NORTH HUNTERDON HIGH SCHOOL
Annandale, NJ
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December 2017 E-Newsletter
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Upcoming Events
The following is a list of important upcoming events:
- December 1 - Clinton Christmas Parade, 7pm
- December 2 - SAT, NOT at North
- December 4 - Booster Club Meeting, 7pm in faculty dining room
- December 7 - Winter Concert I, 7pm in theater
- December 8 - Mind of the Athlete program for winter sports athletes
- December 8 - Technology Service Club Gaming Night, 6:00-10:00pm, cafe A
- December 9 - ACT, NOT at North
- December 13 - Half day for students, staff in-service, 11:55am dismissal
- December 13 - AP Scholar Bagel Breakfast, 7:15 am, Cafe B Annex
- December 14 - Winter Concert II, 7pm in theater
- December 14 - AP Information Day, 2:30 pm, cafe A
- December 21 - Winter Concert for students, 1:45pm in main gym
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- December 21 - Lions Cheer Org. Meeting, 7pm in room 120
- December 23-January 1 - No Homework Days
- December 25 - January 1 - School Closed for Winter Recess
- January 2, 2018 - School Resumes
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November Students of the Month
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Jordan Fernandes
Class of 2018
Senior, Jordan Fernandes plans to study computer programming alongside chemical engineering in college. His loftiest goal is to attend Princeton University. Other schools he applied to are Lafayette, Lehigh, Villanova, and Stevens Institute of Technology. Jordan has had multiple favorite classes, but the two most favorite he took were AP Chemistry sophomore year and AP Computer Science A junior year. For AP Chemistry, although the class carries a hefty workload, he enjoyed all the in-class experiments that showed chemical concepts in action. With the experiments, Jordan felt as though he was not only learning the information, he was participating in it. It felt important, not like more facts and figures. In fact, the class inspired him to pursue chemical engineering in college. As for AP Computer Science A, Jordan already knew he loved coding. However, this class was the first time he ever entered a true programming language. What he loved the most about the class was that it involved so much application. They simply had to learn some simple rules and syntax, and then spent time adapting those rules and syntax to the needs of the program. That class, in conjunction with his coding interest, has inspired him to pursue computer programming in college. At North, Jordan is a member of the Technology Student Association. Outside of school, he participates in taekwondo. He is an assistant instructor and has the rank of senior first-degree black belt. Some of his favorite memories at North include doing the stock market contest in Financial Literacy, working on essays after school with Mrs. Simpson in English II, doing experiments, in AP Chemistry, and programming in AP CS A.
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Rupsa Paul
Class of 2018
Senior, Rupsa Paul has had four amazing years at North Hunterdon. Rupsa’s favorite class at North was AP Biology with Ms. Flynn. Ms. Flynn helped her to further explore her interest in biology and life sciences. The class is what reassured her that she wanted to enter the health profession field when she got older. Rupsa is a member of National Honor Society and Math Honor Society. She is also a part of Key Club and Interact Club, where she has the opportunities to help other people. Rupsa volunteers at Hunterdon Healthcare once a week. She also has a job at Clinton Station Diner, where she works three times a week. Rupsa volunteers at the Garden State Cultural Association a couple times each year and recently had the chance to go to India for a chance to help the struggling communities. She plans on majoring in Biomedical Engineering, on a pre-med track. Her top school choices are Johns Hopkins University, University of Pennsylvania, and Northeastern University. Rupsa’s favorite memories at North have been learning new things from her friends and teachers, while also getting the opportunity to positively affect the community around her.
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November Athletes of the Month
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Rebecca Fontana
Class of 2018
Senior, Rebecca Fontana has been playing soccer competitively since the first grade. This is the age when she started on her very first travel soccer team and before that she played for Clinton Township Recreation. One of Rebecca’s strongest skills in soccer is being able to get forwards when her team is attacking and then working her way back to defense. Since she plays outside defense, getting forwards doesn’t happen often for her. But anytime the opportunity arrived, Rebecca got up to help her team in the attacking play. This year, the Lady Lions won the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament, which hasn’t been done since 2008. She is so proud of what the team accomplished. Their record this year was 9-7-1. Rebecca plans to continue to play on a club team for soccer. She is hoping to attend Monmouth University to study Marine and Environmental Biology. Rebecca participates in Interact and has been a part of Relay for Life since middle school. Outside of school, she plays travel soccer for Branchburg Soccer Club and works at Chelsea’s Restaurant in Lebanon.
