Volume 2 Issue 1 Fall 2013

V O LUME 2 , I SSUE 1
Boilermaker Nation
F ALL 2 013 E DT IT IO N
“GHS Hosts 4th Annual Student/Parent/Community Fair”
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On October 17 , 2013,
GHS staff and faculty members teamed with local businesses and community leaders to present Garfield High
School’s 4th annual Student/Parent/Community
Fair. Parent workshops, a
college recruitment fair,
various displays of student
work, and renovations to the
building were all part the
evening’s festivities.
number of ways. Support
from the Garfield community was also impressive,
with numerous local businesses participating in the
event. Clearly, Garfield
High School and the surrounding community have
a lot to be proud of!
Originally known as the
S.P.A.C.E Fair, this year’s
Student/Parent/ Community Fair was a true celebration of all that is good with
Garfield High School. Each
and every club, sport, activity, and academic area was
represented, with student
volunteers assisting in any
I N S I D E T HI S IS S UE :
GHS Homecoming
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GHS Sports
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GHS Academics
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Around the School
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GHS Music
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Garfield High School would like to thank the following
universities, colleges, trade schools, and local businesses for
their ongoing support:
Universities, Colleges, and Trade Schools:
Kean University Bergen Community College Felician College
Rutgers University Ramapo College William Paterson University
Congratulations!!!!
Centenary College Eastwick College - HoHoKus St. Peter’s University
Fortis Institute Lincoln Technical Institute Montclair University
The United States Military
Local Businesses:
Goodfellas Restaurant
Pizza Mania Royal Manor Rosa Italiana
Ayana
Tedi
Tommy’s Deli/Pizza Firehouse Restaurant 92.3 NOW FM
Bell
Pano
Barcelona’s Body Works Tanning Salon
C&C Granite & Marble Inc.
Garfield Boys’ & Girls’ Club
Co-Ed Uniform Garfield Rotary
D’Agostino Chiropractic Entenmann’s
Garfield Bakery
Garfield Federation of Teachers Garfield Historical Society
Student of the Month
September 2013
Student of the Month
October 2013
Garfield Library
Integrated Medical Center JDM Associates, Inc.
Jostens No More Excuses—Yes You Can
Piast Meats & Provisions
Saint Mary’s Hospital Santoni’s Restaurant & Pizzeria SCA Tutoring
Spencer Savings Bank
Violeta’s Flowers
Piazza Pizza & Café Supercuts
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The Garfield YMCA
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GHS Homecoming
King and Queen,
Nicky Vasquez and
Diana Poblete
GHS Cheerleader Esilona
Kristani with younger
sister and Junior Boilermaker Cheerleader Angela Kristani cheering
together at the GHS
Homecoming Game.
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“Boilermaker Pride at its Best!”
Members of The Cooperative Education Club
march proudly in the 2013 GHS Homecoming
Parade. Prior to the evening’s Varsity Football
Game against Manchester, school clubs and organizations represented themselves with a wide
array of colorful flags and banners.
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“A Blast From the Past”
Karen Gorski-Shumpert donates her 1964
Varsity Twirler’s Jacket to the Garfield High
School Alumni Committee. Nicole Adubeye
accepted this gift on behalf of the high school.
The Garfield High School Class of 1964 celebrated its 50-year reunion prior to the Homecoming Football Game.
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GHS SPORTS
“Boilermakers End
Longstanding Draught”
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GHS Girls “Dig Pink”
win this game. We’ve been
looking for that turnaround,
and this was a defining
game for us.”
Ending a streak of
twenty-two straight losses
to Glen Rock, this victory
truly was a defining moOn Saturday, October 6th, ment for Garfield’s football
program. Following the
Garfield High School’s Vargame, Coach Devito was
sity Football Team defeated
treated to a well deserved
Glen Rock 20 -14. Head
Coach Jeff DeVito had this to Gatorade bath. Hopefully,
say regarding the Boilermak- there will be many more
ers’ effort: “These guys really celebratory moments for the
believed in the idea they could Boilermakers in the future.
