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Newark School of Data Science & Information Technology

WiFi Wednesday

Advisory, SEL & Postsecondary Readiness

Our weekly advisory program connects relationships, learning habits, reflection, and planning for life after high school across grades 9–12.

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For students and families

What is WiFi Wednesday?

WiFi Wednesday is our advisory, social-emotional learning, and postsecondary readiness program. Students work with an advisor and peers to build relationships, understand their progress, develop skills, and take purposeful steps toward their goals.

Advisory & academic habits

Students have an advisor as a consistent adult connection. Advisory supports goal-setting, academic progress checks, organization, planning, reflection, and timely help.

Social-emotional learning (SEL)

Students practice self-awareness, self-management, listening, collaboration, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making through discussion, reflection, and community-building.

Postsecondary readiness

Students connect their interests and strengths to college, careers, technical training, and other postsecondary options through research, planning, résumé development, and preparation for next steps.

Weekly advisory work

Check in. Get organized. Stay connected.

Advisors use grade-level curriculum and learning plans to guide activities and respond to students’ needs.

Check in & connect

Build relationships, contribute to community discussions, listen to others, and connect with your advisor.

Review & plan

Look at goals, grades, organization, and next steps. Update learning plans and identify where support is needed.

Learn & explore

Work through grade-level advisory and SEL learning, career exploration, or postsecondary readiness activities.

Develop & reflect

Organize portfolio evidence, develop projects, prepare for exhibitions, and reflect on progress.

Activities and emphasis vary by grade level, point in the school year, and student needs. Follow your advisor’s directions and the updates in your grade-level hub.

Your year: grade-level roadmap

The four-year advisory progression

Each year builds on the last, connecting who you are to the choices and opportunities ahead.

Grade 9

Who Am I?

Build the Foundation

Transition to high school, build a sense of belonging, and begin connecting your interests to your learning.

  • Identity, strengths, relationships, and belonging
  • Organization, routines, goal-setting, and academic habits
  • Freshman research and CTE exploration

Evidence of progress

Personal goals, reflection, research evidence, and an end-of-year exhibition.

Grade 10

Who Am I Becoming?

Deepen the Foundation

Build on your first-year growth and make more intentional connections among your interests, responsibilities, and future options.

  • Growth in writing, mathematics, and learning habits
  • Career exploration, pathway planning, and AP/CTE readiness
  • Leadership, community service, and reflection

Evidence of progress

Updated goals, career and pathway exploration, evidence of growth, and an end-of-year exhibition.

Grade 11

How Will I Get There?

Clarity and Action

Turn exploration into a plan for graduation and the opportunities you want to pursue after high school.

  • Graduation assessment readiness, including NJGPA, and college entrance testing
  • Postsecondary research, AP/dual-enrollment opportunities, and résumé development
  • Research development, thesis preparation, and next-step planning

Evidence of progress

A developing postsecondary plan, résumé, research evidence, and an end-of-year exhibition.

Grade 12

What Will I Leave Behind?

Finish Strong and Launch

Complete graduation requirements, communicate your learning, and prepare to transition into your next chapter.

  • Graduation audit, senior thesis, and thesis defense
  • Applications, financial aid, and postsecondary decisions
  • Life readiness, reflection, legacy, and a launch plan

Evidence of progress

Senior Thesis Project, completed application and graduation steps, and a postsecondary launch plan.

Current students: 2026–2027

Grade-level Schoology hubs

Students are already enrolled. Sign in with your NPS Schoology account and open your assigned grade-level hub.

Learning, reflection & presentation

Exhibitions, portfolios & senior thesis

Every student presents an end-of-year exhibition in May. Seniors present the Senior Thesis Project.

Advisory provides time and guidance to develop projects, organize evidence, reflect on learning, and prepare to explain your work. Goals and learning-plan check-ins help students connect their progress to their next steps.

Collect & organize

Keep work samples, research, reflections, and other evidence together. Use the materials and organization directions provided by your advisor.

Develop & revise

Build your project over time. Use feedback, check-ins, and reflection to strengthen the work and connect it to your interests and goals.

Present & reflect

Prepare your presentation materials, rehearse, explain your learning, and consider how your growth informs what you will do next.

Your grade-level hub and advisor provide the current assignment directions, checkpoints, exhibition arrangements, and submission expectations.

