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Chesterfield Elementary School will hold its Sixth Grade graduation on Wednesday, June 14th with a rain date of June 15th both days are early dismissal. The final day of school is scheduled for Friday, June 16th which is also an early dismissal day. Pre graduation a Graduation parade for sixth graders originally planned for Thursday, June 8th had to be rescheduled to Monday June 12th due to the poor air quality conditions from the fires.  For those who are planning for the Fall as the summer begins, the tentative first day of school for students is scheduled for Wednesday, June 6th and is a full day.

The Northern Burlington Middle School does not hold an 8th grade graduation but will have an early dismissal on Monday June 12th and their planned last day of Tuesday, June 13th. For those students or parents who look forward to the start of school, the tentative first day of school for seventh graders and new students to the district is an early dismissal day, Tuesday, September 5thand the first day for all other Middle School students is Wednesday, September 6th. 

The Northern Burlington Regional High School plans for graduation on Tuesday, June 13th, which is also an early dismissal day and the planned last day of the 2022-2023 school year. Monday, June 12th will also be an early dismissal day. On Friday, June 9th,  Seniors were celebrated at the annual NB Senior Send Off Day where they received their caps and gowns, their 2023 Graduate lawn signs, yearbooks, turned in school property and enjoyed a variety of bouncy house activities and games including bumper cars and a rock-climbing wall and were treated to delicious snacks including funnel cake, fried Oreos and Kona Ice. 

For incoming 9thgraders students new to the district, the tentative first day of school is an early dismissal day scheduled for Tuesday, September 5th and the first day for all students at the high school is scheduled for Wednesday, September 6th. 

Chesterfield Spotlight would like to congratulate all students, educators and parents who met the challenges of the 2022-2023 school year and made it out relatively unscathed! To those who made it out but are not unscathed extra congratulations to you!

Wednesday, May 31 the Spring Choir Concert was held at Northern Burlington. The program included selections such as “Imagine” by John Lennon, arr. Mac Huff, “Seasons of Love” by Jonathan Larson, arr. Roger Emerson, “Landslide” by Stevie Nicks arr. Anders & Astrom, “Lacrimosa” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, arr. Ken Fleet and “Fix You” by Coldplay arr. George Chung.

The 2023 Spring Choral Concert was bittersweet as it was also the final concert for the beloved Northern Burlington Choir Director and Teacher, Mr. David Taylor. Mr. Taylor was on the job at Northern Burlington for twenty years as the Choir Director. For this special event,  Northern Choir Alum were invited to attend the concert and to join the combined choirs for the final two songs, “Total Praise” by Richard Smallwood and “The Lord Bless You and Keep You” by Lutkin. Many of Mr. Taylor’s alumni took him up on the invitation and joined the combined choirs. 

Mr. Taylor shared some stories from his long tenured career at Northern. Students made tear-filled speeches about how Mr. Taylor has been a positive influence in their lives during their high school careers. Mr. Taylor has been instrumental in getting students excited about music, whether it be in choir class, in plays and musicals, in marching band and even worked collaboratively with the choir and band programs at the middle school. He was a proactive force in assisting students to pursue choir opportunities through involvement in Tri-M, All South Jersey Choir, All State Choir and All Eastern Choir. He was wonderful in motivating students to try out and supportive to students in preparing for their try outs. Many Northern choir students participated in at least one of the programs and some participated in a multitude of them. 

“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” – William Ward 

As stated by a former student “Congratulations to Mr. Taylor on his retirement. We are happy for you and your next adventures. It is a sad day for all that will no longer hear you in the halls, see you in front of the choir, or be inspired by you in class.  Northern Burlington students and parents have been privileged to have a teacher and Choir Director who has been good, superior and a great inspiration to students, fellow staff, and parents.”