Husky Happenings - September 2008

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Welcome Back

HUSKYHAPPENINGS

September2008

The administration, faculty, and staff of Dumont High School are

excited and eager to begin the 2008-2009 school year. Were readyfor the dog days of August to end and for our classrooms to once

again become alive with learning, sharing, and creating.

Husky Happenings has taken on a new look. Our content, however,

remains focused on sharing with you the great news about what we

do here at Dumont High School and to keep you informed of

pertinent news about school events, student clubs, parent groups, and

our academic pursuits. We will continue to provide this publication

on a quarterly basis to our school community. Please take the time to

peruse this publication. Husky Happenings contains a wealth of

information, including contacts that will enable you to become a part

of the many parent organizations that rely on volunteers to make

their endeavors successful. I hope you find this new format to be

inviting and enjoyable.

In an attempt to cut down on paper and to utilize technology, only

the first edition of Husky Happenings per year will be mailed home.

The remaining three editions will be put onto the DHS website

www.dumontnj.org in approximately late November, early February,

and early April. However, if you wish to continue to receive a hard

copy of the Husky Happenings, please contact Mrs. Stanek at (201)387-3000, ext. 3003, and she will add you to the mailing list to

receive a copy.

I look forward to seeing you on our fields, at our events, and in our

building.

Mr. Michael Parent

Principal

The Quarterly Newsletter ofDumont High School

In This Issue

page 2-3 Need To

Knows

page 4 Guidance

News

page 4-5 School

Security

page 5 Athletics

News

Clubs &

Student

News

pages 5-6 Policy

pages 6-8 Boosters &

Parent

Groups

News

page 8 UpcomingEvents
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Need ToKnows

New School PhoneNumbers

Last year a new IP phone system was

installed in the district. This systemfeatures an automated attendant and

voice mail system to facilitate

communication with district faculty and

staff. Please take note of the following

important main numbers. You may also

dial the Guidance Department and

Athletic Department directly.

Dumont High School Main Office (and

to call a student in as absent):

(201) 387-3000

Guidance Department (direct number):

(201) 387-3010

Athletic Department: (direct number)

(201) 387-3094

DHS School Nurse

(201) 387-3000, ext. 3605

New Staff

Maria Albano, World Language (P/T)

Tricia Alesandro, Science

Rachel Babashak, English

Karen Booker, English

Fina Flores, World LanguageRyanne Foley, Assistant Principal

Brian Palumbo, Assistant Principal

Back To School Night

The annual Back to School Night will be

conducted on Thursday, September 25,

beginning at 7:00 PM in the DHS Quirk

Gym. We look forward to having you

become familiar with your childs

teachers and courses, as well as the

policies and procedures of DHS. A letter

will be sent to you shortly providing

details and inviting you to this annual

event.

Dumont High SchoolBegins AccreditationProcess

On November 10-14, Dumont High

School will undergo an evaluation

process entitled Accreditation For

Growth (AFG) by the Middle States

Association of Colleges and Secondary

Schools. Schools that elect to undergo

this accreditation process must develop

two to three student achievement goals

that are to be met within a 7 year span.

Over the past three years, faculty,

parents, and students have been involvedin developing two goals that we believe

will enhance and further student success.

The two goals we have outlined are:

By the year 2015, 80% of Dumont

High School students will engage in

authentic School-to-Career learning

opportunities as measured by

participation in career oriented

programs and career focus curricular

options.

By the year 2015, 85% of Dumont

High School students will utilizetechnology as an interpretive, creative,

and analytical tool across the

curriculum, as measured by the

students achieving an adequate score

or higher on a Dumont Technology

Assessment Rubric.

More information regarding the AFG

Evaluation Teams visit and opportunities

for parents to be involved in the process

will be discussed at Key Communicators

meetings and in future mailings.

