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NORTH HUNTERDON HIGH SCHOOL
Principal's Newsletter - June 2017
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Important Dates
Please mark your calendar for the following dates:
- June 1: EOC Biology Test
- June 2: 11:55 Dismissal, Students Only
- June 2: Senior Prom 5:00-10:00 PM, The Imperia, Somerset, NJ
- June 3: SAT at North, 7:30 AM
- June 5: PTSA Meeting, 7pm in cafe B
- June 5: Music Association meeting, 7pm in room 131
- June 6: Senior Awards Night, 6:30 PM, Theater
- June 7-8: EOC Biology Testing Make-Up
- June 9: Final Exams, 12:25pm dismissal
- June 12: Final Exams, 12:25pm dismissal
- June 12: Senior Class Lunch, 12:30pm
- June 12: Graduation Practice, 1:15pm
- June 12: Booster Club meeting, 7pm in faculty dining room
- June 13: Final Exams, 12:25pm dismissal
- June 13: Senior Class Brunch by PTSA, 12:30pm
- June 13: Graduation Practice, 1:15pm
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- June 14: Final Exam Make-Ups, 11:55am dismissal
- June 14: Graduation caps and gowns distributed, followed by senior group photo, 7:45am
- June 14: Senior Class Field Day, 9:30am
- June 15: Graduation 12:00pm on Singley Field (or in main gym if it rains)
Click here for 2016-2017 District Calendar
Click here for North's Activities Calendar
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May Students of the Month
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Sarah Jennison is a senior who is actively involved in volleyball at North. Sarah has been playing Varsity Volleyball since freshman year. As a senior, she was named Captain of the team. Sarah participates in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and will occasionally lead the meetings on Wednesday mornings. She is also involved in Math Honor Society, Science Honor Society, and is Treasurer for National Honor Society. Sarah’s favorite classes at North have been her math classes. These classes were her favorite each year because of the teachers that made the lessons so enjoyable. “Thank you to my math teachers for making math so memorable for me.” One of Sarah’s favorite memories from North was winning the state championship for volleyball against Ridge. They beat them in three games. After the game, one of the girls had her dad’s police officer unit escort the team back to the high school. The bus was able to drive right through the light near Beaver Brook instead of waiting for green. Sarah plays volleyball all year round. She plays for North in the fall, CJVA in the winter and spring, and beach volleyball in the summer. Sarah also coaches the 13s regional team for CJVA during the club season. Next year, she plans to continue playing her favorite sport at Ithaca College. Sarah will be studying to earn her doctorate in Physical Therapy.
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David Montes - 2017
Senior, David Montes will be attending Vanderbilt University next year where he will major in Biochemistry. David’s favorite classes at North are AP Physics with Mr. Quinn and AP Latin with Mrs. Mullay. They are two of the hardest classes he took, but challenging himself to see how well he could master each course’s material was a fulfilling experience. Both classes felt like long-term missions he had to complete, making the experience more exciting than one might expect. David has been a member of the Latin Club for two years and is a member of Latin, Science, English, and Math Honor Societies. He has been a member of the Jazz Ensemble for four years where he plays 1st trombone. David also spent four years in the pit orchestra where he played trombone and a bit of accordion. Some of his favorite memories at North include applying for the NJ Scholars Program, writing his “personal creed” in AP English Language, hearing Mr. Andrew’s random bits of wisdom during jazz ensembles, being able to sleep after he finished his college applications, playing accordion in two AP classes and the winter Musical. Outside of school, David participates as a “worship leader” for two churches. He is responsible for the musical performances that take place during a regular service, holiday event, or youth group meeting. David also volunteers for short-term mission trips over the summer in Washington D.C. and Philadelphia. This type of work may not merit any actual awards, but it has always been a satisfying experience.
