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VOL. 21 NO. 4 SUMMER 2012

SOMERVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICTReviewSOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL BIDSFAREWELL TO THE CLASS OF 2012

INSIDE THIS ISSUEINSIDE THIS ISSUEhIGh SchooL SchoLARShIP AND

AWARD REcIPIENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

AThLETIc AchIEVEMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

MIDDLE SchooL AWARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

TEAchERS of ThE YEAR . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11

SUMMER READING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

SOMERVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT REVIEW SUMMER 2012 2SOAKING WET, SOMERVILLE’S CLASS OF 2012RECEIVES DIPLOMAS

Not even therain could

“dampen” thespirits of theclass of 2012!

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Andrew Spencer Colditz Memorial Music Award-----------------Garrett, Amanda

Ashley Farms President's Award------------------------------------------------------Nolan, Zachary

Athletic Award-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Adelman, Rachel

Athletic Award----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bender, Katherine

Athletic Award--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Betz, John

Athletic Award-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Brito, Michelle

Athletic Award-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Brown, Catherine

Athletic Award----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bruskin, Matthew

Athletic Award------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Camacho, Benito

Athletic Award-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Cinque, Thomas

Athletic Award-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Cohn, Abigail

Athletic Award----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Cross, Jacob

Athletic Award-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Czarnecki, Christina

Athletic Award----------------------------------------------------------------------------------DeMarco, Michael

Athletic Award-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Downing, Kacey

Athletic Award------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Eckardt, Brendan

Athletic Award------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ferlauto, Brittany

Athletic Award----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fraser, Evan

Athletic Award-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Grimm, Tyler

Athletic Award--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Grunwald, Connor

Athletic Award------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hermoza, Kimberly

Athletic Award----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Honasoge, Harsha

Athletic Award--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hopf, Jessica

Athletic Award-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Kirchner, Paul

Athletic Award------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Lackey, Andre

Athletic Award--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------LaCosta, Erin

Athletic Award------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Lane, Nigel

Athletic Award----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Lazauskas, Francis

Athletic Award-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Lieb, Brittany

Athletic Award--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Lieb, Kyle

Athletic Award-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Litts, Parker

Athletic Award-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Madrazo, Mariah

Athletic Award--------------------------------------------------------------------------------McHenry, Amanda

Athletic Award----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Manna, Patrick

Athletic Award-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Martinelli, Joseph

Athletic Award------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mehnert, Kristen

Athletic Award---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Morelli, Gianna

Athletic Award--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mulrooney, Patrick

Athletic Award-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Murray, Maya

Athletic Award-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Naples, Daniel

Athletic Award----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nolan, Mackenzie

Athletic Award-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nolte, Abigail

Athletic Award-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Packer, Hayley

Athletic Award-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Peterson, Jaimie

Athletic Award-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Petrone, Brianna

Athletic Award-------------------------------------------------------------------------Petties-Jackson, Juwan

Athletic Award-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Poole, Cara

Athletic Award---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Rehe, Taylor

Athletic Award---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Rose, Austin

Athletic Award---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sanchez, Briana

Athletic Award---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Schwartz, William

Athletic Award--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tavares, Melissa

Athletic Award-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Winters, Anne

Athletic Award--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Wooley, Nika

Athletic Award--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Wynn, Olivia

Bernard R. Johnson Vocal Music Scholarship----------------------------------Hsiao, Marie

Bernie Bray Memorial Award--------------------------------------------------------Eckardt, Brendan

Branchburg Basketball Association Award-------------------------------------Cohn, Abigail

Branchburg Basketball Association Award--------------------------McHenry, Amanda

Branchburg Basketball Association Award--------------------------Grunwald, Connor

Branchburg News Award-------------------------------------------------------------Honasoge, Harsha

Branchburg PTO Scholarship---------------------------------------------------------------Young, Sarah

Branchburg PTO Scholarship-----------------------------------------------------------------Coy, Jeremy

Branchburg Rotary Club Scholarship-----------------------------------------------Jones, Rachel

Branchburg Rotary Club Scholarship----------------------------------------------------Szot, Justin

Branchburg Rotary Club Scholarship------------------------------------------Agarwal, Nikhil

Branchburg Travel Soccer Scholarship----------------------------------------Scofield, Daniel

Branchburg Travel Soccer Scholarship------------------------------------Brown, Catherine

Branchburg Woman's Club Scholarship---------------------------------------Horowitz, Shai

Branchburg Woman's Club Scholarship-------------------------------------Tavares, Melissa

Christine Pigott Memorial Award---------------------------------------------------Magliulo, Jenna

Chopin Award-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fox, Lauren

Claude Shappelle Award-------------------------------------------------------------------------Deng, Daniel

Colin Turton Memorial Scholarship---------------------------------------------Gallagher, Brian

Daughters of the American Revolution-------------------------------------Mehnert, Kristen

Don Elliott Music Award-------------------------------------------------------------Willensky, Michael

Edith Stern Award--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ibe, Precious

Fredrick H. Moore, Sr. Memorial Award-------------------------------------------Wynn, Olivia

Gerry Ryan Education Scholarship------------------------------------------------------Rehe, Taylor

Gloria Davidson Memorial Award--------------------------------------------------Conforti, Kevin

Gymnastics Award in Memory of Jean Boice (Class of 1942)--Nolte, Abigail

Jim "Matty" Matthews Award---------------------------------------------Snearowski, John Cory

Jim "Matty" Matthews Award------------------------------------------------------------Manna, Patrick

John Phillip Sousa Award-------------------------------------------------------------------Light, Shannon

John Phillip Sousa Award-------------------------------------------------------------------------Rehe, Taylor

Jules Balogh Memorial Award----------------------------------------------------Kolodney, Carolyn

Katie Gayeski Memorial Award--------------------------------------------------------Light, Shannon

Kiwanis Club Academic Scholarship------------------------------------------------Bryden, Katie

Kiyo Clarke Memorial Award---------------------------------------------------------------Wynn, Olivia

SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 2012SCHOLARSHIP & AWARD RECIPIENTS

SOMERVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT REVIEW SUMMER 2012 4L.J. Hancock Memorial Award--------------------------------------------------------------Basile, Daniel

Larry Mayeski Memorial Biology Award-------------------------------------------LaCosta, Erin

Louis Armstrong Award--------------------------------------------------------------------------Basile, Daniel

M & E Engineers Award---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Lieb, Kyle

Mark R. Painter Memorial Scholarship--------------------------------------Eckardt, Brendan

Matty Wyatt Memorial Award--------------------------------------------------------------Faisca, Alison

Meningitis Angels Memorial Award----------------------------------------------------Wynn, Carye

Michael A. Scrocca Scholarship-------------------------------------------------DeMarco, Michael

Michael R. Osinski Memorial Award----------------------------------------------------Rehe, Taylor

Michael Scrocca "Carpe Diem" Scholarship-------------------------------Slagus, Zachary

