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 SchoolsJanuary 2014Ewing Exxon Donates

Money to Antheil!

The Consumers Oil Corporation proudly donated money to Antheil Elementary School this year. The donation was made possible through the Education Alliance Exxon Grant Program. Antheil was selected by Khaled Mehmood, Manager of the local Ewing Exxon located at 2095 Pennington Road. Mr. Mehm-ood eagerly gave Antheil’s Principal, Mrs. Jennifer Whitner, and Antheil students a check for $500.00. This money will be used to enhance the math and sci-ence programs at the school.

The TEK PRO group has been working hard to expand sponsorship for F.I.R.S.T. Robotics Team this year and have some good news to share! Jonathan Sav-age, Vice President of Pennoni Associates, Inc., proud-ly presented the F.I.R.S.T. Robotics Team 2016 a check for $1000 to become a sponsor for this competition season. A special presentation was held at the F.I.R.S.T. Robotics Team 2016 – The Mighty Monkey Wrenches Open House held on November 26, 2013 at the New Jersey School for the Deaf, Katzenbach Campus.

CUNJ Internship Opportunities Shape the Futures of Ewing High School Graduates

Ewing High School, in collaboration with the Credit Union of New Jersey (CUNJ), opened a branch during the 2009-10 school year. Our high school students participate in a rigorous interview process with the Credit Union to become interns at the EHS branch. As interns, students receive 'real world' work experience as tellers in the Student Run Branch and working in the CUNJ Marketing Department. Both opportunities are facilitated by a CUNJ employee. Since the opening of the high school branch, there has been an increase in student and staff CUNJ members using the branch to conduct their banking business. Three Ewing High School interns have parlayed their internship into part-time and/or full time positions with the CUNJ.

Robin Hickey, Vice President of Marketing & Business Development at the CUNJ, commented, “Throughout their experience, they not only learn the functionality of the respective position, but they also learn the dos and don'ts when working in an office setting, which is much different than your average retail environment. This can include: how to dress, how to communicate with other areas cross-function-ally, and discovering how to work effectively with others who may not be available face-to-face. While this may seem intimidating to a high school student, CUNJ has a very friendly and open corporate culture. It’s common for the CEO to stop by and say hello at times. These interns have worked with the Vice Presi-dent and C-level executives in our back office, so they are getting a great deal of experience.”

Our Ewing graduates shared, "I did not think that my Senior Experience would turn into a job and that work-ing in the district’s Credit Union Branch was a great experience." Congratulation to our Ewing graduates!

Three Ewing High School interns were hired by CUNJ:

Jennifer O’Lone (Class of 2012) – She was hired immediately as a part-time teller in the Ewing branch, then promoted to a full-time teller in Ewing. Within the last month, Jennifer was promoted to Call Center Representative.

Tamalya Lewis (graduated January 2013) – She was immediately hired as a part-time teller and is now continuing her education, away at college.

Nia Rodriguez (graduated June 2013) – She was immediately hired as a part-time teller and currently attends Mercer County Community College.

Three Ewing High School swim records were broken on December 5, 2013 at The College of New Jersey. Olivia Czelusniak broke the record in the Girls 50 Yard Freestyle (26.32), Micah Bergstrom broke the Boys 50 Yard Freestyle (23.23), and the Boys

Ewing Makes a ‘Big Splash’ School Swim Records Broken!200 Medley Relay of Jack Shoplock, Trevor Hahn, Micah Bergstrom and Alec Hahn broke the record with a time of 1:56.30. Olivia also broke the 100 Yard Freestyle record (57.51) on December 12, 2013. Congratulations!

Happy New year!Happy New year!

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Mr. Lee, a sixth grade math teacher at Fisher Middle School conducted a math lesson where students had to use their knowledge on the different operations of fractions to determine servings of lemonade to distrib-ute to a specific amount of students. Students divided amounts of lemonade into exact portions so that each student in their group received equal amounts. Stu-dents were also challenged to determine the necessary measurements of ingredients used to bake chocolate chip cookies. When it came to the cookies, students had to not only solve problems to determine the given recipes, but also had to make the cookie dough from scratch and bake them in one class period.

Lore Lending a Helping Hand to the Philippines

Lore School recently held a spare change drive to benefit the victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. To demonstrate our Unity words of care, give, help and support, Lore School staff and students brought in dol-lar bills and spare change. Students demonstrated their generosity in many ways, from bringing in bags full of pennies, to donating the change from their snack money.