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May Athletes of the Month
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Katie Higgins - 2017
Katie Higgins is happy she was able to be part of Unified Basketball at North Hunterdon this year. Katie had lots of fun playing with her friends and teammates during the season. She had 58 points in five games (11.6 average) and also averaged three steals per game. Currently, Katie is on the Unified Track Team, where she runs the 200 meter and 400 meter relay races. She also runs the 50 meter and 100 meter each year at Special Olympics. This year, Katie won three gold medals in those races during the Special Olympics and in the Softball Throw! She really enjoyed being part of those big events. Katie loves how much fun it is to compete with the other students. At home, Katie and her father are on a junior/senior bowling league. Her best game so far is 170. They play different teams each week and get to meet new friends. Katie also enjoys her tennis lessons at Courtside Racquet where her teacher shows her how to serve, hit backhand, and volley. Playing sports is important to Katie because she can exercise, have fun, and meet new people.
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Timothy Schumacher- 2017
Pitcher Timothy Schumacher has been playing baseball for twelve years of his life. Tim started playing because of his brother who played for a few years before him. Some of Tim’s strongest skills in baseball are being able to be aggressive against hitters and being his best competitively in every game. He has played travel baseball for many years outside of high school. This summer, Tim will be playing baseball for the Flemington Legion. At North, Tim participates in Student Ambassadors, Interact, and Special Olympics. He also played basketball for North before focusing solely on baseball. Outside of school, he participates in Bambino Buddy Ball. This is a league for children with special needs to play baseball. Tim plans to play baseball at The College of New Jersey. He will focus solely on playing baseball at TCNJ while majoring in business.
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May Department Students of the Month
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English: Joshua Hisaw '18 and Julia MIranda '18
Fine Arts: Cailin Berry '17 and Jacob Lione '17
Mathematics: Thomas Gassaway '20 and Helen Wiegand '17
Music: Brendan Talian '17 and Jenna Lifshitz '17
PE/Health: Emma Twohy '20 and Dylan Farina '20
Practical Arts: Annika Gustafsson '17 and Kadie Davis '18
Science: Charleston Lavigne '18 and Jaxon Woods '18
Social Studies: Skyler Cunningham '18 and Michelle Cecil '18
World Language: Olivia Sims '20 and Antonio Rojas '18
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May Good Citizens of the Month
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English: Jordan DeRose '18 and Samantha Booth '19
Fine Arts: Michelle Cecil '18 and Erik Duerr '18
Mathematics: Zoe Countess '17 and Claire Malley '19
Music: Jaclyn Ward '18 and Avery Stoker '17
PE/Health: Grace Palahnuk '17 and Zachary Decker '20
Practical Arts: Sophia Callari '18 and Kayley Cobb '19
Science: Kathleen Radican '17 and Logan McMahon '17
Social Studies: Kathryn Miller '18 and Kyle Conover '18
World Language: Jayden Ruffo '19 and Elyse Szych '20
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June is National Safety Month. Join the National Safety Council and thousands of organizations across the country as they work to raise awareness of what it takes to Keep Each Other Safe. Observed annually in June, National Safety Month focuses on reducing leading causes of injury and death at work, on the road and in our homes and communities. Please visit the link below for more information.
Click Here
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The Senior Prom will take place on Friday, June 2, 2017 at The Imperia in Somerset, NJ. The theme for this year is
"An Enchanted Evening". Festivities will begin at 5:00 pm and will conclude at 10:00 pm. School will be dismissed at 11:55 am on June 2nd.
Click Here
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Friday, June 9: Mods 1-2, Mods 7-8, Mods 13-14
Monday, June 12: Mods 3-4, Mods 15-16, Mods 9-10
Tuesday, June 13: Mods 17-18, Mods 5-6, Mods 11-12
Announcements: 7:45 am to 7:51 am
First Block Times: 7:45 am - 9:11 am
Second Block Times: 9:26 am - 10:46 am
Third Block Times: 11:03 am - 12:23 pm
Dismissal on exam days: 12:25 pm
Wednesday, June 14th will be Exam Make-Ups and a shortened schedule. Dismissal will be at 11:55 am.
