newsletter 12-2015final - Red Bank Regional High School

RBR — oVER 100
YEARS oF ACADEMIC
ExCELLENCE
R E D B A N K R E G I o N A L H I G H S C H o o L
WINTER
RBR Welcomes Adam
Recktenwald to its
Administrative Team
2015
CoMMuNITY
NEWSLETTER
Congratulations to Our
Students and Staff on all their
Amazing Accomplishments
Westminster Choir College. Jade Glab, and
Dannielle Wolf, placed third and fourth in their
respective divisions of Classical Voice.
Adam Recktenwald joined the RBR administrative
team this school year as its new administrator. He is
responsible for the Visual & Performing Arts Academy,
the Academy of Finance as well Culinary Arts and Early
Childhood Education. He replaces retired Supervisor of
4-Year Academies Peter Grandinetti with supervision of
the Academy of Information Technology and Academy of
Engineering shifting to Math and Science Supervisor
Susan Zielinski.
Mr. Recktenwald spent the last nine years teamteaching Visual Arts in East Brunswick High School’s
unique 12th grade cross-curricular Humanities program.
Like Red Bank Regional, EBHS is also a NJ Model
School for the Arts. Adam began his teaching career as
a middle school English teacher. In his spare time, he is
an amateur illustrator, musician and writer.
RBR’s new supervisor hopes to help grow and
fine-tune RBR’s already outstanding programs. Some
additions to the areas under his responsibility include a
new Guitar major in the strings program (see related
article on new guitar program) and an additional baking
course in the Culinary Arts. He is looking to strengthen
the community connections that RBR has within some of
the programs such as in the Visual Arts and Academy of
Finance. He also hopes to focus on consolidating and
increasing electives in the Early Childhood Education
major to transform it into a true teacher preparatory
program.
Adam is thrilled to be at RBR stating, “Administration
and my peers have been so supportive of my transition.
The staff and students are extremely talented and the
small teacher to student ratio as well as the dedication to
each individual student is so wonderful. We have people
who care so much about their programs both on a
day-to-day basis and for the future.”
RBR Technology Teacher Jeremy Milonas was
named the NJ Air Force Association’s Teacher of
the Year for his accomplishments in engaging
students in science technology, engineering and
math (STEM).
Congratulations to Eagle
Scouts: Andrew Noglows, Sam Gregg and Joe
Ferguson.
Megan Moran
and
Gabby
Scerbo
performed in BIG at
the Monmouth
University
Theatre this
past summer.
Twenty-four
VPA vocal
majors performed in the Doris Lenz Festival. Alexa
DeAnna, was chosen to participate in a master class with Dr Sean McCarther of
Congratulations to our All State Opera vocal
majors: Dannielle Wolf, Jael Cross, Sydney
Gannon, Erin Ostrowski, Claire Taylor, Jenna
Smith, and Jackie Render.
Our choral students made the prestigious All
Shore Honor Chorus this year and will perform
in February at the regional function at RBR.
They are: Devin Barry, Jack Faccone, Brian
Healey, Dannielle Wolf, Lauren O'Brien,
Mara Campolattaro, Ricci Bigelow, Shea
Grant, Erin Ostrowski, Lea Fanizzi, Asha
Clarke, Alexa DeAnna, Maddie Stout, Gianna
Pallante, and Victoria White.
RBR vocal majors who made the prestigious All
State Chorus Groups include: Dannielle Wolf,
and Jade Glab, Mixed Chorus, and Victoria
White and Erin Ostrowski, Women’s Chorus.
continued on page 3
RBR Adds New Guitar Program to Visual & Performing Arts Academy
This year, incoming Visual & Performing Arts students can concentrate
their study in the guitar, a brand new major within the strings program.
The new course has proved very popular with more than half of the
string majors choosing the instrument as a major. There are also 26
students in the guitar class elective. Strings teacher Jeffrey Boga states,
“Students come to school with a rock background and receive more
classical training which is necessary for them to pursue scholarships at
music universities and to perform at professional events.”
The guitar majors made their debut at RBR’s Hispanic Heritage program
and have performed with five other schools in an inter-district string
concert. They also performed at the Monmouth Mall for the holidays,
other school events and will attend an orchestral festival in the spring at
the university of Delaware.
