It's easy - just send a pic
Update, Sept. 26, 8:45 a.m.: Shortly, we will process the nominations from this weekend's games, but the news bulletin is this - nominations close at 11:59 p.m. tomorrow, Sept. 27. We will have an up-to-date list of nominated schools below later today, along with the latest submitted pics in the gallery above.
But don't wait for that. There's only one sure way to be a part of the fun in the weeks to come, and that's to send in a pic and get your school nominated.
As of Friday, we were up to 63 schools, all of whom have photos in the gallery above. The photo gallery above was re-organized last week and is now alphabetical by school. Note that after photo No. 100, you'll get a link to Part 2 of the gallery.
Here is the list of currently, officially nominated schools, with the list expected to grow later today:
Bergen Catholic, Boonton, Brick, Brick Memorial, Bridgewater-Raritan, Caldwell, Cedar Creek, Cedar Grove, Cherokee, Cherry Hill WestCranford, Demarest, DePaul, Don Bosco, Edison, Emerson, Glen Rock, Hanover Park, Hillsborough, Holy Cross, Hunterdon Central, Indian Hills, Jackson Liberty, Jackson Memorial, Jefferson, Kinnelon, Kittatinny, Lawrenceville, Lenape, Lyndhurst, Mainland, Middletown North, Middletown South, Montclair, Morris Hills, Morris Knolls, New Egypt, North Arlington, North Hunterdon, Northern Burlington, Oakcrest, Ocean Twp., Parsippany Hills, Passaic Tech, Pennsville, Point Pleasant Beach,Point Pleasant Boro, Pope John, Rancocas Valley, Red Bank Catholic, Ridge, Roxbury, Seneca, Somerville, St. Augustine, St. Joseph (Mont.), St. Peter's Prep, Steinert, Toms River East, Toms River North, Toms River South, Voorhees, Wayne Hills, Wayne Valley, West Morris, West Windsor-Plainsboro South, Westfield, Williamstown, Wood-Ridge.
Without fail, one of the best things about HS football is the throng of cheering students pulling for their classmates: The student section.
They're loud. They can get wild. Sometimes, they're super organized, with leaders, coordinated themes and a playbook of chants. The costumes can be elaborate. The rituals can be passed down for decades. Some fan sections even travel well on road games.
So we want to know - which N.J. school has the best student section? Here's how you can tell us. NJ.com is opening up nominations for the best student section.
Nominating your school is a piece of cake. Just snap a photo of your school's student section, preferably in an excited state. Then upload your photo and answer a few questions using the form below. We'll add your photo to the gallery above and count your school as nominated - but after that, things get interesting.
Contest format:
Nominations will be open through Tuesday, Sept. 27. We will then split the nominations into three N.J. regions - North, Central and South - and launch a poll for each region. Your voting in the regional polls will determine the schools that move on to an elimination bracket, with week-long head-to-head voting matchups to determine regional champs. Champs from each region will compete in a three-way poll to determine THE best student section in New Jersey football. The whole thing will wrap up right around the beginning of November.
Additional notes:
• The form below will work with your cell phone - you can nominate your school at halftime!
• NJ.com staff will also make nominations with our own photography.
• Only upload photos you have shot or that you personally received permission to use. We can't use photos from other media outlets. Please don't grab and submit photos from other websites.
• Multiple nominations for a school are welcome, but we may not use every photo.
• Submitted photos will be added to the gallery after some processing time; nominations will be compiled and listed on top of this post after the weekend's play.
So start talking and sharing - rally the troops to nominate, vote and make your student section officially the best in N.J.