John F. Kennedy Memorial
High School
March 2016
Volume 24, Issue 3
NEWSLETTER
A State of New Jersey Best Practice School
A National & State of New Jersey “Learn & Serve” Leader School
A New Jersey Governor’s School of Excellence
Noah Miranda Awarded Boys’ Soccer All-State Honors
By: Coach Bill Trenery
The Boy's soccer coaches and players
would like to acknowledge the first player to be
awarded All-State honors in 14 years.
Senior midfielder and captain Noah
Miranda earned this recognition through
exemplary play on the field. Noah led them team
with 9 nine goals and also contributed 4 assists.
The team as a whole scored 27 goals on the
season, this means Noah either scored or
assisted 48% of the Mustang goals during the
2015 season.
Senior Captain:
Noah Miranda
His impact will be sorely
missed next year, but Coaches
Migacz and Trenery would like to
thank him for his contributions, and
wish him well in the future.
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John F. Kennedy Memorial
High School Newsletter
The John F. Kennedy Memorial
High School Newsletter is
published four times a year. It is
prepared at Kennedy
using
Microsoft Publisher.
The
electronic file is made available
on the JFK Website.
Michael A. Cilento,
Principal
Sherry Wandras,
Vice Principal
Steve Caroscio,
Vice Principal
Newsletter Staff:
Brittany Miller, Editor
Danielle Salsman Editor
WOODBRIDGE
TOWNSHIP SCHOOL
DISTRICT
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION
DR. ROBERT ZEGA
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
JOHN BADER
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
FOR CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
BRIAN WOLFERMAN
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR/
BOARD SECRETARY
JOANNE SHAFER
DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL
SERVICES
JULIE BAIR
DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL SERVICES
BOARD OF EDUCATION
EZIO TAMBURELLO, PRESIDENT
DANIEL HARRIS, VICE PRESIDENT
MARIE ANDERSON
FRANK DELLAPIETRO III
JOHN GOLDEN
BRIAN MOLNAR
JONATHAN TRIEBWASSER
JOSEPH VELEZ
EILEEN ZULLO
March 2016
A Message from Our Principal
We are very proud of the fact that 52 percent of our student
body made the Academic Honor Roll during the first semester of
the school year. Congratulations to our honor roll students.
John F. Kennedy Memorial High School had two seniors
recognized as a 2015 National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalist and
five Commended Students. In addition, we had 6 seniors score a
perfect 800 on the verbal, math, or writing section of the SAT.
Our students participated in the production of the Iselin
Community for Education Carnival, held at Iselin Middle School, on
February 20th.
Our athletic teams have all performed well and are winding
down their winter seasons. Special congratulations to Aaron
Coleman for winning the GMC and District Wrestling
Championship. In addition, we would like to welcome our new
coaches, Nick Smith, Eric Perez and Robert Herre.
The production of our school play, “Legally Blonde”, allowed
our students to showcase their dramatic and musical talents on
March 3rd, 4th, and 5th. The cast and crew worked hard under
Mrs. Jacobson’s direction and the play proved to be another
Kennedy success story.
Besides the aforementioned Service-Learning Projects,
there are many more cross curricular Service-Learning Projects
currently being undertaken in our high school. We are especially
proud of the efforts our students have made to reach out to the
students of Iselin Middle School and several elementary schools.
Our students help raise over $1,800 for Making Strides Against
Breast Cancer and 90 pints of blood for the NHS Blood Drive.
On April 25th through May 13th, John F. Kennedy Memorial
High School will administer the Partnership for Assessment of
Readiness for College and Career (PARCC) test. Students in
grades 9, 10, 11 will participate in an English Language Arts (ELA)
PARCC assessment, and students enrolled in Algebra 1, Algebra II,
and Geometry will complete a mathematics assessment. The ELA
PARCC will be administered on 5 consecutive days, and the
mathematic assessment on 5 consecutive days during this time
period. This testing schedule applies to 2nd semester students
only.
