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C l e a r v i e w R e g i o n a l H i g h S c h o o l K e i t h b r o o k—P r i n c i p a l

V o l u m e 2 , I s s u e 3

D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 6 N E W S L E T T E R

The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards pro-gram is the United States' largest youth recognition program based exclusively on volunteer communi-ty service. The program was created in 1995 by Pru-dential in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) to honor middle level and high school students for outstanding service to others at the local, state, and national level.

Andrew is Clearview’s honoree for the Prudential Spirit

of the Community Award.

His application has been submitted for state review- He

could win $1000 or more and a trip to Washington, DC for

a special recognition event.

State-level honorees will be announced in February.

He now must complete the application

and we will find out in a few months.

The Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Pro-gram is funded through the Comcast Foundation,

recognizing high school seniors from Comcast com-munities for their commitment to community service,

academics, and leadership.

Marcus is Clearview’s recipient of the Widener High School Leadership Award!

He will represent us at a breakfast/ceremony and the US Constitution Center and take part in leadership

activities at Widener over the next few months. Should Marcus decide to attend Widener, he

will receive a $20,000 scholarship.

Both Hannah & Kathryn will represent

Clearview at the HOBY Leadership Summit

He was elected as one of 58 students in New Jersey to participate

in NJ Governor’s School in the Sciences at Drew University over

the 2016 summer. He lived on campus in Madison, NJ for three

weeks and attended classes in cell biology and cancer, molecular

orbital theory, and mathematics construction theory. Jeremy

presented his research paper titled “Environmental Risk Assess-

ment of the Leaching and Migration of Heavy Metals from Elec-

tronic Waste and Crumb Rubber” to many distinguished mem-

bers of the science community. At the end of his program at

Drew, he was elected to give the graduation speech by his fellow

classmates. Overall, he enjoyed the experience very much as it

prepared him for his future college experience.

Pierce’s entry to the Voice of Democracy is advanc-

ing to the state competition.

He was recognized at our local VFW’s Open House

on 12/15.

The national first-place winner receives a $30,000

scholarship paid directly to the recipient’s American

university, college or vocational/technical school. A

complete list of other national scholarships range

from $1,000-$16,000, and the first-place winner from

each VFW Department (state) wins a minimum

scholarship of $1,000 and an all-expense-paid trip to

Washington, D.C.

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The Little Pioneers Preschool families, along with Child Development students and staff, celebrated the season with a hat and glove drive! Hats and gloves will be distributed to families in Clearview's Adopt-A-Family program, Clearview students, and local families in need. Mrs. Tammy Murphy, director of the preschool and teacher of Child Develop-ment classes, would like to thank all those who gave so generously.

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Mr. Clearview Contestants:

Mr. January: Jimmy Rockicki

Mr. February: Pete Liccio

Mr. March: Kevin Horchak

Mr. April: Keifer Sagarino

Mr. May: Tommy Holtzhauser

Mr. June: Jacob Wong

Mr. July: Brian Clark

Mr. August: Allan Liu

Mr. September: Josh Diaz

Mr. October: Ian Gorman

Mr. November: Billy Edwards

Mr. December: Andrew Whitcomb

Clearview Latin Club and the World Language Dept. collected 1 ton of donated food for the Food Bank of South Jersey. On November 15th, 20 Latin students packed the food and then unloaded the bus at the Food Bank of South Jer-sey. We were warmly welcomed by the staff and received a tour of the facility. Last year Clearview had the biggest food drive of all of the schools in South

Jersey!

~Miss New Jersey in the house~

A 2012 graduate and special guest judge

for the evening!

On behalf of the Student Council,

Thank you to all of the contestants for a night full of

fun and laughs!

Also thank you to everyone who came out to support

the Mr. Clearview event! Proceeds were donated to

families in the district.

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Let’s congratulate Jordan Kearney, Mi-

chael O’Neil, Dylan Schweibinz on ac-

ceptance into the Senior High All South

Jersey Choir, and Ben Taylor into the

Junior High Choir. These fine young men

have been working since September for

their audition on Saturday, November

19th. 450 plus students auditioned and

135 were accepted into the senior high

and 130 were accepted in the junior high.

Again, let’s congratulate these men on

their accomplishments!

The winners of the B101 Christmas choir

competition!

Thank you for all of your votes and for your

ongoing support of the choral program!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 8TH

GRADE CHOIR Congratulations Ben Taylor and

Katie Lafferty for successfully

auditioning for the All-South

Jersey Symphonic Band. These

students auditioned alongside

over six hundred musicians

from Region III, with less than

one hundred being selected for

this honor.

The Jazz Band and Sax Quartet performances at

Scotland Run and Wiley Church/Senior Ctr.

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Again this year, members of the National Art Honor Society will be decorating windows in the Glouces-ter County Library. With acrylics or tempera, NAHS members paint holiday or seasonal images onto windows throughout the building. The windows here were painted by Laurianna Panico, Jordan Danner & Natalie Mahan.