Michael Scrocca Memorial Baseball Award---------------------------------Davis, Brendan

Michael Scrocca Memorial Baseball Award----------------------------------------Hardy, Alec

Nancy Susan Kaplan Memorial Scholarship--------------------------------Light, Shannon

National Choral Award--------------------------------------------------------------------------Carra, Barbara

National Choral Award--------------------------------------------------------------Lorenc, Christopher

National Hispanic Recognition Scholar---------------------------------------Burgos, Edward

National Hispanic Recognition Scholar------------------------------------Echevarria, Alexa

National Merit Ltr. of Commendation--------------------------------------Eckardt, Brendan

National Merit Ltr. of Commendation-------------------------------------------------Fox, Lauren

National Merit Ltr. of Commendation-------------------------------------Honasoge, Harsha

National Merit Ltr. of Commendation------------------------------------------Morelli, Gianna

National Merit Ltr. of Commendation----------------------------------Pizzelanti, Anthony

National Merit Ltr. of Commendation-------------------------------------------------Sikka, Neha

National Merit Ltr. of Commendation-----------------------------------Willensky, Michael

National Merit/Certificate of Merit---------------------------------------------------Strege, Jessica

NJ Association of School Business Officials Award-------------------Doslik, Jeanine

NJSIAA & Edu. Testing Serv. Award--------------------------------------------------Grimm, Tyler

NJSIAA & Edu. Testing Serv. Award---------------------------------------------------LaCosta, Erin

NJSIAA Scholar/Athlete Award-----------------------------------------------------------Nolte, Abigail

Pioneer Basketball Booster Club Award-----------------------------------------Marton, Gavin

Policeman's Benevolent Association #397 Award--------------------Conforti, Kevin

Policeman's Benevolent Association #397 Award--------------Chuisano, Andrew

Richard Kowalchik Award----------------------------------------------------------Keck, Christopher

Rob Fellows Memorial Scholarship-------------------------------------------------------Fox, Lauren

Samuel Yohn Memorial Award---------------------------------------------------------Morelli, Gianna

San Felese Society Award---------------------------------------------------------------------Steo, Christina

Skyland Conference Scholar Athlete-----------------------------------------------Kirchner, Paul

Skyland Conference Scholar Athlete-------------------------------------------------Bender, Katie

Social Studies Department Award--------------------------------------------------Burgos, Edward

Social Studies Department Award---------------------------------------------------------Fox, Lauren

Somerset County Scholar Athlete-------------------------------------------------------Nolte, Abigail

Somerset County Scholar Athlete-------------------------------------------------Thexton, Tanner

Somerville - Bridgewater Rotary Club Scholarship------------------------Hess, Gillian

Somerville Aerie #2137 Fraternal Order of Eagles------------------Lynch, Kathleen

Somerville Civic League Scholarship-----------------------------------------------Daley, Tabitha

Somerville Civic League Scholarship-------------------------------------------Gallagher, Brian

Somerville Civic League Scholarship-------------------------------------------------LaCosta, Erin

Somerset County 4-H Prep Scholarship--------------------------------------Frank, Elizabeth

Somerset County 4-H Association Scholarship-------------------------Frank, Elizabeth

Somerset County 4-H Association Scholarship---------------------------------Fox, Lauren

Somerville Education Association Award--------------------------------Eckardt, Brendan

Somerville Education Association Award--------------------------------------Deutsch, Ryan

Somerville Education Association Award-----------------------------------Gallagher, Brian

Somerville Education Association Award-----------------------------------------Davis, Jaclyn

Somerville Education Association Award-------------------------------DePace, Elizabeth

Somerville Girls Lacrosse Team-----------------------------------------------------Peterson, Jaimie

Somerville High Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship---------------------Nolte, Abigail

Somerville High Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship-------------------Kirchner, Paul

Somerville High Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship------------Bender, Katherine

Somerville High Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship------------DeMarco, Michael

Somerville High Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship--------------Mehnert, Kristen

Somerville High Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship---------------Thexton, Tanner

Somerville High School Boys Soccer Booster Club Award------Ambros, Ryan

Somerville High School Boys Soccer Booster Club Award--------Lynch, Derek

Somerville High School Boys Soccer Booster Club Award---------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mulrooney, Patrick

Somerville High School Soccer Booster Club Award----------------Werner, David

Somerville High School Boys Lacrosse Booster Club Award-----------Lieb, Kyle

Somerville High School Choral Music Booster Award------------------Sarles, Laura

Somerville High School Choral Music Booster Award---------Caprio, Anthony

Somerville High School Color Guard Booster Award-----------Butynes, Kaylyn

Somerville High School Color Guard Booster Award--------------Moditz, Rachel

Somerville High School Color Guard Booster Award-----------------Viana, Jessica

Somerville High School Color Guard Booster Award-----------------Young, Sarah

SOMERVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT REVIEW SUMMER 2012

Somerville High School French Club Award--------------------------Echevarria, Alexa

Somerville High School French Language Award-------------------Bishop, Brianne

Somerville High School French Language Award---------------------------Fox, Lauren

Somerville High School French Language Award-----------------------Rehe, Lindsey

Somerville Girls Lacrosse Team----------------------------------------------------Peterson, Jaimie

Somerville High School Girls Soccer Booster Club Award--------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bender, Katherine

Somerville High School Girls Basketball Booster Scholar---------Jones, Rachel

Somerville High School Girls Basketball Booster Scholar-----------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bender, Katherine

Somerville High School Instrumental Music Booster Award-----------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Manz, Alexander

Somerville High School Instrumental Music Booster Award-----------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DePace, Elizabeth

Somerville High School Key Club Award----------------------------------------Bryden, Katie

Somerville High School Media Center Award------------------------Ilogu, Munachsio

Somerville High School Most Improved Choral Award---------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Gallicchio, Marisa

Somerville High School Most Improved Instrumental Award--------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sikka, Neha

Somerville High School Music Council Award of Distinction--------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Litts, Parker

Somerville High School Music Council Award of Distinction--------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bassano, Veronica

Somerville High School Music Council Award of Distinction--------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Daneke, Sarah

Somerville High School Music Council Award of Distinction--------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Magliulo, Jenna

Somerville High School Music Council Award of Distinction--------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Johnson, Lydia

Somerville High School Music Council Award of Distinction--------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Brooks, Mackenzie

Somerville High School Music Council Award of Distinction--------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Kober, Caitlin

Somerville High School Music Council Award of Distinction--------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Johnson, Chelsea

Somerville High School Music Council Award of Distinction--------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Rehe, Lindsey

Somerville High School Music Council Award of Distinction--------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Thornton, Samuel

Somerville High School PTO Award----------------------------------------Bassano, Veronica

Somerville High School PTO Award----------------------------------------------------Cross, Jacob

Somerville High School PTO Award----------------------------------------------Davis, Brendan

Somerville High School PTO Award--------------------------------Dzwonczyk, Christina

Somerville High School PTO Award----------------------------------------------------Fraser, Evan

