2015/2016 Dec/Jan PFA Newsletter

13 Pages·2015·4.91 MB·English

Volume XXII | Issue 3 Dec 2015/Jan 2016

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Principally
 Speaking

Digital Footprints & Our Lasting Legacy

Given
 some
 recent
 circumstances
 I
 think
 it
 is
 prudent
 for
 me
 to

revisit
 a
 topic
 I
 covered
 previously
 in
 this
 space.
 This
 article
 is
 simply

an
 update
 of
 one
 I
 wrote
 two
 years
 ago.

Recently
 I
 was
 reminded
 how
 differently
 our
 children
 view
 electronic

media
 than
 we
 do.
 I
 continue
 to
 be
 amazed
 at
 what
 information
 and

pictures
 students
 will
 post
 for
 the
 entire
 world
 to
 see
 and
 read.

Unfortunately
 the
 items
 students
 lay
 out
 before
 the
 world
 does
 not

always
 paint
 them
 in
 a
 positive
 light.
 As
 we
 continue
 down
 the

technology
 superhighway,
 at
 an
 ever-­‐increasing
 speed,
 I
 think
 it
 is

important
 to
 have
 a
 discussion
 with
 your
 children
 about
 their
 digital

footprint
 and
 the
 electronic
 legacy
 they
 are
 leaving.

I
 have
 read
 articles
 and
 heard
 stories
 of
 people
 who
 lost
 jobs
 or
 had

scholarships
 rescinded
 because
 of
 unflattering
 information
 posted

somewhere
 on
 the
 web.
 I
 have
 been
 told
 that
 college
 admission

offices
 will
 search
 online
 to
 see
 if
 a
 potential
 candidate
 has

inappropriate
 material
 posted
 online.
 Do
 you
 know
 what

information
 your
 son
 or
 daughter
 has
 put
 on
 the
 web
 for
 all
 to
 see?

I
 encourage
 all
 of
 you
 to
 have
 a
 discussion
 with
 your
 son
 or
 daughter

about
 what
 information
 they
 text,
 post
 on
 Facebook
 or
 Instagram,
 or

tweet
 to
 the
 world.
 Remind
 them
 that
 once
 they
 hit
 send,
 they
 no

longer
 control
 where
 the
 information
 goes
 or
 who
 eventually
 will
 see

it.
 Every
 electronic
 byte
 of
 information
 your
 children
 send
 out
 is
 part

of
 their
 digital
 footprint
 and
 the
 lasting
 legacy
 that
 some
 will
 use
 to

define
 them.

Kevin
 Bals

Principal
C P C High
 Tec
  h
 Times
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As 2015 draws to a close, the seniors are busy finishing up those college applications,
The
 HTHS
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while juniors are prepping for standardized tests, and sophomores are heavily involved with
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their research projects. The freshmen can certainly congratulate themselves for finishing the
first marking period. times
 a
 year.
 It
 is
 posted

on
 the
 PFA
 web
 site.

As usual, the PFA has been busy. It hosted the inaugural HTHS Alumni Homecoming
the day after Thanksgiving on Friday, November 27. We had about 120 alumni in attendance.
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 can
 access
 the

We thank all HTHS student volunteers, Shilpi Agrawal, Austin Huang, Mrs. Huang, Michele
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 and
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 issues

Rosivack, and Lily Wang who helped make the event a success. A big thanks to our custodian
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Bill Dobbins who provided the history-rich HTHS tours for the alumni. Finally, thanks to our
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Congratulations to all the inductees of the National Honor Society and thank you to the
Hospitality Committee for a wonderful evening on November 10th! The PFA welcomes the A
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new NHS members with many warm wishes! We also thank Hospitality and all donors for will
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 be
 sent
 to
 you

providing refreshments at the four information sessions for prospective freshmen in October
as
 soon
 as
 it
 becomes

and November.
available.

