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HIGH TECH Principally Speaking times Digital Footprints & Our Lasting Legacy Given some recent circumstances I think it is prudent for me to revisit a topic I covered previously in this space. This article is simply an update of one I wrote two years ago. Recently I was reminded how differently our children view electronic media than we do. I continue to be amazed at what information and pictures students will post for the entire world to see and read. Unfortunately the items students lay out before the world does not always paint them in a positive light. As we continue down the technology superhighway, at an everincreasing speed, I think it is important to have a discussion with your children about their digital footprint and the electronic legacy they are leaving. I have read articles and heard stories of people who lost jobs or had scholarships rescinded because of unflattering information posted somewhere on the web. I have been told that college admission offices will search online to see if a potential candidate has inappropriate material posted online. Do you know what information your son or daughter has put on the web for all to see? I encourage all of you to have a discussion with your son or daughter about what information they text, post on Facebook or Instagram, or tweet to the world. Remind them that once they hit send, they no longer control where the information goes or who eventually will see it. Every electronic byte of information your children send out is part of their digital footprint and the lasting legacy that some will use to define them. Kevin Bals Principal Volume XXII | Issue 3 Dec 2015/Jan 2016

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HIGH  TECH  Principally  Speaking  

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Digital Footprints & Our Lasting Legacy  Given  some  recent  circumstances  I  think  it  is  prudent  for  me  to  revisit  a  topic  I  covered  previously  in  this  space.  This  article  is  simply  an  update  of  one  I  wrote  two  years  ago.    

Recently  I  was  reminded  how  differently  our  children  view  electronic  media  than  we  do.  I  continue  to  be  amazed  at  what  information  and  pictures  students  will  post  for  the  entire  world  to  see  and  read.  Unfortunately  the  items  students  lay  out  before  the  world  does  not  always  paint  them  in  a  positive  light.  As  we  continue  down  the  technology  superhighway,  at  an  ever-­‐increasing  speed,  I  think  it  is  important  to  have  a  discussion  with  your  children  about  their  digital  footprint  and  the  electronic  legacy  they  are  leaving.  

I  have  read  articles  and  heard  stories  of  people  who  lost  jobs  or  had  scholarships  rescinded  because  of  unflattering  information  posted  somewhere  on  the  web.  I  have  been  told  that  college  admission  offices  will  search  online  to  see  if  a  potential  candidate  has  inappropriate  material  posted  online.  Do  you  know  what  information  your  son  or  daughter  has  put  on  the  web  for  all  to  see?  

I  encourage  all  of  you  to  have  a  discussion  with  your  son  or  daughter  about  what  information  they  text,  post  on  Facebook  or  Instagram,  or  tweet  to  the  world.  Remind  them  that  once  they  hit  send,  they  no  longer  control  where  the  information  goes  or  who  eventually  will  see  it.  Every  electronic  byte  of  information  your  children  send  out  is  part  of  their  digital  footprint  and  the  lasting  legacy  that  some  will  use  to  define  them.    

Kevin  Bals  Principal  

Volume XXII | Issue 3 Dec 2015/Jan 2016  

 

 

Co-Presidents’ Corner    High  Tech  Times  

The  HTHS  PFA  publishes  the  High  Tech  Times  six  times  a  year.  It  is  posted  on  the  PFA  web  site.  

You  can  access  the  current  and  past  issues  from  the  Documents  tab  on  the  top  navigation  bar.    

A  link  to  the  latest  issue  will  also  be  sent  to  you  as  soon  as  it  becomes  available.  

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As 2015 draws to a close, the seniors are busy finishing up those college applications, while juniors are prepping for standardized tests, and sophomores are heavily involved with their research projects. The freshmen can certainly congratulate themselves for finishing the first marking period.

As usual, the PFA has been busy. It hosted the inaugural HTHS Alumni Homecoming the day after Thanksgiving on Friday, November 27. We had about 120 alumni in attendance. We thank all HTHS student volunteers, Shilpi Agrawal, Austin Huang, Mrs. Huang, Michele Rosivack, and Lily Wang who helped make the event a success. A big thanks to our custodian Bill Dobbins who provided the history-rich HTHS tours for the alumni. Finally, thanks to our faculty members who attended!

