OCHS principal’s Report

November, 2018

CONGRATULATIONS

The Principal’s Council has selected new members for induction into the Ocean City High School Chapter of the National Honor Society. The induction ceremony is scheduled for December 10th at 7:00 pm. They have found that the candidates below exhibit the qualities of scholarship, service, leadership and character: Kelsey Arnold Kayla Attiya Joshua Barnes Grace Barrett Cole Becker Nicole Blum Abigail Brown Grace Burke Nicole Cappolina Kate Carter Max Carter Eve Chiarello Jenna Clark Kassidy Coan Jessica Cossaboone Ava Cozamanis Sadie DeGennaro Marleigh Domeracki Carly Dougherty Jadin Eafrati Louisa Esposito Jaclyn Ferrilli

Shane Ferry Michael Flynn Alberto Gaytan Juliana Giardina Sophia Ginet Theodore Grimley Elaina Guido Marissa Guido Gabrielle Hart Nathaniel Hays Alison Hendricks Peter Horowitz Joseph Innocente Antonio Inserra Mary Jamison Alexa Japzon Margaret Kane Christian Kuhn Mallory Lawn Aura Lopez Kathryn Mazzitelli Casey McLees

Lauren Mirsky Kelly Nyman Samuel Oliva Hunter Paone Kiley Pettit Brianna Philippou Molly Reardon Emma Sardy Regina Schmid Maura Siciensky Courtney Sigmund Beth Singer Matthew Specht Haley Stanks Alexander Town Kai Tripician Shannen Urban Alexandra Vitola Louis Williams Allisun Wiltshire

VETERAN’S DAY Veterans’ Day is an opportunity to remember the price many people have paid over the years so that we can live our lives freely and peacefully. It was originally Armistice Day, often observed in many countries today as Remembrance Day, and celebrates the day World War One ended. It is remembered at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. Today is a day to remember and salute all veterans.

Our thanks today go to the following staff members: Mr. Larry Brook – Army Military Police 1981-1985 Mr. Matthew Carey – USMC 1991-1994 Mr. Brian King - Navy - Vietnam 1968-1974 Mr. Robert LeMaire - Navy 1988-1992 Mr. Herb Snyder – Army – Vietnam - 1969-1970

COMMUNITY STUDENT OF THE MONTH

Each student was chosen to be Student of the Month because of exemplary behavior, character and performance. We appreciate the support of each of the community organizations. There is a critical connection between a successful public high school and a strong relationship with its community.

Estelle Richardson was the Rotary Club Student of the Month.

Allisun Wiltshire was the Exchange Club

Student of the Month.

OCHS Students of the Month Sami Wagner – Sami is a great student and a very personable young lady. She is an intelligent

and friendly student who enjoys learning and contributing to class discussions. inquisitiveness is often present these discussions. Sami is always polite to those around her. Her smile brightens up the room, and she is always looking to help out a fellow classmate.

Garrett Longstaff – Garrett has always been

respectful to both his teachers and peers. He is hard-working and is a team player in any group work. Garret is a calm and collected student who has a natural ability to understand concepts quickly. He also has a silly way about him that makes it fun to have him in class. He is

a great person inside out outside of school. He sets high goals, like West Point Naval Academy, and becoming an Eagle Scout.

On November 1st four Juniors from OCHS attended the League of Women Voters of Cape May County Running and Winning Conference. Students interacted with local women in elected public official positions and other high school female leaders in Cape May County: Emma Finnegan Juliana Carmean Sophia McCarty Kate Carter

October Chef of the Month – Richie Flemming

Chef of the Month is an award given to a student currently enrolled in a Family and Consumer Sciences Cooking Class. The nominees are carefully selected by Mrs. Cook. The students who are awarded demonstrate good work ethic and teamwork, positive attitude, respect, and are dedicated to improving their culinary skills.

Hugh O’Brian Youth (HOBY) Leadership Program

HOBY is a program that allows a chosen sophomore delegate to attend three- or four-day seminars and participate in hands-on leadership activities, meet leaders in their

state, and explore their own personal leadership skills while learning how to make a positive impact in their community. This year’s delegate is Haley Strickland and our alternate delegate is Georgia Roache. Haley Strickland has proven herself to be a valuable member of the class of 2021. Not only is she an extremely capable student as she carries a 4.85

GPA, but she is also active in extracurricular activities like Student Council, crew, and Students Against Destructive Decisions. To her credit, she also

finds time to volunteer for the Challenger Sports organization in Upper Township. She is an accomplished young lady who will represent our school very well at the HOBY conference.

