On June 20, 415 J.P. Case Middle School 8th-graders were promoted to 9th-grade. I am so proud and honored to have taken part in this special celebration. The evening was filled with tradition, inspiration, joy and excitement. Promotion is always a special time that allows us to come together to celebrate our graduates’ many achievements. Together, we look toward their bright future as they continue their journey as life-long learners. We wish them the very best in high school and beyond! Our district is proud to launch our new Twitter account. Follow us @FlemRarSchools and #frsd to receive instant information. We look forward to using Twitter as an immediate, effective and relevant form of communication for students, staff members, families and community members. News, announcements and alerts will be shared via Twitter as well as through our other communication channels, including our web site, list serve, eNewsletters and automated phone messages. Help us spread the word and encourage others to find and follow us on Twitter. J.P. Case Middle School promotes the Class of 2014! About News & Notes News & Notes is all about our students and our team here in the Flemington-Raritan School District. Together, we are all working hard, focusing on our tasks, meeting our deadlines and looking ahead to what will face us in the future. But as we embrace tomorrow’s challenges, it is important to recognize how far we’ve come, how much we’ve achieved and how proud we are to be a part of this district. All of us play a significant role here at FRSD. Each of us contributes to every student’s educational journey through our schools. News & Notes celebrates achievements, highlights initiatives and shares our progress. But more importantly, it showcases our students, teachers and staff members who make our schools outstanding. It is for these reasons and so many more that I am so very fortunate to serve as your Superintendent. In this issue: Promotion FRSD joins Twitter 1 1 Retirees Recognized Meet Ms. Collins 2 2 Math Awards 3 Star Students 4 FRSD launches new Twitter account to instantly communicate News & Notes from the Superintendent’s Desk Flemington-Raritan Summer 2014 Contact: [email protected]Regional School District Congratulations and best wishes for much success at Hunterdon Central! Greatest Books 5 Recipients of the “Principal Paw” high honor are pictured above, with Vice Principal Peter Sibilia (left), Vice Principal Anthony DeMarco (far right) and Principal Robert Castellano (inside right). Find us on Twitter @FlemRarSchools and #frsd to get news, alerts, updates and much more.
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On June 20, 415 J.P. Case
Middle School 8th-graders were
promoted to 9th-grade. I am so
proud and honored to have
taken part in this special
celebration. The evening was
filled with tradition, inspiration,
joy and excitement.
Promotion is always a
special time that allows us to
come together to celebrate our
graduates’ many achievements.
Together, we look toward their
bright future as they continue
their journey as life-long
learners. We
wish them the
very best in
high school
and beyond!
Our district is proud to launch our new Twitter account. Follow us
@FlemRarSchools and #frsd to receive instant information. We look
forward to using Twitter as an immediate, effective and relevant form of
communication for students, staff members, families and community
members. News, announcements and alerts will be shared via Twitter as
well as through our other communication channels, including our web
site, list serve, eNewsletters and automated phone messages.
Help us spread the word and encourage others to find and follow us
on Twitter.
J.P. Case Middle School promotes the Class of 2014! About News & Notes
News & Notes is all about our students and
our team here in the Flemington-Raritan
School District. Together, we are all
working hard, focusing on our tasks, meeting
our deadlines and looking ahead to what
will face us in the future. But as we embrace
tomorrow’s challenges, it is important to recognize how far we’ve come, how
much we’ve achieved and how proud we are to be a
part of this district. All of us play a significant role
here at FRSD. Each of us contributes to every
student’s educational journey through our
schools. News & Notes
celebrates achievements, highlights initiatives and
shares our progress. But more importantly, it
showcases our students, teachers and staff
members who make our schools outstanding. It is for these reasons and so
many more that I am so very fortunate to serve as
your Superintendent.
In this issue: Promotion
FRSD joins Twitter
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Retirees Recognized
Meet Ms. Collins
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Math Awards 3
Star Students 4
FRSD launches new Twitter account to instantly communicate
On June 11, the students at Copper Hill School unveiled a new Buddy Bench during
school spirit assemblies. Lisa Hutchison’s 2nd-grade class performed a skit to introduce
the bench and its purpose to fellow students.
The bench is placed on the school playground and is used to help lonely children find
a friend to play with. A child feeling lonely or left out of playground fun can sit on the
bench. Students who spot a child sitting on the bench are encouraged to invite that child
to play with them to help them feel happy and included.
Pictured (right) is 2nd-grade teacher
Lisa Hutchison, students Julianna C.
and Julia M. and Vice Principal
Vanessa Ahmed.
Copper Hill unveils Buddy Bench during spirit assemblies
District students earn top scores to clinch math achievements in annual programs
Once again, the Flemington-Raritan
Regional School District enjoyed great
success in two annual math programs. On
June 16, the Board of Education
recognized the top scorers in each of these
contests.
In the Continental Math
League, district G&T 4th-grade students
ranked in first place, nationally, and 3rd-
and 5th-grade students ranked in first
place in their region. Several students
placed first nationally. They are Reading-
Fleming Intermediate School 5th-graders
Daniel McCarthy and Julia Granato;
Francis A. Desmares School 4th-grader
Mats DeLausnay; and Copper Hill School
3rd-graders Ben Sherwood
and Dakota Berenger-Stern.
In addition, the 6th-grade
at Reading-Fleming
Intermediate School ranked
20th out of 134 schools in the state in the
New Jersey Math League. District 6th-grade
top scorers were Rebecca Bozzo, Jackson
Qian, Tyler Heller, Kristin Bindas, Eesha
Shankar, and Sydney Kang.
Also, the 7th-graders at J.P. Case
Middle School ranked 29th out of 141
schools. They placed first in their region.
