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Freehold Township High School Freehold Regional High School District

“A Continuing Tradition of Excellence in Academics and Activities”

281 Elton Adelphia Rd. , Freehold , NJ 07728 732 .431 .8460

TEACHER OF THE YEAR

Ms. Beth English

English Teacher

Ms. English graduated from Villanova University in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science in

Education concentrating in English. She has been teaching English at Freehold

Township High School since 2001 and has taught across the academic spectrum. She

currently teaches English IV and Honors English I. Not only is Ms. English an

exemplary educator, she also currently devotes countless hours to the students of

Freehold Township High School outside of the classroom. Over the years she has held

countless coaching and committee positions, too numerous to list, including taking the

Girls Field Hockey team to the state sectional championship. Currently, Ms. English is

the Head Girls Tennis Coach, JV Girls Basketball Coach and Freshman Softball Coach.

She also serves on our Athletic Hall of Fame and Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame

Committees and is the embodiment of school spirit as the chair of the Patriot Pride

Committee. Her latest initiative is the Patriot Female Athlete Mentorship Program. She

does all of this with a smile while attending Rowan University where she is working

towards her Masters Degree in Educational Administration.

Administrative Team

Principal

Mrs. Elizabeth Higley

Assistant Principals

Mrs. Shae-Brie Dow 12th Grade

9th Grade A-F

Mrs. Leighanne Recktenwald 11th Grade

9th Grade G-N

Mrs. Jennifer Williams 10th Grade

9th Grade O-Z

SECA Mr. Adam Brusotti

Supervisor of Extracurricular

Activities

HAPPY

NEW YEAR!

Wishing our

Patriot Nation a

Wonderful 2019

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR

Ms. Irene Roake

School Nurse

Ms. Roake attended Trenton State College. She received her nursing license in 1982.

She began working at Freehold Township High School in September of 1998 as the school

nurse. Her experience helps to mitigate stressful situations experienced by our staff and

students on a daily basis. The duties she executes at Freehold Township High School are

many, including, but not limited to, administering and containing medications, perform-

ing health assessments and screenings, communicating with health care providers, thera-

pists, parents and staff, and managing students’ continuing health needs for field trips or

sports. Nurse Roake also works diligently to provide data for the Nursing Service Plan to

the Monmouth County Superintendent’s Office.

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WELCOME LEIGHANNE RECKTENWALD

Assistant Principal

WELCOME ISABELLE RAMIREZ

Supervisor of Guidance

Mrs. Isabelle Ramirez came to us at the end of October as Supervisor of Guidance. Previous-

ly, she was a counselor for 14 years and held the position of facilitator for the past 2 years.

She resides in Bergen County with her husband and children.

Mrs. Leighanne Recktenwald came to us in October as an Assistant Principal. Mrs.

Recktenwald holds a bachelor’s degree from The College of New Jersey and a master’s de-

gree from the University of Scranton. She began her career in education at Colts Neck High

School as a Social Studies teacher in 2003, and became the Academic Supervisor of Social

Studies, World Languages, and AVID at Freehold High School in 2016. She lives in Point

Pleasant with her husband and daughter.

SUPPORT THE FTHS PTO

Fthspto@gmail.com

The PTO provides many valuable services to the Patriot community. In order for it to continue its work volunteers are needed to serve on

the executive board and some committees. Please consider volunteering even if you on-ly have an hour or so a month to contribute. Every effort, no matter how small, helps the PTO achieve its goal of providing support for the students, parents and faculty of FTHS. Remember without the PTO there would be no Senior Banquet, Refreshments and Assistance at Conferences & 8th Grade Orientation, PTO Scholarships, Teacher Appreciation Week Program and Teacher Grants.

We all need to do our part in supporting the efforts of this great group. Please take time from your busy schedule to invest in your child’s education by attending the PTO meet-ings held at 7:00 P.M. the second Tuesday of each month in the school’s Media Center. The PTO Executive board would like to wish you all a Happy and Healthy New Year.

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School Date Time

Colts Neck High School March 5 6:00 P.M.

Freehold High School March 7 6:00 P.M.

Freehold Township High School March 12 6:00 P.M.

Howell High School March 13 6:00 P.M.

Manalapan High School March 19 6:00 P.M.

