 Photo limit is 2

Business Ads: $50.00. Photo limit is 1 (a business card)

BABY PICTURE, PET PICTURE, & BIO SUBMISSION links are only in the

CLASS of ‘25 GOOGLE CLASSROOM PAGE

Do NOT email your submissions to Ms. Giddings.

1. Baby Picture (Due: 10/11)

2. Rebel Pets (Due: 10/11)

3. Senior Bio ( Due by 10/11)

4. Washington D.C. Trip Pictures (Due by 10/11)

5. The Younger Years at Consolidated & MHHS (Due by 10/11)

The seniors have all the directions for submission (including guidelines) on the

CLASS of ‘25 GOOGLE CLASSROOM PAGE.

Senior Portrait Scheduler Link:

https://seniors.legacystudios.com/new-fairfield-hs-ct/

NEW SEPTEMBER DATES HAVE BEEN ADDED!

September 26 & 27, from 2-8 pm

On October 1st during lunch and October 2nd during REBEL Block, we will be having a club fair for NFHS students, sponsored by DECA. Students will be able to meet club officers from our many co-curricular offerings and learn about new ways to get involved at NFHS!

On October 3rd schools are closed in observance of Rosh Hashannah.

Friday, October 4th is a Professional Learning Day for teachers.

Our 10th and 11th grade students will sit for the PSATs on October 24th. There will be a special schedule for all students. More info to come!

You will be able to schedule appointments on Zoom to speak with your child's teachers on October 24 and/or 25th. Afternoon/evening conferences will be on Thursday 10/24, and morning conferences will be on Friday 10/25. More information to come!