OCHS Principal s Report January, Honor School Student Council

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1 OCHS Principal s Report January, 2014 CONGRATULATIONS! At the 88 th Annual New Jersey Association of Student Councils Winter Convention, OCHS was recognized for its Honor School Student Council This award recognizes accumulated consecutive years that schools follow criteria recognized by NJASC as being important for developing and maintaining a successful Student Council program. Nominees are carefully reviewed by the NJASC Middle Level Representative and then the award winners are decided upon by the State Officers at their December executive meeting. Applications for this award are available in early October and the deadline for submission is in late November. Certificates are presented to all award winners, along with plaques for each 10 year milestone, at the Winter Convention in January. Congratulations to Joseph Clifford for being selected for the Hugh O Brien Youth Leadership Conference (HOBY) held at Monmouth University in June. This program

2 is open to sophomores with demonstrated or potential leadership skills. Minh Vu was selected as an alternate. DECA COMPETITION On January , Mr. Brent Earl, OCHS DECA Advisor (along with Mrs. Debbie Cathcart, and Mr. Eric Baroni), took Ocean City High School DECA students to compete in the Southern New Jersey DECA Regional Conference which was held in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The following students represented OCHS in a series of DECA events: Caroline Bowman, Charity Beckert, Justin Booth, Melissa Cappolina, Ed Carter, Josh Childs, Zacharey Chopek, Olivia Craig, Julie Cusack, Mike Daddi, Lauren Davidson, Fiona Devine, Jeremy Dilks, Rick Dillenberger, Mark Doughten, Ethan Douris, Sam Dowling, Eric Easterly, Maria Farnan, Tim Ferrier, Joe Ferrilli, JT Flatley, Cierra Granger, Jack Hanley, Maddie Howell, Abby Lyons, Brendan Macfarlane, Chris Mateer, Kevin McDermott, Alexa Mealey, Dante Monteleone, Dennis Neville, Macy Oteri, Dan Reinhold, Isabella Ritzel, Doug Shallcross, April Stein, Frank Tutelian, Lauren Vetter, Danielle Walawender, Erica Watson. DECA is an organization with over 185,000 high school students in 5,000 chapters across the country. It is an association of high school and college students studying marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business, finance, hospitality and a variety of other business areas. The students competed with 950 participants from schools throughout the southern New Jersey area in the events below: Accounting Applications Apparel & Accessories Marketing Automotive Services Marketing Business Law and Ethics Business Services Marketing Buying and Merchandising Sports and Entertainment Marketing Financial Services Restaurant /Food Service Management Hotel and Lodging Management Marketing Management Services Quick Serve Restaurant Travel and Tourism Retail Merchandising Hospitality Supermarket Careers Technical Sales Food Marketing OCHS had an outstanding day with eleven students advancing to the state competition bringing home awards ranging from overall medals to 1 st place trophies! We are proud to announce that our OCHS DECA students received the following awards:

Business Services Marketing Event: Danielle Walawender o 2 nd Place Role Play One Financial Services Team Event:

Individual Event: Macy Oteri o 1st Place Test Joseph Ferrilli o 2 nd Place Role Play One Marketing Management Services

Business Management: Josh Childs OHS students now have the opportunity to compete at the DECA State Conference to be

3 Business Services Marketing Event: Danielle Walawender o 2 nd Place Role Play One Financial Services Team Event: Caroline Bowman and Julie Cusack Olivia Craig and Erica Watson Sam Dowling and Maria Farnan Accounting Applications Individual Event: Macy Oteri o 1st Place Test Joseph Ferrilli o 2 nd Place Role Play One Marketing Management Services Individual Event: Lauren Vetter o 2 nd Place Role Play One o 3rd Place Role Play Two o 2 nd Overall Principles of Business Management: Josh Childs OHS students now have the opportunity to compete at the DECA State Conference to be held in February at the Cherry Hill Crown Plaza with the ultimate goal of attending the National Conference later this year in Atlanta, Georgia.

CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES Mrs. Brennan s AP Spanish 5 class was honored with a visit from a former graduate and a substitute in the district, Mr. Josh Marciano.