Marlboro High School March 21 6:00 P.M.

Make-Up Session @ Marlboro HS September 26 6:00 P.M.

MANDATORY 2019 “TEEN DRIVER SAFETY PROGRAM”

The FRHSD Teen Driver Safety Program has been established to promote responsible driving. This is an important program for both students and parents alike. Parent and student attendance is mandatory to apply for parking on campus for the senior year. The student program will be held during the school day. The program for parents/guardians will be held at Freehold Township High School on Tuesday March 12, 2019 beginning at 6:00 pm in the auditor ium. Parents must sign an attendance sheet at the end of the program to verify attendance. We look forward to seeing you there. You may attend the program at another school if another date better fits your schedule. The dates are listed below.

The Mandatory Evening Meetings are for one Parent

The Students will attend the Mandatory meeting during the school day

DROP OFFS & Calling into Classrooms:

Main Entrance doors are locked at the beginning of each day. For the safety and secu-

rity of the school, we are asking that you limit drop off items, such as lunches, books,

etc. Please remind your child to take all school belongings with them prior to coming to

school. We cannot interrupt the learning environment to call students to the main office

for pick ups. Thank you for your assistance.

For school related work students should be using their school email accounts. The primary purpose is to communicate with school staff regarding as-signments and school activities and to collaborate with fellow students. Students must observe the guidelines outlined in the Network User Agree-ment. Students are responsible for messages sent from their accounts. Students should NOT share their account information or passwords. Students can log in to their email by going to http://frhsd.com and clicking the link for email access.

The PATRIOT

PRESS IS ON-LINE

STUDENT EMAIL ACCOUNTS Early Dismissal: February

15, April 12

School Closed: February 18,

May 27

Spring Recess:

April 19-April 26

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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IB)

Students are invited to enroll in our International Baccalaureate Diploma

Program. The IB Diploma Program is an interdisciplinary, college preparatory and internationally rec-

ognized course of study for students in 11th and 12th grade. Students would also follow a recommended

course of study in 9th and 10th grade to ensure their preparedness for the program. Freehold Township

High School is one of only 16 high schools in New Jersey that offers this highly respected program.

IB learners strive to be inquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers, communicators, principled, open-minded,

caring, risk-takers, balanced, and reflective. Students with these traits thrive in the dynamic, interdisci-

plinary, and student-centered IB environment. The Diploma Program prepares students for college and

life and work in an increasingly global society as they:

develop physically, intellectually, emotionally and ethically;

acquire breadth and depth of knowledge and understanding, studying courses from six subject groups;

develop the skills and a positive attitude towards learning that will prepare them for higher education;

study a foreign language and increase understanding of cultures, including their own;

make connections across traditional academic disciplines and explore the nature of knowledge through

the program’s unique Theory of Knowledge course;

undertake in-depth research into an area of interest through the lens of one or more academic disci-

plines in the extended essay;

enhance their personal and interpersonal development through creativity, action and service (CAS).

Students who are interested should contact the IB Coordinator Mr. Michael K. Dillon at

Mike.Dillon@frhsd.com to learn more about the program and how to enroll in this course of study.

Web Design Program Coming To FTHS

There is a new and exciting opportunity for Freehold Township rising 10th graders (current 9th grade students) to

enroll in a Web Design CTE (Career and Technical Education) program for the fall of 2019. This three course hon-

ors sequence will equip students with skills in computer languages, creative design, and business practices of web

design. They will also participate in Structured Learning Experiences that will

include field trips and job shadowing. The three courses culminates in the ability

to earn three credits from NJIT.

Please see your school counselor if you are interested.

We congratulate the following students for being recognized as

NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP

Commended Students

Kelly Beuka

Anna Kaganova

Evan Nastarowicz

Andrew Quinlan

Congratulations!

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This Technology Workshop for parents only will provide hands on practice with programs

available to you and to the students. A light meal will be served. Parents will learn about:

*Gensis *Naviance *College Applications

*24/7 Technology used by your students

PLEASE RSVP by February 21, 2019 if YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US

@ 732.431.8460, the main office, EXT. 3007

“Getting From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be”

Thursday, March 14, 2019 @ 6:30 p.m.

