THE BRAVE NEWSthe Newton Public Schools Quarterly Newsletter

INSIDE2. Spotlight on Newton

High School

3. Class of 2018

4. C2C Afterschool Program

4. Newton High School Graduation

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Newton Public Schools Recognized As A High -Performing School district

Choose 2 Connect To Replace Project Launch

The New Jersey Department of Education has recognized the Newton Public Schools as a high performing school district. The distinction comes through the state’s monitoring system known as the Quality Single Accountability Continuum or QSAC. QSAC includes five areas of school district performance: instruction & program, fiscal management, governance, personnel, and operations. Following the review, Sussex Executive County Superintendent Dr. Rosalie Lamonte noted, “You were able to give us a good overview of the many efforts that are being spearheaded to improve teaching and learning in Newton, and to address the social and emotional wellbeing of students. We are confident that these efforts are paying dividends in increasing student achieve-ment.” Newton’s designation as a high performing school district will continue through the next review in 2021.

The Newton Public Schools have been notified by the New Jersey Department of Education that our federal 21st Century Community Learning Center grant appli-cation has been selected for funding in the amount of $2.125 million from 2018 to 2023. The center will be called Choose 2 Connect (C2C), and it is the successor afterschool program to Project Launch for grades 3-8 students. Project Launch is finishing a successful five years under the leadership of Project Self-Sufficiency. As the school district takes on the lead role in C2C, we are pleased to continue to partner with Project Self-Sufficiency as well as the following local organiza-tions: Center for Prevention & Counseling, DreamGirls Initiative, Greater Newton Chamber of Commerce, Newton Medical Center, Pass It Along, Sojihuggles Children’s Foundation, Sussex County 4-H, Sussex County Department of Health & Human Services, ThorLabs, Town of Newton, United Way of Northern NJ, and YMCA of Sussex County. C2C will begin oper-ations in September.

NEwtoN SuPERINtENDENt to SERvE AS NJASA PRESIDENt Newton Superintendent Dr. G. Kennedy Greene has been elected to serve as President of the New Jersey Association of School Administrators (NJASA) for the 2018-19 school year. The mission of NJASA, the unifying professional association of school leaders, is

to ensure a superior statewide system of education by influencing and effecting educational policy, regulations and legislation; and by maximizing the capacity and effectiveness of school leaders through professional development programs and support services. Dr. Greene served previously as President-Elect and Secretary as well as on the association’s Legislative and Small Schools/Shared Services Committees. He has represented NJASA before the New Jersey Legislature on topics such as school funding, community schools, ESSA, school consolidation, and blended learning.

Accepting the Mosaic Award from Project Self Sufficiency for their contributions to PSS are representatives for the Interact Club Richard Reczka and Advisor Jack Choma

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Dr. G. Kennedy GreeneSuperintendent

Donna C. SnyderBusiness Administrator/

Board Secretary

Jeff Waldron, PrincipalNewton High School

Kristi Greene, PrincipalHalsted Middle School

Kevin Stanton, PrincipalMerriam Avenue School

July 2018

Newton High School

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HIGHER EDUCATION GOALS of the Class of 2018

• 187 students (92%) plan to attend college

• 5 students plan to attend technical or business school

• 5 students plan to enter the military

• 11 students have other plans or are undecided

financial aid earned by the class of 2018 - College scholarships, loans, work study, local scholarships and other monies for colleges/universities attending: $6,657,236 Salutatorian

Liam Higgins Kerrick

Valedictorian, Sierra Nicole Mastrelli

• The Newton FFA Chapter placed 2nd in the State Dairy Judging CDE held at Cedar Lane Farms, LLC in Oldwick, NJ

• Girls Soccer - NJAC Freedom Division Champions

• Basketball - NJAC Freedom Division Champions

• Baseball - NJAC Freedom Division Champions

• Football - North I Group II State Sectional Champions and NJSFC American Division Champions

• Girls Track - NJAC Colonial Division Champions

• Boys Track - NJAC Colonial Division Champions

• Boys Swimming - Big North Division Champions

Academic & AthleticAccomplishments

Jennifer Nicole Ahmad Tyler John AlvarezJehu Jireh Z. Ananoria Luismy Pichardo AriasAndrew Jaeyung Austin Benjamin James AustinElizabeth Cecelia Siyun AustinJames William Joseph AyresOmar BaTroy Lawrence BabcockCole Robert BabiakCaitlin Michele BaileyLydia Grace Bailey Jillian Patricia Bandel Isabelle Alice BarryZachary Dennis BearsEmily Joan BerkowitzDylan Thomas BerryDara Noelle BilottiJonathon Reed BorgognoniChristian Julian BrockSamuel Charles BrothmanJohn Francis BugayAndrea Estelle Carlson William Walter Carson, IIIPaul Thomas Casperson Christopher David ChanJoseph Christopher ChavarriaQi Xin ChenAndrew Gareth ChrusticKevin Michael ConwayKyle Robert Conway Kayla Christine CookKayla Ann CoombsSamantha Blair Coplon Chase Joseph CramerEmily Iris Critchley Ethan Michael CrossColette Sue CunninghamIan William CunninghamJames Matthew DaleyNajah Aaliyah Michael Davenport

