Northern Highlands Regional School District
Dedicated to Excellence in Education
Scenes from our annual Freshman Activity Fair where students learned about our club offerings and enjoyed some ice cream! We thank all of our faculty club advisors and student leaders who shared club information. Thank you #Pomptonian for the treats!
A heartfelt thank you to our Northern Highlands Sports Association for generously providing a wonderful Welcome Back Luncheon for our staff! Your continued dedication, generosity, and commitment to our school, staff, and students are deeply appreciated. We appreciate all you do!
At Highlands, we are continuing to expand opportunities for our students, including our Dual Enrollment program.
Over the last two days, Ms. Kelly Doran from Ramapo College, one of our college and university partners, visited students in our RCNJ Dual Enrollment courses. She discussed the benefits of participating, where credits have transferred in the past, and the opportunities that come with entering college with credits already earned.
We’re proud to offer students opportunities to begin exploring their next steps while they’re still at Highlands.
Over the last two days, Ms. Kelly Doran from Ramapo College, one of our college and university partners, visited students in our RCNJ Dual Enrollment courses. She discussed the benefits of participating, where credits have transferred in the past, and the opportunities that come with entering college with credits already earned.
We’re proud to offer students opportunities to begin exploring their next steps while they’re still at Highlands.
Today, we celebrated our 2026 CIEE Study Abroad alumni with a special celebration lunch during both lunch periods!
Our students traveled across the globe from Italy, France, Spain, Germany, England, Denmark, Ghana, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, and beyond. They returned with more than memories, gaining independence, navigating new cultures, and earning community service and college credit along the way.
Our alumni shared stories, reflected on their experiences, and offered advice to students considering their own international adventures.
Interested in studying abroad? Reach out to Ms. Hayes in Career & Academic Pathways with any questions! #CIEE #HSStudyAbroad #GlobalLearning
Our students traveled across the globe from Italy, France, Spain, Germany, England, Denmark, Ghana, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, and beyond. They returned with more than memories, gaining independence, navigating new cultures, and earning community service and college credit along the way.
Our alumni shared stories, reflected on their experiences, and offered advice to students considering their own international adventures.
Interested in studying abroad? Reach out to Ms. Hayes in Career & Academic Pathways with any questions! #CIEE #HSStudyAbroad #GlobalLearning
Join us for our annual 9th Grade Family Night on Wednesday, October 7, at 7:00 PM in the Northern Highlands Auditorium!
Presented by the Northern Highlands Boomerang Project and School Counseling Department, this evening is an opportunity for 9th-grade students and their parents/guardians to:
✔️ Meet our School Counseling staff.
✔️ Connect with student ambassadors and other 9th-grade families.
✔️ Learn more about the Boomerang Project.
✔️ Talk about the transition to high school.
✔️ Learn about student supports, activities, and opportunities.
Most importantly, Family Night creates a space for students and families to listen, connect, and have meaningful conversations about the high school experience.
All 9th-grade students and their parents/guardians are encouraged to attend. Please RSVP using the QR code!
Presented by the Northern Highlands Boomerang Project and School Counseling Department, this evening is an opportunity for 9th-grade students and their parents/guardians to:
✔️ Meet our School Counseling staff.
✔️ Connect with student ambassadors and other 9th-grade families.
✔️ Learn more about the Boomerang Project.
✔️ Talk about the transition to high school.
✔️ Learn about student supports, activities, and opportunities.
Most importantly, Family Night creates a space for students and families to listen, connect, and have meaningful conversations about the high school experience.
All 9th-grade students and their parents/guardians are encouraged to attend. Please RSVP using the QR code!
Chef David Pretino and #Pomptonian will be testing out a Build Your Own Pizza station today. Each lunch period will be limited to 40 pizzas, so be sure to check it out! Come hungry and get creative with your pizza!
Attention Seniors!
Do you need help finalizing your applications? Or maybe completing your STARS application? Counselors will be available this Friday, 9/25 in room 135 (by the CAP office) during first and second lunch. Bring your lunch and we will help you with whatever you may need, even if it is a simple question!