Congratulations to all the inductees of the National Honor Society and thank you to the Hospitality Committee for a wonderful evening on November 10th! The PFA welcomes the new NHS members with many warm wishes! We also thank Hospitality and all donors for providing refreshments at the four information sessions for prospective freshmen in October and November.

As you plan your holiday shopping, please keep the PFA in mind! Each time you visit your favorite retailer through the HTHSPFA website, the PFA will earn a small percentage of every purchase! First visit http://www.hthspfa.org/ and then link to your favorite retailer. Spirit Wear can be found at http://www.mylocker.net/new-jersey/lincroft/high-technology-high-school/index.html .

We are also looking for local or national businesses that might be interested in becoming a corporate scholarship sponsor. Maybe your company, a company that a family member works with, or even a friend who has a company that might dovetail with the interests and talents of HTHS would all be great ideas! Please send your contact info to Austin Huang or Rachel Yang, co-chairs of the Scholarship Committee.

We thank every family sincerely and deeply for their generous contributions to the annual fund drive this year. The response has been amazing. Special thanks goes to Michele Rosivack, Jeff Kniffin, MaryAnn Doyle, and Catherine Vought for helping out with the drive. For those who intended to give, but haven’t had the chance, we have GOOD NEWS: there is no penalty for late donations! We will continue to accept donations, which are tax deductible for 2014 up until the last day of school before the winter holiday.

We are planning to host a parent chat session (right before our next PFA meeting) on December 7 at 6:30pm. Senior parent Austin Huang has offered to make a brief presentation on summer programs for high school students. Hope to see you there!

Again, on behalf of the HTHS PFA, we thank every single family for all they do to help us support our wonderful school and wish everyone a happy and safe holiday vacation, and a joyous 2016!

Upcoming dates to keep in mind are: the next PFA meeting on Monday, December 7th at 7PM; Holiday vacation Thursday Dec 24 through Sunday Jan 3rd; First PFA meeting of 2016 on Monday, January 4th at 7:00PM; and Classical Music Night on Friday, February 19th!

Our very best,

Ajita John and Paul Hughes

Co-Presidents, HTHS Parent Faculty Association

Submissions  for  High  Tech  Times  should  be  sent  to:  [email protected]  

Please  submit  articles  in  plain  text  or  MS  Word  format.    

Articles  for  the  Feb/March  edition  are  due  by    Wednesday,  January  27th  

 

           

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PFA  news  Student Enrichment – Your PFA Contributions Hard at Work!

One of the largest components of the PFA budget is allocated to Student Enrichment (formerly called Global Enrichment). At the request of faculty, Student Enrichment provides funding for events, trips or projects which supports Common Core Curriculum Standards, and collectively, reaches the broadest range of students across all four years. To date this academic year, the Student Enrichment committee -- which is comprised of two parent representatives from each grade plus one representative from the PFA Executive Board -- has approved funding for the following faculty requests:

• Web  Hosting  (Mr.  Hanas)    –  Funding  has  been  provided  to  support  an  annual  subscription  for  server  space  used  to  host  student  projects  developed  by  the  Computer  Science  and  Software  Engineering  class  and  the  Computer  Club.    

• PEEC  Trip  (Mr.  Borchardt)  –    The  capstone  of  a  student’s  career  and  social  growth  at  HTHS,  PEEC  is  a  two-­‐night  Senior  class  camping  trip  to  the  Pocono  Environmental  Educational  Center.    This  event,  which  takes  place  annually  in  May,  provides  opportunities  for  students  to  participate  in  cooperative  learning  experiences.  While  students  pay  for  a  portion  of  the  trip  (including  lodging  and  food),  PFA  funding  supports  busing  and  a  “Birds  of  Prey”  activity.  

