May 2017

GOODNEWSThe Ewing Public SchoolsJune 2005

Due to budget restraintsNO Summer School Programs

will be offered by the Ewing Public Schools

during the Summer of 2005.

Safety TownJune 30 - July 11

Contact: Jean Conrad609-538-9800 x1302

for application

On April 18, 2005 Ms. Chiavuzzo, Mrs. Walker and 30 Ewing High School freshmen joined several Mercer County high school and college students, and politicians to hear a presentation given by Mikhail Gorbachev at the Sovereign Bank Arena. Gorbachev was the last communist leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991. During his term he instituted various policies including his political policy of Glasnost and economic policy

Ewing High Students Attend Gorbachev PresentationWhitney Lewis, EHS Freshman

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The recipients of the 2005 Teacher of the Year Awards were honored at a luncheon on April 29th. Jan Fay, 2004 Mercer County Teacher of the Year, was a guest speaker. 1st row (L to R): Joan Zuckerman, Principal Antheil; Sharon Solomon, Lore; Jan Fay, 2004 Mercer County Teacher of the Year; Inetta Emery, Principal Parkway; Danielle Miller, EHS; Superintendent Ray Broach. 2nd row: Darrell Jackson, Principal FMS; Donna Andreas, Antheil; Don Barnett, FMS; Betsy Turgeon, Parkway; Rodney Logan, Principal EHS.

Nearly sixty years since Allied forces liberated the Nazi concentration camps, the now elderly survivors of the Holocaust are turning to a new generation to preserve their testimony about their wartime experiences for future generations. Holocaust survivors are steadily dwindling in number. Many have made it their mission to educate the world that anti-Semitism and racism easily lead to murder, and to speak about the horrors they and their families suffered. With the passing of time, it has become urgent to find a new generation to continue the survivors’ mission and tell their stories after the survivors can no longer do so. On April 12, the Adopt-a-Survivor (AAS) program was introduced to the Trenton area at Ewing High School. Six Holocaust survivors were adopted by twelve Ewing High sophomores. The adopted survivors—Moshe Gimlan, Vera Goodkin, Marion Lewin, Ruth Lubitz, Charles Rojer and Jack Zaifman—were originally from Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Belgium. The AAS program pairs a survivor with one or more students. The students embark on a joint journey with the survivor through discussions about life before, during and after the Holocaust. Participating students will be able to represent the survivor and tell the survivor’s story with accuracy and feeling in the years to come. In addition, each student makes a commitment to tell the survivor’s story in a public venue in the year 2045, a hundred years after the liberation of Auschwitz. The twelve student adopters are Dave Angebranndt, Tyler Barnes, Annie Cook, Liz Dunham, Emily Everett, Curtis Fornarotto, Vildana Hajric, Devon Jones, Jen Meade, Billy O’Callaghan, Nikyta Sharma and Melysa Wilson.

Adopt-a-Survivor Program Begins at Ewing High School

Teacher of the Year Recipients are Honored

of Perestroika. His policies reopened churches, released political prisoners, and lifted bans on previously censored books. The 20th anniversary of Perestroika was one of the essential themes of Gorbachev’s presentation. The policy’s main goal was to make the Soviet economic system more efficient. Perestroika involved the transfer of control from the government to the business owners. This policy

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EHS Senior Caroline Unger Honored

Ewing High School Senior Caroline Unger was recently awarded the prestigious NJPSA (New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Asso-ciation) Student Lead-ership Scholarship.

Only 25 of the scholarships are awarded state-wide and they are given to high school students who demonstrate leadership and achievement in co-curricular school activities.

Unger, an excellent student, is also a member of the Key Club, National Honor Society, and Project Unify. She is president of the Student Council and the Sports Medicine Club. She has also participated in the school musicals, both on stage and in the pit, and was in the Concert/Marching Band. Unger also serves as EHS Liaison to the Board of Education.

Unger, who will attend The University of Pittsburgh, will be honored at a luncheon on May 17th at NJPSA in Monroe Township, NJ and receive a $2,500 scholarship as part of the award.

Ewing Schools Student Success Stories!

Business students from Ewing High School won Gold at the 2017 Virtual International Trade Show Competition held in New York City.

Five students from Mr. Perricone’s Interna-tional Business Practice Firm class participated in the Virtual International Trade Show (VITS).

The trade show is the largest exhibition of practice businesses in the United States. This annual competition brings together more than 3,000 students, educators, business leaders, in-dustry professionals, and budding entrepreneurs from over 40 countries.

During this event, students from Ewing High School’s virtual company, Piece of Cake, Inc., set out to design and build a booth at the Virtual Enterprises International Trade Show. The trade

Two standout EHS senior athletes, who both have certainly left their mark in the athletic are-na, have made their college choices.

