Tiger Leaps Progress Update from Tenafly High School January 12, 2011

English was co-authored with Monica that they can adopt in their Our students’ success in writing Taylor, Associate Professor of own fiction writing. contests continue to make us Education at Montclair State proud. Raymond Murphy and University, and examines Ms. Mr. Kurt Hommen’s juniors in Mara Yaffee, sophomores, won Maloney’s use of real-world American Literature are second and third place, problems to engage her currently reading Twain’s respectively, in the Acorns students in critical thinking classic novel, The Adventures Bookstore short story contest. during the senior term paper of Huckleberry Finn. In The contest, sponsored by the project. The article appeared in addition to analyzing the local children’s bookstore, was the October, 2010 issue of narrative itself, students have open to students in Tenafly and Talking Points. explored the controversies Demarest. The English surrounding the book since its Department would like to We also celebrate Mr. Gary publication and will also encourage all students with a Whitehead’s recent consider the topic of censorship passion for writing to submit publications, which include a through discussion of a recently their best work to the Bergen crossword puzzle in the Los published version of the text County High School Writing Angeles Times on January 6, that altered the controversial Contest. Submissions are due one in the Chronicle of Higher language of the original. at Bergen Community College Education on January 7 entitled on January 31. More “Mental Breakthroughs,” and a AP English Literature and information can be found in the forthcoming one in The New Composition students in Ms. THS English office (Room 212). York Times on January 18. Mr. Dana Maloney’s and Ms. Diana Whitehead’s short story, “Labor Ling’s classes are participating On February 5, Ms. Lori Day,” was just reprinted in the in a social action project as an Hampson will attend the 11th book, Love Story of the Trout, a extension of their study of annual Midwinter Writing collection of stories about fly- Edwidge Danticat’s collection of Conference sponsored by the fishing. In class, Mr. stories, The Dew Breaker. The National Writing Project at Whitehead’s AP students have work of the Haitian author has Rutgers University in New been busy studying Melville’s inspired them to connect with Brunswick, NJ. The event will novella, Benito Cereno, students in a Haitian include a keynote address by discovering the story’s brilliant elementary school by sending performance and slam poet, use of dramatic irony to point autobiographical story cards to Taylor Mali, and a selection out the evils of slavery. His the children through Tenafly from more than twenty students in Essential Topics of resident, Dr. Galit Sacajiu, practical workshops on the Literary Study are putting the whose work in Haiti has teaching of writing for finishing touches on their enabled her to deliver the cards secondary-level teachers. research essays on Vonnegut’s directly to the children. Slaughterhouse-Five and have Students in Ms. Megan Williams Congratulations to Ms. Dana just begun reading Hansberry’s and Ms. Nazife Bilali’s French Maloney, who was recently A Raisin in the Sun. In Intro to classes got involved in the published in Talking Points, a Creative Writing, Mr. project, serving as translators scholarly journal of the National Whitehead’s students are on the story cards. This Council of Teachers of English conducting presentations on fascinating interdisciplinary and (NCTE). Her article, “How Can published short stories, border-crossing project You Motivate High School focusing on useful techniques continues as students consider Seniors in an English Class?” new ways to connect with the 1 children with the help of their and the post a reaction to one medieval art to Renaissance teachers and Dr. Sacajiu. or both of them. The student art. responses were thoughtful, and Ms. Amanda Liu’s students in many students reported that Ms. Loffredo’s 9th grade Psychology and Literature also they enjoyed the assignment. students completed an took part in an interdisciplinary economic activity on “why project during the month of Students in eight different gasoline prices are increasing” December. For one week, Ms. World History West classes, in which they take on a variety Liu’s students met with Ms. taught by Ms. Celli, Ms. Cutrone of assigned roles and advise Kathy Acocella’s Child and Mr. Schlavis, used a Wiki to the President on the problem. Psychology students to discuss create a comprehensive online J.D. Salinger’s Nine Stories encyclopedia on the Middle Mathematics through the lens of psychology Ages. Each class was given a and traditional literary analysis. topic and then within each class Happy New Year! For students were broken up into mathematicians and Social Studies groups. Those groups were numerologists celebrating then given a subtopic to focus 1/1/11 was a big deal, not a In the spirit of the holiday on. The groups were New Deal, or a Raw Deal, or a season, Ms. Cutrone’s