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Week of Dec. 11, 2017
Volume 1, Issue 15
“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the
blind can see.” – Mark Twain
Monday – Three Thank You Notes
Jostens Cap, Gown, Ring Sale – Lunches
Science Cafe – 2:30pm –Café
Swim – 5:00pm
Tuesday – Four Supplies to Borrow
Jostens Cap, Gown, Ring Sale – Lunches
Orchestra Rehearsal – 2:30pm – Aud
Wednesday – Help With My Homework
Jostens Cap, Gown, Ring Sale – Lunches
Blood Drive – All Day – Old Gym
Latin Meeting – 2:30pm – Rm A9
Future 10 – 2:30pm – Cafe
Band Concert – 7:00pm – Aud
Thursday – Volunteering Service
FCCLA – 2:30pm - Cafe
Friday – Seven Cards to a Veteran
CCC Coffee House – 2:30pm – Café
Theatre Holiday Show – Aud
Boys Basketball – 7:00pm
Ice Hockey – 8:15pm
Sophomore Social – 6:00pm - Cafe
Saturday –
Ice Hockey – 6:30pm
Week at a Glance:
The JPS Community Connections Committee
announces this holiday season’s
12 Days of Kindness.
JP students are being challenged to go beyond
the usual and passive "nice" and set an
intention to perform acts of kindness.
JPS students have the courage to go beyond
nice and take action with acts of KINDNESS.
Mon, Dec. 11th – Three Thank You Notes
Tues, Dec 12th – Four Supplies to Borrow
Wed, Dec. 13th – Help With My Homework
Thurs, Dec 14th – Volunteering Service
Fri, Dec 15th – Seven Cards to a Veteran
KINDNESS AT JP
The nicest thing someone at JP has done for me is…
“...listening to me rant about my life problems, without interruption, and
giving me a cupcake to cheer
me up.” – Lavanya Ande
“…support me when I was losing confidence in myself and losing hope
in my work.” –Nami Jain
“…tutoring me in the subject I needed
help with the most.” –Krish Patel
“…when my friends offer/give me rides
when I need them.” –Nina Patel
“…carrying my books to the car when I was injured and unable to carry the weight
along with crutches.” –Gurleen Sodhi
“…supporting me and my team
during the volleyball games,
especially when we feel like giving up.”
–Nirav Patel
“…someone giving the notes I missed while I
was sick at home along with a small
note that wished me to
get well soon.” –Annie Ikemoto
By: Priya Bhatt
Congrats to all the winners, and Denny Mugica for
winning first place. With his awesome singing skills, he
impressed the panel of judges consisting of
Ms. Zazanis, Mr. Alfonzo, and Ms.
Biloholowski. He also certainly entertained
the crowd as they went wild cheering for him.
A special thanks to Sharkboy and Lavagirl for
making the show a little spicy in between the
acts, whether it be Sharkboy “trying” to do
something funny or Lavagirl “trying” to get
the crowd to like her more than Sharkboy,
and vice-versa. As we move on with our lives,
everyone possesses a talent that they have discovered
or are still on a search for. That talent is present in
everyone; you just need to search and wait for that
one moment where you discover it. Unless you're like
Sharkboy and Lavagirl, in which case you're in
retirement, and you’ll never find your talent. We
would to thank everyone for making it a such a huge
success, and once again thank you for all the
participants of JPS Got Talent.
By: Parth Patel
The newly-opened JPS Farm Stand
was a huge success! Attendees were graced with the fresh vegetation grown in our very own greenhouse and the unbelievable prices. Filled with 100% organic vegetables that are maintained by the students of JP, the JPS Farm Stand and the Greenhouse were created to impact the community
directly. They help people get fresh and organic vegetables, that would normally cost them a lot, for lower prices. This way, both the community and JP Stevens are being impacted in a positive way. We would like to thank, all the executives, Ms. Holborow and everyone who has worked in the greenhouse, for their hard work and belief in the Greenhouse’s future success.
By: Parth Patel
Click here to see a video on the Farm Stand Opening by Purav Patel.