8th Grade Open House

The annual 8th Grade Open House will

be conducted on Wednesday, October

22, beginning at 7:00 PM in the DHS

Auditorium. It will be a great opportunity

for parents and 8th graders to receive an

up close and personal view of DHSs

outstanding curriculum, and extra/co-

curricular activities.

Swift Reach

This year the district will continue

utilizing an automated phone service

called Swift Reach to alert our parental

community to school closings and other

pertinent emergencies. As all information

from last year is still in the system, please

notify Mrs. Stanek at DHS (201)

387-3000, ext. 3003 only if you have

changes to your contact numbers since

last school year.

Please remember that the closing o

other schools in the area, such a

Bergenfield and New Milford, does no

necessarily mean that Dumont School

will be closed. Please refer to The

Student-Parent Handbook for

information regarding school closingsParents may also access our schoo

district website (www.dumontnj.org ) fo

up-to-date school closing information.

Student/ParentHandbooks

It is extremely important that our new

parents and students become familiar

with the contents of our Student-Paren

Handbook. This handbook will be

distributed to all students at the

beginning of September during

homeroom. Please contact the Main

Office at the high school should your

child not receive a Student-Paren

handbook. This year, the handbook i

also accessible via the Dumont High

School home page on the district website

(www.dumontnj.org ). The handbo

clearly explains all school policies. It is

especially important that parents and

students become familiar with tha

portion of the handbook pertaining to

our attendance and tardy policiesBecause of the nature of the bel

schedule, only three (3) countable

absences are permitted during any one

marking period.

Students who exceed the three (3

countable absences in a marking period

will receive a failing grade for that

marking period only and will then begin

the following marking period with a clean

slate. An appeals procedure is included in

these regulations should a student exceed

the allowable number of countableabsences in a marking period.

The attendance and tardy policies differ

slightly for students in Zero Period.

(7:258:00 AM) They may accumulate

four (4) countable absences during a

marking period as compared with three

(3) for all other sessions.

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Free or Reduced Lunch

If you believe that you qualify for free or

reduced meals, you must provide

verification of this fact along with your

application. Applications will be sent

home shortly for this purpose. Such

verification of eligibility may include, but

is not limited to, copies of wages/salaries,

welfare, and child support payments,pensions. Social Security checks or any

other type of income that is applicable.

Be assured that any information you

provide will remain confidential.

One type of form is to be used for all

students, with the youngest schoolchild in

the family returning one form to his or

her school for all children in the family.

Please note the application requests that

all students be listed in Part 1A, and

EVERYONE (including parents/

guardians, non-school age children,grandparents, or other relatives) else in

the household be listed in Part 2, whether

or not they have an income. All families

qualified to take advantage of this

opportunity are urged to provide your

child with free or low cost nutritional

lunches. Any questions, please contact

Mr. Parent at (201) 387-3000, ext. 3003.

Student Drop-off AndPick-up

Please be aware that parents should use

Husky Drive as a drop off area for

students. Please do not use our faculty

parking lots to drop off students. This

practice may pose a danger to your

children and creates traffic issues in our

faculty parking lots and on New Milford

Avenue. To avoid traffic delays and build

up on New Milford Avenue, we are

continuing to strongly encourage parents

to use the Dixon Avenue entrance as a

drop off point. A walkway is available to

give students access from Dixon Avenueto the Main Entrance. Please anticipate

traffic delays and allow additional time

for arrival to school. Also, parents are

reminded that visitor parking is only

available on Husky Drive in the parking

lot directly in front of the new Media

Center and main entrance. If that lot is

full, you are asked to find additional

parking on the street as all spaces in the

faculty lots are reserved.

Quality AnnualAssurance Report

Every year, the State of New Jersey

requires schools to select one or two year

goals related to improving student

performance in any school identified area

of need. After a careful review of recent

performance data, Dumont High School

Planning Teams and Administratorsrecommended two student performance

objectives for 2007-2009.

