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W E S T E S S E X B O A R DO F E D U C A T I O NWest Essex NewsUpcomingEvents:July 15: BOEMeetingJuly 31: Deadlinefor FallAthletic RegistrationAug. 5-9:MarchingBand Mini-CampAug. 12-16:MarchingBand CampGood Luck Class of 2013!On Friday, June 20, the West EssexHigh School Class of 2013 graduatedin a beautiful formal ceremony.At the end of the ceremony,the graduates celebrated by throwingtheir red and white caps into theair. (Pictured right.) We will missyou, members of the Class of 2013,and wish you good luck as you ventureout into the world! (Picturedbelow, students clap during theceremony. WE in Flowers, right.)S E S E P T . 7 , 2 0 1 2J U L Y 1 , 2 0 1 3Aug. 26: BOEMeetingAug. 29: 7thGrade OrientationLeft, gradsduring ceremony.Right, thestage.Sept. 2: LaborDaySept. 5 & 6Rosh Hashanah,NoSchoolSept 9: FirstDay ofSchoolSept. 9: BOEMeetingEighth Graders Move UpThe West Essex Middle School eighth gradersenjoyed a special breakfast as they said goodbyeto West Essex Middle School on June 20.The eighth graders will move on to becomefreshman at West Essex High School in thefall. The students signed each other’s yearbooksand spent time together in the cafeteriaand courtyard. (Pictured right, Hailey Condonand Bobbie Boettinger.)

P A G E 2Art Student Achievements!Students in Mrs. Maus-Colucci’s class learn touse an IPad for theirreading projects. In thephoto above, Ms. Maus-Colucci works with KiraShabbab of Fairfield.W E S TE S S E XN E W SThe West Essex High Schooland Middle School summermath packets are now postedonline. Please visitwww.westex.org.W E S T E S S E X N E W SFor her Senior Service project,Shirley Gonzalez ofFairfield created a mural as atribute to the West EssexClass of 1962, the first classto graduate from West Essex.When the class returned fortheir 50 th reunion last year,More West Essex NewsThe West Essex Masquerswill hold auditionsfor “Midsummer/Jersey” byKen Ludwig Sept. 10 and11 at 3 p.m. in the MiddleSchool Auditorium. Studentsin grades 9-12should prepare a 1-minutecomedic monologue. Callbacksare Sept. 12. Theshow will be performedNov. 1 and 2.(above, ascene from “Our Town.”)Plans for ProjectGraduation 2017 are underway. Please supportthe event by orderingClass of 2017 T-shirts.Forms are now available onthe website. Students canwear these shirts for fouryears.they were impressedby the class muralsand requested a muralof their own. Shirleyand her art teacher,Eileen Dormer, workedtogether with 1962class member Jan Jesseland her committeeto plan a painting outsidethe school’s mediacenter which befitted theclass’s status. All of the1962 students havetheir names memorializedon the mural.Shirley received a scholarshipfor her work.West Essex Athletic registrationfor the fall forgrades 7-12 is now underway through July 31. Pleasevisit this link for registrationinformation.Forms for the 2013-14West Essex School Directory,including studentsand parents in the middleand high schools, are nowavailable on the high schooland middle school websites.Directories are $10; $12 atback to school night. Thedeadline to be included inthe directory and to preorderis Aug. 30.Graduation Surveys havebeen sent to the Classesof 2013, 2014 and 2015.Rache La Penta, a freshmanin Mrs. Dormer’s Drawing andComposition class this pastyear, won first place in theGreater Essex County Chapterof the American Conferenceon Adversity Poster Art Contest,themed Defining Momentsin Diversity. Her workwas chosen from more than20 pieces of art submitted.The poster depicts Americanscoming together in a crisis.Please note that WestEssex Regional Schoolswill be closed for RoshHashanah Sept. 5 & 6.The first day of the2013-14 school yearwill now be Monday,September 9.The revised calendar forthe 2013-14 school yearis now posted on theWest Essex website. Forthe link, click HERE.Please also note thatWest Essex will nowhave early dismissal onSept. 13 and Jan. 20 forstaff development.In June, seventh gradersmade Public Service Announcementsfor nonprofits.Pictured below, Firstplace PSA winner DannyLaible with Brian Cahill.

J U L Y 1 , 2 0 1 3P A G E 3West Essex BriefsWest Essex High School senior week was full ofspecial activities including a luau at the North CaldwellPool, pictured above, and a senior breakfastwhere students read letters they wrote to themselvesin middle school. (Above right, graduatingseniors Brianna Panico, Nicole Linfante, Natalie Diverand Byranna Sataromita enjoy the senior breakfast.)West Essex Middle School honored its 36 Studentsof the Month with a special luncheon June 11. Thestudents of the month were also honored by theWest Essex Regional Board of Education at its lastmeeting. (Pictured right, Grace George and LiamFost enjoy the luncheon.)West Essex said goodbye to several retirees at retirementluncheons. The retirees are: Margarita Carrasco-del Rio,Maria Grizzetti, Nancy Beck, Linda Byles Smith, EileenDormer and Vincent Halloran. (Pictured left , math supervisorDiane Schoenblum with math teacher Nancy Beck and belowMiddle School retirees with Mr. Montgomery.Senior artists Dominique Ruszala, pictured below,James Perrella and Lucia Pasternak (not pictured) paintedthe senior mural below for their senior service project. Themural features a lady knight with a blue background.