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This year, Graduation will be held on
Thursday,
June 15th at 12:00 noon on Singley Field. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held in the main gym.
Students will not receive caps and gowns or diplomas until all obligations are paid in the Athletics office and the Senior Survey is complete in Naviance. For details about graduation, click
here for the Principal's letter and senior events information.
Please make sure all your obligations and fines are paid and checked-out books are returned to the Media Center. Students may check for any outstanding obligations in the "Transactions" section of Aspen.
Graduation packets were emailed on April 28th. Please check your email for this important information packet.
Graduation tickets were mailed home on May 19th.
Click
HERE for Senior Events information
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The North Hunterdon Municipal Alliance is selling lawn signs to celebrate North's graduating class.The signs are double sided metal with a stand and cost $20 each. Orders are due no later than June 1, 2017. Signs will be available for pickup in the Athletic office beginning June 5th. Please click on the link below for the order form.
click here to order your sign
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Yearbooks will be distributed to seniors at the conclusion of Senior Awards Night on
June 6th in the cafeteria. Any student that has ordered a yearbook may pick it up during school on
June 7th in the cafeteria. All students must have their ID to pick up their book.
Yearbooks may be purchased (if available) on
June 7th in the cafeteria with a check made out to "NHHS Activities" in the amount of $96.00
To pick up or purchase
a yearbook after June 7th, the student must see Mr. Maurella in Room 154 before or after school. After June 15th, yearbooks will be available for pick up or
purchase in the Athletic office.
Contact Mr. Maurella with any questions at
mmaurella@nhvweb.net
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This year, we are again providing a summer packet for all incoming freshmen and North students who are enrolled in either Algebra 1 CP, Algebra 1 Advanced, Geometry CP, Geometry Advanced, Honors Geometry, Algebra 2 Advanced, Honors Algebra 2, PreCalculus ADV, Calculus ADV, and AP Calculus for the upcoming school year. New this year, we are providing summer packets for students enrolled in Honors PreCalculus as well.
These packets will be distributed to all current students and sending districts prior to the end of school and available for download from the math department website.
The students need to be sure to complete the correct packet since each is different and students will be tested on this summer review during the first week of school. If students complete the packet early in the summer, we suggest that they review it prior to the opening of the new school year so that they will be able to discuss any problems they may have in class. The problems contained in the packets are considered prerequisite material, and it is important for the success of the class that your student has mastered them.
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Sophia Shay '19 - Flies 1st Solo Flight
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Sophomore,
Sophia Shay recently completed her first solo flight at Alexandria Airport. She has had 17 hours of flight instruction prior to her solo flight and afterwards enjoyed the traditional cutting of the shirt tail. Sophia is working towards her pilot's license and is part of the N85 Aerospace Club at Alexandria Airport.
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State Shooting Sports Team
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North Freshmen,
Philip Frey, Rachel Ewing, and
Lindsey Davis, will be representing New Jersey at the end of June in Grand Island, Nebraska at the National 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships.
Philip qualified in the air rifle, small bore, muzzleloader and air pistol (alternate in shotgun and archery) and has chosen to attend the event this year as part of the air rifle team. He was also named the NJ 4-H Shooting Sports Ambassador and will be promoting shooting sports in NJ for the next year.
Rachel will be attending the championship as a member of the air pistol team, and Lindsey will be a member of the muzzleloader team.
Congratulations to all and good luck at the National Championships!
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Outstanding Chemistry Teacher of the Year
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Dr. Carolyn Wilhelm was selected as the recipient of the 2017 Outstanding High School Chemistry Teacher of the Year from the Princeton Section of the American Chemical Society.
Congratulations, Dr. Wilhelm!