The following goals will be the focus of a

2-year QAAR plan, which was

implemented during the 2007-2008

school year and will continue into the

2008-2009 school year:

At the conclusion of the 2008-2009

school year, Special Education students

taking the High School Proficiency

Assessment will close the achievementgap by increasing the Proficient and

Advanced Proficient achievement

percentages by 5% in the areas of

Language Arts and Mathematics.

At the conclusion of the 2008-2009

school year, 80% of students enrolling in

school-sponsored on-line courses will

express a high level of satisfaction with

the courses content, method of

instruction, and the opportunity to earn

credits.

Yearly benchmarks regarding our

progress will be shared in future

publications.

Student YearbookPictures

Student pictures will be taken on

September 8 and 9. A makeup day has

been scheduled for October 15. Students

will be able to place their orders with

payment to the company, Lors Studio, forany additional pictures other than the ID

student picture.

School/Student Lockers

Student lockers have been re-organized

and re-assigned to all students. School

lockers are the property of the Dumont

Board of Education and are on loan to

students. These lockers are to be used to

store school-related materials and item

of personal dress.

Students are obligated to comply with al

school policies concerning lockers

Failure to comply with school policies wil

result in disciplinary consequences. Mr

Wichmann, Supervisor of Pupi

Personnel Services, may be contacted a

201-387-3000, ext. 3008, for questionregarding lockers.

FERPA

The Family Educational Rights and

Privacy Act is a Federal Law that require

public schools to provide notice to

parents of the types of studen

information that it releases publicly. Thi

type of information, commonly referred

to as directory information, include

such items as the name of the student

address and telephone number and igenerally not considered harmful or an

invasion of privacy if disclosed.

If you do not wish the Dumont Public

Schools to include your name in DHS

student directory, please return the

bottom portion of the FERPA form to

Mr. Parent by September 30. If we do

not receive written notification by thi

date, your childs name will be listed in

the student directory.

Parent Access ToGrades & Attendance

As you may be aware, Dumont Hig

School utilizes an electronic grade book

program entitled Power Grade tha

features a parental access component

Last school year parents were previously

issued a website address, a user name

and password that enabled them to gain

access to their childs academic progress

and attendance in school. Another letter

will be sent home again this year. Someparents have reported that they are

having difficulty logging on to the paren

access portal. A new address was created

to resolve this issue. Please log on to the

following address to access the Power

School Parent Access Portal: http://

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GuidanceNewsCongratulations To TheClass of 2008

We are extremely proud of the

accomplishments of the Class of 2008.We continue to be proud of the fact that

a large percentage of our graduating

seniors pursue educational opportunities

post graduation. In fact, an impressive

96% of the Class of 2008 planned to

continue their education, with 61% going

to 4-year colleges, 29% going to 2-year

colleges, 6% going to nursing, business,

trade, and/or technical schools, and 1%

to the armed services. 3% of the

graduating class is pursuing employment

opportunities.

Testing Dates

High School Proficiency

Assessment

September 29, October 2, 3 (2008)

March 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12 (2009)End Of Course Testing

Algebra 1: May 18-29 (2009)

Biology: May 18, 21 (2009)

SAT at DHS

October 4, 2008

May 2, 2009PSAT at DHS

October 15, 2008

AP Test dates

May 4 thru May 8

May 11 thru May 15

Contact Dr. Collins, Director of

Guidance, at (201) 387-3010 for test

information, as well as registration

deadlines. You may check the school

district website (www.dumontnj.org ) for

additional information under Guidance

Department.

Middle College

DHS offers students the opportunity to

earn college credits through the Fairleigh

Dickinson University Middle College

Program. For the 2007-2008 school year,

78 students were enrolled in 7 different

courses that potentially could equal 402

semester hours of credit. Our November

newsletter will contain the number of

students who are participating in the

Middle College Program in 2008-2009.

The Middle College Program offers our

students the opportunity to take

outstanding courses at DHS and

potentially earn college credits.

reminding parents of the user name and

password for their child. In the

meantime, if you have any concernsabout your childs academic progress or

attendance, please feel free to contact

your childs guidance counselor,

administrator, or teachers.