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Raymond Sellaro
Class of 2018
Team Captain, Raymond Sellaro has had a very impressive year on the cross country team. Raymond won the Randolph Invitational, Skyland Conference Delaware Division, Stewart Memorial, Shore Invitational, and the Skyland Conference Championship. He was able to accomplish all of this because of his endurance and speed in the events. The Lions ran in the Meet of Champions, but unfortunately Raymond did not run due to an injury. His fastest time this year for a 5k was 15:39. Raymond is also on the track team at North. He started running for the Hunterdon Lions Track Club in 4th grade, but didn’t really start running competitively until the 8th grade. Next year, Raymond will be running for the University of Pennsylvania.
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November Department Students of the Month
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English: Christopher Pittman '21 and Alyssa Panella '21
Fine Arts: Robert Fodera '18 and Alanna Conway '18
Mathematics: Amelia Boyd '21 and Jordan Fernandes '18
Music: Fabiana Popolla '18 and Brian Slack '18
PE/Health: Shannon Russell '19 and Connor Letko '18
Practical Arts: Jack Garanzini '18 and Caitlin Gilvey '19
Science: Sophia Shay '19 and Parker Fariello '21
Social Studies: Ethan Akers '21 and Amanda Ciarlante '21
World Language: Melanie Lloyd '21 and Glen Farbanish '18
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November Good Citizens of the Month
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English: Kaitlin Peoni '21 and Aidan Lavigne '21
Fine Arts: Jon Luling '18 and Lianna Bonacorsi '19
Mathematics: Alicia Giordano '18 and Brodie Ecker '20
Music: Brinton Gibbons '18 and Anne Westgate '19
PE/Health: Ryan King '18 and Bethany Graham '19
Practical Arts: David Reed '18 and Elena DiMarcello '19
Science: James Hann '18 and Hunter Kovach '21
Social Studies: Litzy Adames '19 and Emma D'Alesandro '21
World Language: Kaitlin Peoni '21 and Grace Chen '19
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National Handwashing Awareness Week is recognized in December. Please click
here for tips on staying healthy and avoiding disease.
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Winter Intramural Registration
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Registration for winter intramurals is still open in Aspen. Log into your parent Aspen account, click on Page Directory then on North Intramural. Winter intramural offerings are: weight room, floor hockey, speed and agility, and basketball. Intramurals began on November 27; weight room will begin on December 11. Registration deadline for winter intramurals is December 11.
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National Honor Society Induction
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The National Honor Society recognizes students on the basis of outstanding performance in the areas of scholarship, leadership, character and service. Congratulations to the following students who were inducted to the National Honor Society on November 21, 2017.
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Cade Braddock
Ariana Capece
Alanna Conway
Siddharth Datar
Catriona Ferguson
Christopher Fornarotto
Jacob Gartlgruber
Candy Greczylo
Rachael-Lee Headman
Hannah Lamer
Colin Lavigne
Cassandra Lawler
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Cassandra McHugh
Ryan Miceli
Jacob Modzelewski
Reed Montemurro
Allison Nardi
Brandon Orevillo
Fabiana Popolla
Steven Ruggiero
Cole Salemo
Sophia Schwarzmann
Alexander Slack
Rebecca Xu
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Computer Science Education Week, December 4-10, 2017
Computer Science Education Week began in 2009 as a “call to action to raise awareness about the need to elevate computer science education at all levels.” Just eight years later, tens of millions of students in over 180 countries now participate in the Hour of Code. Teachers around the globe participate in international professional development opportunities, and advocates make a concerted push for increased support and awareness for computer science education.
During Computer Science Education Week, all math classes will participate in the Hour of Code activities either at home or in their math class. Students will log onto
https://hourofcode.com/us
to try different activities. Students can program a game using Scratch-like drag and drop steps, learn the basics of JavaScript and Python programming languages, or make an app to share. Students can build a galaxy in Star Wars, create a MineCraft adventure, make Anna from Frozen ice skate in different patterns, or help Moana and Maui as they sail through unknown territory across the ocean. Another website that offers computing activities is Khan Academy
https://www.khanacademy.org/hourofcode
. Students are encouraged to complete activities on their own in addition to what they do in class. They will have an opportunity to complete any of the coding activities in their study halls or the “Little Library” throughout the week.