EHS field hockey standout, captain Jade Hall, a prolific offensive threat for the upstart Blue Devils, will continue her athletic career at St. Thomas Aquinas College.

EHS football/basketball star Edamiyon Doggett committed to continue his athletic career at Dela-ware Valley University. Doggett was a record-setting quarterback for the division-title winning football team, and earned numerous awards and accolades as a guard on the State Sectional Cham-pion Blue Devils basketball team.

show booth competition allows companies to highlight their product(s) and/or service(s) and to increase sales of their company. Students were judged on the following criteria:

• First Impressions: At first glance, how well does the booth grab your attention and draw you in?

• Content: How well does the booth uniquely reflect the company, its product(s) and/or service(s)?

• Presentation: To what degree is the booth displayed in a professional manner? Is the booth neat, clean, and does it make efficient use of space and resources?

• Staffing: To what degree is the booth adequately staffed by company employees?

EHS’ Piece of Cake Team, which consists of Reese Hunt, Elton Patenaude, Justin Macellaro, Anthony Torres and Miles McCoy, walked away with top honors in the competition.

“We are very proud of our students,” Mr. Per-ricone stated. “They worked very hard, and it was a very competitive field. It was an honor to represent Ewing High School, and I thank them for their efforts.”

EHS Students Win Gold at NYC Trade Show!

EHS Student-Athletes Commit to Colleges

Seniors Teaching And Reaching Students is the acronym for the STARS program at Lore School. STARS was started ten years ago by for-mer Ewing High School Spanish teacher, former Ewing Board of Education Vice President, and current senior citizen Mary Lou Kramli. After ten years, the program is still helping students learn and make senior citizens feel productive.

STAR volunteers assist students in multiple ways, tutoring students in reading, writing, math, science and social studies. They work in the li-brary shelving books, teach Spanish lessons, help in Art class, assist the vocal music teacher, and one STARS volunteer even brings a therapy dog to school so students can read to the dog.

“I feel the biggest thing STARS can do is re-late their life experiences from 40 or 50 years ago,” said Mrs. Kramli.

“Children look forward to the visits from the STARS and benefit from the tutoring. The seniors

enjoy their time at school socializing with teach-ers, meeting other volunteers and interacting with children,” said Principal Edward Chmiel.

Have some free time? If you are interested in becoming a STARS member at Lore School, please contact the main office at (609) 538-9800 Extension 6101 or email Mr. Edward Chmiel, the Principal at Lore School, at echmiel@ewingboe.org.

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Fisher Middle School proudly presents Dis-ney’s The Little Mermaid, Jr. There will be four shows: Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 6:30 PM, Fri-day, May 5th at 6:30 PM, Saturday, May 6th at 2:00 PM and again at 6:30 PM.

This show is dedicated in loving memory to Lauren Tenaglia, who will always be remem-bered for making a difference by touching so many lives with her infectious smile and shining heart. Mrs. Tenaglia brought musicals to FMS, first with Annie, Jr., then The Wizard of Oz, and now The Little Mermaid, Jr.

Shark Tank at LoreStudents from the Lore School 4ACE class-

room were delighted to meet Mr. Jeremy Kestler, inventor of the Laundrapak. Kestler elaborately showed students the lengthy but rewarding pro-cess of inventing a new product. Students were able to see several prototypes that were created during the production and had the opportunity to critique the Laundrapak’s design, as well as ask numerous questions about his experience.

Students connected with Kestler because they are currently designing and developing their own products for a Shark Tank Unit of the 4ACE pro-gram. Over the past several weeks, students iden-tified a real-world problem that exists and are working to create a unique product to fix the issue.

Students were able to connect with Kestler’s inspirational advice that perseverance is key as an inventor. Once all products are designed, business plans written, and prototypes created, Mr. Kestler plans to return to the 4ACE classroom as a guest Shark.

8th Grade County Day of Dialogue

Fisher Middle School 8th Grader Natalie Staub represented the Ewing Schools at the first annual 8th Grade Day of Dialogue on March 30th, held at Lawrence High School and sponsored by the Mercer County School Boards Association.

School Board members and administrators from around Mercer County attended the event, which was devoted to giving officials a better understand-ing of student needs and issues as they transition into high school. Eighth graders from schools around the county participated in a panel discussion on topics such as academic pressure, the value of extracurricular activities, and college preparation.

“Natalie was an outstanding ambassador of Fisher and the Ewing Public Schools,” Superinten-dent Michael Nitti remarked. “She handled each question with poise and confidence, and provided insightful commentary. It was a very nice event.”

