Tiger Leaps Progress Update from Tenafly High School January 27, 2012

English throughout the unit, building up enriching discussion in which The English Department has to the students’ writing of a students will have the chance used recent meeting time as a research-based literary essay to share their knowledge of forum to share best practices in that incorporates ideas from literary analysis and child the teaching of reading and the unit’s essential questions. psychology as we study these writing. In December, Ms. Using secondary sources and complex stories together.” Diana Ling presented the Sophocles’s classic tragedy, instructional methods she uses Antigone, students wrote During the week of January 23- to teach the skills of passage papers that demonstrated how 27, Ms. Dana Maloney, Ms. analysis in her ninth grade Sophocles’s play persists in its Amanda Liu, and Ms. Diana classes. Sharing her materials relevance today. For example, Ling brought their classes and rationale, Ms. Ling students used recent research together to take part in a book explained to colleagues how on leadership characteristics fair conducted by Ms. Maloney’s she scaffolds instruction to and effective decision-making sophomore students in her build students’ capacity to write to analyze and evaluate the World Literature II classes. Ms. analytically about a passage of characters of Antigone, Creon, Maloney’s sophomores had literature within the time and Ismene. After Ms. Maloney created book jackets and constraints of a single class presented her instructional written analytical essays about period. In this type of exercise, practices, teachers gathered in their independent reading students are expected to apply grade-level groups to discuss books, focusing on the way what they have learned about how they might design similar characters, setting, and conflict diction, imagery, figurative instruction and assignments in intertwine to communicate a language, tone, symbols, and their own courses. Some literary text’s overall theme. other literary devices to write teachers, for example, are Book jackets, produced on an essay that explains how considering the possibilities of software to develop students’ these literary elements function having students in American 21st century skills, gave in a passage of text to convey a Literature read secondary students an opportunity to particular theme. Since Ms. sources on conformity, power, express, through visual Ling’s presentation, other reputation, and other themes to symbols, the way these literary English teachers have begun enrich their analyses of Arthur elements functioned in their adapting her methodology— Miller’s The Crucible. books. According to Ms. specifically, her use of Maloney, during their visit, Ms. formative assessment to As Seniors in Ms. Lori Ling’s ninth graders collected prepare students for the writing Hampson’s classes transition information about literary of future in-class essays. from the fall elective, elements “with the goals of Psychology & Literature, to the deepening their understanding During the department meeting spring elective, War & of these concepts and of in early January, Ms. Dana Literature, they will be working collecting specific information Maloney continued the sharing with Ms. Kathy Acocella’s Child about certain books they might of best practices by presenting Psychology classes to examine consider for later independent her instructional methods in the J.D. Salinger’s stories, “Teddy” reading.” In her own unit on tragedy in World and “A Perfect Day for classroom, Ms. Ling planned Literature II. Ms. Maloney Bananafish,” two selections instruction to prepare the focused her discussion on the from his Nine Stories. students and facilitate their way she teaches research, According to Ms. Hampson, learning. Ms. Liu’s sophomores analysis, and synthesis skills “We’re looking forward to an used the opportunity to visit 1 Ms. Maloney’s class as a way to Social Studies essential resources and sources prepare for their own writing of of tension, and the current modern Canterbury Tales. The department welcomes back state of the relationships Their task is to apply what they Ms. Leigh Barker, who was on between Israel and its have learned about Chaucer maternity leave for the first neighbors. The sophomore and Medieval English literature semester. We also thank Mr. classes have been studying the to their own creative writing, Ken Lacy for filling in so late Middle Ages, Renaissance and Ms. Maloney’s students capably by finishing up the and Reformation, and the early were able to provide them with semester with Mr. Luther’s modern period. Lesson ideas of the way literary former classes. Mr. Lacy will activities include reading and elements can be used to return as the maternity leave discussion of Machiavelli’s The communicate meaning in their replacement for Mrs. Celli when Prince and research on tales. Ms. Liu’s students were her leave begins in February. Renaissance artists. Eleventh assigned to take notes aligned grade students have been with the essential questions of Second semester marks the studying such topics as the first the projects presented by Ms. beginning of a couple of new three Presidential Maloney’s students. The courses for students. Those administrations, the War of teachers look forward to future taking Mr. Barrett’s 1812, and regionalism. Finally, visits, and to exchanging the Contemporary Issues elective our seniors have