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A Diverse Community of 11,600 Students and 1,500 Professional Staff
Colts Neck High School
59 Five Points Road, Colts Neck, NJ 07722
(732) 761 - 0190
unveiled a new Veterans
Memorial Garden.
NJROTC Cadet Daniel
Elice designed the space
Freehold High School
2 Robertsville Road, Freehold, NJ 07728
(732) 431 - 8360
Freehold High School Principal
Linda Jewell accepts the 20132014 Freehold Regional High
School District State of the
Schools Spirit Award
Freehold Township High School
281 Elton Adelphia Road, Freehold, NJ 07728
(732) 431 - 8460
Howell High School
405 Squankum-Yellowbrook Road, Farmingdale, NJ 07727
(732) 919 - 2131
Freehold Township High
School’s field hockey team
wins the 2014 Central Jersey
Group IV Championship
Manalapan High School
20 Church Lane, Englishtown, NJ 07726
(732) 792 - 7200
Howell High School’s
wrestling team celebrates
their victory as the 20132014 Central Jersey Group
IV Champions
Marlboro High School
95 North Main Street, Marlboro, NJ 07746
(732) 617 - 8393
Central Administration
11 Pine Street, Englishtown, NJ 07726
(732) 792 - 7300
Who We Serve
Manalapan High School’s Save
a Brave Club won first place in
the UGotBrains competition
sponsored by the Brain Injury
Alliance of New Jersey
Colts Neck Township, Englishtown Borough, Farmingdale
Borough, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Howell
Township, Manalapan Township and Marlboro Township
Freehold Regional High School District Mission
The schools of the Freehold Regional High School District form a
diverse and supportive community offering innovative and
comprehensive programs that inspire students to maximize their
potential, preparing them to navigate an evolving global society.
students visited the New
York Stock Exchange
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From Our Superintendent
It is hard to recognize all the fantastic accomplishments seen last year in the Freehold Regional High
School District (FRHSD) in the limited pages of this report.
The FRHSD continues to serve as a lighthouse district for school districts in providing the highest quality
educational experience for students. We are now in year three of our Strategic Plan, also known as
Compass, and continue to implement new practices and policies to best serve our students.
Among the many accolades that the FRHSD has received over the past several years, I enjoyed the
opportunity to represent our district at President Obama’s ConnectEd Summit at the White House back in
November. This summit brought together superintendents from across the country who had moved their
districts forward in the transition to digital learning. The old paradigms--traditional classroom settings,
isolated and disconnected discipline-specific conversations, and lecture-based linear learning--no longer
suffice. Today’s and certainly tomorrow’s problems demand that we use technology to connect students
to one another and the larger world in more profound ways. Most importantly, the trappings of the
industrial age are finally melting away, giving rise to the development of tools that allow students to
pursue their passions and educators to provide a more personalized educational path.
The FRHSD’s Workplace Training Program earned recognition by the New Jersey School Boards
Association as a part of their 2014 Innovations in Special Education Awards. The awards program
recognizes exemplary programs in special education. The award-winning FRHSD Workplace Training Program offers eligible students
exceptional transitional services that emphasize functional academics, career exploration, and life skills development. The program
closely links school-based classroom instruction with community-based workplace training to help prepare students for life beyond high
school. The 2014 Innovations in Special Education Award is one of four consecutive Program of
the Year awards bestowed upon the FRHSD in various categories by the New Jersey School
Boards Association.
For the fourth year we were placed on the annual AP® District Honor Roll. This award recognizes
districts who have increased access to AP course work while simultaneously maintaining the
percentage of students earning scores of 3 or higher on AP Exams. Since 2012, FRHSD has
dramatically increased the number of students participating in AP classes while maintaining the
number of students earning AP Exam scores of 3 or higher.
While there were many successes this past year, we continue to look for ways to improve the
educational experience for all of our students. I look forward to another exciting school year of
teaching, learning, and extraordinary student accomplishment.
Warmest regards,
Charles Sampson
Charles Sampson, Superintendent of Schools
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Comprehensive Educational Program
The Freehold Regional High School District offers a variety of programs to allow students to reach their highest academic
potential and prepare them for success in achieving their postsecondary goals.
