october newsletter - Hewlett

Ted’s Tales
George W. Hewlett High School
October, 2015
Election Day-School
Open
SAT Administered
Veterans Day School Closed
PTA Meeting
Sound of Music
Interview Day
Sound of Music
11/3
11/7
11/11
11/16
11/18
11/19
11/2011/21
District Early
Dismissal
11/25
HS Alumni Return
Day
11/25
Thanksgiving Day
School closed
11//26
Thanksgiving Recess
School Closed
11/27
Students of the Month
Brittny Espinoza
Steven Gershik
Victoria Lee
Jordan Nizri
Alexis Pearlman
Amanda Shanab
Volume 2
Dear Parents/Guardian:
The pages of the calendar continue to turn, and it is hard to believe that
Thanksgiving is fast approaching. September and October have been a
whirlwind of activity, and once again we are off to a great start to our
school year. As we highlight our students’ achievements, I would like to
remind our learning community that Hewlett High School has many clubs,
organizations, and athletic teams which are available for students to join
at any time, and there is no better time than the present. Research consistently supports that participation in activities increases a students’
sense of engagement and attachment to school thereby increasing student achievement. As always if you have any concerns or questions,
please do not hesitate to reach out to our staff. “Yours in Hewlett Pride.”
Sincerely,
Theodore Fulton, Ed.D.
Theodore Fulton, Ed.D.
Principal
THEATRE
An enormously successful Improv Olympics was held on October 29th in the Little Theater, sponsored by the International Thespian Society, our honor society for theater students. The evening was
comprised of entirely unrehearsed scenes and characters based on audience suggestions. The collaborative and quick-thinking ensemble included:
Hosts: Sydney Gates and Zachary Libal
Blue Team:
Captain: Liron Revivo
Castro, Imogen
Correa, Alyssa
Kogan, Ethan
Laskin, Seth
Isayeva, Liza
Riskovich, Sapir
Shafir, Leeran
Shaubi, Michelle
Shimonov, Liz
Sippin, Craig
Yellow Team:
Captain: Samantha Walter
Barskaya,Daniela
Chakote, Kalpita
Cowan, Monay
Ghanoo, CJ
Lubarsky,Bashel
Navarro, Luis
Preis, Eden
Raimo, Lisa
Soroka, Abby
Zinnar, Ben
The Blue team prevailed as the winner (determined by audience applause) but there were outstanding
players on BOTH teams! The event was organized and produced by the Thespian Society advisor,
Dawn DeMaio, and the Thespian Executive Board which included Sydney Gates, Zachary Libal,
Monay Cowan, CJ Ghanoo, Liron Revivo, Samantha Walter & Abby Lamdan. Thank you to all who
participated or attended!
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SCIENCE
The Child Mind Institute is an independent nonprofit dedicated to transforming the lives of
children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders. On October 14th,
the Institute presented $1000 college scholarships to five outstanding high school students
from the NY Metro area who have demonstrated exceptional promise in science and a
specific interest in neuroscience. 12th grader Remi Golden was one of the five students
selected.
Congratulations to Remi Golden on an outstanding job.
KEY CLUB
Key Club started the year with a pancake breakfast in Inwood. Students served up breakfast
to all those that attended, proceeds going to Christmas Wishes for children in need this
holiday. The following Sunday students helped with the Inwood 5K-Run. Key Club member
Yanni Akhavan also ran in the race coming in at an impressive 6th place with a time of 19:32!
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ATHLETICS
TENNIS
The 2015 Girl’s Varsity Tennis team are undefeated and Conference Champs.
Congratulations to Coach Abby Samlin and all the girls on the team.
Congratulations to Kseniya Zonova (11) on winning the Nassau County Individual Championships in Tennis then on to win New York State Tennis Singles Championship.
Congrats to Kseniya and Coach Samlin.
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SCIENCE
Three Students from G.W Hewlett High School are Semifinalists in the 2015 SIEMENS ’
Competition in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
On Oct.16, 2015, the National Semifinalist result for the 2015-2016 Siemens’ Science,
Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Competition was announced. From G.W. Hewlett
High School, 3 students were selected as semifinalists! For the 2015 Competition, 1781 projects
were reviewed (https://twitter.com/sfoundation).
Of these projects, “Up to 300 outstanding
projects are selected as finalists. From those 300 projects, up to 60 will advance to the Regional
Finalist stage of the Competition and the others will be honored as Semifinalists.”
The Regional Finalist result will be announced on October 19, 2015.
The students named were: Chenab Khakh (12th Grade), Remi Golden (12th Grade), and
Alec Fischthal (11th Grade).
Chenab Khakh
Remi Golden
Alec Fischthal
Congratulations to Dr. Bissoondial, Chenab, Remi and Alec.
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On Saturday, October 17th , Raffaella Pugliese and Dana Rubenstein completed the Team
Viscardi Inaugural Legacy Ride
This cycling event helped raise critical funds for children and adults with disabilities attending The Henry Viscardi School. Raffie’s son Antonio is a student there.
Together they raised close to $3,500!!
MUSIC NEWS
George W. Hewlett HS Music Department has been selected as a Grammy Foundation Signature
High School Semifinalist.
Hewlett was selected as one of 118 High Schools from across the country. One of 25 in New York
State, one of 15 from Long Island and one of only 10 in Nassau County.
This honor is a tribute to the entire community for their support and commitment we have made to
excellence.
Congratulations to the students, staff and administrators on this tremendous honor.
THEATER NEWS
Students from the Hewlett Theater Company attended the Adelphi University Day of the
Arts Conference on Friday, October 16th. Students attended workshops taught by
professionals in Stage Combat, Acting with Accents, Movement, Prop and Scenic design,
Stage Make-up, Acting a Song and Improvisation, to name a few. They also attended a
performance and Q & A with Tony Award winner, Nikki M. James (pictured with students).
BUSINESS NEWS
VIRTUAL ENTERPRISE
The 26 students in Mr. Remick’s Virtual Enterprise class attended the LIU-Post Entrepreneur
Conference on October 7. Students listened to guest speakers, attended workshops and interacted
with over 1000 VE students from Long Island. Natalie Belluccia even won a mini I Pad!
Congratulations to all!
ART NEWS
Mrs. Cunningham and Mrs. Csorba brought 19 AP art history students to the Metropolitan
Museum of Art! Students got to experience artworks from The Ancient Near East, Egypt and
Greek and Roman art to strengthen curriculum connections and encourage important skills like
critical thinking and evidence-based reasoning.
12:1:1 NEWS
On October 22, 2015, the Hewlett High School and Middle School Students in the 12:1:1 and
8:1:2 classes attended the annual Burning Bases Kickball Fest West at Garden City Middle
School Fields. The event is sponsored by a consortium of physical and special education teachers to promote a fun day of socialization and athletic participation. Hewlett students, along with
members of the Bull Dog Buddies and Leaders Club, played 6 games of kickball against neighboring schools, such as Valley Steam South, Carey High School. A fun time was had by all and
we look forward to next year’s event!