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Half Way There

February

2009

As the winter draws to a close, its time for us to prepare for the

coming of the Spring and all that comes with it - returning to the

outdoors, an awakening of the spirit, and the end of another

academic year. As of this edition of Husky Happenings, the students

are now half-way through the 2008-2009 school year. This means

many things to our students.

For starters, it means that the testing season is right around the

corner for our underclassmen; Juniors are preparing for the state

HSPA and their final crack at the SATs, and Freshmen and

Sophomores are preparing to sit for our in-house screening tests.

Secondly, our Seniors are now putting the finishing touches on their

high school careers. Many have already received notice of the

college they will be attending in September, while others await wordof acceptance from their chosen schools. And the buzz is

everywhere in the Senior classes - graduation is less than 100 days

away.

Finally, the coming of the Spring means that all of our underclassmen

are getting ready to select their courses of study for the 2009-2010

school year. We are prodding them to choose courses wisely and

with a sense of purpose; more challenging courses will prove more

beneficial for our college-bound students, while our career oriented

students should seriously consider courses that will give them the

background and foundation to enter the workforce better prepared

than their area peers.

Whether the Spring marks the beginning of the end or the beginning

of preparing for another year, our students can be assured that the

faculty of DHS is prepared to provide them with the best possible

education. We are a dedicated, professional, and committed faculty

who make every effort to provide students with optimum learning

opportunities. In short, we do everything to take the students from

half-way there, to the finish line.

The Quarterly Newsletter ofDumont High School

In This Issue

page 2 Need To

Knows

Guidance

News

Athletics

News

page 3 Clubs &

Student

News

Boosters &

Parent

Groups

News

page 4 Whats New

In School

Honorable

Mentions

Upcoming

Events

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Clubs &Student NewsDHS Youth TheatreThe DHS Youth Theatre presented its

London Theatre presentation, The

Dummy Tree on Thursday, February

12 at 7:00 PM in the DHS Auditorium.

The DHS Youth Theatre will perform

A Funny Thing Happened On The

Way To The Forum on March 26,

27, and 28 at 7:00 PM in the DHS

Auditorium. There will also be a 2:00

PM Matinee performance on March

28.

For information about these

performances, you may contact: Ms.

Tuxill: (201) 387-3000, ext. 6092 or

Ms. Mascarelli: (201) 387-3000, ext.3017.

Marching BandThe DHS Marching Band will be

performing at a band festival in

Virginia Beach, Virginia on Sunday,

April 26. The band will leave DHS on

Saturday, April 25 and return on

Monday, April 27. Further information

on the band trip will be presented to

band parents at meetings scheduled

for February 18 and February 19 at7:00 pm in the Auditorium.

Chemistry Students

Write A BookMs. Koblitzs Chemistry students

published a childrens book on

energy conservation. Ms. Kobltiz and

her students travelled to Grant

School on January 27th and read

their book to Kindergarten and 1st

grade students. Contact Ms. Kobltiz

at dkoblitz@dumontnj.org for moreinformation.

Recycling Program

Going StrongMr. Craig Posts Ecology Club

students have initiated a recycling

campaign at the high school. With

grant money awarded to the club, Mr.

Post and his students purchased

numerous recycling containers that

now adorn our hallways. Students of

the Ecology Club collect the recycled

materials on a weekly basis.

Tomorrows Teachers

TeachingMrs. Maria Barness Tomorrows

Teachers class have been in theelementary schools shadowing

Lincoln and Selzer teachers.

Students enrolled in Tomorrows

Teachers are required to log 20 hours

of shadowing and teaching.

Boosters &Parent Groups

NewsAthletic BoostersThe Athletic Boosters will meet on the

following dates for the remainder of

this school year:

Wednesday, March 18

Tuesday, April 8

Wednesday, May 13

All Athletic Booster meetings are at

7:15 PM in the DHS Media Center.

The Annual Varsity Sports Awards

Dinner will be held on Monday, June

1. Further information about the

Athletic Boosters is available on the

DHS website under Athletic

Department/Athletic Boosters link.

Any further informations, please

contact Sandy Kraykowski at (201)

387-9181.

Music BoostersThe Music Boosters will meet on the

following dates for the remainder of

this school year: Monday, March 2

Monday, April 6

Monday, May 4

Monday, June 1

All meetings are at 8:00 PM in the

DHS Media Center.

Further information about the Music

Boosters is available on the DHS

website under the Music Department.

Any further questions, please contac

Judy Famulare at ( 201) 384-2370.

Key CommunicatorsThe Key Communicators will meet on

the following upcoming date:

April 7 7:00 PM, Media Center

Project GraduationAll Project Graduation meeting dates

and information can be found on the

Project Graduation link on the DHS

website.

Project Graduation 2009

Meeting dates for the remainder o

the 2008-2009 school year are:

Monday, March 9

Thursday, April 9

Thursday, May 7

Thursday, June 11

Tuesday, June 16All meetings are held at 7:30 PM in

the DHS Media Center. Any

questions, contact Peaches Fiorelli a

( 2 0 1 ) 3 8 5 - 2 6 6 6 o r a

dhsprojgrad2009@verizon.net.