As you plan your holiday shopping, please keep the PFA in mind! Each time you visit
your favorite retailer through the HTHSPFA website, the PFA will earn a small percentage of
Submissions
 for
 High
 Tech

every purchase! First visit http://www.hthspfa.org/ and then link to your favorite retailer.
Spirit Wear can be found at http://www.mylocker.net/new-jersey/lincroft/high-technology- Times
 should
 be
 sent
 to:

high-school/index.html . [email protected]

We are also looking for local or national businesses that might be interested in
Please
 submit
 articles
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becoming a corporate scholarship sponsor. Maybe your company, a company that a family
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 text
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member works with, or even a friend who has a company that might dovetail with the interests
format.

and talents of HTHS would all be great ideas! Please send your contact info to Austin Huang
or Rachel Yang, co-chairs of the Scholarship Committee.
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 the
 Feb/March

We thank every family sincerely and deeply for their generous contributions to the edition
 are
 due
 by

annual fund drive this year. The response has been amazing. Special thanks goes to Michele
Wednesday,
 January
 27th

Rosivack, Jeff Kniffin, MaryAnn Doyle, and Catherine Vought for helping out with the drive.
For those who intended to give, but haven’t had the chance, we have GOOD NEWS: there is
no penalty for late donations! We will continue to accept donations, which are tax deductible
for 2014 up until the last day of school before the winter holiday.
We are planning to host a parent chat session (right before our next PFA meeting) on
December 7 at 6:30pm. Senior parent Austin Huang has offered to make a brief presentation on
summer programs for high school students. Hope to see you there!
Again, on behalf of the HTHS PFA, we thank every single family for all they do to
help us support our wonderful school and wish everyone a happy and safe holiday vacation,
and a joyous 2016!
Upcoming dates to keep in mind are: the next PFA meeting on Monday, December 7th
at 7PM; Holiday vacation Thursday Dec 24 through Sunday Jan 3rd; First PFA meeting of 2016
on Monday, January 4th at 7:00PM; and Classical Music Night on Friday, February 19th!
Our very best,
Ajita John and Paul Hughes
Co-Presidents, HTHS Parent Faculty Association
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 Technology
 High
 School
 |
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PFA
 news

Student Enrichment – Your PFA Contributions Hard at Work!
One of the largest components of the PFA budget is allocated to Student Enrichment (formerly called Global
Enrichment). At the request of faculty, Student Enrichment provides funding for events, trips or projects which supports
Common Core Curriculum Standards, and collectively, reaches the broadest range of students across all four years. To
date this academic year, the Student Enrichment committee -- which is comprised of two parent representatives from each
grade plus one representative from the PFA Executive Board -- has approved funding for the following faculty requests:
• Web
 Hosting
 (Mr.
 Hanas)

 –
 Funding
 has
 been
 provided
 to
 support
 an
 annual
 subscription
 for
 server
 space

used
 to
 host
 student
 projects
 developed
 by
 the
 Computer
 Science
 and
 Software
 Engineering
 class
 and
 the

Computer
 Club.

• PEEC
 Trip
 (Mr.
 Borchardt)
 –

 The
 capstone
 of
 a
 student’s
 career
 and
 social
 growth
 at
 HTHS,
 PEEC
 is
 a
 two-­‐
night
 Senior
 class
 camping
 trip
 to
 the
 Pocono
 Environmental
 Educational
 Center.

 This
 event,
 which
 takes

place
 annually
 in
 May,
 provides
 opportunities
 for
 students
 to
 participate
 in
 cooperative
 learning

experiences.
 While
 students
 pay
 for
 a
 portion
 of
 the
 trip
 (including
 lodging
 and
 food),
 PFA
 funding

supports
 busing
 and
 a
 “Birds
 of
 Prey”
 activity.

• Academic
 Bowl
 Competitions
 (Dr.
 Eng)
 –
 PFA
 funding
 will
 provide
 for
 50%
 of
 total
 registration
 fees
 for

team
 members
 to
 represent
 HTHS
 at
 the
 following
 upcoming
 competitions:
 National
 History
 Bowl,

National
 History
 Bee
 and
 the
 National
 Geography
 Bee.

