The first Friday of each month, NJSHS has a Good News assembly to highlight some of the good things that have happened involving our students. Here is the latest news, presented by Principal Andrew Korman.
Purpose of Good News Assembly
Goal 2: Foster a positive and collaborative culture characterized by cohesion, morale, and a caring, respectful, and trusting environment for all.
Core Values: kindness, respect, perseverance, responsibility, integrity
March 2025
Let’s start with a few senior acknowledgements:
- Jadynn Rajda has signed with the United States Air Force and will be leaving for Bootcamp in Texas in July. Congrats Jadynn, that’s pretty awesome.
- Maya Byrnes has been accepted to a few colleges recently: Lesley University, Lasell, Mount Holyoke College, Wheaton College, and Suffolk. Those are some great selections and very exciting so congratulations, Maya.
- The New Hampshire Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution held its annual Luncheon Award ceremony in Concord earlier this month, which included a tour of the State Capitol and meeting Gov. Kelly Ayotte. There were approximately 45 high school students recognized from throughout the state and one of those students was our very own Jillian Long. Congratulations, Jillian!
And we have a couple more student drivers among us. Congrats to Jada Jaquez and Kyleigh D'Agostino on getting their driver's licenses.
Last week, a few of our students participated in the state FBLA conference, where they presented their ideas and participated in workshops. Congratulations to FBLA members Sophia DiPippo and Amaya Beckles. Amaya won first place for her Graphic Design Project, which qualified her to attend the national conference in Anaheim, Calif., in June.
At the Bedford Model UN conference, Mya Byrnes and Spencer Bozek both won top awards while representing Newmarket High School. Only a handful of students won awards for each committee, so our students had to really stand out to be recognized. Congratulations, Mya and Spencer.
As you know, kindness and respect are two of our school core values. We want to recognize Ruthie Serrano for embodying these values.
Lots of students helped out to make this year’s thrift store event a successful one, so if you volunteered your time to help, please take a bow. Thank you for helping and giving back to the community. We also want to give recognition to JJ Torres, Derick Rivera, Cam Dean, Oskar Goldknopf, Mason Belmore, and Ryan Creswell. These guys helped take the leftover clothes from the Thrift Shop out to Ms. Schena and Mrs. Rouleau's car to donate them during a weird 30-minute snow storm. The thrift shop organizers are super appreciative of them giving up their time during lunch to do physical labor in the snow.
Mrs. McGilvery would like to send a thank you to Aylah Abbott for helping to trace some awesome maps for a game of Human Risk...exemplifying the pillars of active community participants and a person of character. Nice work Aylah!
In Athletics:
The following winter sports athletes earned All Conference Honors:
- Girls’ Basketball: Amaya Beckles
- Boys’ Basketball: Jaron LaBranche
- Indoor Track: Eilis McKenna. Eilis was also selected as Girls’ Athlete of the Year!
The following winter sports athletes earned All State Recognition:
- In D4 Girls’ Basketball, Jillian Long earned Honorable Mention and Amaya Beckles earned 2nd Team All State
- In D4 Boys’ Basketball, Jaron LaBranche earned 2nd Team All State and was invited to play in the D3/D4 Senior Invitational game
- In D2 Boys’ Hockey, goalie Will Clark earned 2nd Team All State
- In D2 Indoor Track, Eilis McKenna earned All State Honors
The following students were selected to the D4 All Defensive Team:
- Girls’ Basketball: senior Jillian Long
- Boys’ Basketball: junior Jackie Prompradit
Playing a winter sport is challenging because of the long hours and late nights, whether it be an away game or later practice time, so to balance athletics and maintain high grades is an awesome accomplishment. We have several student-athletes who earned D4 All Academic Team in basketball:
- Jillian Long
- Anna Gray
- Natalie Nice
- Kaya Dobberstein
- Amaya Beckles
- Emma Fortin
- Richard Horner
- Jackie Prompradit
- Melkato Swanson
- Cameron Smith
And this last recognition is for the D4 Coach of the Year. We are honored to have two! Our boys’ basketball team coach, Nick Farrer, and our girls’ basketball coach, Mr. Edgerly. Congratulations to you both!
The Drama Club's production of the musical Little Shop of Horrors is slated for April 11-13. If you are a member of the musical, stand up so we can see you. Tickets are on sale now, so come out and support your classmates at this incredibly entertaining show.
Last, I’m happy to report that Mrs. Alland and her husband welcomed their son Elliot into the world on March 19. Both mom and baby are doing great. Covering for Mrs. Alland while she is out is the newest addition to our teaching staff, Mr Holtan! He's been amazing with the kids and we are so lucky to have him. So welcome Mr. Holtan!