Freehold Township High School

Open to all current 9th and 10th graders and their parents/guardians

The FRHSD Guidance Departments will sponsor a presentation of the College/

Post-Secondary Planning Process for all 9th and 10th grade students and their

parents/ guardians on Thursday, March 14 at 6:30 at Freehold Township High

School. Peter Van Buskirk from Best College Fit will be presenting "Getting From

Where You Are to Where You Want to Be".

JOIN US for the Hands on PARENT TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP II

Thursday, February 28, 2019

5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Media Center—A light Meal will be Served

RESERVE YOUR SPOT!

FRHSD Career & Job Fair

Wednesday April 3, 2019 @ 6:30

Freehold High School

Open to all 10th, 11th & 12th grade students

and their parents/guardians

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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY PEER TUTORING

The National Honor Society and the Guidance De-partment offer peer tutoring at Freehold Township High School. Tutoring is offered by appointment only. Please see your guidance counselor to arrange an appointment with a peer tu-tor.

TELEPHONE NUMBERS/PARENT LINK

The Parent Link is used to notify parents of important messages or upcoming events via the telephone system. The system works from telephone numbers in the student’s database. In order to maintain accurate records, if your telephone number has changed since your child registered at the high school, please contact the guidance office at 732.431.8460 ext. 3033 to update.

PARENT PORTAL AND MARKING PERIOD GRADES

All student interims, grades, and attendance can be accessed through the Parental Portal. Please be aware that teachers have a five day window to input grades once the marking period closes. Please be sure to have your Parent Log in information, a confidential code that can only be used by the parent. Individual teacher websites can also be found on the Parent Portal under Course Pages.

STUDENT-PARENT HANDBOOK

Please review the Student–Parent Handbook with your child, that can be found online. The contents of the handbook are in addition to our broad, discretionary authority to maintain safety, order and discipline inside the school zone. These rules support, but do not limit our authority.

PUBLICITY

If you feel your child qualifies for an achievement noted in the newsletter but their name does not appear, it could be that you have not granted clearance for your child to be posted on the website. If you want to check your child’s status, call 732.431.8460 Extension 3007, or you can submit to the main office a Photo, Website & Information Publicity Release Form. “I Grant” must be checked on #3 to allow your child’s name to be posted on the website & to appear in the yearbook. This form can be found on our website under Athletics.

Important Testing Dates

NJSLA REGULAR TESTING: Starts April 8, 2019

Student use of a cell phone or ANY electronic mobile device during a PARCC test ses-sion is strictly prohibited. NO student is to be in POSSESSION of a cellphone or any electronic mobile device. Possession of any such device during a PARCC session AND/OR use of that device to photograph and/or transmit an image of PARCC test content, will result in the Principal or designee confiscating the device and enforcing appropriate disciplinary action as outlined in the Student Code of Conduct.

Preparation for Test Taking:

Get a Good Night’s Rest, Eat Breakfast, Awake Early

On December 5, 2018 158 students were inducted

into the William R. Satz Chapter of the National

Honor Society. Congratulations! You make us

very proud!

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IMPORTANT DATES AND INFORMATION FROM THE HEATLH OFFICE

All medications administered by the school nurse require a physician’s order and parental consent form to be submitted to the health office. These must be resubmitted each school year. Students are not permitted to carry any medications on them with the exceptions of an asthma inhaler, epinephrine by auto injector along with a dose of antihistamine and insulin. Specific medication forms for life threatening conditions must be submitted to the health office. We also ask that your child not spray perfumes in hallways or classrooms as many people are sensitive to sprays and it can trigger asthma and allergic reactions. If your child had a life threatening allergy, asthma, seizures, diabetes or any other serious medical condition, paperwork is required to attend trips and participate in sports. Physician’s notes are required to excuse a student from Physical Education class. The student should bring the medical note the Health Office when they arrive at school. Notes should include a diagnosis and length of time that the student is restricted from activity. Students will not be permitted to return to Physical Education class until clearance is obtained from a physician. If your child is in health class, it is still important for the Health Office to have documentation of your child’s injury. Your child will be excluded from school for a temperature of 100.0 or higher, vomiting, diarrhea, and other signs of contagious illness. Your child may not return to school until he/she is fever free for 24 hours without the use of any fever reducing medication, such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen, and has not vomited or has not had an episode of diarrhea in 24 hours. Students who are not feeling well must report to the health office so parents or guardians can be contacted. Students are not to contact their parents via cell phone to be picked up because of illness unless they are in the health office. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

HEALTH OFFICE SPRING SPORTS ALL ATHLETES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT PAPERWORK EACH SEASON.