Additionally,
 funding
 has
 been
 approved
 for
 busing
 and/or
 performance
 tickets
 for
 the
 following
 foreign
 language

department
 outings
 which
 afford
 students
 immersion
 opportunities
 in
 language,
 culture
 and
 the
 arts:

• State
 Theater,
 New
 Brunswick
 (Dr.
 Cava/Ms.
 Chen)
 –
 In
 October,
 Freshman
 and
 Sophomore
 students
 of

Spanish
 attended
 a
 performance
 of
 Flamenco
 Fire,
 a
 celebration
 of
 “the
 golden
 age
 of
 flamenco
 in
 an

explosion
 of
 vibrant
 color,
 passionate
 rhythm,
 and
 intricate
 movement.”

• Princeton
 University
 Art
 Museum
 (Ms.
 Semoc-­‐Morris
 &
 Dr.
 Cava)
 –
 In
 November,
 students
 of
 French
 and

Spanish
 experienced
 different
 forms
 of
 French
 and
 Hispanic
 visual
 art
 forms,
 including
 the
 museum’s

current
 exhibition,
 “Cézanne
 and
 the
 Modern:
 Masterpieces
 of
 European
 Art.”

• Philadelphia
 Art
 Museum
 (Ms.
 Semoc-­‐Morris)
 –
 In
 December,
 students
 in
 French
 Levels
 3,
 4
 and
 5

participated
 in
 guided
 museum
 tours,
 providing
 an
 opportunity
 to
 learn
 about
 art
 across
 and
 within

cultures.

• El
 Repertorio
 español,
 NYC
 (Dr.
 Cava)
 -­‐
 In
 February,
 Junior
 and
 Senior
 Spanish
 students
 will
 attend
 a

performance
 of
 Zapatera
 Prodigiosa,
 a
 dramatic
 comedy
 by
 Federico
 García
 Lorca.

Faculty
 requests
 for
 funding
 may
 be
 submitted
 to
 Cathy
 Brennan,
 Student
 Enrichment
 committee
 chair
 at

[email protected].

High
 Technology
 High
 School
 |
 Lincroft,
 New
 Jersey

http://www.hths.mcvsd.org

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PFA
 news

A MESSAGE FROM THE HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE:
THE PAST FEW MONTHS THE HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE HAS BEEN VERY BUSY WITH SOME
GREAT EVENTS. THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTION CEREMONY WAS A LARGE
SUCCESS AND WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL THE INDUCTEES AND THEIR FAMILIES.
APPETIZERS, DIINNER AND DESSERT WERE AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE ATTENDING THIS
CELEBRATION.
WE ALSO PROVIDED SNACKS AND BEVERAGES FOR ALL THE FOUR INFORMATION SESSIONS.
WE HOPE TO SEE ALOT OF THE FAMILIES WE MET DURING THESE SESSIONS AT NEXT YEAR'S
SCHOOL EVENTS.
WE APPRECIATE ALL THE DONATIONS OF FOOD AND SUPPLIES THAT WERE DONATED. YOUR
GENEROSITY HELPS TO MAKE THESE OCCASIONS A POSITIVE EXPEREINCE FOR ALL. A
SPECIAL THANK YOU TO KATHY DOLAN AND SUSAN WINOGRAD FOR ALWAYS CONTRIBUTING
THEIR TIME AND TALENT TO THESE EVENTS, AN ADDITIONAL THANK YOU TO UMA
GOPALAKRISHNAN, SABRINA WANG, JUDY WANG, TRACEY GEARY, IVY WANG, YAN ZHANG
AND ALL THE OTHER VOLUNTEERS WHO HELP TO MAKE THESE EVENTS RUNS SMOOTHLY AND
SUCCESSFULLY.
WISHING YOU A HAPPY
HOLIDAY SEASON,
ANNETTE WALL &
MARLA SCHACHTER
High
 Technology
 High
 School
 |
 Lincroft,
 New
 Jersey

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Faculty
 Spotlight:
 Tara
 Bufis