Learning Centers and Academies
Our Learning Center and Academy programs continue to provide opportunities for students to engage in academic study
related to their individual interests and abilities. We offer twelve magnet programs focused on particular topics, ranging
from humanities and law to medical sciences and engineering. By joining one of these unique learning communities within
our six high schools, students have access to advanced level courses, including Advanced Placement and college level
classes. Students also engage in real-world activities with recognized experts in fields related to each program. Students in
these programs distinguish themselves on the national and global stages. They earn millions in scholarships, place at the
highest levels in competitions, and attend the nation’s best colleges, universities, and trade schools. Competition to enter
our learning centers and academies is quite high. This year, 1,168 eighth graders applied to our Learning Centers and
Academies.
Special Services
The Freehold Regional High School District is committed to the principles established by both the Individuals with
Disabilities Educational Improvement Act (IDEIA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as these acts support the
educational experiences of students. FRHSD offers a continuum of program options and specialized services to meet the
social, emotional, and educational needs of students with disabilities within the least restrictive environment. Each of the
high schools offer special programs designed to accommodate individual student needs, talents, and interests.
Knowledgeable and caring professionals are hired and trained to support our diverse student population, to enable students
to reach their full potential. Our high schools’ child study teams, related service specialists, guidance counselors, and
teachers plan collaboratively with students and families to pursue students’ short and long -term academic and career goals.
Transition planning and goal setting are essential to a student’s program plan and are realized through educational and post
-secondary planning activities throughout their high school career.
Guidance & Counseling Services
The Freehold Regional High School District’s school counseling staff members provide quality comprehensive services to students
throughout their high school career. Our professional staff offer and coordinate multiple programs and activities that address the unique
developmental as well as emergent needs of each student. The department’s initiatives, programs and activities highlighted include:
Counseling Curriculum: The counseling curriculum contains structured developmental lessons designed to assist students in achieving the
desired competencies and to provide all students with the knowledge and skills appropriate for their developmental level. The counseling
curriculum is infused throughout the school’s overall curriculum and is presented systematically through classroom and group activities.
Individual Student Planning: School counselors coordinate ongoing activities designed to assist students individually in establishing
personal goals and in developing future plans.
Responsive Services: The school counselors provide professional responsive services whenever they are necessary to address urgent
student issues. These services include counseling, consultation, referral, or other supportive measures and are usually necessitated by life
events or conditions that impact our students.
Career Planning: School counselors initiate a series of learning experiences that foster career awareness, facilitate career planning, and
develop career decision-making skills through the Family Connection component on Naviance. Counselors facilitate students’ career
exploration activities including their completion of a comprehensive self-assessment, and interest and aptitude testing, as well as developing
an individual career plan and choosing a post-secondary path.
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Middle States Association of Colleges & Schools
The Freehold Regional High School District is completing an important self-study which started in 2014 as the basis for system
-wide accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA). The MSA, is a nonprofit,
peer-administered organization and was established in 1887 as one of six regional accrediting organizations that together
serve schools in the United States and in many countries around the world.
Excellence by Design, A Self-Study and Accreditation Protocol (Systems Version) is an accreditation protocol that
defines the process of and requirements for accrediting a school system and its component schools through one self-study
and accreditation process. The protocol was designed to recognize and honor the reality that, when a school is a component
of a larger system, achieving the levels of student performance desired and expected by the school’s community of
stakeholders is best achieved when the system of which it is a part is organized and operates as an organic whole rather than
a confederation of component schools.
The self-study and accreditation protocol is organized around the 12 Middle States Standards for Accreditation of School
Systems. These Standards provide a succinct description of what quality looks like in an effective, accredited school system.
Foundational Standards: Standards addressing best practices in the components of a school system that provide the
foundations for quality in the education program, services, and results in terms of student learning.
Standard 1: Philosophy/Mission
Standard 2: Governance and Leadership
Standard 3: Planning for Growth and Improvement Standard 4: Finances
Standard 5: Facilities
Standard 6: System Climate and Organization
Operational Standards: Standards addressing best practices in delivering the education program, services, and
activities to the students.
