NORTH HUNTERDON HIGH SCHOOL
Annandale, NJ
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Upcoming Events
The following is a list of important upcoming events:
- April 2 - PTSA meeting, 7pm in room 120
- April 5 - 8th Grade Move Up Dance, 7-9:30pm in cafeteria B
- April 6 - Clothing Drive for Girls Track, 7:30am-2:30pm at turf field
- April 8 - Booster Club meeting, 7pm, FDR
- April 9 - Career Fair, 7:45-10:38, main gym
- April 9 - Music Assoc. meeting, 7pm, music room
- April 11 - Girl Up/Trades of Hope - Jewel and Dine Event, 6pm, Cafe A
- April 11 & 12 - NJSLA Mathematics
- April 12, 13, 14 - A Scenes and Songs Cabaret
- April 13 - NHEF Spring It On Event, 6:30pm, Beaver Brook Country Club
- April 15, 16, 17 - NJSLA English Language Arts
- April 17 - Senior Class Banquet, 6:30pm, Hunterdon Hills Playhouse
- April 18 - Early Dismissal 11:55am, Spring Recess Begins
- April 19- 26 - SCHOOL CLOSED - Spring Recess
- April 22 - Aspen opens for cheerleading tryout and summer intramural registration
- April 29 - School re-opens
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March Students of the Month
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Rachel Mead
Class of 2019
Rachel Mead will be attending Cornell University in the fall to major in Engineering. Rachel is Environmental Club President, Treasurer of English Honor Society and Math Honor Society, a member of Science Honor Society, National Honor Society, and Technology Student Alliance. She was the squad leader in Marching Band for three years, was the Top Sophomore and Top Junior Marcher. Rachel has played clarinet in Pit Orchestra and Marching Band for the past four years. She is Captain of the Warren Hunterdon Academic Meet (WHAM) and was a member of the winning team for the Winter meet in 2017. Rachel’s favorite classes at North are AP Computer Science, AP World History, and AP Biology. Mr. Sorg’s computer science class cultivated a passion for computer science that she hopes to continue to pursue in college. The course was fun, challenging, and rewarding. Mr. Yocum’s history class taught Rachel a lot in one year and has helped her play along with Jeopardy. She enjoyed class debates such as the Trial of Genghis Khan. Mrs. Flynn’s Biology class was taught in a unique way that helped her remember all the different vocabulary. She enjoyed the fantastic stories that were told that made her laugh and remember the functions of different biological components.
Rachel has volunteered at the YMCA for the last 5 years as a martial arts teacher for children and adults. She was Volunteer of the Month in 2014 and won the Ralph Muzzy Youth Leadership Award in 2016. She also volunteers at America’s Grow-A-Row for three years as a camp counselor. Some of Rachel’s favorite memories from North were building bridges out of tongue depressors, dowels, zip ties, and glue with some of her closest friends; presenting her MadLib project as her final AP Computer Science project and presenting it again at STEM Night; and coming out of the tunnel at MetLife Stadium and performing the field show Queen with the marching band in December 2017 at the NJSIAA Section 2, Group 4 Football Championship game.
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Stephen Maliszewski
Class of 2019
Senior Stephen Maliszewski will be attending Florida Institute of Technology in the fall to major in Computer Science. Stephen’s favorite classes at North have been his computer and mathematics classes. These classes showed him how much he enjoys both math and programming. Before taking computer science, he had no interest in programming and had never thought about becoming a programmer. After taking the class, he realized he really enjoys programming and is glad North gave him the opportunity to take the class.
Stephen is a member of the Math Honor Society and Latin Club. His favorite memories from North were getting to meet some of his best friends who he hopes will remain his friends well after graduation. Stephen works part-time at Walmart as a cart associate and has done some volunteer activities.
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March Athletes of the Month
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William Kastrud
Class of 2019
Senior William Kastrud will be attending the United States Coast Guard Academy next year to major in Marine Engineering and play Division 3 Lacrosse. Will has been competitively playing lacrosse for the past 13 years. This past summer, he played for the New Jersey Lacrosse Club and competed in four tournaments. Will is a midfielder and is great at finding the open man and making “One More Pass”. He can shoot the ball very well and helps the team in a faceoff when needed. The team’s biggest competition this year will be Delaware Valley Regional High School. North lost to Del Val in the Hunterdon Warren Sussex Playoffs two years in a row. Their goal is to beat them this year. Will’s personal goal is to reach 22 goals by the end of the season. Outside of lacrosse, Will participates in Winter Weight Room, Spring Weight Room, and is a Senior Class Officer. He also volunteers his time as an EMT at the Quakertown Fire Department.
