All Students
Community Service
Lenape Valley Regional High School offers our students the opportunity to document 40 hours of community service to earn 2.5 credits towards satisfying the 130 credits required for graduation.
Guidelines:
Students can earn all of their hours in one place (at an animal shelter) or volunteer for numerous events during the year (Field of Heroes, Tree Lighting, Food Drive, etc.) to accumulate the 40 hours
Hours do not need to be completed within one academic year. They can be spread out over the course of four years.
Service must be done for a legitimate charity or service organization. If in doubt, please ask your counselor in advance of participating.
Students can not be compensated in any way for their service.
Students will keep track of their hours and attendance using our Community Service Summary Log and Form.
Signed certificates or letters from organizations indicating the number of hours volunteered and the nature of the service will also be accepted.
Students may NOT have a parent sign for their hours.
Students will not be permitted to obtain community service credit by being a teacher's assistant.
Once students earn the required 40 hours they will receive a P and 2.5 credits on their transcript.
Students can continue to volunteer and accrue additional hours, but may earn a maximum of 2.5 credits.
Forms to document service are linked here!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wPJ-rlr6aZ3wmwGa20jCyyUf11THM5hjKgq9lKY9Joo/ed
"Intelligence plus character- that is the goal of true education."
Martin Luther King
Guidance Services:
The Department of Student Personnel Services shares in the responsibility of insuring that students attain their greatest potential educationally, socially, and vocationally. Working as part of a team with teachers, administrators, child study team members, student assistance counselor, nurse and parents, the counselors help students achieve their goals. Counselors meet with students to discuss school adjustment, college and post secondary educational and career planning, and personal concerns.
Getting Involved....
Join LVHS clubs and activities to build character and making the most of your education!
Lenape Valley Clubs Pages are linked here!
The Lenape Valley Student Activites Guide is linked here!
Join LVHS clubs and activities to build character and making the most of your education!
Junior ROTC
Sea Cadets: The Sea Cadets are a junior ROTC Program for students ages 13-17. Interested individuals should contact the organization directly.
Travis Manion Battalion (local chapter)
Summer Programs and Gap Year Programs:
Students can enrich their high school experience by participating in summer programs. Graduates may gain valuable life experience and see the world through the Gap Year Option.
National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)
Pan Atlantic Foundation Study Abroad Program
Council on International Educational Exchange website
CIEE Gap Year
CIEE High School Summer Programs
CIEE Host Family Program
Rustic Pathways 3-month Gap Program
College Courses for High School Students
Opportunities to enroll in college courses are also offered by the community colleges, but are not affiliated specifically with Lenape Valley. This means that students will earn credits on a community college transcript, but the credits will not transfer to Lenape Valley. The college course may be considered as satisfying pre-requisites so as to allow Lenape Valley student to accelerate their studies in high school. For example, a student who has enrolled in Spanish 1 as a Freshman at Lenape Valley may enroll in Spanish 2 at the community college and then enroll in Spanish 3 during their sophomore year. While the student will not receive credit at Lenape Valley, this option will enable the student to accelerate their course sequence so that they may enroll in Advanced Placement Spanish as a senior. Interested students should apply directly to the community college and submit a college transcript to Lenape Valley upon completion of the course. These courses may additionally transfer to future colleges.
County College of Morris:
Sussex County Community College:
Jump Start Application Packet Link
Extra Help Has Arrived!
Extra help is provided by teachers from 2:00-3:00pm in the Student Center Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday!
Late busses are available at 3:00pm under the portico Mondays through Thursdays.
Please be aware that extra help is not available on days of early dismissal and on selected Mondays due to staff meetings.
Please join us!
See the English Flyer linked here
See the History Flyer linked here
The Student Center
NHS Tutoring
Students seeking help in their classes need look no further! National Honor Society members are here to help!
If you are interested, you must fill out the NHS Tutoring Request Google Form linked HERE.... NHS TUTORING REQUEST GOOGLE FORM
Once you fill the Form out, you will receive a follow-up email from an NHS member that will confirm your appointment. Make sure that you arrive at the Student Center on your scheduled day.
All appointments must be made at least one school day in advance. Same-day after school appointments will not be available.
