GOODNEWSThe Ewing Public SchoolsJune 2005

Due to budget restraintsNO Summer School Programs

will be offered by the Ewing Public Schools

during the Summer of 2005.

Safety TownJune 30 - July 11

Contact: Jean Conrad609-538-9800 x1302

for application

On April 18, 2005 Ms. Chiavuzzo, Mrs. Walker and 30 Ewing High School freshmen joined several Mercer County high school and college students, and politicians to hear a presentation given by Mikhail Gorbachev at the Sovereign Bank Arena. Gorbachev was the last communist leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991. During his term he instituted various policies including his political policy of Glasnost and economic policy

Ewing High Students Attend Gorbachev PresentationWhitney Lewis, EHS Freshman

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The recipients of the 2005 Teacher of the Year Awards were honored at a luncheon on April 29th. Jan Fay, 2004 Mercer County Teacher of the Year, was a guest speaker. 1st row (L to R): Joan Zuckerman, Principal Antheil; Sharon Solomon, Lore; Jan Fay, 2004 Mercer County Teacher of the Year; Inetta Emery, Principal Parkway; Danielle Miller, EHS; Superintendent Ray Broach. 2nd row: Darrell Jackson, Principal FMS; Donna Andreas, Antheil; Don Barnett, FMS; Betsy Turgeon, Parkway; Rodney Logan, Principal EHS.

Nearly sixty years since Allied forces liberated the Nazi concentration camps, the now elderly survivors of the Holocaust are turning to a new generation to preserve their testimony about their wartime experiences for future generations. Holocaust survivors are steadily dwindling in number. Many have made it their mission to educate the world that anti-Semitism and racism easily lead to murder, and to speak about the horrors they and their families suffered. With the passing of time, it has become urgent to find a new generation to continue the survivors’ mission and tell their stories after the survivors can no longer do so. On April 12, the Adopt-a-Survivor (AAS) program was introduced to the Trenton area at Ewing High School. Six Holocaust survivors were adopted by twelve Ewing High sophomores. The adopted survivors—Moshe Gimlan, Vera Goodkin, Marion Lewin, Ruth Lubitz, Charles Rojer and Jack Zaifman—were originally from Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Belgium. The AAS program pairs a survivor with one or more students. The students embark on a joint journey with the survivor through discussions about life before, during and after the Holocaust. Participating students will be able to represent the survivor and tell the survivor’s story with accuracy and feeling in the years to come. In addition, each student makes a commitment to tell the survivor’s story in a public venue in the year 2045, a hundred years after the liberation of Auschwitz. The twelve student adopters are Dave Angebranndt, Tyler Barnes, Annie Cook, Liz Dunham, Emily Everett, Curtis Fornarotto, Vildana Hajric, Devon Jones, Jen Meade, Billy O’Callaghan, Nikyta Sharma and Melysa Wilson.

Adopt-a-Survivor Program Begins at Ewing High School

Teacher of the Year Recipients are Honored

of Perestroika. His policies reopened churches, released political prisoners, and lifted bans on previously censored books. The 20th anniversary of Perestroika was one of the essential themes of Gorbachev’s presentation. The policy’s main goal was to make the Soviet economic system more efficient. Perestroika involved the transfer of control from the government to the business owners. This policy

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The Ewing Public SchoolsJune 2014

Congratulations to Lore School art teacher, Ms. Eileen Conte! Two of Ms. Conte’s art students, Kaitlyn Britton and Kellie Kramarz, have placed artworks in The College of New Jersey's 2014 juried K-12 art exhibition. The college received a huge response to the call for exhibition entries, and the jurors had a very difficult task reviewing the hundreds of artworks submitted from throughout the state. The review process was extremely competitive and, because of the College’s limited exhibition space, the acceptance rate was only 30% of the entries. All the artworks were wonderful in their own right, and the criteria focused on works that demonstrated innovative art teaching as well as exceptional art making. Once again, hundreds of student works were submitted for the exhibition, but Kaitlyn and Kellie’s artworks were among the most innovative and creative.