We are looking forward to our continued success as we
progress through this school year.
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BHS Holds Drive for Suits for Success
By: Mrs. Danielle Salsman, Advisor
Throughout the month of February, the
Business
Honor
Society held a charity
drive to collect new
or gently used men’s
and
women’s
professional attire to
donate to Suits For
Success. According
to their website, Suits
for Success, Inc. is a
non-profit
organization whose
mission
is
to empower individuals on their journey toward
self-sufficiency
through
professional
development services. One o fhte services
offered by Suits for Success is to provide
economically
disadvantaged
clients
with
professional
attire
for
interviews
and the first
week
of
employment.
The
students
solicited
donations from local stores and items left behind
from local dry cleaners. In addition, they
contacted
professionals
at
many
local
businesses and schools to seek out donations.
Items collected included suit sets and separates,
shirts, shoes, and other accessories.
The students did a fantastic job and
collected over 200 items which will be dropped
off to Suits for Success during spring break. This
is the third year that the Business Honor Society
has held this drive and we are proud to say it
was our most successful year yet!
BHS Members Shyama Dave, Tiffany Leung, Hemali Patel, Stuti Vyas,
Vivek Patel, Ian Smith, Zaryaab Naqvi, Derek Lopez, and Laila Abbas
pose with some of the donated items.
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NHS Actively Working to Better the Community
By: David Tian, Treasurer
The members of the JFK National Honor
Society have been very active over the past few
months, helping to make both their school and
their community a better place. On December 3rd
2015, the National Honor Society held its annual
blood drive with the Central Jersey Blood
Center. The blood drive was a great success,
and the money raised will be donated to the
Buddy Ball organization, which helps children
with special needs to participate in an organized
sports program.
Throughout the month of January,
members of the National Honor Society assisted
their fellow classmates by attending peertutoring sessions after school. In February,
members hosted a hot chocolate sale, which
students were glad to see after arriving at school
in the cold weather! That month, the National
Honor Society also assisted at the open house,
helping to guide parents to the correct
classrooms and making sure everything was
running smoothly.
But the year isn’t over yet, and the
National Honor Society has plans for several
more upcoming events. New members will be
inducted into the Society during a special
ceremony later this month. Afterwards, members
will participate in the local MS Walk on April 16,
in order to raise funds for the benefit of those
with multiple sclerosis. With these goals in mind,
the National Honor Society continues its tradition
of dedicating its time and effort to making a
difference in the community.
NHS Donates money raised at December Blood Drive
to the Buddy Ball Organization
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Robotics Team Takes on All Challengers at
Mid –Atlantic USFIRST Robotics Competitions
By: Ms. Cathryn Crego, Advisor
The Pneubotic Mustangs will travel to the
first competition of the season when they travel
to Mt.Olive, Flanders, NJ, to participate in this
year’s “Stronghold” competition with a medieval
theme, on March 5 and March 6. The team will
participate in a second competition at
Bridgewater High School on April 2, and 3.
Students
have
worked
for
the
last six
weeks to
build a
robot
that can
submitted a safety animation video and applied
for an additional five awards. Other experiences
this season included a trip to Comcast Center in
Philadelphia where students participated in a
robotics boot camp that familiarized them with
the many challenges of the program and helped
them get the skills necessary for this year’s
“Stronghold” game. The team travelled to NJIT in
overcome physical obstacles, breach fortress
security, pick-up a large ball and shoot it, as well
as climb a castle wall.
In addition to building a robot, the
USFIRST program gives students many
opportunities to learn about project planning,
business plan development, marketing, web
development
and
design,
finance
and
sponsorship development.
This year, students produced and
early January for the season kick-off event,
where they presented the team “Stronghold” flag
and picked-up a kit of parts that enabled them to
build their robot.
The USFIRST events at Mt. Olive High
School and Bridgewater High School are open to
the public and all interested members of the
community are welcome to help us cheer on our
team as they defend their “Stronghold”.
