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Cranford High School | Special Announcements
Memorable Moments 2005-2006
 Jonathan Schwartz has won the WOR Radio Shining Star Talent Search this June, and will perform at a Concert at Hofstra University on June 25th. In a phone in competition against 5 other talented High School and Junior High School performers, Jonathan was supported by numerous votes from CHS students, faculty and friends. Congratulations to Jonathan and best of luck with your recording session with SH-K-Boom/Ghostlight Records.
The Class of '96 is planning their 10th reunion. For more information,
visit chs96.net.
Promising Practices
"Celebration of Learning" is a program which provides teachers with a worthwhile professional development offered by their peers in
collaboration with our student body. "Celebration of Learning" is a
week long program. Our program is done in February. During this week,
teachers volunteer to showcase their classes. Teachers sign up to
observe their peers. Each day of the week highlights a different
instructional method. This past year, our week focused on
differentiation, assessment, technology infusion, questioning and
a "mixed bag" day. The teachers "opening up their classrooms"
can either integrate their students into the lesson or utilize them in a pre-
planned workshop. Our teachers do both. Students are involved in the
planning and implementation of the presentations.
"Holiday-Fest" is a school-wide service learning project. On one day in
December, third and fourth grade students from an urban school are
invited to our high school. They are treated to a day of fun, complete
with activities, food, music and more. Each elementary student is
assigned two high school students, called "elves." These elves each
buy a small gift for their "adopted" child, but more importantly, serve
as their personal escorts for the day. There are many workshops for the
students to attend. Some of these workshops include: Gumball Machine
Making, Candle-Making, Story Reading, a Puppet Performance, African
Artifact Exploration, Mexican Crafts, Origami, Gym Competitions, a Play, Music
and Singing. A return visit to the elementary school is held in May.
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WABC TV recognized CHS with its "Above and Beyond, Honorable Mention
Award" for it's work in the adoption of Biloxi High School in
Mississippi. The television crew visited CHS a few weeks ago. They
interviewed some students and staff. The half hour show featuring CHS,
along with seven other schools from the tri-state area is scheduled to
air June 17th at 7:30 PM.
On Friday, April 28th through Wednesday, May 3rd, two CHS students traveled to Dallas, Texas to compete in the annual International DECA Leadership Conference. Justin Grand competed in the Business Marketing Services area, and Helen Shteynberg competed in the area of Accounting. Justin placed as a finalist in Business Marketing Services and also placed in the top 15 students among almost two-hundred entries. This conference was so prestigious that 15,000 students competed, from not only all 50 states, but places such as Canada, and even as far away as Guam. Congratulations to Justin and Helen on these great achievements.
The state has finally selected its candidates for this year's Governor's Schools.
The selected students are as follows:
-- Haley Brown - Environmental Studies
-- Bridget Dooley - Public Issues
-- Stephanie Gomez - International Studies
Congratulations on your fine achievements.
Cranford High appeared in Newsweek's Top 1000 Schools in the Nation article, and was ranked at number 717.In the '04-'05 school year, CHS was ranked at number 1000! See the article here.
On March 31, 2006, seniors Sara Winters and Alexis Boyko were each
awarded the "2006 Japanese Study Award" by Seton Hall University. Mr.
Jiro Okuyama, from the Consulate General of Japan in New York, praised
these students for their academic endeavors and achievements. He then
presented them plaques as well as other gifts from Seton Hall
University's Asian Studies Department.
CHS junior, Elizabeth Johnstone has been selected to attend Girls State during the week of June 18th. Girls State offers training in the processes of self government and good citizenship as practiced in a democratic society.
Julie Anne Garretson has been selected has her alternate.
If you would like more information on Girls State, please see their web site: http://www.jerseygirlsstate.freehosting.net/.
And also an additional congratulations to Elizabeth Johnstone, she has been named a finalist in the 11th Annual Wallenberg Honors Program and will be recognized on May 4th at Parsippany Hills HS.
Congratulations to Mr. Sorrentino, he will be honored for receiving the Educational Leadership Award
from the New Jersey Coalition of Educational Leaders. NJCEL is an
organization committed to the development of educational leaders,
particularly women leaders. They are inspired by the ideals of vision,
caring, collaboration, intuition and courage.
In celebration of the 442nd birthday of William Shakespeare, Shakespeare Live! from the Shakespeare Theatre in New Jersey will perform a shortened version of Romeo and Juliet here at Cranford High School on Sunday, April 23, from 2 to 4 P.M. Tickets will be sold at the door; $7 for adults and $2 for students age 12 through college.
