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Education

Bayonne’s Marist High School- Spirit Week – A Week Of Merry Chaos”.

Submitted by Amanda Di Pasquale- Marist High School Student

Marist Spirit WeekSpirit Week is a time that Marist High School’s students look forward to from the moment they return from summer break.  Not only because it’s the last week before Christmas break, but because it’s a genuinely enjoyable time spent with other students and teachers.   Everyone gets into the Marist spirit and participates.  Those who don’t usually join in on the other fun events, such as sports games and the pep rally, usually allow themselves to be caught up into the Spirit Week fun.

“It’s a week of merry chaos,” teacher Wayne Pratko jokes.  Mr. Pratko and Ms. Gonzalez have been in charge of spirit week for about 10 years now.  The Champagnat Games is the very last day of Spirit Week.  It is a culmination of the competition for class and school pride taking place all week.  This year, they’ve brought new games into the Champagnat Games, adding to such favorites as Izzy Dizzy and Leap Frog.  “We got rid of the frozen shirt contest because it took 72 hours to unfreeze the stupid thing,” Mr. Pratko said,  “Yeah, it was just a mess, so now we have dodge ball and balloon races.” Continue reading Bayonne’s Marist High School- Spirit Week – A Week Of Merry Chaos”. →

Education, Health Views

Palisades Medical Center’s Releases Schedule of Upcoming Maternity Classes

maternity classes (North Bergen, NJ) – The following is a schedule of upcoming Maternity Classes at Palisades Medical Center.  To register or for more information, please call Robin Petrick at 201-295-4823.

 

Child Birth Classes – Cost is $125 per couple if delivering at PMC; $150 if delivering elsewhere. The more you understand about the process of labor, the better prepared you and your support partner will feel.  Classes include: understanding the labor process, breathing and relaxation techniques to work with your body, the role of the support person, options for pain medications and medical interventions, Caesarean birth, understand your changing body after birth, newborn appearance and procedures after birth. Continue reading Palisades Medical Center’s Releases Schedule of Upcoming Maternity Classes →

Education

FRIAR FAMILY GIVES BACK-St. Anthony’s High School in Jersey City

St. Anthony'sJersey City, NJ – December 19, 2012 – Saint Anthony High School, a small, Catholic school in Jersey City with the powerhouse basketball team, continues to foster Christian values inside and outside the classroom. While many St. Anthony High School families were affected by Hurricane Sandy – they were the first to step up, along with faculty and staff on several community outreach programs during the past two months.

Friar Food Drive: The annual Thanksgiving food drive was postponed when Hurricane Sandy closed the school for nine days, but that did not stop the students and faculty from resurrecting the Friar Food Drive in early December. Through their efforts – the students of St. Anthony High School collected over 500 pounds of non-perishable food items that will go to food banks who continue to support families who are displaced by Hurricane Sandy. Continue reading FRIAR FAMILY GIVES BACK-St. Anthony’s High School in Jersey City →

Education

MARIST HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT’S VIDEO PRODUCTION FEATURED ON MSG VARSITY’S HIGH SCHOOL LIFE

 

Season Two of Bi-Weekly Show airs Tri-State Area Students Video Productions

 

Marist video photoBETHPAGE, N.Y., December 18, 2012 – MSG Varsity’s High School Life, a student-produced monthly show, that presents student created videos and features ranging from academics to art to events, will feature a video production by Marist High School senior Tyler Rana titled Senior Fall Trip to Washington D.C. The Marist segment is one of ten that will appear in the upcoming episode of High School Life, which will air on Saturday, December 22, at 12:00 p.m. on MSG Varsity, Optimum TV channel 14.

Continue reading MARIST HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT’S VIDEO PRODUCTION FEATURED ON MSG VARSITY’S HIGH SCHOOL LIFE →

Education

Union City’s St. Augustine’s School Unveils New Science Labs

St. Augustine’s School in Union City will unveil their renovated science labs, which feature new equipment and display students’ works on December 6th.

 

New Science center at St. Augenstine's in Union City Union City, NJ, 6 December 2012 – St. Augustine’s School in Union City will be unveiling their renovated science labs on Thursday, December 6th.   To celebrate the occasion, the school will open its doors to friends from 8:30 am to 5 pm and from 6:30 until 9. Guests will be able to view the students’ work since September as well as the new facility and equipment.

 The road to renovation began in May when St. Augustine received the Raskoband Sisters of Charity Grants.  Mrs. San Diego and Mrs. Damiano, 4-6 Grade and 7-8 Grade science teachers respectively, along with Sr. Johanna Quinto, Development Director, spent the summer putting together the supplies for the labs. Among the acquired supplies are digital microscopes, slides, magnets, K’Nex kits, radiometers, solar hot airballoons, prisms and several learning kits.

 St. Augustine’s School encourages students in their pursuit of scientific knowledgeSt.Augustine's Union City and believes the updated lab and equipment will help further students in their progress.  For more information on St. Augustine School, call 201.865.5319 or visit www.staugustinesunioncity.com

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Education

Hudson County Community College Offers Associate in Arts Degree with Theatre Arts Option

  New program being coordinated by veteran actor, playwright/screenwriter, producer and professor, Joseph Gallo

 Contact: Jennifer Christopher, 201-360-4061, jchristopher@hccc.edu

Hudson County community College Logo November 29, 2012, Jersey City, NJ – Students who wish to pursue a bachelor’s degree or higher in  theatre arts may now begin their journey by earning an Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts with a Theatre Option from Hudson County Community College.

