West Essex News January 22, 2015

WEST ESSEX BOARD
OF EDUCATION
West Essex News
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Upcoming
Events:
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Jan. 22 , 23 &
26: HS Midterms / Early
Dismissal
Both Schools
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Jan. 22: 6th
Grade Parent
Night
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Jan. 24:
SAT’s
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Jan. 26:
Board of Education Mtg
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Jan. 27: Marking Period
Ends
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Jan. 27-30,
West Essex Honors Teachers and
Educational Professionals
The West Essex Regional School District announced the winners and nominees for the
Governor’s Educator of the Year and Educational Services Professionals of the Year on
Jan. 19. The High School winners are: Teacher Kristen Cammarano (pictured right) and
Librarian Rosemary Rich (pictured below.) The
Middle School winners are: Teacher Jenna
Maus-Colucci (right) and Student Assistance
Counselor and 504 Coordinator Patricia Pawlikowski (below right). The HS teacher nominees are: Neil Carrozza, Robyn Paglia, Alicia
Perez, Janice Emering, Andrea MondadoriLlauget and Wendy Bruffy. The service professional nominees are: Katie Blades and Anthony Emering. The MS teacher nominees are:
Neil Carrozza, James Massa and Justin Scwindel. The service professional nominee is
Maureen Anzalone.
Feb. 2-6, 911: MS Map
Testing
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Jan. 29: 6th
Grade Parent
Night Snow
Date
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Feb. 6: Dance
Team Showcase
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Feb. 7:
ACT’s
ShopRite Stars Winners Selected
High School Principal Gary Suda has announced the ShopRite Stars winners for the
second marking period. They are pictured
with Mr. Suda below right: Isabelle Caine for
Academics, Brian Gieger for the Arts, Gabriella Girardi for Athletics, Noah Eagle for Leadership and Kristin Moro for Service to the Community. The students were nominated by faculty and will have their photographs displayed
in the High School Main Office and in the West
Caldwell ShopRite.
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2015
Schools. On Jan. 13,
246 MS musicians
Musicians and singers from and singers and 311
musicians and singthe Middle School and the
ers in grades 4-6
Essex Fells Elementary
from the four sendSchool, the Lester C.
ing districts spent a
Noecker School in Roseland, Gould School in North day playing instruments and singing
Caldwell and the Churchill
School in Fairfield came to- together in large
musical groups ingether to celebrate music at
cluding a Buddy Day
the annual Buddy Day proBand, Chorus and Orgram at West Essex Regional
chestra. Students
learned new music,
learned to play and
sing together, helped
each other, made
friends, enjoyed performances by high
school musical groups
and ended the day
with a wonderful concert. West Essex Supervisor of the Arts
Buddy Day
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Eighth graders learn all
about course requirements, electives, athletics
and extra-curricular activities in a special high school
orientation program.
News Briefs
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The WEHS Photography
Club enjoyed a field trip
to Unique Photo in Fairfield.
Bari Schmulewitz is the
chairperson for Project
Graduation 2018. She can
be contacted at
[email protected] and
(201) 294-8558.
There is still time to join the
PTO. Dues are $35 per
family. For a form, click
here. Staff dues are $5.
Click here for a form. The
next PTO meeting is
scheduled for Feb. 11 at
7:30 p.m. in the HS Cafeteria.
Marching Band members
Victoria Dominguez and
Jenny Piserchia, (pictured
below), have won the Tournament of Bands Chapter
X Scholarships.
Parental and Community Engagement
We believe that parental and community engagement is critical to
the success of our students, as our cooperative partnership is what
makes this school system strong and successful. Our website is
a tremendous resource,
but there are more ways
for parents to stay in the
know. In keeping pace
with the social media
trends of the 21st century, we are pleased to offer the following addition
to our methods of keeping
you in the loop:
Facebook
Twitter: District
Twitter: Middle School
Twitter: High School
West Essex Athletics is
also new to Twitter!
Become a follower today!
Twitter: WEAthletics
The West Essex Board
of Education has approved the 2015-16
School Calendar.
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Lisa Swanick said she believes the Buddy Day provides a valuable performance opportunity that
allows the elementary
school students in our
sending districts to see
what our music program
has to offer. “The success
of this event is a testament to the value that the
send school districts and
West Essex place on music
education.”
West Essex High
School has installed
two new environmentally friendly water
fountains/coolers near
the auditorium. The new
fountains are a big hit
with students and faculty.
(Desiree Russo and
Jaclyn Pizzano enjoy the
filtered bottle filling station with sensor activation.)
The Class of 2017
Tricky Tray is March 1.
The class is looking for
contributors. For information, click here.
The West Essex Board
of Education will meet
Monday at 7:30 p.m. in
the MS Cafeteria/
Classroom.
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West Essex High School singers and musicians have been selected for North Jersey Region honors groups. Above, singers Chloe Bottman, Victoria Jenison, Jennifer Kuscin and Caroline Lanfrank.
Chloe was selected for the women’s choir while the other singers and Christina Wan (not pictured) have
been selected for the mixed choir. Timothy Ruszala and Brian Gieger, pictured above right, have been
selected to play with the North Jersey Region 1 Band.
Memory Portraits Completed
Members of the WEHS Chapter of the National Art Honor Society created portraits of neglected children in India, now on display in the
high school hallway. The society is participating in the Memory Project, which connects artists to less fortunate children. West Essex
students were assigned children living in India. Each of the 46 society
members created a portrait which will be personally delivered to the
child, along with a photo of the student artist. The society will hold
fundraisers to cover the costs of delivery of the portraits.
(Pictured left to right, Michele Inga, Ariana Daly, Kayla Torter,
Alexis Alexander and Allison VanSchaik.)
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HS senior and Varsity soccer
player Emily Valerian has signed
her letter of intent to play soccer for Caldwell University.
(Emily is pictured with her parents, Principal Gary Suda, Varsity Soccer Coach Toni-Anne
Cavallo and Athletic Director
Damion Macioci.)
Congratulations to the WEHS Winter Track 4X400 meter Team! The team
broke the indoor school record on Jan. 3 with a running time of 3:34.44 at
the Essex County Championships. (The previous school record of 3:37:87 was
set last year at the NJSIAA Indoor Track Group 2 Championships.) The 4 X 400
meter team is ranked first in North 1 Group 2; fourth in Group 2 and 20th in
the State of New Jersey including non-public schools. (The team consists of
Farukh Bhatti, Liam Fost, Isaiah Rodriguez, Leonard Mendola and Anthony
Steets.) Congrats also go out to Alexa Alhout, (pictured above right,) senior
track team captain who is the school record holder of the 100 meter dash,
200 meter dash and long jump. She plans to attend Lehigh University in the
fall.