Students who donated to the drive decorated a star and all of the stars were hung in the hallway as a Unity display. Students were taught that a ‘parol’ is a star-shaped lantern that is a symbol of light over darkness during the holiday season in the Philippines. Our Unity display of stars represents the goodwill that our Lore community showed in helping others in need.

Lore School staff and students pitched in and raised a total of $674.58. Nora, a 4th grade student, shared her feelings about donating to the drive, “I put the money from my piggy bank to go toward the Red Cross. It makes me feel really good that I’m helping people in need.” Thank you to everyone who pitched in to help make this collection drive an overwhelming success!

Naviance Family Connection is a web-based pro-gram for students and parents to use to investigate, track and plan for the college admission process and

Fisher’s Recipe for Success in Math

The EHS Naviance Family Connectionother post-secondary school and career opportuni-ties. Each year, Ewing High School ninth graders are provided with a step-by-step orientation to Naviance Family Connection. They are taught how to regis-ter and set up an account, as well as learn how to explore each area designed to help with personal goal planning, resume building, scholarship search-ing, completing personality and career surveys, and generally utilizing the program to its fullest. Parent evening orientation programs are also provided. The students pictured recently participated in an orienta-tion to the program and enjoyed the opportunity to browse and expand their knowledge of all that is available for their future as they begin to explore college and career choices.

Starting in 2002, the State of New Jersey, along with the State Board of Education, the public body that regulates public education, has designated the month of January as a time to honor the work done by local school board members.

School board members in New Jersey receive no pay for their service. More than 4,800 men and women serve on New Jersey’s local boards of education, making them the largest group of public officials in the state.

“School Board Recognition Month was designed to thank current and former school board members for their dedication on behalf of their communities,” said Raymond R. Wiss, New Jersey Boards Associa-tion President. “New Jersey’s local school boards are selected by their community to serve as their commu-nity’s voice in setting goals for their schools.”

“School board members serve without remunera-tion and they dedicate extraordinary amounts of time to their communities,” Wiss continued. “Additionally, board members attend training programs and many reach out to state legislators and members of Con-gress on behalf of local school children.”

The National School Boards Association initiated School Board Recognition Month in the early 1990s. Various other states followed suit by dedicating one month of the year to recognizing the contributions of local board members.

Effective as of the January 6th Reorganization Meeting, the members of the Ewing Township Board of Education are:

Mr. Carl Benedetti, Jr.Ms. Maria BenedettiMr. Kenneth J. BradleyMr. Kevin J. EwellMr. Scott Franks, Sr. (left)Mrs. Karen A. McKeonMr. Anthony F. MessinaMrs. Stephanie StaubMr. Bruce J. White

January Is School Board Recognition Month

Scott Franks was elected to the Ewing Township Board of Education in November of 2013. His term on the Board of Education runs from January 2014 to January 2017.

Mr. Franks is a lifelong Ewing Township resident. He attended township public schools and graduated from Ewing High School and Mercer County Techni-cal School in 1990. Mr. Franks and his wife have two sons currently attending The Ewing Public Schools. Mr. Franks has been employed with the New Jersey Department of Corrections for the past 23 years, where he currently works in the Office of Fleet Man-agement as a Senior Management Assistant.

Mr. Franks was a member of the Ewing Public Education Foundation (EPEF) for over five years; where he proudly served as the Board Secretary and was a member of the Finance and Grants Committees. Established in 1995, EPEF is an independent, not-for-profit citizens' organization whose mission is to mobilize community support, concern, commitment and resources to help improve the quality of educa-tion in Ewing Township. He is involved with the PTO and Ewing High School Class of 2016 Parent Group. He has served as an Odyssey of the Mind coach and was the chairperson for fundraising. Mr. Franks and his family volunteer at the Ewing Assisted Living Center and with the Ewing Kiwanis throughout the year. He enjoys coaching soccer for the Ewing United Soccer Association (previously West End Soccer). Mr. Franks also serves on The New Jersey State Police Advisory Board for Motor Vehicle Race Track Safety.

Mr. Franks is happy that he has remained in Ewing Township. It gives him pride that his children play sports on the same fields that he did and that they are attending the same schools. Mr. Franks wants to better serve the children and the community and is excited to be serving on the Ewing Township Board of Education.

Meet Our Newest Board Member: Scott Franks, Sr.

