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Not So Drowsy!: Memorial puts on a lively spring musical

 

Click here to read article as published by the Hudson Reporter on March 24, 2013

 

Music in Our Schools Month (MIOSM)

March has been selected as Music in Our Schools Month (MIOSM) and students across America are asked to think about the role music plays in their lives.  Each year since 1985, the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) has hosted the World's Largest Concert to celebrate Music in Our Schools Month.  Six songs are selected by a team of member teachers, concert producer and NAfME staff member. The selected songs must appeal to students K-12 to encourage participation in the Concert.  Schools who desire to participate in the concert must teach the selected songs to their students and submit a written and DVD recorded proposal to the committee in early October.  In the past years, schools that were selected were featured on a DVD and available for viewing by those wished to purchase the DVD.  This year, the selected schools will be featured on the internet at the www.NAfME.org web site for the entire month of March and on PBS channel 13 at 1pm on March 14, 2013 as leaders to the other schools who wish to participate in the World's Largest Concert. 

The Theme for this year is "MUSIC EDUCATION - ORCHESTRATING SUCCESS."  The students at the West New York Middle School were presented with theme buttons purchased by the  Jr. Tri-M Music Honor Society to demonstrate their involvement in MIOSM and appreciation for music classes in the West New York School District.

Both Constance Arcilla and Cynthia Varrichio, the two music teachers at the West New York Middle School, are very proud of all their Middle School musicians and feel especially excited to be one of the selected performance groups.  

Click on the link below to view a performance video of the WNY Middle School chorus on the national music educators site: http://musiced.nafme.org/concert/videos/alleluia-jubilate/

West New York students honored at Jets game as reward for Eat Right, Move More
 

Click here to read article as published by The Hudson Reporter on December 9, 2012

 

Jets lineman D'Brickashaw Ferguson tells WNY kids eating healthy is key

Read more: Hudson Reporter - BRIEFS

Click here to read full article as published by The Jersey Journal on November 28, 2012

 

Take your cow to school day at Public School #3

 

Click here to read article as published by The Jersey Journal on October 25, 2012

 

Click here to read article as published by the Hudson Reporter on November 18, 2012

 

Photo courtesy of The Jersey Journal

 

Kick-off to Week of Respect

 

Veronica Koles, a teenager who recently graduated High School, appeared at the West New York Middle School on Monday, October 1, 2012 sending a powerful message to end  Bullying as part of the many activities throughout the West New York School district  for the Week of Respect. Veronica Koles will be appearing again at MHS October 11, 2012 at 9:30am to continue her message to end Bullying.

 

Congratulations WNY Schools!!!

The Healthier US School Challenge (HUSSC) has just announced 112 award winners from the following states: Alaska, Arkansas, California, District of Columbia, Indiana, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington.   

The following West New York Schools are honored to have received Healthier US School Challenge Awards valid September 2012 – September 2016:  

New Jersey:   West New York School District

Harry L. Bain School (Bronze)

Memorial High School (Bronze)

Public School #1 (Bronze)

Public School #2 (Bronze)

Public School #3 (Bronze)

Public School #4 (Bronze)

Public School #5 (Bronze)

West New York Middle School (Bronze) 


The U.S. Department of Agriculture commends these schools for the exemplary steps, leadership and team work employed to make changes to their schools’ nutrition environment; improve the quality of the foods served; provide students with more nutritious, healthy choices; and, enhance their physical activity program.  To acknowledge their achievement, the schools will receive a HUSSC award plaque, a banner to display, and a small monetary incentive award ($500 per school for the Bronze award) for meeting HUSSC’s 2009 criteria.  Also, the names of these schools will be proudly added to the HUSSC awardees list on the Team Nutrition HUSSC website.

 

Congratulations to the WNY Transportation Dept!

 

We are proud to announce that once again, all 18 buses from our District's Transportation Department have passed the State School Bus Safety Inspection on the first run. Congratulations to Transportation Supervisor, Frank Menendez and his staff on a job well done.

Welcome Back 

With the official opening day of the 2012-2013 school year upon us, on behalf of the Trustees of the West New York Board of Education, I wish to welcome everyone back to a new and exciting academic year. 

We, the Trustees are both extremely pleased with the results of our highly successful extended year programs as well as very enthusiastic about the future of our district’s challenging curriculum and innovative instruction. 

This summer over 200 special needs students, teachers and families participated in a multi-week Olympic themed program culminating in a Torch Relay, age appropriate competitions and a delicious BBQ. In addition over 190 bilingual students under the direction of Fernando Abascal participated in the Beam Program where they continued their language acquisition instruction through hands-on activities and community field trips. All K-12 students were offered participation in this program and in addition, their parents were offered ESL and computer classes. 

This academic year has us adopting an updated curriculum based on national core standards, implementing a contemporary teacher evaluation system in alignment with state requirements, including a novice teacher professional development program to assist and retain excellent instructors, a re-invigorated pre-k program, a reorganized gifted and talented program, continuing small learning communities in our Middle and High School with a vision toward college and career opportunities, and the opening of the completed School Number 3, just to name a few. 

So, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, welcome back to what we hope will be the community of West New York’s best educational year yet.  

Adrienne Sires

Alumni Spotlight:  Dr. Harold Fernandez, graduate of Memorial's Class of 1985

 

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Carrying the torch for special needs: 200 WNY students, families, teachers celebrate upcoming Olympics

 

Click here to read full article as published by the Hudson Reporter on August 5, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

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