been studying roles of presenter and move on, if they choose, to the the Franklin Roosevelt years, audience. Independent Research Seminar. which of course means the Students in Mr. Morrison’s Great Depression and the The English Department American Mind course first Second World War. congratulates Mr. Gary semester move on to the Whitehead for the publication American Foreign Policy course Mathematics of his poem, "Lot's Wife,” in the for the spring. January 2nd edition of The New A field goal attempt by Yorker. Subscribers to the This is also the time when we Baltimore is pulled wide left by magazine can read the poem start the process of course inches and New England heads online and hear him read it on recommendations and to the Super Bowl. Lawrence the iPad app. It was also selections for 2012-13. In Tynes nails a field goal in available in hard copy and sold addition to their required social overtime, despite having to in stores throughout the studies courses, students may back up five yards due to a country. This is the second choose electives. In social delay of game call, and the time Mr. Whitehead's work has studies, students who will be in Giants join the Patriots. Inches appeared in what is arguably grades 11 or 12 next year may and seconds – numbers define one of the most prestigious select the Constitutional Law and enhance our daily lives! venues for the publication of course in the fall and the contemporary poetry. The New American Government Yorker is a weekly magazine Advanced Placement course in with a circulation of over 1 the spring. In addition, we are Math Team News: million copies. We also introducing a new elective, the Ms. Peggy Wissler, math congratulate Ms. Jessica full-year World History team advisor will Rosevear on her latest Advanced Placement course, administer the AMC-10 publication, “How to Date also open to juniors and and AMC-12, Virginia Woolf,” an essay on the seniors. prerequisites to the development of her relationship Regarding what is happening in prestigious AMIE with the great twentieth- classrooms at this point in the competition, on century author. Ms. Rosevear’s year: Ninth grade students are February 7, 2012, essay appeared on the studying the Middle East, during periods 1 and 2. “Chapter & Verse” blog of The including the religious and Historically, THS Christian Science Monitor on cultural traditions, the students fare well on Wednesday, January 25. importance of water and oil as the exam with 2 numerous students participated in the TRIG-STAR Students are using the qualifying for the AIME. exam, sponsored by the New Naviance system to sign up for Dr. Yi Hu, who assists Jersey Society of Professional events; several pre-events will with the math club, will Land Surveyors, the week of be held the weeks of February oversee a second January 23rd. There is a 13th and 27th. One of the administration of the monetary prize for the top highlights of the school year, no exam on February 22nd scorer from each school that day fosters more school spirit. at 8:30 am. participates as well as for the Justin Cho and Natan top student in the county and Science Vidra are Tenafly’s top the state. The purposes of the scorers on the CML exam are: On December 27th, during the Pythagorean 1. to promote the study of holiday break, a group of ten Competitions, contests trigonometry in high THS students and their science designed exclusively for school and to promote teachers went to Rockefeller freshmen. excellence in its University to attend the annual Top scorers on the mastery. holiday lecture geared to an AMTNJ competition 2. to acquaint high school audience of high school were Jennifer Ha, David students with the use students. This year’s lecture Kim, Won Moon Joo, and practical application featured the work of the late Yun Hoo Kim, and of trigonometry. Dr. Ralph Steinman-this year’s Howard Yim. Jennifer 3. to build awareness of Nobel Prize laureate in earned third place surveying as a Physiology or medicine. Two individual honors profession to students, scientists who worked with Dr. statewide. The team counselors and Steinman described how his earned third place in its teachers. controversial discovery of the division. This exam should provide an dendritic cell slowly The next NJML excellent wrap up for students transformed immunology. Dr. competitions are 2/9 who have worked so hard to Steinman’s widow and and 3/8 before school. complete trigonometry. grandchildren were introduced The next BCML to the students. It was an competitions will be held Students in Geometry, Algebra educational, interesting and after school on 2/16 at 2, and Precalculus classes have highly inspiring experience for Riverdell and 3/15 at completed placement tests to us all. Students in attendance Tenafly. help determine their were: Emaad Siddiqui, William recommendations for next year. Guo, Peter Kyriakides, Young Students are working with Mr. Each student will receive a Nam Sung, Hee Jun Kim, Jared Chad Murray in the AHSA recommendation from his or Greene, Shiri Nawroki, Ziev program to complete her current teacher for the Basson, Ian MacArthur, Howard alternative assessments for the following academic year. The Yim, and THS science teachers state to determine proficiency goal is to have students in Anat Firnberg and Carol in Number Sense, Algebra, classes where they can be Pastushok. Geometry and Data Analysis. challenged and yet succeed. In Some students will join this addition, some