Jr.-Sr. High School classes and clubs united in their efforts to assist community organizations during the holiday season by hosting the school’s annual Stuff-A-School Project, held in the school’s rotunda on Dec. 19. 

Throughout the month, nonperishable food, clothing, arts and crafts, toiletries, baby items and more were collected for those in need and displayed in the rotunda. In recognition of the students’ and community’s hard work and generosity, members of the performing arts groups performed throughout the day, with holiday music and cheer resonating throughout the school hallways in preparation of the impending holiday. 

Date Added: 12/20/2024  

Under the direction of Alexandra Cuomo, Jr.-Sr. High School thespians delivered two powerful performances of “Annie Jr,” held in the school auditorium on Dec. 6-7.  

Based on the book by Thomas Meehan, “Annie Jr.” tells the story of an orphan determined to find her parents, who abandoned her at an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Instead, she finds a home and new family with billionaire Oliver Warbucks, Grace Farrell and a mutt named Sandy. The school production included familiar and beloved songs including “Hard-Knock Life,” “Tomorrow” and “Little Girls,” and dazzled the audience with the actors’ wit, comedic relief and overall talent.  

The production’s success was also due to the amazing and dedicated crew, sound designer Jeff Ingegno, light designer Kassidy McMillen, choreographer and set designer Carissa Navarra and costume designer Joseph Papamichail. 

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Date Added: 12/11/2024

The Jr.-Sr. High School held a breakfast for more than 500 students who were accepted to the 2024-2025 school year’s first semester Honor Roll. To be included on the honor roll, a student must have acquired a 90% or above overall grade point average for the semester, without having scored less than an 85% GPA in any classes in which he/she is enrolled.

The students were treated to breakfast in the cafeteria, where they were invited to spin the wheel for prizes and for a chance to receive lunch purchased by Principal Salvatore Alaimo.

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Date Added: 12/5/2024

Under the direction of Toni Borkowski and producer Adriana Aracri, Jr.-Sr. High School thespians delivered powerful performances of “The Crucible,” held in the high school auditorium on Nov. 8-10. Based on Arthur Miller’s Tony Award-winning play, the school production paralleled the sense of doom, tension and intrigue of the time in which the play was written (1953) and accurately portrayed the tragedy of the Salem Witch Trials of Salem, Massachusetts in the late 1600s. 

Mrs. Borkowski, who researched the sites related to the trials, congratulated the actors for their dedicated countless hours of their lives to bring this story to life. “Having the opportunity to explore these stories and history through Miller’s lens has been an exciting and enriching experience for all,” she said. 

The district congratulates cast members: Kevin Ackerman, Keira Albanese, Sophie Barnes, Coleman Blackler, John Costanza, Pamela Crenshaw, Noah DaSilva, Gianna Fazzolari, 

Chelsea Gallagher, Emma Gallagher, Jack Gallagher, Douglas Grimmett, Samantha Hayes, Aaron Isaacson, Bennett Leselrod, Kailyn Marra, Steven Noethiger, Logan Penkower, Damian Schmidt, Bella Tesoro and Abigail White. 

 

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Date Added: 11/15/2024