• Academic  Bowl  Competitions  (Dr.  Eng)  –  PFA  funding  will  provide  for  50%  of  total  registration  fees  for  team  members  to  represent  HTHS  at  the  following  upcoming  competitions:  National  History  Bowl,  National  History  Bee  and  the  National  Geography  Bee.    

Additionally,  funding  has  been  approved  for  busing  and/or  performance  tickets  for  the  following  foreign  language  department  outings  which  afford  students  immersion  opportunities  in  language,  culture  and  the  arts:  

• State  Theater,  New  Brunswick  (Dr.  Cava/Ms.  Chen)  –  In  October,  Freshman  and  Sophomore  students  of  Spanish  attended  a  performance  of  Flamenco  Fire,  a  celebration  of  “the  golden  age  of  flamenco  in  an  explosion  of  vibrant  color,  passionate  rhythm,  and  intricate  movement.”  

• Princeton  University  Art  Museum  (Ms.  Semoc-­‐Morris  &  Dr.  Cava)  –  In  November,  students  of  French  and  Spanish  experienced  different  forms  of  French  and  Hispanic  visual  art  forms,  including  the  museum’s  current  exhibition,  “Cézanne  and  the  Modern:  Masterpieces  of  European  Art.”  

• Philadelphia  Art  Museum  (Ms.  Semoc-­‐Morris)  –  In  December,  students  in  French  Levels  3,  4  and  5  participated  in  guided  museum  tours,  providing  an  opportunity  to  learn  about  art  across  and  within  cultures.  

• El  Repertorio  español,  NYC  (Dr.  Cava)  -­‐  In  February,  Junior  and  Senior  Spanish  students  will  attend  a  performance  of  Zapatera  Prodigiosa,  a  dramatic  comedy  by  Federico  García  Lorca.  

Faculty  requests  for  funding  may  be  submitted  to  Cathy  Brennan,  Student  Enrichment  committee  chair  at  [email protected].  

 

           

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PFA  news  A MESSAGE FROM THE HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE:

THE PAST FEW MONTHS THE HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE HAS BEEN VERY BUSY WITH SOME GREAT EVENTS. THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTION CEREMONY WAS A LARGE SUCCESS AND WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL THE INDUCTEES AND THEIR FAMILIES. APPETIZERS, DIINNER AND DESSERT WERE AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE ATTENDING THIS CELEBRATION. WE ALSO PROVIDED SNACKS AND BEVERAGES FOR ALL THE FOUR INFORMATION SESSIONS. WE HOPE TO SEE ALOT OF THE FAMILIES WE MET DURING THESE SESSIONS AT NEXT YEAR'S SCHOOL EVENTS.

WE APPRECIATE ALL THE DONATIONS OF FOOD AND SUPPLIES THAT WERE DONATED. YOUR GENEROSITY HELPS TO MAKE THESE OCCASIONS A POSITIVE EXPEREINCE FOR ALL. A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO KATHY DOLAN AND SUSAN WINOGRAD FOR ALWAYS CONTRIBUTING THEIR TIME AND TALENT TO THESE EVENTS, AN ADDITIONAL THANK YOU TO UMA GOPALAKRISHNAN, SABRINA WANG, JUDY WANG, TRACEY GEARY, IVY WANG, YAN ZHANG AND ALL THE OTHER VOLUNTEERS WHO HELP TO MAKE THESE EVENTS RUNS SMOOTHLY AND SUCCESSFULLY. WISHING YOU A HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON,

ANNETTE WALL & MARLA SCHACHTER

 

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Faculty  Spotlight:  

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Tara  Bufis    I did not come into secondary education by the most direct route. In fact, much of my experience has been on the college side.

I grew up in Connecticut and went to Bryant University. At the time, Bryant was only a business school and my plan was to be an advertising executive and work on Madison Ave. So, I majored in Communications and started on my way. However, while at Bryant, I LOVED planning events and working with all the clubs and organizations. I could not believe that they paid people to run college programming and oversee activities. After graduation, I moved to the Bronx as my first job was working at Fordham University. I started out in Residence Life and after a year was hired as the Student Activities Coordinator. I loved working with the students, helping them develop intellectually, socially, personally and then finally supporting them in the transition to the next step of their lives. While I was there I worked on my Master’s Degree in Counseling.

