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West Windsor Plainsboro High School South!!
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P.T.S.A. Newsletter October 2015 Vol. 2 Issue 2!! !P.T.S.A.&Executive&Board&Message&&&&&!
What!a!great!beginning!to!a!school!year!with!
lots!of!fun!events!planned.!Stay!connected!
with!our!upcoming!events,!and!website!
http://southptsa.org/&and&&like!our!facebook!page!WW=P=HS=South=PTSA!for!more!information!about!PTSA!and!SCHOOL!
functions!D!including!volunteer!and!donation!
needs!for!ALL!events.!!
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Thank!you!to!all!the!came!out!for!an!amazing!
Flea!Market!and!helped!make!it!a!huge!
success.!!!!
Principal’s&Corner&&Commitment:&&
1. the!state!or!quality!of!being!
dedicated!to!a!cause,!activity,!etc!
2. an!engagement!or!obligation!that!
restricts!freedom!of!action.!!
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Two!million!minutes!and!too!many!
commitments!is!the!story!of!most!high!
school!students.!!In!case!you!do!not!know,!
two!million!minutes!is!approximately!
equivalent!to!four!years!or!from!the!moment!
a!student!enters!ninth!grade!until!
graduation.!!I!referenced!the!two!million!
minutes!of!high!school!during!the!last!few!
salute!speeches.!!!And!implored!the!Jaquars!
turning!Pirates!“to!make!the!most!of!each!
minute”.!!For!the!most!part,!South!students!
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Upcoming Events 10/1,2 No Home Work Night 10/8!!Back!To!School!Night!
10/10!Catalyst!Boot!Camp!
10/16!Home!Coming!Game!
10/17!Home!Coming!Dance!
10/19!Athletic!Night!!
10/21!PTSA!Meeting!!
10/22!Volley!Ball!Serves!Up!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!Hope!–!Autism!Speaks!
10/25!!HSS!Gift!Show!!
10/2!8!New!SAT!@!HSN!
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&In&This&Issue:&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&Page:&&Catalyst!Boot!Camp!!!!!!!!!!7!
Flea!Market!Photos!!!!!!!!!!6!
General!Meetings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!2!
Pirate!Spiritwear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!7!
Principal’s!Corner!!!!!!!!!!!!!1,3!
PTA!President!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1!
Reflections!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!2!
Senior!Corner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!6!!!!!!!!!
Sports!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!4!
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Beat&the&rush&during&Back&To&School&Night&sign&up&to&become&a&member&today&on&our&website&&www.southptsa.org!
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DON’T MISS OUT! HOME COMING FOOTBALL GAME ($2) AND DANCE ($10) TICKETS SOLD AT LUNCH TIME
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West Windsor Plainsboro High School South!!
Join%us%for%our%General%HSS%PTSA%Membership%Meeting%
&%Special%Parent%Program%
!Wednesday,%October%21st%7:30%PM%–%9:00%PM%–%HSS%
!Come!out!to!hear!from!experienced!parents!on!a!panel!about!the!HSS!experience.!Gain!first!hand!experience!from!other!parents!on!what!experiences!have!worked!for!their!children.!!Time!allotted!for!questions!&!answers.!
HS SOUTH GIFT SHOW
SUNDAY, OCT. 25, 2015
10:00AM – 3:00PM
Any clubs, sport teams or WWP families that would like a vendor table, please contact: Tracey Balestrieri at 609-275-1479 or Gena Maher at 609-716-0953.
All tables will be $40.00, reduced from outside vendor rate of $75.00. Thank you!!
Reflections PTSA sponsored program now accepting entries. Create your own interpretation of this year's theme "Let your imagination fly.." through music, photography, literature, dance, or visual arts. Information about registration can be found on the PTSA website. Contact Saloni Sharma [email protected] or Rhea Khatri [email protected] for more information.
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WW@P!Special!Education!PTSA!Invites!you!to!attend!
Transitioning&into&Adulthood&October&13th&at&7:00&PM&
Guest!Speaker:!
