Newark City Schools

During September 2021's regular board meeting, Newark City Schools honored 4 students, a staff member and a community member from Ben Franklin Elementary with Wildcat Spotlights. Congratulations to students Jackson Batten, Khloe Britton, Teagan McClain and Ayvah Strawser; also teacher Renee French and community member Loretta Buchanan. The Board will honor Wildcat Spotlights from different schools each month during the school year.

Middle and high school students can pick their district-provided Chromebooks up from their school between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. each weekday from Wed., Aug. 11, through Tues., Aug. 17. This is part of the district's one-to-one device initiative, introduced this year. A parent or guardian must be present to sign for the device. Parents will sign the Student Device Handbook and Technology Protection Plan, which can be found by clicking this link: Student Device Handbook

The Newark Athletic Department is announcing that ALL-Ticket Sales for sporting events for grades 7-12 will be ONLINE ONLY. There will be no cash accepted at the door or in the athletic office. We are now offering season passes starting Thursday 8/5 for All-Fall Home events. In order to purchase passes, please log onto the district website to access the link or use tinyurl.com/NHScatstiks. Student season passes require students to use their student ID numbers. Any issues or questions please contact the the Athletic Office at 740-670-7430.

The online back-to-school forms for the 2021-22 school year are now available for families to fill out. Please visit bit.ly/ncsregistration to find the online forms. The username is your student's school ID (or lunch) number; the password is your student's birthdate in MMDDYY format. If you do not know the school ID number, please contact your child's school.

It's almost August, and the first day of school for the 2021-22 school year is quickly approaching. The first day of school is set for Thurs., Aug. 19 for grades 1-5, 6 and 9. The rest of middle and high school will begin on Fri., Aug. 20. Kindergarten will have screening dates during the first three days of school, followed by a phase-in during the next three days.