Thinking I should put my business degree to work, I left Fordham after 5 years and took a job with a company in Manhattan. All of my clients were universities so I have worked on many, many campuses. However, it never felt right to not work with students, so, after a few years, I knew I wanted to return to education, but this time, as a high school Guidance Counselor. I wanted to help students prepare for what they would do in their lives beyond high school. I wanted to help them find the answers to three questions: “Who are you?”, “Where are you going?” and “How are you going to get there?”. I knew that being a high school Guidance Counselor would allow me to help students answer those questions and be more prepared for the next step. While I awaited my state certification and was interning in the Guidance Office at Bayonne High School, I was offered a job as an Admission Counselor. My time as an Admission Counselor gave me more compassion for the students in the application process because I knew what to look for when a student came in confused about the process. I also knew what these students went through when applying and the anxiety of waiting for a decision. Working in a Guidance Office made me a better Admission Counselor but having worked in multiple college settings and bringing various life experiences to the table made me a better Guidance Counselor. My first job in a high school, after getting my certification, was at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School. I was there for 8 years before I joined HTHS in February 2013.

In my spare time, I love to workout at the gym and knit (though not at the same time!). I also teach knitting lessons at a small shop in Point Pleasant. To me, the perfect day would be waking up in the morning, going to the gym, having my favorite breakfast of eggs over-easy and rye toast with my husband, then knitting while watching one of the shows I missed on TV (Madame Secretary, Blue Bloods or Code Black). Speaking of my husband, I live in Brick with him and we will be married 10 years in March. He is a retired Captain from the Hoboken Fire Department. My entire family is spread out across the country so I don’t get to see them very often, but just last year, I moved my dad down from Maine so he now lives near me.

I love working with kids because here is a special energy that they have. I am proud to be able to help them and pass along my experiences so that they can exceed in theirs. I also enjoy helping kids find their passion…something they look forward to doing. I am a firm believer that everyone, regardless of age, should have one thing they love to do more than anything else. It is a pleasure working at HTHS and I look forward to many more years to come. Tara Bufis, Guidance Counselor

 

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Student News

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Academic Team Gets Triple Win @ Princeton University On November 21, the Academic Team competed at the Central Jersey History Bee & Bowl at Princeton University in a series of exciting Championship matches. The team ‘Bowl’ History Championship match paired up two undefeated teams with 7 & 0 records, High Tech vs. East Brunswick. The moderator stated these two same teams where in the finals in the last 4 years. It started as an even match: after the first quarter, the score was tied, 50 to 50; after the second quarter and a late scored by High Tech, High Tech trailed 120 to 110. But in the third quarter, High Tech jumped ahead 210 to 180, and finished the final quarter 340 to 230, to capture the Varsity Bowl Championship Plaque.

In the individual Varsity ‘Bee’ competition, Samuel Kao and Andrew Huang tied for the most points in the qualifying rounds and both advanced to the Championship round where the top 3 compete to achieve 6 points first. Samuel Kao took first place and the ‘Gold Medal.’ Andrew initially tied for second place but lost on the sudden death tiebreaker to take the ‘Bronze Medal.’

In the individual Junior Varsity ‘Bee’ competition for freshman and sophomores, Eric Zheng, Nelson Lin and Douglas Simons advanced to the Semi-finals. However, only Douglas Simons advanced to the Championship round where he had to compete against the 2015 National JV Bee Champion [April 2015 in Washington DC], Alex Schmidt of Lehigh Valley Academy of Bethlehem Pennsylvania. The first player to reached 6 points wins. Douglas trailed badly at the start, 1 to 4. However, Douglas then rapidly scored 3 consecutive points. Alex must have been a bit unnerved, since he got up from his chair and shook Douglas’ hand in defeat. But the audience shouted the scored was only tied 4 to 4 and Alex returned to his seat. Alex took the next point, now leading Douglas 5 to 4. However, Douglas scored the next point to tying it, 5 to 5. We all held out breath for the deciding question. Douglas scores and wins the ‘Gold Medal’! This match is most probably a preview of the 2016 National JV Bee Championship Finals in Washington, DC in April.