Michael!Steinburck,!Boggs!Center!at!Rutgers!
Person!Centered!Planning!for!Transitioning!!
into!Adulthood!
Location:!High!School!North!
More!Information!Visit!website:!
wwpseptsa.org!
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Pirates,&getting&ready&for&Home&Coming&Week!&&
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West Windsor Plainsboro High School South!!
Principals!Corner!Continued!from!page!1!!accepted!!the!challenge!to!make!the!most!of!each!
of!those!two!million!minutes.!!However,!in!the!
desire!to!make!the!most!of!high!school,!some!
students!have!forgotten!the!value!of!making!and!
honoring!a!commitment.!!While!South!provides!
numerous!academic,!athletic,!and!artistic!
experiences,!no!one!student!can!be!part!of!all!of!
these!or!even!many!of!these!programs.!!
Sometimes!I!wonder!if!students!participate!in!
certain!programs!only!to!pad!a!college!
application.!!I!would!like!to!think!students!
participate!based!on!their!passions!not!padding.!!!
The!names!of!the!activities!can!never!replace!the!
experience!of!the!activities.!!The!activities!only!
offer!value!when!they!help!us!learn!about!our!
world!and!our!place!in!it.!!
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When!students!commit!to!a!team,!club,!or!
program,!they!need!to!recognize!the!time!and!
energy!they!need!to!commit.!!They!have!to!
understand!they!will!need!to!balance!their!social!
life,!academic!life,!athletic/artistic!life!with!sleep!
and!their!family!commitments.!!When!one!
commitment!interferes!with!another,!it!is!
important!for!the!person!to!work!out!a!
compromise!or!recognize!they!cannot!participate!
because!they!are!already!committed!to!some!
other!activity.!!
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Let!me!be!clear,!I!am!not!suggesting!a!limit!to!
activities,!but!I!am!imploring!students!to!honor!
their!commitments.!!For!example,!when!students!
join!a!team,!a!club,!or!activity,!they!should!not!
plan!on!missing!any!games!or!practices.!!Missing!
a!practice!or!competition!is!not!an!option!
because!they!made!a!commitment.!!On!a!rare!
occasion!when!there!is!a!conflict,!students!must!
realize!they!have!to!work!twice!as!hard!to!makeD
up!for!their!absence.!!!So,!I!implore!our!students!
to!think!about!their!willingness!to!commit!before!
deciding!to!join!a!club,!team,!or!activity!since!the!
experience!is!only!worthwhile!if!they!are!
passionate!about!their!involvement.!!After!all,!no!
one!has!control!over!the!two!million!minutes,!but!
all!students!have!control!over!their!
commitments.!!!!–!Dennis!Lepold,!H.S.S.!Principal!!
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HSS&PSAT:&October&14th&&10th!&!11th!Graders!
will!be!offered!the!
Preliminary!Scholastic!
Aptitude!Test/National!
Merit!Scholarship!
Qualifying!Test!
(PSAT/NMSQT)!on!
Wednesday!October!14,!
2015.!Students!in!Grades!10!
and!11!should!report!to!
their!high!school!at!the!
regular!start!time!(7:40!
a.m.)!where!they!will!be!
provided!with!a!testing!day!
schedule.!Students!in!
Grades!9!and!12!will!have!a!
delayed!opening!and!will!
report!at!10:15!a.m.!to!
follow!a!modified!bell schedule.!All!students!in!Grades!10!
and!11!partaking!in!the!
PSAT/NMSQT!should!bring!
photo!identification,!two!no.!
2!pencils!and!pen,!approved!
calculator!(scientific!or!
graphing),!Student!ID!
number!and!email!address.!!
Parents!wishing!to!opt!their!
son!or!daughter!out!of!the!
PSAT/NMSQT!should contact!the!guidance!
department!and!request!a!
waiver!by!Wednesday!
October!7.!!!
Back&To&School&Night&Thurs.&Oct.&8th!Print!your!student’s!schedule!from!
Genesis!using!the!list!view,!
visit!the!PTSA!table!and!
check!out!new!clothing,!
membership,!and!support!
our!big!fundraiserD!JWAC!!!