Somerville High School PTO Award-------------------------------------------------Grimm, Tyler

Somerville High School PTO Award-----------------------------------------------------Hardy, Alec

Somerville High School PTO Award--------------------------------------McHenry, Amanda

Somerville High School PTO Award---------------------------------------------Sanchez, Briana

Somerville High School Robotics Team Award-----------------------------Werner, Ryan

Somerville High School Softball Booster Club Award----------Petrone, Brianna

Somerville High School Softball Booster Club Award--------Murphy, Corinne

Somerville High School Spanish Club Award-----------------------Honasoge, Harsha

Somerville High School Student Council Award----------------------Agarwal, Nikhil

Somerville High School Student Council Award------------------------------Litts, Parker

Somerville High School Student Council Award--------------------------Jones, Rachel

Somerville High School Student Council Award-------------------Mehnert, Kristen

Somerville High School Student Council Award------------------------Johnson, Lydia

Somerville High School Thespian Troupe #659--------------------Caprio, Anthony

Somerville High School Thespian Troupe #659-------------------------Carra, Barbara

Somerville High School Thespian Troupe #659------------------------------Litts, Parker

Somerville High School Thespian Troupe #659---------------Mamone, Raymond

Somerville High School Yearbook Award----------------------------McHenry, Amanda

Somerville High School Yearbook Award-------------------------------Chuisano, Megan

Somerville High School Yearbook Award---------------------------------------Lieb, Brittany

Somerville High School Yearbook Award-------------------------------------Cohn, Abigail

Somerville High School Yearbook Award--------------------------------------Kackle, Emily

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SOMERVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT REVIEW SUMMER 2012

Somerville History Club Award-----------------------------------------------------------Shah, Shivani

Somerville Metro Lions Club Scholarship Award---------------------------Hess, Gillian

Somerville Principals and Supervisors Association Award---------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Honasoge, Harsha

Somerville Principals and Supervisors Association Award---------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Agarwal, Nikhil

Swim Team Booster Andrew Colditz Memorial Award---------Bishop, Brianne

Swim Team Booster Andrew Colditz Memorial Award-----Honasoge, Harsha

Swim Team Booster Andrew Colditz Memorial Award-------------------Lane, Nigel

Swim Team Booster Andrew Colditz Memorial Award-----------------Rehe,Taylor

Terrell Williams Award-----------------------------------------------------------------Schwartz, William

The Alison M. Rodecker Memorial Scholarship-------------------------Doslik, Jeanine

The Officer Claude Racine Memorial Scholarship--------------------Paun, Anthony

The Dessert Plate Scholarship-----------------------------------------------------------------Soto, Taylor

The Jessica Melore Student Achievement Award-----------------------Johnson, Lydia

The Joanne Vargas Commemorative Scholarship----------------------Manna, Patrick

The Meghan Rose Bradley Scholarship--------------------------------------Collins, Shannon

The Meghan Rose Bradley Scholarship---------------------------------------------Sacchi, Maria

The Meghan Rose Bradley Scholarship------------------------------------Nolan, Mackenzie

The National Girls and Women in Sports Day Award------------------Jones, Rachel

The Patrick Michael Rubin Memorial Baseball Award------------Laub, Benjamin

The Patrick Michael Rubin Memorial Soccer Award----------Kavanaugh, Keith

The Seeing Eye Puppy Raiser Service Scholarship----------------------------Lane, Nigel

The Seeing Eye Puppy Raiser Service Scholarship----Snearowski, John Cory

The Thomas and Gary Wilson Memorial Award--------------------------------Kelly, Mary

The Valkyrie Award--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Moore, Megan

The Valkyrie Award------------------------------------------------------------------------------Morelli, Gianna

The Virgia Akins Memorial Scholarship--------------------------------------------Wynn, Olivia

The Wilma B. Matysek - Branchburg Education Foundation Scholarship----

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Cowan, Taylor

Theodore & Revell V. Wright Mem. Trust Scholarship---------------Murray, Maya

Theodore & Revell V. Wright Mem. Trust Scholarship-----------------Perry Ashley

Visual Art Award------------------------------------------------------------------------------Klewsaat, Corinne

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SOMERVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT REVIEW SUMMER 2012 72010-11, 2011-12 SCHOOL YEAR HONOR AWARDS

The following studentswere on the High HonorRoll/Honor Roll in 2010-2011.

Grade 9Bielasiak, MatthewBreznak, Joshua

Cardonne, MatthewCarman, DaneCinque, CatherineCorliss-Keyes, FrancesCostello, KatherineD’Amico, AlexaDeDeo, KatelynDela Cruz, Hannah

Gauss, GillianJassil, ShaminderKristjansen, AnnaLight, KevinMeans, ShantaiMercado, KaylaSchuler, AllisonTonks, Katarina

Grade 10Anthony, JuliaCarman, DevinFarag, ShahndaKane, MeredithKnowles, AlexisMazellan, Kelsey

McAdam, CaseyMurphy, JosephNeu, KatelynShamy, CoreyShen, SamanthaSmith, AnnVaskorlis, ShannonWestbrook, Leslie

Grade 11Betz, JohnCollins, ShannonCowan, TaylorDaneke,SarahKackle, EmilyKavanaugh, Keith

Lazauskas, FrancisMurphy, CorinneNinomiya,NicoleNolte, AbigailRehe, TaylorScillia, AnthonyShah, Shivani

The following studentswere on the High HonorRoll/Honor Roll for 2011-2012.

Grade 9Agustin, Micah LindseyAldabagh, Zena ShahlanAntonelli, Alexander Arora, NishantBaker, AnnaBarzegar, AvaBelunis, Amanda NicoleBerliner, Andrew Blaze, Christine NicoleBolinder, Freddie JohannBrooks, Isabel RitaBrown, Evan JamesBruskin, AlexanderCass, Sean AnthonyChugh, AnuCornwell, Neil StephenDailey, Sara JaneDaly, John RobertDavis, Keianna CordaeDeGennaro, Michael Dela Cruz, Joshua AnthonyDeMaioribus, LaurenDemos, Dimitri StevenDeutsch, Melissa NicoleDevlin, Julia RoseDey, Melissa LynnDhanda, Aatin KumarDluhy, ErikDowding, Jon CurtisEngel, Kinsey AnneEspinoza, Laurence Fertig, Matthew JosephGessner, Jennifer Gibbons, Connor JohnGreene, Michael RobertHailey-Burnside, DorianHand, Melissa JeanneHasko, Paige KatherineHauser, Jay CoreyHeins, Justin RichardHonasoge, Vibha Hulbert, Brian AnthonyInsanally, IbraheemJudd, Alyssa HelenKapica, MatthewKass, Cayla MichelleKazar, Tyler JosephKeating, ColleenKebart, Daniel EvanKeung, AnthonyKlandt, JonathanKornbrek, Ethan LaFrankie, Halli ReginaLee, Lauren ElizabethLees, CassandraLockwood, Emily AnnLuger, Michael ThomasLuzi, Garrett GiovanniLyou, VictoriaMacArthur, Kirsten

