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September 2021 - Posts
“We have to be visible. We should not be ashamed of who we are. We are numerous. There are many of us out here.” Venezuelan- and Puerto Rican-American Sylvia Rivera was an LGBTQ rights pioneer. New York City’s Stonewall Inn is now a historic landmark and destination for Pride celebrations, but in 1969, brave patrons like Rivera were resisting an unlawful raid by police. The riots at Stonewall were a turning point in history for equal rights. Rivera went on to be the co-founder of the Gay Liberation Front.
After a tough start to the season, battling injuries and low numbers, South Amboy Varsity Girls Soccer beat Dunellen in a shutout 2-0 with over 15 shots on the net. Faith Nemeth scored with an assist by Eleny Leonor-Aleman and the second goal was by Eleny Leonor-Alemon assisted by Alexis Moakler. The entire team showed their hard work, dedication, and love for the sport in their relentless pursuit of this well deserved victory. Great job girls!
What a game. The boys varsity soccer team battled for 100 minutes earning a 5-5 tie against a strong team in Piscataway Vo-Tech. Angel Barillas has done what no others have in years. He scored his second hat trick (3 goals in a game) . Joel Diaz added 2 goals with one being one of the best shots in coach's memory. The defense led by Anthony Vella and Maaz Farooq was awesome. Isaiah in goal with 13 saves was truly our Secretary of Defense! Great effort team!
The Girls Varsity Tennis team got back into their winning ways defeating Dunellen on Wednesday 4-1. Senior First Singles Lexi Zaretsky won her match in a third set tie-breaker 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (7-5). Junior Second Singles Sara Lukie won her match 6-3, 6-3. The First Doubles team of Senior Raquel Yanez and Sophomore Amara Argueta won their match 6-0, 6-2. Lastly, the Second Doubles team of Freshman Catalina Muniz and Sophomore Jamie Finnegan won their match 6-0, 6-1. This brings the team overall record to 3-5. Well done ladies!
There will be an NJHS meeting in room 435 today at 2:40. Please email Ms. Torretta if you cannot attend.
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Texan and Mexican-American Richard E. Cavazos was the first Hispanic person to become a four-star general in the United States Army. He graduated from Texas Tech University and went on to serve in the Korean War as the commander of the 65th Infantry Regiment. He then served in Vietnam as commander of the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Division. He became the first Hispanic four-star general of the United States Army in 1982, and received a number of military honors, including the distinguished service cross, the silver star, the bronze star, and the purple heart.
The Class of 2027 will be having their first in person meeting in Room 215 today at 2:40PM. Please send any questions to Ms. Amari and Miss Robinson prior to the meeting.
There will be an NJHS meeting in room 435 Thursday, September 30 at 2:40. Please email Ms. Torretta if you cannot attend.
The Class of 2023 will be having a quick meeting with advisors Ms. Jimenez and Mrs. Sanchez from 2:40-3pm this Thursday, September 30th in room 114. We hope to see you there.
Reminder: Monday, 10/4, Boys Soccer Senior Night at Waterfront Park, Field 5 (next to Gazebos) 3:45pm. Tuesday, 10/12, Girls Soccer Senior Night at Waterfront Park, Field 5 (next to Gazebos) 3:45pm
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Critically acclaimed chef José Andrés came to the United States from Spain in 1991 and began a long career of award-winning culinary innovation. After the tragic 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Andrés formed the World Central Kitchen (WCK), an organization that provides hot meals to those affected by natural disasters. After Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico in 2017, he gathered 19,000 volunteers to serve 3.5 million meals to distraught residents who had limited access to electricity, clean water, and food.
The Class of 2027 will be having their first in person meeting in Room 215 on Wednesday, September 29th at 2:40PM. Please send any questions to Ms. Amari and Miss Robinson prior to the meeting.
There will be an NJHS meeting in room 435 Thursday, September 30 at 2:40. Please email Ms. Torretta if you cannot attend.