Standard 7: Health and Safety
Standard 8: Educational Program
Standard 9: Evidence of School System Effectiveness
Standard 10: Student Services
Standard 11: Student Life and Student Activities
Standard 12: Information Resources
The district is asked to reflect deeply on what it has been able to accomplish as well as what it is aiming to achieve. Reflection,
evaluation, and planning for growth and improvement in the quality of programs and/or services are also important elements of
the self-study process. In setting a course for continuous growth and improvement, a district must not only describe its current
state, but it must also thoughtfully and critically identify its major areas of strength and areas in need of growth and
improvement so that improvement plans can be developed. Accreditation through the protocol ensures that a school system’s
work is focused sharply on its most important responsibility — producing student performance at the levels expected of it by
the district’s community of stakeholders. An on-site accreditation team will visit Freehold Regional High School District in fall
2015.
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Assessment for College and Career Readiness
Our standardized district assessment program this past year included the ACT Aspire. This
digital assessment system fully connects student performance to ACT College Readiness
Benchmarks aligned with the Common Core State Standards. Student performance was
measured through summative assessments in English, mathematics, reading, and writing.
Student performance was the focus of ongoing, targeted individual academic assistance to our
students. Prioritizing a strong foundation of targeted support for grade nine students is critical for
student success throughout the high school years.
PARCC Implementation
The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) is a multistate, mostly online test administered to about five million students.
PARCC test questions go through a rigorous multistep process before being selected and approved. PARCC consortia teachers
and other educators were involved in nearly every step of the creation and field-test process and review all items before they
make it onto a test. Test items are reviewed for cultural and other bias or insensitivity, to be sure that the content of a question
or the way it is worded does not put any group of students at a disadvantage.
The PARCC assessments in high school, measure whether students are on track for college and high skilled careers. The tests
measure understanding of concepts, reasoning, and problem-solving; they also measure students’ ability to write in every grade.
Students whose PARCC test scores indicate that they are on track to be “college and career-ready” may be able to bypass
college placement tests and remedial, non-credit bearing courses. Public colleges and universities in PARCC states have stated
that they intend to accept PARCC assessments with sufficient scores as evidence that students are ready for college-level work
for credit.
The first set of test results will be available to parents in the fall of 2015. The district will review individual results to provide
ongoing, targeted academic support to our students.
AchieveNJ
New Jersey's TEACHNJ Act mandates many requirements for statewide educator evaluation and
links tenure decisions to evaluation ratings. In 2013, the State Board of Education approved
regulations outlining specific evaluation policies for the 2013–2014 school year — the first full year
of statewide implementation of this new system, known as AchieveNJ.
The Freehold Regional High School District implemented the new educator evaluation law with a commitment to ongoing staff
and observer training. Teacher evaluation consists of two primary components: Teacher Practice, measured primarily by
classroom observations, and Student Achievement, measured by Student Growth Objectives (SGO). The 2014-2015 school
year saw a redistribution of the system components from the initial year as follows: teacher practice decreased from 85% to
80%, and SGO scores increased from 15% to 20%.
The district utilizes the educator evaluation framework known as iObservation based upon the research of Dr. Robert Marzano
to assess teacher and administrator performance. The system integrates data gathering, information sharing, and professional
growth resources. Twice each year, the District Evaluation Advisory Committee convenes to discuss the implementation of the
educator evaluation system including any state regulatory changes, staff concerns with system implementation, and the need
for additional professional development trainings on the system.
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Outstanding Performance
Freehold Regional High School District students excel on every indicator, outperforming state averages on the SAT, ACT and HSPA.
Our magnet programs rival the top schools in the state and the country.
Pursuing Their Dreams
Graduates in the Class of 2014 received invitations to the attend some of the nation’s most highly selective colleges and universities, including:
Brown University
Johns Hopkins University
University of Chicago
Columbia University
The Julliard School
University of Michigan
Cornell University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of North Carolina
Dartmouth College
New York University
University of Notre Dame
Duke University
Princeton University
University of Pennsylvania
Georgetown University
Rutgers University
University of Virginia
Harvard University
Stanford University
Yale University
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Abundant Learning Opportunities
The Freehold Regional High School District is a diverse school community bringing students together from Colts Neck, Englisht own,
Farmingdale, Freehold, Freehold Township, Howell, Manalapan and Marlboro to a first -class learning environment offering access to
college level courses, Advanced Placement courses, honors courses and vocational courses. We offer our students approximatel y 250
courses in various subject areas. Students also have opportunities to obtain internships through community partnerships with local
businesses that often lead to future employment.