Magliaro, AmandaMahoney, Ryan JamesMaroney, Lauren LouiseMcKean, Elise LorraineMcTernan, Stephen AnthonyMelchione, Megan KathrynMerchant, Coleman Merle, Nicholas JeffreyMoore-Baytops, Tayauna Moran, Kelly ErinMorris, AndrewNolte, Meghan LinO’Hagan, Ashley MariePappas,Thomas Parent, Jourdan HelenPastore, Dakota B.Perez, Serena AlexandraPluymers, Ruth HarrisonProthero, Luke WilliamRhinehardt, Randi NicoleRinaldi, Ronald PhilipRosario, Daniel JosephRose, Brandon CarlosScharnikow, Thomas JohnSchmitt, Kristin MaryShafer, RachelShaub, Alexandra L.Sheats, Claire ElizabethSnearowski, MollySorge, Christopher JohnStansfield, JaclynStarace, SophiaTarta, Jaclynn MarieThomas, Shane JosephThostesen, Alyssa AnnTodd, Sarah ElizabethTomale, Philip Bryan Truppo, Kevin MatthewTuazon, Jessica SarahVanDort, Justin TaylorVolpe, MatthewWay, CatherineWilliams, Rebecca LynneYang, Annie

Grade 10Agarwal, SonalAkella, Lalit KumarAntico, Carleigh NicoleAranzullo, Blaze ChristopherBaginski, Stephanie Bastani, Navid SassaniBielasiak, MatthewBierwisch, Dominic KarlBillington, Bradley PierceBorja, Rodine Charles Bremer, Micaelie ColleenBrenes, Yerlin VanessaBullock, Molly NicoleByrouty, Kelly NicoleCaferra, RachaelCarra, Rebecca LeeCiemniecki, Lauren ReneCinque, CatherineCohn, Benjamin Max

Costello, Katherine MaryCowan, Chase PatrickCoy, Christine ElizabethDeDeo, Katelyn MarieDeGennaro, Marisa D’Elia, Evelyn AnneDi Iorio, Erin ElizabethDouglas, Bridget KelseyDressler, Anne Yang QianFarag, AndrewFarj, SereneFiorentino, Vincent MichaelFraser, Kirsten NicoleFurnari, Kristen MarieGallagher, Ian PatrickGallicchio, Christian CarloGarretson, Caroline JaneGauss, Gillian ShelbyGiraldo, MelissaHarvey, Matthew AaronHess, Benjamin MonahanHieber, Kate VictoriaHowell, Jake TylerHsiao, AlanKizmann, Jillian ClareKlimchock, KristineKober, Brian MichaelKristjansen, Anna MarieLaVecchia, Adelina MarieLawrence, Jere’ah DunaeLeBlond, Logan ChristopherLeonard, Elizabeth Litts, Collin DavisLooby, Audrey MacKenzieLucas, JosephMaglione, ElizabethMakiling, Precious SapadMcCabe, Carly McDaniels, Emma McGovern, LishiaMiller, Amy LynnModitz, Veronica LeighModrowsky, DavidMonaco, Vincent JohnMorris, Hannah RachelMosca, Lily ChenMurphy, John BrianMuzzio, Matthew DanielNapoli, Michael StephenOspina, AnthonyPatel, Sohum YogeshPernini, Dana NicolePerreault, Julien JeanPhillips, Victoria SofiaPizzelanti, Joseph MichaelRaziano, John ChristopherRizza, Carly RoseRogers, Bryan RussellRohmann, Alex JosephRosario, Kenneth BernardRuano, Karen DeniseSchuler, Allison EileenSchwartz, Jenna NicoleSnow, Melissa AnnSpotts, Kailee Danielle

Stanford, Riley RogersStolz, Ardenn ChaseStrand, AlexanderTaddesse, GabrielaTavares, Jonathon MichaelThexton, Brady JamesThomas, Serina RachelTomasko, Emily RoseTomasso, Nicole MarieTonks, Katarina ElizabethTriozzi, VictoriaWilliams, David RaymondWilligan, ChristopherZylberman, Adam Lee

Grade 11Abes, Ariana MaeAdler, Stephanie NicoleAdusei, Yaw WoraeAitken, Sara RoseAnthony, Julia NicoleAuffenorde, Sarah ElizabethAurichio, Cole HarrisonBacon, EllenBarberi, Caroline ElizabethBartow, Emily BayerBateman, Kate MargaretBehr, Daniel JakeBielat, Gregory Blyth, Stephen ConnorBogan, Breanna TheresaBowlby, Elizabeth MaryBrenn, Drew MichaelBreidenbruch, Kirsten Burgos, Tania MariaCallander, Matthew DavidCarman, Devin RayCassell, Nicholas AnthonyCassidy, Tara RoseCheng, RayCiecwisz, Ryan AnthonyCimino, Caitlin SolariCohen, Abigail LymanCohen, Hillary AdlerConforti, Deanna NicoleDaly, Kimberly ErinDeBlasi, Katie JeanDemos, Nicole ChristinaDempsey, Kelli AnneDepirri, John MichaelDevoe, Elizabeth AnnDiolazo, Denyce Rizza CortadoDonato, Ashley MarieDonovan, Megan AmeliaDrill, Daniel RichardEspinosa, SebastianEspinoza, Anna LorraineEstevez, ChrystalEvens, Zachary EdwardFarag, ShahndaFinlan, Michael ThomasFisch, Samantha LeighFonti, Robert JosephGallagher, Anne MarieGilligan, Pamela Catherine

Gilson, AlexanderGoetjen, Timothy AndrewGold, Rebecca LynnGrabiec, Justine GiovannaGrade, CampbellGrady, Megan AnnGrohn, Lisa JoanneGuinter, William MichaelHaas, Dylan PeterHand, Sarah MichelleHannon, Kaitlin MarieHuff, Kellie NoelleHurley, Erin MarieHurley, Virginia AnnIslam-Hashmi, Alina AmirJain, ShobbitJavier, SarahJudd, Cheyanne LeighKane, Meredith AshleyKaplan, Chelsea AnnKerr, Jacob RyanKoemm, Alexis HaileyKostin, Joanna Marie Laut, Gabrielle MadelineLewis, Courtney PaigeLieb, Victoria AmberLinnell, Stephen CharlesLoughlin, Katy LynMarlin, Joel EvanMcAdam, Casey AlexMcCarthy, Brian EmmetMcCurry, Kelly AnnMcGrail, Morgan ClaireMcHenry, Robert ScottMcNally, Christina KellyMuzzio, Kathryn BethNevar, Thomas EdwardNevolo, Kelsey LaurenNguyen, ClaireO’Donnell, Shaun Osika, Daniel JamesParker, Benjamin JosephPastore, Kyanna JeanPetronio, Steven AnthonyPochon, Taryn MichellePrempeh, VanissaRajendra, Jessica RuthRexines, Constantinos Dean Richards, Jessica M.Rizza, Renee ElizabethShamy, Corey MichaelSheh, Brandon MichaelShen, SamanthaSlagus, Beau MichaelSmith, Dana MargaretSorge, Alexandra ElizabethSoskey, Daniel AllenStarace, MarioSuber, Tatyana ChantelTaylor, Amani O.Thostesen, Erica KristenTozzi, Rachel CatherineTran, AnhTrautman, Juliette NicoleUppal, Disha