R B R H o N o R S I T S L o N G - S E RV I N G S TA F F
15 Years to 19 Years:
Vanna Acuna, Mark Alter Myra Buffaloe, Gail Canning,
Alan Choback, Steven DePolo, Cassandra Dorn, Scott
Ferris, Carl Grillo, Ann Hansen, Lynn Hansen, Jennifer
Kanuga, Marlene Kessler, Margaret Kirk, Jeffrey Light,
Dawn Lisko, Stacy Liss, Scott Martin, Marisol Mondaca,
Dorianne Murray, Bradley olsen, Manuel Pabon,
Teresa Shulman, Kathleen Smith, Michelle Spencer,
Valerie Zitzman, Kristopher Zook
20 Years to 24 Years:
Denise Barrett, Barbara Beckett, Nancy Bellezza,
Marilee Celestino, Risa Clay, Ernest D’Albero,
Micheal DeCotis, Faith DeRoos, Suasan Eads,
Christina Emrich, Mary Howley, Patricia Joiner,
Debbie orrigo, Diane Rocco, Cheryl Washington
25 Years to 29 Years:
Kathleen Blackwell, Donna Carotenuto,
Joseph Cerbone, Mary Karlo, Sue Kelly,
Patrick McCormack, Lynn McGowan,
Erika Robinson
30 Years to 39 Years:
Bernice Colton, Valerie Hughes, John
Quinn
40 Years:
Frank (Dusty) Bublin
WE WELCoME ouR
NEW STAFF
Pictured left to right are: Nathaniel Mendeita, ELL Instructional
Aide, William Enny, Math, Kenneth Wernick, Special Education,
Jessica Gonzalez, Math, Rueben Jackson, VPA, Jillian
Eisenbraun, Science, Jack Provine, Physical Education, Kevin
Benny, Math. (Missing are: Thomas Robbins, Technology,
Adame Recktenwald, Supervisor, John Aliaga, Social Studies,
Lynn Geltzeiler, Instructional Aide, Amanda Monteforte,
Guidance Support Staff, Maria Jose Martinez-Reid, ELL
Instructional Aide)
Congratulations to Our Students and Staff on all their
Amazing Accomplishments
CoNTINuED FRoM PAGE 1
AOIT students Louis DiOrio, Tyler Birn and
Zachary Carrano took fourth place In Network
Design at the national FBLA contest held in
Chicago over the summer. Cris Sochacki, Josh
Even and Logan Applegate also earned
entrance to this national competition.
Neil Villapiano earned a College Broadcasting
Journalism Certification from Hoftra
University’s Professional Development School.
Mara Campolattaro
father/daughter mission
and built an aqueduct
impoverished village
Republic.
helped organize a
which fundraised for
to bring water to an
in the Dominican
To Our Athletes on their Amazing Fall
Season
betterment of the community. Working with her
friends and fellow RBR students Morgan
Grant and Samantha LaRocca, the students
won a contest through the website to deter distracted driving among many other initiatives.
Two of the girls recently attended the popular
Halo Awards in NYC as guest of the company
celebrating teenager community service.
RBR and our football fans collected over 1,000
lbs of food at the Thanksgiving Day Game!
Five Red Bank Regional High School student
athletes recently signed to play college sports at
the schools they will be attending next year.
The Buccaneer Football team had its best season in decades.
They clinched their Division title with a historic win over
RBC in October and the Thanksgiving Day defeat of Long
Branch. They advanced to the state championship ending the
season with a 11-1 record.
Sadiq Palmer was named B-North Defensive Player of the
Year; other players making All Division B North were: Matt
Reardon, Sean Naiman, Rick Wild, Jack Navitsky, Chris
Outterbridge, Alim Godsey, Jack O’Connor; 1st Team AllShore: Sadiq Palmer, Sean Naiman, Jack O’Connor; 2nd
Team All-Shore: Chris Outterbridge, Matt Reardon, 3rd
Team All-Shore: Jack Navitsky
Girls Cross Country won
their Division title for the
third year in a row, and was
ranked as high as fourth in the
state and second in the Shore
Conference. Also, for the
third year in a row, the team
was the winner of the
Principal’s Cup for earning
the highest combined GPA of
all other sport teams. Star
Lauren Sapone shined as the winner of two invitational runs
and the Girls’ Monmouth County Championship.
Girls Tennis won their Division with a record of 14-4. Abby
Decker and Anya Tewari reached the semi finals in the
Monmouth County Tournament and qualified for the Singles
Tournament.
Julia Nijnens, who made a community service trip to Africa over the
summer, was recognized as a Global
Leadership Adventure Ambassador to
promote volunteerism and mentor
future teenage volunteers.
Emma Craven, who has interned for
the teenage community-minded
website www.DoSomething.com, has
performed 16 campaigns for the
They are: Jon Pierce,
(lacrosse)
Susquehanna
University; Madison Wood,
(girls’ lacrosse); Fairleigh
Dickinson
University;
Claudio LoBriaco, (baseball) Swarthmore College;
Lauren Sapone, (cross country and track) Dartmouth, and
Nicholas Massa, (baseball)
Manhattan College.
