This morning, we learned that a Hunterdon Central employee has tested positive for COVID-19. We wanted to alert the community, even though this employee's last contact with any staff or students was beyond the incubation period reported by the Department of Health, and it is very unlikely that a new case will develop specifically from exposure to this person. Please continue reading for more information.
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On Thursday, Governor Murphy announced that he would not reassess the current school closure until Friday, April 17. Following his lead, we will remain closed and engaged in remote instruction through Thursday, April 9. Spring Break will begin on Friday, April 10, and will run through Friday, April 17, when we hope that we will receive more news from the Governor's Office. During Spring Break, there will be no online instruction for students.
Hunterdon Central has created an electronic submission process for all Local Scholarship applications. We have also extended the submission due date to April 6, 2020, and removed the transcript and letters of recommendation requirements, in order to make it easier for students to submit applications during the school closure. Keep reading for more information.
Hunterdon Central had planned to reassess our closure on Wednesday, March 25, with hopes of reopening next Monday, March 30. However, with Governor Murphy's recent orders about school closure and social distancing, we must now follow his lead. His orders did not specify an end date, so we will remain closed until we receive further instructions from the Governor's Office.
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Hunterdon Central has received notification that an employee at the high school has tested positive for COVID-19. We have consulted with the Hunterdon County Department of Health, which confirmed the case.
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Today, Hunterdon Central embarked on our first day of remote instruction. Please continue reading for information about our closure, and for answers to frequently-asked questions.
Because Hunterdon Central is closed until March 30, 2020, we have made accommodations for the submission of Local Scholarship applications.
In an effort to combat the spread of the Novel Coronavirus, and in consultation with the Hunterdon County Department of Health, Hunterdon Central will join all Hunterdon County schools in closing to students, effective Monday, March 16. Online home instruction for all students will begin on Tuesday, March 17. Effective Saturday, March 14, all extracurricular events and activities are canceled. Please continue reading for important information about home instruction.
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Based on Governor Murphy's Statewide recommendation to cancel events with an attendance of 250, Hunterdon Central is canceling the performances of our musical, Evita, scheduled for March 12, 13, and 14, 2020. Additional information about potential rescheduling and/or refunding ticket purchases will be forthcoming.
Hunterdon Central is also canceling administration of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scheduled for Saturday, March 14, 2020. Students scheduled to take the SAT should go to www.collegeboard.com to find information on rescheduling the test.
The high school will continue to inform our students, parents, staff, and community of other cancellations as they are decided.
In order to give our teachers time to prepare for the potential delivery of virtual/online instruction, Hunterdon Central is implementing an early dismissal for students (and half day in-service for staff members) on Friday, March 13. Students will be dismissed at 12:00 PM on Friday. After school activities and athletics will take place as scheduled on those days.