responsible for researching and Done Deal but a big ONE! It American Cultures Advanced writing an entry for the class was interesting to see whether class and Ms. Acocella’s Wiki. Once the Wiki was the New Year’s sunglasses for Regional Foods class worked complete the groups were 2011 would continue to be together to prepare a given an assignment in which popular since there were no Thanksgiving meal. The they used the information from longer two 0’s in the middle American Cultures students the class encyclopedia to (00) to cleverly form the lenses. each researched and presented analyze the affect the Middle The glasses were once again information about Thanksgiving Ages had on different European offered but were a stretch since and then worked with the foods nations. one of the eye holes had to be class to create a menu and in the 1. Now, ten days later prepare a traditional Students in Essential Topics of 1/11/11 is almost as fun – just Thanksgiving meal. The World History West, taught by wait until next November when presentations ranged from Ms. Celli, took a field trip to the it is 11/11/11! topics about the actual menu to Cathedral of St. John the Divine the historical explanations for and the Cloisters Museum in Math Team News: Thanksgiving. Manhattan to study medieval art. Students learned about Ms. Peggy Wissler, math Seniors in Ms. Barker’s US2 Gothic and Romanesque team advisor will administer classes are working on audio- architecture at Saint John the the AMC-10 and AMC-12, visual presentations of Divine and participated in a prerequisites to the memories of World War II. hands-on demonstration on the prestigious AMIE Some students will create video engineering of the flying competition, on February 8, presentations, others will create buttresses. They also 2011, during periods 1 and photostories. participated in a medieval art 2. Historically, THS class where they created students fare well on the Several teachers have been stained glass, illuminated exam with numerous exploring the learning potential manuscripts, and gargoyles and students qualifying for the of Wikis. Mrs. Kratz attended a chiseled limestone. At the AIME. Project Infusion session on Cloisters, students toured the Jonathan Zhu and Iaan creating Wikis and then created exhibit of medieval art dating Song are Tenafly’s top one, which had quotes from back to the 12th century. They scorers on the CML Thomas Jefferson as well as a then applied what they had Pythagorean Competitions, reading on slavery. Her learned on the field trip in in- contests designed students were told to read both class presentations comparing exclusively for freshmen. 2 Top scorers on the AMTNJ The end of the marking period ensure the safety of all drugs competition were Harrison is January 21st. At that time, that go to market, and talked Kashkin and Lingyi Zhang. some students will be making about the continuing research On the December BCML changes in their courses. Some that is performed to monitor competition was hosted by of these changes are level their long term safety. Students Tenafly. The January changes. Others are because were impressed with the competition was held 1/10 the semester courses of amount of money involved in at Riverdell. The January Trigonometry and Probability the development of each new NJML is slated for 1/20. have finished; students who drug – as much as 800 million had been in these courses will dollars. Mr. Chad Murray has been now study either Statistics or working with nine students on Discrete Math. the AHSA program to complete alternative assessments for the Students in Geometry, Algebra state to determine proficiency 2, and Precalculus classes will in Number Sense, Algebra, be taking placement tests the Geometry and Data Analysis. week of January 18th to help The December results indicated determine their that each student has recommendations for next year. successfully attained Each student will receive a On January 11, 2011, first and proficiency. recommendation from his or second semester Environmental her current teacher for the Science students along with Students in Mr. Megdanis and following academic year. The some AP Biology students were Mr. Johnson’s Trigonometry goal is to have students in treated to a “Lunch and Learn” classes will take the TRIG-STAR classes where they can be presentation by Hugh Carola, exam, sponsored by the New challenged and yet succeed. the director of the Hackensack Jersey Society of Professional Riverkeeper organization. Mr. Land Surveyors, the week of Science Carola spoke to the students January 18th. There is a about education and careers in monetary prize for the top environmental science and the scorer from each school that various types of advocacy work participates as well as for the environmental organizations do. top student in the county and In addition, Mr. Carola spent the state. The purposes of the some time discussing the local exam are: environmental issues of the Hackensack watershed, which 1. to promote the study of the Tenakill is a part of. trigonometry in high school On December 22nd, Orna and