Attendance Billboards

Attendance Billboards
Posted on 09/17/2025
Attendance Billboards

Trenton Public Schools is proud to announce the launch of its Student Attendance Billboard Campaign, a new districtwide initiative designed to promote the importance of daily, on-time attendance while celebrating the creativity of TPS staff.

Earlier this year, district employees were invited to submit positive, motivational slogans encouraging students to come to school every day ready to learn. Selected messages are now featured on billboards across the city, sharing reminders of encouragement and support with the entire Trenton community.

Billboard Locations:

  •  Rt. 129 & Cass St: Sean Smith (Hedgepeth/Williams)
  •  N Clinton & Perry: Javon Green (Bus Driver)
  •  Brunswick Ave & Sylvester: Melanie Higginbotham (Trenton Ninth Grade Academy)
  •  Prospect & Stuyvesant: Sharlene Kenton (Gregory Elementary)
  •  Willow Street & Passaic St: Edwin Quezada (Holland Middle School)

“This campaign is about more than attendance, it’s about showing our students that the entire community believes in them and wants to see them succeed,” said Hope Grant, assistant superintendent of secondary schools. “We are proud of our staff whose words of encouragement now shine across the city.”

The Attendance Billboard Campaign is part of TPS’s ongoing effort to foster student success through consistent attendance, strong school-family partnerships, and community support.

"Es difícil educar a un niño ausente.", 10 "IT'S HARD TO EDUCATE AN ABSENT CHILD." ~ Sean Smith Hedgepeth-Williams Technology & Innovation Teacher"YOUR  PRESENCE IS YOUR  SUCCESS TODAY TOMORROW." TU PRESENCIA HOY ES TU ÉXITO MAÑANA."Your Dreams Don't Take Days Off. Neither Should You!" "Tus sueños no se toman días libres. TORNADOES ¡Tú tampoco deberías!" ~ MELANIE HIGGINBOTHAM ESL Teacher"Be seen. Be heard. Be present. Everyday on Time" "Sé visto. Sé escuchado. Sé presente. Todos los días a tiempo." • EDWIN QUEZADA, SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER"Things in life will fade away, But a great education will never decay.  come to school it really matters, importa, Together we will climb the educational ladders."   "Las cosas en la vida se desvanecerán, Pero una buend educación nunca se deteriorará. Ven a la escuela, redimente Juntos subiremos la escalera educativa."  ~ Sharlene Kenton Kindergarten Teacher Benjamin Gregory Elementary School