PAPERWORK DEADLINE: SPRING ATHLETES – FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Please review the date of last physical on the summary screen on the Parent Portal or check with the Nurse’s Office. The following forms must be completed online in the Genesis Parent Portal. These forms can be accessed in the “Forms” tab:

Activity/Athletic Eligibility Form (Must be completed each season for students participating in multiple sports) Health History Update Questionnaire (Must be completed each season for students participating in multiple sports) – Please

explain all “yes” answers thoroughly. Athletic Emergency Card Information (Must be completed once each academic year or updated if needed) Sports Related Concussion and Head Injury Fact Sheet (Must be completed once each academic year) The Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Athletes Information Sheet (Must be completed once each academic year) NJSIAA Steroid Testing Policy (Must be completed once each academic year)

If a VALID physical (a valid physical is one that was done 3/3/18 or later) is on file in the health office, and your child participated in a sport this school year, only the following forms need to be completed online: Health History Questionnaire, Activity/Athletic Eligibility, and if needed, update the Athletic Emergency Card Information.

If a valid physical is NOT on file in the health office:

The Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation Packet is required and must be printed on one side.

History Form Athlete with Special Needs Supplemental Form Physical Evaluation Form – Please note – vision must be done by the physician doing the physical even if your child sees an Eye

Doctor Clearance Form

The packet can be found here and should be printed: http://state.nj.us/education/students/safety/health/records/athleticphysicalsform.pdf

Attention Parents/Guardians Please make sure the physician writes the actual date of the physical exam and it is the same date on the History Form, Physical Evaluation Form and the Clearance Form. The Physical Evaluation Form and the clearance Form must be signed by the physician and must be complete, including height, weight, vision, pulse, and blood pressure. All abnormal findings must be explained. Your physician must complete and sign off on the Cardiac Assessment Professional Development Module. The History Form must be signed by the parent and student. *Please explain all “yes” answers; include dates, length of symptoms and treatment.

REMINDER: The Scholastic Student-Athlete Safety Act (N.J.S.A. 18A:40-41/7) mandates that sports physicals may only be completed by a licensed physician, advanced practical nurse or physician’s assistant who has completed the Student-Athlete Cardiac Assessment professional development module. It is recommended that you verify that your medical provider has completed this module before conducting a student’s sports physical.

IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO COMPLETE THE FORMS ON THE PARENT PORTAL – PLEASE REQUEST PAPER COPIES OF ALL FORMS FROM THE SCHOOL SUPERVISOR OF EXTRACURRIULAR ACTIVITIES (SECA) BEFORE THE DEADLINE.

HEALTH OFFICE NEWS

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ATTENDANCE AND CREDIT WITHDRAWAL POLICIES & PROCEDURES

Mastering course proficiencies requires regular attendance in school. The purpose of the attendance policy is to improve student attendance and thus enhance student learning and achievement. Early warning of excessive absences and cuts from class will help to alert parents and students and thus encourage improved attendance and avoid withdrawal of credit for the course. The chart below

provides the schedule of parent notification, interventions and consequences of excessive absences.

Students who exceed the maximum number of absences or cuts for a course MAY NOT receive credit for the course and receive a grade of “W” for the marking periods and a WAT, for the course. All absences are counted towards credit withdrawal, including those documented with notes. Absentee notes must be submitted by parents within 48 hours of the student’s return to school. If an appeal is requested the Faculty Attendance Review Committee will meet with the student and parent/guardian to review the case and determine whether credit should be reinstated. Reinstatement of credit will only be granted for extenuating circumstances such as a documented chronic illness.

Action Taken at Specified # of Absences Full Year

Course Three Quarter

Course Half Year

Course Quarter Year

Course Parent Letter 1 5 4 2 2

Parent Letter 2 9 8 5 3

Letter and Conference with Assistant Principal 7 6 4 N/A

Notice of ineligibility for course credit 15 13 8 5

Reporting An Absence: Please call the Attendance Office in the morning if your child is going to be absent 732.431.8460, extension 3062.

