NORTH HUNTERDON HIGH SCHOOL
Annandale, NJ
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October 2017 E-Newsletter
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Upcoming Events
The following is a list of important upcoming events:
- October 2 - Booster Club Meeting, 7:00 pm in faculty dining room
- October 2 - PTSA Meeting, 7:00pm in cafe B
- October 3 - Music Association Meeting, 7:00pm in room 131
- October 5 - Deadline to register for November SAT
- October 6 - PTSA's Annual Pasta Dinner 4:30pm-7:00pm in cafeteria B
- October 6 - Homecoming Game, 7:00pm
- October 7 - Homecoming Dance, 6:00 -10:00 pm, main gym
- October 9 - No school for students, staff in-service
- October 10 - Photo retakes
- October 10 - Senior Class Photo, 8:00am in main gym
- October 11 - PSAT Test
- October 15 - Running of the Lions, Spruce Run Reservoir, 10:00 am start
- October 16 - German Club "Oktoberfest" 2:30-4:00 pm Cafe B, homemade German food and desserts, $5.00 ($3.00 club members)
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- October 19 - "The Tempest" fall play production, 7:00 pm, in theater
- October 19 - Principal's Parent Advisory Committee Meeting, 9:30am in district office
- October 19 - Cheer Assoc. Parent Meeting, 7:00 pm in room 120
- October 21 - "The Tempest" fall play production, 3:00 pm (matinee) and 7:00 pm, in theater
- October 21-22 - ACT Bootcamp, 9:30am-1:00 pm in cafeteria
- October 24 - Guidance's Financial Aid program, 7:00 pm in theater
- October 30 - 1st Marking Period Ends
- October 31 - 2nd Marking Period Begins
- October 30 - November 3 - Spirit Week
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September Students of the Month
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Sarah Khan
Class of 2017
Sarah Khan has had four impressive years at North. She is a member of National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Science Honor Society, English Honor Society, and Latin Honor Society. Sarah is also part of the NHHS varsity volleyball team. She has been playing for the program for four years and was awarded second team all-conference for two seasons. Sarah is honored to be chosen alongside Erik Dehkes to represent our school in applying for the Wendy’s Heisman student athlete national award and scholarship. This season, she is humbled to be a team captain where she can lead and grow with such a fantastic group of humans. Sarah anticipates endless fun and winning big. AP Language and Composition with Ms. Carr was her favorite class of all time. The class was challenging, engaging, captivating, and changed her view on the value of education and the endless opportunities it grants us to discover passion in the places we least expect it. Sarah plays club volleyball for CJVA where last year, her team finished first in our region. She is a coach in the CJVA youth development program and tutors her peers in SAT prep. Sarah refuses to take any payment for teaching or coaching because of how rewarding the experience is for her. For an actual paycheck, she works at Clinton Station Diner. Her favorite, stress-relieving activities are kickboxing and making a bunch of fancy cakes. Sarah’s favorite memories from North are getting an A in AP Physics B freshman year. The class was a struggle to get through the content but she is happy she made it through. She also enjoyed spending time with her volleyball teammates on and off the court. Next year Sarah plans to focus on a pre-med track with a biomedical engineer major and a minor in English. She is applying at Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Johns Hopkins, and MIT.
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Ryan Ruscansky
Class of 2017
Senior, Ryan Ruscansky plans to major in a degree with engineering. He is undecided with what he wants to pursue, but is leaning towards Aerospace Engineering or Applied Physics. Ryan has applied to many schools including Princeton, Harvard, Stevens, and Caltech. His favorite class at North was Mr. Sorg’s BC Calculus class. Ryan thought the class was very challenging but rewarding at the same time because he worked hard and earned good grades. He was at the top of his class and since the class is one of the hardest North offers, he was very proud of his performance. Ryan is a member of the North varsity baseball team, National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, and Science Honor Society. He helped found a youth baseball clinic for North’s local little league and served as program director. The program was designed to help youth athletes transition from a little league field to a 50/70 field. Ryan also has a part-time job at Dynamic Engineering where he is a geotechnical engineer intern. He works with the Earth division where he collects soil samples to measure the soil density, determine the composition of the soil, and whether the soil could be used for sewage. Some of his favorite memories at North happened during the team’s baseball playoff run his sophomore year. They team wound up winning the county championship for back-to-back years and won the sectional championship. Ryan also enjoyed all the football games he attended over the years, especially the milk can games.
