Redhawk Report A chronicle of the excellence at Parsippany High School Vol. 10, Issue 1 “Back-to-School Edition” – August 2019

Hello RedHawks,

Welcome back to all student, parents and staff. Welcome, in particular, to

the incoming Class of 2023—we are excited to spend the next four years

with you. Here are some highlights from the summer. As you’ll see, the

RedHawks have been up to a lot of good and helped a lot of people this

summer.

Remember the new Modified Drop Schedule we’ll be using this year.

We’re very excited for all the ways it will help our students. Mon. Sept.

3 will be an “A” Day.

I hope everyone had a terrific summer…. Dr. Mulroony

AUGUST 28- Freshmen Parent Night 6:00/ Drop Schedule Info Night 7:00 29- Frosh Orientation 7:40-11:40

SEPTEMBER 3- First Day of School 5- Football Motorcade & Bonfire

7:00/8:30 7- Football vs Kinnelon 7:00 10- Class Meetings/Frosh Club Fair 10- Girls Tennis at PHHS 4:00 9-13 Spirit Week 13- Pep Rally 16- PTA Mtg 7:15 17- Cross Country vs Madison 3:45

(at Greystone) 19- Back to School Night 7:00 21- Marching Band Competition at

Wayne Valley HS 24- Service Night 7:00 26- Senior Bleacher Pic 30- Rosh Hashanah - No School

OCTOBER 3- Field Hockey vs. PHHS 5:30 3- Volleyball at PHHS 7:00 4- Grow-A-Row Trip for ½ of

Freshmen Class 4- Homecoming Football Game 7:00 5- Homecoming Dance 7:00 6- PSAT for all Sophomores 7- Grow-A-Row Trip for other ½ of

Freshmen Class 9- No School 10- College Fair (5:00), Financial

Aid Night (7:00) 12- Girls Soccer at PHHS 10:00 20- Making Strides Walk 22- Service Night 7:00 25- Boys Soccer at PHHS 6:00 28- Halloween at the High

NOVEMBER 1- PHS Hall of Fame Inductions 5- No School; PD for Staff 7,8- No School14- Volleyball

Tourney 19- NAHS Induction 7:00 21- Diwali Dinner 7:00 21- ½ Day 22, 23- Thanksgiving Break

REDHAWKS SERVE OVER SUMMER

GROW-A-ROW TRIP A

SUCCESS

This July we took fifty PHS

students to America’s Grow-a-

Row as part of our summer

service opportunities. We spent

the morning planting pepper

plants that will be harvested in

the Fall and given to people in

need. It was a great day of

hands-on service, and we will

continue our tradition of

bringing our freshmen to Grow-

a-Row in the fall.

CLASS ROTATIONS

DAY A DAY B DAY C DAY D

7:40 - 8:38 Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4

8:42 - 9:38 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 1

9:42 -10:38 Class 3 Class 4 Class 1 Class 2

10:40-11:30 Lunch & Labs Lunch & Labs Lunch & Labs Lunch & Labs

11:32-12:28 Class 5 Class 8 Class 7 Class 6

12:32 -1:28 Class 6 Class 5 Class 8 Class 7

1:32 - 2:28 Class 7 Class 6 Class 5 Class 8

After many years of research and preparation, PHS and PHHS will be moving to a Modified Drop Schedule for the

2019-20 school year. In preparation for this change, we have sent teams of administrators, teachers and students to

view the schedule in action and gave them the chance to talk to the professionals and teenagers that experience it every

day. We have looked over our buildings to make sure we are physically prepared and we have worked with our teachers

to make sure they are pedagogically prepared as well.

Needless to say, we are ecstatic about the new schedule and the benefits that it will bring to our students and staff. It

is no secret that it is tough being a teenager today, and we look forward to all of the social-emotional benefits of the

Drop Schedule in addition to the academic benefits, specifically, a much-needed lunch break for all students, the ability

to have lunch with all of your friends, the benefit of having classes at different times of the day, and getting a mental

break from classes when they drop out of the schedule. We plan on using Unit Lunch as a time to not only eat and

decompress but also as an opportunity to meet with teachers, get involved in club meetings, or attend workshops that

will be offered throughout the year.

As we’ve moved along on the scheduling process, we’ve been thrilled at the old and new courses that are filling up and

running next year. With the new flexibility, students are able to try new classes and pursue interests that they couldn’t

without sacrificing their lunch in the past. Courses include: AP Human Geography, Literature and Film, Heroes and

Mythology, and Holocaust and Genocide Studies. In addition, students now have the option of taking courses online

that we do offer in Parsippany through Virtual High School (VHS).

Very shortly, we will be sending home a calendar for the year that will outline all of the details of the new schedule

including the length and rotation of classes, variations of the bell schedule, and a calendar for the entire year that

identifies what each day is assigned as (ABC or D). As always, if you have questions please reach out to your

respective building principal or your child’s guidance counselor.

