Please read on for important news from the Principal. 
VOORHEES HIGH SCHOOL
Principal's Newsletter
December 2016/January 2017
Upcoming Events
Important dates to remember:  

December:
14       AP Information Day 2:30–3:10PM - NCAF
 15       NJ DOC PRIDE Program
            Polytech Field Trip
            World Language Honor Society Induction
20       Winter Concert – Choral Groups
 22       PARCC Scholars Ceremony: MODS 1-2
23       School Closed through Jan. 2 –Winter                  Recess

January:
3         School Re-opens
4         8th Grade Orientation–Lebanon Twp,
           Clinton Public, Hampton 8:30AM-                            Auditorium
 5         8th Grade Orientation-Tewksbury Twp,                   Califon, High Bridge 8:30AM-                                   Auditorium
            Community Blood Drive – 3:00-9:00PM                NCAF
 9         SNOW DATE for 8th Grade Orientation
 10       SNOW DATE for 8th Grade Orientation
 11        PD Day – 2 ½ hrs delay for students
 16       School Closed – Martin Luther King Jr.                 Day
 20        ½ day for students only
             End of 1st Semester/2nd Marking Period
23        2nd Semester/3rd Marking Period                          Begins  
 
  CONGRATULATIONS MARCHING BAND

The Voorhees Marching Band placed 2nd at the USBANDS National Championships on Sunday, November 6th, at J. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown, PA.  Scoring 95.05, the Viking Band had the second highest score out of the 24 competing Group 2A bands.  The event included bands from Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. 
Athletics:
  • Congratulations to Jeff Capone who was selected as New Jersey Boys Cross Country Coach of the Year 
  • On Saturday, November 18th, the VHS Boys Cross Country team competed in the state's final event, the NJSIAA Meet of Champions, for a third straight season, something which had not been accomplished by a Hunterdon County squad in over two decades.  Voorhees placed 11th at Holmdel by scoring 284 points.  Leading the Vikings was junior Joseph Capone, who placed 45th overall in 16:44. Senior Evan Minor was 60th in 16:52, sophomore Maxwell Page was 70th in 17:03, junior Chris Romero was 127th in 17:48, and senior Jacob Dispenza was 139th in 17:55.

  • Chris Romero finished 2nd in the Central Jersey Group 2 Sectional Championship Race and 3rd in the Group 2 Championship Race.
  • Evan Minor finished 1st in the Central Jersey Sectional Championship Race.
  • Lauren Wagner finished 1st in the Central Jersey Group 2 Sectional Championship Race.
  • Hannah Schiavo, Emily Zobian, and Allie Best all signed their Letters of Intent to participate in NCAA Division I Athletics.
    • Hannah will be playing Field Hockey at Monmouth University
    • Emily will be playing Women’s Lacrosse at Duquesne University
    • Allie will be playing Women’s Basketball at Marist College
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

On Wednesday evening, November 16, 2016, fifty-one VHS students were inducted into the National Honor Society at a ceremony held in the VHS Auditorium.  Laurie Hance is the advisor of the NHS. Congratulations go to the following students:
BRIELLE BAROZZINI,  CHARLES BROOKS,  MICHAEL BROSLAWSKI,  MATTHEW CZERW,
 SAMANTHA DLUGASZEWSKI,  ANDREW FABIANO,  STEPHANIE FINKEL-QUINONES,  MEREDITH FOLSOM,
 CHLOE FORENZO, REBECCA FROST,  TIMOTHY GALLAGHER,  NICOLE GARRETT,  ISABELLA GONZALEZ
 TAYLOR HUBIAK,  SCOTT JACKLE, ALEXA JOHNSON,  MADELINE KEARNEY,  DOUGLAS LEMENZE, 
 SARAH MATYAS,  AMANDA MCAULIFFE,  MADISON MCGOURTY,  DONAVYN MEYH,  ERIN MINERS,
 JENNIFER MURRAY,  MACKENZIE MURRAY,  ROBERT O'BRIEN,  SAMUEL O'BRIEN, CAROLINE PEREIRA,
 PAIGE PETERSON,  JORDAN PFENNINGER,  SHANNON POWELSON,  JONATHAN RAEFSKI,
 LOGAN RAPOSO,  CAITLIN REILLY,  EMMA ROBINSON,  JOHN RONCORONI,  JULIEN ROSENBLOOM,
 VANESSA SACKS,  GARRETT SCHAUMBURG,  CHRISTOPHER SERNAS,  ALAINNA SHARP,  MIKAYLA SIMANSKI,  CAMERON SMITH,  LOGAN SNYDER,  GRIFFIN STASICK,  SIDNEY STEINER,  JESSICA SUCHOVIC,  GREGORY TAYLOR,  MARISA TYMS,  ELIZABETH UPWOOD,  NATALIE YOUNG
UNDERWATER RUGBY UNDER-21 OPEN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP

