Carnival rides are forming a BHS skyline. Athletes dressed in red and black are coming together with their coaches. School hallways are shimmering. Classrooms are adorned with inviting decorations. Office copiers are running at max speed. These are all welcome signs that school is set to begin in Boonton! On behalf of our school district team, I welcome you for the start of the 2022-2023 school year and hope that the concluding days of summer bring fun-filled memories and an opportunity for some rest before the start of school next week. Before we officially welcome students back to school on Thursday, September 8th, I have included a few updates for you.
Happy Labor Day Weekend!
Thomas Valle
Acting Superintendent
thomas.valle@boontonschools.org
BOONTON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS EARN NOTEWORTHY ACCOLADES
Congratulations to our BHS students who recently earned recognition through the College Board Advanced Placement Program!
20 Students Attained AP Scholar Status
Received scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams
6 Students Attained AP Scholar with Honor Status
Earned an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams
6 Students Attained AP Scholar with Distinction Status
Earned an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams
2 Students Attained AP Capstone Diplomas
Earned scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research and on four additional AP Exams
8 Students Attained AP Seminar and Research Certificates
Earned scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research.
UPDATES & REMINDERS TO BEGIN THE YEAR
Our local ACME grocery store sponsors a welcome opportunity for us to celebrate the staff members at Boonton Public Schools and the extraordinary impacts they make. This year, our students, families, staff, and community members are all invited to nominate members of our Boonton Bomber staff to be recognized as Staff Member of the Month. To do so, please access this ACME Staff Member of the Month Nomination Form.
REALTIME PARENT PORTAL INCLUDES AN APP
The Realtime Parent Portal includes a downloadable application for your phone. Upon downloading the app, you will be asked to provide our district code. It is 0450. In addition, you will need to provide your updated Realtime login credentials. Please note that the temporary password that was auto generated when your account was created will not grant access to the app. It must be updated to gain access.
INFORMATION FROM THE BUSINESS OFFICE REGARDING SCHOOL LUNCH AND CHROMEBOOK INSURANCE OPTION
Earlier this summer, information was sent from the Business Office regarding school lunches. The letter is linked here and includes important information about the lunch program, free and reduced lunch application procedures, and information about adding funds to lunch account balances. In the coming week, the Business Office will be sharing information with our families of students in grades 6-12 regarding school issued devices. In these grades, students are issued one-to-one Chromebook devices and we will be providing a new opportunity for families to insure these devices in lieu of being responsible for repair costs due to accidental damage.
LABOR DAY CARNIVAL UP AND RUNNING
The Boontion Fire Department Labor Day Weekend Carnival opened yesterday evening. For more information about events occurring throughout the weekend, please visit www.BoontonFD.org. Thank you to the Boonton Fire Department for providing this wonderful opportunity for our community to come together and have a tremendous amount of fun!