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he federal government predicts that there will be 1.4 million unfilled computer science jobs by 2020. Currently, there are 10 more open computer jobs than graduates in the field. Because of this surge in opportunities for computer careers, we have added additional computer classes to our course offerings that students may take during their high school careers. The computer courses that are available for students in the district for the 2018-2019 school year are Introduction to Programming in Java, Python Programming, Introduction to Computer Science through Gaming, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Computer Science A, and Data Structures. Our hope is that by participating in the hour of code, students may choose to explore computer science by selecting one or more of the courses we offer.
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Congratulations to the NH Lions Football Team for their impressive win against Voorhees HS to "KEEP THE CAN" for the sixth year in a row! Matt Busher '18 (pictured below right) accepting the MVP Award from Dr. Cottrell. Great job, Lions!
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Mind of the Athlete Program - Winter Athletes
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North Hunterdon winter athletic teams will have the opportunity to attend a presentation through the Lions Athletic Leadership Academy on Friday, December 8th. The topic for this session is
"Positive Thinking": Curriculum Part 2-Year Seven.
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Freshman to play at Carnegie Hall
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Practice, practice, practice!
Freshman, Alex Lum-DeBono, placed second in the 14
th Annual Russian Music (Festival) Competition of the Talented Young Musicians Association on November 12, 2017 in Warren, NJ. This was his first piano competition. He played Prokofiev Vision Fugitives, Op. 22, No. 5 and No. 10. As a result of placing second in the competition, Alex has earned a spot to play in the winners concert at Weill Recital Hall of Carnegie Hall on December 2.
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AP Information Session
December 14 at 2:30 pm
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In our continuing effort to better serve the needs of students and parents, we will be holding an
Advanced Placement Information Session on
Thursday, December 14, 2017 from 2:30 – 3:10 pm in Cafe A. We are holding this informational session prior to the beginning of scheduling in an effort to give students and their parents the opportunity to speak with individual AP instructors and current students from each content area where an AP course is offered. During this session students and parents will learn about the requirements and rigor of each AP course that will be offered at North next year. For more information regarding this event, please contact the AP Coordinator, Mrs. Carol Skidmore
cskidmore@nhvweb.net or 908-713-4199 x 6421.
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The Technology Service Club will sponsor the first of 3 planned gaming nights on December 8th from 6 to 10pm in cafeteria A. The event is a great opportunity for students to socialize and compete in a technology setting. The proceeds from the event will be used to fund club activities which include the construction and donation of a desktop personal computer.
$7.00 entrance fee or $5.00 with console or projector
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NHHS students and staff have been invited to join the inaugural Winter Reading Challenge! Sponsored by billionaire investor and Shark Tank personality Mark Cuban, the Winter Reading Challenge, to meet a collective goal of reading at 50,000 books during the month of January, has been accepted by close to 100 libraries all over the country, including the NHHS Media Center. If that collective goal is achieved, Cuban pledges to donate $25,000 to
First Book
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a nonprofit organization that provides new books, learning materials, and other essentials to children in need.
As a school community, our goal is to read at least 100 books from the start of Winter Break on December 22 through the end of January. Students can do their part by reading at least 2 books from December 22 through January 31 and then tracking the books they read in
Beanstack
, our new book-recommendation service, starting on January 1.
Learn more
about how to read for those in need during the Winter Reading Challenge.
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Effective November 1, 2017, New Jersey has raised the minimum age of sale for tobacco products and electronic smoking devices to 21. Raising the minimum age to 21 helps protect NJ youth from the deadly effects of the many chemicals found in tobacco and vaping products. Click on the link below for more information on leading a smoke-free life.
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The Interact Club hosted its annual "Friendship Day" on Wednesday, November 22nd at North Hunterdon High School. Over 250 Interact Club members participated in team building activities throughout the day. Special Education and General Education students are placed on 8 different teams to work together. The goal is to establish friends with others you may not normally spend time with at school. It's a day filled with fun, food, and friendships.
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The Booster Club would like to thank everyone for supporting all of the fall sports at NHHS!
The Snack Shack at Singley Field was very successful this fall. The proceeds from the Snack Shack go towards the teams that work the games, wish lists for all athletic needs and senior scholarships for every varsity sport. Thanks for purchasing snacks and supporting the Booster Club!
Our Coaches Appreciation Breakfasts are seasonal events. Our fall Coaches Breakfast was amazing and we are busy planning our event for the winter coaches.
Please feel free to stop by one of our meetings to meet all the outstanding volunteers that make the Booster Club operate – our next meeting is December 4 at 7pm in the faculty dining room.