CLASS OF 2019 PRESENTS: By: Karina Melgar, Sachika Shah, Roshan Setlur, and Shivank Agrawal
HOLIDAY GIFT WRAPPING & CHRISTMAS COOKIES
Need help with wrapping presents for the holidays? Still need to find a gift for your loved ones? Bring any gifts to the cafeteria after school from Dec. 18-22 and we will wrap them for you! Sign up in advance!! Purchase a bag of gingerbread and sugar cookies as a sweet gift for friends, family, or teachers! Personalize it with a special message and we will deliver it for you! Submit order forms by Dec. 15. Email [email protected] if you have questions
A JOURNEY WORTH REMEMBERING
Celebrate the season and the year that was with a 2017-2018 yearbook. To make things
even more festive, you'll be entered for a chance to win a $250 Best Buy gift card when
you order online by December 15, 2017.
Go to the yearbook website https://jpregalis.wordpress.com/ or
the JP website https://www.edison.k12.nj.us/Domain
/9, go to the purchase link and buy your yearbook now!
TEACHER OF THE YEAR 2017-18
Each year, staff, students and parents have the opportunity to
nominate an educator to receive the Teacher of the Year honor.
This program was developed to recognize teachers for their
excellence and dedication which directly leads to the success of the
students and the school. This year’s J. P. Stevens Teacher of the
Year has definitely made a difference for students and our school
community. Her work ethic is amazing. Her top priority is to make sure all students
receive appropriate educational foundation by promoting curiosity and self-directed
learning. Her lessons challenge students to think critically and creatively as she challenges
all students to perform to their potential. And, if a student needs help, she is more than
willing to help—she helps students all the time—before school, during her lunch, after
school. And through it all, she maintains a positive attitude. She is definitely a model of
competence and kindness. So many of us go to her for advice, support and guidance. This
year, she has an added responsibility as advisor of a club…just another way that she lives
out her passion every day, making J. P. Stevens a better school community. The J. P.
Stevens 2017-2018 Teacher of the Year is Ms. Darrah. Congratulations, Ms. Darrah,
Science Teacher Extraordinaire!
HOLIDAY GIFT GIVING
It’s that time of the year once again! JP Stevens has adopted 11 families this holiday season for the C.A.R.E. project. The C.A.R.E. project sponsors families of Edison with children who are in need of gifts for the upcoming holiday season. If you are interested in providing a gift, individually or as a group, please:
Take a tag from the giving tree in the Counseling Office naming the gift you need to purchase (one tag per person unless you are taking for a club).
Complete the information on the sign-up sheet for that specific item.
Purchase and wrap the gift, using the same tag as a label for the gift.
Return the gift to the Guidance Office no later than December 15th.
Our only request is that once you take a tag from the giving tree, you follow through with your commitment to provide a gift. This is a great opportunity for the JP Stevens family to come together to make someone’s holiday a little brighter!
@jpscounseling
Counseling Corner Attention Sophomores and Juniors: PSAT scores will be released this week.
Create a college board login, or just log in if you already have one. More
information is on the Counseling
website: https://www.edison.k12.nj.us//site/Default.aspx?PageID=6862
All Students: The School Counseling Department recommends that
everyone get at least 8 hours of sleep (and hopefully more)! We are here
to help you manage your time, schoolwork, and activities. By making a
schedule and by separating your play time (Snapchat, Instagram, etc)
from your work time, you can achieve this goal.
SURVEYS This is a new survey for this week about time management and sleep. It would
behoove you to fill this out if you would like to see changes in the way you
manage your time. You can start it by clicking the link below:
http://tiny.cc/j4lcpy
NEED SOME
TUTORING? ‘Cause sometimes we just need a little help with our studies…
If you think you could use some tutoring, look below for some help!
English Honor Society (Includes Writer’s Clinic-bring your essays for help !)
Drop in Room 205 at 2:45pm: 10/25 (for college essays), 11/8, 12/13, 1/24, 2/21,
3/21, 4/18
French Honor Society
Contact Mrs. Ruesch to request a tutor at [email protected]
Latin Honor Society
Drop in on Wednesdays in A9 or email Mrs. Hasner to request a tutor at
National Honor Society (most subjects)
Please see your counselor to be set up for tutoring during your study hall, if
available.
Spanish Honor Society
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays: Drop in after school by 2:50 pm in the
school library
Any day during your study hall: Speak to your Spanish teacher to arrange this.