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Michael Wilson
Class of 2019
Michael Wilson is a senior who began his wrestling career at North in 2005 and has wrestled ever since. Michael wrestles at 160 pounds. He recently competed in the state tournament in March of this year and placed seventh in that tournament. Michael also won the region tournament. His personal record this season was 39-6 and the team record was 20-3, while breaking the top ten in the state-wide rankings. Michael won the Hunterdon Warren Sussex Tournament this year and is a four-year varsity letter winner. He wrestles all year round. Next year, Michael plans on wrestling in college but is undecided at this time what school he will attend. He will major in Criminal Justice.
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March Department Students
of the Month
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English
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Camron Hertel '21 and Rebecca Miceli '21
Fine Arts
: Quinn Gagliano '22 and Emily Gottlieb '19
Mathematics
: Mackinley Barry '20 and Prerna Shankar '22
Music
: Maura Kelly '20 and Michael Patuto '21
PE/Health:
Emma D'Alesandro '21 and Christian Baucom '21
Practical Arts
:
Griffin VanderGheynst '22 and Kai Vaarkamp '19
Science
: Rylee Jones '22 and Daniel Wu '21
Social Studies
:
V
arun Bulusu '21 and Melanie Lloyd '21
World Language
:
Amanda Chisholm '19 and Christina Vogel '20
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March Good Citizens of the Month
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English
: Andrew Fielding '21 and Gianna Menes '21
Fine Arts
: Andrew Medeiros '21 and Ava Paige '19
Mathematics
: Vincent Ceglia '20 and Declan Coster '19
Music
: Tori Lockwood '20 and Joseph McDevitt '21
PE/Health
: Sean Procopio '19 and Taylor O'Brien '21
Practical Arts
: Christopher Fischer '19 and Maggie Linzer '22
Science
: Jesse Panek '22 and Emelin Gustafsson '21
Social Studies
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Haydn Strycharz '21 and Zach Rosenberg '21
World Language
: Cassie Nye '21 and Christopher Hale '19
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Top March Tweets from Dr. Greg Cottrell @nhprincipal
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We had another special guest for this morning's announcement during Choose To Include week. Tomorrow (Friday) all staff and students are encouraged to wear NHHS apparel to show that we are one unified NHHS family.
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Dr. Greg Cottrell@NH Principal -March19 Nhhs staff and students wore purple and conducted fundraisers today for Lupus awareness. Choose to include week is in full effect.
#northrocks #Lion Pride
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The Spike for a Cure event occured today. Students had a great time and raised over $21,000 for a good cause.
#NorthRocks
#LionPride
Reply
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Dr. Greg Cottrell@NHPrincipal-March 24 Congrats to Coach Walsh who was inducted today into the NJSCA Coaches Hall of Fame. He is only the 10th coach from NHHS to receive this honor since 1964.
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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Sexual Assault Awareness Month is a campaign to raise public awareness about sexual violence and educate communities on how to prevent it. The campaign theme, I Ask, champions the message that asking for consent is a healthy, normal, and necessary part of everyday interactions. For more information including resources on this very important topic, click
here
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NJ Student Learning Assessment
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The New Jersey Student Learning Assessments will take place on April 11-12 for Mathematics and April 15-16-17 for English Language Arts.
Freshmen and sophomores who are enrolled in Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, English 9, and/or English 10 will participate in the NJSLA assessment on the days listed above. (Juniors do not have to take NJSLA unless they have not yet proved proficiency on another standardized test for graduation.) Please note that students must take all units of each NJSLA assessment in order to receive a reported score.
We will be running two bus runs on testing days. All students taking the test need to come to school at the regular time. Students not taking the test can get on their bus 2 ½ hours later than their regular pick-up time. We will be following the below two-and-a-half-hour delayed-opening bell schedule once testing for that day has ended.
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Wrestling Coach of the Year
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Congratulations to Mr. Chris Hrunka who was named the Skyland Conference Coach of the Year for Wrestling by
NJ.com. Great job, Mr. Hrunka!
