August 2022
Dear Parents and Students of Voorhees High School,
I hope that you are having a relaxing and rewarding summer. It has been a busy summer at Voorhees in preparation for the new school year. Enjoy the remaining weeks, and we look forward to seeing you.
Please take a moment to review the following information:
Opening of School
All students will report for a regular day of school on Thursday, August 25, which will be an A Day. Course schedules will be published in Aspen, our student information system, later this week. Please check your student schedule again prior to the start of school as changes may have been made due to class balancing.
Our counseling staff has made extraordinary efforts to personalize each student’s schedule. Long hours have been spent planning, assisting in course selections, and refining conflicts. This process should have effectively addressed any of your scheduling concerns. Please realize the amount of effort already expended and the constraints of course availability, class size, and room availability.
COVID-19
Please continue to report any positive cases of COVID-19 to our school nurses at 908-638-2148. As from the current guidance from the CDC or NJ Department of Health, students who test positive will be excluded from school for five days following symptoms onset or positive test. If symptoms improve and the student is fever-free, they may return to school but need to wear a mask on days 6 to 10. If your child is experiencing COVID-like symptoms, please keep them home and get them tested. More information on COVID-19 protocols will be included in the district’s Safe Return Plan, which will be released in a separate communication once we receive updated guidance from the NJ Department of Health and the Department of Education. We appreciate everyone’s cooperation in continuing to keep our students and staff safe and healthy this school year.
Voorhees High School implements an assistant principal model for supervision of students and subject areas. The following are the areas of responsibility:
Mrs. Komoroski: Class of 2023, Child Study Team and Special Education
Mrs. Cantagallo-Rohm: Class of 2024, Math, Science, and STEM
Mrs. Kieffer: Class of 2025, ESPs, Security, Code of Conduct
Mr. Simpson: Class of 2026, English, Business, Fine and Practical Arts, Social Studies, and World Language
Mr. Baumann: Athletics, Health and Physical Education
Student Parking
Seniors have already received information concerning registering for parking. Please check your email for the information. You can also view parking permit information on our website, click here.
Parent/Student Handbook
The Parent-Student Handbook and school calendar are available on the Voorhees website. Most of the information disseminated to you will be online. If you do not have access to the Internet, please inform us so that we may arrange to mail materials to you. We encourage you to become familiar with the information contained in the handbook and mark the dates of important school events throughout the year. Some of the dates to note are listed below.
Important Dates
Please access the following link to our Counseling Calendar for important dates throughout the school year:
Required Summer Reading
All students will be assessed on their summer reading during the first week of school.
Student Activities
One of the many strengths of Voorhees High School is the large number of students involved in co-curricular activities. Students who become involved in the school broaden their experiences and increase their enjoyment of high school. Whether it is athletics, theater, music, clubs or student government, I encourage you to participate in one or more student activities. Not only will you find the experience to be rewarding, but you also help make Voorhees High School a better place.
I look forward to seeing you soon.
Sincerely,
Ron Peterson
Principal