Do you need help finalizing your applications? Or maybe completing your STARS application? Counselors will be available this Friday, 9/25 in room 135 (by the CAP office) during first and second lunch. Bring your lunch and we will help you with whatever you may need, even if it is a simple question!
Please join us for DECA Trivia Night!
📅 Wednesday, October 28
📍 Northern Highlands Regional High School
🚪 Doors open at 5:30 PM - Trivia begins at 7:00 PM
Sign up by scanning the QR code on the flyer! Early bird registration is $85 through 10/1: https://square.link/u/jkFRuPtu
We hope to see you!
📅 Wednesday, October 28
📍 Northern Highlands Regional High School
🚪 Doors open at 5:30 PM - Trivia begins at 7:00 PM
Sign up by scanning the QR code on the flyer! Early bird registration is $85 through 10/1: https://square.link/u/jkFRuPtu
We hope to see you!
This morning, we celebrated the academic achievements of our students at our annual Honor Roll Breakfast! Congratulations to all of our honorees on this well-deserved recognition. A special thank-you to our Home and School Association (HASA) for sponsoring this wonderful celebration and to #Pomptonian for providing a delicious breakfast. #AcademicExcellence #GoHighlands
A warm welcome to our Northern Highlands parents and guardians!
Today, our Home and School Association (HASA) sponsored a welcome breakfast for our parents and guardians. We are so grateful for their thoughtfulness and for all they do throughout the year to support our students, staff, and entire Highlander community.
Interested in getting involved? Please consider joining HASA! Your membership helps make a difference at Northern Highlands.
#WeAreHighlands #NHHASA
Today, our Home and School Association (HASA) sponsored a welcome breakfast for our parents and guardians. We are so grateful for their thoughtfulness and for all they do throughout the year to support our students, staff, and entire Highlander community.
Interested in getting involved? Please consider joining HASA! Your membership helps make a difference at Northern Highlands.
#WeAreHighlands #NHHASA
💙 Wellness Starts with Support!
Last week, our Wellness Team met with students during class meetings to highlight the many wellness resources and supports available to them.
Students were reminded to ACT when they or someone they know may need support:
A – Acknowledge what you notice
C – Care by showing concern and listening
T – Tell a trusted adult who can help
A simple ACT can make a difference. 💙
#NHRHSWELLNESS
Last week, our Wellness Team met with students during class meetings to highlight the many wellness resources and supports available to them.
Students were reminded to ACT when they or someone they know may need support:
A – Acknowledge what you notice
C – Care by showing concern and listening
T – Tell a trusted adult who can help
A simple ACT can make a difference. 💙
#NHRHSWELLNESS
This evening, our Board of Education hosted our annual New Faculty Reception to welcome Northern Highlands’ newest faculty members. We are grateful to our BOE for sponsoring this special evening and for their continued support of our staff and school community. Welcome to the Highlands family!
Twenty-five years later, we remember. Northern Highlands students Zoya, Isabella, Ella, and Bridget helped preserve a meaningful piece of our community’s history by filming the Borough of Allendale’s 9/11 Candlelight Ceremony at Crestwood Park.
This year’s ceremony featured a powerful conversation between 9/11 survivor Brian Clark, who escaped the South Tower despite being above the point of impact, and Glenn Corbett, Professor of Fire Science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and an expert on the emergency response and building safety issues surrounding 9/11.
We are grateful to these young Highlanders for volunteering their talents to document this important evening of remembrance, reflection, and shared history. Thank you to Ms. Pagan and our Media Studies program for supporting their work.
We will always remember.
#WeAreHighlands #NeverForget
This year’s ceremony featured a powerful conversation between 9/11 survivor Brian Clark, who escaped the South Tower despite being above the point of impact, and Glenn Corbett, Professor of Fire Science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and an expert on the emergency response and building safety issues surrounding 9/11.
We are grateful to these young Highlanders for volunteering their talents to document this important evening of remembrance, reflection, and shared history. Thank you to Ms. Pagan and our Media Studies program for supporting their work.
We will always remember.
