JPS WEEKLY VOLUME 9 || ISSUE 3 || SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 VOLUME 9 || ISSUE 13 || DECEMBER 1, 2025
Winter Sports Kick Off Kick Off
Editors: Manav Mehta | Kavya Joshi | Laksh Bansal | Aditi Shenoy Karkala
JPS BELL SCHEDULE
S E L F - C A R E means GIVING YOURSELF permission TO PAUSE Click here for this week's lunch menu
Club Lobby Sales: Club Lobby Sales:
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Peter Tiboris, Founder, General Director & Music Director Emeritus | Sir John Rutter, CBE, Conductor Laureate presents Celebrating MidAmerica Productions' 43rd Season
SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2026 | 8:30 PM JOHN P. STEVENS HIGH SCHOOL A CAPPELLA ENSEMBLE ELAINE HAGENBERG BY NIGHT OLA GJEILO DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL
DANIEL SCHREINER THE DAWN MATTHEW CHI LEE, CONDUCTOR SUSAN LABARR WHERE THE LIGHT BEGINS REENA ESMAIL THE UNEXPECTED EARLY HOUR FROM ( III. A WINTER BREVIARY) REGINA MCELROY, CONDUCTOR JAMES LUBRANO, PIANIST with soloists from THE NEW ENGLAND
SYMPHONIC ENSEMBLE Preston Hawes, Artistic Director
Matthew Chi Lee, Conductor
Regina McElroy, Conductor
STERN AUDITORIUM / PERELMAN STAGE AT CARNEGIE HALL TICKETS FROM $50 TO PURCHASE TICKETS CONTACT MATTHEW.LEE@EDISON.K12.NJ.US
WINTER GUARD OPEN REHEARSAL
Come try out the different types of equipment!
GCR code: 4nyzci2 NO EXPERIENCENECESSARY!!
Bring a Friend!! JOIN US!!
Wednesday 12/3 at Woodrow Wilson Middle Sc 5-8pm, New Gym
Questions? Contact: 3024028@edison.k12.nj.us
Community Service Recap JPS FCCLA 2025
1,773
Non-Perishable Goods Donated for: The Middlesex Replenish Food Pantry 12 lbs
Aluminum Pull Tabs Donated for: The Ronald McDonald House
NJ FCCLA FLC 2025 Donated more than FLC last year!
111 lbs Non-Perishable Goods Donated for: The Middlesex Replenish Food Pantry 4,000+ AluminumPull TabsDonatedfor: TheRonald McDonaldHouse Thank you to everyonewho helpedout! “Service Comes From The Heart! ”
Congratulations to all our Fall Leadership Connection Competitive event participants!
Jiya Kohli, Chaitanya Palasamudrum Krisha Patel, Meha Shah Ipshita Pathania, Prithvi Manoj, Monvitha Adapala Sai Laasya Aparna Nair, Hasini Yedlapalli Mahi Patel, Bela Patel, Prianka Patel Pranav Todkar, Kommineni, Isha Patel, Jiya Ashar Neha Nirgude, Ria Kotteswaran, Kritika Manwani Kimaya Naik, Yashasvi Vanguru Neha Panchangmath, Ashwin Bhingarde, Anya Shetty Kiratjit Singh, Amaan Khan
Lakkshanarse V, SaiRishita Kona, Jahnavi Singh Kayla Bonnet,
Perfect Score 1st place Gold Perfect Score 1st place Gold Perfect Score 1st place Gold
Emma Desa, Mayra Rajput Nandini Arora, Saiesha Joshi, Siyona Deb Avadhi Baid, Khushee Matani
1st place Gold
2nd place Gold
1st place Gold
2nd place Gold
Keira Grewal Ananya Raja, Ruthva Saravanan
1st place Gold
3rd place Gold
Sanya Talwar, Jenna Trotman, Dhruti Patel Anvita Singhal, Manasvi Ambawale, Ria Rana
2nd place Gold
1st place Gold
3rd place Gold
Shazia Panjwani
Shridhar Garg, Anshuman Sharma Emaan Wali, Arna Srinivas, Riya Krishna Sharliz Asif
1st place Gold
3rd place Gold
2nd place Gold
1st place Gold
2nd place Gold
Arya Jha
Gold
Akshaya Santhosh Kumar Aden Liu, Vivana Satiani, Prisha Majmudar Rajganesh Srinivasan, Virendra Rautela
1st place Gold
2nd place Gold
Gold
Aaliya Varma, Veer Varma, Aaryan
1st place Silver
Silver
Silver
Bhokarikar Siya Patel, Justin Ren
2nd place Silver
Silver
Silver
Kashvi Sheth, Navya Shrivastava, Kiara Roy
3rd place Silver
Silver
Krisha Shah
Silver
Vanshika Kathamusu, Guneet Sudan, Aanya Shah
Avika Saxena, Dhriti Patel
Hiya Patel, Vrinda Puchalapalli
Silver
Bronze
Bronze
Bushra Pathan
Mayra Sanchez
Bronze
Bronze
Enjoy the fun of decorating a gingerbread house ! This event is a fun way to celebrate the winter season, spend time with friends, and show off your holiday creativity. Snacks are included as well as a prize for the most festively dressed ! JPS FCCLA Gingerbread House Party!
December 12, 2025
Cafeteria annex
2:45-4PM
BUY TICKETS $10 IN ROOMS 124 OR 133 TH! BEFORE DECEMBER 4
FILL OUT THE INTEREST FORM TO CONFIRM YOUR SPOT
CAFÉ PODCAST THE INK!
EPISODE ONE OUT NOW!
#001 INK! Café - Fireside Fables
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CLASS OF 2026 JPS INSTANT DECISION DAYS
Interested? Check the participation & registration instructions Questions? Contact Ms. Silberberg or Ms. Nadel in the School Counseling Office Get an on-the-spot college admissions decision! ONGOING IN DECEMBER & JANUARY
Article Spotlight:
Anxiety — Are we making it worse?
According to an article posted by Teachers College Columbia University: Why does avoiding stressful tasks increase anxiety? Avoidance teaches your brain that the situation is dangerous or unmanageable. Over time, this makes the fear stronger and harder to face.
Many schools are giving more accommodations to reduce student anxiety, but many of these reduce exposure to typical challenges. This canaccidentally make anxiety worse instead of better.
What actually helps students get less anxious? Gradually facing fearsin small steps helps the brain learn the situation is safe. Typical school activities like presentations and group work act as healthy practice for managing stress.
What should schools and students do instead of relying on avoidance? Build real coping skills and use accommodations only with a plan to fade them out. This supports long-term confidence and prepares students for future challenges in college and life.
For the full article, go to: tc.columbia.edu
See your counselor with any questions!
P S A T . . . WHAT’S NEXT? V I RTUAL COFFEE WITH THE COUNSELOR TUESDAY , DECEMBER 9TH @8:30AM SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR PARENTS ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE COLLEGE COUNSELORS AND THE PRINCETON R E V I EW FOR A PSAT RESULTS REVIEW. LEARN HOW TO INTERPRET RESULTS AND DEVELOP A TESTING TIMELINE FOR COLLEGE ADMISSIONS E X A M S
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED CLICK THE LINK TO R E G I S T E R
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