The Auto Dialer is a computer generated call that will call the house of any student who is marked absent from homeroom that day. The call will go out between the hours of 11 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Please disregard the mes-sage if you have already called the school to report your child’s absence.

Absence Notes: Students must submit a note from a parent or doctor to the Attendance Office upon their return to school. Valid notes will be considered when a student is in jeopardy of credit withdrawal. Dr. notes must be sub-mitted within 48 hrs. of the student’s absence.

Early Dismissal Procedures:

If you are signing your student out of school for a doctor’s appointment, etc.,

Please give your child a note stating the time/date of the pickup from school.

The note must be brought to the Attendance Office at the beginning of the school day.

If the parent/guardian is not picking the student up, the name of the person picking the student

up must be on the emergency card as well as on the note.

The student will be given a pass to leave class and will be ready at the time of departure in the

Attendance Office.

Parents must pickup and sign out the student in the Attendance Office and present their identifi-

cation.

We appreciate your cooperation in this matter, as we do not want to disturb class instruction by call-

ing students out of class. Students cannot be called out from lunch or Physical Education class. This

procedure allows the school day to run smoothly. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

In order to receive credit for a full day, a student must be in school for 4 instructional hours.

If a student is arriving late, he/she must sign in by: 10:04 am

If a student is leaving early, he/she must stay until: 1:20 pm

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

HONOR ROLL STUDENTS

Congratulations to the students who achieved Principal’s & Patriot Honor Roll

distinction. A list of recipients is posted in the Honor Roll Show Case in the

front hall of our school.

PURCHASE YOUR 2019 YEARBOOK TODAY!

It’s that time of the year again where yearbooks are in the making; photos are being taken,

memories are being made. To purchase a copy of this year’s book please visit Jostens.com,

search for FTHS, and select 2019 yearbook. There will be options for you to choose.

ATTENTION parents of the SENIOR class: You are able to incorporate some personal

touches of your own! There are “Yearbook Ads” offered this year and we are offering four dif-

ferent sizing options for each ad purchased. The choices of print for your yearbook ad are col-

or or black and white. The process of creating an ad is convenient while allowing you to cap-

ture a memory for your student that will last well beyond their

high school years. We hope that you choose to show your support

through the purchasing of an ad.

The ad choices are as follows:

Color: Full Page, ½ Page, ¼ Page, 1/8 Page

Black and White: Full Page, ½ Page, ¼ Page, 1/8 page.

A yearbook is a great opportunity to look back on the memories

you have made while in high school; they don’t call it ‘the best four years of your life for

nothing!

Important Traffic Reminders

In an effort to promote safety and facilitate the smooth flow of traffic in the lot, all persons

dropping off students in the morning are directed to do so on the gymnasium side of the school.

As a reminder, when dropping off, you must pull all the way down to the second entrance door.

Afterwards, please proceed with caution all the way around the parking lot to exit.

It is important during this process that you do not park in the student lot, cut across the parking

lot rather than driving all the way around, or

attempt to drive around cars that have stopped

curb-side to drop their student off as each of these

practices would pose a safety hazard.

We thank you in advance for your cooperation!

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SENIOR WEEK IS JUNE 3, 2019

Seniors! This is your time. Take advantage of your opportunity to go to the Prom or Senior Trip for free! Patriot Cards are available now!

Check dates & deadlines for each event

Monday: Yearbook Party After School: A catered lunch will be provided.

Tuesday: Senior Trip to Black Bear Lake: You must sign up & check the Bulletin Board in Grand Central for your bus number. If your name is not listed on a bus roster, and you paid for the trip, you must tell Ms. LaPlaga or Mrs. Rattien before the trip.

Wednesday: Senior BBQ will be during your scheduled lunch period.

SENIOR AWARDS NIGHT: Wednesday, June 5 by invitation only.

Thursday: Teacher Take-Over Day: YOU MUST SIGN UP TO PAR-TICIPATE

Friday: Senior Prom. Early Dismissal is for seniors only

Seniors must have required paper work handed in to Ms. LaPlaga or Mrs. Rattien by the DEADLINE! Check the bulletin board in Grand Central for updates.

