NORTH HUNTERDON HIGH SCHOOL
Annandale, NJ
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Upcoming Events
The following is a list of important upcoming events:
- April 1: 4th Marking Period Begins
- April 4: NHEF Meeting, 7-8:30 pm, Media Center
- April 5: NH Booster Club Meeting, 7 pm, Faculty Dining Room
- April 6: Career Fair
- April 6: Interest Meeting for Fall Competitive Cheerleading, 7:00pm in Cafeteria A
- April 7: Principal's PAC (Parent Advisory Committee) Meeting, 6:30-8:30pm, Media Center
- April 8: Deadline to register for the May 7th SAT test
- April 8: Mind of the Athlete program for spring athletes
- April 10: Running of the Lions
- April 12: NH Music Assoc. Meeting, 7 pm, Virtual
- April 14: Early Dismissal, 11:55am, Spring Recess begins
- April 15-22: School Closed, Spring Recess
- April 14-24: Spring Recess, No Homework/No Pressure Days
- April 25: School Resumes
- April 25: Aspen opens for Fall Competitive Cheerleading Tryouts registration
- April 28: Bring Your Child to Work Day
- April 29: Spike for a Cure Volleyball fundraiser
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March Students of the Month |
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WINSTON HESS
Class of 2022
Senior Winston Hess has enjoyed the past four years at North Hunterdon. Winston’s favorite classes at North were Economics and Engineering. He really enjoyed his teachers for both classes and found he could really relate to everything he learned. Winston also enjoyed his World History class with Mrs. Niznik last year. Mrs. Niznik did a great job interacting with students, even with half the year dedicated to virtual learning. Winston played football in the fall for North and is now playing Track and Field in the spring, throwing discus and shotput. He is a member of National Honor Society and the Interact Club. Outside of school, Winston works at an under the table job with his grandmother at a farm. He loves spending time with her because she is fun to hang out with. Next year, Winston plans to attend either Virginia Tech or Clemson University where he will major in Construction Engineering and Management. Winston feels he did a great job making his high school experience the best it could be. Even though COVID messed with his two middle years at North, he is grateful that he has had the opportunity to be in school as much as he was. Winston’s favorite memories these past four years were hanging out with his friends at sports practices and talking with Mrs. Niznik and Mr. McSweeney about current events. He also enjoyed problem solving in Engineering with Mr. McKinnon.
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LAUREN SALEMO
Class of 2022
Lauren Salemo will be attending Northeastern University next year to study Journalism. One of Lauren’s favorite classes was AP World History with Mr. Yocum. She loved learning about history from the perspective of other cultures and understanding how the past has influenced so much of the present. Another of Lauren’s favorite classes was AP US Government and Politics with Mr. Franzyshen. She enjoyed learning about aspects of government and applying it to contemporary issues as well as listening to her classmates’ viewpoints on current events. Lauren has been a part of the soccer program at North Hunterdon since freshman year and has played for the varsity team her junior year and senior year. Lauren is the co-Editor in Chief of Northern Lights Art and Literary Magazine that publishes student art and poetry in quarterly blogs and an annual magazine. She is a member of National Honor Society along with English, Spanish, and Social Studies Honor Societies. Outside of North, Lauren plays for a club soccer team in the winter and spring. Some of her favorite memories at North were spending time with friends and anything involving sports. Going to football games and playing soccer games are memories she will cherish forever. Lauren loved being able to play her favorite sport with some of her best friends all four years at North. She is very thankful for all her classmates, teachers, and coaches that have made the past four years so formative as a student and an athlete.
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March Athletes of the Month |
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GINA DESANCTIS
Class of 2022
Senior Gina Desanctis started on the Dance Team at North her freshman year. Gina has been on the Varsity team for the last four years and is the most recent recipient for the Iron Award. While she has improved all of her skills this season, her strongest skills include pom skills and jumps. Gina prefers to do leaps over turns when dancing. Calypsos and toe touches are also her favorites to perform. For the first time in program history, the North Dance Team competed in two styles of dance: Pom and Jazz. The team attended three competitions this year at Lakeland High School, Pascack Valley High School, and Ramapo College. They placed first in Pom and third in Jazz. Gina was accepted into Stockton University in August. She wants to major in Early Childhood Education and possibly have a dual-enrollment in Elementary Education. Gina plans to try out for Stockton University’s dance team next year. Go Ospreys! Outside of dance, Gina is a member of National Honor Society, Social Studies Honor Society, and National Technical Honor Society. The National Technical Honor Society is through Hunterdon County Polytech where Gina is part of the Principles of Teaching Program. Through this program, she writes lesson plans and teaches the preschoolers that go to the laboratory school there. North Hunterdon helped Gina make a lot of memories and taught her important life skills. She would like to say “thank you” to everyone at North, Polytech, and her family who supported her and gave her the opportunity to become who she is today. Gina especially wants to thank her coaches and teammates for making this season the best season she has ever had.