students may On December 5, 2011, the class for an HSPA boot camp choose to study Computer Anatomy and Physiology during the month of February. Programming, a popular classes, taught by Ms. Jennifer This is designed to bolster elective which includes a unit Halliwell, visited The Bodies student skills and confidence on robotics. Exhibit and Dialog in the Dark prior to the exam in early exhibit in New York City. March. Mr. Johnson and the Olympic Students had the amazing committee meet every experience of what it is like to Students in Mr. Nick Megdanis Wednesday afternoon in final be blind and walk through NYC. and Mr. Shane Johnson’s preparation for the culminating Students were equipped with a Trigonometry classes competition on March 2. walking stick and a guide, and 3 by using their other senses, residences. Following this, the Honors and AP levels. Students walked through the exhibit AP students engaged in the in Ms. Vélez-Prikazsky’s AP exploring a grocery store, a study of different types of classes saw Carmen Rivera’s subway ride, and a walk Japanese architecture and play La Gringa at the Repertorio through a park. It was truly an discussed positive and negative Español in New York in “eye-opening” experience for aspects of the design structure. December. This was a everyone. In addition, students In Japanese III/IIIH/IVH, culminating activity of the unit toured the masterful human students examined Japanese on cultural identity. dissections on display and board games as part of a engaged in learning about the cultural unit and then created Students in Ms. Fiordilino’s anatomy and physiology of the their own board games and Italian classes will be reviewing digestive, circulatory, and presented them to class. the authentic Italian Carnevale respiratory systems to name a as part of their cultural unit in few. To help usher in the Year of the mid-late February. The Dragon, students in Ms. Yao’s National Italian Exam will be The THS Science website is Chinese I and II classes took held in early March and now up and running. part in the performance at the participating students are Interesting science annual Lunar New Year preparing for this annual opportunities for students are celebration in the library media contest. In addition to the being posted. Periodically center. Students sang a few National Italian Exam, several check the HS Science website if traditional songs for New Year, students will also participate in you are interested in including Xinnian hao ya! the National French Contest in participating in a specialized mid-March and the National science program during the Mr. Fahrenkopf recently Spanish Exam the last two school year and during the attended a workshop on Digital weeks of March. summer, for example, robotics, Storytelling and put his new environmental research, etc. skills right to use in his French Students interested in summer Most opportunities are at local II and Spanish II classes. language study are encouraged universities. Students in these classes to apply now. Many programs created digital stories in the look for application submissions World Languages language lab integrating past prior to April. For example, the tense narration into the themes Startalk Chinese Language The department wishes to of seasonal activities in France Camp for High School Students congratulate Ms. Beatriz Peláez- and ordering food at a Latin will be this summer (June 25- Martínez on the birth of her restaurant. July 14) at Brigham Young daughter, Rebecca Beatriz. At University. For more the same time, we are excited Mrs. Welfel and Ms. Vélez- information on the program, to welcome back Ms. Peláez- Prikazsky recently attended a email the Chinese Flagship Martínez after her maternity workshop at the Bergen Center at BYU at leave. She returns to THS on Academies on the Spanish Civil [email protected]. Monday, January 31st and will War. Presented by a professor Furman University is also resume her teaching load of from NYU, the workshop was offering a Startalk Chinese Spanish II, Spanish II Honors, sponsored by the Abraham Language Camp this summer. Spanish II Communication and Lincoln Brigade Archives In addition, Penn State may be Culture, and Italian I. (ALBA), and offers participants offering a Startalk Arabic access to the collection Academy and will have final As part of a thematic unit on dedicated to the Spanish Civil information about the program Japanese residences, Mr. Paris’s War in the archives at NYU. in February. AP Japanese class viewed Both Ms. Welfel and Ms. Vélez- several video clips on Prikazsky have introduced ELL residences. Students then letters and artwork that focus orally presented their on the Spanish Civil War into Mrs. Derdemezis’ beginner ELL perspectives on the variety of the thematic units at the IV class read a story called The 4 Lindbergh Story. Students HSPA students reviewed the American in Paris, and Honors identified new vocabulary format for a persuasive essay Orchestra shone in a John words and found their using a sample text. Students Williams Medley, Ellington’s definitions and synonyms. identified the concept of Sophisticated Lady, and They worked in groups to counterarguments and Beethoven’s Egmont Overture. create their own timelines refutation and how they are The concert band performed based on the life of Charles used in a persuasive essay. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Lindbergh. Ms. Edelman’s Phantom of the Opera Medley intermediate ELL class Fine And Practical Arts and Swearingen’s Of Pride and identified and discussed the Department Celebration and the Honors concepts of philanthropy and Band performed Haydn’s volunteering. After reading Ms. Nagel’s Portfolio Honors Concerto for Trumpet featuring related texts, students class is working on a self- junior Brett Sherman on discussed whether volunteering portrait making it more than trumpet. They also performed should be mandatory. The just a mirror image of the face. the 1985 Academy Award advanced ELL class read an Students are creating a new nominated score for the motion excerpt from The Silent Spring. image with fragments from the picture “Silverado,” a After the reading, each student five self-portraits drawings. memorable wild-west film with selected an environmental issue They further the development a legendary wild-west score! to research. of who they are through objects that symbolize events in Region Choir and Orchestra will Ms. Grady’s beginner language their lives. be seeing a lot of Tenafly arts class is reading the book, students this year. Choir The Black Cat. Students Ms. Pacheco’s Art Experience members Grace Oh, May Shum, discussed the story and how class learned how to Jiyeon Lee, Catherine Kim, the interaction of characters demonstrate the difference Madeline Tsang and Samantha advanced the plot. Students between patterns and rhythms. Gaines will be singing in Region worked in pairs to ask and Students cut out patterns from Choir. In the orchestra, answer vocabulary and magazines ad pasted them in students William Lin (violin), comprehension questions. The sketchbooks. Afterwards, they Justin Bak (viola) and David intermediate language arts turned the patterns into a Sahar (bass) all finished first on class is reading Dr. Jekyll and rhythm. their instruments! Also Mr. Hyde. Students are accepted into orchestra were learning about the religious Ms. Kirschbaum introduced her Richard Ahn, David Lee, morality in Victorian England. Computer Graphics class to Howard Yim, Tieran Hu, Sean The advanced language arts Adobe Illustrator Pathfinder Uchida, Annie Kim, Jaebin Park, class is continuing their reading Shapes Tools. Students drew David Kim, Brian Son, Julia of Wuthering Heights. The two objects that overlapped Simons and Andy Shimm. In students are analyzing the and used the Shapes Tool addition, Mr. Millar will be the characters in the story and options to merge them. accompanist for this year’s discussing the lives of children f Music and the Performing Region Women’s Choir. On aristocratic families. Arts Department the band side, freshman Honors Band member Jacqueline Ms. Kim’s beginner ELL HSPA THS Performing Arts presented Dragon was accepted into the class read the story, Color Me an exciting Winter Concert filled Bergen County Band on Pink. Students identified and with music from Duke Ellington clarinet, a terrific defined new vocabulary. After to Beethoven. The Honors accomplishment for this fine making inferences and drawing Choirs did selections from the young musician! conclusions, they wrote a Great American Songbook, paragraph on the topic, “If you including Boogie Woogie Bugle We are proud to announce that were a color, what color would Boy, Someone to Watch Over two chamber ensembles were you be and why?” The Me, and I’ll Be Seeing You. The selected to represent Tenafly intermediate / advanced ELL orchestra played Gershwin’s An High School at this year’s 5 Lincoln Center Chamber Music identified different birth Markowitz were named to the Society Young Musicians options. all-tournament team for their Concert in April. Students performances in the Green Ahn, Joy Pai, Daniel Lee Business tournament. and Seung Won Baik will perform the fourth movement Ms. Baker’s Business Law class Our Boys Swim Team won for from Brahms’ Quartet in G learned how to identify forms of the second consecutive year minor, and Mika Lin and Esther unenforceable, illegal the Bergen County Swim Meet. Kim will play the Passacaglia by agreements. They were also We are the first boys’ team to Johan Halvorsen. able to specify illegal repeat as county champions. Congratulations! agreements that the courts County records were set by: would enforce. Her business Leo Lim in the 100 Backstoke & Technology Education economics students learned 100 Butterfly, Leo Lim, Jin Roh, about the law of demand and Kevin Guo & Alex Liulakis in the Mr. DiGregorio’ s Wood & Glass how to interpret a demand 200 Freestyle Relay and Jin Design classes are learning how schedule and a demand curve. Roh, Greg Spiropoulos, Leo Lim to safely use the band saw. & Alex Liulakis in the 400 After successfully completing Mr. Alesandro’ s Accounting 1 Freestyle Relay. the band saw test, students students were focusing on how continue to work on their pen, to journalize entries in both the Our boys basketball team won sign and stained glass project. purchases and cash payments the Indian Hills Invitational In Invention, Design & journals. They also journalized Tournament. The team is Technology, students are entries in sales and cash receipt currently in first place of our solving simple problems using journals. His Accounting 2 division and received a #5 seed the “Contraptions” program. students learned how to in the county tournament for They are improving their complete entries in a voucher their efforts so far this problem solving skills by system and prepare a check season. attempting