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Kennedy Holds 2016 “Mr. JFK” Competition
By: Mrs. Sharon DiLonardo & Mr. Chris
Bergondo, Senior Class co-advisors
The tradition continues at John F.
Kennedy Memorial High School… the “Mr. JFK”
Competition. On Friday night, February 12, the
2016 “Mr. JFK” was crowned. This event is
sponsored by the Senior Class of 2016 and
raised over $2000 to be used to offset the cost
of end-of-year senior class activities.
The event began with 44 senior boys that
were nominated by faculty advisors and sports
coaches for recognition of their involvement in
school activities. The senior class voted and a
list of the Top candidates was established to
enter the competition. The 2016 “Mr. JFK”
candidates were Brian Bido, Cristian Cardosa,
Anthony DelPopolo, Connor Freeman, Nick
Gurrieri,Thambu Jisnnu, Dan Lodato, Frankie
Maravilla and Lincoln Thom (pictured below).
During the week long competition
students cast their votes for their favorite
candidate in the following categories: “Best
Hair”, “Nicest Smile”, “Most School Spirit” and a
general vote for “Mr. JFK”. The highlight of the
event was the very exciting and entertaining
Friday evening competition. Performing before a
packed auditorium and competing for votes from
a faculty panel of judges the candidates put on
March 2016
an outstanding display of style, talent and wit!
The evening event categories consisted of
“Formal Wear Modeling”, a “JFK High School
Trivia” contest, a “Talent” segment and an “Open
-ended Question Response”.
The competition voting was close
throughout the week, but at the end of the night
after all the votes were tallied we were able to
crown the 2016
“Mr.
JFK”.
Congratulations
to Senior Cristian
Cardosa–
the
winner of the “Mr.
JFK”
Competition! As
the
winner,
Cristian (pictured
right)
is
the
recipient of a
FREE Prom Bid!
The 1st runner-up
was
Senior
Frankie Maravilla
who won a FREE
Prom
Tuxedo
Rental courtesy
of DUCOFF’S TUXEDOS. The 2nd runner-up
was Senior Dan Lodato, who won a $50 gas Gift
card.
A special THANK YOU to Mr. Joe
Carlucci of DUCOFF’S TUXEDOS on St.
Georges Avenue in Avenel for donating the
tuxedos for the formal wear modeling and the 2 nd
place prize. Kudos to our faculty panel of judges
– Ms.Figueroa, Mrs. Rotella, Mr. Rotella and Mr.
Seavy our official score tally expert…we could
not have done this without you!
CONGRATULATIONS to all of the “Mr.
JFK” candidates! GREAT JOB! You guys were
amazing! It was a pleasure working with you and
THANK YOU for making this event such a great
success.
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News from the Visual Arts Department
By: Ms. Vivianna Acuna-Fransisco
On January 7th, Mrs. Rotella’s AP Studio
& Art Major students collaborated with the AP
Art Students from Perth Amboy High School for
the
3rd
year
in
the row in
a group
show at
the Perth
Amboy
Gallery
Center
for
the
Arts. Mrs.
Acuna-Francisco is the gallery’s curator. This
year the theme was Coexistence. The concept
was that there are many things in nature that
appear to be complete opposites, yet they
manage to coexist. What’s more, they usually
need each other; one cannot be without the
other. The purpose of the show was to explore
the complex relationships that exist between
these seemingly opposite forces that, at the
same time, exist in harmony with one another.
The exhibit was very successful and attended by
many. Congratulations to Brandon Bravo, Elissa
Dalerta, Brandon Jones, Natalia Klimchuk, Taffy
Lashley,
Katelyn
Poisler,
Chamodhi
March 2016
Ranathunga, Saad Salahuddin, and Thamarat
Singcharoenchai (pictured below) on an
excellent show!
On March 1st, Brandon Bravo was
honored by Mayor McCormac and Woodbridge
Council members for his recently published book
that was written by Jesus Ramos III from Think,
Act, Believe, a non-profit group geared to youth
empowerment.