Lore Students’ Artwork Selected for TCNJ’s 2014 K-12 Art Exhibition

An exhibition reception will be held on Sunday, June 8, from 1 to 3pm at The College Art Gallery lo-cated on the campus of TCNJ. The exhibition will be on view on Sundays and Wednesdays from 1 to 3pm from June 1st through June 22nd.

EHS Art Student Wins National Competition

In January 2014, Alex-andra Pietsch, a junior at Ewing High School, entered the Scholas-tic MLK Day Poster Contest. Scholastic an-nounced at the end of April that Alexandra's poster has been select-ed as the Grand Prize Winner! Her entry was selected from more than 4,000 wonderful entries from all over the country. As the

grand prize winner, Alexandra's entry will be displayed in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Bookstore in Washington, D.C. She also received a Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet. Congratulations, Alexandra!

Congratulations and Good Luck to the Class of 2014!

April was Autism Awareness Month and Parkway Elementary partnered with local organization Parents of Autistic Children (POAC) for a second year to raise money and spread awareness for autism, which now affects 1 in every 49 children in New Jersey. In an effort to educate and inform as many people in the school community as possible, Parkway coordinated three separate fundraising and awareness projects. During the entire month of April, students were encouraged to show their support for autism through donating $0.50 and receiving a puzzle piece ribbon to color in. At the end of the collection, over 150 ribbons had been purchased and hung in the cafetorium. In direct conjunction with POAC, Parkway Elementary

Parkway Elementary Walks for Autism Awareness!has established its own walk team at www.mercer-walk.org. This team walked for awareness at Fisher Middle School on Saturday, April 26th. On Friday, April 25th, Parkway participated in a Light It Up Blue Event. Students and staff all wore blue as the school formed a giant puzzle piece on the back lawn to voice support for the cause! Overall, Parkway raised over $1,850 from students, staff and the Parkway com-munity, making Parkway Elementary the number one contributor to POAC this year!

Ewing High School is proud to announce that Erin Rein, Melvin Davila-Martinez, Daphne Gould, Dante Alston, Elizabeth Cunniff and Gabriel Paolella have been selected to participate in the American Legion Boys and Girls State Program. American Legion Boys and Girls State are among the most respected educa-tional programs of government instruction for high school students. Each participant becomes a part of the operation of his local, county and state government. Participants are exposed to the rights and privileges, the duties and the responsibilities of a franchised citizen. The training is objective and practical with city, county and state governments operated by the students elected to the various offices. Activities include legisla-tive sessions, court proceedings, law enforcement pre-sentations, assemblies, bands, chorus and recreational

Boys & Girls Stateprograms. High school juniors are selected by local American Legion Posts to attend the program. Ewing High School congratulates the selected students and wishes them continued success in the future.

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EHS Junior Erin Rein was nominated for the presti-gious First Inspiration and Recognition of Science & Technology (FIRST) Robotics Dean’s List Award.

The Dean’s List Award began in 2010 to celebrate outstanding student leaders whose passion for attain-ing FIRST ideals is exemplary.

Students who earn FIRST Dean’s List Award status as a Nominee, Finalist or Winner are great examples of student leaders who have led their teams and communities to increased awareness for FIRST and its mission, while dem-onstrating personal technical expertise and accomplish-ment. It is the intention of FIRST that they will continue on, post-award, as great leaders of the ever-growing FIRST student alumni community and as advocates of FIRST.

“It was an honor to be selected for the award,” Erin stat-ed, “Every year, we face new challenges and, every year, we work hard to excel. FIRST Team 2016 has taught me many valuable skills that extend far beyond just business and technical. The Robotics Team has taught my peers and me that we can accomplish anything we put our minds to.”

The Ewing Public Schools Receive High Marks

This past school year, the Ewing Public Schools went through its comprehensive monitoring known as the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum [QSAC] evaluation.

This evaluation process occurs every three years and involves a rigorous examination of District Performance Reviews [DPRs] in the following areas: Fiscal Management, Operations, Personnel, Instruc-tional Program and Governance.