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The North Hunterdon High School Relay for Life event was held on Friday, May 19th from 5:00 PM- 10:00 PM. We had 45 teams and over 1,000 participants registered to walk. The evening began with opening ceremonies held in the theater and then proceeded to Singley Field for the remainder of the night. Students, staff, and community members participated in a variety of fundraising efforts to help our school exceed our original goal of $75,000, which was donated to the American Cancer Society.
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Thank you to Mrs. Dina Marron, Mr. Anthony Petraglia and students, Katie Hoban and Christina Nelson, for all their efforts in making this a very successful fundraiser!
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North Student Selected for NJIT Summer Internship
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Congratulations to Richard Chen '19 who was selected to participate in the New Jersey Institute of Technology's Summer Research Internship Program. Richard was selected based on his high academic achievements and accomplishments.
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Get set for summer reading
As you make your summer vacation plans, don’t forget about your student’s summer reading assignment. All NHHS students, including incoming freshmen, are responsible for keeping their skills sharp over the summer by completing the reading assignment for their grade and level of English class.
Students can check out summer reading books in the Media Center through June 14. For the best selection and availability of titles, students should get their summer reading books before the end of school.
In the fall, all students must submit a written analysis to demonstrate their understanding of the books. Students should be sure to read carefully and actively, taking notes to help them remember important elements of plot, setting, and character.
The
Summer Reading web site contains the assignments for each grade and level of English, lists of suggested titles for the free-choice portion of the assignment, and organizers for taking notes.
Most popular books at the NHHS Library
(based on 2016-2017 circulations)
Looking for Alaska (Green)
Attack on Titan (Kato)
The Paper Magician (Holmberg)
Christine (King)
Crown of Midnight (Maas)
Paper Towns (Green)
Throne of Glass (Maas)
The Book Thief (Zusak)
A Court of Thorns & Roses (Maas)
Empire of Storms (Maas)
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Unified Track is another Unified sport run through Special Olympics that gives our students with special needs an opportunity to participate on typical track team with their peers. Students participate in events such as the 100m, 200m, 400m, 4x100m, shot put, and long jump.
Unified Sports is another opportunity North Hunterdon and Voorhees High Schools provides for our students to make meaningful relationships and memories with their peers, which we hope will last them the remainder of their high school career and beyond.
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Pictured left to right:
Kayley Muench, Julie Schmidt, Marissa Muench, Hannah Walsh, Penelope Johnson, Jacob Castagno, Rebecca Breese, and Katie Higgins
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Congratulations to Jessica Weeder for being named to the NSCAA All-America and Scholar All-America Teams after a standout career at The College of New Jersey.
Jessica is a 2012 graduate of North Hunterdon.
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Governor's STEM Scholar Award Winners
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Congratulations to the four North Hunterdon and Voorhees students who were on the winning team at the Governor's STEM Scholar Conference. The team presented their research project titled, "Evaluating the Effects of Boiling Duration on Antioxidant Capacity Using Briggs-Rausher" which won for the whole state! The team has been invited to attend this year’s Thomas Alva Edison Patent Awards. This is the state’s premier event celebrating its inventors. As the team that created the winning project, they will be honored among the state’s top inventors and innovators at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City.
Front row left to right (in black shirts): Samantha Magda (North Senior), Claire Furino (Voorhees Senior), Joyce An (Ridge High School Junior)
Back row left to right: Victoria Bigdelle (Voorhees Senior), Sandeep Dhagat (RVCC Sophomore), Matt Roskoski (North Senior)
For more information on The Governor's STEM Scholars, please click here.
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National RoboCupJr. Soccer
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Congratulations to Alexander Kmosko '20 who won the RoboCupJr USA Soccer Championship recently. Alexander, along with brother Nicholas, competed in the national tournament where teams design and program two robots to play soccer against an opposing pair of robots.
This team of brothers has won the USA National Championship three years in a row in their under-14 age and weight division. They have also earned the overall RoboCupJr. Impact Award for their work together with the North Hunterdon Rotary towards encouraging other students to get involved in Hunterdon County.