Brandon
illustrated this
children’s book
titled
“Tab
Albers, Finds
His Purpose”
is about
a
determined
Panda finding
the path to his
end
goal.
Brandon also
was invited to
read his book
at Menlo Park
Terrace
School
for
Read Across
America on
March 2nd.
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Visual Arts (Continued)
For the 3rd year, visual art students from
JFK will be participating in the nationwide shoe
design competition (PHOTO: last year’s JFK
submission). Vans Custom Culture is a national
high school customization competition using
blank
Vans
shoes to be
customized
around specific
themes. Vans
Custom Culture
was created to
inspire
and
empower high
school students
to embrace their
creativity through art and design. Vans believes
everyone should be empowered to express
themselves creatively and should be given the
tools to do so. The winners will be announced in
May. Wish us luck!!
Set Design was very busy this past
month getting the sets and props ready for this
year’s senior play, Legally Blonde. Students
dedicated many hours to creating the beautiful
backdrop to this great musical. Thank you to all
those students for their creativity and hard work.
Math Team Holds Home Meets this Winter
By: Mr. Patrick McGroarty, Advisor
The JFK Math Team
has weathered the winter
months quite nicely. We
had
a
January
and
February home meet to
keep our mathematical
acumen sharp. A home
meet allows up to a
maximum of ten students to
work on the problems
collaboratively for one hour,
and submit one common
solution paper. Our Math
Team
was
so
well
represented, that we had one group of ten
March 2016
compete under my supervision in Room 232,
while a second group of eight was under the
supervision of Ms. Smith in
the Peer Tutoring Club.
Our next away meet
is March 16th at East
Brunswick High School
while
the
last
away
competition will take place
on April 13th at Bridgewater
High School. Any students
who are interested in
attending
these
competitions should contact
Mr. McGroarty, The Club
Advisor, or one of our two
co-captains, Aditya Sridhar and David Tian.
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“Here’s What’s New” with the JFK Choirs
By: Ms. Christine Scott
“If music be the food of love, sing on.” David Dickau
Music is a ubiquitous part of our everyday
lives, and musical talent is something that must be
cherished and nurtured. At John F. Kennedy
Memorial High School, students are given an
opportunity to foster their interest in music through
our Choirs. The Chorus, Concert Choir, Show Choir
and the Chamber Choir make up the various groups
that aspiring musicians of JFK can be a part of. Each
group has to it a distinct color, which allows students
to explore different kinds of music while having a
learning experience at the same time. Here’s what’s
new with the Choirs at JFK.
Chorus
The Chorus is an ensemble that meets as a
class during the school day – everyone is welcome to
join! Students in this year’s Chorus performed at the
annual Winter Concert. The highlight of their
performance was the “Hallelujah Chorus”, which
received a standing ovation! Professional guest
musicians accompanied the Chorus on cello,
percussion, and bass, adding an overall charm to the
performance. The Chorus will be performing with the
Iselin Middle School Choir at JFK’s annual Spring
Concert – over 200 students total are expected to
take part in the performance.
Concert Choir
The Concert Choir is the largest of JFK’s
auditioned groups and meets as a class during the
school day. This ensemble holds various fundraisers
throughout the year including Gertrude Hawk
chocolate, Ashley Farms cheesecakes, and various
raffles, can shakes, and bagging hours at grocery
stores like ShopRite. We are currently selling
bracelets similar to “Alex and Ani” Bracelets, with
Kennedy Charms on them – please see Miss Scott in
Room 126 to order!
In January, funds acquired from our
fundraisers were used to bring in the all-male a
cappella group Casual Harmony from Rutgers
University to perform for our Concert Choir students.
We are hoping to have Casual Harmony come back
March 2016
in the spring! Other acquired funds will be used for
our educational spring trip – destination TBA.
