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
I’ve been told we have two new legal student drivers who recently got their licenses… congratulations to Sophia DiPippo and Lillian Hamel. Please drive safely out there.
Where’s Landon Yarusites? Back during the week of Dec 23, Landon was recognized as the seacoast student of the week for his hard work and dedication as a skilled welder in the SST program. That is a very cool accomplishment so congratulations, Landon.
Amelia Raab…My understanding is that you’ve been accepted into a college or two? Congrats!
Will the following students please stand up? Cameron Smith, Kyra Raczek, Lyndal Gress, Ian Donaldson, Mariza (Zygouri, Emma Crumb, and Mya Pursell. These students have volunteered their time at the Sunrise Senior Center once a month to help senior community members with technology issues, including setting up email accounts, troubleshooting iCloud, and fixing mechanical issues on devices. The community members are so grateful for the help and can't stop talking about how polite these students are. Well done, and thank you to all of you for representing Newmarket so well.
And speaking of representing Newmarket so well…how about a shout out to our daytime facilities technician, Dave Maglaras, who’s been working hard to keep our school warm, clean and safe. Thank you, Dave, for all you do around here.
Will the members of Interact Club please stand up and take a bow? These folks have mailed 148 cards to cancer patients through Send a Smile and baked over 200 cookies for community members who access the food pantry.
Joshua Parent, please stand up. Josh will be volunteering his time at Seacoast Meals on Wheels, where he will be helping out in the kitchen to package food for Newmarket senior citizens.
And we have an appreciation shout out from Ms. Rice: Browdie Wylie, Colin Mclaughlin, and Logan Lavigne, you guys go above and beyond with helping move and put away heavy gym equipment without ever being asked to do so. It is very much noticed and appreciated.
In athletics…
It appears we have a new indoor track school record that has been set. Congratulations to Eilis McKenna for setting a new indoor track school record in the 3000 meters with a time of 11:09.11.
A member of our swim team, Brandyn Duran-Chongo, set a new personal record in the 50 freestyle, shaving off 7 seconds with a time of 40 seconds. Nice work, Brandyn!
Will the members of our unified basketball team stand up and be recognized: Paige Stefanowicz, Addison Tarzia, Jeremy Kennedy, Kayden Doucette, and Paige Sweitzer. They played their first game on Wednesday and won 31-29. They have an upcoming home game on Jan. 22 at 4 pm versus Portsmouth.
On the topic of basketball, both of our varsity teams are currently 5-1. I’d also like to recognize Reagan Yount, who sings the National Anthem at our home games. If you haven’t heard her sing, you should. She’s awesome!
And we’re not done with fall sports quite yet. The day after last month’s assembly, I was informed of the all-state awards for football. Earning honorable mention,defensive back Rian Fabrizio; earning honorable mention, running back Jack Richards; and earning honorable mention, quarterback Anthony Semprini. And earning all-state second-team defense, senior Zach Buzard. Zach has also been chosen to represent New Hampshire on the football team for the Maple Sugar Bowl this summer. This is an honor for a great cause to support the Shriners Hospitals. Congratulations to all of you.
Lastly, the production of Little Shop of Horrors is ramping up and the crew is starting stage productions. Shows are scheduled for mid-April.