more difficult register. problems in the program. Our boys and our girls 4 by 800 Athletics relay teams won at the Big Career & Consumer North divisional championship Education Our winter season is in full meet. Hayden Lyons also won swing with our regular season the 55m sprint at this meet. Ms. Johnson’s Experience schedule in the homestretch In conclusion, congratulations classes were working on a unit and our teams playing in and to Chris Orozco for becoming about cheese. They discussed preparing for county and state the all-time leading scorer in the many uses of cheese in tournament games. the history of Tenafly cooking and baking. They basketball. Chris broke the discussed how and where Congratulations to the ice school record of 1.519 in his cheese is produced. They also hockey team for winning the first game of the season. Good identified key nutrients and Montclair Invitational luck to Chris for the rest of the discussed lactose intolerance. Championship and to Jon season as he attempts to reach Winawer for being selected the magical 2000 point career Ms. Acocella’ s Child Psychology Tournament MVP. The hockey scoring plateau. Honors classes worked on team also went to the finals of explaining how experience can the inaugural Bergen County Our boys basketball and hockey affect perception. Students are Hockey Tournament. They lost teams are in first place in their recognizing differences in to a tough Don Bosco team in divisions at the moment. perceptual development. The the final but can be proud of Child Development classes being the best public school Senior Chris Orozco gained insight into the nine team in Bergen County. New Tenafly All-time months of prenatal Brandon Bernstein and Eli Basketball Scoring Leader development. They also 6 (12) Lisa Chen (13) Will Guo Congratulations: (13) and Shelli Frank (12) are Finishing Strong: Colleges Can the club’s officers and Revoke Admission Offers… Our hockey team continues to coordinated all activities. be in first place in our division. There is a time period between Automation! the winter months of college Our boys and girls basketball District librarians recently met application deadlines and the teams won major games last at the high school to look at a spring months when colleges night over Pascack Valley. The new library automation send out response letters that girls won in overtime for only system. Such an automation has become a tense their second victory over system will place us squarely countdown, resulting in Pascack Valley in their history. into a digital environment. This expressive displays of elation, The boys defeated PV and in will allow more digitally efficient satisfaction, or even bitterness. doing so took sole possession options on how our library can Many students view this of first place in our division. PV share content leveraging unofficial season of waiting as a had defeated them earlier in technology already in place. long road with a definitive the year. conclusion: a “yes” or “no” New Features - answer (and sometimes a Both the boys’ and the girls’ Two new and returning “maybe” in the case of deferrals team will be competing in the features in our morning and wait lists). But regardless Bergen County Championships television broadcasts: - Sheli of the outcome, a student’s starting next week. Frank (12) and David Sahar college career truly begins with (11) feature new titles in the the first day of classes, and Our boys bowling team will be library with a conversation what many applicants forget is competing in the county about these new books. One that their remaining high school championships this coming book they discussed was the grades can affect their newly weekend. Yesterday both the new Walter Isaacson biography budding relationship with the boys and the girls bowling of Steve Jobs. college or university they plan teams had big victories over to attend. (NACAC) Mahwah. -Tomer Burg (12) now shares his brilliant weather forecasts Our wrestlers are competing presented by David Sahar. A On behalf of all the counselors tonight against Cliffside Park. mild winter? Tune in to find at Tenafly High School I am out! urging each and every one of Our cheerleaders will be Two Million Dollar System! our seniors to finish strong. competing in the Lyndhurst The television broadcasting Second semester courses and Invitational this Saturday. facilities in the library media grades are important…colleges center took a huge leap can and do revoke Go Tigers!!!! forward in the last months acceptances. Now is NOT the through many valuable time to drop any class. Any Library Media Services donations of equipment made student considering dropping a available by broadcasting course must consult with their Cultural Celebration companies located in New York counselor prior to making a The library media center hosts City. An outside company that schedule change. If a yearlong the Ninth Annual Chinese looked at our system valued it course is dropped WP or WF Cultural Celebration January 27 at approximately a 2 million will be noted on the transcript in celebration of the Lunar New dollar installation. Meanwhile, and the student will be required Year. Music, poetry reading, students in Mr. Moger’s to inform all colleges he or she dance, food and fashion production classes are reaping has applied to. presented by the Chinese the benefits of working with Cultural Club entertained and professional equipment. Second semester started