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North Hunterdon will be hosting a Career Fair on April 9th during periods 1-3 in the main gym. All sophomores will attend and it will be open to juniors and seniors. Students should come prepared with questions and to think about their career aspirations. We sincerely thank all the volunteers who are coming to share their career experiences with our students.
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Spring Show - Scenes and Songs Cabaret
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The North Hunterdon Theatre Organization will perform a collection of dramatic and comedic scenes from various plays, musicals, movies, and other media.
Performances are Friday and Saturday, April 12th and 13th at 7:00PM, and Sunday, April 14th at 2:00 PM in the NHHS Theatre.
Seating is general admission on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets can be purchased at the door starting 30 minutes before the show or at our Just Chill event on March 30th (see below).
Tickets are $10 Adults, $8 Students & Senior Citizens. Handicapped seating is available.
Join us on Saturday, March 30th, from 3:00-5:00pm at Just Chill Frozen Desserts (47 Main St., Clinton) for cast performances and discounted tickets!
"All the world's a stage, and the men and women on it, merely players!"
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Girl Up and Trades of Hope
Dinner and Jewelry Event!
Thursday, April 11th
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Cafeteria A
Enjoy dinner, handmade jewelry from around the world, and the company of women who aspire to make positive change!
Support women and girls around the world who are working to make life better for the poorest of the poor.
$10.00 Cash or Checks payable to NHHS Activities
Purchases can also be made at the following link:
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The American Cancer Society is committed to saving lives from cancer. But we can't do it without you. Your donations help fight all types of cancer, for all types of people, in all types of communities around the globe. Each person who joins Relay For Life can take pride in knowing that they are working towards creating a world free from the pain and suffering of this disease.
Your donations to Relay For Life help the American Cancer Society fund groundbreaking cancer research, critical patient care services, education and prevention initiatives, and so much more. Please consider joining
North Hunterdon High School's Relay For Life
event on:
When: Friday, May 10, 2019
Where: Singley Field
Time: 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Sign up today
(Click Here)
to join a team or create one or to donate
Questions? Email:
aberry@
nhvweb.net
or
hmitchell@nhvweb.net
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The high school district will be closed for Spring Recess beginning Thursday, April 18 (half day, 11:55am dismissal) through Friday, April 26.
If the event of a school closure for inclement weather, Spring Recess will be shortened for make-up days starting April 26 and working backwards.
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NH Education Foundation Spring Event
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“Spring It On!” New Venue and Entertainment! Please come out to support the NHEF!
The NHEF is once again hosting our annual “Spring It On” fundraiser at Beaver Brook Country Club on Saturday, April 13, 2019 starting at 6:30pm. This year’s entertainment will be Dueling Pianos, which is an all-request, rock-and-roll party where the audience picks the playlist! The event is a mix of music, comedy and audience interaction. We’ll have a silent auction featuring the always-popular graduation package which has premier parking and extra seating for 2019 graduation. Other auction items will include golf packages, tickets to sports and concert events, restaurant certificates and products.
Tickets are $75.00 each and you can purchase them at:
https://nhhsfoundation.org/spring-it-on/
. The event includes dinner, two drink vouchers and NHEF Bucks for Battle. A cash bar will be available. The event is for adults 21 and over.
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NJ State Bar Foundation
Courtroom Artist Contest Winner
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Congratulations to Sarah Switlyk '19, who recently won 1st Place in the NJ State Bar Foundation's Courtroom Artist Contest. Pictured at left is Sarah's winning artistic representation of the proceedings at the Mock Trials.
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Highlights from Winter Musical
Catch Me If You Can
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Congratulations to our staff and students on a very successful and entertaining winter production of
Catch Me If You Can.
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College Athletic Commitment Day
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Row 1: Shannon Hesse (Swimming, TCNJ), Jensen Macaulay (Softball-Franklin and Marshall), Maria Newsome (Basketball-DeSales U.), Alexandra Vasile (Tennis-TCNJ), Katherine Fullowan (Lacrosse-Gettysburg), Samantha VanBelle (Lacrosse-Washington & Lee),
Row 2: Caroline Petrie (Field Hockey-Fairleigh Dickinson), Andrew Trapp (XC/Track-Boston U.), Dillon Adamy (XC/Track-U. of New Hampshire), Angela Kearsley (XC/Track-Rutgers U.), Erik Stevens (Golf-Monmouth U.)