Boys Cross Country finished second in their division with a 71 record. Tyler Schwinn won the Freshmen Shore Coaches
Invitational and was the first freshman finisher the Monmouth
Country Championship in the varsity race.
Boys Soccer advanced to the second round
of the NJSIAA State Championship.
Jacob Curtis, was voted 1st Team All
Conference All-State Group 3, Chris
Fuentes, 2nd Team All-Division Jake
Lane, 2nd Team All-Division.
Girls Soccer qualified for the NJSIAA
State Tournament
Field Hockey had its best season in years
with seven wins and advanced to the second round of the
NJSIAA State Tournament.
BUC BACKER FOUNDATION TAKES ON NEW INITIATIVES
UPCOMING PROGRAMS FOR THE BALANCE
OF THE YEAR INCLUDE:
Everyone entering our school campus this fall was greeted with an array of fall
colors and plants providing a much more welcoming environment thanks to our BUC
Backer Foundation’s new beautification program. “We wanted the exterior to reflect
how wonderful this award-winning school is on the inside. We want the campus to
be a reflection of what RBR is about,” stated project designer and RBR BUC Backer
member Dulce Feta-Daly, who spearheaded the program for the foundation.
Additionally, this year, the foundation, under the leadership of its new
co-presidents Carmelina MacPherson and Patti Forsman have planned a series of
informative talks open to the public on a wide-range of important topics. In October,
BBF in conjunction with the SOURCE, sponsored this very powerful program for
parents on the phenomenon of Teenage Suicide presented by the advocacy group
A.I.R.( Attitudes in Reverse) geared toward a parental audience. In November,
Social Studies teacher Justin Biggs gave a presentation and demonstration on
Mindfullness. Mr. Biggs will be creating a Mindfullness program at RBR with the
aid of a BUC Backer foundation grant he received last year.
FEBRUARY 9 - STUDENT HEALTH SERIES
MARCH 8 - DRUGS/HEROIN LECTURE
APRIL 12 - RANDY LEVIN -COLLEGE SERIES
MAY 10 - MINI JOB FAIR
CHECK THEIR WEBSITE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
AT HTTP://WWW.BUCBACKERFOUNDATION.COM/
Red Bank Regional High School
Board of Education
101 Ridge Road
Little Silver, N J 07739
www.rbrhs.org
John Garofalo
President
2015 Board of Education
Emily A. Doherty
Vice President
Christopher Alworth
Eugene Koster
Lisa Gilmour
Randy Mendelson
Frank Neary, Jr.
Patrick Noble
Mehmet Ors
Mr. Thomas Pagano
Interim Superintendent of Schools
Christina M. Galvao
Board Secretary/
Business Administrator
Risa Clay
Principal
RBR Community Newsletter
Marianne Kligman - Writer
Gail Van Winkle - Layout/Design
RBR is now on Facebook; go to the link
on our website www.rbrhs.org
Save the Dates:
Ladies Day Out
The BuC Backer Foundation Ladies Day out is
January 31, 2016, Noon to 3:30 pm. The popular
event features fabulous chance auction gifts, a
three-course lunch, champagne punch and the
magnificent water views of the Navesink from the
balcony of the oyster Point Hotel, located at 146
Bodman Pl, Red Bank. Tickets are $55 per person
($50 for senior citizens and $25 for RBR staff). Visit
the BuC Backer website at http://www.bucbackerfoundation.com/ for more information.
Andrew Kroon Memorial
Fashion Show
The Andrew Kroon Memorial Fashion Show
takes place on Sunday, February 21, 2016, at
the oyster Point Hotel in Red Bank. It features
fabulous gift baskets, a 50-50 raffle, an
accessories boutique and local shop fashions
modeled by RBR students. For more
information contact [email protected].
RBR Placed on the College Board’s 6th Annual AP® District
Honor Roll for Significant Gains in Student Access and Success
RBR is one of 425 school districts in the u.S. and Canada being honored by the College Board
with placement on the 6th Annual AP® District Honor Roll for increasing access to AP course
work while simultaneously maintaining or increasing the percentage of students earning scores
of 3 or higher on AP Exams. Reaching these goals indicates that a district is successfully
identifying motivated, academically prepared students who are ready for the opportunity of AP.
To be included on the 6th Annual Honor Roll, RBR had to increase the number of students
participating in AP while also increasing or maintaining the number of students earning AP Exam
scores of 3 or higher since 2013.