Vaskorlis, Shannon Velasco, Louis AlbertVentanilla, Patrick GerardVitaliano, Jake WellsWahba, Nicholas JonahWaterfield, Michael JamesWeiner, Jacob MatthewWeinman, SarahWestbrook, Leslie JoyWiggins, Kietra ElizabethWirth, Madeline Zuloeta, Jason Javier

Grade 12Adelman, Rachel LeighAgarwal, NikhilAhmad, AmnaAnthony, Alexandra BrookeAntico, MatthewBassano, VeronicaBender, Katherine Bishop, Brianne DanielleBonatesta, Robin NicoleBrito, MichelleBruskin, Matthew AdamBryden, Kaitlin MarieBurgos, Edward AbelButynes, Kaylyn AnitaCarisone, GabrielleChin, Marisa SamanthaChuisano, Andrew PatrickChuisano, Megan KathleenCollins, Shannon PatriciaConforti, Kevin ChristopherCoulson, Adam MichaelCurcio, Anthony PaulCzarnecki, Christina Daley, Tabitha AnneDavis, Brendan DominicDe Pace, Elizabeth BroganDeng, Daniel LeeDzwonczyk, Christina Echevarria, Alexa ChristinaEckardt, BrendanEmbleton, Calvin JohnFiedler, Kimberly AnnForgacs, Christina LynnFox, Lauren HeidiFrank, Elizabeth MargaretGallagher, Brian GerardGalyon, AnastasiaGarrett, Amanda YanGodoy, Liz GabrielaHenry, Sean ChristopherHermoza, KimberlyHess, Gillian AmandaHonasoge, Harsha PrasadHopf, Jessica LeighHowe, Shaun ThomasHsiao, MarieIbe, Precious OnyekachiIlogu, Munachsio ElizabethJohnson, Chelsea LynnKavanaugh, Keith RobertKlandt, Christopher John

Klewsaat, Corinne AlmaKlimchock, Kenneth Kober, Caitlin ChristineKolodney, Carolyn LeighLaCosta, Erin CatherineLerch, SarahLieb, Brittany MaeLynch, Derek ChristopherLynch, Kathleen MaryMacduffie, Jason KoMagliulo, Jenna ElaineMartinelli, Joseph JohnMcCaffrey, JacquelineMcHenry, Amanda KateMcNamara, Timothy JohnMiclat, Lawin BauzaModitz, Rachel MarieMonaco, Anthony LorenzoMoore, Megan LoraineMorelli, Gianna MarieMulrooney, Patrick JosephMunoz, Laura FernandaMurphy, CorinneNaples, DanielNolan, Mackenzie Nolte, Abigail Sui LingPacker, Hayley SamanthaPaun, Anthony DavidPeterson, Jaimie LynnPetrone, Brianna SarafinoPizzelanti, Anthony FrankPoole, Cara NicoleQuinn, Patrick TimothyRegimbal, Andre Joseph Rehe, Lindsey AlanaRehe, Taylor AlisaRemoli, Karlee RoseSanchez, Briana KathrynSarles, Laura MichelsonScillia, Anthony EmilioScofield, Daniel DavidSikka, NehaSnearowski, J CorySoto, Taylor MiguelSpecht, Nicole TaylorStrege, Jessica VivianSzot, Justin LouisTapia, MarycarmenTavares, Melissa AnnThexton, Tanner ScottThoden, Kayla AnnThornton, Samuel EdwardThyne, Stephen SkarjaToh, BrianTroisi, John MichaelVargas-Gonzalez, MaritxeniaWalsh, Sarah JessieWarn, Ryan DanielWillensky, Michael LouisWynn, Olivia JasmineYang, KarenZaheer, Heba

SOMERVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT REVIEW SUMMER 2012 8ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS

FALL TEAMCHAMPIONSHIPS ANDACCOMPLISHMENTS

Abby Noltewins the Somerset County All-Around Title

Abby Nolte named the Star-Ledger Athlete of the Week

Billy Schwartz named the Courier News Athlete of the Week

Coach Mike Schmeltz named the2010-11 Coach of the Year bythe state association for girlstennis.

The girls soccer team advancesto the county and state sectional semi-finals.

FALL INDIVIDUAL AWARDSBoys SoccerAll Skyland Conference

(Raritan Division) 1st Team– Derek Lynch, Frankie Lazauskas

Girls Soccer All Skyland Conference

(Raritan Division) 1st Team – Katie Bender, Maxine Blackwood, Christy Czarnecki

Field HockeyAll Skyland Conference

(Raritan Division) 1st Team – Brie Petrone

All North Jersey Brie Petrone, Jess Hopf

FootballAll Skyland Conference

(Valley Division) 1st Team – Tanner Thexton, Matt Bruskin, John Betz, Ben Camacho

All Somerset County 1st Team – Tanner Thexton

Nike Super 100Tanner Thexton

GymnasticsAll Skyland Conference

(Raritan Division) 1st Team – Abby Nolte

CheerleadingAll Skyland Conference

(Raritan Division)1st Team – Brianna Sanchez

Boys Cross Country All Skyland Conference

(Raritan Division) 1st Team – Noel Vega, Tyler Grimm

WINTER TEAMCHAMPIONSHIPS ANDACCOMPLISHMENTS

Girls Basketballseeded second in the Somerset County Tournamentand were Skyland Conference Raritan Division Champions

Caroline Barberi named Somerset County Player of Week during the season

Caroline Barberi reaches the 1,000 point milestone in her career at Somerville High School

Paul Kirchnerwins a district andregion title in wrestling and places 8th overall in the state tournament

WINTER INDIVIDUALAWARDS

Swimming All Skyland Conference

(Raritan Division) 1st Team – Nigel Lane -200 yard freestyle; Joanna Kostin -500 yard freestyle; Kyanna Pastore, Taylor Rehe, Dakota Pastore, Joanna Kostin -200 yard freestyle relay

Boys Basketball All Skyland Conference

(Raritan Division) 1st Team – Randy Maroney

Girls Basketball All Skyland Conference

(Raritan Division) 1st Team – Caroline Barberi, Amanda McHenry

All Area1st Team – Caroline Barberi

All County 1st Team – Caroline Barberi

Wrestling All Skyland Conference

(Raritan Division) 1st Team – Paul Kirchner, Anthony Paun

Somerset County Tournament Champions – Paul Kirchner, Nick Wahba, Anthony Paun, Dan Naples

District Champions Paul Kirchner, Anthony Paun,Dan Naples

Region Champion Paul Kirchner

All Somerset County Paul Kirchner

State Champion Paul Kirchner – 8th overall place

SPRING TEAMCHAMPIONSHIPS ANDACCOMPLISHMENTS

Boys Tennis – won the Valley Division of the Skyland Conference

Boys Track – won the Delaware West Division of the Skyland Conference

Boys Lacrosse – won the Raritan Division of the Skyland Conference and the Curcio Division of the NJILL

Boys Lacrosse earned a ranking of 10th in the state. The teamadvanced all the way to the Group II finals.