Private Tutors:
Students who would like to privately retain a tutor and are looking for references can contact their guidance counselor for more information.
Working Papers:
As of June 1, 2023, all working papers are completed online at myworkingpapers.nj.gov.
Here’s how it works:
1. Minors and their employer each go to Myworkingpapers.nj.gov to start.
2. The employer is emailed a unique 8-digit code they share with every minor they hire.
3. The minor fills out their working papers application online, entering the employer’s unique 8-digit code. The minor adds their caregiver’s name and email address.
4. The employer is emailed when a minor applies for working papers using unique 8-digit code assigned to their business. The employer clicks the link in the email to add job duties and hours and give their OK.
5. The caregiver is emailed that a working papers application has been started by a minor in their care. The caregiver clicks the link in the email to give their OK and provide the minor’s proof of age.
6. The minor and their employer each receive an email when the caregiver takes action on the working papers application.
7. The minor can begin working — unless they receive an email rejecting their application. (Notification of approval/rejection can be expected within 24 hours of the caregiver taking action.)
Mental Health Resources:
Directory of Adult Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Mental Health and Crisis Services for Child and Adolescent in Northwest New Jersey
Comprehensive Adolescent Program (CAP), Sparta, NJ
The CAP Program provides high risk and/or court-9jvolved adolescents with a combination of case management and community-based rehabilitative services to decrease maladaptive behaviors and prevent their involvement/re-involvement with juvenile court and/or the detention center.
2nd Floor Youth Helpline for every day and serious problems
http://2ndfloor.org 1-888-222-2228
Center for Prevention and Counseling, Newton, NJ
The Center for Prevention and Counseling offers resources and support for parents, students, and families regarding drug education programs. Learn about their programs at https://centerforprevention.org/ or call (973) 383-4787.
Sussex County & State Mental Health Resources for Youth
For emergencies and referrals to treatment programs, please see the attached document.
Rock the Vote:
The Department of Education requires all New Jersey high school students be informed of not only the value of voting, but also the voting registration process. Please review the attached voting articles and New Jersey Voter Registration Form.
Celebrate High School Voter Registration Week - Sept. 23-27, 2024
Click here for information about the role fo a citizen and the importance of voting:
To register in New Jersey, you must be:
A United States citizen
At least 17 years old, though you may not vote until you have reached the age of 18
A resident of the county for 30 days before the election
You are not serving a sentence of Incarceration as a result of a conviction of an indictable offense under the laws of this or another state or of the United States.
Ways Eligible Students Can Register to Vote:
Print and distribute Paper Voter Registration Forms - Available in Guidance or linked here.
Selective Service:
U.S. federal law requires all men to register with the Selective Service System within 30 days of their 18th birthday. Not only is registration important for protecting access to federal benefits, it is essential to our nation's security in the event of a national crisis. Note that registration with the Selective Service does not mean enlisting in the armed forces.
Registration is quick and easy to do with the options below:
1. Online registration: https://www.sss.gov/register
2. Downloadable mail-in form: https://www.sss.gov/forms/
3. In-person at any U.S. Post Office
Military Opt Out
Students who will turn 18 during an academic year may complete the Military Opt Out Form in Genesis Parent Portal in order to request their private information not be released to the military. This form can be found under the "forms tab" in Genesis Parent Portal. Please complete this form no later than October 1 of each academic year in order for a student to be assured their name not be shared with the military.
McKinney-Vento
If you meet the definition of homeless, please contact your guidance counselor today!
The McKinney-Vento Definition of Homeless
Subtitle VII-B of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (per Title IX, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act) defines homeless as follows:
The term “homeless children and youths”–
(A) means individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence (within the meaning of section 103(a)(1)); and
(B) includes–
(i) children and youths who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; or are abandoned in hospitals;*
(ii) children and youths who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings (within the meaning of section 103(a)(2)(C));
(iii) children and youths who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and
(iv) migratory children (as such term is defined in section 1309 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) who qualify as homeless for the purposes of this subtitle because the children are living in circumstances described in clauses (i) through (iii).
*Per Title IX, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act, “awaiting foster care placement” was removed from the definition of homeless on December 10, 2016; the only exception to his removal is that “covered states” have until December 10, 2017 to remove “awaiting foster care placement” from their definition of homeless.