Top scorers were Aidan Lynott, Ajay
Chakraborty, Austin Preiss and Vishantak
Srikrishna.
The 8th-graders ranked 14th out of 137
schools and first in our region. Rishubh
Thaper ranked among the top 22 students
in the state. Top scorers were: Rishubh
Thaper, Kailash Raman and Kent Mei.
The Board of Education recognized the
district’s G&T math teachers, accelerated
math teachers and all math department
faculty members, as well as Math/Science
Supervisor Sandy Pollock for their hard
work in preparing the students for success. Pictured (above) from left is Superintendent Gregory Nolan, honored students, teachers Carri Strunk,
Michele Tonge and Linda Alsop and Board President Bruce Davidson.
Reading-Fleming science teacher takes part in implementation of science standards At Reading-Fleming Intermediate School, 6th-grade Science Teacher Donna Stumm was selected to take part in an opportunity to
help support the likely implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards in New Jersey. She will serve in the first cohort of the
NGSS Teacher Leaders Program, which will consist of six exceptional K-12 classroom teachers. A consortium of institutions are working
to prepare for the implementation of these standards. They are the Rider University SELECT Program, the Princeton University Teacher
Preparation Program, and the Science Education Institute at Raritan Valley Community College. As part of a state-wide plan, a cadre of
teacher leaders will assist the consortium with the implementation efforts across the state. To develop their capacity to do this work,
multiple opportunities for the teacher leaders will co-facilitate professional development programs. Ms. Stumm’s selection to this
program was partly based on her impressive experience with and presentations on CONNECT-ED and other workshops. Good luck!
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Technology Award—Lauren Forrest
World Language Award
Erin Corbo—Spanish
Allison Colon—French
Citizenship Award—Brianna Broderick
DAR Award
Tristan Armstrong
Jordan Cole
“Eye of the Tiger” Award Brianna Huber
Jacob Poltz
Johann Phillip Case Award Rishubh Thaper
Kindness Award Lexi Walton Nathaniel Miller
Mary Denbigh Scholarship
8-1 Lauren Batiste 8-2 Alexis Bragg
8-3 Alex Barbella
8-4 Venkat Srinivas
J.P. Case honors standout students for academic and athletic achievement
On June 13, J.P. Case Middle School held
its 2014 Awards Ceremony. The following
8th-graders were honored for their significant
achievements this past school year. We
congratulate them on their success!
Art Award—Dennica Mitev
Band Award—Bryant Hall
Chorus Award—Tara Keelan
Consumer Science Award—Hannah Ellenberg
Gifted & Talented Award—Zachary Werner
Instrumental Award—Abigail Calvelli
Math Award
8-1 Kent Mei
8-2 Anna Davis 8-3 Marissa Carvelli
8-4 Rosha Chittuluru
Language Arts Award 8-1 Samantha Reilly
8-2 Sophia King
8-3 Rachel Zaccaro
8-4 Caroline Wallendal
Physical Education & Health Award Hannah Korn
Sean Parker
Science Award
8-1 Julia Qian 8-2 Kylie Stives
8-3 Jodi Tomasello 8-4 Greg Bristol
Norton Scholarship—Annalee Tryon
Promotion Speeches Katie Rude
Paige Petrole
Sports’ Scholar Athlete Award Sarah Kolody
Justin Aimone
Sportsmanship Award Brittany Bill
Panayiotis Kousoulas
Yashkas Award Winners 8-1 Dominic Parente 8-2 Megha Vadehra
8-3 Fernando Rodriguez 8-4 Jacob Barrett
Robert Hunter cooks, collects tabs and coins, and dances for a good cause!
On June 2, four Robert Hunter School staff members visited the Ronald McDonald House in New Brunswick to prepare dinner
through the Caring Cooks Program. Nurse Tommie Lou Judson, Principal Dr. Becky Hutto, and teachers Ali Bishop and Margaret
DeAngelis brought homemade meals and prepared dishes for 10 guests who are staying at the facility while their children receive medi-
cal treatment at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital. The volunteer effort tied into a school fundraiser held this winter. Students collected
and counted pull-tabs to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House. The students collected 165,000 tabs and $938 in loose change
this year. They even earned a dance party, DJ included, for reaching and exceeding their 100,000 tab goal. Way to go, Robert Hunter!
Above, from left: Ali Bishop, Tommie Lou Judson,
Margaret DeAngelis and Dr. Becky Hutto.
Above: Tiffany Cinquemani’s class collected and
counted 165,000 pull-tabs for the effort. Above: 4th-graders presented their tabs and fund-
raising results to a representative from J&J.
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Thank you, PTOs!
I want to take a
moment to thank each
of our schools’ PTO
officers for their
tremendous efforts in
contributing to the
educational experience
of our students. As a
former building
principal, I know how
important volunteers
are to the success of a
school. I have seen,
firsthand, parents
continuously dedicate
their time and offer
their talents.
On behalf of the
Board of Education,
our entire district and
our students, I thank
our PTO leaders and all
of the PTO members for
their contributions
during the 2013-2014
school year.
Barley Sheaf
Teacher selected to
Dream Team
Mary Jane Custy,
the Stretch/G&T Teacher at Barley Sheaf
School, took part in TeachFest in early June
in New Orleans. TeachFest was a
unique professional development event
focused on creating high-quality Common Core
curricular resources. The educators attended
the event as part of LearnZillion’s
national Dream Team, which is made up of 200 talented math and
English language arts (ELA) teachers.
The 100 greatest children’s books in the last 100 years...enjoy!
In previous newsletters I shared this year, I listed
50 of the top 100 greatest children’s books from the
last century. Listed below are the remaining 50 books