Perspectives
HALF HOLLOW HILLS HIGH SCHOOL EAST PRINCIPAL’S NEWSLETTER
Volume 1V, Issue 1
October 21, 2011
A Special Message from Dr. Woodberry Hello High School East Community,
The Insider’s View
Page 3 Creative Scholars
Page 4 Broccoli with a Punch
Page 5 Football players with heart
Page 7 A Shrewd Performance
Page 8 Honors and Victories
Special Thanks to Contributors:
High School East is once again off to a great start! At this time, as the leaves start to fall, our students and staff have ironed out the kinks and are entrenched in the academic process. As always, our staff is working to increase our capacity to engage students in meaningful learning and instruction. Administrators have been participating in workshops intended to strengthen our teacher observation and evaluation skills and we will soon be using this information in workshops with our teachers. I am sure that our professional collaboration will enhance instruction for our students. This year we welcomed a new group of teachers who are competent, eager and prepared to make their mark in the field of education. As in years past, these teachers went through a rigorous screening process and were selected from a large pool of candidates to become members of the High School East faculty. After spending time in their classes during the first two months of school I am confident that we chose the best of the best. As our students strive for academic excellence they also take part in a variety of extracurricular activities. Already our sports teams have racked up a number of victories. The Thunderbirds football team, for example, have moved past the point of looking for wins and become a team looking for a playoff spot! Another exciting highlight is the Boy’s Soccer team being undefeated in league play to this point! Our clubs have been very active rehearsing, practicing, planning and engaging in numerous activities; too much to list in this message. There have been many significant changes at our school over the past few years but our excellence in academics, athletics and the arts has remained the same. As you will see in this issue a number of students have already been recognized for their outstanding performance in these areas. This is only the beginning. High School East’s commitment to achievement is never ending. As we move forward through the first part of our year, remember Respect, Responsibility and Excellence in all that you do.
Allyson Uttendorfer
J. A. Woodberry Roberta Berrios Lauren Destefano Thomas Ciolfi
And Photographers: Felice Crystal Life Touch Studio Asia Lee Photography
Congratulations to HS East National Merit Semi-finalists HS East is proud to congratulate our National pursuits. They truly exemplify our standards of Merit Scholarship Semi-finalists, Adam Needel- respect, responsibility and excellence. man and Aaron Schwartz, pictured here with Dr. Woodberry and Mr. Catapano. Adam and Aaron are among the highest scoring entrants on the PSAT/NMDQT exam in New York State. To be considered for a National Merit Scholarship, Adam and Aaron must advance to Finalist standing in the competition. We wish Adam and Aaron continued success in this competition as well in all their academic