2019 GRADUATION

MONDAY, JUNE 24

Mr. FTHS February 21@ 6:00 PM

Cheer on your favorite senior male students as they compete for the

Mr. FTHS 2019 Title

TO ALL SENIORS:

Attending ALL school sponsored activities is a privilege. Be sure you have every opportunity to take part in all that FTHS has to offer. As a senior we make memories that last a life time.

Please be mindful of following the rules, attending detentions and paying all fines so participating in the senior trip, the senior prom and walking in gradua-tion is an option.

Please get involved and check the senior bulletin board to meet all deadlines.

We wish all seniors a successful last few months of high school!

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Highlights for the Animal and Botanical Science Academy and the Freehold FFA

Our Chapter Officers for the 2018-2019 school year are: President Alison Germadnig; Vice President

Olivia Simon; Secretaries Antoinette Megles and Elizabeth Stenard; Treasurer Giovani D’Eigidio,

Sentinels, Valeska Yaninas and Jasmin Shaheed; Reporter Valentina Privetera and Parliamentarian

Svetlana Pauly.

Summer Highlights: Officers met for the Freehold Chapter Officer Training, in August. Members of the chapter vol-

unteered at the Monmouth County Fair Our Chapter collaborated with three other Monmouth County FFA Chapters,

NJ Agricultural Society and Farmers Against Hunger to raise agricultural awareness to all interested fair-goers and

funds for the chapters by selling produce donated by members from our Monmouth County Board of Agriculture. At

the fair the students also met members from the Monmouth County Division of Economic Development Board and

generated ideas for the Grown in Monmouth marketing program to include more youth like FFA and 4-H.

Senior students learned about food safety and food insecurity then traveled to Eastmont Orchards to harvest 2,400

pounds of food for local pantries. Sophomores have been comparing traditional soil and hydroponic production of

leafy greens in our greenhouse. Those greens will be sent to the 5 Star Café at Freehold Boro to be used in their

menu. Juniors have begun exploring global food insecurity, the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and plan on

sharing their research at the Global Youth Institute at Rutgers in March.

Officers held a Greenhand Conference for freshmen in October to introduce the opportunities and responsibilities in

the FFA to new members. The officer also attended NJ FFA’s the Chapter Officer Leadership Training retreat. In

early December nearly 60 Freehold FFA members will travel to the NJ FFA 212 Leadership Conference at Rutgers

University.

Fall Career Development Events: The Fall CDEs hosted by the State FFA at Rutgers University are designed to allow

student members to compete in events testing specific technical skills that align with careers in food systems, agricul-

ture and natural resources. The Land Judging team consists of Elizabeth Stenard, Cierra Simmons, Abrianna Lanza

and Bella Marinich. The third place Turf Management team includes Alison Germadnig, Antoinette Megles, Valeska

Yaninas and Izabella Przywozny. The third place Milk and Dairy foods team was lead by Jennefer Eisele, Duende

Greason, Svetlana Pauley and Valentina Privetera. Our Fruit and Vegetable Production Team was lead by Olivia

Simon, Jasmine Shaheed and Alexa Kholodovsky. Congratulations to all of the teams on their accomplishments.

Upcoming Events

Thursday May 2: Spring Concert 7 pm

Select Choir, Concert Chorus , Symphonic & Jazz Bands and Percussion & Flute Ensembles

Thursday, May 23: Cabaret Night 6 pm

Congratulations to Andrew Salaru who took 4th in the State for All State Symphonic Band (Bassoon). He will perform at NJPAC in February. Congratulations also go out to the newest members of the All Shore Jazz Band: Kevin Arizapana who took #5 in Trumpet, Michael Boni who took #5 on Trombone and James Harper who took #3 for Percussion. They will perform at Ocean High School in February.

Freehold Township will be representing nine students in the 2019 All Shore Mixed Chorus. Out of the hundreds who auditioned only a select number were chosen to per-form in the Mixed Chorus on Saturday, February 2nd. Please congratulate Riley Martin, Faiza Nasir, Amy Alfuso, Rebecca Bludgus, Sophia Friedenberg, Vanessa Gor-man, Caleb Zettell, Kelly Larkin and Natalie Moradian on this accomplishment!

