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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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Ewing High School is proud to host a thriving drama program, and the students of EHS again showcased their talents at the annual New Jer-sey Thespian Festival held at Robbinsville High School on December 7th and 8th, 2019 and walked away with statewide accolades.

The yearly theater festival funnels its highest-scoring performers to the International Thespian Festival at Indiana University Bloomington, In-diana, where once again EHS students will be performing and competing on a global scale after impressing in Robbinsville.

Under the direction of Christina Monaco Caldwell and Jessica Bohnenberger, the talented EHS performers from the school’s Internation-al Thespian Society Troupe 4883 shined in the spotlight at the statewide festival, impressing the judges, attendees and fellow participants from around the state with their acting, singing and performing skills. Students were adjudicated to compete for state title designations in musical theatre, acting, and scholarship categories.

“Our students were so excited and I was be-yond impressed with how much they've grown as performers since last year,” Ms. Monaco-Caldwell stated. “They were wonderful ambas-sadors of Ewing High School and I am so proud of their accomplishments.”

“At Ewing High School, our goal is to always promote student achievement in academics, ath-letics and the arts,” EHS Principal Ed Chmiel added. “We want to give all our talented students an opportunity to shine, and this is just another ex-ample of the great work of our staff and students.”

Ewing High School’s Theatre Troupe 4883 Qualifies for Nationals!Duet Acting:

• Mykeal Okwudibonye & Zach Benedetti; “They Fell,” Almost Maine

Musical Theatre Solo: • Brianna Roberts; “I’m Here,”

The Color Purple • Makensie Shields; “I’m Breaking Down,”

Falsettos• Dylan Greco; “So Big, So Small,”

Dear Evan Hansen• Zach Benedetti; “Wondering,”

The Bridges of Madison County• Isabel Van Wagner; “Lost in the Brass,”

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State Showcase Winner: • Brianna Roberts, “I’m Here,”

The Color Purple

University of the Arts Pre-College Institute Merit Scholarship Winners:

• Zach Benedetti • Destiny Weeks

Silver Honor Troupe Chapter Winner:• Presented by Nia Whaley & Portfolio

constructed by Bella Latini & Isabel Van Wagner

Following is an overview of EHS Award Win-ners from the Statewide Festival:

Congratulations to Ewing High School’s Troupe 4883! (Pictured left to right): Brenda-liz Gonzalez, Matthew Doczy, Brianna Rob-erts, Morgann Ellis, Dylan Greco, Rachel Mes-sina, Destiny Weeks, Gabrielle-Grace Lightner, Makensie Shields, Samaria Banks, Noemi Gar-cia, Jack Rhodes, Thomas Steever, Isabel Van Wagner, Fatoumata N’Diaye, Ky’Shawn Til-lery-Williams, Gibson Arnold, Mykeal Okwudi-bonye, Elisa Davila, Mackenzie Raywood, Bella Latini, Gabrielle Greg, Zach Benedetti, Nia Whaley, and Madeleine Marsola competed at the New Jersey Thespian State Theatre festival.

New Jersey Student Thespian Officers: Brianna Roberts & Isabel Van Wagner

EHS Troupe 4883 Superior Score Winners: Pictured Left to Right: Front – Nia Whaley, Zach Benedetti, Isabel Van Wagner; Back – Dylan Greco, Makensie Shields, Mykeal Okwudibonye, Brianna Roberts

EHS Peer Leaders created holiday cards for the pediatric unit residents at the Princeton Medical Center.

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Lore School Cares about the Community!It is well known around Ewing that the Lore

School is a prestigious National School of Charac-ter, but to the staff and students of the school, char-acter means not just looking inward, but outward.

“To our students, we emphasize that being a per-son of character means being someone who cares about others and seeks to give back to the commu-nity,” Lore principal Kelly Kawalek stated.

The theme for the school this year is “We are Lore….Here our Roar!” and the youthful Lions have found many ways for the community to benefit from their efforts and good deeds.

Throughout October, students celebrated Sock-toberfest, where they donated 1,005 pairs of socks, which were given to local shelters and or-ganizations to support the homeless in our area. In November and December, students participate in Lore's Giving Tree project, where volunteers se-lected a ticket from the Giving Tree and purchase a holiday gift for a child in need of support this winter. This year, the project benefited both One Simple Wish, a local nonprofit dedicated to grant-ing wishes to children in foster care, Oaks Inte-grated Care and also families in the Lore School community. Students and their families, as well as staff members, donated more than 150 items that were gifted to area children for the holidays.