“Providing A Foundation For Life”Senior Spotlight: Nicola Tevas

Veteran’s Day Celebration at Parkway

Our first and second grade students at Parkway El-ementary School were in for a real treat on Veteran’s Day this year. Our own local veteran, Ms. AnnMarie Jamison, arranged for her Army recruiter to visit PES on Veteran’s Day with an Army humvee. While outside, the students were able to get an up close look at the vehicle (inside and out), see the radio and climb aboard the back of the ve-hicle. Once the students were assembled inside the cafeto-rium, they learned how humvees are important transporta-tion vehicles and communication stations for the soldiers when they are out on a mission. The students were also able to ask questions of the Army personnel present.

Two of Ewing High School’s art classes partici-pated in a service project entitled ‘Empty Bowls’. ‘Empty Bowls’ is an international grassroots effort to fight hunger and was created by The Imagine Render

Fisher Middle School's Peacemakers Club spent the day at TCNJ's Kidsbridge Tolerance Museum. Kidsbridge is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing imaginative, hands-on programs focusing on: anti-bullying and anti-cyberbullying; tolerance; diversity appreciation and respect for all persons; victim empowerment and positive self-esteem; con-flict resolution and empathy; sensitivity to persons with disabilities; understanding of LGBT persons; and grassroots youth activism. Students had the op-portunity to participate in a variety of activities that explored life skills, character education and diversity appreciation. They brainstormed issues about Fisher's school climate and discussed action plans for im-

As part of An-theil’s Helping Hands project, first grade students and pre-school classes participated in a service learning project. Over 125 students filled the Antheil cafeteria to make home-made cookies. The cookies were put into Thanksgiving baskets for fami-lies in need in the Antheil community.

Students made dough, rolled, cut out and decorated over 1,500 cookies. Parents and grandparents came to help with this annual event. Service Learning projects incorporate the curriculum with a hands-on activity which helps the community.

What do you like best about Ewing High School? Ewing High is a unique environment. Most schools are big on only one thing - sports, academics or the arts. At Ewing High, there's a mix of all activities and every student is given the chance to participate and succeed.

Who is your favorite teacher(s) and why? My favorite teachers are Mr. Ballek (World History and Human Behavior) and Mrs. Tuccillo (Pre-Calculus).I've had a lot of wonderful teachers throughout my career, but the reason I picked them was their classes gave me the chance to speak up. I loved how Mrs. Tuccillo never got tired of my questions, and I was definitely able to get more out of her class. I loved that Mr. Ballek always had class discussion questions that got me thinking. He gave me the chance to talk about things that were important to me – robotics - and government issues in foreign countries. There was never a dull day in their classes.

In which activities (clubs, teams, sports, etc.) do you participate? I'm the Team Captain of the EHS/Katzenbach F.I.R.S.T. (For Inspiration and Recogni-tion of Science and Technology) Robotics Team and I participate with Rotary Interact as well.

What is your favorite memory? My favorite memo-ries would be attending the 2011 F.I.R.S.T. Robotics World Championships in St. Louis where the team not only made it as World Finalists but we were able to get on-the-floor concert tickets to see the Black Eyed Peas (Will.I.Am is a supporter of F.I.R.S.T.). I also had the chance to meet Dean Kamen, the co-founder of the F.I.R.S.T. organization and inventor of the Segway.

What do you do outside of school? I do robotics both in and outside of school. I spend a lot of time in our workshop or volunteering at Robotics Competi-tions as a Game Field Reset person or Pit Administra-tor (managing all teams/activities in the pit area). I also volunteer at the Lion's Club Eyeglass Recycling Center where we sort, clean and/or refurbish donated eyeglasses. I am currently an intern at Matossian Eye Associates at Capital Health.

What are your plans after you graduate? I definite-ly plan to attend college. I haven't decided where I'll be attending. However, I plan to take Neurobiology or Biomedical Engineering (Pre-Med).

Where do you see yourself in five years? Five years from now, I see myself finishing my Bachelor's De-gree and moving on to medical school.

FMS Peacemakers Club Visits TCNJ’s Kidsbridge Tolerance Museum

provement. They wrapped up the field trip with a tour of the The College of New Jersey campus where the museum is located.