Dual Enrollment
The Freehold Regional High School District articulates with Brookdale Community College, Culinary Institute of America, Johnson & Wales University,
Fairleigh Dickinson University and Mercer County College to allow students to earn college credits while in high school.
Advanced Placement Courses (AP)
The Freehold Regional High School District has many opportunities for students to take Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Students who enroll in AP
courses are better prepared for college level courses. They can even earn college credits towards college course requirements. Participation in AP
courses has risen to 24 percent in the FRHSD. In fact, many of our students are AP Scholars.
It was an extreme honor for the FRHSD to bring home the College Board’s Advanced Placement Recognition Award
for a fourth year. The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) is recognized as a national standard of
educational excellence. The AP Recognition Award recognizes individuals, such as Superintendent Sampson, who
have demonstrated significant involvement with Advanced Placement and have made substantial contributions to
their school or district’s program. All FRHSD staff work collaboratively to increase Advanced Placement enrollment
and access for all students, believing strongly that more students should be exposed to the challenge of AP
coursework.
The Advanced Placement offerings available to FRHSD students include:
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Biology
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Macroeconomics
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Calculus AB
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Microeconomics
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Calculus BC
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Physics I
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Chemistry
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Physics II
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Comparative Government and Politics
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Computer Science A
Physics C: Electricity and
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English Language and Composition
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Physics C: Mechanics
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English Literature and Composition
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Psychology
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Environmental Science
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Spanish Language
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European History
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Statistics
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French Language
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Studio Art—Drawing Portfolio
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Human Geography
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U.S. History
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Italian Language and Culture
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U.S. Government and Politics
Many of our students are
AP scholars. An AP
scholar is a student who
demonstrates outstanding
college-level achievement
through AP courses and
exams. The student must
score a three or higher on
at least three AP exams.
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The Freehold Regional High School District consistently takes a prudent approach to fiscal planning by balancing the
community’s expectations with the organization’s financial capacity. The financial oversight of an educational organization
with an operating budget of $196 million dollars is an expansive task. Our fiscal management professionals are exceptional
in their ability to manage the rigorous demands of long - and short-term budgetary development in a shifting and uncertain
economic environment.
Appropriations by Function
Budgeted Fiscal Year 2014-2015
Lowest spending
among high school
districts in our
socioeconomic
grouping for the last
four years
Revenue
Budgeted Fiscal Year 2014-2015
Below Tax Levy Cap for the
fourth consecutive year
Continuation of progress on
technology infrastructure and
student computers;
alignment to curriculum
mandates; and development
of professional staff
The Freehold Regional High School District’s fiscal outlook is in great standing based on the 2013-2014 yearly audit conducted by Suplee,
Clooney & Company. Suplee, Clooney & Company is a firm of certified public accountants, registered municipal accountants, and licensed
school accountants who have provided services to governmental, non-profit, and commercial entities for more than 50 years.
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Committed to President Obama’s
ConnectEd Initiative
Superintendent Charles Sampson was invited to
attend the inaugural “ConnectEd to the Future”
summit at the White House in November after
taking the #FutureReady pledge.
The Future Ready effort provides districts with
resources and support to ensure that local technology and digital learning plans
align with instructional best practices, are implemented by highly trained
teachers, and lead to personalized learning experiences for all students,
particularly those from traditionally under-served communities.
Mr. Sampson and other exemplary district leaders from across the United
States were recognized for their leadership in helping transition their districts to
digital learning. Model schools and districts across the country are using
technology to create personalized learning environments. The convening
brought leaders together to share promising approaches for using technology to
impact teaching and learning.