A district QSAC steering team was established to con-duct a self-assessment and a monitoring team from the Department of Education visited to perform a review and audit. Last month, the district received the final scores of the QSAC review from the DOE formally classifying the Ewing Public Schools as a 'High Performing' district.

This means that the district satisfied over 80% of the required indicators in the five specified areas of school district management.

In related news, in its district-wide review of ESEA testing data, the Ewing Public Schools achieved all of its categorical performance goals in language arts literacy and math for the second consecutive year. The Ewing Public Schools were the only district to accomplish this task in Mercer County for 2013. Last year, only Ewing and Robbinsville achieved this goal.

“We are thankful and appreciative of the efforts of our QSAC steering team and all of our staff in helping our students achieve,” Superintendent Michael Nitti stated. “As always, it is the work that our teachers do each day in the classroom that is most important to all of us.”

On Sunday, May 4th, 39 football players and 35 friends of the football program at Ewing High School participated as volunteers at the Mercer County Special Olympics that was held at West Windsor High School South. Our students served as officials, event facilitators, trophy presenters and announcers, while helping many athletes achieve excellence in their respective events. For the third year in a row, students and athletes from Ewing High School had the wonder-ful opportunity to help other athletes earn recognition for their hard work and efforts.

Principal’s Story and Snack Time at Antheil!Antheil is working hard to provide students with

opportunities to earn PBS paw tickets for demonstrat-ing the 4 Rs-Being Respectful, Responsible, Resource-ful and Ready to Learn! Students have the choice of collecting their paws individually or combining their paws as a class. If students choose to combine their paws, they earn a snack and story time by Principal Whitner or Assistant Principal Conway. Additionally, classes that earn 200 paws receive shout outs on the morning announcements! This has been a fun way to reinforce positive behavior in a collaborative way among students at Antheil.

EHS Football Players and Friends Volunteer at Mercer County Special Olympics

IBPF Class Wins Award Business Teacher Mr. Perricone and the students in the

International Business Practice Firm class participated in the Virtual Enterprise International New York Trade Show. Ewing High School is proud to announce that at the Virtual Enterprises International New York Trade Show, our IBPF class won 10th place in the Web Design Com-petition. The competition consisted of over 160 Virtual Enterprise firms from around the world! The show was amazing, and all of our students had the chance to demon-strate their business skills, knowledge, and diverse talents. Congratulations to the IBPF class and Mr. Perricone!

Future Architects & Engineers Mr. Lee’s 6th grade

math students at Fisher Middle School are fill-ing the shoes of archi-tects and engineers as they worked collabora-tively with their peers to design blue prints and construct three-dimensional figures. Students rationed their materials efficiently,

took accurate measurements, and made careful cal-culations prior to building their prisms and pyramids. The design process was very interesting, as students made plans, built their shapes, revised their plans, and rebuilt their shapes. They were challenged to utilize the least amount of material possible to create their figures to keep costs down. This was truly an engaging investigation, as these talented sixth graders practiced using their math skills in a real-world setting.

“Providing A Foundation For Life”

On June 2nd, 2014, Fisher Middle School will hold its first annual Independent Research Project Presen-tation Night for 7th and 8th graders in Humanities. Throughout the 2013-14 school year, students have been working to create research projects consisting of a research paper and a multi-media project that dem-onstrate the new understandings they have gained.

Students were given the freedom to select any topic in which they were interested in order to form the foundation of the project. Topics range from pasta and its cultural impact around the globe to how different cultures have derived meaning from the universe.

Think Like a Scientist

Fog, clouds, rain and tornadoes are all a part of the weather experienced by the Lore School fourth grade students during their field trip to Liberty Science Center. The weather inside may have been frightful, but the learning was so delightful. The Weather Show used several Lore School students to help teach the audience about the factors that create our everyday, and sometimes severe, weather. Learning about the weather was only part of the fun. By using their sense of touch, the students were able to crawl through a darkened maze called the ‘Touch Tunnel’. Another highlight was a presentation on “Sub-Zero: States of Matter”. Again, students had the opportunity to be participants in the show. The presenter showed how to use supercold liquid nitrogen and common house-hold materials to demonstrate the states of matter. The students enjoyed the end of this presentation when the presenter made a giant fog which enveloped them.