Juan Jose Echeverry , 10th grade VHS student, traveled to Norway on November 9th representing the USA team at the  Underwater Rugby Under-21 Open European Championship in Sandefjord, Norway.  This was an historic event, as it was the first time the USA brought an under-21 team to this championship.  It was a year-long process that led to the selection of the team, which is composed of eight athletes from New Jersey, five from Connecticut, and two from Massachusetts. 
 For more information on this sport and event, please visit the following web-sites:

College and Career Center News:

  • Sydney Stoter was nominated as the DAR Good Citizen Award recipient for VHS.
  • Claire Furino was selected as a State Finalist for the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award.

Music Department:

  • Allison Aprile (oboe), Valerie Fiers (horn), and Dylan Novick (trombone) were selected to perform in the TCNJ Honors Band on November 19th.  Band directors around the state were able to nominate students to participate in this ensemble.  Aidan Giannelli nominated nine students from the instrumental music program at VHS, and Allison, Valerie, and Dylan were selected from that list.  They will perform with other top NJ music students from twenty-five different high schools.
  • The Voorhees Sending District Honors Band began rehearsing on November 11th from 6:00-7:30 pm.  The band consists of 50 members: 19 from Voorhees High School, 14 from Woodglen Middle School, 7 from Old Turnpike School, 6 from High Bridge Middle School, 3 from Califon School, and 1 from Clinton Public School.  Aidan Giannelli organized the band with the help of the five sending-district band directors: Larry Kursar, Keith Csolak, Jeff Thompson, Debbie Thompson, and Stephanie Evans.  The middle school students will be exposed to advanced repertoire, and they will have only three rehearsals to learn it for their performance.  The 19 high school students will perform alongside the middle school musicians and will have thirty minutes at each rehearsal to help instruct the younger musicians in small groups.  The Honors Band will perform at the VHS Winter Concert on December 5th, along with the VHS Jazz Ensemble, String Ensemble, and Concert Band.
Math Department:
 Computer Science Week - the week of 12/12/16. 
Voorhees High School will be participating in the Hour of Code and other activities.  
Art Department:
The Voorhees High School Art Department would like to announce that seniors Jade Andersen and Jenna Graff have been selected as the Art Students of the Month for the month of October. Jade is being recognized for her excellent work in the area of 2D-Design, and Jenna is being recognized for her excellent work in the area of Drawing. Congratulations, Jade and Jenna!
STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
 The VHS PTSO has announced the following students as students of the month for October 2016
for demonstrating characteristics in the Pillar of Trustworthiness:
Hailey Ader                   Grade 9
Lauren Wagner              Grade 10
Mikayla Simanski          Grade 11
Samantha Brynildsen    Grade 12
STEM
On November 17th, Mrs. Makoski and Mrs. Attard from VHS and Ms. Aleksza and Mrs. Bourneuf from NHHS accompanied a group of female students to ExxonMobil.  This was the third annual ExxonMobil female student Community Outreach Program. It is designed to allow young women to network with professional women and generate interest and excitement for careers in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics. Students and staff who participated have been surveyed, and we are awaiting data to share with ExxonMobil and the Board of Education.

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