Technology in the Classroom
Technology is driving district data analysis efforts. Students use systems like
Empower 3000 to grow in their reading levels, and to provide teachers
information about specific strengths and weaknesses. Teachers use data
warehouses like Performance Matters to understand student achievement across
multiple assessments, and will soon be able to administer common online
assessments through our Bring Your Own Device network.
Guiding Our Students’ Futures
Students at the Freehold Regional High
School District use Naviance, a
web-based comprehensive college and
career readiness tool that helps align
student strengths and interests to
post-secondary goals.
Naviance provides the tools and
resources to bridge the gap between
student aspirations and student
achievement. Naviance is a
comprehensive and engaging blended
program that allows students to take a
personality assessment, explore
careers, create a resume, research
colleges, and organize their college
applications.
Naviance also utilizes a Scattergram
tool that allows students to compare
GPA, standardized test scores, and
other statistics to actual historical data
from FRHSD students who have
applied and been admitted.
The Technology Education Department at Colts Neck High School has been
using a new 3D printer for students to gain a better understanding of product
design by designing and printing cell phone cases.
Students in the Computer Science Academy at Freehold High School used video
streaming as a part of their efforts to teach middle school students about
computer coding. Students visited middle schools in Freehold Township to show
their younger peers that computer coding is not as intimidating as it may seem.
Portable devices have led to station learning in some Howell High School
classrooms. Students move about the room to several different learning stations.
Each station has students accessing websites providing visual and audio
information.
Principal Dr. Adam Angelozzi and Manalapan High School were recognized by
the Technology Student Association for providing exemplary science, technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM) resources to students. The school also
received a $10,000 grant from the OceanFirst Foundation, a portion of which will
be used to upgrade one of the technology classrooms.
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Freehold Regional High School District has phenomenal educators with
outstanding teaching abilities who make extraordinary contributions to
student academic achievement.
Achievements:
Kathleen Andrejco: W. Carey Edwards State Volunteer of the Year
Camille Blair: Elected Vice-President of Programs for the NJ
Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Executive Committee
Todd Briggs: 2013-2014 Star-Ledger State Coach of the Year
Howell’s Regina McAllen was recognized as Teacher of the Year
Joseph Cantaffa: Grammy Music Educator Award Nominee
Michael Carbonaro: Teacher Who Rocks Award
Exceptional Educators
Dave Clampffer: 2014 National Federation Coaches Association Award
Joseph Fritsche: Teacher Who Rocks Award
John Gagliano: District 21 Coach of the Year and New Jersey
Wrestling Coaches Association Coach of the Year
Edward Gattsek: Elected President of the All Shore Band Director’s
Association
Laurie Hunter: Elected Board member to the New Jersey Writers
Alliance
Mary Lubrano: 2014 New Jersey Education Association Achievement
Award for Educational Support Personnel
Teachers of the Year
2013 - 2014
Kathleen Churchill, CNHS - Math Teacher
Brian Simpson , FHS - Social Studies Teacher
David Patterson, FTHS - Math Teacher
Regina McAllen, HHS - Music Teacher
Jackie Landers, MNHS - English Teacher
Patrick Scinto , MRHS - Business Teacher
Amy Meyers: Starred in a production of “The Light in the Piazza” at
Villanova University
Amanda Morman: 2014 New Jersey Council for the Humanities
Teacher of the Year Nominee
John Natoli: Central Jersey Coach of the Year
Major Gregory Penczak: Teacher Who Rocks Award
Freehold Township’s Kathleen
Andrejco accepts the W. Carey
Edwards Sate Volunteer of the
Year Award
Sherry Roses: Keynote speaker at Technology and Engineering
Conference at Brigham Young University
Jim Schlentz: Shore Conference Coach of the Year
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Exceeding Expectations
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Named to Newsweek’s 2014 Top High Schools List
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Eighty-eight Cadets from the Navy Junior Reserve Officers
Training Corps (NJROTC) traveled to Maryland on the
200th anniversary of the Battle of Baltimore and the group
also presented our Nation’s Colors at a Yankees vs Orioles
baseball game
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Won 1st place in the 2014 Team Challenge event
sponsored by the Greater Monmouth County Chamber of
Commerce
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Albert Cao was selected as a 2014 YoungArts Winner, a
part of the National YoungArts Foundation
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Margaret Powell earned a perfect score on the SAT Math
and Writing sections and a 760 in Critical Reading for a
total of 2360
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Nicolette Gurgone earned a perfect score on SAT Writing
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Girls Basketball won the Central Jersey Group IV title
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Girls Soccer won the Central Jersey Group IV title
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The CNHS Mock Trial Team won the Monmouth County
Championship