“GHS Soccer to Host State
Tournament Game”
Guided by Coach Pieklo, the Boys’
Varsity Soccer Team defeated Leonia
3-2 in a recent Bergen County Tournament matchup. Garfield wound up
as the Number 8 Seed in this year’s
State Tournament.
Led by team captains Yazmine Musa and Nichole
Idrobo, the GHS Girls’ Volleyball Team made both the
state and county tournaments this year. The Lady Boilermakers also hosted Garfield High School’s first ever “Dig
Pink” Night which raised $650.00 for the Side-Out Foundation dedicated to breast cancer research and awareness.
“Cross Country Turns in Impressive Season”
The Boys’ & Girls’ Cross Country teams had excellent showings this season in
the NJIC Colonial Division Championships. Senior Marcus Gato was 17th for
Garfield and earned 2nd Team All NJIC Honors while Senior Franklin Marquez
received Honorable Mention.
On the Girls’ side, Junior Kylie Nugent had the highest finish of a Garfield girl
in the last 5 years and earned a 7th place medal and First All NJIC for her efforts.
Senior Anna Kapolka was named to the Honorable Mention team. For the NJIC
Freshman Championships, Garfield came home with two medals as Jordan Robinson finished in 7th place with Tyrell Manuel-Weeks right behind him in 10th
place. Sophomore Chelsea Rosairo also earned a medal for her 10th place finish in
the NJIC JV Girls Championship Race.
At the Bergen County Championship Meet, just about every runner finished
with a personal best time. Kylie Nugent once again led the girls with a 22nd place
finish. Breaking 21 minutes for the first time, Kylie missed qualifying for the prestigious Bergen County Meet of Champions by only 5 seconds. All 6 Varsity runners ran the fastest team average in the last five years! The Boys’ Varsity Team
was missing some of its runners, but the three boys that participated ran very well.
Next up for the team is the Bergen County JV & Freshman Championships and
the New Jersey State Championships for the Varsity runners where they hope to
once again run their personal best times.
“GHS Sponsors
SAT Bootcamp”
In an effort to better prepare students
for SAT testing, Garfield High School
sponsored its first ever SAT Bootcamp
on Saturday October 12th and Sunday
October 13th. The event was a combined effort presented by Catalyst Test
Prep. and the Garfield School District.
“New Teacher Feature”
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Mrs. Orth
“I
just wasn’t happy doing what
I was doing. I decided I wanted to
help kids.”
Before coming to GHS, Mrs. Orth
worked in the world of Finance as well as
Newark’s Public Schools. Here at GHS,
Mrs.Orth teaches Geometry, Algebra, and a
Math Skills Class.
Mrs. Orth has been married for 18 years,
and has four children. In her free time, she
enjoys watching musicals. We wish her the
best of luck at GHS.
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“Dual Credit Option Offered at GHS”
Bergen Community College’s Dual Enrollment Program
provides an opportunity for high
school students to earn college
credit by taking college-level
courses at their high school.
These courses are taught by high
school teachers who meet college-level educational standards. The dual enrollment program is available to high school
students of senior standing who
have demonstrated academic
readiness and have received the
recommendation of their guidance counselor, school administrator, and parents. Students are
able to simultaneously fulfill
high school requirements and
accrue college credits upon successful completion of the dual
enrolled course. An articulation
agreement, verifying that interinstitutional courses include all
of the academic rigors included
in the Bergen Community College course syllabi, is signed
between Bergen Community
College and the participating
high school.
Currently, U.S. History III
and Anatomy & Physiology
are available as Dual Credit
options at GHS. Work is under way to expand the program in the future.
Registration Information:
In January of 2013, GHS completed
renovations to its Science Classrooms
and Labs on the second floor. Anatomy
& Physiology, Biology, Chemistry, Forensic Science, Environmental Science,
Physics, Marine Biology, Theories of
Chemistry, and Earth Science are just
some of the courses offered within the
GHS Science Department.
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registration form in its entirety including their e-mail
address, social security
number, and phone number.
 All courses must be listed
by subject name and course
number.