Connor Grunwald, Abby Nolte,and Olivia Wynn all break school records in Track and Field

Connor Grunwald and Abigail Nolte both were crowned Group II Sectional and All Group Championships in the Pole Vault

Pat Mulrooneywas crowned with a Sectional Championship on the Javelin

Matthew Fertig places in four events at the Meet of Champions in Track and Field

SPRING INDIVIDUALAWARDS

Baseball All Skyland Conference

(Raritan Division) 1st Team – Chris Rubin, Alec Hardy, Brandon Sheh

Girls Lacrosse All Skyland Conference

(Raritan Division) 1st Team – Jaimie Peterson, Dakota Pastore, Kyanna Pastore

Academic All-Americans Caitlin Kober, Kyanna Pastore, Tara Rose Cassidy, Kirsten Breidebruch, Katy Loughlin

Girls Track All Skyland Conference

(Delaware West Division) 1st Team – Alexis Knowles, Bridget Douglas, Mary Kelly, Olivia Wynn

Boys Track All Skyland Conference

(Delaware West Division) 1st Team – Connor Grunwald, Juwan Petittes-Jackson, Pat Mulrooney, Anthony Flora, Collin Litts

All Area1st Team – Connor Grunwald, Pat Mulrooney

Meet of Champion Results Pat Mulrooney – 5th Place inthe Javelin Connor Grunwald – 3rd Place in the Pole Vault

Meet of Champion Wheelchair Events Matthew Fertig – 6th Place inthe 100 Meter Dash, 3rd Place in Shot Put, 3rd Place in Discus, and 2nd Place in the Javelin

Softball All Skyland Conference

(Raritan Division) 1st Team – Amanda Carisone, Tori Triozzi, Jenna Schwartz, Colleen Murphy, Corinne Murphy

Courier News All Area1st Team – Amanda Carisone

All County 1st Team – Amanda Carisone, Corinne Murphy, Jenna Schwartz

Boys Tennis All Skyland Conference

(Raritan Division) 1st Team – Harsha Honasoge,Austin Rose, Jimmy Rick, Mike Finlan, Drew Brenn, Jeremy Coy, Keshav Reddy

Boys Lacrosse All Skyland Conference

(Raritan Division) 1st Team – Matt Raposo, Casey McAdam, Mike Waterfield, Logan LeBlond,Chris Contino, Kyle Lieb, Alex Karlis

All Curcio Division1st Team – Matt Raposo, Casey McAdam, Mike Waterfield, Kyle Lieb, Chris Contino

All State Group II1st Team – Matt Raposo, Chris Contino

9MIDDLE SCHOOL AWARDS - GRADE 8

SOMERVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT REVIEW SUMMER 2012

Academic Achievement & Recognition Awards

A $25 Barnes & Noble gift card offered to theboy and girl in eighth grade who have demonstrated superior ability in Language Arts Literacy--------------------------Suraj Patel;

Angelica Borja

A $25 Barnes & Noble gift card offered to the boy and girl in eighth grade who have shown the greatest keenness, most worth-while interest, and who has the highestaverage in American History--------------------------------

Suraj Patel; Jordan Mehan

A $25 Barnes & Noble gift card to the two eighth grade students demonstrating supe-rior ability in French and to the two eighth grade students demonstrating superior abil-ity in Spanish-----------------------M. Sheeban Ahzar;

Dylan Van Allen;Michael Trombadore;

Barbie Kania

A $25 Barnes & Noble gift card offered to the boy and girl in eighth grade who have excelled in mathematics during the year--------------------------------------Prince Doku; Nadine Burgos

A $25 Barnes & Noble gift card offered to the boy and girl boy in eighth grade who have shown the greatest improvement in lan-guage arts literacy during the year-----------------------------------------------Zakee Jones; Kara Ksenzakovic

A $25 Barnes & Noble gift card offered to theboy and girl in eighth grade who have excelled in the study of science dur-ing the year------------------------------------Darshak Sanyal;

Jordan Mehan

A presentation of dictionaries by the Somerville Civic League to the boy and girl in eighth grade who have worked diligent-ly toward improvement in academic per-formance-----Darshak Sanyal; Elizabeth Iselin

A presentation of books to the EnglishLanguage Learners who have shown the most improvement----------------------------Sagar Patel;

Edelmaria Figueroa

A $25 Barnes & Noble gift card offered to the eighth grade boy and girl who have demon-strated leadership qualities, scholarship, good sportsmanship, physical education skills, and high scores on the Physical Fitness Test----------------------------------Naiquan Walker;

Edelmaria Figueroa

A $25 Barnes & Noble gift card offered to eighth grade students who have demon-strated consistent cooperation, courtesy, commitment, and pride towards academic achievement over a three-year period------------

Nicholas Capizzi; Mahogany Hayes

A $25 Barnes & Noble gift card offered to eighth grade students who has exemplified outstanding effort in their classes through-out the year------Ryan Johnson; Hanna Ahlert

A Barnes & Noble gift card and book present-ed by the Friends of Somerville Public Library to the eighth grade student who has exemplified the love of books and the value of the library in the furtherance of his/her education-----------------------Darshak Sanyal

A $25 Barnes & Noble gift card in memory of Mr. S. Thomas Oakley offered by the Drama Club/Theater Arts to the two eighth grade students who exhibited outstanding achievement in the field of drama--------------------

Anna McIntyre; Kara Ksenzakovic

A $25 Barnes & Noble gift card offered by the Somerville Parent-Teachers Organization to the eighth grade students who have shown dedication and responsibility in all areas of middle school life-------------------Maricah Agustin;

Lauren Swet; Suraj Patel; Darshak Sanyal;

Angelica Borja; Hanna Ahlert

A $50 Barnes & Noble gift card offered by the Somerville Middle School Student Council to the eighth grade students who have exhibited significant leadership in the school community------------------------------Suraj Patel;

Nathaniel Thornton; M. Sheeban Azhar; Darshak Sanyal

A $50 Barnes & Noble gift card for two eighth grade students who have excelled in the instrumental music program-----------------------

Emily Fabiano; Abigail Fabiano

A $25 Barnes & Noble gift card to offered by the Somerville Middle School Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society to an eighth grader who has exhibited outstand-ing qualities of character, leadership, serv-ice, and citizenship----------------------Ryan Johnson