The new program has been designed to provide students with a broad-based liberal arts curriculum and core theatre options, including Introduction to Acting, Introduction to Theatre, Introduction to Drama, Contemporary Drama, Acting II, and Intro To Playwriting, and will prepare them for transfer to four-year colleges and universities. Hudson County Community College is arranging for articulation agreements with New Jersey City University and Kean University, amongst others, thus allowing for credits earned at HCCC to be transferred.

HCCC President Dr. Glen Gabert said the Theatre Arts program is being coordinated by Joseph Gallo, a seasoned theatre professional with a diverse background. Mr. Gallo, who studied at New York University, and the Ohio University Graduate Playwriting Program, and is a member of the Actors Studio Playwrights and Directors Workshop in New York, has written, produced, and performed in a variety of plays and productions throughout the U.S. Continue reading Hudson County Community College Offers Associate in Arts Degree with Theatre Arts Option →

Education, General

Hudson County Community College to Hold Gala Fundraiser on December 6

 PSE&G to receive the Foundation’s Distinguished Service Award at this year’s event.

Contact: Jennifer Christopher,  201-360-4061, jchristopher@hccc.edu

November 29, 2012, Jersey City, NJ – Hudson County Community College Foundation will hold the largest and most festive of its annual fundraisers — the 15th Annual Holiday Gala — at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday evening, December 6, 2012 at the HCCC Culinary Arts Institute/Conference Center ‑ 161 Newkirk Street in Jersey City. Proceeds from the event are dedicated to scholarships for deserving students, faculty development programs, and the College’s physical expansion.

Hudson County Community College Vice President for Development Joseph Sansone said that PSE&G will be the recipient of this year’s Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes organizations and individuals for their work on behalf of the College and the people of Hudson County. Continue reading Hudson County Community College to Hold Gala Fundraiser on December 6 →

Education

Bayonne’s Marist High School Seniors in the Focus program visit FDU

Go to Marist… Go to College, well for some Marist Students this may happen sooner than they think! On Wednesday, November 14th Ms. Eisenmenger a Counselor at Marist High School took all of the Marist Seniors in the Focus Program to Farleigh Dickinson University (FDU).

Marist High School’s Focus education program is designed for students of average and above average intelligence that have been diagnosed with a specific learning difference and have an IEP.  This program is unique in its design and is the only one of its kind among Catholic schools in this area. Continue reading Bayonne’s Marist High School Seniors in the Focus program visit FDU →

Education

CHRISTIE ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES WEST NEW YORK PS #4 EARNS TOP HONORS IN STATE FOR NUTRITION PROGRAMS

Hudson County School Wins Grand Prize in NJDA, Jets, Dairy Council Eat Right, Move More Program

West New York PS 4 wins highest honor in State of New Jersey
D’Brickshaw Ferguson of the NY Jets signs a hat for a young student at West New York’s PS # 4

 

 (WEST NEW YORK) – New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher and New York Jets offensive tackle D’Brickashaw Ferguson announced today that schools in Bogota, Englewood, Hamilton, Linden and West Orange are this year’s winners of the Eat Right, Move More contest.

 Fisher and Ferguson visited the grand prize winner, West New York Public School #4 in West New York, for a special program and to present the school with a check for a $5,000 kitchen makeover, made possible by the Jets and the American Dairy Association & Dairy Council’s Fuel Up to Play 60 campaign.  School officials plan to use the money to update and repair the school’s salad bar serving system, increase access to daily fruits and vegetables with interesting containers and educate students with sign boards with nutrition facts and impacts of their choices.

“We have seen improvements in school nutrition, including more whole grains, lower fat milk and an abundance of fruits and vegetables and the Eat Right, Move More program has been a natural complement to these efforts,” said Secretary Fisher.  “We are very proud of PS #4 and this year’s other winning schools for their achievements and commitment to making breakfast available to more students on a daily basis.”

The Eat Right, Move More program, a partnership between the Jets, the Department of Agriculture and the American Dairy Association & Dairy Council’s Fuel Up to Play 60 campaign, encourages New Jersey school children to take advantage of healthy foods in their school cafeterias and become more active.

Continue reading CHRISTIE ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES WEST NEW YORK PS #4 EARNS TOP HONORS IN STATE FOR NUTRITION PROGRAMS →

Education

NY JETS PLAYER, AGRICULTURE SECRETARY TO ANNOUNCE 2012 BEST SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAMS IN NEW JERSEY

(TRENTON) – New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher and New York Jets Offensive Tackle D’Brickashaw Ferguson will visit West New York Public School #4 on Tuesday, November 27 to honor the school as this year’s Eat Right, Move More program grand prize winner. Continue reading NY JETS PLAYER, AGRICULTURE SECRETARY TO ANNOUNCE 2012 BEST SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAMS IN NEW JERSEY →