 Full payment in the form of
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the Federal Free & Reduced Lunch Plan are
only responsible for the
$15 registration fee per
year (not per class).
Verification must be
provided by the high
school on school letterhead attached to the registration form.
 Tuition—2013-2014—#
of credits X $65.28 plus
$15 registration fee.
 The Registration period
will run from November
25, 2013 through January 8, 2014.
 In order to obtain an
official BCC transcript,
students must submit a
Transcript Request form
which can be found on
line, www.bergen.edu,
under Quick Links.
 Courses may or may not
be transferrable depending upon the transfer
policy set forth by the
prospective college/university. It is the
responsibility of the student and/or parent/guardian to seek this
information from the
specific college/university.
 Instructors must follow
the BCC grading scale.
 Students must complete the
“New Look Science Labs”
 Students that qualify for
check or money order payable to Bergen Community College must be attached to the registration
form.
All courses taken and all
grades earned will be
recorded on the students’
permanent academic
record/transcript.
For more information
about the Dual Credit Option
please contact:
Nancy Kutsup
Vice Principal
973-340-5010
nkutsup@gboe.org
“GHS Juniors and Seniors Share the
Halloween Spirit”
On October 31st, 2013,
Juniors and Seniors from
Garfield High School
took some time away
from their busy schedules
to share the Halloween
spirit with the community. Accompanied by
Senior Advisors John
Tamweber and Dawn
Kempka, students shared
breakfast with Senior
Citizens at the Garfield
Senior Center before paying late morning visits to
several Garfield Pre-K
facilities.
events came together at
a local Friendly’s Restaurant for a welldeserved celebration. For
being involved in this
annual event, GHS Juniors and Seniors are to be
commended for bringing
the Halloween spirit to
the city of Garfield and
its residents.
Just before noon, participants in the morning’s
Seniors! Seniors! Seniors!
Seniors converge on center court during the Fall Pep Rally.
“GHS Cafeteria: The Coolest Place in Town”
Welcome Freshmen !!!
Parents and students pack the house to welcome the incoming Freshman Class at the first ever Freshman Pep
Rally held on September 4, 2013.
State of the art Science Labs, a facelift to lockers and hallways
throughout the building, and now air-conditioning in the cafeteria. Seemingly on cue with a late September heat wave, air conditioning work was recently completed in the high school cafeteria.
The spring and early summer of 2014 look to be a bit more bearable for students as well as teachers and staff assigned to lunch
duty.
“School Beautification Continues”
POP-CULTURE DAY
Under the direction of Miss Biasucci and Miss Luna,
murals like the one shown here are scheduled to be painted
throughout the building in the near future.
JERSEY DAY
GHS SPIRIT WEEK — 2013
GHS MUSIC
CHORUS
Under the direction of Miss Esrig,
the GHS Chorus has expanded to include more male singers this year. The
chorus is scheduled to participate in the
following events during the 2013 —
2014 school year:
 William Paterson’s Choral Day
 The Bergen County Teen Arts Festival
 Garfield’s D.A.R.E. Graduation
Ceremony
 GHS Scholarship Night
 GHS Graduation
 GHS Winter and Spring Concerts
 Garfield’s Holiday Tree Lighting
Ceremony
 Garfield Public Library’s Holiday
Tree Lighting Ceremony
 All GHS Pep Rallies
Miss Esrig also hopes to have the
chorus perform at this year’s High Note
Festival to be held in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
“GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING
BAND STEPS OFF INTO A GREAT SEASON”
The 2013 Garfield High School Marching Band has enjoyed a highly
successful season thus far with a few notable achievements. The Band’s
season started in August with approximately 30 students attending a 2
week camp which culminated in a preview performance for parents and
friends. As school began, the band participated in the first ever Freshman Pep Rally, dazzling the crowd with a song from their 2013 show
entitled “Breakout Hits”. The students participated in the entire season
of home and away football games this season as well as the Pulaski Day
Parade in both Garfield and New York City. Recently, the band participated in the 5th Annual Weehawken High School Marching Band
Festival, marching at Weehawken Stadium located above the entrance
to the Lincoln Tunnel. The students capped one of the most successful
seasons for the GHS Marching Band with an outstanding performance
that showcased the talent and work ethic of these hardworking students.
