Presentation given by SHR Superintendent, Nancy Gartenberg and NJSBA's Interactive Media Specialist, Erik Endress on January 27, 2012 at the NJ Techspo Conference. Learn how your district can utilize available social media technology to engage parents and community!
Download the presentation in PDF format here.
Congratulations to the Varsity Football team for their 12-10 win at New Hope in the first ever Thanksgiving Day Battle of the Bridges game!
Yet another letter produced in our English class was published! This time, it is sophomore Devon Troutman. Check out the article here.
Southern Eagle Reporter Hits It Big
SHR journalism student, senior Vanessa Woy, found out last week that she was one of 12 students from around the country chosen from a pool of 150 applicants to serve on the Journalism Advisory Committee at George Mason University in Washington DC. Her work begins next month. Woy is currently competing for a paid internship with the university's journalism department. Kudos to Vanessa!
Congratulations to our SHR winners of this year's Creative Communications National Spring Poetry Contest:
Robert Albanir,
Kyle Bogdan,
Sean Dale, Emma Carpenter,
Adeline Donnely,
Patrick Ferry,
Roxanna Kreider,
Mikayla Fulper,
Colleen Haug,
Holly Kapsimalis,
Jake Phillips,
Andrew Nini,
Liam Piscetelli,
Juli Riggs,
Dain Silvestri,
Alexander Singleton,
Ryann Tucker,
Daniel Voorhees,
Becca Williamson and
Shelby Wilson.
Their work will be published in an anthology of poems to be published this summer. Once again, SHR has won an extraordinary number of spaces in the book. As a result, our school will receive a free copy of the book. Can't wait to read them? See these award-winning poems on the bulletin board outside the main office. Well done!
Congratulations to our Scholar Athletes!
NJSIAA: Sarah Phillips
Conference: Sam Franzini and Jenn Wengryn
County: Tori Smiegocki and Parker Jensen
On March 3-5, 2011, South Hunterdon Regional High School presented a musical comedy, The Drowsy Chaperone, with a special showing for senior citizens on March 2nd. The Drowsy Chaperone is an homage to American musicals of the Jazz Age, examining the effect musicals have on the fans who adore them. The Main in Chair, a mousy, agoraphobic Broadway fanatic, seeking to cure his "non-specific sadness," listens to a recording of a fictional 1928 musical comedy, "The Drowsy Chaperone." This "show-within-a-show" was a great success! Special thank you to all of the directors, students, and dedicated parents who worked extremely hard to put on such a fabulous show!
Congratulations to SHR actor Brandon Bacorn who debuted in NYC in an off-Broadway production of Status Update, a new play produced through the McCarter Theatre in Princeton. SHR faculty, staff, administration and students who went to see the performances were deeply impressed by the level of professionalism and creativity exhibited by the team. It was a great show!
On Thursday, January 6, 2011 from 8am-10am, Ithacappella, an all-male group from Ithaca College, was in Hunterdon County. The men sang in a school-wide assembly from 8am-9am at South. During this assembly, students from SHRHS worked closely with members of the a cappella group. SHRHS students learned about different vocal techniques, had the privilege of meeting the members, and took part in an interactive assembly.
The high school Science Olympiad team competed in the Union County College regional tournament on Tuesday, Janaury 11th. The team had the highest finish in three years of competition and received its first invitation to the New Jersey State Championship Tournament of this national science competition. The team entered 11 of 13 events and placed in the top 5 in 5 events. 7 of the 10 team members earned finishing medals with Alex Tucker leading the way with 3 medals. Overall this year's team finished 8th out of 20 high school teams. The State Championship Tournament will be held at Middlesex County College in Edison, NJ on March 15, 2011.
Congratulations! Two SHR journalism students were recently selected to live at George Mason University this summer as part of The Washington Journalism and Media Conference. For information, see http://wjmc.gmu.edu.
SHR's Drama Club and International Thespian Society would like to announce this spring's student-directed play,
William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
For more information, contact Ms. Damron at heather.damron@shrhs.org
Middle School Student Council held a fundraiser dance for Fisherman's Mark, and raised $485. Fisherman's Mark is a community service agency helping families in need.
Congratulations to Danny Carpenter for being recognized by the New Jersey State Board of Education as Student of the Month for November. See news story at NJ.com.
For the second year in a row, SHR has been named as a "Poetic Achievement Honor School!"
Hundreds of New Jersey schools entered the Creative Communications "Celebration of Today's Writers" Contest; we are thrilled to be one of 41 schools recognized for "excellence in Language Arts programs."
What better way to close out National Poetry Month than to celebrate the beautiful work of South's talented young writers? Their poems are published in an anthology and our school is eligible for a small grant as a result of this award.
Congratulations to our winning poets:
Paige Cornell
Kelly Albanir
Lina Restrepo
Emma Hart
Gillian Carr
Lisha Hoff
Brielle Cameron
Gianna Sabidussi
Devin Conlon
Alex Tucker
Melissa Aversa