The Class of 2023 will be having a quick meeting with advisors Ms. Jimenez and Mrs. Sanchez from 2:40-3pm this Thursday, September 30th in room 114. We hope to see you there.
The Boys Varsity Soccer Team, continuing to show improvement, lost a hard fought battle with Timothy Christian. Isaiah came up big with eight saves. Once again the dynamic duo of Angel passing to Gio for our lone goal. Next home game is Senior Night, next Monday at 3:45pm at Waterfront Park, Field Five, next to the Gazebos.
Today in homeroom you will be voting for Student Council in each of your grades. Please check your emails. You should read the speeches for each position and vote on the Google Form for the candidate you think will do the best job for your grade! Please vote now!
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Born in Los Angeles and raised in La Mesa, California, Ellen Ochoa, PhD, was the first Hispanic woman in space. After
earning her doctorate in engineering from Stanford University, Ochoa joined NASA in 1988 as a research engineer and was selected to be an astronaut in 1990. Her first mission in space was aboard the shuttle Discovery in 1993. She went on to serve three more missions, spending almost 1,000 hours in orbit. Ochoa was the 11th director of the Johnson Space Center and the center’s first Hispanic director.
The boys varsity soccer played their best game of the season but still lost in a hard fought game 2-1. Angel hit Gio with a perfectly timed pass and then Gio's slotted home. The defense turned in its finest performance also. Led by Anthony, Maaz. Adam and Luke who shut down their potent offense. The workhorses of the team, our midfield, led by Ryan, Devin, Joel and Jack made it tough for their attack. Coach is proud of the effort of all team members. We play home today. Come on out and support your friends.
The Girls Varsity Tennis team lost a tough match on Friday to division rival Middlesex 4-1. The team was highlighted by tough performances from Third Singles and First Doubles which both matches went to a deciding third set. Third Singles Senior Laura Ivan won her come from behind victory 6-4, 3-6, and 10-2. The First Doubles team of Seniors Alison McLaughlin and Raquel Yanez came up just short in their match 6-3, 2-6, 7-10. Come out to the 6th Street Courts today at 3:45 PM for Senior Night as we take on Mother Seton.
The Cross-Country team had a great day at the Six Flags Safari Invitational on Saturday. Collectively the team brought home 4 medals, turned in 9 PRs and came less than a second away from breaking a school record. In the varsity boys race captain Joe Jamolawicz placed 8th out of 105 runners in a new PR time of 17:08. In the same race, junior Steven Evanski broke the 20-minute barrier for the first time with a PR time of 19:54 while senior Jack Smith ran under 21 minutes for the first time with a new PR of 20:52. In the varsity girls race captain Guin Kennedy placed 7th out of 97 runners in a new PR time of 20:31 and just missed the school record by .09 seconds. In the freshman race Dan Evanski earned the first medal of his career with a PR performance of 11:59 for two miles placing 14th out of 80 runners. In the Middle School race 7th grader Kcen Ventura won a medal in his first race ever. Other PRs were run by Jimmy Mercado, Gavin Ruben and Lucas Cerria.
The Class of 2027 will be having their first in person meeting in Room 215 on Wednesday, September 29th at 2:40PM. Please send any questions to Ms. Amari and Miss Robinson prior to the meeting.
LifeTouch will be present to take photos of grades 6,7,9,10 and 11. This will occur during P.E. classes. I will need everyone's cooperation as we do all possible to get everyone's photo taken.
pmccabe
Mexican-American singer, songwriter, producer, and activist Linda Ronstadt went on to win many notable awards throughout her singing career, including 13 Grammys and a Kennedy Center Honor. Her 1987 album, Canciones de Mi Padre, became a global hit as a Spanish album and sold more than two million copies in the United States alone. Ronstadt has also been an outspoken advocate for migrant workers’ rights through the Arizona-based organization No More Deaths. In 2014, Ronstadt was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
The boys varsity soccer looks to bounce back from their loss Wednesday. In that game Angel Barillas hit a hat trick with Gio scoring the 4th goal. Today we are home. Come down to waterfront and cheer on your team.