on th educated a wide variety of Tuesday, January 24 , 2012. classes attending. Timmy Chu School Counseling All seniors will have their mid- 7 year grades sent automatically teens’ relationships with their to all colleges to which they College up-date! peers can be vital to their have applied. Colleges put a lot Our seniors are almost done overall social and emotional of emphasis on mid-year senior with the college application well-being. grades. process. We have processed over 2900 applications already! Teen friendships are important. The scheduling process for The Class of 2011 has applied They serve as a sort of dry-run school year 2012-2013 will to 354 different schools! Our for practicing and developing begin the first week of students had a high percentage the social skills necessary to February. Teachers have of acceptances to ED establish successful already made recommendations applications. We are seeing an relationships with others such for course placement for next increase in deferrals which is a as roommates, co-workers, year. Each student will sit national trend. However, many romantic partners and friends in down with their counselor to of our students are receiving adult life. They also help teens discuss courses for next school acceptances to their first choice to build essential skills needed year. schools. for parenting. Teen friendships play a huge role in supporting Course recommendation and Congratulations to you all from teens ‘self confidence and self verification will be available via the School Counseling esteem and in establishing their the Genesis Parent Portal on Department. identity and feeling of March 16th. Parents and acceptance among their peers. students are strongly Student Support Services Positive peer relationships encouraged to review course provide emotional stability and selection as there will be a To “Friend” or Befriend: How offer companionship which help finite time to make changes in to Foster Teenage Friendship in teens manage the trials and a schedule. the Internet Age tribulations of adolescent life as well as share in the fun If you are thinking about In the cyber world of teens, experiences that accompany summer plans, students should “friends” can be made and lost young adulthood. Teens be checking with their with the click of a mouse. working with and bonding with counselors to find out about the Although many teens enjoy the other teens to respond to and multitude of summer programs fact that the Internet allows manage social stresses and available. Whether pre-college them unlimited access to their interpersonal conflicts helps courses on a college campus, friends (and the wider world) them to build cooperative summer jobs or community the Internet may not be the decision-making strategies and service teen-travel, discover the best vehicle for making friends helps to foster values such as possibilities! Bulletin Boards and forming positive, enduring kindness, sympathy and inside and outside of the relationships. As teens are understanding toward others. guidance department are full of increasingly drawn to social Dr. Chris Knoester, sociologist posters and brochures as well. networking sites, how can a and an Ohio State researcher of Come take a look! teen be encouraged to choose teen behavior, believes that constructive friendships the old- “Parents have the ability to Looking for scholarship monies fashioned way? How can influence the friendship for college? Visit the Naviance adults help teens to find and formations of their adolescent website and go to the maintain healthy relationships children…Strong family values Scholarship page. The more among their peers? and plenty of time together applications you submit, the give adolescents a foundation better your chances for getting Adolescents spend a great deal to choose positive financial help from corporations of time, without parental friendships…at the end of the and businesses. Also check the supervision, both on and off- day, teens find friends who scholarship opportunities at line, with their peers. Peers have values they already those schools to which you often become more influential developed at home.” would like to attend. than parents in a teen’s life and [Walstrom] (Parenting Teens: 8 July 2008). To facilitate friends and let their teens know up with Princeton Review to healthy teen relationships, how they feel about their offer students the Knoester suggest that parents: choice of friends without opportunity to take a Mock clearly communicate family directly criticizing the friends. ACT test. Results will be values to their kids early on; Parents should focus with their sent directly to each stay close to their kids because teens on good decision-making student’s home by the teens who have warm, positive and ways to help them make Princeton Review relationships with their parents positive choices about selecting approximately two weeks make better choices in their friends and managing peer after the test. Experience friendships; and encourage influences by encouraging the test anxiety free! If your teens to join clubs, sports, etc. reflective and independent child is interested in taking to meet friends that share their thinking. Keeping the lines of the MOCK ACT test, please interests and values. Research communication open with teens register by completing the indicates that teens who belong is paramount to maintaining flyer at the end of this to and participate actively in their trust and in ensuring that newsletter and returning it faith groups and extracurricular they will seek adult advice or to the THS office (19 activities tend to engage in assistance with some of those Columbus Drive, Tenafly, NJ fewer risky behaviors. tough decisions. 