Due to the impending weather, the Emerson Public School District will be closed Wednesday, February 10, 2010. |
Upcoming Events
2/15/2010
- SCHOOLS CLOSED - Winter Recess2/16/2010
2/22/2010
3/8/2010
3/15/2010
District Announcements
H1N1 INFORMATION
As you may know, flu can be easily spread from person to person. Therefore, we are taking steps to reduce the spread of flu in the Emerson Public Schools. We want to keep the schools open to students and functioning in a normal manner during this flu season. But, we need your help to do this. We are working closely with the Bergen County Health Department and the New Jersey Department of Education to monitor flu conditions and make decisions about the best steps to take concerning schools. We will keep you updated with new information as it becomes available.
For now we are doing everything we can to keep our school functioning as usual. Here are a few things you can do to help.
- Teach your children to wash their hands often with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand rub. You can set a good example by doing this yourself.
- Teach your children not to share personal items like drinks, food or unwashed utensils, and to cover their coughs and sneezes with tissues.
- Teach your children to cover their coughs or sneezes using the elbows, arm or sleeve instead of the hand when a tissue is unavailable.
- Know the signs and symptoms of the flu. Symptoms of the flu include fever (100 degrees Fahrenheit, 37.8 degrees Celsius or greater), cough, sore throat, runny nose, body aches, headache, and feeling very tired. Some people may also vomit or have diarrhea.
- Keep sick children at home for at least 24 hours after they no longer have fever or do not have signs of fever, without using fever-reducing drugs. Keeping children with a fever at home will reduce the number of people who may get infected.
- Do not send children to school if they are sick. Any children who are determined to be sick while at school will be sent home.
For updated information you can go to www.flu.gov; www.state.nj.us/education/schools/security/h1n1/; Flyer: Seasonal and Novel H1N1 Flu: A Guide for Parents.
EMERSON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS EARN ACCOLADES IN THE 2010 NATIONAL MERIT® SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Dr. Paula Valenti, Principal of Emerson Jr.- Sr. High School announced today that Misha Patel has been named a Commended Student in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program. Geoffrey Oh has been named a National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalist. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) will be presented to Misha at the Fall Awards banquet on Thursday, October 15, 2009. As a semi-finalist, Geoffrey will continue on in the nationwide academic competition.
About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although Misha will not continue in the 2010 competition for National Merit Scholarships, Commended Students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2010 competition by taking the 2008 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®).
“Recognition of academically talented students and the key role played by schools in their development is essential to the pursuit of educational excellence in our nation,” commented a spokesperson for the NMSC. “The young people named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding academic potential by their strong performance in this highly competitive program. We hope that this recognition will enhance their educational opportunities and that they will continue to diligently pursue their professional goals.”
EMERSON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS RECOGINIZED AS AP SCHOLARS
Eight students at Emerson Junior/Senior High School have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP exams. The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program provides motivated and academically prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, and to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the AP exams.
The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based upon students’ performance on AP exams. At Emerson Junior/Senior High School two students qualified as AP Scholars with Distinction by earning grades of at least 3.5 or higher on all AP exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on five or more AP exams. Emerson’s 2009 AP Scholars with Distinction are Nikhil Deshpande and Jaewon Oh. Two students qualified as AP Scholars with Honor by earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. The 2009 AP Scholars with Honor are Sara Gordon and Monica Lee. Four students qualified as AP Scholars by earning a grade of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams. The 2009 AP Scholars are Ryan Bohan, Daniel Krenitsyn, Geoffrey Oh, and Daniel Yo. .
Advanced Placement courses provide motivated and academically prepared students with the opportunity to earn college credit or advanced placement and stand out in the college admissions process. Each exam is developed by a committee of college and university faculty and AP teachers, ensuring that the exams are aligned with the same high standards expected by college faculty at some of the nation’s leading liberal arts and research institutions. AP is accepted by more than 3,600 colleges and universities worldwide for college credit, advanced placement, or both on the basis of successful AP Exam grades.
EMERSON HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS TEAMS ACHIEVE NEW LEVELS OF EXCELLENCE
Robert Carcich, Athletic Director announced several milestones today regarding the Emerson Junior-Senior High School sports program.
- For the first time in eleven years the girls tennis team advanced to the sectional finals of the NJSIAA Group 1 tennis tournament. Unfortunately, they lost the championship to Leonia. The girls tennis team this year have an outstanding 13-6 record. Their first winning season in 11 years. Congratulations go to Coach James Peluso and Coach David Schurman.
- The girls soccer team qualified for the state tournament, with an 11-8 record. They will play in the state tournament on Monday, November 2nd against Sussex Tech. The game will be held in Emerson and start time is 4 p.m.
- The boys soccer team entered the state tournament and will play Tuesday, November 3rd at Midland Park. The game start time is at 2 p.m.
- The cooperative Park Ridge – Emerson Girls Cross Country team won the league meet for the first time in the school’s history.
- The football team record presently stands at 4-3. On November 6th, the Emerson–Hasbrouck Heights Football game will be televised on the Fios 1 network. Game time is 7 p.m.
FOUR EMERSON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTEND LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM
Melissa Cerniglia, Isabella Patton, George Peralta, and Kevin Zelencic represented Emerson High School at the recent Bergen County League Sportsmanship and Leadership Symposium held on Thursday, October 29th at the American Legion in Park Ridge, NJ. Emerson was one of nineteen school s that participated in the symposium. Students listened to speakers and participated in workshop scenarios that addressed topics of bullying, hazing and leadership. Twenty-one schools comprise the Bergen County League.
EMERSON HIGH SCHOOL 2009 GAUNTLET YEARBOOK WINS AWARD
The 2009 Emerson High School Gauntlet yearbook received an award from Herff Jones, publisher, for Layout and Design at the New Jersey Yearbook Academy workshop in September. Ellen Stahli, Caren Aronson and Associates, representatives for Herff Jones Yearbook Company, report that the concept for the 2009 Gauntlet cover and subsequent book’s theme was developed by the yearbook staff who attended a Herff Jones Design Clinic. Only a few books are chosen by the area and regional managers to receive awards. The criteria for good layout and design incorporates copy and caption writing, a major component in photojournalism. In addition to design, great effort was made to make sure that the 2009 Gauntlet yearbook appeals to everyone attending Emerson High School.
2009 Gauntlet Yearbook Staff: Kyle Piller, Mileidy Maldonado, Nicole Avedis, Dominique Sykes, Megan Dineen, Jessica Sarmiento, Arielle Russo, Theresa Karayanis, Krysta Cullen, Jill Stanton, Brianne De Flora, Courtney Loonie, Suzie Fusco, Matt Hills, Natasha Mackenzie, Victoria Leonardo, Jenna Castrovillari, Dan Tomansky, Lindsay Samuels, and Advisor: Mrs. Faro-Tetro.