International Crafts made handmade drawstring bags filled with Lima Bean Seeds, these will be delivered to the Philippines as part of the typhoon relief efforts.

Additionally, these adorable bags are a perfect carry all for small items.

4 CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES Mrs. Brennan s AP Spanish 5 class was honored with a visit from a former graduate and a substitute in the district, Mr. Josh Marciano. He came to the class to share his experiences in Argentina and to give our students an opportunity to speak Spanish with another fluent Spanish speaker! International Crafts made handmade drawstring bags filled with Lima Bean Seeds, these will be delivered to the Philippines as part of the typhoon relief efforts. Lima Beans are high in nutrition, once planted in the Philippines these little seeds will grow into large plants that will provide food for humans and animals as well. Additionally, these adorable bags are a perfect carry all for small items. CLUB ACTIVITIES Christmas carols and the delicious scent of freshly-baked cookies filled the air on December 13th, 2013 at the Ocean City High School Interact Club s annual Holiday Cookie Walk. With the assistance of the club members, local bakeries, fellow students at OCHS, and their families, the Interact Club was able to raise over five hundred dollars for the Local Community Cupboard! For every ten cents raised, one dollar is given to the Food Bank to buy food for its participants. Raising over five thousand dollars for those in need in our own community was an extremely rewarding experience for all who collaborated with this holidaythemed event. Especially around the holidays, any of act of kindness (no matter how big, or how small) can still make a difference and touch the lives of others.

00 Spaghetti & meatballs, bread, salad, soft drinks, dessert and coffee & tea Live

5 OCHS Band Booster Annual Pasta Dinner Friday, February 7, 2014 OCHS Cafeteria Take-out - 4:30 7:00 pm Eat-in - 5:00 7:00 pm Prices: Adults - $10.00 Children 10 & under - $6.00 Spaghetti & meatballs, bread, salad, soft drinks, dessert and coffee & tea Live entertainment provided by OCHS Jazz Band and Jazz Rock Band Tickets available at the door

LIBRARY ACTIVITIES Help set a new OC record!

serving abroad. Supplies and premade cards to decorate are available at the OCHS Library circulation desk. *Last year, we donated 1,000 cards!

The Valentine s Day items will be taken to Lite Rock radio station after 3:30pm on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014.

6 LIBRARY ACTIVITIES Help set a new OC record!* OC organizations, classes, sports teams, and individuals are invited to make Valentine s Day cards for New Jersey servicemen & servicewomen serving abroad. Supplies and premade cards to decorate are available at the OCHS Library circulation desk. *Last year, we donated 1,000 cards! Please submit the cards (and boxes of chocolates small teddy bears, and lip balm) to OCHS Library. The Valentine s Day items will be taken to Lite Rock radio station after 3:30pm on Thursday, Feb. 13, OCHS Library celebrates Chinese New Year with a display and a contest. Please complete the Chinese New Year contest form available at the circulation desk. The contest will be held on the first day of Chinese New Year, Friday January 31, OCHS Library celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with a display and posters throughout the library

Students in English classes are coming to our library this week to select fiction books to reading independently during the third marking period.

7 Students in English classes are coming to our library this week to select fiction books to reading independently during the third marking period. Selecting novels is easy and fun using the table displays featuring popular books by genre. The SSEP (Student Spaceflight Experiment Program) is a new initiative at Ocean City High School in which student teams design and propose real microgravity experiments to be conducted on the International Space Station. Student groups will work with teacher advisors during community lunch and after school to help develop their proposals. One proposal from Ocean City High School will be selected to be conducted on the International Space Station.

8 New Faces AT OCHS! Ms. Abby Mullen Healthy & PE Ms. Patricia Pepe Special Education Ms. Julie Felice English STUDENT OF THE MONTH Each student was chosen to be Student of the Month because of exemplary behavior, character and performance. We appreciate the support of each of the community organizations. There is a critical connection between a successful public high school and a strong relationship with its community. Leah Kornberg was the Rotary Club Student of the Month. Hannah Childs was the Exchange Club Student of the Month.

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