Captain Jeff Lenarski of the Prospect Heights Fire Company visited with Mrs. Cline’s second grade class to pick up snack donations and thank you cards from Parkway School staff and students as part of ‘Feed the Fire’. Parkway School’s Jr. Paws members helped collect and organize donations.

‘Feed the Fire’ was created by Weston Keeton’s parents as a way of honoring their son’s life, a seven year old child who died of pulmonary hy-pertension. Weston loved and wanted to be a fire-fighter, and fireman from all over the world ad-opted Weston as one of their crew. To pay forward the kindness that Weston received from firefight-ers during his health struggles, they created ‘Feed the Fire’ as a way to support local fire companies.

Weston’s parents used social media to connect with family and friends on Weston’s Facebook

Parkway’s Jr. Paws Proud to Be Weston’s Warriorsgroup and titled themselves Weston’s Warriors. Today the site also helps families feel confident in regards to medical decisions, funding sources and become educated on childhood diseases.

FMS Presents Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Jr.With the support of co-directors Heather Riehl

and Ariel Swain and many others who volun-teered to make this possible, this talented group of students was able to work hard and collaborate to perform this musical. The 75-minute musical, designed for middle-school aged performers, is based on the 2008 Broadway production and the 1989 animated feature film. This classic Disney show contains all of the songs from the Academy Award® winning animated feature film, as well as three new songs from the Broadway show.

The Little Mermaid, Jr. takes place in a magical kingdom beneath the sea, where a beautiful young mermaid named Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first she will have to defy King Triton, her father and king of all the sea, escape the clutches of Ursula, the evil sea witch, and convince Prince Eric that she’s the girl with the perfect voice. Will Prince Eric come to the rescue or can Sebastian, Scuttle and Flounder save Ariel and her world from Ursula’s domination?

Join us in this amazing world ‘Under the Sea’ to see what happens! Tickets are $7 and are available now (email fisherplay@yahoo.com to purchase or call 609-731-3765) and will also be sold at the door.

The Wellness elective class at Ewing High School celebrated the start of the spring season by breaking ground on the Ewing High School

EHS Wellness Class School Gardengarden. The school garden is part of the high school’s Wellness Committee and is designed to help unite the school community through a cross-curriculum based outdoor classroom. Several classes, clubs and activities will be able to work together and utilize the area. Over time, the school garden would be sufficient enough to provide the culinary classes with various fruits and vegetables and donate to local food shelters. Students will learn about sustainable living and be able to bring that knowledge home to their families.

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Wednesday, March 15th marked the final Fisher Student vs. Fac-ulty basketball game in which Principal Brower will ever play at Fisher Middle School. ‘Bitter-sweet’ best describes the emotions that filled the atmosphere. This was

‘Break Away Brower’s’ final game! She has been wearing the number 12 and serving as point guard since the first official Student vs. Faculty game in 1995. Her nickname, ‘Break Away Brower’ is the perfect description of her skills on the basketball court. Her savvy play on fast breaks wears out the

Antheil Elementary School brought the community together to celebrate their annual Literacy Festival. To kick-off the Literacy Festival with an excit-ing bang. The very tal-ented and local author, Lisa Funari Willever,

dropped by to do an author reading to the whole school. She explained that she’s been writing since she was in the third grade and would write stories every day, even on the weekends! She loves what she does and considers herself to be a full-time mom, and a night-time author who trav-

What do you like best about Ewing High School? I like the many extracurricular activities and classes offered at Ewing High School because there is always something for everyone to be a part of.

Who is your favorite teacher(s) or coach and why? Mr. Perricone, Mr. Ballek, and mentors from the robotics team are my favorite teachers because they taught me many lessons that have made a huge impact on my life.

In which activities do you participate? Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Robotics, Chess/Gaming Club, Track & Field, and Tennis are the activities I participate in while attending Ewing High School.

What is your favorite memory of high school? I enjoyed almost every moment of high school, but my favorite memories came from the Robot-ics team when building the robot at the shop and driving the robot at competitions.

What do you do outside of school? I would volunteer at different places in the past. However, in the last two years, my free time has been spent doing robotics activities and school work.

What are your plans after you graduate? After high school, I plan on attending a tertiary education institution to learn about engineering.

Where do you see yourself in five years? In five years I should be finished with my education and will decide what’s next.

Senior Spotlight: Meet Jack Rivas

Parkway Musical MondaysThe Ewing Public Schools had the honor of

hosting the Odyssey of the Mind State Finals at Ewing High School on April 8, 2017. Two of our district teams qualified to compete at finals, Antheil Elementary School and Fisher Middle School Varsity team. In order to qualify, the teams placed 2nd in their division at the Lighthouse Regional

tournament in March held at The Pen-nington School.