Chamber Choir
The Chamber Choir is the smallest, most elite
group of singers at JFK, consisting of only 15
students. Students must pass through two rounds of
auditions in order to be a part of the Chamber Choir.
In addition to the Winter Concert, this ensemble has
performed at a number of community events this
year, including the candlelight ceremony at Flynn &
Son’s funeral home in December. They will be
performing alongside the Iselin Middle School Select
Choir at the Woodbridge Township School District
Excellence in Education dinner on March 16.
Show Choir
The Show Choir, another auditioned group, performs
popular music with choreography. Recently, this
ensemble gave a high-energy performance at the
Iselin Middle School Winter Carnival on February 20.
The Show Choir will be performing at the Evergreen
Senior Center in May and is currently planning a joint
performance/fundraiser with the RockNRoll Chorus –
a professional a cappella group – for the spring.
Music in Our Schools Month
Music In Our Schools Month® or “MIOSM®”
is NAfME’s annual celebration during March which
engages
music
educators,
students,
and
communities from around the country in promoting
the benefits of high quality music education programs
in schools. Research has proven that access to a
quality music education increases graduation rates,
develops critical thinking and leadership skills,
fosters self-esteem and the ability to work
cooperatively, and enhances learning in other core
subjects. For this reason, we are proud to be
celebrating MIOSM at JFK for the first time this year.
We encourage all students and faculty to
follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@jfkchoirs and
@JFKBands)! All month we will be posting tweets
written by the students, celebrating the ways that
music education has had a positive impact on their
lives. Each morning, we will be sharing with you
statistics which reflect the benefits of participating in
your school music program. Please come by Door #2
to see our MIOSM bulletin board, and don’t forget to
stop by Room 126 to get your free “JFK MIOSM”
pencil, while supplies last!
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to benefit:
John F. Kennedy Memorial High School
CLASS OF 2016
PROJECT GRADUATION
Saturday, April 23, 2016
Doors open at 4:00 p.m. —
Auction begins at 5:00 p.m.
Auction is held in the School Gym
$10.00 Admission
Kitchen will be open!
No one under 18 admitted
For additional information or to purchase tickets,
please contact Erin Leahy or call MaryAlice Jacko 732-925-4670.
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Eco-Friendly Carnival Games:
Ring Toss
Duck Pond
Ecology Trivia
Environmental Exhibits:
Worm Composter
Barely BeeHavin
Redeem tickets for Treats:
Sno-Cones
Cotton Candy
And much, much more!
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Boys’ Indoor Track Season Wrap-Up
By: Coach Robert Herre
The Boy’s Track team accomplished a
great deal this season. We traveled to New York
City and participated at the famous Armory, to
Staten Island and competed in the brand new
Ocean Breeze Park Track and Field Complex,
and to Toms River to face off against teams from
all over the state on numerous occasions. We
had the most successful season for Boys’ Track
in Woodbridge Township. Rahual Mahju, Wyatt
Emme, Harvey Aberin, and Brandon Redd all
received medals this season. Anthony Del
Popolo medaled on 10 different occasions and
AJ Moore 9 times. Dan Lodato and Devlin
Sayles had Mustang-season bests in the Shot
Put and the High Jump respectively. Prakher
Chandra set a new personal record in the Mile
and obtained the best times this season for our
team in the Mile and 2-Mile runs. Individually
and in groups, at the County and State Relays,
the Mustangs brought home hardware each
meet. Del Popolo, Moore, Jissnu, Brown, and
Sayles all were given honors of All-Blue Division
for their performances this season. We are
looking forward to continue our winning tradition
this spring season.