In the team JV ‘Bowl’ competition, the High Tech freshman team advanced to the semi-finals to faced Alex Schmidt, who played single-handedly against a team of 4 students. Unfortunately, the High Tech JV team played without Douglas who was placed on the Varsity Team. Alex was undefeated to eventually take the JV Bowl Championship plaque. Our High Tech JV team showed great promise. Since our JV team lost to a 'team' from Pennsylvania, our JV High Tech team may still be the best JV team from New Jersey at this competition.

Below are photos the High Tech Varsity Bowl Team [taken by Austin Huang] in competition and with the Championship plaque, players with their Gold and Bronze medals.

And special thanks to the volunteer parent team drivers: Mr Huang, Mr Simons, Ms Hawkins, and Mr. Lin and very special thanks to the Volunteer Tournament Readers: Kathryn Jiang & Mr. Simons.  

B Team Nikhil Lakhil* Sean Kearns Gaurav Sharma Adrian Thamburaj

C Team Matthew Hawkins* Karl Roush Yihan [Wendy] Wu Kevin Lu

D Team (JV team): Eric Zheng* Nelson Lin Daniel Du Michael Li  

A Team Andrew Huang* Ray Zeng Samuel Kao Douglas Simons

 

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CHESS UPDATE The Chess Team is off to a very successful start to the 2015-2016 season. The defending co-state champions have two wins and no losses in their division of the Shore HS School Chess League (SHSCL). League play will continue into the beginning of February. Eight regular season matches will be played in all. The top 16 teams in the league – three from each of the five divisions and one wild card team – will qualify for the playoffs. In addition to league play, a group of High Tech Chess Team members recently competed in the NJ K-12 Grade Championship Tournament. In this tournament, players competed only against players from the same grade. Competing for the Freshman Class were Eric Chai, Nelson Lin, and Andrew Mascillaro. Competing for the Sophomore Class was Allen Zhang. Competing for the Junior Class were Jared Braycewski, Larry Langman, Philip Meltzer, and Christopher Wu. The players earned the following awards: Freshman 1st Place Team – State Champions for Grade 9 Andrew Mascillaro – 5th Place Individual Eric Chai – 4th Place Individual Juniors 1st Place Team – State Champions for Grade 11 Jared Braycewski – 10th Place Individual Larry Langman – 7th Place Individual Philip Meltzer – 3rd Place Individual Christopher Wu – 1st Place Individual In other chess news, special congratulations go out to Christopher Wu. Chris recently competed in the World Youth Chess Championships as a member of the team representing the United States. The WYCC was held in Greece back in late October and early November. Chris has also earned the honor and distinction of being selected as a member of the 2016 All American Chess Team [https://new.uschess.org/news/2016-all-america-chess-team-announced/] Current Roster of HTHS Chess Team Members for 2015-2016 are:

Christopher Wu Vladyslav Nazarchuk Kevin Yan Kevin Lu Philip Meltzer Nelson Lin Eric Chai Greg Wall

Cole Snedeker Josh Atienza Kyler McKee Karan Menon Gilbert Rashkovsky Josh Reich Lucas LaValva Nikhil Chakraboty

Allen Zhang Samantha Cheng Andrew Mascillaro Larry Langman Aryan Shah Jared Braycewski Caleb Lunsford Lucas Mackenzie

 