Virtual High School

Virtual High School (VHS) is a non-

profit organization that collaborates with

schools to offer on-line, content-rich,

credit-bearing high school courses to

students throughout the United States

and around the world.

Currently there are over 200 courses to

chose from in the following areas:

Language Arts, Math, Technology, Life

Skills/Health, Foreign Language,

Science, Social Studies, Business, and the

Arts. Courses may be either half-year or

full year. Students in grades 10-12 are

eligible. Applications and a list of courses

are available in the Guidance Office.

Credits are awarded as follows: 2.5

credits for a half-year; 5 credits for a full year. All applications must be completed

by April 1. There is no fee to the student

for taking a VHS course.

Satellite SchoolSchedule

The Satellite School schedule for the

2008-2009 school year may be accessed

on our school district website

www.dumontnj.org. As a point of

information, students attending the

Paramus program are provided with bus

transportation to the site at the following

times: 7:30 AM for the morning session;

11:30 AM for the PM session. If you

have any questions or would like more

information regarding the Satellite school

program, please contact the Guidance

Department at (201) 387-3010.

SchoolSecurity

Visiting DHS

This school year, as a means to continue

to enhance school security, the district

will continue implementing a VisitorManagement Procedure in all distric

schools.

The Board of Educations visitor policy

states that all school visitors, including

parents, must report to the main entrance

to obtain a visitors pass before

proceeding to any part of the building

Without exception, all visitors will b

expected to follow our access and

visitation procedures. Visitors must us

the designated entrance to enter the

school. Once admitted into the buildingthe visitor will report directly to the main

office or in the high schools case, the

security desk area, to be issued a visitor

pass.

In order to obtain a pass, the visitor wil

need to present one of the following

forms of identification, which will be

scanned into our computerized security

system: e.g. Drivers License, Passport

State/County Issued ID, Health

Insurance Card, NJMVC Non-operatorLicense, Resident Alien Card, Car

Registration, Utility/Tax Bill. The pas

that is issued will identify the person as a

processed visitor to the school with the

date and time and will serve as a sign-in

verification. At the end of the vis

visitors should return to the ma

entrance desk with the pass to be checked

out. Once a visitor is initially processed

future visits to the building will be

expedited. More information about thi

new system will be shared at our annua

Back to School Night scheduled forSeptember 25. We thank you in advance

for your anticipated cooperation.

Student IDs/AccessCards

All student ID/access cards will b

returned to the 10th, 11th and 12th

grade students who turned in their ID

cards in June. Students who did not hand

in or who lost their cards but paid the

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$10.00 replacement fee will have new

cards issued to them in September. All

incoming 9th grade students and newly

enrolled students will have student ID

pictures taken for this purpose on

September 8 and 9 during Physical

Education classes.

Once IDs are processed and issued,

students will be required to wear theirIDs during the school day. These cards

will provide students access into the

building in the morning, during SDLs,

and during the lunch hour. Cards will

also be needed to access bathroom

facilities and to gain Internet access in

the various computer labs and in the

media center. Students who arrive to

school without their access cards may

lose campus privileges such as open SDL

and Lunch periods, and may receive

additional disciplinary consequences.

Students will be required to pay a $10.00replacement fee for lost or stolen cards.

Meetings will be held with students

during the first few weeks of school to

discuss the system.

Video Security System

For safety purposes and to ensure the

protection of district property, the district

has installed web based security cameras

in common interior and exterior areas of

the high school. Information recorded viathis system will be reviewed on a regular

basis and will be utilized to ensure the

protection and welfare of the school

community. More information related to

the features of this system will be shared

during student homeroom meetings.

