Patriot Post
News from Mrs. Dutt for Parents
North Warren Regional
Email: jdutt@northwarren.org
Website: www.northwarren.org
Location: Blairstown, NJ, United States
Phone: 908-362-8211
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NorthWarrenRegionalSchoolDistrict/
Twitter: @NorthWarrenHS
IMPORTANT FOR PARENTS!
There will be a very important presentation for parents about drug prevention and vaping. Vaping as you may know is a deemed an epidemic by the Attorney General. Our students at NWR are no exception to this national crisis.
Free free to call Tina Ritchie at Ext 1303 with any questions.
Staff Highlight - Presenters at NJ TECHSPO '19
Mr. Morris, Ms. Diaz, Ms. Matash and Mr. Biery
Our teachers made us extremely proud on their workshop called, "Podcasting for a Means of Differentiation and Staff Team Building." They discussed how podcasting can be a means of differentiating for all learner. They also highlighted how they are the driving force behind staff podcasts to build community and collaboration among teachers. Most importantly they presented the necessary technology to run a podcast and how truly cost effective it can be for districts.
Great job team! You made North Warren very proud!
Sports Highlight
Patriot Girls Basketball
The girls basketball team is currently 14-3 and having a winning season and they are a "young team" with many freshmen and sophomore girls. They have really stepped up this year and we are very proud of them.
On Saturday, the girls take on Hunterdon Central here at North Warren in the quarter finals at noon. We have never previously reached the quarter finals. Please come out to support our team and coaches if you are free this Saturday.
Below is the article that was on the front page of the NJ Herald Sports section last Sunday discussing their road to the quarterfinals. https://www.njherald.com/20190203/youthful-patriots-reach-hws-quarterfinals-for-first-time-in-program-history
Student Highlights
NWR Art Program
NWR Art students won big awards and scholarships at the prestigious Mt Olive Art Invitational this past week. Although the prestigious invitational featured work from some of the biggest (and wealthiest) districts in the state, North Warren took home some major accolades:
Senior Julia Rutherford placed 3rd out of over 140 incredible works of art with her stunning still life in oil paint.
Junior Samantha Dwornikoski won a scholarship to Savannah College of Art and Design with one of her intriguing graphite masterpieces.
Freshman Dan Kochanowski won a scholarship to Montseurrat College of Art with his refreshingly original "Monster Mash" illustrations.
Junior Jacob Smith's "Nightmares" illustration was also quite popular if the constant crowd of people admiring and photographing it was any indication!
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Middle School Chess Club and Gifted and Talented
Please congratulate our 2 Middle School teams who ranked Second and Third place in the Warren County Middle School Chess Tournament!! Several of these students are in Gifted & Talented as well as Chess Club. Special thanks to Ms. Eisner for organizing our attendance in this event!
2nd Place Team
James Castillo, Zach Zebrun, Maksimus Miniewicz, Richard Pilny
3rd Place Team
Max Jaronsky, Nick Licata, Jackson Yawger, Griffin Messina
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NWR Sophomore Kate Stauffer won the TCLP (Teachers of Critical Languages Program) "Student of the Month for January". One student can win the prize from each of the TCLP schools in the US each month. Kate was chosen among hundreds of students in 17 schools in the country. Kate is enrolled in Mandarin 2 at NWR. Congratulations Kate!
Middle School Activities
- Middle School Superhero Week: The middle school students and staff spent a week recognizing heroes that are important to them and doing hero themed activities. They shared positive messages with their classmates and dressed up as their favorite Superhero.A hero is defined in the dictionary as a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. Most of the students chose their parents as their superhero! This event was sponsored by the new Pass It Along Club.
- MS Sweetheart Dance: This dance is a semi-formal on February 15 from 6-8
- MS Student Council: Penny Race to raise funds for the American Heart Association is running from Feb.1- Feb 28. Middle school student council will be holding a penny race in the month of February to raise funds to donate to the American Heart Association. This is how it works: There are three jars, one for Mr. Straub, one for Mr. Stoll, and one for Mr. Palmer. The teacher who earns the least amount of points will be pied in the face by the teacher who earns the most points. Jars are placed at the end of the hallway and will be in the lunch room during lunch for students to participate.
- Spring Gertrude Hawk Fundraiser that was passed out to middle school students is due to Miss Bigley and Ms. Beam by March 8.
High School/All School Activities
This year's Prom will be at the Stroudsmoor Inn this year on May 10th. Tickets sales run from Feb 11 to Feb 14. Individual tickets are $75 and couple tickets are $140. Half the money is due at time of sign-up. Please review the link below for the dress code.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C8Q4sS5HwJIZfqImOZFooX3aBKOGaEbb/view?usp=sharing
Interact Club: Community Talent Show Applications are now available on NW website!
Sophomore Class: Gertrude hawk chocolate sales continue.
This year's High School Musical is MAMMA MIA! Come out to support our program.
Friday, March 29 at 7:00 pm
Saturday, March 30 at 7:00 pm
Sunday, March 31 at 3:00 pm
Peer Leadership: PL is hosting a dodgeball session to proactively inform middle school students about the dangers of Juuling. High School students will start playing dodgeball w/MS, then as game progresses, facts will be shared during the game. In the end, they will hear facts, and learn escape answers to how to handle removing themselves from the situation, etc.
Spanish Honor Society: Students have been enjoying Spanish Immersion Fun Lunch by joining students during unit lunch to play games and converse in Spanish. This occurs every other Thursday in the MS cafeteria.
Yearbook Update
Yearbook Sales: Yearbooks are on sale for $115. They can be purchased at balfour.com or send in a check made payable to: NWR Yearbook
Business Ads: Businesses have received emails from the yearbook staff with information about purchasing space for an ad. If you know any local business owner, please encourage them to support the Yearbook.
Student Safety and Security
North Warren Regional PTO
Announcement: NWR PTO rescheduled PTO Meeting to Feb. 27 at 6:30 pm in the MS Multipurpose room. Please come out to support us!