07670, Attn: H.S.A.) no (Parenting Teens Online: July later than Friday, February 2008). Author Denise Witner in Teens will continue to explore 3rd. For more information, About.com “How to Encourage on-line avenues to make and please contact either of the Positive Teen Friendships” support communication with H.S.A. Co-Presidents: (2008) advises parents to insist others, but true, long-lasting Naomi Waltman at that their teens be involved in friendships or enduring [email protected] or some activity, but strongly relationships are nurtured David Schussel at suggests that parents allow through shared experiences [email protected]. teens to make their own and common values and goals. choices based on their teen’s Healthy teen relationships COLLEGE ADMISSIONS personal interests. Experts also matter. Parents can do much PRESENTATION – recommend that parents to encourage and support Thursday, February 9, actively participate in some way constructive friendships among 2012 in the interests of their teens, teens. Strong teen friendships Mark your calendars: On at the very least as spectators contribute to an enhanced self- Thursday, February 9th at or simply by talking to them esteem and are the basis for 7:30 p.m. in the THS about their activities, their building the effective social Library Media Center, the interests and goals and their skills necessary for successful, H.S.A. and THS School friends. It is always advisable productive and enjoyable adult Counseling Office will co- for parents to get to know their relationships. sponsor a presentation by teen’s friends…invite them Dave Marcus, a journalist occasionally to their homes to A MESSAGE FROM THE and author of Acceptance: participate in a family activity THS HOME SCHOOL A Legendary Guidance and, whenever possible, to get ASSOCIATION Counselor Helps Seven Kids to know their friends’ parents. find the Right Colleges – Happy New Year! The and Find Themselves. His So, what can a parent do if following is some presentation is titled “Seven he/she is uncomfortable with information about a few Secrets of Getting In.” We his/her teen’s peer group or if upcoming events at THS: hope all THS students and there are concerns that the parents will join us for what teen and his/her peers may be MOCK ACT TESTING – promises to be an engaging in harmful or risky Saturday, February 4, informative and engaging behaviors? Again, parenting 2012 presentation. experts agree that parents On Saturday, February 4th, should get to know their teen’s the H.S.A. will be teaming 9 THS OLYMPICS – Friday, ([email protected]) Family, The Stewart Family, March 9, 2012 The Suchoff Hershbein On Friday, March 2nd, THANK YOU FROM THE Family, The Tomizawa Tenafly High School will HSA Family, The Tucker Family, hold its annual Student The Tully Family, The Vidra Olympics. Freshman, Many thanks to the H.S.A. Family, The Waltman sophomores, juniors and Staff Holiday Luncheon Family, The Waxman seniors will compete against Committee for doing such a Family, The Weinberg each other in fun and spectacular job on this Family, The Weingast challenging events year’s luncheon. The faculty Family, The Yu Family, The throughout the school day. and staff greatly Zingler Family Some of the events will appreciated all the hard extend beyond regular work and effort of the many school hours. It is a parent volunteers. Our tradition to provide food deepest gratitude to our and beverages to the fabulous committee chairs approximately 75 THS staff who did a great job members who stay beyond organizing and executing the normal school day to the luncheon: Judy Furer, assist with the event. To Kim Halman, Judi help make the event a Herrmann, Harriett success and show our Nachum, Margo Tucker, and appreciation for the THS Melanie Zingler. staff, we need parent Our kudos to the following volunteers to donate food families who contributed and/or money to help food or money to help make purchase refreshments. We the event a success (we need sandwiches, salads, apologize in advance if we desserts and fruit platters. inadvertently left anyone’s If you are able to donate name off the list): any of these items, please send us an email at The Altman Family, The [email protected] and let us Aronson Family, The know what you can provide. Berenbaum Family, The If you would rather donate Bontia Family, The Eckert money towards the Family, The Feingold purchase of food and drink (LaValle) Family, The Fogel items, it would be most Family, The Furer Family, appreciated as well. Checks The Gaines Family, The should be made payable to Goldman Family, The the THS H.S.A. and mailed Grabell Family, The to the THS Office, 19 Greenberg Family, The Columbus Drive, Tenafly, NJ Grossman Family, The 07670 Attn: Halman Family, The H.S.A./Olympics. We hope Herrmann Family, The you will consider supporting Limbardo Family, The this exciting event. McDermott Family, The Pasternak Family, The Rajaratnam Family, The Naomi Waltman & David Rosato Family, The Schussel Rothman Family, The THS H.S.A. Co- Schussel Family, The Shalek Presidents Family, The Stern-Blady 10 MOCK SAT I & ACT TESTS Given by Princeton Review Only $25/Session Experience the Tests, Anxiety Free!