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RYAN WILBUR
Class of 2022
Senior Ryan Wilbur swims distance freestyle for the North Hunterdon Swim Team. Ryan recently swam the 500 yard freestyle at the Meet of Champions, where he swam his record of 4:42:56. Ryan has been swimming competitively for ten years on various different teams. He originally swam for the Hunterdon County YMCA for seven years, then moved to the Somerset Hills YMCA, and now swims for the Greater Somerset County YMCA. Ryan will attend the YMCA Nationals in Greensborough, NC the last week of March where he will swim the 500, 1000, and 1650 yard freestyle. When not swimming, Ryan enjoyed being a member of Model UN his previous years at North. He is an out of district student, so Ryan came to North knowing very few people. However, the environment at North has been very welcoming and he has made many friends the past few years. The swim team has also had a great team environment that makes everyone feel welcomed. Next year, Ryan is planning on attending NJIT and will continue to swim there. He is planning on majoring in Biomedical Engineering.
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March Department Students of the Month |
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English: Morgan Hewitt '23 and TJ Thompson '23
Fine Arts: Alice Yakely '23
Mathematics: Sarah Philips '22 and Brendan Calv '22
Music: Nate Tota '22 and Kristin Field '22
PE/Health: Mark DeCamp '24 and Josephine Hedden '25
Practical Arts: Sabrina May '24 and Andrew Partanna '25
Science: Reina Schumann '25 and Jack Pope '22
Social Studies: Patrick Egg '23 and Stephanie Teipel '23
World Language: Brendan Calv '22 and Keylin Ceciliano '25
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March Good Citizens of the Month |
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English: Siena Britt '23 and Ryan Simonelli '23
Fine Arts: Mara Livingston '24
Mathematics: Joseph Martinez '23 and Selvin Guerra '23
Music: Alyssa Swope '22 and Daniel Decker '23
PE/Health: Ellie Sklar '24 and Rosa Spann '25
Practical Arts: Jonathan Kocsis '22 and Nathaniel Reinagel '24
Science: Maggie Linzer '22 and Ira DeShields '24
Social Studies: Nicholas Sargent '23 and Morgan Treece '23
World Language: Carlos Cruz '23 and Anna Bennington '25
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Top March Tweets from Dr. Greg Cottrell @nhprincipal
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April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Alcohol is the most used substance by youth and adults in the United States. According to the National Institute of Health’s 2020 Monitoring the Future Survey, 55.3% of high school seniors used alcohol in the past year. Results of the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), demonstrated that 85.6 percent of people ages 18 or older reported that they drank alcohol at some point in their lifetime; 69.5 percent reported that they drank in the past year; 54.9 percent reported that they drank in the past month. In 2019, 25.8 percent of people ages 18 or older reported that they engaged in binge drinking in the past month; 6.3 percent reported that they engaged in heavy alcohol use in the past month. Alcohol is the third leading cause of preventable death in the United States. About 95,000 Americans die from alcohol-related causes each year. |
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Sophomores and juniors will visit the Career Fair on April 6th in the main gym between 8:45 am-10:40 am. We hope students will take advantage of this great opportunity to explore careers and ask questions of our volunteers! Thank you to everyone who volunteered to participate in the fair!
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The 8th Annual Running of the Lions 5K & Walk, organized by the North Hunterdon Education Foundation, will be held on Sunday, April 10th at North Hunterdon High School! The race begins at 10 am, with check-in from 8 am-9:30 am. Re! Race/walk details and the course map are available through the registration link.
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The high school district will be closed for Spring Recess beginning Thursday, April 14 (early dismissal at 11:55 am) through Friday, April 22. School will reopen on Monday, April 25.
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More information will be coming soon about graduation!
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The North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District has implemented an after-school Tutoring Program that allows teachers to tutor students seeking help with their classes. Here is an overview of information on the program:
- Students can sign up for tutoring sessions in 30-minute increments
- Tutoring sessions will be held virtually via Zoom or Google Meet, beginning after 3:10 PM and ending by 9 PM
- Time slots available are based on tutor availability
- The tutoring coordinator will pair up the student and teacher with a date and time that is convenient for both parties
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Please fill out the provided Student Intake Google Form (the student has to complete the form) with at least 2 days’ notice to schedule tutoring. See also the attached PDF outlining the Guidelines and Expectations of our Tutoring Program.