to promote excellence Bornstein spoke to first and On December 29th 2010, a in its mastery. second semester Human group of Tenafly students went 2. to acquaint high school Anatomy and Physiology to Rockefeller University to hear students with the use and students about the process of the annual holiday lecture practical application of drug development, from idea to presented by a distinguished trigonometry. market. Dr. Bornstein has a scientist to an audience of high 3. to build awareness of Ph.D. in Physiology and school students. The lecture surveying as a profession to currently works for Merck was give by Dr. Sohail Tavazoie students, counselors and Pharmaceuticals. Her of Rockefeller University. Dr. teachers. presentation explained the Tavazoie discussed with high decade long process of school students from the New This exam should provide an developing new pharmaceutical Jersey and New York area the excellent wrap up for students drugs, including all phases of processes by which cancer cells who have worked so hard to clinical trials. She stressed the gain the power to multiply and complete trigonometry. need for drug companies to spread. 3 World Languages anniversary of Italian effort benefited students both unification and focused on the here and in Haiti. For a student who wishes to themes of national identity, Art, spend the summer immersed in and History. In January, Ms. Students in Ms. Velez’s Spanish speaking a world language Christine Lee attended a club donated three carloads of other than English, now is the workshop entitled Web 2.0 gifts to the Healthy Families time to start considering a Tools to Teach, Learn, Bergen County Organization program--if he or she hasn’t Collaborate and Advocate for over the holidays. This is just already. Three programs in Languages sponsored by the one of the many service- which THS students have Foreign Language Educators of learning opportunities in which excelled in the past are the New Jersey (FLENJ). During students in the club can get Rassias Program, the Choate the workshop, Ms. Lee had the involved over the course of the Rosemary Hall Summer Study opportunity to examine on-line year. The Task Force, led by Abroad Program, and Concordia tools, such as Wiki spaces, Ms. Welfel, held its annual Language Villages. Both the Vokis, Toondoo, Wordle, Holiday Party in late December. Rassias and Choate programs Voxopop, Flickr tools, Piclits, Over 100 youngsters from offer study in Chinese, French, and Google Docs and how Paterson were present to take and Spanish. This information these tools can enhance part in the festivities. can be accessed at students’ critical thinking www.rassias.com and activities. Ms. Lisa Betti is filling in for Ms. www.choate.edu/summerprogr Laura Astorina for the ams/intl_summerprograms.aspx Speaking of Wiki spaces, Ms. remainder of the first semester . The Concordia Language Williams continues to in Italian 1, 2 Honors, and 3. Villages offer study in Chinese, encourage her students to Finally, Japanese teacher Ms. French, Italian, Japanese, and engage in written and spoken Chizu Kennedy happily Spanish in addition to other dialogue with students in informed us the birth of her languages, including Arabic and France through the use of twin boys, Owen Hiroto and Portuguese. Information about Voicethread and blogs on her James Tomohiro, in mid- Concordia is at French classes wiki pages. Ms. November. All are doing well in www.concordialanguagevillages Pelaez-Martinez also has her in family and we send our .org. Students not only have students working with Voki and congratulations to Sensei the opportunity for formal Glogster as part of a project on Kennedy! language instruction in these sports in the Communication programs, but, more and Culture 3 class. ELL importantly, use it and experience local culture Mrs. Bilali’s and Mrs. Williams’ The ELL department would like throughout their day-to-day students of French collaborated to take this opportunity to wish experiences with friends and with Ms. Maloney’s students of you a Happy New Year. We host families. English on the Haiti Project. hope 2011 will be filled with Students translated story cards new learning experiences for A few teachers in the World (originally created by AP all. Language department recently English students) into French attended workshops. In entitled “Mon Histoire” and then In Ms. Derdemezis’ ELL class, December, Ms. Laura Astorina, recorded the stories for beginning students are working Ms. Pasqualina Fiordilino, and students in a Haitian on a unit called “Full House.” Ms. Beatriz Pelaez-Martinez elementary school. Through They have been discussing attended a workshop at the the coordination of Ms. medical implications of multiple New York headquarters of the Maloney, the stories and births and what is considered Italian American Committee on recordings were transported by typical family size in their native Education (IACE). The Dr. Galit Sacajiu and this countries. Ms. Edelman’s workshop, entitled "I LUOGHI interdisciplinary collaborative intermediate ELLs are focusing DELL’UNITA’ D’ITALIA," on trends in the workplace and commemorated the 150th the ways work is changing. 