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September Athletes of the Month
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Kiera Horun
Class of 2017
Kiera Horun has played on the Varsity tennis team at a Singles position since freshman year. Kiera feels she has matured mentally and gained more confidence since her freshman year. She always tries to be a role model for the team by promoting a positive attitude and encouraging team spirit at all their matches. In 2016, the team won the conference title. Kiera has played tennis since 2007 and started competing in tournaments in 2011. She has been a member of the United States Tennis Association since 2012 and has participated in numerous singles and doubles tournaments across NJ. Kiera also competed as a member of The Courtside Tennis Club Girls League. She is currently being recruited to play tennis at a Collegiate Level at a number of Division III colleges. Depending on where she chooses to attend, she will play either at the varsity level or for a club team. Kiera will be applying to Notre Dame, Villanova, Lehigh, Purdue, Miami, Muhlenberg, and Penn State. She plans to major in either Medicine or Biology. When Kiera is not playing tennis, you can find her participating in many other clubs. She is currently a member of National Honor Society, French Club, Girl Up Club, Student Council, Student Ambassadors, Key Club, and Interact. Kiera has volunteered in the Special Olympics and Relay for Life since 2014, as well as Spike for the Cure. She competed on the Track Team freshman year and played violin as a freshman and sophomore for the North Orchestra Ensemble. Kiera has volunteered as a tennis teacher since 2013 for the Union Township Recreation Youth Tennis Program. She received her Girl Scout Silver Award in 2014 and volunteered the last three years as a Youth Religious Teacher at her church. In the past four years, Kiera volunteered for Feed the Need, Grow a Row, and Farming for the Hungry. She has volunteered at the Raritan Headwaters Spring Clean Up since 2012, and has been playing piano since 2012. She currently works at The Pittstown Grill and Frank’s Pizza.
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Erik Dehkes
Class of 2017
Senior, Erik Dehkes has been playing football competitively since the fifth grade. Erik primarily plays middle linebacker, but also plays tight end. His strongest skill as a linebacker is anticipating what the offense will do and being able to align the defense in front of him to put the team in the best position. Erik had 14 tackles on defense in his first game of the season. He is excited to have the team compete at home in front of the fans and is proud of the win at Summit, which put the team in a great position in rankings in the division. Erik participates in winter Weight Room and Baseball in the spring. He is heavily involved in the Relay for Life Executive Committee and takes part in Special Olympics. Erik is a member of Interact, National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Science Honor Society, and is treasurer of Spanish Honor Society. He plans to continue to play football in college on the varsity level. Erik’s first choice for school next year is the University of Chicago. He is undecided on major, but plans on doing pre-med through college to prepare for medical school.
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September Department Students of the Month
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English: Amanda Chisholm '19 and Andrew Green '19
Fine Arts: Clayton Jenson '18 and Stephany Tamayo Heras '18
Mathematics: Siddharth Datar '18 and Chyi Ricketts '21
Music: Kayla Boyle '18 and Lawrence Luo '18
PE/Health: Kayla Boyle '18 and Neal Linzer '19
Practical Arts: Nicole Burns '18 and Tiffany Osti '18
Science: Sarah Khan '18 and Jordan Fernandes '18
Social Studies: Amanda Jackson '19 and Sarah Motter '19
World Language: Julianne Bavaro '19 and Quinn Cowell '21
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September Good Citizens of the Month
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English: Caroline Petrie '19 and Thomas Messina '19
Fine Arts: Xavier Bennett '19 and Madeline Coe '20
Mathematics: Nicholas Line '20 and Grace Berger '21
Music: Michael Garvey '18 and Leah Gaidos '18
PE/Health: Hannah Mitchell '19 and Thomas Kochanowski '18
Practical Arts: Emily Nugent '19 and Amanda Jackson '19
Science: Elizabeth Callari '20 and Jessica Crivello '20
Social Studies: Zachary Atherton '19 and Anthony Hale '19
World Language: Ryan Apgar '20 and Nina Komoroski '20
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We are pleased to introduce our new Administration Team. Pictured from left to right: Ms. Yulee Kim, Assistant Principal for Grade 9, Mrs. Carol Skidmore, Assistant Principal for Grade 10, Dr. Greg Cottrell, Principal, Mr. Christopher Schumann, Assistant Principal for Grade 12, and Mr. Timothy Flynn, Assistant Principal for Grade 11.
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Follow Dr. Cottrell @NH Principal on Twitter
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Follow Dr. Cottrell's daily tweets at @NH Principal on Twitter. It's a great way to keep up to date on daily happenings at North Hunterdon High School!