The CHS band recently returned from a trip to Charlottesville, Virginia with a handful of awards and high ratings including multiple "Maestro Awards". The ratings went as follows:
- Concert Choir: Superior
- Madrigal Choir: Superior
- String Orchestra: Superior
- Concert Band: Excellent
- Jazz Ensemble: Excellent
- Marching Band: Excellent
The Maestro Awards went to the following CHS students:
- Michael Bither -- Jazz Band
- Hayley Brown -- String Orchestra
- Holly Marken -- Concert Band
- Amanda Storti -- Concert Choir
- Tenor Section -- Madrigal Choir
Teacher of the Year
On March 13th, AzureMasada Lodge 22 of
Free and Accepted Masons, Cranford N.J. announced their award of Teacher of the Year to Carol
Migliorini, child development teacher at Cranford High School. This selection of Mrs. Migliorini makes
her eligible for State Teacher of the Year honors to be presented by the Grand Lodge of Free and
Accepted Masons for the State of New Jersey at their annual communication to be held in April. This
award comes with a $5,000 grant from the Grand Lodge to the selected teacher. Mrs. Migliorini was honored
for her stewardship of the Cougar Pre-School, a unique program developed by Mrs. Migliorini that allows
High School eleventh and twelfth grade students to become contributor to the community while
acquiring knowledge of child psychology, developing skills in teaching and interacting with young
children and learning effective work habits.
Counselor of the Year
CHS Guidance Counselor Jeanine Boyll has
been selected as the Union County "Counselor of the Year", 2005-2006, by the New Jersey School
Counselors Association. She will be honored by the New Jersey School Counselors Association at an
awards breakfast at 9:00 A.M. on Thursday, May 18, 2006, at Kean University.
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This update includes a slew of victories in CHS sports, from bowling to basketball, and then some.
- The CHS Bowling Team achieved a win in the County and Conference Championships.
- The Girls Basketball Team completed the County Championship with a victory.
- CHS wrestler Pat Hogan won the title of State, Conference, District, and Region Champ.
- CHS wrestler Chris Ridente also now holds the title of District Champ.
Cranford High School has the gratitude of the Lee Jeans company for our outstanding support our organization has shown for Lee National Denim Day. We are making a valuable contribution to raising awareness and finding a cure for breast cancer. So far this year, the event itself has raised $8.4 million for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, and donations are still coming in. Our donations rank CHS in the top 1000 companies out of 29,000 participating in Lee National Denim Day.
Congratulations to the students who attended the DECA State Leadership Conference in Cherry Hill, NJ on February 26-28!
Helen Shteynberg won second place in Accounting and Justin Grand won third place in Business Services Marketing at the event and will be heading to the International DECA Conference in Dallas, Texas on 4/28 - 5/3 to represent Cranford, NJ in their events. Also placing at the State level were Tim Olsen in Business Services Marketing and Thomas Klimek in Vehicles & Petroleum Marketing.
Congratulations to Nick Fanelli and Jack Bender, the undefeated Champions of the Period 7 Pickelball Tournament. Fanelli and Bender overcame tough competition from Kevin Brown and Jon Schwartz in the championship match, taking the series 2-0. Fanelli and Bender are unsure where their pickleball careers go from here, but hope to continue their winning ways.
Congratulations are in order for Coach Ray White! He was selected by the National Federation of State High School Coaches Association to receive the 2005 Northeast Sectional Coach of the Year award for Boys Cross Country. The Northeast section includes the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The NFHS Coaches Association is the official national coaches association of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). As the Northeast sectional winner, he is also automatically a finalist for the national coach of the year award in Boys Cross Country. The national coach of the year award winners will be posted at www.nfhs.org by April 1st, 2006.
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- The Pittsburgh Steelers emerged victorious over the Seahawks with a score of 21-10 during Super Bowl XL held in Detroit on February 5th, 2006. |  |
The 108-member delegation from Cranford High School's Model U.N. program returned Sunday evening after a very successful participation in the YMCA-supported regional conference at Hershey, Pa. The assembly, or conference, constituted three intensive days of debating, presenting position papers, caucusing, and presentation of oral arguments representing matters of world-wide concern. Over 1200 students representing 14 schools in four states plus the District of Columbia participated. Cranford High School fielded the second largest delegation. We researched and represented the views of over a dozen countries, from India to Kyrgystan, from Iraq to the Philippines. Cranford students served on Model U.N. committees as diverse as the Security Council, the General Assembly, the International Criminal Court, and the Committee on the Environment & Technology. Indeed, Cranford sophomore Max Lasky chaired the Organization of African Unity.
Awards
for this year included:
- Max Dubin, Shamsheer Cheema, Christina Laburtto, Zhenia Bemko, and Noah Anderson were appointed to the Youth Secretariat for next year's assembly. The Youth Secretariat plans and organizes the event. Of the 25 members, five are from Cranford.
- Sophomore Matt Kabak was awarded the Premier Delegate certificate for his work. Only one such award is given in each committee.
- Two Cranford students were chosen to attend the National Conference in North Carolina this summer. They were senior Justin Grand and junior Stephanie Gomez. Again, out of the 1200 students at Hershey, only 25 were chosen for the National.
- Senior Amrina Cheema and sophomore Max Lasky were picked as alternates to the National.
- Two of our Maxes, Dubin & Lasky, were chosen to chair committees at next year's conference.