4 They are comparing the launched a series of on line In Guitar I and II, students are workplace as seen in their resources on the topic of working on improving their readings with the workplace in transition from high school to listening skills and group their native countries. The college and adult life. This site playing ability as they play advanced ELLs interviewed contains valuable resources Greensleeves and Moorish each other about a transition in that are intended to assist Dance. The band is rehearsing their lives and presented the students and their families to Bobsled Run and Italian Holiday interview to the class. understand what to do for for the concert. The Honors successful transition to happen, Band is rehearsing Malaguena In language arts, Mrs. Kratz’s and how to do it. as they concentrate on cleaning beginners have begun reading http://www.state.nj.us/educatio rhythms. They are also The Black Cat. They discussed n/specialed/transition/ working on getting triplet the setting and wrote a figures in Irish Washerwoman. description of the characters Fine and Practical Arts In Public Speaking, Mr. Ahn- based on pictures. The Department Cooper’s students have been intermediates are reading Moby discussing the difference Dick. They learned about the Music and the Performing between a historically famous life and times of the author, Arts Department speech presentation and an Herman Melville. They also informative speech. Students learned about the whaling There is very good news from presented their own informative industry past and present. The the music department. The speeches to the class. Students advanced students are reading annual Region Choir, Band and in Introduction to Acting classes Jane Eyre. They engaged in Orchestra auditions were held worked in collaborative groups discussions about life during on Saturday, January 8, 2011, to prepare a 5-10 minute skit nineteenth century England to at Mahwah High School. Our which includes a conflict that is gain an understanding of the students took part in individual resolved by the end. era. As students continue to auditions with impressive read, they are analyzing the results. Twenty THS students Visual Arts two characters, Jane and Mr. were selected. One student Rochester. was selected twice! Our Ms. Nagel’s drawing classes congratulations go out to all were introduced to Chiaroscuro. Special Education who auditioned as well as all They used the five properties of those who were selected. Go light to recreate the soft Training on the implementation tigers! modeling of light and shade of our new web-based Special that gave the illusion of Education Management and The music department is volume, space, mass and depth Individualized Educational Plan showcasing their talent at the on a two dimensional surface. (IEP) program for teachers is THS Winter Concert which will In her painting classes, Ms. being rescheduled. The new take place on Thursday, Nagel’s students painted a procedure for entering IEP January 13th at 7:00 in the circle using the five properties goals and objectives will begin auditorium. Mr. Millar’s Honors of light to create the illusion of during this year’s annual review Choir SATB students are a three dimensional sphere. process starting next month. working on Send in the Clowns, Special education teachers and selected pieces from West Side Ms. Pacheco’s Art Experience case managers will be Story and Chichester Psalms as classes are working with gathering placement they prepare for the concert. symmetrical, asymmetrical and information this month to The Honors Orchestra is also all over paintings. Once their prepare for our annual preparing for the concert drawings are completed, reconfiguration meeting rehearsing Academic Festival students paint with watercolor scheduled for February 1. Overture which incorporates pencils and watercolor. In 3-D the wind instruments from Design, students created their The New Jersey Department of Honors Band. own hand plaques using Education web site has recently accurate hand sign language, 5 realistic details and a pleasing a correlation between the two the nature of inventory and its color scheme. classes. Ms. Acocella’s Regional cost. Cuisine students worked with Ms. Kirschbaum’s Computer Ms. Cutrone’s American Physical Eduation, Family Graphics class was introduced Cultures class to create a Life & Driver’s Education to Adobe Flash web animation Thanksgiving celebration for software. They learned how to students of both classes to Ms. Capone’s Teen PEP group shape, tween or morph one enjoy. has wrapped up a strong first image into another. In half of the year. In September Computer Animation Honors, Business Teen PEP received and students added audio and video Exemplary rating from the special effects to their In Personal Financial Literacy, Princeton Center for Leadership environmental project. They Ms. Baker’s students constructed Training. To quote, “Program are now engaging in an in a check register in Excel using a