I did not come into secondary education by the most direct route. In fact, much of my experience has been
on the college side.
I grew up in Connecticut and went to Bryant University. At the time, Bryant was only a business school
and my plan was to be an advertising executive and work on Madison Ave. So, I majored in
Communications and started on my way. However, while at Bryant, I LOVED planning events and
working with all the clubs and organizations. I could not believe that they paid people to run college
programming and oversee activities. After graduation, I moved to the Bronx as my first job was working at
Fordham University. I started out in Residence Life and after a year was hired as the Student Activities
Coordinator. I loved working with the students, helping them develop intellectually, socially, personally
and then finally supporting them in the transition to the next step of their lives. While I was there I worked
on my Master’s Degree in Counseling.
Thinking I should put my business degree to work, I left Fordham after 5 years and took a job with a
company in Manhattan. All of my clients were universities so I have worked on many, many campuses.
However, it never felt right to not work with students, so, after a few years, I knew I wanted to return to
education, but this time, as a high school Guidance Counselor. I wanted to help students prepare for what
they would do in their lives beyond high school. I wanted to help them find the answers to three questions:
“Who are you?”, “Where are you going?” and “How are you going to get there?”. I knew that being a high
school Guidance Counselor would allow me to help students answer those questions and be more prepared
for the next step. While I awaited my state certification and was interning in the Guidance Office at
Bayonne High School, I was offered a job as an Admission Counselor. My time as an Admission
Counselor gave me more compassion for the students in the application process because I knew what to
look for when a student came in confused about the process. I also knew what these students went through
when applying and the anxiety of waiting for a decision. Working in a Guidance Office made me a better
Admission Counselor but having worked in multiple college settings and bringing various life experiences
to the table made me a better Guidance Counselor. My first job in a high school, after getting my
certification, was at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School. I was there for 8 years before I joined
HTHS in February 2013.
In my spare time, I love to workout at the gym and knit (though not at the same time!). I also teach knitting
lessons at a small shop in Point Pleasant. To me, the perfect day would be waking up in the morning, going
to the gym, having my favorite breakfast of eggs over-easy and rye toast with my husband, then knitting
while watching one of the shows I missed on TV (Madame Secretary, Blue Bloods or Code Black).
Speaking of my husband, I live in Brick with him and we will be married 10 years in March. He is a retired
Captain from the Hoboken Fire Department. My entire family is spread out across the country so I don’t get
to see them very often, but just last year, I moved my dad down from Maine so he now lives near me.
I love working with kids because here is a special energy that they have. I am proud to be able to help them
and pass along my experiences so that they can exceed in theirs. I also enjoy helping kids find their
passion…something they look forward to doing. I am a firm believer that everyone, regardless of age,
should have one thing they love to do more than anything else. It is a pleasure working at HTHS and I look
forward to many more years to come.

Tara Bufis, Guidance Counselor
High
 Technology
 High
 School
 |
 Lincroft,
 New
 Jersey

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 Technology
 High
 School
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 New
 Jersey
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Student News