FTHS MUSIC DEPARTMENT NOTES

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Important Dates for Spring Sports

We have already hosted our Spring Sports Sign-Ups. If your child did not attend the meeting, they should see the coach of the sport they are interested in signing up for or see Mr. Brusotti. Contact information for all coaches can be accessed on the SECA’s website.

February 13, 2019: This is the deadline for physicals and sports’ paperwork to be handed in. EVERY ath-lete – new or returning – must submit forms via the Parent Portal. Physicals must be handed in to the Nurse’s Office. To find the forms and paperwork, click on www.frhsd.com; click on Freehold Township; click on Activities; click on Physical Information.

March 1, 2019: Tryouts begin for baseball, softball, boys and girls lacrosse, boys tennis, golf and track.

Monday, March 11: Meet the Coaches Night. All Spring athletes and their parents MUST attend this meeting in the Auditorium. The meeting will start at 6:00PM.

Use www.shoreconferencenj.org for schedule information (Click on Freehold Township High School)!

Eligibility for Spring Athletes

To be eligible for athletic competition during the second semester, all student athletes must have suc-cessfully completed 15 credits during the first semester. If an athlete is failing more than one course of their first two marking periods, they will not be able to participate.

**Please note that the deadline for Fall Sports Physicals will be July 25, 2019.

Contact Mr. Brusotti with any questions – abrusotti@frhsd.com—-or 732.431.8460 Ext. 3011

For the second consecutive year, our Gymnastics team went unde-feated during the regular season en route to an A-North Division Championship. That was just the start, as it was also the second straight year that our girls won the New Jersey State Champion-ship Meet, finished the year ranked #1 in the state of NJ and was named “Team of the Year” by NJ.com. In addition, our girls won

their first sectional championship since 1991. and went undefeated The Fall of 201was a special one for the ladies of Freehold Town-

ship High School.

Individual accolades were earned by Alexis Rogers (Shore Confer-ence Champion on bars) and Anna Pagliaro (Shore Conference

Champion on Beam and Sectional Champion on Bars). Anna also was named to the All-State squad alongside teammates Jamie Pol-

onet and Julia Rogers.

GYMNASTICS IS #1...AGAIN!

A-NORTH CHAMPS!

In addition to gymnastics, we won division championships in: Boys Cross Country, Girls Soccer & Girls Tennis. All of these teams finished with undefeated divisional records! The Girls Bowling Team also won for the

3rd year in a row. Congrats to all of our championship teams!

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Art Club Forensics National History Day

Science League

Bridge of Books Gender & Sexual-ity Alliance (GSA)

National Honor Society (NHS)

Seeds of Africa

Chess Club Girl Up Octagon Club Spanish Club

Choir Glamour Girls Operation Smile Spanish Honor Society

Color Guard Habitat for Hu-manity

Patriot March-ing Band

Student Government

Consumer Bowl Human Rela-tions Commis-sion-HRC

Patriot Press Students Against De-structive Decisions (SADD)

Cookies for a Cause Italian Club Patriot Warriors Club

Stem Club

Dance Team Italian Honor So-ciety

Peer Mentors Students Helping Hon-duras

DECA Junior States-man of America (JSA)

PEP Rec Team Challenge

Drama/Patriot Pro-ductions

Latin Honor So-ciety

Pre-Med Club Technology Student Association (TSA)

Filmmaking Club Lead for Diversi-ty (LFD)

Project Ec0 Vet Cadets

First Aid Club LIMBS Interna-tional

Project Lundy Volleyball Club

FCCLA Math Honor So-ciety (Mu Alpha Theta)

Red Cross Club WE are One

Friendship Circle Model UN Relay for Life Yearbook

Future Farmers of America

Multicultural Club

Ronald McDon-ald House Club

Youth for Christ

CLUBS AT FTHS

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This year has been great for the Speech and Debate Team. We are almost at the half-way

point of the season, and have already attended two local tournaments and two national tour-

naments!

At the Phillipsburg Invitational, Sean Tu and Ethan Gabizon got second in Junior Varsity

Public Forum; Miles Gilberti was awarded second place in Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate;

in Varsity Impromptu Speaking, Nadine Jose got fourth place and Asha Prabhat placed fifth

in Original Oratory.

