NORTH HUNTERDON HIGH SCHOOL
Annandale, NJ
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November 2017 E-Newsletter
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Upcoming Events
The following is a list of important upcoming events:
- November 2 - Powder Puff Football Game 5:30 - 8:30, Singley Field
- November 2 - Deadline to register for December SAT
- November 3 - Milk Can Pep Rally, 1:40pm in main gym, Milk Can Game at Voorhees High School, 7:00 pm
- November 6 - Last day to register for winter sports in Aspen
- November 6 - Booster Club meeting, 7:00 pm, Faculty Dining Room
- November 7 - Music Association Meeting, 7:00pm, Choir Room
- November 9-10 - School Closed - NJEA Convention
- November 13 - PTSA Meeting, 7:00 pm, Cafe B
- November 15 - Early Dismissal, 11:55 am for staff in-service
- November 15 - When Cancer Is in the Family: Supporting the Children Seminar, 7:00pm, NH Theater
- November 16 - Parent Advisory Committee, 9am in district office
- November 16 - Lions Cheer Parent meeting after letter presentation, 9pm, cafeteria B
- November 21 - Blood Drive 7:30am-3:00pm, main gym
- November 21 - National Honor Society Induction, 7:00 pm, theater
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- November 22 - Friendship Day
- November 22 - Early Dismissal, 11:55 am
- November 23 - 24, Thanksgiving Break, no school
- November 22-26 - No homework days
- November 28 - SEPAC Seminar, 6:00 pm, District Office Training Lab
- November 28 - Teen PEP Family Night, 5pm in cafeteria B
- November 29 - Marching Band Banquet, 6:30pm, cafe A and B
- November 30 - World Language Honor Society Inductions, 6:30pm, theater
- November 30 - ASVAB test, grade 10
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October Students of the Month
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Haley Marra
Class of 2018
Haley Marra plans to major in Nursing with a possible minor in Journalism next year. She was recently accepted to her top choice of schools, The University of Pittsburgh for Nursing. Go Panthers! Haley’s favorite classes at North have been all her English classes, especially AP Language and Composition. Ms. Carr’s class helped her find her voice as a writer, and every class was engaging and dynamic. She grew enormously through that class, both in knowledge and confidence in reading and writing. AP Chemistry was also an amazing class. The class was greatly challenging, but it taught her how to work hard. Haley is very grateful for Mrs. Plaxe because she helped her through many early morning sessions of extra help. She also made a subject as difficult as AP Chemistry a fun class that she looked forward to every day. Haley is a member of National Honor Society, Science Honor Society, is the Secretary of Student Council, is a Peer Leader, and played softball and volleyball for a few years at North. Musically, she is very involved at North. Haley is a member of Concert Choir and Madrigal Singers. She has participated in many of the Winter Musicals. Haley has been an actress in Showkids Invitational for 11 years. In January, she is very excited to be performing as Mrs. Banks in
Mary Poppins
. Haley volunteers at Catholic Heart Work Camp every summer and is on the executive team for Frisbee for Fun, which raises money for students at Bonnie Brae. She has traveled to Spain through Diverbo where she helped teens improve their English skills. Haley’s favorite memories at North are laughing with her friends and learning many valuable lessons from all the wonderful students and staff at North. I have also loved singing in the choirs and being involved in the music department, as well as playing softball and volleyball and North Hunterdon.
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David Lazar
Class of 2018
Co-President of Future Business Leaders of America, David Lazar is involved in many clubs at North Hunterdon. David loves not just getting involved, but also leading the activities in which he participates. In addition to FBLA, he is secretary of three clubs: English National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, and Model United Nations; and is a member of National Honor Society. David received the Bausch and Lomb Award for the school and won the regional JA Titan competition for running his own business last year. He also enjoys running cross country and track for North. David is honored to have Mr. Sorg for BC Calculus and AP Computer Science. Both of these classes are his favorites. He has learned so much from Mr. Sorg and hopes to use the material he has learned in the future. Outside of school, David is a writer for eyesonisles.com, a sports website owned by Time Inc. His articles are read, on average, by 6,000 people. David owns his own business, Drive 4 Five, where he markets products and covers his favorite hockey team, the New York Islanders. To save for college, he works at the Clinton Shoprite, where he is the youngest front end supervisor at the store. For the next stage of his life, David is very thankful that he is able to apply to four year universities. He plans on pursuing a major in Engineering or Business and a minor in English or Journalism. His top schools are The University of Rochester, UNC, Duke, Syracuse, and Rochester Institute of Technology. David’s favorite memories at North were made running cross country, sitting with his friends at lunch, and simply talking to a classmate or teacher. He loves the North Hunterdon community and is blessed to have been a part of it for the last four years.