Competition Cheerleading Season
By: Coach Kelliann O’Brien
This year the Varsity Competition
Cheerleading squad was made up of 15 skilled
and enthusiastic girls. The squad started off their
season with workouts during the summer to get
in shape for the season. These workouts
included endurance training and strengthening
exercises anticipating a competitively tough
season for us. The girls continued practicing
throughout the year four times a week, as well
as, cheering at boys and girls basketball games,
and competing every weekend. They performed
at seven local competitions including Bishop Ahr,
Woodbridge, Jackson, St. John Vianney, and
David Brearley. The season ended with a trip to
Ocean City, Maryland where the girls performed
at the NCA National Competition. While our
season didn’t go as well as we would have
March 2016
wanted it to, Coach Herres and Coach O’Brien
couldn’t be more proud of each girl on the
team. This year the squad is losing four seniors
that will truly be missed by both the coaches and
teammates. The coaches wish these exceptional
cheerleaders nothing but the best and good luck
in all of their future endeavors. As for next year,
the team has endless potential and we are
looking forward to a great upcoming 2016-2017
season. All four sports awards were given to one
of our well deserving underclassmen. Junior,
Amanda Irizarry was crowned this year’s MVP;
Junior, Destiny Hill was recognized as this year’s
Most Improved Player; Sophomore, Julia Fischer
was given the Sportsmanship award; and
Junior, Tara Della Torre was the recipient of the
Mustang award. With their heart, dedication,
and hard work – we know the underclassmen
will come back next year ready to win!
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JFK Boys’ Basketball Prepares for Playoffs
By: Coach Andrew Hill
As of February 23, 2016, the JFK Boys
Basketball are 9-12 and are preparing for the
state playoffs against the
number 1 seed Chatham. The
Mustangs finished 2nd this year
in the Blue Division with a 6-3
division record and made it to
the Sweet 16 of the GMC
Tournament before bowing out
to Sayreville 53-44. The
highlight of the season was a
win on the road at Spotswood,
the team that ended up winning
the Blue Division championship.
In this 70-65 victory, Kobie Wells scored 20
points, Peter Obertan had 16 points, and Tamaj
Coleman chipped in with 14 points. The leading
scorers for JFK this season
were Peter Obertan with 12
PPG, Kush Patel with 9 PPG
and 9 RPG, and both Tamaj
Coleman and Kobie Wells
finished with 8 PPG. The
Mustangs will be saying
farewell to three Seniors that
have contributed greatly to the
Boys Basketball program:
Jaspreet
Hari,
Christian
Picon, and Kush Patel.
Girls’ Winter Track Team’s Hard Work Pays Off
By: Coach Robert Seavy
The girls’ winter track team took
advantage of some mild winter weather by
training hard during the early part of the season.
Their efforts paid off with two dual meet victories
and a second place finish in the blue division at
the GMC Relays. Although they dropped a spot
to third at GMC Championships, the girls
enjoyed the opportunity to compete at the new
Ocean Breeze indoor track facility in Staten
Island. They also began the season by running
at the world-renowned New York Armory, and
competed in NJSIAA competitions at the Toms
River Bubble. In total, the girls set five JFK
winter track records this season in both relay
and individual events. One athlete, sophomore
Stuti Vyas, was a part of all of those records.
Stuti set new marks in the 1600m and 800m
runs and anchored three different relay teams.
Other athletes who made great contributions to
March 2016
the team were sophomore hurdler and sprinter
Jackie Kelly, sophomore mid-distance runner
Harvinder Kaur, junior mid-distance Gabriella
Boland, and senior leaders Rujuta Patel, Fion
Chan, and Kelly Edgeworth. Stuti and Jackie
were both honored by the GMC coaches by
being named to the All Blue Division team. With
a strong set of underclassmen, the girls’ winter
track team looks to build on their success in
future
seasons.
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Mustang Girls’ and Boys’ Bowling Season Wrap-Up
By: Coach Erica Perez
The 2015-2016 Girls bowling team
finished the regular season with a 2-14-1 record.
Although, the team did not get as many wins as
they hoped, they grew as a TEAM! Each player
improved greatly through the season. This team
received the GMC White Division Sportsmanship
Awards-voted on by coaches. Highlighting the
team is Senior Shannon Fodor who averaged
181.2 made the GMC White Division Team as
well as all GMC Conference. Senior Myagreen
Shrestha averaged 125 this season. With
graduating 2 the team looks forward to 6 girls
returning next year.
