SGA officers and advisor Mrs. Caruso have been hard at work making arrangements for the Homecoming Dance on October 7th at 7 pm. It will be our first Homecoming dance in three years! The Homecoming Game against Hightstown is at noon on the 8th (buy your tickets through ticket spicket). Other upcoming events scheduled by the SGA Spirit Week (Nov. 16th-23rd), Wacky Races (Nov. 17th), and The Fall Pep Rally (Nov. 23rd).

KEY Club has already participated in three walks this year: The Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Sept. 17th, The What’s My Name 5K run and 1 mile walk promoting ride share safety on Sept. 24th, and the Mercer County Out of the Darkness Walk supporting the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention on Oct. 1st. For other events and upcoming opportunities for participation, join the Key Club Remind class with the code: @4348dchb

The Environmental Science Club is looking to make a difference this year. They have a few activities planned for this early school year like a campus cleanup for homecoming, school recycling competition, and possibly a pumpkin “drive”. Additionally the Environmental Science Club has already participated in Spotted Lantern Fly squash walk this past September 18th.

Steinert’s robotics team Zero Gravity has undergone some changes since its last season during the winter and spring of 2022. This year, the team’s new coach Dawn Papale has worked alongside students to fundraise, purchase new equipment, and setup the newly furnished robotics room. The team has spent time completely reorganizing the shop and classroom space to prepare for this year's season. The first interest meeting for students and parents will be held on Wednesday, October 12 in C4 at 6pm.

This year’s CVC debate league resolve is “Should the United States Federal Government substantially increase security cooperation with NATO in one or more of the following areas: artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, or biotechnology?” The affirmative team makes the argument that the US should increase its cooperation while the negative attacks the idea in its entirety. The season has officially begun and our two teams now debate other schools each Thursday.

The Page Turners welcomes readers of all kinds! Whether you are an avid reader, in a reading slump, or absolutely hate reading, we welcome you to join us. Within our book club we discuss all of our current reads and have an absolute blast while doing so! We occasionally do group reads, in which we all read the same book and have invigorating discussions. This club is not just about reading but making personal connections through literature!

The SHS Choir is holding a Cabaret Night on Monday, October 24th at 6:30 in the auditorium. Be sure to get your tickets and come out to see this exciting event! Check out the Instagram page, “steinert_choir” for more information.

The Steinert Marching Unit, also known as SMU, participated in their first competition of the year at South Brunswick and finished in second place with a score of 76.4! Unfortunately their Music in Motion Event was rained out on October 1st, but there are plans to reschedule it in the near future. Follow their Instagram page for more details at “smu_spartans”.

A new club introduced this school year is the Teens on Fire club. Advised by Mrs. Meara, Teens on Fire is a program that helps teens lend a helping hand to others and engage in their community and mentoring. It is a part of the NJ non-profit organization Campfire. The Google Classroom code is ndbhtl3 and the Remind code is @fk4g2b4. The first event will be the Out of Darkness Suicide Prevention Community Walk in Veterans Park on November 5th.

Attention Seniors! Cap and gown measurements are on October 13th during lunch periods. It costs $30. Checks can be made out to Kilbourne and Kilbourne. Remember to check the Google Classroom and Instagram accounts for updates on anything else during the school year.