Science Honor Society (Starting in November)
Mondays & Thursdays: Drop in Room 230 from 2:45-3:45pm (starting in
November)
For tutoring during your study hall, please email Ms. Biloholowski at
Social Studies Honor Society
Thursdays in Room 116 immediately after school. To ensure there is a tutor
available for you, please to let your Social Studies teacher know you need a
tutor or email Mr. Pierce at [email protected].
The Class of 2018 is hosting the annual blood drive on December 13th. If you are 16+ years old and want to donate blood, you can pick up a form in room 234. Forms need to returned ASAP with parent signatures to Ms. Holborow or Ms. Boff.
Donate and help save lives.
Indisputably
FUN FACTS
*Disclaimer: This section is meant to be taken humorously. Not everything I say here is actually a fact, or fun.
By Nathaniel Mumau
Did you know that in 2006 someone tried to sell New
Zealand on eBay? The price went up to $3,000 before eBay shut down
the bidding. This is because New Zealand is only worth 5 or 6 dollars,
so eBay didn’t want to see so much money go to waste. What a great
company.
Wishing these students a very Happy Birthday this week!
Mon, Dec 11th
: Sreya Ghosh, Surabhi Panda, Saman Sathenjeri,
Akhil Sreedhara, Taseen Ullah, Mona Wu
Tues, Dec 12th
: Hrishikesh Bopalkar, Jared Martinez, Kirti Mitaliya,
Sherwin Pan, Jakob Virizlay, Tingying Xie
Wed, Dec 13th
: Aarzoo Arora, Samriddhi Gupta, Emily Lam,
Elizabeth Mcmahon, Peter Nyema, Devam Patel, Diyaben Shah
Thurs, Dec 14th
: Timothy Hui, Lauren Hyun, Lucia Lu,
Aryan Maheshwari, Sheethal Ragi, Meera Rajasekaran,
Nicholas Roskoski, Samuel Roskoski, Andrew Shen,
Bhavyasai Singanamala
Fri, Dec 15th
: Mueez Karimi, Sana Master, Jaaee Nadkarni,
Shricharan Kulavanikerpuram Subramaniam, Dhruv Patel,
Afia Ullah, Tejas Venkatasubramanian
HAWK’S SPORTS
Upcoming Varsity Games
Support Your Hawks!
Mon. Swim vs. Metuchen HS 5:00pm Fri. Boys Basketball vs. Monroe HS 7:00pm Ice Hockey vs. Old Bridge HS 8:15pm Sat. Ice Hockey vs. Woodbridge HS 6:30pm
By Dhwan Wanjara
The Boys Hawks Bowling Team have been off to a phenomenal start as they have a perfect record in their first 3
games. The Girls have also found their footing as they registered their first
win of the season against Piscataway. All the best to both teams as they take
on Old Bridge, Monroe and South Brunswick in a challenging week. Keep
up the good work Hawks!!!
The Hawks Boys Soccer Team celebrated their 2017 season with a beautiful banquet on Monday December 4th. The coaches gave touching speeches on the past season and the effort put in by their players. The banquet was attended by the families of the players who were also appreciated for their work behind the
scenes. The award ceremony recognized players for their outstanding work ethic, character, leadership and performance.
For the varsity team captains Darshan Patel and Arnav Jain received the captain’s award as well as the Hawk and Raptor awards respectively. Senior Nirav Patel picked up the most
improved award joined by Judson Guilluame who received the Coach’s award. To round off the ceremony senior Dhwan
Wanjara won the sportsmanship award.
The Hawks Football team capped off their season with a banquet on Monday December 4th. The ceremony recognized the time and effort of everyone involved with the program. Suhav Toteja won the sportsmanship award and Matthev Zranchev and Frank Di Serio won the coach’s award. Nadel Buntin picked up the MVP in offense and Jared Martinez won the MVP in defense.
Sports Trivia
By: Priya Bhatt
Q: Do you know how many
holes there are in a full round of golf?
A: A traditional golf course
is 18 holes, but nine-hole courses are common and
and be played twice through for a full round of 18 holes.
Q: Do you know where
the sport of curling originated?
A: It originated in
Scotland in the 16th
century. Scotland has the oldest curling team.
Congratulations to the Girls and Boys Varsity Swim teams – both defeated Piscataway in their first meet of the season on Friday. The final score for the Girls was 135 to 35 and the final score for the boys was 121 to 49.