Antheil’s Helping Hands Baking Together

‘Empty Bowls’Group. The basic premise is simple: Potters, artists, educators and others work with the community to cre-ate handcrafted bowls and other art work. Guests are invited to a simple meal. In exchange for a cash dona-tion, guests are asked to keep a bowl as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. Mrs. Renee Egan’s Ceramics and Crafts classes created bowls and other artwork for this project; they researched the organi-zations they considered to receive the money which were: an organization that helps feed the homeless in Brooklyn (Neighbors Together) and another organiza-tion that helps feed Syrian children (Syrian Expatri-ates). Thanks to the students, over $300 was raised to feed the hungry!

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January 2014 Schedule in Ewing SchoolsJan 1 Schools Closed - Winter BreakJan 2 Schools Re-OpenJan 6 BOE Re-Organization Meeting @ FMSJan 9 FMS - Vocal Concert @ 7pmJan 13 EHS - Vocal/Instrumental Concert @ 7pmJan 14 FMS - Band Concert @ 7pm Antheil - PTO Meeting @ 6:45pmJan 15 FMS - Vocal Concert Snow Date Parkway - PTA Meeting @ 7pm EHS - TEMPO Meeting @ 7:30pmJan 16 FMS - Orchestra Concert @ 7pmJan 20 Schools Closed - Martin Luther KingJan 23 Antheil - Hands on Science Night @ 6:15-8:15pmJan 27 FMS - Band Concert Snow DateJan 28 EHS - Junior Guidance Parent Night @ 6:30pmJan 29 FMS - Orchestra Concert Snow DateJan 30 Antheil - Hands-On Science Night Snow DateJan 30-31 Single Session Grades 9-12 ONLY - Exams

Please visit our website daily for up-to-the minute information: www.ewing.k12.nj.us

Ewing Twp Recreation InfoPlease check the Virtual Backpack link under our website homepage headlines for important information pertaining to Ewing Rec opportunities and events. Details and registration forms are posted on the Virtual Backpack/Community Information page of the website.

The Ewing Public Education Channel (FIOS Channel 31 and Comcast Channel 19) displays district and school information as well as airing concerts and awards ceremonies as they are taped. DVDs are available for purchase from the videographer by contacting thullings@ewingboe.org.

The Instant Alert system is an important communication tool in The Ewing Public Schools. A link is available on our website under Site Shortcuts/School Closings/Instant Alert. Information about managing notifications/profile settings, categories, updates and logons is posted here. It is the responsibility of the parent/staff member to manage the profile for receiving alerts. If you are receiving alerts and are not a member of the Ewing Schools Community, please notify us and we will remove your number from the system (538-9800 X1102 or thullings@ewingboe.org).

Virtual Backpacks, Calendars and Headlines pages on the website are where you will find up-to-the minute information on district-wide events, deadlines, fundraisers and interesting stories about our schools, students and staff. Mercer County and Ewing community events, such as Ewing Recreation information, are posted on the VBP/Community Info page. On the website, school-specific events are posted under the calendar page on each school website. Although the district prints and distributes an annual calendar/handbook, we maintain the web calendars with up-to-the minute events. Be sure to check VBP, headlines and calendars daily for important information!

Residency Investigation Hotline 538-9800 x8999 Anonymous Tip Hotline 538-9800 x1199

Policies and Regulations: All current policies and regulations for The Ewing Public Schools are available on our website under the Board of Education/Board Policy/Regulation tab. Documents under review by the Board of Education are also listed.

The Ewing public Schools TweetThe District uses Twitter as a means of sharing ‘what’s happening now’ information. The Twitter page for The Ewing Public Schools can be found at www.twitter.com/TheEwingSchools.

Emergency School ClosingsAn Instant Alert will be sent out and a message will be posted on the district

phone system (609-538-9800), the district homepage, Comcast Channel 19 and Verizon Channel 31.

Should there be a delayed opening, all students are to report to school 1 hour and 30 minutes later than normal. Do not drop your child off at school at the usual time as there will not be sufficient staff for supervision.

Delayed Opening Hours: Early Dismissal Hours:Ewing High 9:15am Ewing High 12:15pmFisher Middle 9:55am Fisher Middle 12:55pmElementary 10:30am Elementary 1:40pm

Board of Education President - TBA Vice President - TBA Mr. Carl Benedetti, Jr. Ms. Maria Benedetti Mr. Kenneth J. Bradley Mr. Kevin J. Ewell Mr. Scott Franks, Sr. Mrs. Karen A. McKeon Mr. Anthony F. Messina Mrs. Stephanie Staub

Mr. Bruce J. White