Academic Team Gets Triple Win @ Princeton University
On November 21, the Academic Team competed at the Central Jersey History Bee & Bowl at Princeton University in a
series of exciting Championship matches. The team ‘Bowl’ History Championship match paired up two undefeated
teams with 7 & 0 records, High Tech vs. East Brunswick. The moderator stated these two same teams where in the finals
in the last 4 years. It started as an even match: after the first quarter, the score was tied, 50 to 50; after the second quarter
and a late scored by High Tech, High Tech trailed 120 to 110. But in the third quarter, High Tech jumped ahead 210 to
180, and finished the final quarter 340 to 230, to capture the Varsity Bowl Championship Plaque.
In the individual Varsity ‘Bee’ competition, Samuel Kao and Andrew Huang tied for the most points in the qualifying
rounds and both advanced to the Championship round where the top 3 compete to achieve 6 points first. Samuel Kao
took first place and the ‘Gold Medal.’ Andrew initially tied for second place but lost on the sudden death tiebreaker to
take the ‘Bronze Medal.’
In the individual Junior Varsity ‘Bee’ competition for freshman and sophomores, Eric Zheng, Nelson Lin and Douglas
Simons advanced to the Semi-finals. However, only Douglas Simons advanced to the Championship round where he
had to compete against the 2015 National JV Bee Champion [April 2015 in Washington DC], Alex Schmidt of Lehigh
Valley Academy of Bethlehem Pennsylvania. The first player to reached 6 points wins. Douglas trailed badly at the start,
1 to 4. However, Douglas then rapidly scored 3 consecutive points. Alex must have been a bit unnerved, since he got up
from his chair and shook Douglas’ hand in defeat. But the audience shouted the scored was only tied 4 to 4 and Alex
returned to his seat. Alex took the next point, now leading Douglas 5 to 4. However, Douglas scored the next point to
tying it, 5 to 5. We all held out breath for the deciding question. Douglas scores and wins the ‘Gold Medal’! This match
is most probably a preview of the 2016 National JV Bee Championship Finals in Washington, DC in April.
In the team JV ‘Bowl’ competition, the High Tech freshman team advanced to the semi-finals to faced Alex Schmidt,
who played single-handedly against a team of 4 students. Unfortunately, the High Tech JV team played without Douglas
who was placed on the Varsity Team. Alex was undefeated to eventually take the JV Bowl Championship plaque. Our
High Tech JV team showed great promise. Since our JV team lost to a 'team' from Pennsylvania, our JV High Tech team
may still be the best JV team from New Jersey at this competition.
Below are photos the High Tech Varsity Bowl Team [taken by Austin Huang] in competition and with the
Championship plaque, players with their Gold and Bronze medals.

And special thanks to the volunteer parent team drivers: Mr Huang, Mr Simons, Ms Hawkins, and Mr. Lin and very
special thanks to the Volunteer Tournament Readers: Kathryn Jiang & Mr. Simons.

A Team B Team C Team D Team (JV team):
Andrew Huang* Nikhil Lakhil* Matthew Hawkins* Eric Zheng*
Ray Zeng Sean Kearns Karl Roush Nelson Lin
Samuel Kao Gaurav Sharma Yihan [Wendy] Wu Daniel Du
Douglas Simons Adrian Thamburaj Kevin Lu Michael Li

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 Technology
 High
 School
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Student News

CHESS UPDATE
The Chess Team is off to a very successful start to the 2015-2016 season. The defending co-
state champions have two wins and no losses in their division of the Shore HS School Chess
League (SHSCL). League play will continue into the beginning of February. Eight regular
season matches will be played in all. The top 16 teams in the league – three from each of the
five divisions and one wild card team – will qualify for the playoffs.

In addition to league play, a group of High Tech Chess Team members recently competed in the
NJ K-12 Grade Championship Tournament. In this tournament, players competed only against
players from the same grade. Competing for the Freshman Class were Eric Chai, Nelson Lin,
and Andrew Mascillaro. Competing for the Sophomore Class was Allen Zhang. Competing for
the Junior Class were Jared Braycewski, Larry Langman, Philip Meltzer, and Christopher Wu.

The players earned the following awards:
Freshman
1st Place Team – State Champions for Grade 9
Andrew Mascillaro – 5th Place Individual
Eric Chai – 4th Place Individual

Juniors
1st Place Team – State Champions for Grade 11
Jared Braycewski – 10th Place Individual
Larry Langman – 7th Place Individual
Philip Meltzer – 3rd Place Individual
Christopher Wu – 1st Place Individual

In other chess news, special congratulations go out to Christopher Wu. Chris recently competed
in the World Youth Chess Championships as a member of the team representing the United
States. The WYCC was held in Greece back in late October and early November. Chris has
also earned the honor and distinction of being selected as a member of the 2016 All American
Chess Team [https://new.uschess.org/news/2016-all-america-chess-team-announced/]