The Fighting Opi also did well at Randolph's Fall Classic. Our own Asha Prahbat came in

fourth in the categories of Informative Speaking and Original Oratory. Anna Ma took second

in Impromptu Speaking and Paige Wehner placed fourth in Novice Improvisational Acting.

The pair of Maggie Capasso and Max Novak were awarded second place in Duo Interpreta-

tion, and Ria Suresh came in third in Declamation. National Qualifier, Nelson Lin, took fifth

in Lincoln-Douglas Debate. Karim Lakhani and Stephen Crafton-Tempel placed sixth in Var-

sity Public Forum Debate. Our own Nadine Jose took sixth in the categories of Impromptu

Speaking as well as Original Oratory. Overall, FTHS’ fantastic team placed sixth in the

team sweepstakes!

Our team has also found success at National Tournaments.

At the Yale Invitational, Nelson Lin made it to triple-octafinals, ultimately coming in 26th

place out of hundreds of competitors; and Asha Prabhat made it to the semifinals in Original

Oratory, beating out students from all over the country. At the Princeton Classic, Miles Gil-

berti made it to the run-offs in Novice Lincoln Douglas Debate. Both Nelson Lin and Shub-

hum Agrawal made it to the Triple Octafinals in Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate. Nadine Jo-

se made it all the way to the Quarterfinals in Original Oratory

and our own Asha Prabhat placed 5th in the same category!

We are looking forward to the rest of our fabulous season:

Freehold Township High School will host its tournaments

We will attend the prestigious tournament at Harvard Univer-

sity

We will compete at local tournaments all over the state of New

Jersey

FTHS FORENSICS

Don’t miss the

Patriot Players

2019 Spring Musical

Hello Dolly!

March 15, 16, 17, 2019

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RESPECT Theme for 2018-2019

A Step in the Right Direction

The “New Student” breakfast was held by the guidance department on September 25

RESPECT WEEK/HOMECOMING WEEK: Week of October 1, 2018

Students signed pledges

Pinkies were painted blue

RESPECT Rocks were painted

Peer Leaders visited all freshmen homerooms to discuss how to have an easy

transition into high school.

ANTI-VIOLENCE WEEK: Week October 15, 2018

There were several assemblies for all of our students

October, November, December: Peer Leaders met with 9th & 10th grade classes

Homecoming Dance, Themes for each day and the Tailgate on October 27

PATRIOT NATION WEEK: Week of November 12, 2018

LUNCH COOKIES: Students are rewarded during lunch once a month

PATIROT POSITIVITY WEEK-Students will have the opportunity to focus on the posi-

tive during a variety of activities

PRIDE WEEK: April 2019 -Students will have the opportunity to participate in differ-

ent activities.

FTHS has been recognized by the Anti-Defamation League as a

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LANGUAGE ARTS LITERACY NEWS

The HRC Club meets every Friday at 7:30 AM in room C114.

This organization is a student-run club which discusses non-political issues on the

individual, school, and global levels. Everyone has a say without debating right vs.

wrong.

GSA meets Tuesdays during lunch in B106

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STUDENT VOICES

FTHS continues to excel in the Asbury Park Press's "Student Voices" monthly essay contests. Thus far, in 2018, there have been several winning entries. In October, 9th graders Julia Rutt and Mackenzie Brown received 3rd place and Honorable Mention, respectively. In November, senior Kelly Beuka received 1st place and freshman Olivia Naum received Honorable Mention. Finally, in December, seniors Kelly Beuka and Stephen Crafton-Temple received 3rd place and 2nd place, respectively. We look for-ward to celebrating our students’ continued success!

Students Bake for the Needy

Students in the Creative Foods and Food Science & Nutrition classes as well as members of the FTHS

FCCLA chapter were busy baking during the month of December. While learning the basics of baking,

students made cookies, gingerbread houses and quick breads to donate to a local organization, Feed

All God’s Children, an open door lunch program headed by Jim Benedict. The non-profit organization

is open during lunchtime Mondays through Thursdays feeding hundreds of clients. Approximately

thirty-five platters were donated in the hopes of bringing cheer to many people this holiday season.

FTHS PEP students delivered these items to the soup kitchen.

2019 Final Examination Dates:

June 18, 2019 through

June 21, 2019

Make-up Final Exams:

June 24, 2019