Assessment, which details the depth training in Adobe After formula to calculate balances. measures employed to assess Effect. Mr. Alesandro’s students are programs. Your program has focusing on a unit on state and received 10 out of ten possible Family & Consumer Science federal taxes. All students points and has successfully met continue to work on their stock all program requirements for Ms. Acocella’s Child simulation projects. In business the 2009-2010 academic Development classes took part economics, students discussed years. As such, your program is in a teleconference with the how a credit card could be an designated as Exemplary. Center for Puppetry located in asset or a liability. Discussions Congratulations!” In November, Atlanta. Together with their took place based on the new Teen PEP went over to the preschoolers, students took credit card laws. In Technology middle school family life classes part in an interactive activity Information Systems, students and presented three about gingerbread men. The created and presented a Power workshops. A workshop on children in our preschool lab Point presentation to the class. puberty was presented to the saw skits, heard stories and After completing this project, sixth grade, postponing sexual made their own gingerbread students learned about involvement to the seventh puppets. This was the hyperlinks, transition and slide grade and HIV/AIDS to the culminating activity for the end formats and music and how they eighth grade. On December 1 of the semester with the can enhance a Power Point the Teen PEP also presented a preschoolers. presentation. They created HIV/AIDS workshop to 400 another Power Point students from around the State Ms. Johnson and Ms. Acocella presentation using these at the Clinton Inn for the classes have been participating enhancements. Accounting 1 World Youth AIDS Day. in interdisciplinary projects. students have been journalizing Ms. Johnson’s Experience with sales, cash receipts, cash Senior Peers had a very Foods students created the payments and other successful retreat in the fall as delicious appetizers and transactions. They have also they traveled to Frost Valley for desserts served during the been posting to accounts a weekend of intensive training madrigal Festival. Ms. payable ledgers, accounts and bonding. Seniors have met Johnson’s students worked with receivable ledgers and to with the freshman four times Ms. Caust’s Spanish classes on general ledgers from a general this year and they have bonded a rainforest activity. Their journal. Accounting 2 students with their groups and have culminating activity was to work completed the direct write off aided with the freshman’s together to make gum. Ms. method of uncollectible transition to high school. Under Acocella’s Child Psychology accounts. They completed the the guided experience of students worked with Ms. Liu’s allowance uncollectible account Veteran Advisor Janet Gould Psychology in Literature class and identified and completed an the teens are able to run analyzing a short story by accounts receivable turnover quality discussions with the Salinger. All the students drew ratio. They are also focusing on freshman. They also have had 6 guest speakers on the topics of in a teleconference with the types and uses of composites Suicide and eating disorders. Center for Puppetry located in and plastics. Students are also Atlanta. Together with their measuring, cutting and sanding Our Driver Education classes preschoolers, students took phases of their acrylic photo have had a number of Tenafly part in an interactive activity frame projects. Police officers and detectives about gingerbread men. The come in as guest speakers on children in our preschool lab Athletics the topic of teen driving. saw skits, heard stories and made their own gingerbread Our fall season ended on a very Ms. Acocella’s Child puppets. This was the positive note with the Tiger Development classes took part culminating activity for the end football team winning our in a teleconference with the of the semester with the annual Thanksgiving Day game Center for Puppetry located in preschoolers. against Dumont HS by a score Atlanta. Together with their of 14-6. The girls tennis team preschoolers, students took Ms. Johnson and Ms. Acocella needs to be congratulated on part in an interactive activity classes have been participating their league and county about gingerbread men. The in interdisciplinary projects. championships. children in our preschool lab Ms. Johnson’s Experience with Of notice was Tenafly having saw skits, heard stories and Foods students created the two freshman named First made their own gingerbread delicious appetizers and Team All-Bergen County this puppets. This was the desserts served during the year. Josette Norris (X- culminating activity for the end madrigal Festival. Ms. country) and Rima Asatrian of the semester with the Johnson’s students worked with (tennis) joined senior Akiko preschoolers. Ms. Caust’s Spanish classes on Okuda in garnering this high Ms. Johnson and Ms. Acocella a rainforest activity. Their