March 2016 Newsletter

MEET NEWBURGH PREP’S FACULTY AND STAFF
Mrs. Wright has more than 25 years
of experience in education and
served as principal in private
schools located in Dutchess County,
including Principal at Faith Christian
Academy for 16 years and Principal at Astor Day
Treatment for two years, and additionally taught
at the elementary and high school levels. She
earned an EDS as an Educational Specialist, MS
in Reading and a BS in Elementary Education/
Special Education. Mrs. Wright is certified as a
School Building Leader, Reading Teacher and
Elementary Teacher. She said, “I am very
impressed with the quality and dedicated
teaching staff, support workers, leadership
team and Board of Trustees at Newburgh Prep.
Everyone gets what they need to succeed and
together we make a difference.”
Cheryl is a 4th generation
Newburgher, who started her
accounting career working as a
bookkeeper for 15 years. She is
a graduate of NFA, received an AAS
in Accounting from Orange County Community
College and earned a BS in Accounting from
Mount Saint Mary College. She has more than
16 years of governmental and school district
accounting experience.
NPCHS Golf Outing
August 15, 2016
The Powelton Club, Newburgh
Devin Lamar
Social Studies
Eric Meyer
Physical Ed/
College Readiness
Jennifer Deitz
Science
Miosoti Madera
LOTE/ESL
Natalie Feist
Art
Jillian Paige
English
Rebecca Zaharko Elise Williams
Mathematics
Teaching
Assistant
Together We Make A Difference
Her responsibilities at Newburgh Prep include
finance, building and grounds and human
resources. Mrs. Gross lives in the city of
Newburgh and is thrilled to have the opportunity
to work at NPCHS.
Save the Date !
Melissa Adair
Special Education
Newburgh Preparatory
Charter High School
CHERYL GROSS
COMPTROLLER
Contact mstang@newburghprep.org
for more info, sponsorship
opportunities or to serve on
the golf committee
Angela Mann
Admin Assistant
Marlene Stang
Marketing Coordinator
Tashena Dixon
Rachel Bonilla
School Counselor Teaching
Assistant
Please visit our newly revamped website at
www.newburghprep.org and our Facebook page
Jamal LisSimmons
Safety Officer
MARCH 2016
February 2015
CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES
Together We Make A Difference
WENDY WRIGHT
PRINCIPAL
471 Broadway
Newburgh, New York 12550
845 565-4040
845 565-4033 fax
newburghprep.org
PREP TALK
September 2015
Kevin Ellis and
Elise Williams,
Teaching
Assistant
Ryan Reilly-Nardo, Jontei James,
Kayla Tillman, Samara Boone,
Ashley Reilly-Nardo, Tatiyana Alston
and Alex Bridge
June 2015
Zakiya Ferrell, Kayla Gray,
Jillian Vansickle
Not pictured Malik Douglas
and Kimmisa Smith
February 2016
At
Newburgh
Prep
I Am
Somebody
Marvin Mejia-Rochez, Jamal Staples,
Jasmine Sanchez, Michaela Chatman,
Adriana Ascencio Valentin, Deandra Wright
Front row Ariana Sanchez, Jiaxin Li,
Keimira Rivera, Rebecca Dembo
Shi-Anne McNeil
Lawrenze Johnson
Message from Board of Trustees
Mindy Ross, Board President
We are delighted to present you with our
third newsletter detailing all the great
happenings at Newburgh Prep. As of this
January, 34 young people have earned
New York State Regents diplomas at
Newburgh Prep, and in our view, that is just the
beginning!
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
When people visit and say that Newburgh Prep feels like
a family, we smile, because it is precisely the warmth
and support of a family that we aim to offer to each and
every young person who comes to us. Our dedicated
team of administrators, teachers, aides, and volunteers
work every day to let our scholars know that they are
valued and important. It’s this encouragement that helps
our scholars keep going, even when the going gets hard,
and it is why so many of them are finding academic and
personal success here.