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Click
here to link to the American Cancer Society website on information regarding symptoms, detection, and treatment.
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National Merit Scholarship Program
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North Hunterdon High School is proud to announce the following students as Semi-Finalists in the 63rd Annual National Merit Scholarship competition:
Jordan Fernandes, Reed Montemurro, Prajeet Sarker, and Pranav Sharma.
The nation-wide pool of semi-finalists, representing less than once percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest scoring entrants in each state. From the approximately 16,000 semifinalists, about 15,000 are expected to advance to the finalist level and in February will be notified of this designation. Finalists will compete for National Merit scholarships and various corporate and college sponsored awards.
The following students were named as Commended Students:
John Anderson, Michelle Cecil, Matthew Chang, Kyle Conover, Siddharth Datar, Noah DiRoberto, Mary Evers, Andrew Ferrante, Thomas Flynn, Joseph Gallo, Kevin Garvey, Candy Greczylo, Justin Johnson, Sarah Khan, Tucker Kirchberger, Helen Liu, Lawrence Luo, Kelly Mahaney, Jessica Mitchell, Robert O'Dell, Erik Pan, Rupsa Paul, Kyle Piekarski, Cameron Puc, Shankar Sundaresan, Francesca Tangreti, Alisha Vekaria, Brian Weller, Thomas Westra, Jessica Zalot, Bree Zhang.
Commended students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.6 million students who entered the 2018 competition by taking the 2017 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
Congratulations to all!
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Nineteen of North Hunterdon High School's Competitive Cheerleaders attended the Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) Elite Camp at Trails End in Pennsylvania in August. Under the direction of Head Coach, Michael Drulis, and Assistant Coach, Laura Schuetz, the team was awarded a second place designation for their competition cheer routine. Mr. Drulis noted that, "The North Cheerleaders put themselves into a very competitive environment for the first time at this camp, and were awarded a very prestigious recognition by some of the nation's top judges against some of the nation's top cheer programs. We are humbled and thankful to have the North Hunterdon name recognized among so many excellent programs."
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Thomas Flynn performs at Carnegie Hall
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As a result of placing in the
Piano Teachers Congress of New
York
's Honors Program Competition in late April, Thomas Flynn, class of 2018, was honored to have the chance to perform at the Weill Recital Hall of Carnegie Hall this past May. This was Tom's second performance at Carnegie Hall!
On September 28, Tom
performed at Raritan Valley Habitat for Humanity’s
Dream Builders Gala, and on September 29 he performed at the
"Mocktail"
Party Reception opening the Tewksbury Historical Society's 26th Juried Art Show and Sale.
Congratulations, Tom!
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The Homecoming Dance will be held on Saturday, October 7th at 7:00 pm in the main gym. This year the theme of the dance is "Starry Night". Tickets will be available through October 4th through the Thundertix system. Please click on the link below for the Principal's letter and important information regarding the dance. Click
here to purchase tickets.
Click Here for Principal's letter and more information.
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On Saturday, September 17, 2017, 23 members of the NHHS German Club marched in the 60th Von Steuben Parade in New York City. Chaperones included Mr. Mark Kotulich, Mr. Adam Shepherd, and Mrs. Kristal Waldron. Mrs. Jennifer Molzen and Mrs. Ann Meisenbacher also attended as parent chaperones. This was the third year that the German Club participated in the parade and the first time Hunterdon Central German Club students joined together with North.
The parade is held each year on the third Saturday of September, which coincides with the official start of the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. After the parade, students ate an Oktoberfest-style lunch and sang German songs at an authentic German Restaurant in New York City, organized by Mrs. Joy LaBelle.
A great time was had by all.
The Von Steuben parade honors the German-American General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1730-1794), originally from Magdeburg, in Prussia (now Germany). Von Steuben fought with distinction in the Seven Years' War (1756-63) and offered his services to General George Washington and the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Von Steuben was appointed Inspector General of the Army, prepared a manual of military tactics, and reorganized and improved the Continental Army. He served as General Washington's Chief of Staff in the final years of the war, and became an American citizen in 1783.
Come join the German Club and celebrate our annual
"Oktoberfest"
on Monday, October 16th, from 2:30-4 PM in the Cafe B Annex. Consume authentic German delicacies lovingly homemade by North Moms & Dads - wurst, krauts, salads, and desserts for only $5 per person (only $3 for German Club members). Bring a friend and party like a Bavarian!
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Students in grades 9, 10 and 11 will take the PSAT test on Wednesday, October 11. The district has registered all students for the test.
