Bridgewater-Raritan High School students in STEP English are working together independently in Literature Circles.
According to Rhonda Fishburn, who is a Special Education/English/Study Skills Teacher at Bridgewater-Raritan High School, STEP English is a Special Education-based English, where our students work very hard to maintain and build ELA skills, social/emotional skills, and advocacy of their needs for use in high school academics and their futures.
“In this activity, the students are discussing the novel "The Story of Dr. Dolittle", written by English Author Hugh Lofting and adapted by Melissa Dalton Martinez. Each student was responsible for parts of the chapter for discussion and one student also led the group discussion and functioned on the assignment,” Ms. Fishburn explained.
Bridgewater-Raritan High School students attended a drug prevention assembly called Not An Easy Fix, from an organization based in Somerville, on Thursday, May 1, in the high school auditorium.
According to Bridgewater-Raritan High School Principal Dan Hemberger, the session was aimed at raising awareness and educating students about the opioid epidemic and fentanyl crisis. Students listened to real-life stories of addiction and its consequences from local families and friends.
Nikola D’Amico and Stacey Yang, each a standout cross-country and track and field runner, were honored as the 2025 Somerset County Scholar Athletes for Bridgewater-Raritan High School.
They were honored during a ceremony on Wednesday, April 30, at the Bridgwater Manor.
A session to explore the minds of students in today's world of technology was sponsored by the Bridgewater-Raritan Education Association (BREA) on Monday evening, April 28.
According to Laura Kress, the President of the BREA, the event, which was co-sponsored with the New Jersey Education Association, attracted over 20 families to the Bridgewater-Raritan High School cafeteria.
The BREA, the Union that represents an estimated 1,200 staff members in the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, held this free community dinner to give families the opportunity to listen to guest speaker John Mopper, who is from LPC of Blueprint Mental Health in Somerville.
According to Ms. Kress, “his presentation addressed the unseen pressures and mind control mechanisms exerted by today’s technology-driven world. He explored how these forces influence students’ mental health, their ability to handle schoolwork, social interactions, and their overall well-being. He also discussed the different parenting approaches that are both helping and hurting their child’s ability to thrive in this modern world.”
Ms. Kress added:
“The families found it engaging and helpful. The BREA gave families games for the families. In all, it was a great evening.”
Bridgewater-Raritan High School seniors Emma Ciocon and Lukas Disko were honored as the school's Skyland Conference Scholar Athletes. They were recognized during a banquet that was held on Monday, April 28, at Maggiano's Little Italy in Bridgewater.
Thanks to the efforts of the host, Bridgewater-Raritan High School Student Council, children were kept busy, to the delight of their parents, on Thursday, April 24, when Take Your Child to Work Day was celebrated.
Over 100 children paid a visit that day to the high school and they participated in numerous activities that included craft painting, crab soccer, making something out of clay, make and take recipe, cloud dough, bookmark station, panther lanyards, Math-O Bingo, fingerprinting, looking at hair samples under the microscope, jellyfish/coral painting and model building.
The Bridgewater-Raritan High School Student Council also handed out fresh popcorn. The teachers were thrilled that there was so much for their children to do. Good job, Student Council.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, April 29th & April 30th, the New Jersey Student Learning Assessments (NJSLA) will be administered.. Please review the following letter for more information and student schedules: https://5il.co/3eawo
Bring Your Child to Work Day will take place on Thursday, April 24, 2025. Students who participate must follow the district’s attendance guidelines for the absence to be excused.
To have this day marked as an excused absence, families must complete the two-step process:
Report the Absence – Enter the absence in PowerSchool before the start of the school day (prior to 7:20 AM) as you would for any other foreseeable absence. Designate the absence as “Take Your Child to Work Day” as the reason.
Submit Documentation – Provide official written documentation from your employer where your child visited. This documentation must be submitted to the Attendance Office no later than one school day following the absence.
Absences without supporting documentation will be marked as unexcused in accordance with the BRHS Attendance Policy.
The following Graduation Letter is for the Class of 2025 students and families: https://5il.co/3dayg
Welcome to our final quarter for 24-25 school year! Q3 Report Cards will be posted on Friday. This message is a brief reminder to finish the year strong academically. Also, for full-year courses, remember that Quarter 4 will not have a Basement Grade of 50. Students whose grade is below a 50 will reflect the actual numerical grade.
You still have two chances to catch the Bridgewater-Raritan High School Theatre Arts production of the hit musical "Footloose" on Saturday, April 5, at 2 p.m. and then at 7 p.m. at the high school auditorium. Here are some more scenes from the first two shows.
BRHS Theater Arts presents: Footloose. Click the following link for more show times and to buy tickets: https://conta.cc/442ujO2