Follow us on Facebook to keep up to date on what’s happening on our teams!
Click here
Thank you for supporting the NHHS Booster Club. GO LIONS!
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Shop Amazon.com
and get your holiday shopping done quickly and easily and raise money for PTSA all at the same time
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It’s simple and easy through Amazon Smile. Click
here
for more information on how to join. Remember that PTSA exists to raise money for every class. “We are working together for your student, all 4 years!”
PTSA Customized Candles sale ends Monday, December 5th!
This candle is customized with a student’s name and graduation year, AND makes a nice “ hank you” gift for teacher, parent, family, friend or alumni memorable gift. Free customization options include name, dates, and/or short phrase. Order accepted
at this website
until December 5th with delivery at the school on December 18th.
They’re back…… You can now purchase cozy
North Flannel Pants
available in all sizes! They make a great Christmas gift. Click
here
for more information and to order from our online store.
Five-Below Fundraiser for PTSA!
Present
this flyer
(on phone or hard copy) at Five-Below
December 17th-December 24th
and North PTSA will receive a portion of your purchase amount!
Zumba is meeting once again on Monday night!
All Levels Zumba Class
6:15-7:15pm Room 135-A $5 per participant Proceeds support PTSA events.
Click here
for more details.
You're invited to take a Yoga break on Tuesdays from 6:15-7:15pm!
Open to Parents, Students & the Community. Mixed-Level Yoga class with instructor Lisa Perry in NHHS Room 135-A. $5 per participant. Bring a mat/blanket and towel. Drop-ins welcome, or to reserve a spot email
lisa@yogaatthefarm.org
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Proceeds support PTSA events. Click
here
for more information.
Upcoming PTSA events:
Night of the Arts:
January 26, 2018
Staff Appreciation Breakfast: February 9, 2018
SAT/ACT Catalyst Combo Course Sequence
@ North in January & February. Sign-ups will open soon click
here
for more information.
Become a part of PTSA
and help our students have the best year ever!
Next Meeting is Monday, January 8, 2018 at 7pm in Café B
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All are welcome to attend!
Support your North Students!
Check out our
Online Store
to purchase
the
2017/18 NHHS Calendar, Kid Stuff Books, and other PTSA items.
Use Code
: North2017
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Clinton Christmas Parade – Friday, December 1 at 7:00 PM
Celebrate the season with the Golden Lions Marching Band as they lead Santa through the streets of Clinton.
Winter Concerts – Thursdays, Dec. 7 and 14 at 7:00 PM
Enjoy NHMA-sponsored dessert receptions in Cafe A. NHMA poinsettia sale in the theater lobby.
Applebee’s Flapjack Fundraiser - Saturday, December 16
8:00 – 10:00 AM in Flemington
Join us for a merry breakfast!
Seasonal music and food service provided by our very own NHHS music students. For advanced tickets,
click here
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To place an order, click
HERE
Next meeting: Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at 7:00 PM in the choir room.
We will not meet in December.
The NHMA wishes you a very joyous holiday.
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Holiday Gift Idea - Discounted NJ Devils Hockey Tickets!
Game is March 8 vs. Winnipeg Jets
The NHEF will offer discounted New Jersey Devils tickets to the North community. A portion of all tickets sold using our coupon code will benefit the NHEF. The NHEF is in a competition with other New Jersey Education Foundations to win New Jersey Devils prizes. For the past two years, the NHHS community has purchased the largest block of tickets out of all other NJ Education Foundations who are selling these tickets. By winning this competition, the NJ Devils awards the NHEF the use of a luxury box for the next season. The NHEF has auctioned that luxury box off at our annual spring event.
We will announce the hockey ticket sales beginning in December, so stay tuned!
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End of Year Donation
Looking for an organization to donate to before the end of the year? The NHEF is a 501 © 3 non-profit. A donation to the NHEF is tax deductible. Your gift will benefit educational programs aimed at all students at NHHS.
2018 Initiatives
Please look out for the following NHEF activities!
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Parent Chats will be held after guidance nights.
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Spring Event at Beneduce Winery will be held early spring.
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College Process Talk
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Essay writing overview
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Spring College Campus Tour for Juniors
Follow us on Twitter at @NHHS_NHEF, Facebook and at our website (www.nhhsfoundation.org)
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North Hunterdon High School
1445 State Route 31, Annandale, NJ 08801
(908) 713-4199
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