Photograph/Video UseAuthorization

The Dumont Public Schools requires

parents/guardians to sign a Photograph/

Video Use Authorization Formauthorizing or denying permission to use

photographs/videos of their child(ren) in

publicity relating to the districts

educational programs. The Parent/

Guardian permission is included in this

mailing and is due back to the homeroom

teacher no later than September 19,

2008.

AthleticsNewsFall Sports

The Fall Sports Season these teams will

open play on the following dates:

Girls Volleyball

9/12 @ Cliffside Park, 4:00 PM

Home Opener 9/17 vs. Ft. Lee, 4:00 PM

Varsity Coach Jamie Kipp

Boys Soccer

9/12 @ Cliffside Park, 4:00 PM

Home Opener 9/17 vs. Ft. Lee, 7:00 PM

Varsity Coach Chuck Hogan

Girls Soccer

9/13 @ Cliffside Park, 9:30 AM

Home Opener 9/18 vs. Ft. Lee, 7:00 PMVarsity Coach Stacey Del Re

Football

September 13 @ Cliffside Park, 1:00 PM

Home Opener 9/20 vs. Englewood, 1:00

PM

Varsity Coach Andrew Wells

Boys and Girls Cross Country

9/16 vs. Cliffside Park/Rutherford @

Darlington Park, 4:00 PM

Varsity Coach Jon Bennett

Join in the excitement and experience all

the action in the new stadium.

For athletic information, contact Mr.

Lennie Parham, Director of Athletics, at

(201) 387-3094 or view the district

website www.dumontnj.org.

Clubs &

Student NewsDHS Youth Theatre

Under the direction of Ms. Tuxill, the

DHS Youth Theatre will conduct its

performances on December 4, 5, and 6

at 7:00 PM in the DHS Auditorium. For

information about these performances,

you may contact: Ms. Tuxill: (201)

387-3000, ext. 6092 or Ms. Mascarelli

(201) 387-3000, ext. 3017.

Marching Band

DHSs outstanding Marching Husky

Band will once again perform at the

football games during the Fall Sport

Season. The band, under the direction o

Messrs. Chiandusse and Pochini, will alsoperform at the North Jersey Marching

Band Festival on Sunday, October 26 a

Montclair State University (the rain date

is November 2).

Policy NewsTardy Policy, ClosedLunch, After SchoolDetention

All DHS students are expected to repor

to all of their class assignments on time

Tardiness to school and classes reduce

the effectiveness of the schools efforts to

educate your children and as always wil

be strongly discouraged. As was the

policy last year, lates to class and

homeroom will accrue by marking

period. This aligns the late policy with

our countable absence policy. Under thi

policy, only one (1) tardy to class or

homeroom in one marking period will be

permitted prior to main officeintervention. Tardies two (2) and three (3

will result in assignment to an After

School Detention that will take place

from 3:05-4:05 in a room designated by

the Administration. A fourth tardy (4) to

a class or homeroom will result in

assignment to a Closed Lunch Period for

a time period of up to five (5) school

days. This Closed Lunch Period may be

extended if tardiness to class or

homeroom continues. A fifth tardy (5

will result in assignment of a Saturday

Detention. Six (6) or more tardies may

result in a suspension from school

Parents are encouraged to review the

policy outlined in detail in the parent/

student handbook with their children.

As you may be aware, Dumont Hig

School conducts an Open Lunch

program from 11:07AM-12:02 PM in

which students have the option to eat at

home, in the school cafeteria or at an of

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campus location. However, students may

be assigned to a Closed Lunch Period for

disciplinary reasons, such as repetitive

tardiness or inappropriate behavior, at

the discretion of the Administration.

Students who are assigned to a closed

lunch will be required to remain on

campus during the lunch period, and will

be required to report to a room

designated by the administration.Students must arrive by 11:25 AM.

Lunch may be purchased in the cafeteria

or may be brought from home.

