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🌱 How Colonia High’s new bathroom rule could affect your third block

And check out HMH's Carrier Clinic - Virtual Hospitality Hiring Event on the Colonia Patch calendar

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Good morning Colonia! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Colonia High’s new bathroom rule could affect your third block
  • Which Colonia football stars topped the Big Central stat charts?

Also on today's calendar: HMH's Carrier Clinic - Virtual Hospitality Hiring Event and 6 more events.

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Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Thursday: Periods of clouds and sun, with a high of 47 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Friday: Windy; morning rain, temps: high: 56, low: 29.
  • Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; colder, with a high of 38 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Colonia High enforces new bathroom rule during third block (thedeclarationatcoloniahigh.com) — Students at Colonia High School now face a new third-block rule that sharply limits bathroom access in order to cut hallway congestion during overlapping lunch periods. The policy, explained by Principal Cheira, has frustrated some students who say they must wait long stretches to use the restroom, raising questions about how the rule will work alongside required medical accommodations under federal law.
   

• Who lit it up? Final Big Central Conference stat leaders for 2025 season (nj.com subscription) — Colonia football fans can see their own standouts highlighted in this wrap-up of Big Central Conference stat leaders from the 2025 season, including playoff and rivalry-game performances. The piece spotlights top quarterbacks, rushers, receivers, defenders, and kickers from across Central Jersey, with Colonia players featured among the conference’s best.
   

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