For current students

What should I be doing?

Use advisory time and your grade-level hub to stay connected to your learning and your plan.

  • Arrive on time and bring the materials your advisor has assigned.
  • Check your grade-level Schoology hub daily and review posted directions.
  • Participate in discussions, listen respectfully, and contribute your perspective.
  • Review goals, grades, learning plans, and your next steps with your advisor.
  • Keep portfolio and exhibition evidence organized and respond to feedback.
  • Ask for support early and follow through on the next steps you agree on.

For families

Ask your student to share their current goals, advisory work, and upcoming checkpoints. Review hub announcements together and contact the advisor or counseling team when your student needs support.

Postsecondary readiness across four years

How advisory connects to future planning

Interests, pathways & experiences

Students explore strengths, career interests, CTE pathways, advanced coursework, early college, leadership, service, and work-based learning connections as they develop their plans.

Preparation & follow-through

The work develops toward résumés, interview readiness, postsecondary research, applications, financial aid, graduation reviews, and a launch plan for the transition after high school.

Related school resources

Planning links & student resources

Use these alongside your advisor’s directions and the work in your grade-level hub.

Advanced Placement (AP) Hub

Explore our AP courses and find AP Classroom, assessment resources, and school support.

Visit the AP Hub

Career academies & CTE

Explore how interests connect to technical learning, career pathways, and work-based experiences.

Explore career academies

Early college

Learn about college-learning opportunities while planning your high school pathway with your counselor.

Explore early college

Bell schedule

Check school schedules and follow your advisor’s directions for the Wednesday advisory schedule.

View the bell schedule

Grade-level Schoology hubs

Use your assigned hub for advisory, academic updates, exhibitions, postsecondary planning, and school announcements.

Sign in to NPS Schoology

Questions & answers

WiFi Wednesday FAQs

What is WiFi Wednesday?

WiFi Wednesday is Data Science’s weekly advisory, social-emotional learning, and postsecondary readiness program. It connects relationships, learning habits, reflection, projects, and future planning across grades 9–12.

What happens during advisory?

Activities may include check-ins, community-building, SEL lessons, goal and grade reviews, learning-plan updates, career exploration, postsecondary tasks, and exhibition preparation. Advisors use grade-level curriculum and learning plans and adapt activities to the needs of their groups.

Do all grade levels do the same work?

The program has shared purposes and a four-year progression. Each grade has its own guiding question, developmental focus, and next steps. The grade-level roadmap on this page shows how the work develops over time.

When does WiFi Wednesday take place?

It takes place during the Wednesday advisory schedule. Check the school bell schedule and your Schoology hub for the current directions, including any special activities or schedule changes.

How do I find my grade-level Schoology hub?

Current students are already enrolled in their grade-level hub. Sign in to your NPS Schoology account and select your hub, or use the direct link on this page. If your hub is missing, ask your advisor for help or the appropriate grade-level access code.

Should I check Schoology only on Wednesdays?

Check your grade-level hub daily. It carries advisory information, academic updates, exhibition work, postsecondary planning, principal newsletters, surveys, district updates, and other announcements.

What are exhibitions, and how do they connect to advisory?

Students develop and organize evidence of their learning, practice explaining their work, and reflect on their growth. Every student presents an end-of-year exhibition in May. Seniors present the Senior Thesis Project. Advisors support planning, development, reflection, and presentation readiness.

How can families support the program?

Ask your student about their advisory goals, current project, and next steps. Review posted announcements and deadlines together, help them plan, and contact the advisor or counseling team when questions or barriers arise.

What should prospective students know?

Advisory is part of the student experience across all four years. It provides a consistent adult connection and a structured space to build skills and plan for life after high school. The Schoology links on this page are for enrolled students and require school sign-in.

Who can help if I have a concern or need support?

Start with your advisor. For academic planning, graduation, or postsecondary questions, contact your school counselor. Students and families can call the Main Office to connect with the right member of our school team.

Student & family support

Connect with your advisor or school team.

Start with your advisor for advisory work, learning plans, and exhibition questions. For academic planning, graduation, and postsecondary readiness, connect with school counselors Dimitris Meredith or Tatyana Zapata.

Call the Main Office if you need help reaching the right person.

973-350-5088

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