ROTATING DROP SCHEDULE SET FOR 2019-20 ROTATING

GRAINS OF HOPE AT PAR HIGH THIS FALL One of the many great attributes of Parsippany High School is its wonderful sense of community outreach; it is like

no other! One of the focuses here at Parsippany High School has been addressing hunger in New Jersey and we have

found another great way to address that need. This year, November 17th, 2019 we will host our very own Meal

Packaging Event here at Parsippany High School.

Through The Community Outreach organization we will:

• Purchase carefully selected and nutritionally beneficial dry ingredients in bulk

• Package those ingredients into ready-to-cook plastic pouches during a community meal packaging event

• Gather 600-800 people of all ages to volunteer their services

• Donate the ready-to-cook meals locally to The Community Food Bank of NJ

• Provide a wholesome meal to a child or adult at a cost of only 25 CENTS each

41 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE US ARE FOOD INSECURE. MORE THAN 900,000 OF THEM LIVE RIGHT

HERE IN NEW JERSEY. NEARLY 270,000 OF THEM ARE CHILDREN

Our fundraising goal is $20,000, which provides us the opportunity to package 80,000 meals!

Help us reach our goal and fight hunger one meal at a time.

https://www.classy.org/team/227391

September 2019

M T W TH F

2 3 4 5 6

A B C D

9 10 11 12 13

A B C D A

16 17 18 19 20

B C D A B

23 24 25 26 27

C D A B C

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CHINESE

STUDENTS VISIT

PARSIPPANY

This summer,

approximately fifty

middle school students

from China visited

Parsippany Schools. As

part of their trip, we had

five PHS students

volunteer to do some

ice-breakers and to

answer some questions

about life as an

American teenager.

Thanks to Jessica,

Sydney, Sabrina,

Matthew and Andrew

for helping out and

being so friendly.

CJ BERNAUER SWIMS AT

NATIONALS

Congrats to PHS Junior CJ Bernauer

who qualified for and competed at

Swimming Nationals, finishing 14th

in the 1500m Freestyle and 17th in

the 400m Individual Medley.

PAINT WEEK AT PAR HIGH

Thanks to all of the Par High students

who volunteered to help out during

Paint Week 2019. This year we

painted the picnic tables we’ll be

using for Unit Lunch and then

worked on some additional Book

Spine Lockers in the Main Hallway.

As usual, your effort, talents and

creativity are appreciated.

FRESHMEN PARENT Q&A

Thanks to all of the parents and incoming freshmen

who attended our annual “Freshmen Parent Q&A.”

Students and parents got to ask questions, learn about

the new schedule and take a crack at their lockers. In

addition, thanks to Tom, Meera, Mia, Sumaiya and

Eileen for lending their expertise on what to expect at

Par High.

FOOF BANK TRIP ANOTHER SUCCESS

Thanks to all the PHS students who volunteered a day

in August to sort and organize food at the Community

Food Bank of New Jersey. We spent a few hours

organizing and boxing food and food items that will

be given to various people in need throughout the

state.

WELCOME TO OUR NEW STAFF AT PAR HIGH

Welcome to all of the new teachers and staff members at Parsippany High School. We look forward to

your positive contributions to our school community:

Alex Chauvette – Art Paige Merle – Social Studies

Mackenzie Hestevold – Social Studies Stephanie Luzzi – Special Education

John Piorkowski – Physics Yamilette Rich – Spanish Marlene McLellan - Spanish

FALL SPORTS ARE UNDERWAY AT PAR HIGH Come out and support our fall student-athletes…

BOYS SOCCER CHEER MARCHING BAND

CROSS COUNTRY FIELD HOCKEY FOOTBALL

GIRLS SOCCER GIRLS TENNIS VOLLEYBALL

VALUABLE UNIT LUNCH INFORMATION Please check out the map that outlines all of the eating and serving areas for Unit Lunch. Remember, the

entire student body will be eating lunch at the same time. Students will be able to eat in both Cafeterias,

in the Gymnasium, in some Halls and in the Courtyards. Students will also be able to attend club meetings,

get extra help, use the Media Center, etc… Throughout the year we will be having presentations in the

Auditorium on various topics (college, NHS, mindfulness, etc…). We look forward to good things

happening during Unit Lunch.

WYKA EXCELS AT

BOYS STATE

Par High senior Tyler Wyka

had a great experience at

Boys State this summer.

While he was there he

became the mayor of his city

and even the County

Supervisor of his county,

which ended up winning best

county (picture attached).

For his leadership and

performance, he was

nominated for The Gordon

Vreelan Award.

LEPRE SINGS AT REDBULLS

GAME

Congrats to PHS junior Sarah Lepre

who had the honor of singing the

National Anthem at a NY/NJ

Redbulls game this summer!