Each school year during the month of March, students from Lore School also participate in a service learning project that benefits Meals on Wheels of the Trenton and Ewing area. Students fundraise money, which is used to purchase snacks, bags, and craft materials. During Unity meetings, students organize food bags and create crafts and letters to be included in each bag. Last year Lore students raised more than $600 and created more than 100 food bags for community members. Through this project, students learned a valuable lesson in empathy and helping others in their community.

Lore Elementary School also teamed up with South East Asian Martial Arts Academy (SEAM-MA) Master Guru Ed to raise money for fami-lies whose lives have been impacted by pediatric cancer. Students wrote and delivered morning announcements and planned a school-wide Hat Day to promote pediatric cancer awareness this winter. Of course an annual feel-good event is Lore Schools “Jump Rope/Hoops for Heart” which raises money for, and awareness of, heart disease by combining fun, fitness and altruism.

“These Lore Lions know that you have to take care of the pride,” Mrs. Kawalek said with a smile, “and they do it with pride.”

The Ewing Board of Education plays an essen-tial role in our students’ lives. They set the poli-cies for our schools and make important decisions affecting curriculum, financing and staffing.

January is School Board Recognition Month in New Jersey, a time to raise public awareness of the roles and responsibilities of local boards of education and to thank your community’s school board members for their efforts.

Antheil's Helping Hands Club Gives Back!

In November and December, Antheil’s Help-ing Hands club was very busy, as they held both their Thanksgiving Food Drive and Giving Tree events. The students helped by collecting food donations, organizing food baskets for families to take home, and wrote personal messages to our Antheil families that received donations. Each donation included canned goods and one turkey, in which staff members and other student families offered to donate to our families in need.

The group also helped organize and decorate the Holiday Giving Tree, where students, staff, and parents could anonymously provide a gift to our students in need this past holiday season. The Helping Hands club created and decorated “Rocky” bear ornaments, listing items that stu-dents requested, such as clothing, toys, books, and more! Members helped facilitate signing out gift tags during school hours, and at PTO Win-ter Family Night, to make sure every student re-ceived the gifts they have wished for!

Thank you for your dedication to the children of Ewing Township and volunteering your time, it is greatly appreciated.

January is School Board Recognition Month!

Ewing High School students enrolled in EHS AP U.S. History class enjoyed the opportunity to tour the Museum of the American Revolution in Phila-delphia, Pennsylvania on December 13th, 2019.

The Museum of the American Revolution is a Philadel-phia museum dedicated to telling the story of the Ameri-can Revolution. The museum was opened to the public on April 19, 2017, the anniversary of the first battle of the war, Lexington and Concord, on April 19, 1775.

Mr. Anthony F. Messina, PresidentMs. Lisa A. McConnell, Vice President

Mr. Carl A. Benedetti, Jr.Mr. Kenneth J. Bradley, Sr.Dr. Channing C. ConwayMrs. Deborah A. DelutisMrs. Karen A. McKeon

Mrs. Stephanie F. StaubMr. Bruce J. White

The 2019 Ewing Township Board of Education

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Senior Spotlight: Meet Brianna Roberts

The World Cultures Club at Fisher Middle School had the wonderful opportunity to “travel” to Russia exploring the country through eyes of one of their members. Club members learned about the Russian alphabet, some sentences, geography and culture of this amazing country. At the end their “trip” stu-dents savored the ultimate Russian pancakes, the "Blinis" - they were delicious! Thank you Sofia!

The World Cultures Club is a unique, interactive club that encourages students to explore the world by enjoying many countries and cultures, “travel-ing” around the globe region by region, visiting a new part of the world each meeting. This Club is designed to give the students an appreciation of world cultures and hopefully giving them more insight to their own culture and how these worlds can peacefully coexist in an age of globalization.

FMS World Cultures Club “Travels” to Russia! In which activities do you

participate in school? I run the Black Student Alliance; I am in charge of public rela-tions for the Drama Club and the International Thespian Society. I am also involved in

the Spring musical and have been in Mastersing-ers since my freshman year.

What activities do you participate outside of school? Outside of school, I represent the state on the International Thespian Society’s NJ State board as a student thespian officer. I am involved in the NAACP ACT-SO program as treasurer and competitor in Music Vocal Contemporary/Clas-sical. I am the youngest member of the classical choir Capital Singers of Trenton. I also devote time to my church choir, write and direct musicals for Christian holidays. I have had opportunities to travel back to the country my parents migrated from with my church on mission trips and given back to impoverished communities.

What awards or acknowledgements have you received in school and/or outside of school? I have received awards for the NAACP ACT-SO program placing Gold 2 consecutive years in Mu-sic Vocal Contemporary and Classical. This year I received a perfect superior score for Musical The-atre Vocal at the International Thespian Festival.

What advice do you have for younger children who are interested in Voice and Theatre? My advice for anyone pursuing a career in Voice and Theatre is to never stop chasing your dreams. I ac-tually have that as a daily reminder on my phone, but it holds so much truth.