Congratulations and good luck in the RoboCupJr World Championship in Japan!
For more information, please visit the RoboCupJr. website by clicking
here.
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This year's Annual Latin Club Chariot Race will have 7 teams competing for the laurel crown. The students built the chariots as a class project and had to do their best to model it after an ancient Roman chariot. There are 3 freshman teams, 2 sophomore teams, 1 junior team, and 1 senior team. Senior,
Milo Newman has participated in the chariot race every year. After the race, the Latin Club celebrates the end of the year with a picnic at which time the year's awards for excellence in study and any honors earned on the National Latin Exam will be given out.
Chariot Teams 2017:
- John Ignacz, Jon Fariello, Chris Bello (freshmen)
- Anthony LaSasso, Cole Mathews, Shane Wintermute (freshmen)
- Reagan Douglass, Nikki Alexatos, Kelly Mooney (freshmen)
- Milo Newman, Brendan Flanigan, Jahel Gomes (seniors)
- Louie DeVletter and Nick Paulter (sophomores)
- Andrew Tota, Vinnie DiLeo, Joe Choi (sophomores)
- Grace Clifford, Jess Zalot, Cade Braddock (juniors)
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Senior Athletic Awards Banquet
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The Senior Athletic Awards Night was held on May 31st at the Hunterdon Hills Playhouse. Please click
here to see the presentation of awards and the list of all award and scholarship recipients
here.
Congratulations to all our senior athletes!!
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The AP Calculus AB and BC classes participated in the Continental Math League (Calculus Division) contests and the final results are in!
They scored a cumulative total of 224 out of 240 possible points which placed the team 8th in the nation out of the 67 schools that competed this year. Our North Hunterdon team finished 1st out of the 14 schools in the NY/NJ region making us the regional team winner. Congratulations to
Ryan Ruscansky who was the individual Region 2 (NY/NJ) winner with a score of 38 out of a possible 40 points - making this the second consecutive year a North Hunterdon High School junior AP Calculus BC student has won the Region 2 title!
Pictured: Mr. Phil Sorg, Calculus Teacher, Ryan Ruscansky, and Ms. Heather Hacker, Mathematics Supervisor
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A huge
THANK YOU to the Booster Club, The Music Association, The Education Foundation, and the PTSA parents and volunteers! Your hard work and personal sacrifice is deeply appreciated. You have all enhanced the quality of the lives of our students and community and we are very fortunate to have such supportive parents and volunteers in our community!
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LEGACY OF LEARNING: Calling all Seniors!
The NHEF is proud to sponsor the “Legacy of Learning” initiative again this year. Are you looking for a way to celebrate
your senior at graduation? Consider leaving a “legacy of learning” by having your senior’s name proudly displayed on the NHEF’s 2017 graduation banner for $25.00.
The Legacy of Learning initiative is in its fourth year and all four banners will be displayed at the 2017 graduation on June 15th. This is a great way to honor your hard-working grad as well as supporting the NHEF. All donations are tax deductible. To participate in the Legacy of Learning initiative, please visit:
http://nhhsfoundation.org/donate/legacy-of-learning
MOCK INTERVIEWS OFFERED THROUGH THE CCRC
These half-hour sessions with a volunteer interviewer are designed to make students more c
omfortable with an interview situation. The interviewers will offer suggestions and tips on how students should present themselves in an interview.
WHEN: June 6th @ 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
WHERE:
NHHS Media Center and Cafe B
Thanks to everyone who signed up! All spots are currently filled.
COLLEGE ESSAY WRITING WORKSHOPS
Once again this summer, the NHEF is offering essay-writing workshops for rising seniors. There are two offerings:
Workshop 1: June 26- June 30
Taught by NHHS English teachers Ms. Cavo or Ms. Fedorko. Held every day for 2.5 hours. Sessions are either in the morning (9-11:30 am) or afternoon (3-5:30 pm)
(Maximum of 30 students per session)
Cost: $99.00**
** If there is financial need, please contact our guidance counselor. Scholarships will be available to attend Workshop 1.