Please contact your school’s respective Tutoring Coordinator know if you have any questions,
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The North Hunterdon-Voorhees district has begun to add solar panels to both high schools as part of its energy savings improvement plan. The solar panel project at NHHS has been moving along steadily with the framing almost complete. Please be careful of all construction equipment and materials on campus. |
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Scenes from The Little Mermaid
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Thank you to everyone who came out to watch the North Hunterdon Theatre Organization perform The Little Mermaid, the musical on March 4th, 5th and 6th! Congratulations to the cast, crew and staff for a memorable production! |
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Spring sports season is here! Good luck to all the student-athletes and coaches. We would like to offer a special cheer to the new Boys’ Volleyball team at their first home match against Voorhees on Friday, April 1 at 3:45 pm.
On March 15th, the North Hunterdon Booster Club was thrilled to give student-athletes the opportunity to learn how to properly fuel their bodies (photos below). With over 130 athletes in attendance, students were able to learn numerous skills to easily improve their day-to-day nutrition. Derek Lipton, MS.RD,CSSD. owner of Full Circle Nutrition, is a Registered Dietitian, Certified Personal Trainer, and Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics. Derek's experience as a Sports Dietitian at IMG Academy, the University of Georgia, and Duke University allowed him to provide insight to our high-school athletes about sports nutrition at the next level of play.
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Stay tuned for more events as part of the Booster Club's student-athlete wellness series!
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Here is a final wrap-up to the winter sports seasons: |
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Girls Indoor Track- A successful girls 2021-22 Indoor Track season has come to a close. Here are some of the highlights: On March 5th at the Meet of Champs, the 4X400 team of Shelby Yager, Danielle DiEsso, Alexa LaSasso, Sabrina May broke an NH Indoor record: 4:02:13 and finished in 4th place. In addition, Paige Boyce PR 5:06:41 for the mile. On March 11th at the New Balance Indoor Track Nationals, the DM team of Sophia Reich, Sabrina May, Alexa LaSasso, and Paige Boyce ran their season-best time of 12:14:36 and finished 9th in the NATION! Things continued to get better for our runners when on March 12th at Nike Indoor Nationals, in the 4X400 team EE Division, Yager, DiESso, LaSasso, May finished in 1st place with 4:00:49 and set an NH Indoor school record. Also, the 4X200 team EE Division of Yager, DiEsso, LaSasso, May with 1:46:34 in 6th paced and an NH indoor school record. Also, Sophia Reich with a time of 5:08:37 finished in 6th place for the Mile EE Division.
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Boys Wrestling- Group IV Team Sectional Champions, District 13 Team Champions, 8 District Champions, 4 Region Champions, 7 State Qualifiers, 3 State Placewinners
Girls Wrestling- 1 State Qualifier, 1 State Place winner (Jodi Holder)
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Congratulations to Logan Wadle for being named Skyland Conference Wrestlers of the Year and the Courier News Wrestler of the Year. Congratulations to Jodi Holder for being named the Skyland Conference Wrestler of the Year.
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Football- Congratulations to the National Football Foundation Delaware Valley Chapter Scholar-Leader-Athlete: Tom Markovich, NJFCA Super 100 Team: Hunter Paulter; Basilone Bowl, and All-Star game participants: Nick Glucksman, Winston Hess, Ryan Drwal, Chris Schenkel, John Sauchelli, Tom Markovich
Boys Basketball- Congratulations to seniors Evan Kuster and Hunter Paulter on being named All-Conference for the Skyland Raritan Division. Evan earned 2nd team recognition and Hunter earned honorable mention.
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Coming Up This Month:
Saturday, April 2nd: Girls Track & Field Clothing Drive & Girls Lacrosse Youth Day
Wednesday, April 13th: Boys Lacrosse Dine to Donate
Saturday, April 16th: Boys Lacrosse Dine to Donate
Sunday, April 24th: Girls Lacrosse Car Wash and Harper’s Table
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Don’t forget Booster Club membership is ongoing all year and can be found on our website at North Hunterdon Booster Club. Are you following us on social media? Don’t miss out on all the great events coming up and stay informed of all the amazing things happening with the teams!
Facebook: North Hunterdon Booster Club (be sure to answer the questions!)
Instagram: NHHS Booster Club
Twitter: @NHHSBoosterClub
GO NORTH!
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Spring has sprung!
Rehearsals for the Spring Cabaret are underway! Performances are to be held May 6, 7, and 8. Additionally, the department will be holding its spring concerts on May 12th and 19th. Please stay tuned for more information on both events. In the meantime, please consider supporting our spring fundraisers listed below, and have a wonderful Spring Break!
Spring Flower Fundraiser Going on Now!