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Two Video II students have been working with the Colts
Neck Business Association to assist them in developing a
series of videos
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Michael Cappelluti was accepted to the All Shore Jazz
Ensemble
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Amanda Grieco was selected for the New Jersey State
Honors Choir
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A new Veterans Memorial Garden was unveiled in front of
CNHS which was designed by NJROTC Cadet Daniel Elice
as his Eagle Scout project
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The Dance Team raised more than $1,700 for the Making
Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk
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Emma Tucker won the Monmouth Judiciary’s Law Day
2014 Essay Contest with her entry focused on the issue of
protecting civil rights from ballot initiatives in a politically
polar climate
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Colts Neck High School NJROTC presented
our Nation's Colors at a Yankees vs Orioles
baseball game in Maryland
Colts Neck High School won the 2014 Team Challenge
sponsored by the Greater Monmouth Chamber of Commerce
The Free the Children chapter at CNHS reached their year
goal of $10,500 to help build a school in Nicaragua
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Named to The Daily Beast list of top high schools in
America
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Recipient of the 2013-2014 Freehold Regional High School
District State of the Schools Spirit Award
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Tessa Valentien and Andrew Lee were ranked 3rd place
overall in the 9th Annual Widener University High School
Programming Contest
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The Culinary Arts & Hospitality Management Academy was
featured in National Geographic for its unique
comprehensive program
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Liezel Puzon received a $2,500 National Merit scholarship
and the $10,000 Generation Google Scholarship
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Applied Art I students created a totem pole made of ceramic
that was displayed in the 2014 K-12 Student Art Exhibition
at The College of New Jersey
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John Bostic received the Vince Lombardi Outstanding
Linemen Award
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Lindsay Cerio received the 2014 John Cobb Girls Senior
Excellence Award by the Shore Soccer Officials Association
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Twenty-six students competed in the New Jersey DECA
conference with five of the students winning multiple awards
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Six students were selected for the All Shore Chorus
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Field Hockey earned Central Jersey Group IV Sectional
Champions
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Girls Soccer was the B-North Division Champions
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Girls Gymnastics was the B-North Division Champions
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Girls Tennis was the B-North Division Champions and the
Monmouth County Champions
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The CyberPatriot team earned 3rd place in the New Jersey
CyberPatriot VII State Round
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Paintings by art teacher Daniel Finaldi were selected to
hang in the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti
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Students won People's Choice Gold, People's Choice Silver
and Chef's Choice Bronze in the American Culinary
Federation Winterfest
The totem pole created by Applied Art I students was
displayed in the 2014 K-12 Student Art Exhibition at The
College of New Jersey
The CyberPatriot team earned 3rd place in the New Jersey
CyberPatriot VII State Round
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Named to Newsweek’s 2014 Top High Schools List and also
recognized by The Daily Beast as one of the top schools in
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Named to The Daily Beast list of top high schools in
America
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The only school in New Jersey to receive the 2013-2014
TSA Chapter Excellence Award and 13 students received
TSA Awards
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Eight students were nominated to the United States
Achievement Academy for their outstanding abilities in the
study of physics
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The literary magazine, The Laureate, received 1st place with
special merit rating from the American Scholastic Press
Association and an Excellent rating from National Council of
Teachers of English
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Katie O’Toole, cast member of “Jersey Boys” on Broadway,
conducted a dance workshop with HHS students
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Ian Kirk won the Shore Track Association Indoor Field
Performer of the Year and the Outdoor Field Athlete of the
Year
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Stephanie Bock was named Central Jersey Group IV State
Champion for Discus
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Nicholas Ferraro was named a 2014 Jefferson Scholar and
earned a full scholarship to the University of Virginia
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The Chorus performed at the White House Holiday
Reception in Washington, D.C.