When you traveled to Nebraska for the Inter-national Thespian Festival this summer, what was your first reaction when you found out you were selected one the three individuals to per-form in the National Showcase? When I found out that I was selected for a callback in Nebraska, I was completely shocked and overwhelmed at first. While I was in Nebraska I had the oppor-tunity to be in a new musical that was commis-sioned in Nebraska. This musical, however, took a majority of my time at Thes Fest, I barely had time to eat or sleep, so the day I performed my solo to be adjudicated, I ran around the campus from rehearsal to sing. I never realized how much of an impact I had on my judges until finding out that I had a perfect score. I couldn’t help but think about all the things that my parents have sacri-ficed for me to be in this country, I never would have thought that I would be among kids that I trained their whole lives for this opportunity.

What is your favorite Broadway Show? My fa-vorite show of all time is Once on This Island. I saw this show for the first time at Rider Univer-sity and it is the reason that I decided I wanted to do musical theatre. This show opened my eyes to the range of diversity when it comes to Broadway shows and it was beautiful to see my Caribbean culture displayed on stage. I decided to write my college essays about the impact this show has had on my life because it truly is the best musical ever!

What are your plans after you graduate? I plan to go to college with a double major in Musical Theatre and Marketing or Musical Theatre and Communications. Parkway Preschool

Students on Their Way to Being Great Readers!

The Parkway Pre-school Class (3 year olds) participated in their first guided reading lesson of the school year. After a fun and interactive basic shape lesson, the chil-dren read the book, “The

Shape of Things” by Dayle Ann Dodds, from the Big Day for Preschool Curriculum. Using their pointers and teacher modeling from an accom-panying big book, the students began to dem-onstrate understanding of a few basic features of print. They followed words from left to right, carefully page by page, and repeated key words in the book’s text. These skills are highlighted in the New Jersey Preschool Teaching and Learning Standards. The children really enjoyed this activ-ity and asked if they could read the book again.

Parkway Bakes Cookies with Love for SoldiersParkway Bakes Cookies with Love for SoldiersIn early December, students in Mrs. Cline's

second grade class worked with their buddy class, Miss Porreca's kindergarten and first grade class, to mix cookie dough and bake more than 5 dozen sugar and chocolate cookies to send to troops overseas who are currently deployed and won't be home for the holidays.

In addition to baking cookies, other second grade classes packaged cookies in holiday tins and Ziploc bags and created holiday cards. The holiday cards are sent to thank the soldiers for their service and wishing them a happy holiday season while they are away from their families. The cookies and cards were given to Operation Yellow Ribbon of South Jersey for their care packages for soldiers. It was a very “yummy” way to help others!

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January 2020 Schedule in Ewing SchoolsJan 1 SCHOOL CLOSED – HAPPY NEW YEAR!Jan 2 School is Open – Welcome Back!Jan 6 BOE Organization Meeting - 7pm @ FMS Media CenterJan 7 FMS - FPA Meeting @ 6:30pmJan 9 EHS - Winter Concert @ 7pm Lore - LPA Meeting @ 7pmJan 13 Parkway - PTA 5th Grade Community Meeting @ 6:30pm Parkway - PTA Meeting @ 7pmJan 14 FMS - Winter Band Concert @ 7pmJan 15 EHS - Winter Concert Snow Date @ 7pm Jan 16 FMS - Winter Orchestra Concert @ 7pmJan 17 Lore - LPA Movie Night @ 6:30pm Jan 20 SCHOOL CLOSED - Martin Luther King, Jr. DayJan 22 FMS - Winter Band & Orchestra Concert Snow Date @ 7pmJan 23 EHS - Accuplacer Parents Educating Parents (PEP) Meeting - 5:30pm @EHS Cafeteria Transitions Talk Series - Workshop #1 - 6pm @ EHS Cafeteria ESL Family Night - 6:30pm @ Parkway SchoolJan 27-29 EHS Early Dismissal 9-12 ONLY - ExamsJan 28 FMS - Winter Vocal Music Concert @ 7pmJan 29 EHS - End S1 T2 Q4 Jan 30 SCHOOL CLOSED - Gr 6-12 ONLY - Transition Day K-5 ONLY Early Dismissal @ 1:40pm NO AM Integrated Preschool-ConferencesJan 31 FMS - Book Fair

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The Positive Physical Education Plan grant targets all students grade Preschool Age 3 through 5th grade. Students are in-troduced to the “24 Virtues in Action”. Stu-dents benefit from having the opportunity to discover what they are good at, what they are interested in, and what creates balance and happy feelings. The activities range from fine motor STEAM to gross motor and adventure! Something for everyone!

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