VOLUNTEERS NEEDED NOW!

All Class of 2024 families are asked to review this SIGN UP GENIUS and volunteer for a role at Post Prom. We need MANY volunteers to have a successful event. Thanks in advance for your help. Even though the event is on June 7th to 8th, we need volunteers to sign up now.

Visit the 2024 webpage for information about upcoming events.

Class of 2024 Parent Meeting May 14th

Please join us for the next 2024 parent meeting at 7pm on May 14th in the CHS Community Room. All 2024 parents are encouraged to attend. Every committee should plan to attend and provide updates.

Thank you for making Junior Prom a Success!

Thank you to Dahlia's who generously donated the most beautiful Calla Lily centerpieces and other flower bouquets to decorate the room. We also worked with Kelly from Very Important Parties who went above and beyond to create beautiful balloon arches and stage decorations. The flowers and balloons, along with the hard work of the parent volunteers, and Very Important Parties, transformed the atmosphere of the room for an incredible evening for our students.

We would like to thank the parents who donated the gift cards that were raffled off throughout the evening, who lent lawn games for the students to play and who volunteered their time to decorate and clean-up. This event was a success thanks to all of you! 

We would also like to thank Mike Schwartz Photography who captured the most amazing images of the event. We are excited to provide you with free, unlimited, low resolution, branded images, suitable for social media sharing, from Mike's website. Please click here to view the photos. To download the free images just click on the "Free Download" button, then give a valid email address when checking out. The download is not instantaneous, but an email with a download link will arrive within 24 hours (typically a lot faster). Prints and/or high resolution images without the logo can be ordered online at this website, if interested.

In addition, Mike posted some highlights on Instagram Instagram HERE and a bunch more on Facebook HERE.

And last but certainly not least, we would like to thank our teacher reps who, along with the students, organized this fabulous evening: Thank you Selena Carrigan, Grace Taylor and Jillian Slizewski!

The Class of 2025 SWAG Shop - your spot for some new Hopewell gear - is OPEN ALL YEAR ROUND! All orders can be placed through the website and you can ship to home or choose warehouse pick up in Cranbury, NJ. The SHIP TO SCHOOL option will resume in September.

Many new items have been added! All items are available with three design choices: The general Hopewell design is available on ALL items. You name it, we have it! 

Check out the link: Hopewell 2025 Swag Shop

Hope to see you in the halls wearing some new threads!

Spring Handbag Bingo 2024: A Huge Success!

We are grateful for the support of our 2026 families and the Hopewell Valley community at large. We are so appreciative of all of the families, businesses, and groups who gave their time, goods, and services so generously. 

Our fundraising efforts are off to a great start. Funds raised by the Class of 2026 Parent Committee will go towards Junior Prom decorations and refreshments, and the many celebratory events that we will be planning for our students in their senior year. 

In the spirit of giving and supporting our community, a donation was made to The Chubby's Project from the funds raised at our Spring Handbag Bingo event.

Sophomore Night Out: Thank You! 

Finally, the teacher representatives asked us to thank you for your donations to the Sophomore Night Out this past weekend. The kids enjoyed the various activities planned by the student and teacher representatives and had fun spending a relaxed night out together!

Save the Date May 30th: Parent’s Night Out at Aperitivo Bar

Please join us for our final get-together of the year at Aperitivo Bar on May 30th from 7pm to 9pm. Aperitivo Bar is located in the Pennington Square Shopping Center. 

Let’s relax, unwind, and enjoy casual conversations with friends as we approach the end of Freshman year. Please RSVP by Tuesday, May 28th to chs2027parents@gmail.com.

The CHS PTO is recruiting for a Recording Secretary for 2024-2025.

The Recording Secretary commits to being present at monthly meetings and takes minutes which are stored on the PTO Google drive.

New executive board members have the benefit of experienced colleagues to support them throughout the year. It is important that the PTO executive board includes members with younger high school students so knowledge is organically passed along as parent volunteers “graduate.”

The slate of nominees for the executive board positions will be presented at the CHS PTO meeting on April 17th, so please give some consideration to joining us and express your interest by email to Becky Golian as soon as possible.

If you haven't joined us before, we invite you to attend our remaining PTO meetings this year to learn more (April 17th and May 15th at 9am in the principal’s conference room.)  It is important that the new volunteers be finalized this spring so PTO operations can resume promptly in September.

Thanks for your consideration!

Please click for the Latest Edition of HVCHS Updates, which contains information about upcoming events, schedule updates, celebrations, and more! 

Spring is here and most of our upcoming volunteer opportunities are outside! 

Community Service and Volunteer Opportunities:

• May 11th: Washington Crossing Trail Steward Sign Up Here
• May 14th: HV Food Pantry Teen Tuesday Sign Up Here
• June: Bake for The Chubby's Project Sign Up Here 
• Summer: Volunteer Opportunity (flexible hours) Club Dreams Junior Camp Counselor Sign Up Here

Please check our website often as we are regularly adding new volunteer opportunities. 

Please join us for our next PTO Meeting on May 15th at 9am in the principals conference room. 

The Digital Wellness Initiative invites parents and caregivers to a bonus Connected Schools Live Webinar on Tuesday, May 21st at 12noon ET. 

School schedules may be on pause, but the stress of monitoring your children's media consumption never goes on vacation. Why not reframe the summer months as a time to reset tech habits that may have gotten out of control during the flurry of school days? 

Join us for a live Connected Schools webinar with Dr. Jacqueline Nesi and Dr. Emily Weinstein and learn strategies to destress your tech parenting, moderated by Common Sense’s Merve Lapus. This conversation will be 45 minutes, will be recorded, and is appropriate for parents and caregivers with kids of all ages. 

Here is the registration link to attend this webinar.

Hopewell Valley Come Outside & Play! is Thursday, June 6th through Saturday, June 8th. This community-wide event was established to increase awareness of nature and an appreciation of time spent outdoors. Families and community members are welcome to attend any of the activities being organized. 

If you would like to receive a newsletter listing all the activities, please visit this link. Questions? Please email Hopewell Valley Municipal Alliance.

1. Visit Bulldog TV Morning Buzz for the student production of morning announcements and other CHS news and videos.
2. Read the HVCHS student newspaper.
3. Stay connected to CHS athletic schedules by clicking this link. You can view by type, view schedules, or sign up with Notify Me to get email or text notifications for any sport practices or games. This helps parents keep current with changes in your athlete's schedule in real time.
4. Bookmark the PTO website.
5. Follow CHS on your preferred platform:

• HVCHS Morning Announcements
• HVCHS X account
• HVCHS on Instagram
• HVCHS Athletics X account

The Rutgers "Earth Day Every Day" webinar series is back this spring with "The Elements of Natural Resource Management!" You can choose to attend one or more of the following free webinars (6:30 pm): May 20 - Down to Earth Soil Management; May 23 - Offshore Wind Energy; and June 3 - Humpback Whales. More information and registration.