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Alexa Seeburger participated on a panel for a taping of the
Katie Curic Show about issues surrounding teens and body
image
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Entertainment Technology students earned top awards at
the 2014 New Jersey High School Film Challenge
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Won five Excellence in Theatre Awards at the Count Basie
Theatre including Best Actress in a Drama and Best Actor in
a Musical
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The Wrestling Team had the most wins in school history
being named A-North champions, Shore Conference
Tournament winners, Central Jersey Group IV Sectional
Title winners, and District 21 Champions
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Alexa Seeburger (right) participated on a panel for a taping
of the Katie Curic Show about issues surrounding teens and
body image. She is accompanied by Student Assistance
Counselor Camille Mussari (left)
Howell High School Chorus members performing at the White
House for the President and First Lady during the White
House Holiday Reception
Relay for Life raised $71,000 for the American Cancer
Society making HHS the number one school on the East
Coast for the number of funds raised in 2014
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Named to Newsweek’s 2014 Top High Schools List
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The New Jersey Department of Education’s annual school
performance report card showed MNHS as the only nonacademy high school in the area to receive a 100 percent
passing rate in literature
x
Melanie Cotton and Kenneth Luo were National Merit
Scholarship Semifinalists and 13 students were named
National Merit Scholarship Commended Students
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Received a $10,000 grant from the OceanFirst Foundation
which helped to upgrade one of the technology classrooms
x
Thomas Colen, Tarung Bhimnatwala, Krishna Gotur and John
Klich were regional winners in the 2014 Toshiba/NSTA
ExploraVision competition
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Nineteen students were honored for outstanding skills during
the 2014 New Jersey Family, Career, and Community
Leaders of America’s (FCCLA) State Leadership Conference
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Krishna Gotur scored a perfect 2,400 on the SATs
x
Kenneth Luo was named a Merck Scholar for being a top
scorer in the Merck State Science Day test for the second
time in his high school career
x
Richard Zhu won 2nd place in picoCTF 2014, a computer
security competition, and was awarded a scholarship, an all
expense paid trip to Carnegie Mellon University, and a
monetary award for MNHS
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The Braves Football Team won the NJSIAA Central Jersey
Group V 2014 State Championship
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Boys Soccer won the Central Jersey Group IV Sectional
Championship
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Naomi Siegel won the Grand Prize in the Asbury Park Press
Student Voices Essay Contest for her essay titled "Stroll with
Mother Brought out the Sun"
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Adriann Lai was honored by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
with the Rensselaer Medal Award for outstanding academic
achievement in the study of mathematics and science
x
Cara Sentanni and Nick Pimental were recipients of the
Shore Conference Sportsmanship Award
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Received a Basie Award for Best All Student Orchestra
Manalapan High School received a $10,000 grant from the
OceanFirst Foundation, a portion of which was used to
upgrade one of the technology classrooms.
The Braves Football Team won the NJSIAA Central Jersey
Group V 2014 State Championship
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Named to Newsweek’s 2014 Top High Schools List and also
recognized by The Daily Beast as one of the top high schools
in the nation
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Ranked 9th in New Jersey of schools with the highest
Advanced Placement (AP) Test Performance
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Girls Basketball won the Central Jersey Group IV Sectional
Championship
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Varsity Girls Tennis Team won the A-North Division for the 7th
consecutive season
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Joseph Vitale received the Messenger of Peace Hero Award
from the King of Saudi Arabia
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Dan Saraiva finished 3rd at the Mid Atlantic Wrestling
Coaches “War at the Shore” national tournament
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Thirty-four students attended the 2014 Rutgers Model
Congress with six students receiving awards for their
performance
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Matthew Liu won 3 awards for composition: NJMEA Young
Composer’s Award, National Association for Music Education
Eastern Conference Composer’s Award, and The National
YoungArts Foundation Award
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Haley Unger was selected 1st team All Shore for Girls
Volleyball
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Won 3rd in the 2014 Team Challenge event sponsored by the
Greater Monmouth County Chamber of Commerce
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Donate for Life club raised more than $4,000 for the NJ
Sharing Network 5K
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MS for MS club donated more than $5,000 to the National
Multiple Sclerosis Society
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Thirty-six students in the Marlboro Chapter of Junior States of
America attended the annual Winter Congress event in
Washington, DC. with two students winning the best speaker
award
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Alyssa Edwards, Taylor Alveiro, Nick Pignato and Evan
Alexoudis won the New Jersey Natural Gas Video Viewers’
Choice Award
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Four students were awarded the Grand Prize in 2nd Annual
Protect Me With 3 Video Contest to educate peers on
importance of adolescent vaccinations
Peer Leaders took part in a walk to raise money for breast cancer
research
Joseph Vitale receives the Messenger of Peace Hero Award in
Saudi Arabia
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FRHSD Parent Leaders
The Freehold Regional High School District is fortunate to have parent and guardian leaders who relentlessly support and
promote the educational interest of our students. The education of FRHSD students is a joint responsibility that we share wi th
parents and guardians, and we are grateful for the mutual commitment to continue cultivating a strong culture of open
communication between school and home.