Lunch seating: be certain when you go to lunch that you are sitting in your assigned seat. We will be checking on that. It is important for tracking purposes.
Picture Day is Monday. We hope to get everyone in grades 6,7,9,10 and 11 photographed. I was informed this week that they can only send one photographer; I asked for two. We will be taking photos in P.E. classes in the gymnasium. I will need everyone's cooperation so we can move as quickly as possible. If we cannot get everyone done, we will look to schedule another date.
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Guy Gabaldon was just a boy when he was fostered by the Nakanos, a Japanese family in his Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights. He was able to learn basic Japanese and lived with the family until they were interned in camps after the start of the war. Gabaldon enlisted as a Marine and was stationed in the South Pacific in 1944 when he accomplished his legendary feat. He is said to have peacefully captured more than 1,500 Japanese soldiers by negotiating in the conversational Japanese he’d learned as a boy, and he was subsequently nicknamed the Pied Piper of Saipan.
Student Council applications are available. If you are interested in running for Student Council, the application is on the Student Council Website. You could also come to see Mr. Hughes, Mr. Lisowski, or Ms. Rondon. All student applications are due by Thursday September 23rd.
The first NJHS Meeting will be today directly after school, 12:15-12:30 in Ms. Torretta's Room, Room 435. If you cannot attend, please see Ms. Torretta or send an email.
The first National Honor Society meeting of the year is TODAY in room 103 immediately after school at 12:15. All must attend.
Yesterday, the Girls Varsity Tennis team rolled to their second win of the season over Carteret 4-1. Second Singles Sara Lukie won her match 6-2, 6-1. Third Singles Senior Laura Ivan won her match 6-1, 6-1. First Doubles team of Senior Ali McLaughlin and Senior Raquel Yanez won their match 6-3, 6-4. Lastly, Second Doubles team of Junior Mikayla Coman and Sophomore Amara Argueta 6-4, 6-2. Come out today to the 6th Street Courts (Weather Permitting) as we take on South River at 4 pm.
Community service hours: a reminder to our high school students that each year, students are expected to complete 30 hours of community service. This is a graduation requirement. We excluded school years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 due to Covid.
Today we will have a shorted schedule. Today for lunch there will only be sandwiches. Each period, students need to come to the cafeteria when it is their time, go to one of the three lines, two by the registers and one by the snack line, and get their sandwich, sit down and eat. Each group will have only 15 minutes due to the shortened periods. Usually you have 21. We will not be bringing food into the auditorium.
Students be certain you know how to log on to each of your teachers' Google Classrooms so you can access the Google Meet links you will need for your parents this evening. If one of your parents will not be with you, please provide that parent with the information he/she will need to logon to each of the Google Meets this evening.
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Panamanian- and Barbadian-American journalist and author Gwen Ifill was a political correspondent and the co-anchor of PBS Newshour. Early in her career, Ifill was a reporter for the Baltimore Evening Sun and the Boston Herald American, then went on to become chief political correspondent for NBC News. She moderated the vice presidential debates in 2004 and 2008 and wrote a best-selling book on race relations in America, The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama.
Student Council applications are available. If you are interested in running for Student Council, the application is on the Student Council Website. You could also come to see Mr. Hughes, Mr. Lisowski, or Ms. Rondon. All student applications are due by Thursday September 23rd.
The first NJHS Meeting will be Thursday, September 23 directly after school, 12:15-12:30 in Ms. Torretta's Room, Room 435. If you cannot attend, please see Ms. Torretta or send an email.
Students, a reminder that Thursday we have a short session schedule. That evening we will have Back-to-School Night. You will need to have access to each of your teachers' Google Classrooms in order to access their Google Meet links. That is how your parents will view each teacher's presentation. If you have any questions, please speak to one of your teachers about accessing the links. You will need to be logged in to your account accessing each classroom account so your parents can participate. This is the same process we have followed when you were accessing classrooms virtually last year.
