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Dr Monika Rice, the parent of freshman Miriam Rice , spoke to 100 students and faculty about "Holocaust-Why?" on November 8th in the Lecture Hall. This was in conjunction with studying the novel, Night, by Elie Wiesel with Mrs Strada's English I Honors class. Dr. Rice is the Director of the Holocaust and Genocide Studies Programs at Gratz College in Pennsylvania. She volunteered her time to share her knowledge about the Holocaust and Hitler's persuasive manipulation of the masses during the genocide. Pictured from left to right: Mrs Strada, Miriam Rice, Dr. Monika Rice, Bridelise Butler, Grace Armstrong , and Hope DiGiovanni In lieu of Sweet 16 birthday gifts, sophomore Jillian McLaughlin asked for donations to Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity . For three years Jillian has volunteered with Northern Ocean in many different roles. This summer Jillian took a more formalized internship where she helped NOHFH with event planning. This role enabled Jillian to learn more about the intricacies of non profit management and fundraising. Jillian presented $1,250 to Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity, of which $275 will be the cost recovery for Gerard; a senior citizen living below the poverty line. Gerard lives in an "aging" mobile home in Whiting NJ that was in need of "weatherization" work which consisted of roof repairs, additional insulation and new windows. These repairs will lower Gerard's utility bills enabling him to have some additional money for essentials such as food, medication and clothing. Pictured with Jillian is Mrs. Suzan Fichtner , the Director of NOHFH. Mrs. Fichtner stated, “I am so proud of Jillian! She is an inspiration to her Donovan Catholic classmates as well as a beacon of hope for our future!”
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Dr Monika Rice, the parent of freshman Miriam Rice, spoke to 100 students and faculty about "Holocaust-Why?" on November 8th in the Lecture Hall. This was in conjunction with studying the novel, Night, by Elie Wiesel with Mrs Strada's English I Honors class. Dr. Rice is the Director of the Holocaust and Genocide Studies Programs at Gratz College in Pennsylvania. She volunteered her time to share her knowledge about the Holocaust and Hitler's persuasive manipulation of the masses during the genocide. Pictured from left to right: Mrs Strada, Miriam Rice, Dr. Monika Rice, Bridelise Butler, Grace Armstrong, and Hope DiGiovanni
In lieu of Sweet 16 birthday gifts, sophomore Jillian McLaughlin asked for donations to Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity. For three years Jillian has volunteered with Northern Ocean in many different roles. This summer Jillian took a more formalized internship where she helped NOHFH with event planning. This role enabled Jillian to learn more about the intricacies of non profit management and fundraising. Jillian presented $1,250 to Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity, of which $275 will be the cost recovery for Gerard; a senior citizen living below the poverty line. Gerard lives in an "aging" mobile home in Whiting NJ that was in need of "weatherization" work which consisted of roof repairs, additional insulation and new windows. These repairs will lower Gerard's utility bills enabling him to have some additional money for essentials such as food, medication and clothing. Pictured with Jillian is Mrs. Suzan Fichtner, the Director of NOHFH. Mrs. Fichtner stated, “I am so proud of Jillian! She is an inspiration to her Donovan Catholic classmates as well as a beacon of hope for our future!”
Donovan Catholic students in the Digital Photography Class are now using three new Canon PowerShot SX530 HS cameras. The Office of Institutional Advancement received a generous donation for the three cameras. Now the students are able to use photography effects that are not available on a smartphone camera, such as writing/drawing with light.
Earlier this year sophomore, Alyssa Lego auditioned with the production team Spirit of America Dance Stars for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. She was accepted as a dancer and performed in this year's parade on November 22nd. She also appeared on the "Today Show" on NBC on Tuesday, November 20, 2018.
We said goodbye to our four exchange students from Spain on November 30th. During a going away party, vice principal Kathleen D'Andrea presented Ines, Patricia, Alvaro and Javier farewell gifts on behalf of Dr. Gere and the school. Host families, Helga Paggi, Donna Milana, Sean Milana and Denise Lombardi and host sister Jasmine Lombardi attended the farewell. On Wednesday, during the prayer service for Our Lady of Guadalupe, Fr. Scott gave a blessing to each of the students to wish them Godspeed.