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October Athletes of the Month
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Michael Sabatella
Class of 2018
Senior, Michael Sabatella is co-captain of the Varsity Boys Soccer Team. Mike believes his strongest skills on the field include being a team player and being able to come into a game when big plays need to be made to help the team. He has started every game playing at right back. Mike has been an extremely vital piece to the team’s defense all season by keeping the shots on goal and goals scored low. He is an extremely hard worker in practice and games, showing players how they need to be at all times to improve their abilities. Mike has been playing soccer since he was eight years old. He plays club soccer for STA out of Morristown. Mike is a three-year varsity player and has always looked forward to the season. He has always found the teammates and coaches to be fun and engaging. Off the field, Mike does well academically and is a model student-athlete for younger players to look up to. He is Science Honor Society, German Honor Society, and FBLA. Mike will most likely attend Rutgers University in the fall and is considering playing soccer there. He plans on majoring in Business with a minor in Music Theory.
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Danielle Tostevin
Class of 2018
Danielle Tostevin has been involved with gymnastics for the past 13 years. Danielle competes in All Around, however Beam and Bars are her strongest events. Her gymnastics team competed in the Skyland Conference in October and will be competing at Sectionals the first week in November. This year, Danielle broke her personal record for All Around with a score of 36.6 points, where a perfect All Around score is 40. When she isn’t practicing and competing with the North Hunterdon team, Danielle practices and competes for Gymnastics Unlimited year round. In last year’s Regionals, she placed third on Bars and eighth All Around. This made her a second alternate for Easterns. Outside of gymnastics, Danielle is a member in Interact and Key Club. She enjoys hanging out with her friends and chilling out watching Netflix. She also enjoys traveling to Florida to visit her sister in college. Danielle plans on continuing gymnastics in college on a club team along with playing intramural or club lacrosse. Her goal is to attend James Madison University and major in Nursing.
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October Department Students of the Month
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English: Isabella Stagg '20 and Jake Medeiros '20
Fine Arts: Raymond Setaro '21 and Morgan McNulty '20
Mathematics: Dylan Chipelo '20 and Kimberly Bieksha '18
Music: Brian Slack '18 and Haley Marra '18
PE/Health: Sarah Conti '18 and Skyler Cunningham '18
Practical Arts: Christina Vogel '20 and Cameron Puc '18
Science: Allison Salkin '19 and Jacquelyn Wolters '19
Social Studies: Sarah Khan '18 and Robert Sierp '19
World Language: Isabelle Layding '21 and Justin Logar '21
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October Good Citizens of the Month
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English: Morgan Lewis '20 and Liam Stewart '20
Fine Arts: Evan Klimas '20 and Kira Thomas '19
Mathematics: Jacalyn Weiss '19 and Jack Malley '18
Music: Francesca Tangreti '18 and Kevin Garvey '18
PE/Health: Chloe Morris '19 and Xavier Bennett '19
Practical Arts: Jon Luling '18 and Catherine Alfonzo-Jenner '20
Science: Audrey Riccitelli '19 and Rebecca Beswick '19
Social Studies: Ryan Miceli '18 and Brinton Gibbons '18
World Language: Cynthia Mavros '19 and Megan Long '21
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Coach Mazzetta wins NY Jets Coach of the Week Award
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The New York Jets announced on October 12, 2017 that North Hunterdon High School Head Football Coach, Jared Mazzetta, has been named the week’s recipient of the New York Jets High School Coach of the Week award fueled by Gatorade. Through Gatorade’s partnership, the monetary award to benefit the school’s football program has doubled to $2,000. Coach Mazzetta will receive a Gatorade kit, containing a cooler, fuel bars, Gatorade power mix, squeeze bottles and much more. Along with this award, North Hunterdon High School receives an automatic bid to compete in the 2018 New York Jets 7on7 Tournament. In addition, Coach Mazzetta is invited to watch the New York Jets play the Los Angeles Chargers on December 24th from a luxury suite at MetLife Stadium, where he will be presented with a certificate and an award ball. Congratulations, Coach Mazzetta!