Bring!your!checkbooks.!!
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West Windsor Plainsboro High School South!!VARSITY JACKETS The varsity jacket company will be here during lunch on Oct. 7th to take orders. A $200.00 deposit is required. Make checks payable to United Sport Apparel.
Instead!of!cooking!go!to!!CHIPOTLE&on&&Wednesday,&October&28th&between&3:00&pm&–&5:00&pm&and!show!them!the!flier!at!the!end!
of!newsletter!either!on!
your!smartphone,!
printed,!or!tell!the!
cashier!!your!supporting!
WWP!HSS!!so!they!
donate!a!portion!of!the!
proceeds!to!the!HSS!
Cross!Country!team!to!
help!support!over!80!
students!that!run!in!
cross!country!for!HSS.!!!!
SERVE&UP&HOPE!&&South!Volleyball!!
proceeds!to!benefit!!
AUTISM!SPEAKS!!
WWP!SOUTH!!
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WWP!NORTH!!
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THURS.,&OCT.&22ND&&Game%Times:%%Freshman!!!!!4:00!PM!!
JV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!5:00!PM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Varsity!!!!!!!!!!!7:00!PM!
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Games!!Free!Gifts!!
Raffle!!Concessions!!!
Serve!Up!Hope!TDShirts!
will!be!on!sale.!
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PIRATE&VARSITY&CHEERLEADING&&
South!Cheerleaders!held!a!successful!Cheer!Clinic!on!
Saturday,!Sept.!26th!for!ages!4!years!old!to!8th!grade.!!
Participants!had!a!great!time!and!developed!new!skills!!
&Pirate&Cross&Country!!Boy’s!!top!four!runners!!Sam!Williams,!Harish!Venkatraman,!Dexter!Benkard,!
and!Tim!Bason!Girl’s!Christina!Rancan,!Julia!Mao,!Lizzy!
Petrov,!Haley!Rich,!Kelsey!Kobus!had!winning!times!
and!!at!Mercer!County!Park!!opening!season!of!the!
Colonial!Valley!Conference.!!!!
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Congratulations!Tim!Bason!NJ.com!Boy’s!Cross!
Country!Athlete!of!the!Week!.!!!Sat.!Oct!3rd!Tim!ran!the!
fastest!time!of!the!day!15:58!despite!the!rainy!and!
windy!conditions.!!
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Pirates&SoccerD!!Girl’s!had!a!1D0!win!over!Notre!Dame!in!Lawrenceville!Tues.!Oct.!6th.!!Tia!Saade!scored!the!
only!goal.!!Julia!Koepp!had!12!saves.!
Boy’s!had!an!incredible!game!!Oct.!6th!they!came!back!
strong!in!the!second!!half!and!beat!Notre!Dame!2D1.!!
Pirates!remain!unbeaten!8D0D1Oct!6th!!
&Field&Hockey!–!Despite!a!2D3!loss!to!Nottingham!Pirates!showed!their!spirit.!!Jane!Klungerman!scored!a!
goal.!Yael!Yonah!and!Marisa!Lourgy!finished!with!an!
assist.!AnneDCharlotee!Frotte!!had!eight!saves.!!!
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Tennis&–!Congratulations!Claudia!Siniakowica!Tennis!Athlete!of!the!Week.!She!won!the!Mercer!County!
Tournament’s!first!singles!title.!She!had!a!win!over!
Princeton!Day!School.!3D6,6D3,6D0.!!Claudia!along!with!
team!members!Angela!Weng,!!Stephanie!Ji,!Kim!Wong,!
Caroline!Zhou,!Manogna!Konduri,!Michelle!Wong!,!did!
a!great!job!!at!Mercer!County!Tournament!in!Sept.!!
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West Windsor Plainsboro High School South!!
BUY&YOUR&CLASS&OF&2018
Send!$15.00!!check!payable!to!
WWHSS!Class!of!!2018!Attn:!
Michelle!Walsh!,!Class!Advisor!