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North Hunterdon is pleased to announce that we are continuing to offer courses in association with Seton Hall University’s Project Acceleration. Course offerings this year have been expanded to include AP Computer Science. Registration will begin on September 5 and will close on October 6. Students will receive information in their Project Acceleration approved AP/Honors classes concerning registration and tuition. Please keep in mind that not all Honors and AP classes are approved Project Acceleration courses.
Project Acceleration courses are open to high school juniors and seniors in good academic standing who are capable of performing Advanced Placement (AP) or Honors coursework. Only sophomores who receive prior permission are permitted to enroll in Project Acceleration.
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William Shakespeare's "The Tempest"
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The North Hunterdon Theater Organization is performing
The Tempest as its fall play. Performance dates: Thursday, October 19 @ 7:00pm, Saturday, October 21 @ 3:00 pm (matinee), and Saturday October 21 @ 7:00 pm, in the NHHS Theater. Tickets are $8.00 for students and senior citizens, $10.00 general admission. Tickets may be purchased at the door.
The Tempest is a Shakespearean comedy set on a deserted island in the Mediterranean. Prospero, Duke of Milan, was exiled by his power-hungry brother, Antonio, and has lived on the island with his young daughter, Miranda, for 12 years. Prospero uses his knowledge of magic to cause his brother and other political enemies to shipwreck close to his island, and thus to bring justice and a return to his dukedom. In the process, he arranges for the marriage of Miranda to the Prince of Naples, and decides that, once his dukedom is restored, forgiveness is more to be prized than vengeance. Characters in the play include Prospero, Miranda, several royals, spirits, mariners, and a villainous monster.
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Week of Respect and School Violence Awareness
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Week of Respect-The Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act (P.L.2010,c.122) requires that the week beginning with the first Monday in October of each year (October 2-6) be designated as the Week of Respect in NJ. To recognize the importance of character education, school districts are required to observe the week by providing age-appropriate instruction focusing on preventing HIB.
School Violence Awareness Week-N.J.S.A 18A:36-5.1 requires that the week beginning the third Monday in October of each year (October 16-20) be designated as School Violence Awareness Week in NJ.
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Please click on the link below for important information regarding winter sports tryout dates, practice dates, and physical and parent permission forms.
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Spirit Week will recognized beginning on Monday, October 30th through Friday November 3rd. Show your school spirit by following the themes for each day!
Monday, October 30 - Comfy Day
Tuesday, October 31 - Hawaiian Shirt Day
Wednesday, Nov. 1 - Ugly Holiday Sweater Day
Thursday, Nov 2 - Tie Dye Day
Friday, Nov. 3 - Whole School White Out Day
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Community Health & Wellness Education Series
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October's seminar is titled:
Mental Health Panel:
Practical Information for Parents.
This seminar will meet in the Voorhees High School Cafeteria on Tuesday, October 17th at 7:00 pm. All are welcome, no rsvp required.
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WELCOME CLASS OF 2021!!
The Booster Club is a volunteer organization that raises funds for scholarships and events for our athletes and athletic programs. You can get involved....we are a link under the Parents tab on the school’s homepage. By becoming a member, you join hundreds of families already dedicated to supporting our athletic community.
You can also support us by buying spirit wear and visiting our outdoor and indoor snack shacks. During the fall, we will be open for the varsity football games. In the winter, we will be open for wrestling, basketball and the big fencing tournaments.
We will be hosting our Fall Sports Coaches Appreciation Breakfast on Friday, October 20.
GO LIONS!!!!!!
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PTSA's Pasta Dinner
The
PTSA
is sponsoring a
Pasta Dinner on Friday, October 6th in Cafeteria B from 4:30 to 7pm
before the
Homecoming Game
. Pasta, salad, bread, beverages and desserts will be available.
$5
for students and seniors,
$10
for adults.
Dine-in or Take-out!
You can take your meal to the stands.
Everyone is welcome!
Pasta Dinner Flyer
Volunteer & Donations Sign-up
All proceeds to benefit
Project Graduation
, a drug and alcohol free post-graduation event for all NHHS grads!
Madelena’s Cheesecake Sale
is taking place online AND at the pasta dinner on 10/6. Cheesecake samples will be available and we will be taking orders at the event with cash, check or credit/debit cards. Support PTSA and Treat your self to Dessert too! Click
here
for more information.
Five-Below Fundraiser for PTSA!
Present
this flyer
(on phone or hard copy) at Five-Below
during the week of October 24-31
and North PTSA will receive a portion of your purchase amount!