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MATH LEAGUE UPDATE The High Tech Math League Teams are having another excellent and productive year. In Shore Math League (SML), High Tech is currently in first place after 3 meets of the Shore Math League. The SML consists of 19 teams from Monmouth County and there are 6 competitions. Each school is allowed to bring 12 students to a competition. HTHS has a rotation that requires that students compete amongst themselves in order to be eligible to participate as part of the SML team from HTHS. There are currently 26 HTHS students in the SML rotation. The leading scorers for High Tech in SML are Brandon May, Blain Liang, Vladyslav Nazarchuk, Jacob Yatvitskiy, Charles Jiang, Kevin Yan, Wendy Wu and Andrew Huang. All eight currently have perfect scores after 3 competitions. In the New Jersey Math League (NJML), High Tech has a perfect score after two rounds and is currently in sole possession of first place in the state. There are a total of six rounds. The leading scorers for High Tech in NJML are Emily Liu (gr 11) and Vladyslav Nazarchuk. Both have perfect individual scores (12) after two contests. There are 50 HTHS students that participate in at least one of the NJML contests this year. In addition to the students already mentioned, the following students have earned a perfect score (6) on at least one of the official NJML contests: Brandon May, Jacob Yatvitskiy, Kevin Yan, Andrew Huang, Daniel Jiang, David Shlivko, Eric Lou, Steven Liu and Rishi Salwi. Congratulations to the High Tech team that is competing in the Interstellar Math Madness online math competition for reaching the semi-finals of their bracket. The Interstellar Math Madness team consists of 20 students who are invited based on their AMC scores. The HTHS Interstellar Math Madness team members are: Eric He, Andrew Huang, Arihant Jain, Thomas Li, Blain Liang, Jarrett Liang, Emily Liu (gr 11), Eric Lou, Brandon May, Anjali Nambrath, Vladyslav Nazarchuk, Christina Wang (gr 11), Clark Wang, Scott Wang, Priscilla Wong, Ryan Wu, Yihan Wu, Kevin Yan, Alexander Yao and Lori Zhang Senior members of High Tech Math League participated in the first round of the American Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges Student Math League (AMATYCSML) in conjunction with Brookdale Community College. There are two competitions each year open to students enrolled in two-year colleges nationwide. Since HTHS students take the BCC FIT course, they are eligible to participate. After the first competition, Jarrett Liang is the top scorer in the Mid-Atlantic Region and is ranked #11 in the US. Also in the Mid-Atlantic region we have Blain Liang at #2, Vladyslav Nazarchuk at #3, Charles Jiang at #5, Brandon May and Andrew Huang tied at #6, David Shlivko at #9, Priscilla Wong at #10 and Rahul Rangwani at #13. With the help of the HTHS students, Brookdale is ranked as the #1 team in the Mid-Atlantic region and #3 team in the US out of 178 participating teams.  

 

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Key Club’s December

Toy & Pajama Drive

December 1st – December 21st

TOYS

There are so many families who will be unable to give their children the gifts that they dream of. By donating just one new or unopened toy, you can make a difference in someone’s life

this holiday season! All donations will be sent to CARC

(Community Affairs and Resource Center) in Asbury Park.

PAJAMAS

The weather often times hits below freezing temperatures in the winter here in

New Jersey and unfortunately, many families do not have warm pajamas to

sleep in. We are looking for new pajamas of any size so that we can help these families. All donations will be sent to

Linkages, a charity based in Tinton Falls.

BOXES ARE LOCATED IN THE MPR  

 

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The Engraved Pavers Project

As an ongoing beautification and fundraising project,

The High Technology High School PFA is selling brick pavers to be

installed in the area to the left of the front entrance.

Price for a 4 x 8 brick $100 and for an 8 x 8 brick $175- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Yes, we’d like to reserve a permanent brick. Please engrave our brick as follows:

ANY SYMBOL IS CONSIDERED ONE SPACE (PERIOD, COMMA, DASH)ALL TEXT IS CENTERED UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED

IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO FILL ALL THE LINES WITH TEXT 4 x 8 Brick

8 x 8 Brick

EXAMPLE

J O H N S M I T H

H T H S C L A S S O F 2 0 1 7

PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM AND YOUR CHECK PAYABLE TO:

High Technology High School PFA

P.O. Box 119

Lincroft, NJ 07738-0119

Name: ________________________________________ Phone: (_______) _________________________

Address: _______________________________________________________________________________

City: ____________________________________ State: __________________ Zip: __________________

Email Address: ___________________________________________ Amount Paid: ___________________

If you have any questions, please contact Janine Randolph (732) 223-5294 or [email protected]. Order by March 1st for installation this Spring!