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November is National Diabetes Month. Please click on the link to access information regarding
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We are in the middle of Spirit Week leading up to the Milk Can Game. Show your school spirit by following the themes for each 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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Come out and cheer on the Lions Football team as they look to "Keep the Can!" The 42nd Annual Milk Can Game will be at Voorhees High School this year on Friday, November 3, 2017 at 7:00 pm.
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This year's Powder Puff Football Game will be held on Thursday, November 2, at 5:30 pm on Singley Field. This annual event held during Spirit Week and leading up to the Milk Can game, is played between the junior and senior girls. Come on out and cheer on the girls at the powder puff football game!
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Marching Band in Columbus Day Parade
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Congratulations to the "Golden Lions Marching Band" who placed 1st in the New York City Columbus Day Parade Band Competition. This is the second time the band has won this event and the first since 2005!
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The November Blood Drive will take place on Tuesday, November 21 from 7:30 am - 3:00 pm in the main gym. Please consider donating at this very important life saving event. You may view the principal's letter and permission form on the link below.
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Winter Sports Registration
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This is a reminder to register your child for Winter Sports. Aspen will accept winter sports registration through November 6, 2017.
Click here for winter sports start dates.
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Homecoming Weekend October 6-7, 2017
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International Thespian Society
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The following students have earned induction into the International Thespian Society (ITS), the honor society for secondary school theater students. We congratulate the members of Troupe 2642!
Madison Anidjar, Abhay Bhatt, James Craig, Emily Decker, Laura DelPiano, Samantha Dolloff, Fernanda Flynn-Galicia, Leah Gaidos, Juliana Gonzalez-Rivas, Andrew Green, William Gunter, Meredith Harmon, Paeton Horsch, Adrian Krowicki, Caitlin Meyer, Reed Montemurro, Jonathan Murry, Marilena Parker, George Uchrin, Victoria Valendo
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Scenes from the Fall Play "The Tempest"
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Community Health & Wellness Education Series
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November's seminar is titled:
When Cancer is in the Family: Supporting the Children.
This seminar will meet in the North Hunterdon High School Theater on Wednesday, November 15th at 7:00 pm. All are welcome, no rsvp required.
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Art Showcase - Molly Shea '20
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When I took Ceramics 1 the first semester of my freshman year, I knew immediately that I’d found something I loved and wanted to continue. Ceramics was the class I looked forward to all day, stayed after school for, and didn’t stop thinking about when I got home. I didn’t take Ceramics 2 the second semester, but I still came in everyday during my lunch to make things. During that time, I created my own projects. Whenever I thought of something new I sketched it out and got to work. One of my favorite examples from that period of time is my robot.
I think the majority of my inspiration comes from the music I listen to, books I read, tv I watch, and the people I spend time with. I also use things like youtube and pinterest to broaden my thinking and ideas.
Ceramics is not always easy, there have been several things that I just couldn’t get right at first.
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Every time I approach things like this, I try again and again until I am happy with the result. The first thing I struggled with was wheel throwing tall things. Another challenge was making pots with lids. Now I have multiple tall vases and a million lidded pots.
My favorite part of ceramics is getting something out of the kiln when it’s finally done. Every step of the way you have to take care of it, make sure it doesn’t get too dry, keep it safe, and then you hope nothing bad happens during the firings. After working hard to follow through on everything, when I see how something turns out, I feel very proud.
I am currently a sophomore in Ceramics 2 and couldn’t be happier!
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The Spanish teachers would like to extend a big GRACIAS to the students and staff of North Hunterdon who donated to the Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief Efforts! With your help and generosity, our school raised more than $1,300 for UNIDOS- which will provide much needed help to Puerto Rican hurricane victims. Gracias! Also, congratulations to Sra. Kush's Block 4 Spanish 1 class for raising $179 in their class alone for the relief efforts- You win the fiesta!
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Special Education Advisory Council (SEPAC)
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The NHV Special Education Parent Advisory Council, otherwise referred to as SEPAC, is a parent committee established to assist parents and families of adolescents with disabilities.