Workshop 2: August 8,10,15,17
Taught by Ms. Lori Hofstetter, an Independent College Advisor. Held on Tuesdays and Thursdays for 2 hours each evening (6-8 pm) for 2 weeks.
(Maximum of 16 students in this workshop)
Cost $450.00
Please visit our
website
for more information.
SAVE THE DATE!
The 4th annual Running of the Lions will take place on Sunday, October 15th 2017 at Spruce Run Reservoir. This is NHEF’s biggest fundraiser of the year, so start training for this great 5K NOW!
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Congratulations to the Class of 2017!
Thank you!! to John, Sue, Karen, Tim, Maren, Rich, our coaches, our trainers - Bill and Karen, Dave 'The Rave' Robbins, and the North families for supporting our Booster Club and athletes!
THANK YOU to all my parent volunteers that stepped up every time I asked for help! I appreciate you and the time you gave me.
THANK YOU! To our athletes - it was so fun being on your team as we rejuvenated school spirit, celebrated your coaches, wished Dave the Rave a happy birthday, and awarded 30 of you scholarships based on the voting of your teammates!
Have a wonderful summer!
Debbie House, President
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We can only do what we do because of you – and we did a lot this year! Thank you to the many hands and hearts dedicated to our music efforts.
To our graduating senior parents ~ we will miss you. To our returning families ~ we hope joining the NHMA is on your “to do” list. Become a member over the summer. Check for membership information in the summer Principal’s Newsletter and get connected right away with next year’s music department events. We are only as strong as our membership and there is so much we wish to accomplish!
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It was a great year and we can’t wait to do it all again in the fall! Have a fantastic summer.
Join us for our final NHMA meeting on Monday, June 5, 2017.
We meet at 7 PM in the choir room (Rm 131).
www.nhvweb.net/nhhs/musicassociation
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Calling all Seniors! If you haven’t already signed up for Project Graduation, 246 Seniors are going, if your student is not signed up yet please do so right now - don’t miss out on this awesome event! It will be held Thursday Night, June 15th to Friday Morning, June 16th at FunPlex in Mount Laurel, NJ. This drug and alcohol free celebration has been a tradition at NHHS for many years. It provides a fun and safe environment for the graduates to celebrate with their friends and classmates. The event takes place in the evening after graduation and the students enjoy endless food and activities all night long. For more information and permission slips, click HERE.
Freshman, Sophomore & Junior Parents: Many volunteers are needed for Project Graduation. It is a long standing tradition for the underclassmen parents to volunteer at this event. Please help keep the Graduates safe on Graduation night by volunteering for Project Graduation—click here to volunteer.
The Senior Class & Staff Brunch will be held on Tuesday, June 13th at 12:30 pm in Cafeteria B. Donations and volunteers are needed. Please click here to sign up.
Graduation Flowers will be available for purchase at graduation. These bouquets will be sold right on the field before and after the graduation ceremony. Proceeds will benefit PTSA Project Graduation. Questions? Contact nhhsptsa@yahoo.com. Many thanks to all that have supported the NHHS PTSA this year. Congratulations to the Class of 2017!
The NHHS PTSA & the VHS Music Association are hosting a SAT-ACT Combo Prep Program in July run by Catalyst Prep. The program consists of 8 two-hour sessions, and SAT and ACT practice exams, for $699 including materials. See flyer for the dates and more information: Click here. Any questions, please contact Catalyst Prep directly at 800-235-0056.
Next PTSA Meeting will be Monday, June 5th at 7pm in Café B. We always welcome new members.
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Congratulations to the Class of 2017!!
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North Hunterdon High School
1445 State Route 31, Annandale, NJ 08801
(908) 713-4199
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