As with Saturday Detention, students

must satisfy all after school detention and

closed lunch obligations, unless there is

an illness or a family emergency. We

recognize that occasional tardiness may

be unavoidable, and this can be dealt

with by the administration on an

individual basis. Participation in extra or

co-curricular meetings, practices or jobresponsibilities are not considered

appropriate reasons for failure to serve

assigned detentions. A copy of this policy

was sent home in a recent mailing.

Parents are strongly encouraged to

contact their childs administrator if they

have any questions regarding this policy

or their childs obligations during the

course of the year. Parents/guardians will

be contacted by an administrator should

tardiness be an issue with their child.

Saturday DetentionPolicy

In event of inclement weather, a

recorded message may be sent to the

parental community regarding the status

of Saturday Detention. A message may

also be posted on the DHS home page,

which can be accessed via

www.dumontnj.org. Additionally, students

will not be excused from Saturday

Detention to participate in extra/co-

curricular activities.

Should school be canceled on a Friday

due to inclement weather, the disposition

of Saturday Detention will be

determined based on the availability and

access to DHS.

All Saturday detentions and/or

suspensions are to be served by the

conclusion of the 2008-2009 school year.

Detentions and/or suspensions will not

be carried over into the 2009-2010 year.

Students may be assigned after school

detentions or suspended as the calendar

approaches March/April due to an

insufficient number of Saturday

detentions remaining in the school year.

Substance Abuse Policy

The Dumont Public Schools' SubstanceAbuse Policy is contained in the Student-

Parent Handbook. Please review this

policy with your child. In accordance

with New Jersey Administrative Law, any

student, for whom a staff member has

reasonable suspicion of being under the

influence of alcohol of drugs, shall be

sent for a medical exam and a urine

screen.

Internet Use Policy

The Dumont Public Schools require

students and parents to sign an

Acceptable Use of the Internet Policy.

This policy is contained in the appendix

of the Student-Parent Handbook. The

Parent/Guardian permission form is

being sent home in this mailing. A

student may also receive another copy of

the policy from school librarian, Mrs.

Maynes. These forms must be returned

to Mrs. Maynes before a student may use

the Internet at DHS.

Boosters &Parent GroupsNews

Athletic Boosters

Welcome to the 2008 2009 school year.

We hope everyone enjoyed their summer.

The Dumont Athletic Booster

Association was busy over the summer

with the start of their first big mailing. I

hope you received it in the mail and plan

on putting an Ad in our Sports Program

and becoming a member of our

organization.

The Dumont Athletic Association

throughout the year fundraises to support

every athlete and athletic association

throughout DHS. We strive to purchase

equipment in support of our athletes tha

may not be covered under the DHS

budget. We also provide scholarships and

hold an All Sports Dinner to honor our

varsity athletes. This cannot be don

without the support of you. If you have

not done so already, please support us by

sending in your membership. The

Dumont Athletic Association is a

worthwhile organiza-tion, and we canalways use your help. Our first meeting

will be on Tuesday, September 9 @ 7:15

PM in the DHS Media Center. Plan to

come to our meeting and look for more

ways to get involved. The other meeting

dates will be posted on the high schoo

website, and they are:

October 8, November 5, January 6

March 18, April 8, and May 13. Al

meetings will be at 7:15 PM in the DHS

Media Center.

In May of 2008, the Dumont AthleticBoosters Association had the pleasure o

electing the new Executive Board for the

2008-2009 school year. Should you have

any questions or concerns, please feel free

to contact anyone of them. The new

officers are: Sandy Kraykowski, Presiden

(201) 387-9181, Lisa Sansone, Vice

President (201) 384-3777, Mary

Normoyle, Recording Secretary (201

501-0498, Tracy Cullen, Corresponding

Secretary (201) 385-8045, Barbara

Suppes, Treasurer (201) 244-5770

Dont forget about our DHS Huskie

clothing. We will have lots of new items

so keep an eye out for our booth at

Dumont Day, our athletic events, and

school activities. You can view the item

online (www.dumontnj.org, DHS page

Husky Store link) and download the flyer

to place an order. These make great gifts

and show your high school spirit!