The Ewing Public Schools were well represented at the Lighthouse Tour-nament with teams from Ewing High School, two teams from Fisher Middle School, and Antheil, Lore and Parkway Elementary Schools.

Odyssey of the Mind is an international educational program that provides creative problem-solving opportunities for stu-dents from kindergarten through college. Team members apply their creativity to solve problems which range from build-ing mechanical devices to presenting

their own interpretation of literary classics.

els all over the world visiting schools. Students were mesmerized by her storytelling abilities and exhilarating novels!

Later that evening, students and parents were brought together to explore and participate in many literacy activities set up around the school. Some of these activities included the 10th annual ‘Living Museum’ presented by our first grade students, the Ewing Police and Fire Safety outreach program, a Literacy tech center to create your own storyboard on the computer, as well as story time told by our guest of honor, The Cat in the Hat. The evening brought every-one in the community together to discover fun and exciting ways to incorporate literacy into our everyday lives.

Antheil Celebrates Their Annual Literary Festival!

opposition and leads to points on the board. Her entrance to Frank Sinatra’s ‘My Way’ was most ap-propriate as the faculty pulled through with a win.

The Student vs. Faculty game is also known as the Jim Morgan Classic. It was named after for-mer FMS Guidance Counselor Jim Morgan, who created the event as a fundraiser for the families of Fisher students who were experiencing hard-ships. Principal Brower is hopeful this tradition will be maintained after her retirement as she firmly believes in helping others who are in need and building ties with students.

The Fisher Faculty culminated the win with a potluck dinner and fellowship. Principal Brow-er’s presence at Fisher Middle School will be truly missed, on and off the court.

BREAK AWAY BROWER

An upbeat tempo can be heard throughout the hallways to welcome the Parkway School com-munity back after the long weekend. Mr. Berk-man, the instrumental teacher, hand-picked mu-sicians from the fifth grade band and worked in small groups to prepare for their Monday morn-ing performances.

Ewing High School Hosts NJ OotM State Finals!

...the right way to start off the week!

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May 2017 Schedule in Ewing SchoolsMay 4-5 FMS - Play: The Little Mermaid, Jr. @ 6:30pmMay 6 FMS - Play: The Little Mermaid, Jr. @ 2pm & 6:30pmMay 9 Intro to Autism for Extended Family Members - 6:30pm @ FMSMay 12 FMS Parent Association - 6th Annual Pasta Dinner @ 5-7:30pmMay 12-19 Antheil - BOGO Book FairMay 13 Mercer Walk For a Difference: Walk-A-Thon & Free Family Carnival @ FMSMay 16 EHS - Instrumental Concert @ 7pmMay 17 ESL Family Night @ 6:30-8pm - Location TBAMay 17-19 Lore - Spring Book FairMay 18 EHS - National Honor Society Induction @ 7pmMay 22-25 Parkway - School Book FairMay 22 BOE Meeting - 8pm @ EHS AuditoriumMay 23 FMS - Band Concert @ 7pmMay 24 EHS - Vocal Concert @ 7pmMay 25 FMS - Orchestra Concert @ 7pmMay 26 School Closed (Calendar Change) - Unused Snow DayMay 29 School Closed - Memorial DayMay 30 EPEF ReceptionMay 31 Lore - Vocal Concert @ 7pm Antheil - PTA Meeting @ 6:45pm

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Safety Town of Ewing 2017Safety Town is a program designed for children entering Kindergarten in September, 2017. The program runs June 26-30, 2017 and the registration deadline is Friday, June 16th. There is

a non-refundable fee of $70 per student. We urge you to enroll your child as soon as possible as there is limited seating. Details and registration form are on the website homepage.

Register for Kindergarten 2017-18If your child turns 5 years of age by October 1, 2017, please register for Kindergarten Roundup now. Registration is by appointment only and details are on our website homepage.

We Couldn’t Have Done It Without You!The Ewing Public Education Foundation Annual Reception will be held

May 30, 2017. This is always the highlight of our year as we announce and honor our teacher grant recipients for the 2017-18 academic year.

Our budget depends completely on public and private donors. A special thank you goes to our steadfast corporate donors; Educational Testing Service, Credit Union of New Jersey and New Jersey Manufacturers. Additionally, we would like to thank the Ewing Township Education Association along with Ewing Public Schools Employee Wellness winners who both made generous donations. If you have made a contribution throughout the year, thank you!

EPEF scholarships for seniors will be awarded in June at EHS Senior Night. Scholarships have been expanded this year thanks in part to a Church & Dwight Employee Giving Campaign. Seniors have until 5/5/17 to turn their applications in to the EHS Guidance Department office.

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