Clinton Township Newsletter

1 1 j a n u a r y 2 0 2 5 A C h e C k L i s t f o r J u n i o r s , f r o M n e x t s t e P A d v i s i n g Has your college-bound junior completed the following? • Review and understand your PSAT score. • Take a diagnostic ACT exam use a specific PSAT/ACT comparison chart to help you decide/map out your testing plan for 2025. Sign up for www.schoolhouse.world or Kahn Academy assistance. • Make a list of potential colleges you would like to visit. Check out their admission website to view Open Houses and mark your calendar! • How about careers? If you don't know what you want to study, you probably know what you don't want to study! • Speak to the admissions representative assigned to New Jersey and introduce yourself via email. Ask if they will be visiting your HS in the spring. • Continue extracurricular/volunteer activities and seek leadership roles. • Do you need to plan on an extra math course this summer in order to be competitive in your potential major, or to be competitive in your application? • Do you want to attend a pre-college summer camp or obtain research experience? Many applications are due prior to March 1. • Continue building relationships with your teachers; your eleventh grade teachers will most likely be writing your letters of recommendation! And, don't forget to say "Hi" to your school counselor too! Here at Next Step Advising, LLC, we meet with your son/daughter every month (more when needed) and guide them from start to finish – everything from finding their best fit school and major to helping them find their voice in the college essay. Students can be done with their applications BEFORE senior year begins IF they start early. We suggest sophomores join with us in early 2025 (and you only pay the Jr/Sr rate). Call Nicole Smith, M.Ed. (owner of Next Step Advising, LLC) at 908.642.8509 for a consult to learn more! t h e f L e M i n g t o n W o M A n ' s C L u b The Flemington Woman's Club is located at 43 Park Avenue in Flemington. Please join us for our next meeting on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at the club house at 1:00. Our speaker will be Cindy Noren a Chair Yoga instructor. Chair Yoga Exercises For Seniors handout will be provided to take home. Donations baby items to support families in need. All women are invited to be our guest! Donations requested for the Flemington Food Pantry: please bring cereal, crackers, packaged mixes or pasta. Are you interested in community service opportunities, meeting new people, expanding your knowledge base, and looking to have fun? The Flemington Woman's Club is the right place for you! All women are invited to be our guest! Not all members live in Flemington – many live in surrounding towns. We meet September through May, the second Wednesday of the month at 1:00 pm at the Clubhouse. We help many charities in the surrounding area, primarily that support women and children. Our different departments and committees allow you to find projects that fit your schedule and interests. If interested in more information please email: vhoinowski@aol.com and use FWC as the subject line. To learn more about The Flemington Woman's Club, please visit our website: www.FlemingtonWomansClub.org. Find us on facebook! Email us at: flemingtonwomansclub@yahoo.com or call: 908.782.1237 and leave a message. We look forward to meeting you! "It's never too late to become who you want to be. I hope you live a life that you're proud of, and if you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start over." ~ The Curious Case of Benjamin Buon "You are never too old to start over. Every day is a chance to make changes to create the life we want." ~ Karon Waddell J o i n s b e s A n d b e i M P r e s s e d – W i t h Y o u r s e L f ! Do you know that many of the South Branch Emergency Services EMTs and Rescue Associates who provide emergency medical care, transport, and land and water rescue in Clinton Township and across northern Hunterdon County are highly trained and dedicated volunteers? We rely on our volunteers to serve this community, and we need more of them. We need YOU! Experience is not required – if you've got the heart, we'll show you the way! Many join SBES with no prior medical or first response experience. We provide our members with free, state-of-the-art training at our own facility, preparing them to help their neighbors in emergencies and even save lives. So what are you waiting for? Join us! You'll learn new skills, forge new friendships, and become part of a great team. Be impressed by what YOU can do! To learn more or sign up, go to: www.SBES365.org. "Sometimes we can only find our true direction when we let the wind of change carry us." ~ Mimi Novic "Nothing is predestined. The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to new beginnings." ~ Ralph Blum

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