Today, we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., reflecting on his enduring commitment to justice, equity, and service to others.
All Kearny School District schools are closed today - Monday, January 19, 2026 - in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Kearny High School had an assembly and hosted renowned national speaker Stephen Hill, who spoke to the KHs students and staff on substance abuse. Mental health and share his inspiring comeback story.
This meaningful event would not have been possible without the support of Cheryl Stavola of the Tigger Stavola Foundation. Cheryl is the aunt of Tigger Stavola, who tragically died from an opioid overdose at the age of 25. Inspired by this devastating loss. Cheryl founded the Tigger Stavola Foundation to raise awareness about drug addiction and to provide drug prevention education to schools. They grateful for the opportunity to bring this important message to our students.




January Students of the Month and this month Teacher Kardinal Crown, Mr. Charles McBride




KHS:
January Students of the Month and this month Teacher Kardinal Crown, Mr. Charles McBride




January Students of the Month and this month Teacher Kardinal Crown, Mr. Charles McBride




8th Grade Open House/ Orientation
Thank you to our parents, students, and faculty for turning out in such great numbers. Your support, energy, and involvement made our event a tremendous success—we truly couldn’t have done it without you.




8th Grade Open House/ Orientation
Thank you to our parents, students, and faculty for turning out in such great numbers. Your support, energy, and involvement made our event a tremendous success—we truly couldn’t have done it without you.





8th Grade Open House/ Orientation
Thank you to our parents, students, and faculty for turning out in such great numbers. Your support, energy, and involvement made our event a tremendous success—we truly couldn’t have done it without you.





8th Grade Open House/ Orientation
Thank you to our parents, students, and faculty for turning out in such great numbers. Your support, energy, and involvement made our event a tremendous success—we truly couldn’t have done it without you.




8th Grade Open House/ Orientation
Thank you to our parents, students, and faculty for turning out in such great numbers. Your support, energy, and involvement made our event a tremendous success—we truly couldn’t have done it without you.





8th Grade Open House/ Orientation
Thank you to our parents, students, and faculty for turning out in such great numbers. Your support, energy, and involvement made our event a tremendous success—we truly couldn’t have done it without you.





8th Grade Open House/ Orientation
Thank you to our parents, students, and faculty for turning out in such great numbers. Your support, energy, and involvement made our event a tremendous success—we truly couldn’t have done it without you.





8th Grade Open House/ Orientation
Thank you to our parents, students, and faculty for turning out in such great numbers. Your support, energy, and involvement made our event a tremendous success—we truly couldn’t have done it without you.





8th Grade Open House/ Orientation
Thank you to our parents, students, and faculty for turning out in such great numbers. Your support, energy, and involvement made our event a tremendous success—we truly couldn’t have done it without you.




8th Grade Open House/ Orientation
Thank you to our parents, students, and faculty for turning out in such great numbers. Your support, energy, and involvement made our event a tremendous success—we truly couldn’t have done it without you.





8th Grade Open House/ Orientation
Thank you to our parents, students, and faculty for turning out in such great numbers. Your support, energy, and involvement made our event a tremendous success—we truly couldn’t have done it without you.




8th Grade Open House/ Orientation
Thank you to our parents, students, and faculty for turning out in such great numbers. Your support, energy, and involvement made our event a tremendous success—we truly couldn’t have done it without you.





8th Grade Open House/ Orientation
Thank you to our parents, students, and faculty for turning out in such great numbers. Your support, energy, and involvement made our event a tremendous success—we truly couldn’t have done it without you.




8th Grade Open House/ Orientation
Thank you to our parents, students, and faculty for turning out in such great numbers. Your support, energy, and involvement made our event a tremendous success—we truly couldn’t have done it without you.





KHS:
This year's KHS Poetry Out Loud 1st place winner is Haley Felix. Haley will now represent KHS at the Regional Competition at Passaic County Community College on February 5th 2026. She will be joining schools from Hudson, Passaic, and Bergen counties. As always, all of the student performers, emcees, lighting crew, and videographers did an amazing job at making the night another successful event. Our teacher judges: Ms. DeLuca, Ms. Dlugosh, and Mrs. Cassidy had a tough job as all of the participants did an excellent job.