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Kasey Diodati

Girls Lacrosse

Butler University

Trip McCaffrey

Baseball

U Mass – Lowell

Tim Dezzi

Baseball

St John’S UniverSity

Chandler McFeeley

Field Hockey

Drexel University

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Unacceptable Attire:

1. T-shirts with double meaning, crude phrases/photos, or alcoholic messages or promot-

ing other substance abuse.

2. Clothing with images and/or messages that could potentially disrupt the learning envi-

ronment, including but not limited to swastikas & confederate flags, or other inflammatory

material.

3. Sunglasses.

4. Hats, bandannas and other head coverings.

5. Undergarments worn as outer garments/undergarments visible.

6. Boxer shorts.

7. Torn clothes.

8. Winter outerwear worn to class (coats, etc.).

9. Slippers.

10. Chains, pointed rings, dog collars, bullet belts

11. Tube tops

12. Low cut tops

13. Bandanas (of any color, beads or any garment deemed to be gang affiliated as deter-

mined by administration or law enforcement

Students failing to abide by the dress code will be required to change into appro-

priate attire or sent home. Work missed from class will be the student’s responsi-

bility.

Monday, December 26th—

Monday, January 2nd—

HOLIDAY/WINTER BREAK—

SCHOOL CLOSED

School reopens on January 3rd

Tuesday, January 3rd—Project Prom/PTO Meetings

Wednesday, January 4th—DECA Regionals

Thursday, January 5th—Early Dismissal—Teacher In-Service

Thursday, January 5th—HS Open House 7:00pm—8:00pm

Thursday, January 12th—JR Parent College Planning Night

Friday, January 13th— Spring Sports sign-ups begin

Monday, January 16th—Martin Luther King Day– School Closed

Thursday, January 26th—2nd Marking Period Ends

ATTENDANCE POLICY:

Students who are not in compliance with the attendance policy (Over 10 attendance points) will not

be permitted to attend or participate in any school functions such as dances (Jr./Sr. Prom), trips

(Senior Trip), sports teams (all levels), after school clubs, field trips, and graduation. In

addition any student in violation of the attendance policy (Over 10 attendance points) will

not be permitted to park their vehicle on school grounds and will have their parking pass

revoked. Any student found to be parked on school grounds after their parking pass has

been revoked due to violation of the attendance policy will have their vehicle towed at the

owner’s expense. The following rules and regulations have been prepared to insure that

the intent of this policy is implemented.

ABSENCE VERIFICATION:

School attendance is a basic responsibility of the pupil and parent/guardian. A parent/

guardian must call his or her student out absent from school for the day. A student

going on vacation must notify the office prior to the vacation via parent note or parent

phone call. Vacations are not an excused absence. Upon returning to school, a student

must turn in a note/verification of the absence to the main office within 5 days.

Acceptable reasons for absence:

(a) Illness (Doctor’s note only – must be received within five days of the absence.)

(b) Death in immediate family.

(c) College visitation (Student must obtain approval through Guidance and the

Administration. Absence will be excused upon receipt of documentation from the

college. Maximum of 5 visits per school year, additional visits must be approved by

Administration).

(d) Religious Holidays.

LATENESS cont.: Lateness to school will reset at the semester break (End of Marking Period 2), and discipline will start from the top of the list. Attendance points are cumulative for the school year and will not reset at all during the school year.

STUDENT DRESS CODE:

The following dress code was developed by the students, parents and faculty. If there are any

problems with attire not addressed below, the administration will deal with individuals on a one

to one basis.

Acceptable Attire:

1. Shirts that go from the clavicle to the waistband of pants when in relaxed position.

2. Net shirts - only with acceptable garment under or over them.

3. Shorts and skirts that reach the fingertips in length when in relaxed position.

4. T-shirts – males must have sleeves. (Males may not wear tank tops)

5. Blazers or Sports coats that are part of an outfit.

6. Tank tops (females only) with a two-inch band.

LATENESS:

A student is considered late to school if he/she does not report to Period 1 by the 7:33 bell.

Sign in at the front desk and get a late pass.

Lateness will be calculated as part of the attendance points for the school year. The day will

be divided by ninths, as there are nine class periods in a day. For example, If a student is

late during first period, they would receive 1/9th of an attendance point.

Discipline for lateness to school will be assigned in the following manner: 5th Late to School in a Semester 2:30-3:30 Detention 10th Late to School in a Semester 2:30-5:30 Detention 15th Late to School in a Semester (2) 2:30-5:30 Detention 20th Late to School in a Semester (2) 2:30-5:30 Detention 25th Late to School in a Semester (2) 2:30-5:30 Detention Every 5 Lates to school after 25 (2) 2:30 – 5:30 Detention