Music Boosters

The Music Boosters welcome everyone

back from summer vacation as we begin

the 2008/2009 school year and we invite

you to join the DHS Music Booste

Association. Membership will again b

$10.00 per family and registration forms

will be available at our table on Dumont

Day. We encourage all families to

become active members to help make

this our best year ever.

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In the past, with the support of our

members, the DHS Music Booster

Association has granted awards to

graduating seniors and has sponsored the

Thanksgiving Day Breakfast, Band

Dinner, and Choral Luncheon for our

students. We have also donated much

needed equipment to the Music

Department for use by our students andwe are looking forward to making more

donations in the future. Of course, to be

successful, we need the help of parent

volunteers. Please consider joining our

organization and supporting our children

in their musical studies.

Our first meeting will be held on

Monday, September 15, 2008, at 8:00

p.m. in the Media Center. Future

meeting dates and events will be posted

on the DHS web site.

The Music Boosters will be selling DHS

Husky stadium seat cushions again this

season. Please also watch for our fourth

annual fundraising raffle of exciting and

valuable prizes. Booster members will be

selling the cushions and tickets at

Dumont Day and all home football

games in addition to hosting the 50/50

raffles over the next few months. Please

show your support of music at Dumont

High School by purchasing a cushion

and raffle tickets.

If you have any questions regarding

membership or are interested in helping

us on Dumont Day, or any other event

throughout the year, please call Judy

Famulare at (201) 384-2370. We look

forward to seeing you and thank you for

your support.

Key Communicators

In order to provide parents with anopportunity to become involved with

happenings at Dumont High School, Mr.

Parent is seeking volunteers to serve as

Key Communicators. This committee is

comprised of a maximum of 25

members from the school community.

Key Communicators will meet with Mr.

Parent and other high school

administrators and supervisors

periodically during the school year to

exchange ideas and information vital to

the continued effectiveness of the school.

Meetings in 2008-2009 are:

October 7 7:00 pm, Media Center

November 14 9:30 am, Cafeteria

Annex

December 9 7:00 pm, Media Center

January 9 9:30 am, Cafeteria Annex

February 10 7:00 pm, Media Center March 13 9:30 am, Cafeteria Annex

April 7 7:00 pm, Media Center

May 8 9:30 am, Cafeteria Annex

If you are interested in being considered

to participate as a Key Communicator,

please call Mrs. Terry Stanek, at (201)

387-3000, ext. 3003. Please understand

that there are a limited number of

individuals who may serve on this

committee. If you served on this

committee last year, and would like to

continue to serve in that capacity, pleasecall Mrs. Stanek as well. There will also

be an opportunity for parents to sign up

as a Key Communicator on Back to

School Night.

Project Graduation

Graduation is a time of great excitement

and joy, a time for celebrating past

achievements and new beginnings. All

too often, however, the high-spirited,unsupervised celebrating of the occasion

results in drug and alcohol-related

accidents. Concerned parents recognized

the need for a positive means of

protecting young lives while providing the

opportunity to enjoy a fun-filled evening

of celebration, so they started Project

Graduation more than twenty years ago.

Project Graduation is a drug and alcohol

free all night celebration following the

graduation ceremony. This program is

endorsed throughout the country by the

Dept. of Highway Safety, MADD,SADD and DARE, as a successful way to

reduce the number of accidents that

occur on graduation night. It is one way

to give the graduates the opportunity to

celebrate while insuring their safety on

one of the most memorable evenings of

their lives. Students benefit from Project

Graduation more than anyone else does.

They learn that it is possible to have a

good time without the use of alcohol or

drugs. They have a safe celebration to

attend where everyone will have a good

time without hurting themselves or

anyone else. Parents benefit by knowing

where their child is during the established

time frame set for the celebration and

also by knowing that they are safe and

well chaperoned.