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In all, ten Cranford students won thirteen awards over the three-day conference. A smaller contingent of CHS Model U.N. delegates is looking forward to attending a two-day assembly at Seton Hall University in the Spring. |  |
Congratulations to the DECA Regional Competition winners on their latest victories at Middlesex County College! They competed against numerous high schools in the central New Jersey area. The following is a list of all the winners and their field of achievement:
ACCOUNTING:
Helen Shteynberg
Elizabeth Wolansky
BUSINESS SERVICES MARKETING:
Justin Grand ~First Place~
Timothy Olsen
RETAIL MERCHANDISING (Associate's Level):
Bogdan Lipikov
RETAIL MERCHANDISING (Management Level):
Rachel Sigmund
FOOD MARKETING:
Cathleen Martin
VEHICLES & PETROLIUM MARKETING:
Thomas Klimek
SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT MARKETING:
Daniel Kessler
Thomas Gessner
HOSPITALITY SERVICES:
Stefanie Winnicki
Allison Hearon
DECA is an international organization dedicated to furthering skills and education of business and marketing. Students who compete are involved in the classes of Marketing I and II, Entrepreneurship, and Accounting in CHS. The students above are competing in the next level of competition at the state tournament in Cherry Hill, NJ on February 26-28 where they will be competing against the other winners from hundreds of high schools in New Jersey. The winners of that competition will go to the National Competition in Dallas, Texas in the spring.
Cranford High School's Wood Technology Club recent success in their annual "Toys for Tots" fundraiser was the most successful this year by far, raising over $1400.00 in a record 35 minutes! The fundraiser involves the Wood Tech Club crafting quality cutting boards here at CHS and using the money made from selling the boards and collecting donations to buy mass amounts of toys for less fortunate children. The sales were such a hit this year that the club made an additional 12 cutting boards!
Here are all the toys bought with the money that was raised:
Congratulations to these recent award winners:
- -- Jonathan Schwartz, winner of a Perry Award as the Outstanding Youth Actor in a Musical by the New Jersey Association of Community Theatres.
- -- National Merit Scholarship commended Scholars Nicole Cabrera, Andrew Hogan, Bradley Lord, Jonathan Schwartz, Mary Starkey, Robert Tarantino, and Sara Winters.
- -- National Hispanic Scholars Leah Blanes and Nicole Cabrera.
- -- Natalie Laucius has been accepted into the prestigious predental program "Decision for Dentistry" through UMDNJ. This program will be beneficial to Natalie as part of her University program area of interest.
In order to assist some of those affected by Hurricane Katrina, Cranford High School has adopted Biloxi High School in Mississippi. Juniors, Elizabeth Johnstone, Allison Stolte, Bridget Dooley and Julie Anne Garretson in The High School University of Cranford, under the direction of Mr. John Arlotta have organized a host of fundraisers for this cause. Recently, a benefit concert "Cranford Sings for Katrina" raised over $1500. A dance attended by 230 junior and seniors at CHS on November 5th generated almost $3000. As of November 9th, Cranford High School has raised almost $7000 for Biloxi High School, with more events planned. For more information about Biloxi schools, visit their web site at www.biloxischools.net. Please contact Mr. Arlotta at (908) 709-6278 if you would like to assist in this initiative.
In order to assist some of those affected by Hurricane Katrina, Cranford High will be adopting a school in the troubled area. We have decided to adopt Biloxi High School in Mississippi. University Director, Mr. John Arlotta along with three Cranford University students, Bridget Dooley, Allison Stolte and Julie Garretson will be leading this adventurous task. There was a meeting of interested students and staff before school one day. It was encouraging to see over 200 in attendance. There will be many events planned towards this cause. The first event planned is a school dance for juniors and seniors, called Fall Ball. The monies generated from this event will allow Biloxi HS to purchase some of their many lost supplies, where many of their students and staff lost virtually everything. Elizabeth Johnstone will be coordinating this effort. Nick Fanelli is coordinating a talent show/concert, again to raise funds. A group of University students plan on making a commercial to air on Channel 35, which will extend our efforts into the community. Joe Kardos will be leading this project. Members of Y.O.D.A. led by Mrs. Francis are planning many activities. The first activity will solicit donations at sporting events. Much more to follow.
Due to the generosity of our students, staff, and parents, it pleases us to announce that Cranford H.O.P.E. was very successful. In one week, this fundraising activity for the victims of Hurricane Katrina raised a total of $4,617.46. A check to the American Red Cross will be disbursed by the Business Office.
The following individuals are to be recognized for facilitating the collections in their respective buildings:
- Fran Serpico, BAS
- Dan Callaghan, BPS
- Jen Hilborn, CHS
- Paul Maloney, HAS
- Lisa Bowness, LAS
- Greg Oriscello, LIN
- Ann McGovern, OAS
- Chris Stewart, WAS
Ready-Set-Teach is designed for students interested in teaching and learning how to present information in an effective way. Additionally, students investigate how the mind works and the learning process involved in education. On April 25, 2005, three members from the state department visited Cranford High School and were treated to a presentation of the program. Students presently in the program, as well as some graduates currently attending college, led the presentation.
Intergenerational Studies, developed by Mr. Richard Hurley was awarded a Promising Practices recognition from The Character Education Partnership, a national organization. Intergenerational Studies is part of the Sociology class taught at Cranford High School. In this program, a small group of senior citizens discuss various topics with our students. The main goal of this program is to have students learn from a primary source how society has changed over the last 50 years or so.
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