#WeAreHighlands #NeverForget
Senior Internship Spotlight! From dreaming about the Parisian art world in his junior year to helping run gallery tours inside a 80th-floor Sutton Tower penthouse today, Daniel is proof that you don't have to wait until college to launch your career!
Before even stepping foot on-site, Daniel dove headfirst into studying the gallery’s full collection. He learned about the artists, historical contexts, and key dates so he could hit the ground running with the deep knowledge needed to talk with clients.
As an intern with Galerie Gabriel_NY, Daniel does it all: client relations, Instagram marketing, event networking, and using CAD/SketchUp to help plan a booth for the upcoming Salon Art + Design fair with Alexander May.
Daniel plans to move to Paris after graduation to study at the Sorbonne and continue his work in design. We are so proud of his drive and can't wait to see all he accomplishes next!
Before even stepping foot on-site, Daniel dove headfirst into studying the gallery’s full collection. He learned about the artists, historical contexts, and key dates so he could hit the ground running with the deep knowledge needed to talk with clients.
As an intern with Galerie Gabriel_NY, Daniel does it all: client relations, Instagram marketing, event networking, and using CAD/SketchUp to help plan a booth for the upcoming Salon Art + Design fair with Alexander May.
Daniel plans to move to Paris after graduation to study at the Sorbonne and continue his work in design. We are so proud of his drive and can't wait to see all he accomplishes next!
Today, we pause to remember September 11, 2001, and the lives forever changed 25 years ago.
Our thoughts are especially with the members of the Northern Highlands community and their families whose lives were personally touched by that day. We remember, we honor, and we reflect on the strength and compassion that continue to bring our community together.
We remember. We honor. We stand together.
#NeverForget #WeAreHighlands
Our thoughts are especially with the members of the Northern Highlands community and their families whose lives were personally touched by that day. We remember, we honor, and we reflect on the strength and compassion that continue to bring our community together.
We remember. We honor. We stand together.
#NeverForget #WeAreHighlands
What an energizing Back-to-School Night at Northern Highlands! Our hallways and classrooms were filled with teachers, parents, and guardians connecting, collaborating, and getting ready for a great school year. Thank you all for coming this evening!
Thank you, Northern Highlands Home & School Association (HASA), for providing dinner for our faculty and staff before tonight’s Back to School Night!
We are so appreciative of HASA's thoughtfulness and generosity, and we appreciate all you do for our staff and entire school community.
We’re excited to welcome, meet, and connect with our parents and guardians tonight. Here's to a great school year!
We are so appreciative of HASA's thoughtfulness and generosity, and we appreciate all you do for our staff and entire school community.
We’re excited to welcome, meet, and connect with our parents and guardians tonight. Here's to a great school year!
We look forward to seeing everyone at Back-to-School Night this evening at 7:00 PM! Parents/Guardians should follow the attached bell schedule.
Welcome back, Highlanders!
Today we officially kick off a new school year at Northern Highlands! We are excited to welcome our students back and look forward to a year filled with learning, growth, friendship, and unforgettable memories.
Here’s to a fantastic 2026-2027 school year!
Today we officially kick off a new school year at Northern Highlands! We are excited to welcome our students back and look forward to a year filled with learning, growth, friendship, and unforgettable memories.
Here’s to a fantastic 2026-2027 school year!
Northern Highlands is pleased to welcome Dr. Michael J. Barcadepone as our next Superintendent of Schools!
Dr. Barcadepone, who has served as Superintendent of Allendale Public Schools for 15 years, will begin at Northern Highlands on January 2, 2027, following the retirement of Dr. Scot Beckerman.
We look forward to welcoming Dr. Barcadepone and his student-centered, collaborative leadership to the Northern Highlands community!
Learn more: https://www.northernhighlands.org/page/superintendent-search
Dr. Barcadepone, who has served as Superintendent of Allendale Public Schools for 15 years, will begin at Northern Highlands on January 2, 2027, following the retirement of Dr. Scot Beckerman.
We look forward to welcoming Dr. Barcadepone and his student-centered, collaborative leadership to the Northern Highlands community!
Learn more: https://www.northernhighlands.org/page/superintendent-search