Project Graduation 2009Once again, this years Senior Class

parents are sponsoring Projec

Graduation for all members of the

graduating class of 2009. The evening i

very special and represents the last time

the graduating class will gather as one

before they depart on their post high

school endeavors. The evening begin

after the graduation ceremony and end

around 6:00 AM with the return of the

buses to the high school. Plans are in the

works for this years event. If you are the

parent of a member of the Class of 2009and have not yet become involved, there

is still time and a need for your help and

participation. Our first meeting of this

school year will be held on Tuesday

October 7 at 7:30 PM in the DHS

Cafeteria Annex. Please check the Twin

Boro News and future editions of Husky

Happenings for any changes and for

future meeting dates and information.

We are holding some fundraisers th

year to help lower the cost of attendinProject Graduation in June 2009. They

are:

Jukebox Heroes Live Show featuring

The Mahoney Brothers on Friday

November 14, 2008 at Conlon Hall in

Bergenfield. Doors open at 7:00 pm and

the show starts at 8:00 pm. Tickets are

$40 in advance or $45 at the door. Please

join us for a fun Parents Night Out.

Details will follow.

Holiday Cash Raffle We are askingeach senior family to sell at least one

raffle ticket for $10.00 each. The drawing

will be held on Wednesday, November

26, 2008. One ticket will be mailed home

to each student and we will sell tickets at

Dumont Day and Back to School Night.

Golf Outing The Golf Outing will be

held on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at

Paramus Golf Club. Details will follow

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For information on this event, please

contact Mr. Guy Finetto at:

[email protected] or (201)

914-2792.

Reminder: The second installment

payment of $100.00 is due on September

19, 2008. The first payment of $75.00

was due on November 30, 2007, but you

can still send in payments at any time,with the total amount due no later than

February 27, 2009. If you have any

questions, please call Donna Pleus at

(201) 387-9153. Anyone with a financial

hardship that may prevent them from

attending Project Graduation is asked to

call Mr. Parent at the high school. All

inquiries will be kept confidential. For

any other questions or comments, please

contact Peaches Fiorelli at (201) 385-2666

o r s e n d a n e - m a i l t o :

[email protected] .

Project Graduation 2010

The 2010 Project Graduation

Committee will be meeting on Tuesday,

September 23 at 7:00 PM in the Media

Center and on Thursday, October 2 at

7:00 PM in the Cafeteria Annex to

discuss the budget plans and fundraising,

which includes the Fashion Show. We

welcome all parents/guardians of the

Class of 2010 to attend. Your

participation is important to the success

of Project Graduation. Please check theDHS website and the Twin Boro News

for times and dates of all meetings. Any

questions please contact Stephanie

McClinton at (201) 385-1542 or

[email protected].

UpcomingEventsSeptember

3 First Day of School

11 Fall Sports Mandatory Substance

Meeting, 7:30 p.m. 19 Pep Rally, 2:00 p.m.

19 Freshmen Reception

25 Back to School Night, 7:00 p.m.

29 HSPA Test

30 School Closed - Holiday

October

1 School Closed

2 HSPA Test

2 Senior Parent Night, 7:00 p.m.

3 HSPA Test

4 SAT Test @ DHS, 7:00 a.m.

6 Makeup HSPA Test

7 Makeup HSPA Test

7 Key Communicators, 7:00 p.m.

8 Makeup HSPA

9 School Closed

10 Junior Barn Dance, 7 PM

15 PSAT Test @ DHS, 8:00 AM

22 8th Grade Open House, 7:00 p.m.

26 Band Festival @ Montclair State

University, 4:00 p.m.

November

4 School Closed Election Day

6 School Closed - NJEA Convention

7 School Closed - NJEA Convention

13 Career Fair @ DHS, 8:30 a.m.

14 Key Communicators, 9:30 a.m.

21 Homecoming Dance, 7 p.m.

25 Flag Raising Ceremony, 7:45 a.m.

26 Single Session Day

27 School Closed Holiday

28 School Closed Holiday

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