Current Roster of HTHS Chess Team Members for 2015-2016 are:
Christopher Wu Allen Zhang Cole Snedeker
Vladyslav Nazarchuk Samantha Cheng Josh Atienza
Kevin Yan Andrew Mascillaro Kyler McKee
Kevin Lu
Larry Langman Karan Menon
Philip Meltzer
Aryan Shah Gilbert Rashkovsky
Nelson Lin
Jared Braycewski Josh Reich
Eric Chai
Caleb Lunsford Lucas LaValva
Greg Wall
Lucas Mackenzie Nikhil Chakraboty
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 Technology
 High
 School
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 Jersey

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Student News

MATH LEAGUE UPDATE
The High Tech Math League Teams are having another excellent and productive year. In Shore
Math League (SML), High Tech is currently in first place after 3 meets of the Shore Math League.
The SML consists of 19 teams from Monmouth County and there are 6 competitions. Each school is
allowed to bring 12 students to a competition. HTHS has a rotation that requires that students
compete amongst themselves in order to be eligible to participate as part of the SML team from
HTHS. There are currently 26 HTHS students in the SML rotation. The leading scorers for High
Tech in SML are Brandon May, Blain Liang, Vladyslav Nazarchuk, Jacob Yatvitskiy, Charles Jiang,
Kevin Yan, Wendy Wu and Andrew Huang. All eight currently have perfect scores after 3
competitions.

In the New Jersey Math League (NJML), High Tech has a perfect score after two rounds and is
currently in sole possession of first place in the state. There are a total of six rounds. The leading
scorers for High Tech in NJML are Emily Liu (gr 11) and Vladyslav Nazarchuk. Both have perfect
individual scores (12) after two contests. There are 50 HTHS students that participate in at least one
of the NJML contests this year. In addition to the students already mentioned, the following
students have earned a perfect score (6) on at least one of the official NJML contests: Brandon May,
Jacob Yatvitskiy, Kevin Yan, Andrew Huang, Daniel Jiang, David Shlivko, Eric Lou, Steven Liu
and Rishi Salwi.

Congratulations to the High Tech team that is competing in the Interstellar Math Madness online
math competition for reaching the semi-finals of their bracket. The Interstellar Math Madness team
consists of 20 students who are invited based on their AMC scores. The HTHS Interstellar Math
Madness team members are: Eric He, Andrew Huang, Arihant Jain, Thomas Li, Blain Liang, Jarrett
Liang, Emily Liu (gr 11), Eric Lou, Brandon May, Anjali Nambrath, Vladyslav Nazarchuk,
Christina Wang (gr 11), Clark Wang, Scott Wang, Priscilla Wong, Ryan Wu, Yihan Wu, Kevin Yan,
Alexander Yao and Lori Zhang

Senior members of High Tech Math League participated in the first round of the American
Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges Student Math League (AMATYCSML) in
conjunction with Brookdale Community College. There are two competitions each year open to
students enrolled in two-year colleges nationwide. Since HTHS students take the BCC FIT course,
they are eligible to participate. After the first competition, Jarrett Liang is the top scorer in the Mid-
Atlantic Region and is ranked #11 in the US. Also in the Mid-Atlantic region we have Blain Liang
at #2, Vladyslav Nazarchuk at #3, Charles Jiang at #5, Brandon May and Andrew Huang tied at #6,
David Shlivko at #9, Priscilla Wong at #10 and Rahul Rangwani at #13. With the help of the HTHS
students, Brookdale is ranked as the #1 team in the Mid-Atlantic region and #3 team in the US out of
178 participating teams.

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Student News

Key Club’s December
Toy & Pajama Drive

st st
December 1 – December 21

TOYS

There are so many families who will be unable
to give their children the gifts that they dream
of. By donating just one new or unopened toy,
you can make a difference in someone’s life
this holiday season! All donations will be sent
to CARC
(Community Affairs and Resource Center)
in Asbury Park.
PAJAMAS

The weather often times hits below
freezing temperatures in the winter here in
New Jersey and unfortunately, many
families do not have warm pajamas to
sleep in. We are looking for new pajamas
of any size so that we can help these
families. All donations will be sent to
Linkages, a charity based in Tinton Falls.
BOXES ARE LOCATED IN THE MPR

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