Newburgh Prep was founded on the belief that each and
every young person deserves an opportunity to learn and
grow in an atmosphere of encouragement, support, and
respect. We welcome you to join us in any way you
can—visit the school, sponsor a scholar, offer an internship, donate to our scholarship fund. You will know that
your efforts make a real difference in the lives of young
people in Newburgh and beyond.
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Welcome to the Board of
Trustees Martin Colavito
Martin has worked in the substance
abuse field for 35 years and works for
Catholic Charities Community Services
of Orange County as the Director of
Prevention Services. For the past six
years he has been a guiding light in the city of
Newburgh and his predominant focus has been on
community organization with an emphasis on
substance abuse treatment and prevention. His
unrelenting passion, enthusiasm, dedication and
determination to improve the quality of living for the
marginalized youth living in poor inner city neighborhoods is remarkably contagious. He provides a
“Too Good for Drugs” and “Too Good for Violence”
evidenced based curriculum to schools throughout
Orange County and will be a wonderful addition to
our Board.
MARCUS CLARK
Marcus Clark anticipates graduating this June. He was not
doing well at his previous high school, had dropped out and
was all set to join the Job Corps. But his friend convinced
him to give NPCHS a chance—a second chance for him to
get a high school diploma. So that is exactly what he did,
when he enrolled at NPCHS in 2014. Marcus attributes his
inspiration to succeed to his teachers. He said, “I had
become lazy and let negativity get the best of me. But that
all changed. The teachers are so positive and have pushed
me forward and motivated me to work hard and succeed.”
He added, “The staff and students are like family.”
Besides his studies, Marcus works part-time at Woodbury
Commons and plays basketball when he has extra time. He
enjoys public speaking and hopes to go on to college.
HOLIDAY APPEAL—THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
Dr. Hannah Brooks
Mr. & Mrs. Louis Dawes
Della Bella/Paroff Family
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Fitzgerald
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Fogarty
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Maloney
Ms. Susan Najork
Ms. Nancy Otis
Mr. Wayne Ouderkirk
Mr. Michael Pardes
Mr. & Mrs. Artie Raphael
Ms. Mindy Ross
Ms. Joan Siegel
Ms. Lisa Silverstone
Ms. Susan Webber
Ms. Joan Wolfe
Congratulations!
Your Gift Makes A Difference
Students raised funds
selling flowers and
chocolates to purchase
a camera for Film
Studies Class. Pictured
Ashlyn Doyle and
Qur’an Owens.
First Quarter Honor Roll
September
Julio Cruz
Senator William Larkin toured our
school and took the time to visit
the classrooms and speak with
the students and staff.
Commit To Quit Program presented by
Andrew Finkelstein, Managing Partner
at Finkelstein & Partners.
Julio Cruz
Nathan Jackson
Kristy Moore
Amy Shea
Chaniece Sutton
Alexis Thornton
Sterling Bank reps Rosemarie Lee and
Alicia Punkosdy came by to meet our
staff and students and take a tour.
BOARD OF
TRUSTEES
Students Nancy and Diana Perez joined Teaching Assistant Ms. Williams and
Mayor Kennedy in support of Affinity
Belen Flores participated at the
Health Plus Fall Fest at Downing Park.
NESCD Family Expo held at NFA.
October
Chaniece Sutton
HEOP was presented to our
students by MSMC Academic
Counselor Vanessa Lawson.
Mindy Ross
President
Kenneth Louis-Jeune
Vice President
Phil Mehl
Treasurer
Lisa Silverstone
Secretary
Walter Callahan
Martin Colavito
Govinda Davis
Tom Fitzgerald
Decora Sandiford
Second Quarter Honor Roll
November
Eduardo Bello
December
Giavonna Eichler
Student
Citizen
Scholars
of the Month
January
Jordan Glenn
Sydney Ciaccio
Giavonna Eichler
Belen Flores
Jordan Glenn
Nathan Jackson
Skye Johnson
Diana Perez
Amy Shea
Chaniece Sutton
Jose Talamante
Jonathan Vesely
CALLING ALL
NP GRADUATES
We need your help in
organizing an
Alumni Association.
Please send your email and
home/school address to:
Marlene Stang
mstang@newburghprep.org