SAVE THE DATE-Craig High Virtual Grad Panel 2024-Friday, January 12th: We are excited to extend an invite to all of our Craig parents to join us for our annual grad panel on Friday, January 12th from 1:00-1:45 PM.  We have assembled quite a special team of former Craig grads who will be sharing their insights into navigating the college landscape from choosing a school and major to the challenges of college and the resources available to students with learning disabilities.  

Craig High College Grad Panel (Virtual)

Friday, January 12th, 1:00-1:45 PM 

2024 Craig Grad Panel Zoom Link

The panel will be Virtual so we will re-share the Zoom Link and grad speaker bios prior to the panel.  We hope you will join us.   

Ugly Sweater Contest Results: As a lead into our Spirit Day, we held a few Craig High traditions with our pre-holiday crowning jewel being our Annual Ugly Sweater contest. 

The colors were bright, and the ugly lived up to the billing.  This year's voted winners and their self-named ugly sweaters were:

• Ava with her “Louis Tomlinson” (Beyond Ugly-Overall Winner)
• Max with his “Let's Get Lit” (Most Festive)
• Ana with her “Most Likely” (Most Sparkliest)
• Daniel with his “Star Wards (Most Disturbing)
• Charlie with his “Chicken Little” (Most Flammable)
• EV with her “Your Dad” (Most Creative)
• Choe with her “Spongebob’s Buddy Patrick” (Most Colorful)

CHS Winter Spirit Day 2023: We closed out our 1st trimester with our annual Winter Spirit Day. It started with almost 100% attendance.  Take that and a handful of alumni and guests joining us and you have the makings of our best Winter Spirit Day ever! 

Our morning started with a PACS-provided breakfast buffet filled with bagels, muffins, cinnamon rolls, fruit, and a big glass of OJ to wash it all down.  Thank you, PACS! 

Our first Spirit Day event was the BOTTLE FLIP RELAY where students went head-to-head with the goal of being the first to land four water/soda bottles of varying sizes (stubbies to gallon) before their opponent did.  We had friends battle it out, siblings throw down, and when the last bottle landed, 10th grader Eli stood tall as our annual champ!  Next up was FLIP FLAP FLO (FFF), a cup game where players needed to land a plastic cup face down and then place it on a Tic-Tac-Toe board.  The goal was simple.  Land your cup and get your three in a row before your opponent.  For the first time ever, a CHS guest took the FFF title so congrats to Ava’s guest, Maddie. 

Next, we took a Santa Break for Hot Cocoa and Cookies.  We had a fully loaded Hot Chocolate Bar equipped with syrups, whipped cream, sprinkles, pocky stirrers, and chocolate straws!  Then it was time for our student-teacher CORNHOLE Tourney.  We started with 8 Teams made up of students and teachers.  When the last bag was tossed, the student-teacher team of Miles and Dr. Cap took home this year's title.  

At exactly 11 AM, Craig High welcomed back our favorite PE Teacher and new Dad, Mr. Norton who made a guest appearance to help ref our school-wide Rolling Stone game.  While this was going on, our favorite Art Teacher, Mrs. Tartaglia opened up the art studio for a holiday bracelet-making workshop. We all came back together at 11:45 AM to crown our Spirit Day champs and to announce our 1st Annual COACH Door Decorating Contest winner. Our holiday doors were festive and amazing, to say the least. 

From Left to Right: Take a s-ELFie, Sweater Weather, Ho Ho Shalom, Winter Games, Jerry The Swinging Snowman, Let it Snow, Meowy Christmas Ya Filthy Animal, O Christmas Tree, Letters to Santa

This year's Best Overall Door- Merry Oink-mas by Mrs. Tartaglia and her COACH crew 

Our DOOR VOTES were tabulated and we announced our 4 winning categories with their prizes being an all-expense paid off-campus lunch at the famous Red Barn Restaurant located in Montville.  Congrats to Mrs. T and her COACH crew (BEST OVERALL), Mrs. Brown and her COACH crew (MOST HOLIDAY SPIRIT), Ms. Knutsen and her COACH crew (MOST INTERACTIVE), and Mrs. Bhakta and her COACH crew (MOST SCHOOL SPIRIT).  Add up all the above and what you get is our Greatest Winter Spirit Day ever! 

TONIGHT-RSVP Craig School Alumni Night Jan 5th in Mt. Lakes:  For all of our graduates of the Craig Middle School, TONITE Friday, Jan 5th is Alumni Night. The event will be held on our Mt. Lakes campus in the Wilson building from 6-8 PM.  There is still time to RSVP at RSVP Link Craig Alumni Night

PARKING MESSAGE

Mountain Lakes Campus

We are very grateful to have such an involved community! As with any large family, we can overwhelm those around us sometimes.  As you come to campus for drop-off, pick-up, and various activities, please continue to be good neighbors to our community.

When coming onto the Mountain Lakes campus for activities, please only park in lined spots in our lot, in empty spots in the Blue House parking lot, or across the Boulevard at the Masonic Lodge.

We truly appreciate your support and commitment to your children and The Craig School!