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Shop J.Crew in Flemington and save & help support PTSA at the same time
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Shop on Saturday October 14th from 10am-2pm only and save an extra 20%. Check out the
flyer
for details.
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
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.
ACT Boot Camp by Catalyst Prep
@ North, October 21-22nd, 9am - 1pm. For more information, or to sign up, click
here
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Shop Amazon.com
and raise money for PTSA! It’s simple and easy through Amazon Smile. Click
here
for more information on how to join!
Become a part of PTSA
and help our students have the best year ever!
Next Meeting is Monday, October 2nd @ 7pm in Café B
.
All are welcome to attend!
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Have you joined us yet? If you already have chosen to become a member of The North Hunterdon Music Association, thank you.
If you would like to sign up, it’s not too late! Our online registration is easy. Please click
HERE to join and make a difference through music! Remember that membership makes your child eligible for senior scholarships and the Gary Gilbert Scholarship Award!
It’s only October but so much is happening!
*The
Phillipsburg Band Festival on September 23 ~ The Golden Lions Marching Band competed.
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Freshman Tea on September 25 ~ The Freshman Women’s Ensemble and the Freshman Band filled the cafeteria with music and gave us a peek at this year’s talent. Thanks to all who donated time and baked goods to our NHMA dessert reception.
*NHMA
Homecoming Coat Check on Saturday, October 7 ~ $1.00 coat check at the Homecoming Dance. All proceeds support NHMA programs and scholarships. Please send cash to the dance with your students if they wish to check any belongings.
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NHMA information table at each home football game ~ stop by to learn more about our awesome group.
*The
NYC Columbus Day Parade on October 9 ~ The Golden Lions Marching Band marches down 5
th Avenue.
*The
Bloomfield Band Festival on October 29 ~ The Golden Lions Marching Band competes.
*NHMA
50/50 raffle at the October 20 football game ~ come support our music students and have a chance to win something yourself!
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Career and College Resource Center Update – What have we been up to?
NHEF Sponsors Bus Trip to Villanova University:
NHEF plans to sponsor a trip for seniors in October to Villanova University! Guidance has sent out information on how to sign up for this great opportunity. Contact Ms. Slowinski with questions.
College Financial Planning Seminar:
Over 125 families attended our September seminar and we hope that they were able to gain some valuable insight into what they will encounter when their students apply to college. We will host another workshop in the spring. Stay tuned!
Parent Chats:
We hosted our first Parent Chat of the school year on September 27
th.
Parents were able to attend the College Fair and also come to one of two sessions regarding the College Application Process. Join us at our next Parent Chat – date TBD.
Essay Writing Workshops:
Students took advantage of the summer to get a head start on their college application essays. We offered two different sessions and each was well-attended by students.
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Take a look at we have been able to offer through YOUR on-going generous support of the foundation:
Virtual Driver Interactive Simulator: The Virtual Driving Essentials is a full training curriculum of 16 lessons teaching techniques that cannot be safely demonstrated behind the wheel. Pre and post assessments measure each student’s demonstrated improvements. Every student at North will have a chance to use the simulator in Driver’s Ed class!
4 Additional Water Filling Stations: Another grant for water bottle filling stations has been awarded so that the entire North community will be able to enjoy cold, filtered water while they are at NHHS. Bring your reusable water bottles and continue to reduce plastic waste!
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Recent Grants Awarded
NHEF is pleased to announce that we have been awarded a grant in the amount of $7600 from
Bristol-Myers Squibb
for a NHHS STEM program initiative, entitled ‘STEM Education Laboratory Research Support’.
This grant will enable our science department to incorporate sensor-based lab investigations in coursework, and provide extensive hands-on opportunities for students to develop scientific literacy and familiarity with the practices of scientists and engineers. Mastering probe-ware and hands-on technology prepares students for 21
st
century STEM careers, a goal shared by the NHEF and Bristol-Myers Squibb.
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4th Annual Running of the Lions 5K
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Mark your Calendar!
The Fourth Annual Running of the Lions
will be held on
October 15th, 2017
at the Spruce Run Recreation Area.
We are excited to have
St. Luke’s and KJM Financial as our
Principal Sponsors
for the race.
Running of the Lions is our biggest fundraiser of the year. This race brings together not only students and teachers from North, but allows families and community members to be involved. Visit the NHEF website,
http://nhhsfoundation.org/running-of-the-lions
,
for
registration details or sponsorship opportunities.
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North Hunterdon High School
1445 State Route 31, Annandale, NJ 08801
(908) 713-4199
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