Row 3: Megan Hanily (Softball-Moravian College), Ariel Lonoff (Swimming-), Dalton VanEsselstyn (Golf-Wheaton College), Emily Nugent (XC/Track-Syracuse U.), Hannah Mitchell (Soccer-UCLA), Gabby Beneducci (Track-U. of Richmond),
Row 4: Christopher Fischer (XC/Track-Colorado School of Mines), Anthony Hale (Football-Bowdoin College), Matt Spichiger (Football-Washington U. in St. Louis), Veronica Bober (Fencing-U. of Pittsburgh),
Amy Carosi (Diving-RPI)
Row 5: Zach Atherton (Football-Springfield College), Agesino Primatic (Baseball), Connor Woods (Baseball-Caldwell U.), Justin Holderbaum (Baseball-County College of Morris), Michael Pierce (Baseball-DeSales U.), Will Kastrud (Lacrosse-US Coast Guard Academy)
Missing from Picture: Francis Vitelli (Bowling-Savannah College of Art & Design)
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Former North Hunterdon High School Graduate, Matthew Mirabella, ’10, current student at the Minnesota Law School, recently competed in the annual Moot Court Competition among Minnesota’s law schools where his two person team won top prize. Judging was provided by volunteer seasoned IP trial attorneys.
Matt will be starting as a Deputy Public Defender
in the Rapid City, South Dakota area in August 2019.
Congratulations Matt!
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The spring sports season is in full swing! Good luck to all of our spring teams! If you are interested in becoming a team representative or another position in the Booster Club, please email
nhhsbs@gmail.com
. Shadowing the position makes for an easier transition. Join us at our next Booster Club meeting on April 8, 2019 at 7:00pm in the faculty dining room. Please consider volunteering your time to support our student athletes.
Looking ahead- Senior Athletic Awards Night will be held on June 4, 2019 in the Theatre at North Hunterdon High School.
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Upcoming Events
8th Grade Move up Dance
-April 5th
for all sending districts.
Click here
for more info.
Sign-Up Genius-
Please consider donating for the 8
th
Grade Move Up Dance. Many thanks for all who have shown their support by signing up! Please note, we are still in need of some student volunteers which is on the sign up also.
Click here
to contribute.
Senior Banquet
-April 17
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@ the Hunterdon Hills Playhouse. This annual event is open to all Seniors, Parents, Staff, and Friends/Family. Evening consists of dinner, Senior class pictures slide show, announcement of teacher and student superlatives, and the premier of the Senior class film. Please join us for a fun-filled night!
Click here
to order your tickets online.
Visa Gift Card Raffle
-May 3
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Back by popular demand! Your $10 donation enters you into a chance to win one of four Visa gift cards. For every 5 tickets get 1 free!!! Please check your mail for tickets and more info to come. All proceeds used to support Project Graduation!
Unified Sports Banquet
-May 14
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– All Unified Sports Athletes (and their parents),volunteers, and coaches who participated this year are invited to attend free of charge. For more info
click here
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Outdoor Movie/Food Truck Event
-May 24
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– The Junior class invites
ALL
North students to save the date for this exciting event! Check your email for details coming soon!
Senior/Staff Luncheon
-June 3
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Our annual luncheon is a tradition that brings Seniors and North Staff together. You can help by volunteering or donating items to make this event a success. A sign-up genius will go out approximately one month prior to the scheduled date. Thank you in advance for your support.
Project Graduation
-June 13-14
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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 the evening after graduation and the students enjoy endless food and activities all night long.
All flyers, forms, permission slips, are now available on the PTSA website or can
click here
for paper form or to purchase tickets online,
click here
. All info will also will be sent via email. Parent volunteers are needed to organize and chaperone this event. Please consider volunteering, sign up coming soon.
Local businesses interested in advertising can
click here
to get detailed info to sponsor this worthy cause. You can also email:
nhhsptsa@yahoo.com
to inquire about making a financial donation to Project Graduation
.
Parents, family, and friends can also donate by
clicking here
.
Your contribution will help ensure our graduating Seniors have a safe graduation night. We appreciate your support!
Important Info
Sophomore Semi
- Thank you to the Sophomore class officers and their advisors (Ms. Allora and Mr. Franzyshen) for all their hard work in coordinating with our PTSA Chair, Mary Obermair. The Sophomore Semi was a fabulous event that was held at the Beaver Brook Country Club on March 16
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The PTSA Offers Scholarships
to graduating Seniors of PTSA members. New this year, we will also offer (up to two) need based scholarships. Please see the Guidance website under local scholarships for an application and requirements.
