Morris Knolls
2023 - 2024 School Year
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Dear MK Community,
I hope you are safe and enjoying a healthy and relaxing summer with family and friends.
As we approach the new school year, I encourage all of our students to reflect upon their past experiences and set new personal and academic goals. This is a time filled with great expectation, joy, and responsibility. Decisions about further education, career choices, and some of the apprehensions that go along with significant changes in your life will occur within the next ten months. Our entire staff at Morris Knolls is prepared to help you meet these challenges and make your time at Morris Knolls a positive and memorable experience.
To help you tackle the school year head on, we have provided some important information on this site. Below you will find a list of steps to take before the start of the year. In addition, the tabs at the top of this site will provide useful information.
We are looking forward to working with you as partners in education to ensure the success of our students. This year will be exciting and I hope that you will join us in making this a rewarding and memorable experience. I encourage all of our parents/guardians to join our Home and School Association and play an active role in your child’s education. Information is located on our school website. Please know that my door is always open and I welcome your involvement. Please feel free to reach out to discuss any concerns, suggestions, or ideas to make this a great year! I can be reached at 973-664-2201 or via email at rmacnaughton@mhrd.org.
With Golden Eagle Pride,
Ryan MacNaughton, Principal
Steps to take before the start of the school year:
Parents of students in grades 10 - 12 should complete the Annual Student Information Update in ASPEN. Parents can begin this process on August 15, 2023. This involves going into ASPEN to update contact information or make any changes to policy agreements. Click on the "Aspen Update" tab at the top of this page for more information. If you have no changes to make to your contact information or policy agreements from previous years, you can skip this step.
Review all yearly public notices by clicking on the MK Policies and Information tab at the top of this site. You can review this information at your leisure. If any of the health forms apply to your student, you can print them and submit them to our Health Office. In addition, we have provided useful resources for the school year. Please click on the Resources tab on the top of this page for useful links.
Log into MySchoolBucks, agree to the Acceptable Use Policy and pay the annual chromebook fee of $27.50. For assistance, here is a tutorial video: Tutorial Video .
Each student should complete the district summer reading assignment. Information regarding the assignment can be found here: MHRD Summer Assignment Site. (Please note that some of our advanced level courses might have additional summer assignments and information is located on the site.)
Be sure to check ASPEN for your scheduled bus route and information. Bus Information, including pick up times and locations, will be made available in ASPEN on Monday, August 14, 2023. Please click on the "Bus Ridership" tab at the top of the site for additional information. Students will need their ID to ride the bus throughout the school year. If you lost your ID, you may request a new ID using MySchoolBucks. Freshmen Students will receive a temporary ID at Freshmen Orientation and use it until they are issued their permanent ID.
Students should check ASPEN for their class schedules. Student Schedules for Upperclassmen will be made available in ASPEN on Friday, August 25, 2023. 9th Grade Students will receive their schedules at Freshmen Orientation on August 23rd.
Download the District App for your mobile device. The app can be used to access ASPEN, receive announcements, etc. For information, click on the following link: District App Information
Support MK and join the Morris Knolls Home and School Association for the 2023 - 2024 school year. Click on this link for more info: HSA Information Flyer
Follow MK on our newest social media accounts. We will be using Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook to promote our awesome school community! See Information below:
Make note of these important upcoming dates:
9th Grade Chromebook Distribution - 8/17/23
9th Grade Orientation - 8/23/23
First Day of School - 8/29/23
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