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at 6:00 pm in the NHV District Office Training Lab.
The guest speaker will be Ms. Susan Hoffman, Hunterdon County Surrogate, who will discuss the guardianship process.
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The Booster Club has been busy raising money for our "End of Year" scholarships while our Fall Sports have been racking up the WINS!
Thank you to everyone for visiting the snack shack and purchasing food and/or spirit wear. The profits from the snack shack support all of our athletes, teams and coaches.
Thank you for supporting the Booster Club!
GO LIONS!
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PTSA's Events and Fundraisers
The
PTSA
Pasta Dinner on Friday,
October 6th was a huge success! We could not have done this without the help of our wonderful volunteers who donated food and other items as well as helping to set-up, serve and clean up that evening! A big shout-out to our Senior Class Officers who doubled the number of donations from local restaurants this year. Great Job everyone! All proceeds to benefit
Project Graduation
, a drug and alcohol free post-graduation event for all NHHS grads! Please visit these
very generous local restaurants
that donated some of our delicious food for the Pasta Dinner.
Shop Amazon.com
and get your holiday shopping done quickly and easily and raise money for PTSA all at the same time
.
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!”
A new PTSA fundraiser selling customized candles
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This candle is customized with a student's name and graduation year, AND makes a nice "thank you" gift for teacher, parent, family, friend or alumni memorable gift. Free customization options include name, dates, and/or short phrase. Orders accepted
at this website
until December 5th with delivery at the school on December 18th.
Don’t forget to pick up your
Maddelena’s Cheesecake
on Thursday, Nov. 16th 5-7pm in the NHHS Cafeteria.
Thank you to senior
Rob Obermai
r who coordinated the entire cheesecake sale and sold over 100 cheesecakes!
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Five-Below Fundraiser for PTSA!
Present
this flyer
(on phone or hard copy) at Five-Below
November 24th –December 1st
and North PTSA will receive a portion of your purchase amount!
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
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.
Become a part of PTSA
and help our students have the best year ever!
Next Meeting is Monday, November 13th @ 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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It’s almost Thanksgiving and
the NHMA is thankful – for the opportunities available to our choral and instrumental students, for the support given by our faculty and administration, and for the helping hands of our wonderful volunteers. Consider being a part of our team. Click
HERE to join. Stay connected to what’s happening with our music students.
Thank you… to all who supported our raffle at the football game on October 20!
Marching Band Banquet - Wednesday, November 29
Marching band families ~ Please join us as we recognize the band’s achievements. For information, contact Jackie Slack at jslack4@comcast.net.
Applebee’s Flapjack Fundraiser - Saturday, December 16
Save the date! This holiday tradition is back. More info to come.
Next meeting: Tuesday, November 7 at 7:00 PM in the choir room.
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4th Annual Running of the Lions 5K
A BIG thank you to all runners, volunteers, and sponsors for coming out and supporting our 5K this year! Over 340 runners and walkers took part in this terrific community event. NHHS Wrestling had the most registrants on their team and won a pizza party (see photo below).
While a bit foggy to start, the warm weather allowed all to enjoy the day. Dr. Cottrell presented medals to the winners of all categories. We are happy to report that the number of runners grew again! The NHEF raised over $15,000 this year, which will go directly to helping our students at North.
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NHEF-funded college trip to Villanova
Students had a great day on the college visit to Villanova University last week. They attended an Admissions presentation then went on the campus tour. Former NHHS student, Julia Berger, who is a sophomore at Villanova met up with the group and was able to answer students’ questions about attending the school. We hope that the experience was eye opening and enriching for all who took part! Thanks to the Guidance Department for accompanying North students on this college visit.
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Annual NJ Devils Discounted Hockey Tickets
Every year we get the chance to offer discounted Devils tickets to the North community. Proceeds from all tickets sold using our coupon code will benefit the foundation.
Every ticket has a chance to win additional prizes with the biggest prize being the chance to win a deluxe box for a future Devils game! NHEF won the box in the 2015-16 hockey season and we then raffled it off at our spring fundraiser.
We will announce the hockey ticket sales beginning in November, so stay tuned!
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North Hunterdon High School
1445 State Route 31, Annandale, NJ 08801
(908) 713-4199
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