achievement. Akiko brought an classes have been participating culminating activity was to work end to an illustrious career by in interdisciplinary projects. together to make gum. Ms. being selected by the Newark Ms. Johnson’s Experience with Acocella’s Child Psychology Star Ledger as the North Jersey Foods students created the students worked with Ms. Liu’s Tennis Player of the Year. The delicious appetizers and Psychology in Literature class following athletes earned first desserts served during the analyzing a short story by team all league recognition this madrigal Festival. Ms. Salinger. All the students drew past fall in the first season for Johnson’s students worked with a correlation between the two the new Big North Conference: Ms. Caust’s Spanish classes on classes. Ms. Acocella’s Regional Akiko Okuda (tennis), Courtney a rainforest activity. Their Cuisine students worked with Lee (tennis), Rima Asatrian culminating activity was to work Ms. Cutrone’s American (tennis),, Nicole Byron together to make gum. Ms. Cultures class to create a (tennis),, Ada Lin (tennis),, Acocella’s Child Psychology Thanksgiving celebration for Hannah Miller(tennis), Tessa students worked with Ms. Liu’s students of both classes to Rubach (tennis), Elliot Sackler Psychology in Literature class enjoy. (soccer), Attila Yaman (soccer), analyzing a short story by Eryn Henderson (soccer), Julie Salinger. All the students drew Technology Siegler (volleyball), Anna Bruno a correlation between the two (volleyball), Josette Norris (X- classes. Ms. Acocella’s Regional In Wood and Metal Design, country), Paul Hammersma Cuisine students worked with students are working on their (football), Ryan Lubatkin Ms. Cutrone’s American scroll saw, wooden signs, (football), Tyler Durr (football), Cultures class to create a cutting boards, wire mobiles David Gaines (football), Zach Thanksgiving celebration for and stained glass projects. In Rush (football) and Billy Tesher students of both classes to Invention, Design and (football). enjoy. Technology, students are using laptop computers to read and Our winter athletic teams are in Ms. Acocella’s Child understand machine and tool the midst of their season with Development classes took part safety as well as the various all teams looking forward to 7 various county and state group. It brought together University of Maryland. tournaments. Of note is the counselors from many Bergen Becoming familiar with college boys basketball and boys County high schools that are campuses and their swimming teams undefeated currently using Naviance. surrounding areas is extremely starts for the season. The boys Counselors were able to share valuable when working with basketball team also won the best practices and gain new Tenafly students and parents. Tenafly Holiday Tournament ideas for increasing student this year for the 2nd year in a usage and improving Mrs. Messinger will be row while the boys swimming communication between attending a special program for team won the Katie Conrad counselors, students and guidance counselors during the Relay Carnival to start off their parents. Impressively, Tenafly February break at Wheaton season on the right foot. is one of only a few schools College in Massachusetts where using Naviance E-docs for both she will actually get a behind Go Tigers!!!! counselor and teacher the scenes look at the recommendations. Susan is admissions review process first School Counseling looking forward to upcoming hand. This is an incredible meetings and is eager to share opportunity for only a small On December 15th, 2010 the her expertise and enthusiasm. number of counselors around School Counseling Department the country. She is looking was pleased to host, Dorothy Congratulations to all our forward to sharing the Gillard, Vice President of seniors! Many of our students information learned with Student Financial Services, from have already been accepted to colleagues as well as any Lincoln Educational Services. some of the most selective and students and families that are For those who were unable to rigorous colleges and interested. attend this informative evening, universities through the Early a link to her PowerPoint has Action and Early Decision Ms. Murphy has been actively been created on our School process. Reminder to ALL meeting with the 9th graders Counseling website. On seniors….college acceptance is and going to different elective Thursday 2/10/11 at 7:30 PM, conditional upon maintaining courses to be better able to talk in the Tenafly Library Media current grades. Do not become to her students about their Cente,r we are pleased to a senioritis statistic! options. On January 20th she welcome, in conjunction with will be part of the 8th grade the HSA, Joie Jager-Hyman “Guidance Counselors hit the parent night. author of the Fat Envelope road.” Frenzy. All are welcome! Reminder: Planning Night for In an effort to keep informed incoming 8th Graders is on Reminder to seniors and their and up to date, counselors Thursday, January 20th at 7 PM parents: The FAFSA (Free make every effort to travel and in the