Students had a chance to observe live animals learning how they 'eat or get eaten'. The Infection Connection was a great exhibit to visit. It taught us how microbes spread illness and disease which was a great correlation to our Microworlds science kit in our curriculum. Solving the riddle of the Rubik’s Cube was another fantastic feature. The exhibits truly had our students using their imaginations and thinking like scientists. Some students imagined themselves scaling Mt. Everest, while others solved a variety of brain teas-ers. One of our biggest challenges was trying to create a six foot bubble. Blowing was not the hard part; it was trying to keep others from bursting your bubble.

Meet Nicole Capuano, President of the Student Government, Historian for Class of 2014 and President the EHS chapter of the National Honor Society. Nicole was also a part of the Peer Leadership program this fall.

What do you like best about Ewing High School?My favorite thing about Ewing High this year is the school spirit. This year, Student Government worked to create a Spirit Competition that lasted all year long. The prize was a trip to Six Flags for the win-ning grade. It was really a lot of fun seeing so much participation from all grade levels.

Who is your favorite teacher(s) or coach and why?Luckily, I’ve been able to form special bonds with many of my teachers, but my favorite would have to be Senora Gonzalez. She is one of the most caring

Senior Spotlight: Nicole Capuanopeople I know and I’ve been lucky enough to have had her as a teacher all four years here. She is the reason why I want to continue studying Spanish in college and I’m going to miss her a lot.

In which activities do you participate?I’m part of the Varsity Soccer and Softball teams as well as Student Government.

What is your favorite memory of high school?I have a lot of favorite memories, but one of them would definitely have to be the trips to Disneyworld that the softball team takes every spring break. Playing softball and going to the parks with my best friends are moments that I will remember forever.

What do you do outside of school?Outside of school, I spend a lot of time playing soft-ball with the Ewing Edge travel team. I also work at the Rita’s in Ewing and Hopewell Valley YMCA in the summer.

What are your plans after you graduate?I plan on attending Saint Joseph’s University and majoring in business. I also plan to get a minor in Spanish and hope to study abroad in Spain.

Where do you see yourself in five years?Hopefully, I will be settled into a career in either accounting or marketing, or in my first year of grad school.

Fisher Independent Research Project PresentationsProjects on the evolution of the villain in literature and movies, as well as how Sherlock Holmes has survived in popularity for 100 years, show how stu-dents relate their love of reading to the world around them. Students chose topics involving the influence of fashion trends on the daily lives of Americans and the way rap music is correlated to local and global gang violence to show that students view their world with a thoughtful eye. 7th and 8th graders in the Humani-ties program at Fisher have a unique insight into the world and have demonstrated it through their hard work on these projects.

EHS Student Wins Cooking HonorsRebecca Abelowitz

participated in a Chocolate Competition at The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College and took first place in the High School Division. She received a $6000 scholarship

to Walnut Hill College and Ewing High School will receive a $500 award to be used for their foods program. Rebecca also competed in the Culinary Competition at The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College and, again, took first place

in the High School Division for this section of the competition. She received a second $6000 scholarship to Walnut Hill College and Ewing High School

will be getting an additional $500 award for the foods program. Rebecca will be a senior next year at Ewing High School and has been accepted to the Career Prep Professional Cooking Program at Mercer County Community College. Well done, Rebecca!