Shop
Smile.Amazon.com
and
raise money for our PTSA,
it’s simple and easy through Amazon Smile. Click
here
for more information on how to get set up. It doesn’t cost anything to participate and you can help our students by signing up.
Show your North Pride!
Check out our
Spirit Wear Store
to purchase fabulous merchandise!
You're invited to take a Yoga break on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:15 - 7:15pm!
Open to Parents, Students & the Community. Mixed-Level Yoga class with instructor Lisa Perry are now held at the tranquil Valley //Crest Farm. Classes are $5 per participant. Bring a mat/blanket and towel. Drop-ins welcome, or to reserve a spot email
Become a part of PTSA
and help our students and teachers have the best year ever!
Next Meeting is Tuesday, April 2
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@ 7pm in Room 120
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All are welcome to attend! Agendas and meeting minutes are on our
website
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We have an open board position(membership/ online sales) for next year. Any interested candidate, please come to our meeting or email us if you would like to be considered. Voting will take place during our May meeting.
Stay connected
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March was busy!
The Golden Lions Marching Band marched in Clinton’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Then, our choral and instrumental groups filled the gym with music at the 17th annual Prism Concert. The NHMA was proud to sponsor this concert with the help of
Holiday Inn-Clinton, Pediatric Dental Associates of Clinton, Loew and Patel Orthodontics, Hunterdon Music, Basil Bandwagon and Silver Oak Learning Center.
We hope you enjoyed the wonderful evening!
Mark your calendars!
Spring Cabaret- Friday April 12 and Saturday April 13 at 7pm, Sunday April 14 at 2pm
Spring Concerts- May 9 and 16
Music Department Awards Banquet- May 22
Marching Band in the Flemington Memorial Day Parade- May 27
The next NHMA meeting is Tuesday, April 9 at 7pm in the band room. Please join us as we plan for the events this year and start planning our team for next year- together we can continue our music mission!
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NHEF Mission
The NHEF mission is to enhance education by funding innovative programs. Volunteer parents from the sending districts make up the board of trustees. The NHEF provides funding for teacher grants and develops programming centered on the college application process to help students and parents.
Grants Recently Funded
College Exploration Trip
– Students visited Fairleigh Dickinson University – Florham Park Campus on March 22/19.
This trip included an information session and guided tour of the campus along with lunch in the main cafeteria. NHEF funds college campus tours so that North students have the opportunity to explore different types of schools and campuses as they make their own college decisions.
Upcoming Events
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Spring It On Event, Dueling Pianos - Join us for our annual Spring It On event on Saturday, April 13 at 6:30pm at Beaver Brook Country Club. Details are included above in this newsletter.
Attention Junior Students and Parents! Duke University Presentation – May 2, 7:00 pm in the theater
The College Essay: How, Why, Who and What -
Kathy Phillips, Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions, Duke University will share her experience in the college application review process. Her insights will be very helpful those starting to contemplate the college essay as well as the overall college process.
Be on the Lookout for our College Bound Summer Series Workshops!
To help our college bound seniors prepare their common application essays over the summer months, the NHEF is pleased to offer essay workshop opportunities. Additional sessions will be held on the college application process, Naviance, mock interviews and college coaching.
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Board of Education Updates
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Each month, we will include key topics discussed or approved at the most recent Board of Education meeting. Below are topics from the meeting on March 19, 2019:
- Board adopted a preliminary budget for the 2019-2020 school year with a 2% increase to the local tax levy. The preliminary budget will be sent to county education office for approval. The public hearing for the final 2019-2020 budget will be on April 30, 2019 at 7:00pm in the lower level of district administration office.
- Board approved a Spanish Immersion Camp and STEM Camp to be held the summer of 2019. Both district camps will be held at North Hunterdon. Details on the camps will be forthcoming.
- In regards to facilities at North Hunterdon High School, the Board has approved funds to be designated for the replacement of the artificial turf field as well as the entire track during the summer of 2019. The schedule of when these facilities will be closed is TBD. We will have a notice posted on our website once we have more definitive information.
For more information on Board meetings and agendas, please visit the district website at
www.nhvweb.net and click on the District & BOE Services tab.
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North Hunterdon High School
1445 State Route 31, Annandale, NJ 08801
(908) 713-4199
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