Secaucus High School
Update
October 7, 2024
Dear SHS Community,
I hope this email finds you well. Today marks the midpoint of the first Marking Period and we encourage all parents/guardians to stay informed of their child's academic progress by logging into the Realtime Parent Portal to view Progress Reports which opened today. It is most beneficial to review progress with your child as we encourage our students to self-advocate and please reach out to our counseling department with any questions or concerns.
SAT/PSAT School Day (High School One Session Day)
We will once again be offering the PSAT/NMSQT and SAT school day on October 15, 2024. Registered 9th grade students, along with all 10th, and 11th grade students will be participating in the PSAT/NMSQT and pre-registered seniors will be taking the SAT School Day. All students who are not testing will be attending Physical Education classes and presentations on college planning given by the school counseling department followed by assemblies.
Tuesday, October 15th will be a one-session day for all high school students.
Please contact Mrs. Wiswesser cwiswesser@sboe.org with any questions.
National Merit Scholarship Commended Students
Congratulations to Shashwath Inamdar, Armaan Shah, Paul Youn, and Dhruv Kotadia for being named Commended Students in the National Merit Scholarship Program. Commended Students are recognized as those who have placed among the top 50,000 students nationwide who have entered the competition by taking the PSAT/NMSQT.
Senior Success Week
This year’s Senior Success Week took place during the week of September 23-27, and it was a huge success.
The week began with a college planning presentation from the school counseling department to the entire senior class. On Tuesday, seniors had the opportunity to sign up to get feedback on their college essays from an English teacher and a school counselor. Wednesday provided dedicated time for seniors to work on their common applications, college essays, and Naviance, with support from the counseling team. We also welcomed admissions representatives from Princeton and Stanford Universities, who shared information about their programs and answered students' questions about the application process.On Thursday, 18 colleges participated in a college fair, followed by a panel discussion on college admissions, where seniors could ask questions about applying. Senior Success Week concluded with a Trade/Tech Fair in which we had visitors from various trade and technology programs.
As always, please reach out to me with any questions.
Best regards,
Steve Viggiani
Secaucus High School Principal
Email: sviggiani@sboe.org