A $25 Barnes & Noble gift card offered by theSomerville Police Benevolence Association to students who have conducted themselves as positive peer role models, exemplifying respect, dignity, scholarship, good citizenship. and service-------------------

Jordan Mehan; Angelica Borja; Suraj Patel; Nadine Burgos

A $25 Barnes & Noble gift card offered to the students who embrace literacy and demon-strate a passion for reading and writing--------

Molly Aeschliman; Darshak Sanyal

A $25 Barnes & Noble gift card offered to the students who utilize their skill to expand their knowledge base and fuel their curios-ity for learning----------------------Angela Dela Cruz;

Lauren Swet

The Somerville Education Foundation Middle School Award of a $50 Barnes & Noble giftcard given to the eighth grade student who exemplifies academic excellence, personal growth, and good character------Caitlin Barry

A $25 Barnes & Noble gift card, donated in memory of Victoria C. Garcia, to the eighth grade boy and girl who have demonstrated a superior understanding of the concepts of fine arts and considering this area as a possible future vocation-------------Prince Doku;

Maricah Agustin

A $50 Barnes & Noble gift card, donated in memory of Michael G. Ryan, to the eighth grade boy and girl who exhibit the qualities of good character and who are living their lives in the mold of an educator and person like Michael G. Ryan-------------------John Delgado;

Mahogany Hayes

A $25 Barnes & Noble gift card in memory of Gonzalo Dussan presented by Somerville Baseball, Inc. to an eighth grade student who embodies the qualities for which Gonzalo is remembered. This includes helpfulness to others, friendliness, kind-ness and caring, active in sports, compas-sionate towards others, school pride, cheer-fulness, always smiling, respectful, a sense of humor, fun-loving, hardworking and dependable, neat, determined, and stu-dious--------------------------------------------------------Prince Doku

A $50 Barnes & Noble gift card sponsored bySomerville Parks and Recreation in thename of S. Thomas Oakley to the eighthgrade student who has excelled in volun-teering to help others---------Angela Dela Cruz

A $25 Barnes & Noble gift card in the name of William McIver to the students whohave been outstanding in the choral pro-gram----------------Hanna Ahlert; Brianna Morales

A $25 Barnes & Noble gift card presented bya Friend of Elondah Kaliah Stewart to theeighth grade student who exemplifies pos-itive school spirit, perseverance, and acommendable work ethic, including com-pleting homework on a consistent basis-------

Maricah Agustin

Band Boosters Award

The Band Booster Award, in memory of BobPeake, is a $100 gift presented to twoMiddle School Band students who displayan exceptional positive, encouraging, and helpful attitude toward all the ensembles and facets of the band program--------------------------

Emily Fabiano; Abigail Fabiano

Somerville Education Association Awards

Lucy Stump Award-----------------------Maricah Agustin

Christopher Wildgen Courage Award----------------Destiny Murdock

Alfred Spilatro Award----------------------Jordan Mehan

Stewart Thomas Oakley Award--------------------------------Angela Dela Cruz

Somerville Middle School gratefully acknowledges the

donors who contributed to theGrade 8 Awards Celebration.

SOMERVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT REVIEW SUMMER 2012

SOMERVILLE HONORS 2012 TEACHERS OF THE YEAR

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Ms. Nancy Kishbaugh teaches grade kindergarten students at VanDerveer Elementary School. This is her twelfth year as a member ofthe Van Derveer Elementary School faculty.Ms. Nancy Kishbaugh is a committed and dedicated teacher who

establishes a strong foundation for success in her young learners.Ms. Kishbaugh employs best practice strategies and research-basedtechniques to meet the various needs of her kindergarten students.Ms. Kishbaugh has made significant contributions to the entireschool community, including chairing the Helen Doherty ScienceFair and securing grants to expand the outdoor classroom. Her val-ued expertise and unwavering commitment benefits the entire com-munity of Somerville. Ms. Kishbaugh is an educator who hastouched the lives of countless students providing them a strongfoundation for their academic and social success. She is an educatorworthy of emulation. Ms. Kishbaugh states, “I believe children learn in many different

ways. I try to see each child as an individual and utilize their learn-ing styles to make their kindergarten experience specific to theirneeds. Over the years, I have observed my students excel whenlearning has been presented in a way they can identify with. Theyview it positively and have found success in their education, despitetheir varied abilities. I continue to teach because of the intrinsicreward it provides me. I am honored to have been selected, by my peers, as the teacher of the year.”�

Mrs. Sandy Catenaro teaches sixth grade special education students in the areas of mathematics and sci-ence at Somerville Middle School. This is her eleventh year as a member of the Somerville Middle Schoolfaculty. She is a graduate of Kean University and received her master’s degree and certification as a read-ing specialist from the university as well.Mrs. Catenaro is a dedicated member of the Somerville Middle School community. She is an innovative

teacher whose professional commitment is valued by students, colleagues, administration, and parentsalike. The creativity of her lessons taps into each child’s learn-ing style. She encourages her students to embrace both mathe-matics and science and to apply the concepts that are beingtaught in the classroom to the world around them. Her studentsare consistently engaged and active in the learning process andshe encourages them to achieve and to f lourish academically,socially, and emotionally. Mrs. Catenaro provides a classroomthat is nurturing, supportive, and child-centered. The studentsin her charge subsequently develop the confidence to strive andsucceed. She also takes an active role as a contributing memberof the sixth grade teaching team and supports her colleaguesand shares her insights so that they can all meet their students’needs. She has contributed to the school community by servingas the co-advisor of the Somerville Middle School Peer Leaderssince 2005. She has also assisted in coordinating the activities ofCamp SMS Sixth Grade Transition Camp. Currently, Mrs.Catenaro serves on the Somerville Middle School SummerReading Committee.Mrs. Catenaro states, “All children are capable of learning and

each have their special talents. My life’s work is to continue tohelp them meet their academic needs and to encourage them tomove forward in life happy, healthy, and secure so that they can

be positive contributing members of society.” �

Mrs. Catenaro (left) is congratulat-ed by last year’s recipient, Ms.Kulis.

Ms. Kishbaugh (left) is con-gratulated by last year’s recip-ient, Mrs. Osborn.