Tenafly Library Media Application for Federal Student visit colleges. On November Center. Aid) is now available online at 18th, 19th and 20th, Mr. Santoro http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ If you visited a number of colleges in Students and parents it is not are applying for financial aid, the Washington D.C. area. too early to be thinking about you must fill out the FAFSA Many Tenafly students are summer programs! form. Please check filing interested in International deadlines with each individual programs and the D.C colleges Summer can be an excellent institution you are applying to. have an abundant amount of time for students to branch out excellent internship programs in from classic, book and Ms. Patterson recently attended that discipline. During his classroom learning and enrich a Naviance Users Group travels, Mr. Santoro visited their lives (and resume) with meeting at Ramapo Indian Hills Georgetown University, hands-on, experiential learning. High School in Oakland, New American University, Johns Today, colleges are not only Jersey. This was the first Hopkins University, George looking for evidence of meeting of the newly formed Washington University and the academic prowess, but are 8 looking for the unique and Hannah LeClair, current seniors minimize attendance issues at “expanded” individual. The Catie Cooper, Melissa Ehrlich, the end of the semester. Tenafly High School Counseling Gargi Padki, Jeannette Kim and Department has information on Rachel Waltman helped to Class time is prime time. a wide variety of summer organize and create a congenial Frequent calls to classrooms by programs from which our and inviting atmosphere for all. our Attendance Office to ask students can benefit. Here are The event – which has become students to retrieve items just a few of so many to choose a popular forum for students to dropped off by parents can from: share their creative abilities (or hinder the teaching and Summer internships at hidden talents!) – is sure to learning process. In an college campuses here and remain a THS tradition. attempt to minimize abroad for 2-6 weeks interruptions to classes in Scuba diving and sailing As we brave the harsh winter session, we are asking that voyages months, please be mindful of parents limit their deliveries of Study art in Florence, Italy our school attendance policies lunches, books, etc. to our Take college courses at and procedures as outlined in Attendance Office to times of Harvard our Tiger Q. On days of the day when students have Service Learning in Paris inclement weather, please allow lunch or a free period. Items Study Architecture at extra time to arrive at school. will be then be labeled with the Carnegie Mellon Students are expected to be in student’s name and the Learn Spanish in Spain, class, seated and ready to learn responsibility will rest with the Work outdoors with a by 7:55 a.m. If your child will student to pick up his/her Conservation Association be absent from or tardy to belongings. Thank you for your and so much more… school, please contact our cooperation in helping our Attendance Office at extension procedures to run smoothly. Students are encouraged to 6635 that same morning. In stop by and speak with their the case of a long term or A MESSAGE FROM THE THS guidance counselor to learn chronic illness, please provide HOME SCHOOL more! the school nurse with a doctor’s ASSOCIATION note verifying such absence Support Services upon your child’s return to Happy New Year! The following school. is some information about a THS kicked off the holiday few upcoming events at THS: season with its second winter Students are limited to 9 THS Coffeehouse – an “artsy” absences per semester course MOCK ACT TESTING – event featuring the vocal, and 4 per quarter course. Final Saturday, February 5, 2011 instrumental, oratory and notification and loss of credit On Saturday, February 5th, “other” talents of our student will occur when a student the H.S.A. will be teaming up body. Set in true “coffeehouse” reaches 10 or 5 days of with Princeton Review to offer style, the audience witnessed a absence respectively. students the opportunity to mélange of performances which take a Mock ACT test. Results included vocal and instrumental Beginning in the second will be sent directly to each acts and recitations of dramatic semester, students/parents will student’s family from Princeton works, including some original receive a first Review. Experience the test student and faculty poems and notification/warning when a anxiety free! If your child is essays. More than thirty student reaches 6 days of interested in taking the MOCK student and faculty entertainers absence in any one class. In ACT test, please register by kept the standing-room only the past, such notification was completing the flyer at the end crowd rockin’ for several received at 7 days of absence. of this newsletter and returning enjoyable hours. Committed to We are hopeful that this earlier it to the THS office (19 keeping the momentum warning will help to expedite Columbus Drive, Tenafly, NJ generated