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June 2014 Schedule in Ewing SchoolsJune 3 Parkway - Spring Concert @ 6:30pmJune 4 Antheil - 5th Grade Concert/Art Show @ 9:45am & 7pmJune 5 Lore - Vocal Concert @ 9:30am & 7pmJune 6 Parkway - 5th Grade Social @ 6:30-8:30pmJune 9 Fisher - Vocal Concert @ 7pmJune 10 EHS - Senior Athletic Awards @ 6pmJune 11 Antheil - 4th Grade Concert/Art Show @ 9:45am & 7pm EHS - TEMPO Meeting @ 7:30pmJune 12 EHS - Senior Awards Night @ 6:30pmJune 13 Parkway - Family Picnic @ 6-8pmJune 16 District K-8 Summer Reading Kick-Off FMS - Parent Recognition Program @ 6:30pmJune 17 ESL - Parents Meeting/Student Awards - 6:30pm @ EHSJune 18 Antheil - PTO Meeting @ 6:45pmJune 23-25 Single Session/Early Dismissal Day K-12 - No Lunches Served June 23 Parkway - Kindergarten Celebration @ 9:30am BOE Meeting - 8pm @ FMSJune 24 AE/LE/PE - 5th Grade Moving Up Ceremonies @ 9:30am FMS - 8th Grade Promotion - 6:30-8pm @ EHSJune 25 Parkway - Pep Rally @ 10:30am EHS - Graduation - 7pm @ Sun National Bank Center

This is the last issue of Good News for this school year. Look for us in the September edition of the Observer. Have a great summer!

Ewing Township Public Schools’ Summer Reading 2014

Reading Is Fundamental, the largest children’s literacy nonprofit in the United States, explains the 'summer slide' best on its website (www.rif.org). “Something is waiting for many children every summer, and their parents don’t even know it’s out there. It's called the ‘summer slide’ and it describes what happens when young minds sit idle for three months. Children who do not read over the summer will lose more than two months of reading achievement. Summer reading loss is cumu-lative. By the end of sixth grade, children who lose reading skills over the summer will be two years behind their classmates.”

To prevent the ‘summer slide’, students who attend the Ewing Township Public Schools are challenged to read, write and think each summer. This year, summer reading letters and lists will be sent home with students on or before Monday, June 16th. Happy Reading!

Students at Lore Elementary School are taking their typing/keyboarding skills to a new place...HOME. Back in the day, the opportunity to learn this skill was of-fered only at the high school level. Now children as young as 7 and 8 are being introduced to typing as a lifelong skill.

Lore Technology/Computer teacher, Ms. Stacey Hughes, implemented a new way to hone the keyboarding skills of

her students. Last summer, Ms. Hughes created accounts for every student at www.typingweb.com. It was an arduous process, but one that was well worth it in the end. Students can now log in to the website using their user-names and passwords and ac-cess the typing drills and exercises. Through her own teacher portal, Ms. Hughes can monitor students' progress daily. Each month, Ms. Hughes hangs the student progress in the hallway so they can each see how they stack up to their peers.

The accounts have no expiration date; therefore, children can practice indefinitely. They can practice after school, on a day off and even during the summer. This way they never lose the feel for the keyboard. Keyboarding is an invaluable skill that students will use throughout their educational career and beyond.

“I try to stress to the children how important it is to be able to type correctly. Their work load in the future will be much faster if they can type,” stated Ms. Hughes.

Lore Students Working From Home

Bright Futures for EHS Baseball StandoutsTwo longtime neighbors who have en-

joyed outstanding careers on the diamond as Blue Devils are looking to continue their ball playing career after graduation.

Senior pitching ace Paul Sparano will be attending and playing for Rider University next year and junior shortstop Michael Salvatore continues to garner attention for his stellar play.

“Both athletes have been exceptional performers for EHS throughout their careers,” Athletic Director Bud Kowal stated. “We are proud of their accomplishments and excited to see what they will do next.”

Congratulations Nicole Rinaldi!EHS Girls Softball Team All-Time Hit Record Holder

Standout Ewing High School softball player Nicole Rinaldi broke the all-time school hit record in a game against Robbinsville last month.

The senior shortstop registered her 147th hit as she wraps up an outstanding career with the Blue Devils. Her new mark broke a record set by Vanessa Piepszak in 2005.

Rinaldi, who excelled on the soccer pitch as well and is an outstanding student, is headed to St. Joseph University next year.

As 'Good News' went to press, Rinaldi and her softball compatriots were slated to play in the Central Jersey Group III State Playoffs semi-finals.