Congratulations to our 42 students who scored perfect scores on the PARCC test.
ANN STREET SCHOOL
ARTS HIGH SCHOOL
DR. WILLIAM H. HORTON SCHOOL
EAST SIDE HIGH SCHOOL
FIRST AVENUE SCHOOL
HARRIET TUBMAN SCHOOL
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LAFAYETTE STREET SCHOOL
MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL
OLIVER STREET SCHOOL
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RAFAEL HERNANDEZ SCHOOL
RIDGE STREET SCHOOL
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ROBERTO CLEMENTE SCHOOL
SCIENCE PARK HIGH SCHOOL
SPEEDWAY AVENUE SCHOOL
TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL
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Superintendent León said, “Last night, we recognized students who have excelled on the PARCC exam, who have set the bar high for achievement and set the stage of what is possible for other students.” The Superintendent continued, “The 42 students recognized represent the NPS mantra, ‘Where Passion Meets Progress’ – their passion for education and learning is worth recognizing and celebrating with the Newark Board of Education, their families, schools and the community.”
A total of 42 students from 16 schools, who were joined by parents and family members, were heralded at the 2018 Perfect Scorers Banquet and further recognized by the Newark Board of Education later in the evening at the Board meeting. Student honors were presented in English Language Arts, Mathematics and Algebra.
The students hail from:
“We are honoring these students because they are examples of all that is possible,” said Board Chairperson Josephine C. Garcia. “We are very proud of their accomplishments and wish them and all of our students continued success.”
“The Math Department of NPS has created a day of learning and excitement, centered on inspiring students to develop a love of math,” said Interim Superintendent Robert Gregory. “I commend them for developing a creative way to raise the level of engagement for students in math by developing games and using problem solving methods to address their respective projects.”
Each school participated in the three projects:
Event 1: Make a Math Game
Students created an interactive math game that incorporated the major work of the respective grade. Games included but were not limited to carnival type games, board games, escape rooms, developing apps and more.
Event 1 Winners:
Event 2: Prediction Station
Students completed an investigation and created a mathematical model based on a given phenomena.
Event 2 Winners:
Event 3: Game of 24 Championship
Students competed in an arithmetical card game in which the objective was to find a way to manipulate four integers so that the end result is 24.
Event 3 Winners:
Nicholas Romagnolo, Director of The Math Department said, “I had a great time developing and executing the TriMATHlon, along with my team and volunteers. We want to open the door for students to understand math and its use to solve problems and to use in their daily lives. I look forward to using what we learned from our first TriMATHlon to engage students further in their journey into Math.”
Oliver Street School Principal Douglas J. Petty said, “I am proud of our students and their commitment to exploration of the mind. The projects presented at the STEM Fair exemplify a spirit of academic adventure and engagement and that is the core of student success.”
According to STEM Fair organizer Vice Principal Shana Burnett, Oliver Street School students presented their STEM fair projects to parents and the school community for two days. Ms. Burnett said that participating students were tasked with thinking and acting like engineers to imagine a real world problem they wanted solved. Students had to plan, imagine, and create a solution to this problem while applying Science, Technology, Engineering and Math principles.” The fair also included James Intrabartolo and Caitlin Riccardi.
Ivory Williams, Special Assistant overseeing Science for Newark Public Schools said, “Congratulations to the entire Oliver Street School family on a successful STEM Fair. Ms. Williams said the projects were thoughtful and solutions based with great attention to detail in solving issues impacting our community.”
Kathy Duke Jackson Assistant Superintendent overseeing Oliver Street School extended congratulations to the administration, teachers and most importantly to students on a job well done. This is the first year Oliver Street School participated in the STEM fair.
[NEWARK, NJ – June 27, 2017] Nearly 2,000 Newark Public Schools (NPS) 4th and 5th grade students recently performed at NJPAC as part of the Recorder Arts for Musical Pathways Program; a partnership between NPS and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. This participation more than doubled the 739 students who participated last year.
“Thank you to NJPAC and Margaret El for their dedication to this important program that brings the arts to our students and allows them to play in the best concert hall in this country,” noted Superintendent of Newark Public Schools Christopher D. Cerf. “We must continue to grow programs like this because the arts are a vital part of our students’ education.”
The partnership includes 20 schools and teachers, who participated in a two day professional development program. As part of the program, NJPAC’s Recorder Arts master teacher conducted two site visits at each school during the first and second semester of the school year for in class support. In addition, NPS teachers from each of the 20 schools made nominations for the All-Star Recorder Choir, who performed on stage during the concert. The concert was held on June 15 at NJPAC’s Prudential Hall.
“I absolutely got chills looking out over the orchestra and all the way up to the third tier in Prudential Theater, seeing and hearing over 1900 third and fourth graders from Newark Public Schools performing in unison,” Added Margaret El, Director of Arts Education at NPS. “We are so excited about the work NPS music students and teachers have accomplished, and look forward to many students pursuing an instrument of choice in the future.”
Click here to listen to the concert.
Participating schools included:
[Newark, NJ – April 28, 2017] Newark Public Schools is pleased to announce that two educators from Oliver Street School were honored by Beyond Differences, a non-profit organization that empowers youth to end social isolation, at their annual gala in San Francisco this past week. Guidance Counselor Elisa Quinones and Social Worker Carmen Cabrera each received an award for their work on the No One Eats Alone™ national program, a lunchtime school event that seeks to reverse the trends of social isolation by asking students to engage in a simple act of kindness at lunch – making sure that no one is eating alone.
“We congratulate Ms. Quinones and Ms. Cabrera for their hard work and dedication to promote a safe and inclusive learning environment that makes all of our students feel supported,” said Superintendent Christopher D. Cerf of Newark Public Schools. “No One Eats Alone™ is an important initiative that is making real progress to create a positive culture in schools across the country where all kids feel included, valued and accepted by their peers.”
Ms. Quinones and Ms. Cabrera developed a No One Eats Alone™ Day program at Oliver Street School this past February for National No One Eats Alone Day™. Students participated in guided lessons on social isolation and were asked to describe what social isolation meant to them. There were a series of activities, prizes and icebreaker games to engage students in conversations and to help them build better relationships with their peers. A video featuring Oliver Street students was shown at the Beyond Differences gala.
No One Eats Alone™ is a national student-led lunchtime initiative that encourages students to build more inclusive environments at schools, particularly in middle schools where adolescents can be insensitive to students who are being excluded during lunchtime. Lunchtime is often times the longest or most difficult period of the day for young people who feel socially isolated. Created and organized by students, National No One Eats Alone Day™ takes place annually in the month of February.
For more information about No One Eats Alone visit: http://www.nooneeatsalone.org/.