by last year’s our attendance procedures and 07670, Attn: H.S.A.) as soon as seniors, Melissa Tier and possible. For more information, 9 please contact Judy Siboni at 75 THS staff members who stay event a success (we apologize 201-686-1021 or beyond the normal school day in advance if we inadvertently [email protected]. to assist with the event. To left anyone’s name off the list): help make the event a success COLLEGE ADMISSIONS and show our appreciation for The Aronson Family, The PRESENTATION – Thursday, the THS staff, we need parent Basista Family, The Bolkin February 10, 2011 volunteers to donate food Family, The Blady-Stern Family, Mark your calendars: On and/or money to help purchase The Brambani Family, The Thursday, February 10th, at refreshments. We need Breakfield Family, The 7:30 p.m. in the THS Library sandwiches, salads, desserts Brensilber Family, The Brisman Media Center, the H.S.A. and and fruit platters. If you are Family, The Cadmus Family, School Counseling Office will able to donate any of these The Caine Family, The Castaldo co-sponsor a presentation by items, please send us an email Family, The Chen Family, the Joie Jager-Hyman, writer, at [email protected] and let us Cohen Family, The Cooper researcher, and internationally know what you can provide. If Family, The DiSalvo Family, The acclaimed expert on the college you would rather donate money Dweck Family, The Eckert admissions process. Her first towards the purchase of food Family, The Elkin Family, The book, Fat Envelope Frenzy: One and drink items, it would be Fearon Family, The Feingold Year, Five Promising Students most appreciated as well. Family, The Field Family, the and the Pursuit of the Ivy Checks should be made payable Furer Family, The Gershon League Prize, was called “an to the THS H.S.A. and mailed to Family, The Goldfarb Family, engaging book that every the THS Office, 19 Columbus The Goldman Family, The parent of a high school student Drive, Tenafly, NJ 07670 Attn: Gordon Family, The Grabell will want to read” by the Wall H.S.A./Olympics. We hope you Family, The Halman Family, Street Journal. Jager-Hyman will consider supporting this The Herlich Family, The served as Assistant Director of exciting event! Herrmann Family, The Kamil Admissions for Dartmouth Judy Siboni and Naomi Family, The Kesslen Family, College, where she read and Waltman The Kovar Family, The Kutnick evaluated thousands of THS H.S.A. Co-Presidents Family, The Kwon Family, The applications. She went on to ([email protected]) Lafferty Family, The Lavin receive a doctorate in education Family, The Mackler Family, policy at Harvard, concentrating THANK YOU FROM THE HSA The McDermott Family, The her research on the transition Meisel Family, The Mikesh- from high school to college. We Many thanks to the H.S.A. Staff Schults Family, The Nachum hope all THS students and Holiday Luncheon Committee Family, The Omens Family, The parents will join us for what for doing such a spectacular job Ozer Family, The Pomeranz promises to be an informative on this year’s luncheon. The Family, The Reich Family, The and engaging presentation. faculty and staff greatly Rios Family, The Rothman appreciated all the hard work Family, The Rubach Family, The THS OLYMPICS – Friday, and effort of the many parent Rudin Family, The Schindler March 11, 2011 volunteers. Our deepest Family, The Schults Family, The On Friday, March 11th, Tenafly gratitude to our fabulous Schwartz Family, The Segal- High School will hold its annual committee chairs who did a Warner Family, The Siboni Student Olympics. Freshman, great job organizing and Family, The Siegler Family, The sophomores, juniors and executing the luncheon: Judy Sokolow Family, The Somerville seniors will compete against Furer, Kim Halman, Judi Family, The Stegman Family, each other in fun and Herrmann, Harriett Nachum, The Suchoff-Hershbein Family, challenging events throughout Margo Tucker, and Melanie The Tucker Family, The the school day. Some of the Zingler. Waltman Family, The Weinberg events will extend beyond Family, The Weingast Family, regular school hours. It is a Our kudos to the following The Yu Family, The Zingler tradition to provide food and families who contributed food Family, The Ziv Family beverages to the approximately or money to help make the 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 students in all grades the opportunity to take a Mock SAT I test on Saturday, January 8, 2011, and a Mock ACT Test on Saturday, February 5, 2011. The tentative snow date is March 5, 2011.

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: ______

Email: ______Phone #: ______

Choose from the following options (Please check all that apply):

Saturday, January 8, 2010 _____ Mock SAT I

Saturday, February 5, 2010 _____ Mock ACT

COST IS $25.00 PER SESSION. PLEASE RETURN FORM ASAP. PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO THE “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 help enrich our children’s education.

Questions: Email Judy Siboni at [email protected].

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