The Tenafly High School H.S.A. is offering all students the opportunity to take a Mock SAT I test on Saturday, January 7, 2012, and a Mock ACT Test on Saturday, February 4, 2012.

You may register for ONE or BOTH sessions.

Instructions for Testing Days: Be at Tenafly High School no later than 8:45 a.m. Test will end at approx. 12:45 p.m. Bring two #2 pencils and a calculator. Results will be mailed to your home by Princeton Review. ------Student's Name: ______Grade: ______Email: ______Phone #: ______Choose from the following options (Please check all that apply):

Saturday, January 7, 2012 _____ Mock SAT I

Saturday, February 4, 2012 _____ Mock ACT

COST IS $25.00 PER SESSION. PLEASE RETURN FORM ASAP. PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: Tenafly High School H.S.A

Mail checks/completed form to: Tenafly High School H.S.A. 19 Columbus Drive Tenafly, New Jersey 07670

All proceeds go to the THS H.S.A. to enrich our children’s education.

Questions: Email one of the THS H.S.A. Co-Presidents, Naomi Waltman at [email protected] or David Schussel at [email protected]

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PRESENTING THE TENAFLY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION VALENTINE OF APPRECIATION

Looking for a way to tell a teacher, principal, staff member, student, neighbor, friend, or volunteer that they are appreciated? A donation to the Tenafly Educational Foundation is the perfect “thank you” gift. Those who value education will appreciate this thoughtful donation which furthers the educational experience for all our students. Your donation will be used to fund teacher- initiated grants for creative and enriching programming at all Tenafly Public Schools.

A Valentine of Appreciation will be sent to your chosen recipient(s) with your personalized message for a Valentine’s Day delivery. Deadline for submission: February 9th (All donation amounts are kept confidential)

Name of Purchaser (as it should appear on certificate) ______Phone # ______E-mail address ______Address ______Donation amount ___ $5.00 ___ $10.00 ___ $15.00 ___ $20.00 ___ Other (specify amount) Recipient’s Name (as it should appear on certificate) ______Recipient’s Address or School ______Message on Certificate ______Please return with cash or check payable to “Tenafly Educational Foundation”; Mail to TEF, P.O. Box 384, Tenafly, NJ 07670 Or to pay securely online using Paypal, go to www.tefnj.com. (This form still needs to be mailed to TEF P.O. Box above) Please feel free to use back of form or attach an extra sheet of paper. Thank you for your support!

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THANK-A-TEACHER PROGRAM

The TEF Thank-A-Teacher Program is a popular fundraiser that is run three times a year: * DECEMBER -Holiday edition * FEBRUARY -Valentine’s edition *JUNE -End of Year edition

HOW DOES IT WORK? A person makes a donation to the TEF in honor of a recipient (a teacher, principal, faculty member, friend, volunteer, or child). All donation amounts are kept confidential. The TEF then sends a Certificate of Appreciation to the recipient, which states that a donation was made to TEF in their honor, and includes the donor’s personalized thank you message. The money raised is used to fund grants developed by Tenafly School Teachers for innovative programs and equipment, which further enhances the learning experience at Tenafly Public Schools. HOW CAN YOU PARTICIPATE? Fill out a Thank-A-Teacher Form, which is sent out by flyer in schools in early December, February, and June. Or access the form at the TEF website, www.TEFnj.com.

Thank-A-Teacher Testimonials Hear what receiving a Thank-A-Teacher means to your Faculty Here are a few quotes that Faculty members shared on how they value your Thank-a-Teachers

“The certificates I receive are proudly posted in my office for all to see. It’s nice to know that people appreciate your hard work and dedication. The money comes back to our schools, so the gifts help our kids too.” -John Fabbo Principal Mackay School

“By receiving a Certificate of Appreciation from TEF I know that parents have acknowledged my efforts at Smith School and have provided an opportunity to give back even further to the entire School Community.” -Neil Kaplicer Principal Smith School

“It's nice to feel appreciated and to receive that acknowledgment in a way that benefits the schools.” -Susan Rose Stillman School

“I received donations to the TEF in my name and it touches my heart that someone would recognize me in that way. Education of any child is important to me and it is very encouraging to see those in the community supporting that aim.” - Shane Johnson Math Department Tenafly High School

“Getting a TEF Thank a Teacher certificate is really the best gift a teacher can get. It shows us that our work did not go unnoticed and at the same time it helps to improve the education program that will help teachers become even better at their job.” - Cristina Cutrone Social Studies Teacher Tenafly High School

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