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VDV BAND ANDCHORUS PERFORM

FOR “PACKED HOUSE”On May 30, 2012, the Van Derveer

Elementary School’s band and chorus per-formed for a “packed house” in the SomervilleMiddle School auditorium. The annual SpringConcert was a standing room only event andwas a fantasticevening for thewhole commu-nity. Ms.ChristineCerone led theband whileMrs. Patricia Helwigled the chorus. Be sure towatch the Spring Concerttrailer on Van Derveer’s web-site. To view the concert inits entirety, tune in toVilleTV.�

On May 29, 2012, Van Derveer studentsenjoyed the Rocks, Fossils, and Minerals Show.Students learned about various rocks, minerals,and fossils and were even able to examine the

skull of a Tyrannosaurus Rex! Students felt thatthe highlight of the program was when theysplit into small groups and worked collabora-tively to uncover and identify real fossils. Wehave future paleontologists indeed!�

VDV STUDENTSEXPLORE

PALEONTOLOGY

r. Tanya McDonald, School Psychologist at Somerville High School, has been a valued

member of the Somerville community for the pastten years. Dr. McDonald has worked in the

Somerville Public School district for thepast decade at both Van DerveerElementary School and Somerville HighSchool, where she has provided innovativeservices to children and families to pro-mote social/emotional well-being and aca-demic success. Dr. McDonald feelshonored to work in a district that recog-nizes the important role that mental healthplays in meeting the needs of the wholechild. Somerville High School is fortunateto have Dr. McDonald as a part of its staff.She has consistently provided valuableinsight regarding effective interventions forstudents with specific needs beyond aca-demic instruction. In addition to her role asschool psychologist, Dr. McDonald serves the schoolcommunity as an assistant to the anti-bullying specialist,a member of the Intervention and Referral ServicesTeam, the Character Education Committee, and theDiscipline Focus Group. Beyond her professional obliga-tions at Somerville High School, she is a contributing

faculty member at the Graduate School of Applied andProfessional Psychology at Rutgers University, a pub-lished author, and has a small private practice that

serves children and adolescents. Herresearch and practice interests includesocial and emotional learning program-ming, crisis prevention and intervention,and school-based counseling. It is withgreat honor that Somerville High Schoolpresents Dr. Tanya McDonald as the2011-2012 Teacher of the Year.Dr. McDonald states, “As an educator I

truly believe it is our role to help prepareall of our students for responsible andeffective citizenship. We need to create alearning environment that fosters knowl-edge and skills in areas above andbeyond the purely academic realm. Tohelp our children navigate the challengesof adolescence we need to teach them tobe divergent thinkers and effective prob-

lem solvers. I feel so fortunate to have a position withinthe schools that allows me to work with such a diversegroup of students to help promote the development ofthe inter-personal and intra-personal tools they need tosuccessfully negotiate the complex demands of growthand development.”�

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SOMERVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT REVIEW SUMMER 2012 12STUDENTS EXPLORE ENGINEERING AT THE2012 SUMMER GATEWAY ACADEMY

On June 7, 2012, VanDerveer hosted its annu-al Strawberry Festival.Over 1,000 Somervillecommunity membersattended this greatcommunity event!Those who attendedwere able to samplestrawberry-coveredpound cake dessert, enjoy musicand dancing, win prizes, and much more.Highlights of the evening were live musicalperformances by Van Derveer students. It wasa great night for all!�

VDV STRAWBERRYFESTIVAL

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Why a Summer Reading Program?

niversity of Tennessee, Knoxville, faculty members Richard Allington and Anne McGill-Franzen

conducted a study to show a significantly higher levelof reading achievement in students who received booksfor summer reading at home. “Every two or three yearsthe kids who don't read in the summer fall a year behindthe kids who do.” (July 22, 2010)

Research spanning 100 years shows that students typi-cally score lower on standardized tests at the end of sum-mer vacation than they do on the same tests at thebeginning of the summer (White, 1906; Heyns, 1978;Entwisle & Alexander 1992; Cooper, 1996; Downey et al,2004).

Students who read more, read better; they also writebetter, spell better, have larger vocabularies, and have bet-ter control of complex grammatical constructions(Krashen, 2009).

Experts agree that children who read during the sum-mer gain reading skills, while those who do not oftenslide backward. "A conservative estimate of lost instruc-tional time is approximately two months or roughly 22percent of the school year.... teachers spend at least amonth re-teaching material that students have forgottenover the summer, that could have been spent on teachingnew information and skills” (November 2002 report,Johns Hopkins Center for Summer Learning)

A district-wide committee was established to include all stakeholders:

> Board of Education members> District-wide administrators> Building-based administrators> Teachers> Parents

A Summer Reading Program Framework was estab-lished to guide each school in designing the program thataligned with the students’ grade level.

The following criteria were developed based on thecommittee’s analysis of data collected from student,teacher, and parent surveys, as well as discussion of theformer summer reading programs.

Summer Reading Program Framework:

¤ Design a mandatory Summer Reading Programthat differentiates program requirements and activities by grade-level clusters (K, 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12).

¤ Include Kindergarten in the Summer ReadingProgram.

¤ Provide students with choices of books and alter-native reading selections.

¤ Include a minimum of two books to be read dur-ing the summer and incorporate at least one required reading.

¤ Link the Summer Reading Program requirements to the curriculum through assignments and/or activities that are meaningful for students.

¤ Provide students and parents/guardians with clearand specific program descriptions, whichinclude recommendations of strategies to be usedin preparation for related assignments.

¤ Include incentive programs in the Summer Reading Program design.

¤ Communicate details about the program require-ments and activities to students and parents/ guardians using a variety of communication meth-ods and tools.

¤ Provide students who are new to the district withinformation about the Summer Reading Program.

¤ Inform the community about the district’s Summer Reading Program.

K-12 Summer Reading Program Goals:

— Develop a love of reading by promoting readingas a pleasurable experience.

— Experience a sense of accomplishment bydemonstrating independence and responsibility.

— Ignite imagination by reading a variety of materials.

— Develop the habit of reading independently by increasing the frequency of reading.

— Improve reading ability and expand vocabulary.

2012 SUMMER READING UNDERWAY

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visit: www.somervillenjk12.orgfor grade-level assignments!

*Branchburg Board of Education Representative

SOMERVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT REVIEW SUMMER 2012

Van Derveer Elementary School...........................................218-4105Grades K–5 — Susan Haynes, Principal

Somerville Middle School..........................................................218-4107Grades 6–8 — Georgette Boulegeris, Principal

Somerville High School ..............................................................218-4108Grades 9–12 — Corey J. Jones, Principal

Dr. Timothy J. Purnell Superintendent of Schools......................218-4101

Mr. Al Kerestes, President

Mrs. Linda Olson, Vice President

Mr. James Adamec

Mr. Norman Chin

Mr. Kenneth Cornell

Mrs. Michelle Edgar

Mr. Dennis Garot

Mr. Peter Lawton

Mr. John Prudente

*Mrs. Melissa Looby

2011-2012 Board Of Education Members

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District Policies Available on the Website

Parents/guardians can access district policies on the district website at www.somervillenjk12.org.

Amendments to the district’s policies are subject to periodic changes required by the

State of New Jersey and will be posted on the district’s website.

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On May 17, 2012, fifth grade students fromVan Derveer Elementary School participated inField Day 2012. Events included the long jump,the triple jump, the javelin and shot put throw,a 50-meter dash, and relay races. Students fromSomerville High School assisted in making this

a successfulevent for all.Special thanksto physicaleducationteachers, Mr. DavidVaughn and Mr. Allen Warner, for allof their hard work. Be sure to check out thevideo podcast of the 5th grade Field Day onVan Derveer’s website.�

FIELD DAY FUN AT VDV