Georgia Roache was chosen as the runner up in the competition for the HOBY delegate slot. She is a very accomplished student as well who carries a 4.5 GPA. She is actively involved in our extracurricular community. She is a member in such groups as Peer Leaders

and Student Council while also heavily involved in our performing arts department. Beyond the school day, she can also be found volunteering her time at Our Lady of the Angels church. Georgia is truly a well-rounded student. Both students follow in a long tradition of talented and impressive students that have represented Ocean City High School very well at

the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership conference.

AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK

Tomorrow's Teachers students, with help from the HIB/Safety team, will be

celebrating American Education Week Monday, November, 12 through Friday November,16. We have an exciting week of events planned to show our appreciation not just our teachers, but all who support the educational process for our students. We have something fun planned for each day!

Tuesday- School is cool, thank you for all you do! o Students will hand out ice cream to teachers during lunch.

Wednesday- Education Support Professionals Day. o Students will hand out treats to support staff during lunch.

Thursday- How has a teacher positively impacted me? o During community lunch students will write messages to teachers thanking them

for their positive impact.

Friday- Thank you! o Students will create an education pin and place one in each teacher's mailbox as a

thank you and as a way to promote great public schools for everyone.

Tomorrow's Teachers students will also be creating the display in the library and the HIB/Safety team will be creating the display in the front of the school.

We appreciate all of the hard work you do for our students every day. You are wonderful role models, not only for our future teachers, but all students and we hope you know how appreciated you are.

Mrs. Barbara Daniel’s Holocaust and Genocide classes made a wall of poppies to

remember veterans. They designed their flower and put in the center the name of a veteran in their family, or chose a name from the New Jersey casualties from WWI. Poppies were the only flowers to grow in the devastated landscape of the western front after the war ended. This 11 am of November 11th marked the centenary of the end of WWI.

Mrs. Georges’ Advanced Anatomy & Physiology classes were very fortunate to have

Dr. Amerigo Falciani, a radiologist with Atlantic Medical Imaging, come to our class on October 12th. Students learned about the

different modalities radiologists can currently use to image the human body. Dr. Falciani also discussed what it takes to become a radiologist and a radiology technician. Students were able to hear firsthand about what medical school truly entails. Lastly, the class was able to see new technology used in stents and filters that react to body temperature. We were grateful for such an exciting and informative presentation.

Dr. Bradford Tucker and Mr.

Chuck Lehman visited Mrs. Georges’ Advanced Anatomy & Physiology

class on November 13. Dr. Tucker is an Ocean City resident and an orthopedic surgeon for the Rothman Institute. He gave a description of the academic requirements to become a surgeon and discussed shoulder anatomy. The class was then able to perform a rotator cuff tear repair arthroscopically on a shoulder model in class! Mr. Lehman provided all of the materials and assisted in the procedure. Ocean City High School has some steady hands and potentially excellent physicians in its midst! We are incredibly fortunate to have locals in the medical field share their expertise.

Through a partnership with the National Park Service, the U.S. Department of Education worked with state art and education agencies to identify middle and high schools whose students

would create the ornaments. Mrs. Rubina Cooney-Carroll International Arts & Crafts class- OCHS was chosen to create 24 beautifully handmade ornaments that will

decorate the New Jersey State Tree in Washington D.C. Concentrating on the 21 counties of New Jersey, environment/natural resources water, grassland and forest, each student selected and researched a county/body of water/land. Representing 100% New Jersey- each ornament displays the student (photographed wearing a 100% red shirt -red being one of the required colors along with green and gold) doing something unique to that county such as- hiking a mountain, surfing the waves or sitting by a waterfall! Individuals from all over this beautiful world may view our handmade creations along with the remaining States and territory trees. The Pathway to Peace walkway surrounds the National Christmas Tree located in Presidents Park on the Ellipse Washington D.C. For additional information: http://thenationaltree.org http://hallmark.org http://oc-tv.org

Local food truck owner and operator, Heather Holden, was a guest speaker for

Mrs. Debra Cathcart’s Hospitality, Tourism, and Real Estate Class. Heather brought her food truck,

Mermaid Mutineer, to OCHS for students to see in action in early November. Heather spoke about her dynamic career with Stephen Starr restaurants, working her way up from an entry level management position to opening new businesses up and down the East Coast. Heather shared with the class of her eventual transition to Congress Hall in Cape May and recently starting her own food truck business. Students were provided with tokens for future food from the Mermaid Mutineer along with an interactive learning experience about the

restaurant industry.

