VTHS welcomed back both the Blue and Gold teams of the Class of 2021 on Monday, March 22nd and it was wonderful to see so many smiling seniors' faces! Continuing with that positive trend, we will be inviting both our Blue and Gold teams of 9th, 10th and 11th graders to attend school together beginning on Monday, April 12th, the first day back from Spring Break. Thus, we will no longer be utilizing a Blue and Gold calendar.

If your child is an exclusively virtual student and would like to return to in-person instruction, please contact your child's assistant principal as soon as possible so we can update their information in Genesis.

All VTSD schools will be closed from Friday, April 2nd through Friday, April 9th for Spring Break. We wish all of you a restful vacation and want to remind you that all students are scheduled to return to school--either Virtual or In-Person-- on Monday, April 12th.

Please be sure your children join in our Spirit Week Activities, which have been developed by Mrs. Kristy Riegler and the VTHS Student Council:

Monday, April 12th - Blue/Gold Day

Tuesday, April 13th - Tie-Dye Day

Wednesday, April 14th - Hat Day

Thursday, April 15th - Jersey Day

Friday, April 16th - USA Day

As always, if you have questions and/or concerns about your child's educational experience, please reach out to your child's teacher first. The teacher is the best one to assist you with questions about specific classes, assignments, and assessments. We truly believe that when the home and school work collaboratively, students receive a quality education. Thank you for being our Partners in Education!

Sincerely,

Pauline F. Anderson, Ed. D., Principal; panderson@vtsd.com

Nicholas M. Demsak, Assistant Principal; ndemsak@vtsd.com

Jacquelyn M. Van Orden, Assistant Principal; jvanorden@vtsd.com

VTHS had 2 students awarded at the Wallkill Invitational Art Show last Friday:

• Will Toll was awarded 3rd place in Photography!
• Patience Hevi won an $80,000 scholarship to Montserrat College of Art!

The VTHS Visual Arts Program continues to be award-winning!

Congratulations, one and all!

On March 1st, following a game against Sussex Tech, the Sussex Tech Program presented one of our basketball players with a check for $1400 to help defer some of the costs incurred by his family due to the recent loss of their home to a fire.

Some very important values were learned from this sincere act of kindness. Thank you, Sussex Tech, for such sportsmanlike behavior!

Congratulations, Cristian! We are very proud of you!

HOSA Northern Regional Conference

Clinical Nursing

6th Place - Natacha Morales Laureano

7th Place - Danielle Bruce

Sports Medicine

6th Place - Rebecca Bogdewicz

CPR/First Aid

4th Place - Mia Annunziata and Nadine Yamout - qualified to compete at the State Competition*

HOSA State Competition

CPR/First Aid

*2nd Place - Mia Annunziata and Nadine Yamout

Special thanks to Mr. Matt Bergh and Mrs. Jeanette Emmerich for their hard work in preparing all of these students for these competitions!

For our competitive gamers, VTHS has joined the Electronic Gaming Federation to face off against other teams across the United States. EGF games include Super Smash Bros, Rocket League, Overwatch and more.

Join VTHS eSports where YOU belong! www.vtsd.com/esports

Vernon Township High School students represented the Republic of China on Monday and Tuesday at the St. Peter's High School Model United Nations conference.

Fifteen teams across New Jersey participated along with a team from Pakistan. Our Model UN students developed position papers, crafted proposed resolutions, debated and collaborated with other delegations on a host of topics including the legality of Israel's annexation of Palestinian land in the West Bank, accessibility and distribution of a Covid-19 vaccine, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on indigenous peoples, and the decrease in youth employment due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

As an added bonus, our Model UN students also had the opportunity to meet and listen to AmbaGary Domingo, the Philippine Ambassador to New Zealand at the end of the conference.

Maverick Brendli, Vjosa Ukella, and Kennedy Troung received honorable mentions and Julia Crafton, a freshman, received 1st runner-up. Approximately 150 students participated in this two-day conference.

Many thanks to Guy DellaTorre and Kelsey Falkowski for all their hard work with these students!

Join us in congratulating our Academic Decathlon who finished the season 14th overall at the NJ State competition. Wesley Sanders, our team MVP, took home silver medals in Math and Music, while Karolina Jamiolkowska scored an honorable mention in Speech. Our top performers were Wesley, Karolina and Alexander McCann. This was a tricky season to say the least, so we are proud of our team and thrilled by their success.

Here's our full roster:

James Burke

Lindsay Burke

Morgan Burke
Shannon Burke
Kaitlyn Buurman

Julia Contino

Alexa Frain

Reagan Hamilton

Karolina Jamiolkowska

Ethan Lubeck

Dylan Mann

Jacob Mann
Alexander McCann

Wesley Sanders
Vjosa Ukella
Liam Young

Thank you, Thom LoGuidice and Marc Bray for all of your hard work with our students.

Under the tutelage of Mrs. Erin Hill and Mr. Kelsey Falkowski, the VTHS National Honor Society's members recently delivered homemade baked goods to Vernon first responders.

They created baskets and dropped them off to our local police station, firehouses and ambulance squads.

They also made a basket for our high school custodians and secretaries!

Everyone was very appreciative!

Thank you for your thoughtfulness, NHS!

• Riley A. Ackerman
• Mia S. Annunziata
• Kailei J. Bose
• Shannon N. Burke
• Zoe M. Burns
• Janelle L. Colyer
• Noel M. DeBonta
• Jamilah C. Evelyn
• Jeremy S. Fitzpatrick
• Alexa J. Frain
• Daniel F. Gleason
• Estella Hallacker
• Alana G. Levy
• Leandra McMahon
• Sarah E. Petak
• Maya E. Sauer
• Alyssa M. VanDalinda
• Emily C. Walker
• Amanda R. Weston
• Caitlin E. Witters
• Kelly A. Witters

Congratulations to all!

Mr. Chorney

Please take the time to review the important information listed below:

Ms. Valentino can be reached at 973.934.7590 or at Briannevalentino@gmail.com.

Her website is https://linktr.ee/brie508

Thank you, Brianne!

The Class of 2021 is currently making plans for their End-of-Senior-Year activities, including the Senior Prom and their Senior Breakfast. They would like to thank everyone who supported their recent fundraiser, which raised $1,920! Your generosity is greatly appreciated!

On Monday, April 19th at 4:00 pm, Report Cards and Marking Period 3 grades will be available for grades 2 through 12 on the Genesis Student/Parent Portal.

Students participating in the PSAT should arrive at school at the normal start time of 7:05 AM and proceed to their test room where they will be tested.

Grade 10 students may be dropped off at the school and regular busing will be provided.

Temperature checks will be given and all testing rooms will practice social distancing.

During testing, all students will be more than 6 feet apart with masks. The PSAT test will conclude, at approximately 11:00-11:20 AM.

The Fall Drama was recently filmed and will be available for a purchasable stream this month. We will share the details as soon as we have further updates. Thank you for your continued patience.

As we enter a new month --- and continue with the 2020-2021 school year --- we are honored to continue our work with you and your children. If there is anything we can do to assist you, please do not hesitate to reach out to us.

Enjoy your Spring Break and stay safe!

Wishing you all the best,

The Faculty and Staff of VTHS