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Class of 2016
We!would!like!to!thank!everyone!who!made!
HSS!Fall!Flea!Market!a!great!success!!!
Please!help!support!Post!Prom!2016!this!year!
by!submitting!your!McCaffrey’s!receipts.!!You!
can!put!the!receipts!in!the!mailbox!marked!
“Post!Prom!2016!McCaffrey’s!Receipts.!!!!
Join!us!on!Mondays!for!Post!Prom!decorating!
preparation!from!7pm!–!9!pm!at!HSS.!!!!
Support!Class!of!2016!Gift!Show!details!on!
page!!#2!and!#5!of!this!newsletter.!!
Any!questions!contact!Class!of!2016!Liaisons!
[email protected]!!Jessica!Julius!
West Windsor Plainsboro High School South!!
Class&of&2017&&Volunteers!needed!to!help!make!this!a!great!
year!for!Juniors!&!start!planning!for!senior!
year!!!Join!the!team!of!parents!by!contacting!
[email protected].!!For!
the!latest!info!Like!our!Facebook!page!“WWD
P!South!Class!of!2017”!!!
&Class&of&2018!!Parents!&!Students!Mark!your!calendars.!
November!30th!thru!December!3rd!We!will!
need!your!help!for!your!!
Bake!Sale!!More!info!soon!!!
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Selling&Pirate&Scarves!–!!See!Page!#5!for!picture.!$15.00!!
Check!made!to!WWPHSS!Class!of!2018!Send!
Envelope!Addressed!to!Michelle!Walsh,!
Class!Advisor!
Go&Green&with!Class!of!2018!by!!collecting!ink!cartridges!and!old!cell!phones.!Send!to!
HSS!front!office!to!Class!2018!Advisors:!!
Michelle!Walsh!&!Joshua!Siegel!!
Questions:[email protected]!!
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Attention&All:!!Student!Council!school!store!is!now!open!during!lunch.!!Check!us!out!!!!!
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ORDER SOUTH SPIRITWEAR
Contact:! Uma Sogani [email protected] Uma Vejendla [email protected]!
West Windsor Plainsboro High School South!!
PTSA BOARD MEMBERS President Micki Kermani Executive VP Kathy Modi Secretary Arti Khatri Treasure Sharon Rajarao VP Fundraising Nadege Frotte VP Programing Rachael George Executive Programming Heather Nielsen Visit!PTSA!website:!www.hssptsa.org!!
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THE SOUTH SOURCE TEAM: Pierre-Antoine Frotte Matthew Jacobson
Simrun Laroia Zaina Shariff Yukti Sharma
Shivangi Sogani
Co-Chairs Cindy Alvarez Kamana Misra
Parents, teachers, students please send us your articles and pictures showing your Pirate spirit and students amazing accomplishments. Mail to South Source at [email protected] !
JUST WRITE A CHECK Consider showing your support for the PTSA by contributing to the “Just Write a Check” program at South. The donation form is on the PTSA website.!
TARGET CARD DESIGNATION HS South participates in Target’s School Fundraising Made Simple Program, which is a terrific fundraiser for us. Simply charge your purchases on your Target Credit Card with HS South designated to receive 1% back. Applications are available at Target stores or go to their website, www.target.com, and click on the guest card icon. Our ID number is 74388. To change your designate, call 1-800-316-6142.!
CATALYST BOOT CAMP You don’t have to be a frizzy haired genius to outsmart the SAT or ACT (though it certainly doesn’t hurt). Catalyst’s one-‐ weekend SAT, ACT, and New SAT Boot camps arm students with go-‐ to strategies for every question they’ll face on the day of the test so they can march into the test with confidence, momentum, and every key strategy fresh in their mind.
New&SAT&at&HSN
Saturday,!October!10!from!9amD1pm!Sunday,!
October!11!27th!from!9amDDD1pm
Call!800.235.0056!to!register!or!visit!
www.CatalystPrep.com!and!click!on!the!Boot!
camp!SignDDDUp!tab!on!the!website's!menu!
bar!
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