NJCPA visits Ocean City High School to speak about careers as a CPA

The students in Mrs. Merighi’s College Accounting Class were presented

information about “The Future of Tomorrow’s CPA” by Lois Fried, CPA. She spoke with the students about the college hours, work experience, and exam requirements to obtain their CPA license. She also discussed the job responsibilities and scholarship opportunities through the NJCPA. In addition, Ms. Fried discussed the salary potential and the job security offered to CPAs. The students were able to ask questions about the exam and career choices.

Cheerleaders cheer at another rainy game!

SADD Club and REBEL Club members, along with advisors Mrs. Cathcart and Ms.

Kline, visited the Ocean City Intermediate School health classes of Mrs. Bendig on November 15 for The Great American Smokeout. High School students presented to younger students the dangers of smoking and vaping through an interactive slide show presentation. Topics of addiction, health risks, and other consequences were covered by club members. Students also worked in small groups with puppets creating scenarios of vaping and various ways to turn down and deter each situation.

The Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Club

along with advisors Mrs. Cathcart and Mrs. McMaster, attended Cape Assist’s annual Peer Leadership Conference at Wildwood Convention Center on November 16, 2018. P2P Club members participated in the peer challenge contest and attended various workshops, including Find the Leader Within, Not For Sale 2.0, Keep Us Safe—LGBT Students in the Hallways, and Can You Hear Me Now. Keynote speaker Jeffery Bucholtz of San Diego’s We End Violence talked about bullying and the need to work together to make bullying a thing of the past. The day allows students to interact with other local high school students and learn valuable peer leadership skills.

Your 2018 Powder Puff Champions are: Juniors, Team Die-Nasty!

For the first time in 13 years, OCHS Key Club

hosted the first high school Powderpuff game at Carey Stadium. Four teams, two junior teams and two senior teams, played consecutively until the victors of each round faced off. In the end, the junior team, “Die-Nasty”, took the win. The event raised $500 for Waves of Caring, Toys for Tots, and senior scholarships. If you see any of these girls in the

hallway or classroom, be sure to tell them congratulations on two games well played (42-0 and 6-0). Thank you to everyone who came out. A special thank you to all the coaches, announcers John Bruno and George McNally, administrators Dr. Jamison, Wendy O'Neal, and Vince Leavey, the custodial staff, and Tina Mosher, Gail Pendleton, Kathy Kickish, and Candi Suppi. Coach Tim Kelley Captain- Delaney Lappin (scored the only touchdown in championship game) Ava Auwarter Katy Cossaboone Abbey Fenton (QB) Emma Finnegan Jordan Moyer Morgan Pizagno Molly Reardon Emma Sacco Courtney Stoerrle (HUGE interception in championship game

OCHS Key Clubbers and the Ocean City Fire Department and Police Department helped

teach students at OCPS to tie their shoes. The clinic was a great success; the children were thrilled to have learned this essential new skill.

On Tuesday, November 20, Spanish and Italian Clubs took their annual trip to King Pin

Lanes. Fun was had by all!

On November 27, Key Clubbers along with the girls’ soccer team volunteered at the first

annual GOYA Night “Get Off Your Apps and Move”, hosted by Carrie Merritt at the Primary School and funded by the National PTA. With over 200 OCPS students, there were tons of smiles and tons of movement. Games like Fruit Ninja and Paper Boy came to life, along with other popular video game apps. Key Clubber and freshman Megan Coan said that, “the world revolves so much around social media and screens that it’s important to remember to have face to face interactions.” Not only did the kids get involved, but parents were also encouraged to participate alongside their child at the different stations. It was an amazing event for all!

The Leadership Club held its 13th Annual Chef’s dinner on November 29th. Chefs from

the following restaurants prepared their signature dishes: Arlene’s on Asbury, Bennie’s Bread, Blue Dolphin Sweets, Charlie’s Bar & Restaurant, Cousin’s Restaurant * Catering, Dino’s Seaville Diner, DiOrio’s Circle Café, Express Pizza & Subs, Giuseppe’s Gourmet, Island Grill, Island Shore Chinese Restaurant, Johnson’s Popcorn, Jon & Patty’s Mama Mia’s Ristorante, Positively 4th Street Café, Red’s Jersey Mex, Steve & Cookie’s By The Bay, Upper Sandwiches, Wards Pastry, The Windjammer and Yesterday’s Restaurant. Donations for the door prizes were also donated by local businesses. Music was provided by the Jazz Rock Band Class.

Deaf and hard-of-hearing students take lead in

equal access advocacy

This is the link to the article in the NJEA magazine: https://www.njea.org/deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-

students-take-lead-in-equal-access-advocacy/