We are here again with FlowerPower, the company that provided those gorgeous amaryllis bulbs for the holidays. This time we offer you the opportunity to order everything you need for a glorious garden while helping our students with their musical endeavors. We earn 50% profit! Please check out the extensive catalog of ornamental and edible offerings. Just go to http://NHMA.fpfundraising.com
Spring Clothing Drive
It's time for some serious spring cleaning! We are having a spring clothing drive on May 7th from 10 am-2 pm. Please dig through your closet and basements for items to donate. Look out for a flyer with details on what will be accepted.
NHMA Meeting:
Please join us for our next NHMA meeting, Tuesday, April 12 at 7 PM in the band room and via Zoom. Look for the Zoom link closer to the meeting. Officer and committee positions are available for next year including President, Vice President, Fundraising Chair, and Recording Secretary. You can also find more information about us at: https://www.nhvweb.net/nhhs/musicassociation
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Upcoming Events
Freshmen Movie Night- The Freshman class will have a movie night on Friday, May 13th at NHHS on the turf field. The PTSA will be selling snacks and refreshments at the event.
8th Grade Move-Up Dance - The PTSA is sponsoring a Move-Up Dance for the Class of 2026. It will be held on Friday, May 6th in Cafe B. We look forward to welcoming our new 'Lions' to NHHS and are happy to say our students are stepping up and helping out to make this a night of fun for our next NHHS class.
Teacher Appreciation Week- May 2nd -May 8th - We appreciate our teachers and staff at NHHS! The PTSA is planning for a Teacher's Appreciation luncheon on Wednesday, May 5th. We are working on the menu and items needed for that day, so keep an eye out for a Sign-up for donations needed for this event!
VISA Gift Card Raffle- It's that time again!!!! The PTSA Spring Visa Gift Card Raffle drawing will be on Friday, May 6th. Just $10 for a chance to win one of four Visa gift cards ($250, $500, $750, and $1,000)!!! Tickets will be mailed to NHHS families. We need your support, please donate and participate as all proceeds go towards Project Graduation.
Senior Banquet/Senior Awards/Athletic Awards - Similar to last year, these events will be combined and held at NHHS. It's scheduled for Wednesday, June 1, and this year it will be held indoors in the NHHS Theater. Mark your calendars for this event on June 1st!
Project Graduation- June 15-16th at FunPlex in Mount Laurel, NJ. All graduates are invited to attend this overnight event. The evening starts off at NHHS and then all get aboard a chartered bus to FunPlex where there will be a buffet, arcades, go-karts, rides, laser tag, bowling, mini-golf, and much more. The next morning a breakfast buffet is served and there will be raffle prizes. The graduates then return back to North on chartered buses where they are given a green North blanket to comfortably snooze and have a memento. The PTSA will need adult chaperones, volunteers, and donations to make this event possible. More details and sign up to come!
Stay connected
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NHEF Mission
The NHEF mission is to enhance education by funding innovative programs and experiences for all students. The NHEF provides funding for teacher grants and develops programming centered on the college application process to help students and parents.
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8th Annual Running of the Lions 5K & Walk
The NHEF Annual Running of the Lions will be on Sunday, April 10th, 2022! Participants can RUN or WALK! Springtime fun for everyone – come out and join the LION PRIDE!
Don’t wait Register NOW!
Unable to participate? Please visit our website if you would like to make a donation instead:
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Hello Juniors!
Our College Bound Summer Workshop Series is designed to help students and parents with their college application endeavors. Please watch for more information later this spring
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Please follow the NHEF on Facebook (@NHEdFoundation) and Twitter (@NHHS_NHEF) for announcements and tips.
Checking in with us means so much!
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Board of Education Update: |
Each month, we will include key topics discussed or approved at the most recent Board of Education meeting. Meetings are livestreamed and you can find the link on the district website prior to each meeting date. Please click here to view agendas, recordings and minutes.
The Board of Education held its regular meeting on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 7:00pm. The following topics were approved or discussed at the meeting:
- Board approved a preliminary budget for the 2022-2023 school year with a 1.7% net increase to the local tax levy. The budget will be submitted to the county office for approval. The Board will provide a public hearing presentation on the final budget on April 26th at 7pm and vote to adopt the final budget. Budget information will be posted on the district website.
- Board approved a revision to the 2021-2022 school calendar that will reduce number of student days to 181 because of the extra snow day. This will keep spring recess intact.
- Board approved a $7500 donation from the North Hunterdon Education Foundation to go towards a mindfulness program for the Alternative Learning Community at NHHS.
Next Board of Education meeting is scheduled for April 26, 2022 at 7:00pm in the district administration office, which will include discussion of the final 2022-2023 budget. Please check district website prior to the meeting in the event the location has changed.
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North Hunterdon High School
1445 State Route 31, Annandale, NJ 08801
(908) 713-4199
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