Danielly De Miranda RibeiroBrody Joseph DeCesareJoel De’Andre De La RosaJoseph Peter De Luca Rhiannon Marie DeMauroRose Dorothea DeRyder Hailey Shannon DevlinKaren Dialmys Diaz Vichot Peter DiazHeather Noelle DickersonGabrielle Nicole DillstromMakaela Renee Dionne Ashish Rao DugyalaBrianna Mary DulSierra Lucia Ruiz DunnJulia Sophia DworzyckiLauren Julia EhrenbergJaiden Shaun Elliott Abdelrahman Sabry Elsaadany Madeleine Vencek Enriquez Jacob Antonio EstevezMichell Loren EzhovMargaret Sue FergusZachary Leo FinkelsteinDaniel Joshua FinleyRebecca Taylor FinleyVictoria Julianna FoxDanielle Marie Frank Bruno Martin FredesKayleigh Ann Furth Brianna Elise Giordano Kattleya Leigh Go Andrew Gilbert GrattiAmanda Jane GroschadlDarianna Aleksandra GrucaAdrian Alexander Guerra ManzoRyan Owen HardingMariah Stephanie HedgepethJacob Michael HellerShane Michael HendershotThomas Robert HermannIsaiah Christian HerreraEmily Lyn Herring

Nicholas Charles HildErica Nicole HindHannah Mary HolzhauerTimothy Joseph HoulihanErica Jane Hvizdos William Delfino IppolitoSarah IrizarryReece Olivier IvaldiVeronica Maria IzquierdoLeanna Yasmene JarrettBenjamin Marquis JohnsonAndrew David JonesRyan Christopher KeenerMadison Morgan KentDavid Ashley Kerr, Jr.Liam Higgins Kerrick *** SalutatorianSimon Taylor KingGrace Elizabeth KinneyNatalie Rose Kirby

William Ted LarsenBraden Christopher LeenAaron Francesco Leone Anna Maria LipertEdward Michael LynchIder Alejandro MaciasDevin Joseph MagerRyan John MarshallSierra Nicole Mastrelli *** ValedictorianAndrew James MatlagaKacie Erin MayAva Lynn McCarthyMarissa Jasmine McGauley James Phillip Clarke McMahonErika Marie Medina-Munoz Morgan Hope MendelIsael MendezBriana Kathleen MoffattAshley Morand Miranda Rose Morel Kaitlyn Elizabeth Morreale

Jaydeep Mukherjee Jacquelyn Kylie MullNicholas Michael NanneryJulia Theresa Nisler John Nitting, Jr.Dante Vashann Northe-LittleOlivia Grace O’BrienSarah Elizabeth O’BrienCameron Lance Osborn Christopher Marcello PadillaJennifer Grace PapisVraj Dharmendra PatelKyle Patrick Penny Gianni John PereiraBrandon Wesley Posey Florencia PosseAshley Samantha QasemRichard Saverio Reczka Harrison Taylor RedlichKathleen Louise Reidmiller

Michael Francis Reidmiller Dylan Thomas-Harry Reina-FrankelSydney Alexis Reynolds Noah Christian Rivera-SharpHarley Dean Rolon-CoppingerReyna Maya RosarioCailin Adelaide RuotiElizabeth Ann SaksThomas Ramon SalomonJusten Robert SamiljanDerek Thomas SanchezFrank Sebastian SandovalBrandy Lee SassoKyle Aubrey SchefflerBrandon Thomas Schoemer Riley Anne Scuralli Nico Valentino SebastianoApril Nicolle SerratelliTyler John SeveanZachary David ShickelDaniel Christopher

Simon-SlowinskiChelsea Lynn SiskoAmara Brooke SkerryAnthony Robert SmithNatalie Paige Smith James Joseph SnyderKaris Kim SteeleRachel Anne SturchioLogan Brian SweeneySamantha Renee SylvainOlivia Rose Sylvester Matthew Douglas TapiaJohn Jake Tarabokija Emily Christina TattersallNoah Stephen TenniesRegan Elizabeth ThielNathanael James ThuenCharles Harrison ToepferEdwin Kenith June TorresDiusthim Alejandro Vaca AvilesAaron Richard ValentinoKyle John VandenbergRyan Christopher VandenbergCarly Elizabeth VanNessJonathan Edward VanNessRyan Charles VanNieuwlandElenora Vega MayaIsabella Grajo VelascoChristina Marie VerleurGrace Maria Vigorito Joshua Paul Virtell Gregory James WanamakerRachel Marie WelkerAmanda Leigh Whitworth Tyler Anthony WilsonJared Alexander WittKassandra Wojcik Kamran Junior YazdanfarLuke David Young Kamryn Paige ZanellaTodd David ZellarsArianna Angelica Ziegler Gianna Sara Ziegler

Photo courtesy of Dan Freel, NJHerald

Photo courtesy of Jeff Herring

CongratulationsClass of 2018

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Newton High School’s Class of 2018 graduation ceremony took place on Palmer Field on the evening of Friday, June 22, 2018.

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*NOTICE TO PARENTS OF 3rd THROUGH 8th GRADE STUDENTS*Choose 2 Connect (C2C), a federally-funded 21st Century Community Learning Center, has been conditionally approved for The Newton Public Schools. C2C will replace the current Project Launch from 2018-2023 as an afterschool STEAM-themed learning program to address the multidisciplinary academic, developmental, and social/emotional needs of students in grades 3-8 at Merriam Avenue School and Halsted Middle School. There is no charge for this afterschool program. Sign-up information and additional details to follow in coming weeks.