Project Graduation 2010

Meeting dates for the remainder o

the 2008-2009 school year are:

Wednesday, March 11

Monday, April 20

Tuesday, May 19

Monday, June 15All meetings are at 7:00 PM in the

DHS Media Center. Any questions

contact Stephanie McClinton at (201

385-1542 or at SRMC159@aol.com

Project Graduation Class of 2011

Plans for Project Graduation 2011

have started. The second meeting

was held on January 15, 2009 and

the attending parents voted on the

following committee setup for the

Project Graduation team. Co

Chairpersons: Sandy Kraykowski

Gina Let izia, Karen Ross

Corresponding Secretary: Blanche

Swarbrick; Recording Secretary

Claire Branagh; Treasurer: Lisa

Stetz. Parents of sophomores are

urged to attend the next meeting to

be held on Thursday, March 5 at 7:30

pm in the DHS Media Center. Any

parent who would like to be included

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contact their information to Blanche

Swarbrick at rrjjs1@msn.com.

Whats New InSchoolNew SmartboardsInstalledIn early February, additional

Smartboards were installed in rooms

201, 203, and 213. To date, all of the

math classr ooms are now

Smartboard equipped. The science

classrooms will be completed by the

end of the year.

Curriculum Council

Continues DiscussionsMembers of the DHS Curriculum

Council continue to discuss and

research the possibility and feasibility

of beginning a Freshman Seminar

course in the 2010-2011 school year.

The Council is also looking at offering

Option Two opportunities for Seniors,

as well as implementing a Pathways

program to assist students in

focusing on their potential college or

career paths. The Council will be

meeting on March 9th.

HonorableMentionsMrs. Jamie Kipp and Mrs. Elise

Ferencevych will be part of a

professional group studying the NJ

Biology Assessment and making

recommendations for improvement.

Mr. Dan Cooke (a veteran English

teacher) recently published his first

novel, Melody. To celebrate, we will

be hosting An Evening With An

Author: Dan Cooke on Tuesday,

March 3, at 7 pm in the Media

Center. All are invited.

Mr. Doug McGuirk. Mrs. Tara

Lennox, Ms. Jolie Kurz, Mrs. Liza

Frangiosa, Mr. Michel Force, Mr.

Scott Wisniewski, Mr. Joe Materia,

Mr. Andrew Schmidt, Ms. Genny

DiTrani, and Mrs. Jocelyne Buller

gave many hours of their time on

January 20th to teach other teachers

how to improve their use of

technology in their classrooms.

Topics covered included:

Using Google Docs

Using Google Earth

Podcasting

Using iMovie Using Skype

Using the Smartboard

Ms. Kristy Lynch (our American

Sign Language teacher) appeared at

the Super Bowl on February 1st. She

signed America The Beautiful with

Faith Hill.

Ms. Elizabeth Tuxill for producing a

terrific play, The Dummy Tree on

February 12th.

Ms. Cari Koblitz directed her second

Dance Team Showcase on February

6th. It was a great show and the

students were excellent.

Mr. Richard Chiandusse (Music

teacher) was recently appointed as a

member of the Bergen Community

College faculty. Mr. Chiandusse is

teaching a Music History course.

Mr. Dan Cooke directed yet another

wonderful SO Night. Student talent

was on display for The Worst SO

Night Ever.

Mr. Sean OBeirne and the members

of HAD will be presenting to the

elementary school students in late

February. HAD works hard at getting

out the message for living a

substance-free life.

Ms. Jolie Kurz worked wonders on

Inauguration Day. She helped set upthree areas in the school where

students could view the historic

inauguration of the 44th President of

the United States. Over 400 students

viewed the ceremony in the

auditorium. More watched from the

Media Center and the Mac Lab.

UpcomingEventsFebruary 2009 26 Winter Concert

26 BOE Meeting 8:00 PM

March 2009 3-5 HSPA Test 10 Mandatory Spring Sports

Substance Assembly 7:30 PM

10-12 HSPA Test (Makeups)

12 BOE Workshop Mtg 8:00 PM

12 Winter Sports Awards 7:30

PM

19 BOE Monthly Mtg 8:00 PM

20 Junior Dance 7:30 PM, K of C

25 Musical-8th Grade

Performance

26-28 Musical, 7:00 PM

28 Musical Matinee 2:00

April 2009 2 7th Grade Open House 7:00

PM

4 Forensics @ DHS 8:00 AM

7 Key Communicator Mtg, 7:00

PM

8 BOE Workshop Mtg 8:00 PM

8 World Language Honor

Society Induction 7:00 PM

10 SCHOOL CLOSED-HOLIDAY

13-17 SCHOOL CLOSED-

RECESS 25-27 Band Trip - Virginia

30 BOE Reorg. Mtg 7:00 PM

30 BOE Monthly Mtg 7:30 PM

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