GHS Marching Band Students performing at Weehawken Stadium
Senior Drum Major
Karina Verano
“Garfield Adopts Kim Marshall Plan for Teacher
Supervision and Evaluations”
District Mission
In response to recent mandates handed
down by the State Department of Education,
Garfield Public Schools have adopted the
Kim Marshall Plan regarding teacher evaluation and supervision. In essence, the Kim
Marshall plan is meant to improve the way
educators in the classroom approach their
craft. In turn, this will result in positive
growth for students.
The educational community of Garfield believes that the ultimate goal of each school is to provide intellectual experiences
within the context of a multi-cultural setting. This environment
will enable each student to achieve their maximum potential.
Each school shall seek to assist every student in the development of social skills and moral attitudes needed to successfully meet the challenges of a complex, dynamic, and ever
changing world. Each school shall continue to cultivate an appreciation of cultural and aesthetic values so that each student
can make choices indicative of a knowledgeable and contributing member of a democratic society. To fulfill this role, the district is committed to creating a flexible educational environment addressing the individualities and potentialities of each
student. The staff will endeavor to complete the development
of a thinking, tolerant person, well prepared to meet the challenges of school and the life they choose to encounter.
The essential components of the Kim
Marshall Plan include:
- 10 mini-observations for each teacher
- “backwards” curriculum planning
- teacher evaluation rubrics
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an interim assessment analysis for each
teacher
Through implementation of Mr. Marshall’s plan, teacher evaluations will move
beyond the realm of being a “Gotcha!” experience for the teacher or a “dog and pony
show” played out for administrators. Future
teacher evaluations will redefine supervision
and evaluation while linking both to student
achievement. For more information regarding
Kim Marshall’s work, please visit
www.marshallmemo.com
Kim Marshall began his teaching career
in Boston in 1969. Over a period spanning
more than 40 years, Mr. Marshall has
worked vehemently to improve student
achievement and teacher effectiveness in
Boston Public Schools. Today, he is an accomplished author who works as coach for
new principals in the New York City Public
School System.
Professor Dennis Sevano has been a fixture at Garfield High School
over the last four years. Professor Sevano is part of a cooperative effort
between GHS and William Paterson University to bring training, professional development, and classroom support to teachers throughout the
building. From time to time, Professor Sevano has even taught lessons
surrounding topics such as bullying.
Be Sure to check out the
sister publication to
Boilermaker Nation, The Quill
@ www.gboe.org/ghs/index.htm
The Quill is generated,
written, and published entirely by
GHS students.
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Sunday
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Weehawken
Monday
Wednesday
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5
6
Home and
No School
Powder-Puff
Band
School
Festival
Meeting
10
Tuesday
(Students)
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13
12
8th Grade
17
Photo Make-ups
BOE Meeting
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25
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Football
Passaic River
Home Game
Cleanup
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8
9
Football
Cross Country
14
15
16
Senior Photo
Jean Day
Football
Can Drive
State Playoff
Game @
Ramapo
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23
Math Team
19
9-11 & Faculty
Saturday
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Make-ups
Spanish Club
Bake Sale
18
Friday
Teacher Convention—No School
Shadow Day
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Thursday
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21
Botany Club to
TI
Paint Library
Windows
Thanksgiving
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27
28
29
30
One Session
Thanksgiving
Friday
Saturday
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6
7
Botany Club
Trip to
Guidance
Girls’
to NJIT
Basketball
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14
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Sunday
1
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
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3
4
Botanical
Gardens
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9
10
11
12
Girls’
English
Girls’
Basketball
Trip to
Basketball
Bergen PAC
15
16
17
Concert
Vote on hall
Hall Decorating Contest
22
23
19
Winter Band
Meeting
24
Girls’
Hall Decorating Contest
18
Board
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Thursday
20
Basketball
21
Wrestling
Tournament
decorating
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27
28
School Closed for Holidays
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School Closed for Holidays
School Re-opens January 2nd