If you have any questions, please contact Barbara Sabaitis, [email protected], 732-213-3133, or Lily Wang, [email protected], 646-361-7360.

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Events  Calendar  

 

Dec  2015    Sunday   Monday   Tuesday   Wednesday   Thursday   Friday   Saturday  

   

       

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4   5  SAT  I  and  SAT  II  

test  date    

6   7   8   9   10   11   12  ACT  test  date  

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21   22   23   24  Winter  Recess  

 

25  Winter  Recess  

 

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27   28  Winter  Recess  

January  SAT  –Registration  deadline  

 

29  Winter  Recess  

 

30  Winter  Recess  

 

31  Winter  Recess  

 

   

 

Jan  2016    

Sunday   Monday   Tuesday   Wednesday   Thursday   Friday   Saturday      

   

   

       

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Winter  Recess    

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3   4   5   6   7   8  February  ACT-­‐Registration  Deadline  

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17   18    

School  Closed  

19   20   21    

22    

23  SAT  I  and  SAT  II  

test  date  

24   25    

26                            27  Midterms  

   

28  Midterms  

 

29  Midterms  Marking  Period  2  Ends  

   

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The  Parent  Faculty  Association  Executive  Committee      

Membership  on  the  Executive  Committee  consists  of  the  elected  officers  and  the  chairperson(s)  of  each  standing  committees.  For  the  school  year  of  2015-­‐2016,  the  Executive  Committee  consists  of  the  following  members:  

Executive Board: Co-Presidents: Ajita John [email protected]

Paul Hughes [email protected] Vice-President: Michele Rosivack [email protected] Treasurer: Ming Wu [email protected] Corresponding Secretary: Susan Winograd [email protected] Recording Secretary: Kara Kniffin [email protected] Committees: Alumni Support: Co-Chairs/ Shilpi Agrawal [email protected] Paul Hughes [email protected] Educational Support:

Global Enrichment Chair/ Cathy Brennan [email protected] Mock PSAT/SAT Chair/ Michele Rosivack [email protected] Driver’s Ed Course Chair/ Susan Winograd [email protected]

Fundraising: Co-Chairs/ Jeff Kniffin [email protected] Paul Hughes [email protected] Ajita John [email protected]

Annual Donation Drive Co-Chairs/ Paul Hughes [email protected] Michele Rosivack [email protected] Engraved Brick Pavers Chair/ Barbara Sabaitis [email protected] Michele Rosivack [email protected] Lily Wang [email protected] Used Clothing Drive Chair/ Vivien Cheng [email protected]

HTHS Clothing Sales Co-Chairs/ Barb Lyons [email protected] Karen Duffy [email protected]

Hospitality Co-Chairs/ Annette Wall [email protected] Marla Schachter [email protected] Membership Co-Chairs/ Susan Li [email protected] Diane Steely-Brown [email protected] Tina Brendel [email protected] Newsletter Committee Keith Hawkins [email protected]

Carol Eusebi, [email protected] Uday Menon, [email protected] Viji Subramoney [email protected] Daphne Keller [email protected] Neelam Salwi [email protected] Nicole Brown [email protected]

Parent/Student Activities: Classical Music Evening Chair/ Susan Winograd [email protected]

Club and International Night Chair/ Vivien Cheng [email protected] MaryAnn Doyle Post Prom Co-Chairs/ Kara Kniffin

Jeff Kniffin [email protected] Herbert Cheng [email protected] Bill Wood [email protected]

Annual Picnic Co-Chairs/ Diane Steely-Brown [email protected] Christopher Brown [email protected] Freshman Mentorship Co-Chairs/ Susan Li [email protected] Diane Steely-Brown [email protected] Catherine Vought [email protected]  Scholarship and Corporate Grant: Co-Chairs/ Austin Huang [email protected] Rachel Yang [email protected] Info Technology: Chair/ Diane Steely-Brown [email protected]