Colts Neck High School PTSO
Howell High School PTSO
Marlboro High School PTSO
Randi Gugig, Co - President
Tracy Haiter, President
Lucia Imperato, President
Karen Lallo, Co - President
Terri Boncimino, Vice President
Evelyn Semo, Vice President
Jo-Ann McAvoy
Lois Cunningham
Catherine Navarro, Vice President
Shelia Knox
Barbara Sheridan
Terry Mroz, Vice President
Carly Gugig
Kathy Barden
Marianne DelGado
Cindy O'Brien
Sandy Pennett
Gail Vetrano
Jola Osborne
Special Education Advisory Council
Sonali Shah
Vinne Ann Bartow
Specal Education Advisory Council
Rupali Jain
Faye Ambrosio
Freehold High School PTSO
Linos Frantzeskakis, Co-President
Rosemary Horowitz, Co-President
Kathy Ciccarone
Manalapan High School Booster Club
Jeanine Sharkey-Kudisch
Peter Becker , President
Christine Luttrell
Dorine Shapiro, Vice President
Robyn Stafflinger
JoAnn Mc Avoy
Colleen Ranieri
Jeffrey Kravitz
Freehold Township High School PTSO
Maureen Fasano, President
Beth Cohen
Always
working together…
Always
in the educational
interest of our students...
Eileen Avino, Vice President
John Czajkowski
Heidi Williams
Jane Kablaoui
Nancy DiBlasio
Freehold Regional Education Association
President: Debbie Gates - Kane
Vice President: James Huebner
Jessica Marshall
Leah Hardaway
FREA members at the school convocation
ceremony
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Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education
The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education members are community leaders who represent eight
communities in western Monmouth County, New Jersey and are committed to excellence in education.
President Heshy Moses
Vice President Jennifer Sutera
Vincent Accettola
Freehold Borough
Manalapan Township
Colts Neck Township
William Bruno
Elizabeth Canario
Samuel Carrollo
Howell Township
Englishtown Borough
Freehold Township
Amy Fankhauser
Kathie Lavin
Michael Messinger
Howell Township
Farmingdale Borough
Marlboro Township
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FREEHOLD REGIONAL
HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Superintendent of Schools
Charles B. Sampson
Assistant Superintendent for
Business Administration/Board Secretary
Sean Boyce
Chief Academic Officer
Dr. Nicole Hazel
Director of Special Services
Renee Davis
Director of Research, Planning & Evaluation
Donna Evangelista
Director of Personnel
Jennifer Sharp
Director of Curriculum & Instruction
Dr. Jeffrey Moore
Director of Guidance & Operations
Shanna Howell
Principals
Daniel Simon
Linda Jewell
Elizabeth Higley
Howell High School
For more information on the Freehold Regional High School District, please see contact information below:
Jeremy Braverman
11 Pine Street
Fax: (732) 446-9126
Englishtown, NJ 07726
Web: www.frhsd.com
Phone: (732) 792-7300
Facebook: wwww.facebook.com/FRHSD
Dr. Adam Angelozzi
Shaun Boylan