Students, I forwarded information about Picture day to you and your parents yesterday. Picture is Monday, 9/27/2021, for grades 6,7,9,10 and 11.
pmccabe
Richie Valens, Mexican-American singer Richie Valens quickly rose to fame in the late 1950s while still only a teenager. His producer insisted he change his last name from Valenzuela to Valens in order to be more widely accepted by White American audiences, and his breakout hits, “Donna” and “La Bamba,” put Valens on the level of other huge pop stars of the day. Sadly, together with the Big Bopper and Buddy Holly, Valens died in a plane crash on February 3, 1959, when he was just 17. Although his life was short, it was impactful.
Student Council applications are available. If you are interested in running for Student Council, the application is on the Student Council Website. You could also come to see Mr. Hughes, Mr. Lisowski, or Ms. Rondon. All student applications are due by Thursday September 23rd.
The first NJHS Meeting will be Thursday, September 23 directly after school, 12:15-12:30 in Ms. Torretta's Room, Room 435. If you cannot attend, please see Ms. Torretta or send an email.
Students, a reminder that Thursday we have a short session schedule. That evening we will have Back-to-School Night. You will need to have access to each of your teachers' Google Classrooms in order to access their Google Meet links. That is how your parents will view each teacher's presentation. If you have any questions, please speak to one of your teachers about accessing the links. You will need to be logged in to your account accessing each classroom account so your parents can participate. This is the same process we have followed when you were accessing classrooms virtually last year.
Students, I forwarded information about Picture day to you and your parents yesterday. Picture is Monday, 9/27/2021, for grades 6,7,9,10 and 11.
pmccabe
Dear Parents/Guardians:
Attached please find the information for Picture Day at the MHS on Monday, 9/27/2021.
This is for grades: 6,7,9,10 and 11.
Picture Day Parent Information.pdf
Thank you,
Dr. McCabe
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Jovita Idar : As the proverb goes, when you educate a woman, you educate a family. Jovita Idár believed that wholeheartedly. While working at her father’s newspaper, La Crónica, she used the platform to speak out against racism and in support of women’s and Mexican-Americans’ rights. Idár died in San Antonio in 1946, but she lives on in spirit as one of the powerful and influential Latinas throughout history who have changed the world.
Student Council applications are available. If you are interested in running for Student Council, the application is on the Student Council Website. You could also come to see Mr. Hughes, Mr. Lisowski, or Ms. Rondon. All student applications are due by Thursday September 23rd.
The Boys Varsity Soccer team earned their first victory on Friday behind the goals of geo and angel. The defense led by captain Anthony and his trusted goalie Davey were able to hold off the continued pressure by Piscataway Vo-Tech. Finally with minutes left, Angel scores a brilliant goal off a pass from Maaz to secure the win. Great game guys. Mark your calendars for our next home game Friday.
On Friday the Cross-Country team had a great day at the Battle at Ocean County Park. In the Senior Girls race, Guin Kennedy placed 19th out of 136 runners in a season best time of 20:57. In the Senior boys race, Joe Jamolawicz placed 32nd out of 193 runners in a PR time of 17:16 making him the third fastest runner in school history. Senior Jack Smith took seven minutes off of his best time from last year with a huge PR of 21:38. Rafael and Gabe Albarran both turned in season best performances and PRs were run by Steven and Dan Evanski and James Jamolawicz.
Lunch seating: students are reminded that they cannot move from their assigned seats at lunch. This is a mandate so we can be able tp trace if there is a Covid exposure.
Student Lockers: Today we will begin allowing students to use lockers as follows:
Before homeroom, lockers ending with an even number. For example: locker number 124, ending with 4, an even number, would go to lockers before homeroom.
After homeroom, on the way to period 1, lockers ending with an odd number, such as 123, with 3 being odd.
On the way to second period, even
On the way to third, odd
On the way to four, even
On the way to fifth, odd
On the way to sixth, even
On the way to seventh, odd
On the way to eighth, even
After period 8, at dismissal, only odd numbered lockers.
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