The 2015-2016 Boys Team finished up
the regular season with a 5-13 record. Although
the team only
had a few
"Match" wins,
they got a lot
of
games
from
highly
ranked
opponents.
Seniors
William
Lamberg and
Aditya
Sridhar
helped lead
the team with
positive
support as
well as some
great bowling
in the clutch. As a team they received the GMC
White Division Sportsmanship Awards-voted on
by coaches. Highlighting the team throughout
the year is Junior Danny Whelan. He rolled not
only his career high game, but the school record
highest game of a perfect 300. He received
GMC White division team as well as All
Conference. Although two boys will be
graduating, the team is looking forward to a lot of
young returners putting in great effort.
Success for JFK Girls’ Basketball
By: Coach Nick Smith
The Girls Basketball Team compiled a 11
-12 record and a 6-6 division record this
season. The girls played hard throughout the
season improving as each game went on. The
season started off strong with a hard fought
victory against Carteret and culminated in a
huge upset win over the favored Spotswood
March 2016
Chargers. The team qualified for both the GMC
Tournament and the state tournament playing
well in both contests. As the season
progressed, the girls came closer together and
formed a long lasting bond. Congratulations on
a
successful
season!
The coaching staff would like to wish the
Seniors the best of luck in the future and thank
them for all they have done for the program.
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Grade 9
ABDELAAL, SALLY K.M.
ABDUL, DUA
ABREGO, GABRIELA
ABREU, ARALYZ
AKHTAR, AIMUN
ALFARO, JEFFRY
ALI, LENA
ALIM, HADI
ALLIJAN, ALYSSA
ANUMAPURAM, PREETHAM
ARYA, AKHILESH
BARAN, KRIS
BARNES, NIDHI
BATISTA, STEPHANIE G
BEAMAN, KHAIRAH
BEHERA, NIRANJAN
BENNETT, JUSTINE
BHANDARI, UJUALLA
BHUPATKAR, MAHEK
BIDO, ETTIEN
BILLINGSLEY, KAYLA A
BLAIR, MCKENNA K
CABRERA, DANIEL
CHANDHOKE, SHARON
CHILLIOUS, INAYAH N
CHO, LOIS
March 2016
CHRISTIAN, SARISHA M
CHUBBUCK, NOELLE E
DALAL, VRUSHTI R
DAVE, ABHISHEK
DAVIS, KYLE R
DEDHIA, KARAN R.
DEL POPOLO, ROSA N
DELEO, VANESSA
DELLA TORRE, JENNA C
DEY, ARATRIKA
DI SANTO, BIANCA C
DI SANTO, RACHEL J
DUBEY, PURAV
FABBRICATORE, ROMAN A
FALDU, AASHI
FLORES, WESLEY
GARCIA, JACQUELINE
GARDNER, JULIA R.
GARISON, NICHOLAS
GOMEZ, CHRIS DIANA
HILL, ALLEN Jr
IHEKUNA, CHINAENYE
IMPAGLIA, JULIANA
JAVIER, KIRSTEN V.
JOHNSON, JAYLA S.
KACHHIA, HONEY J
KACHHIA, MOKSHA
KACHHIA, RONAK
KACHHIAPATEL, KHUSHI J
KADRI, UMAIR
KALEEL, MUZAMMIL
KALIA, KESHAV
KAPOOR, CHIRAG
KAPOOR, VIDHI
KAUR, GAGANDEEP
KAUR, PUNEET
KAUR, SIMRAN
KENNEDY, CAITLYN ELIZABETH
KHAN, AREEBA
KHAN, MUHAMMAD MAAZ
KISTANGARI, PRAGNA
KOLB, CASSANDRA M.
KRAKOWSKI, NICHOLAS
KUMAR, MANAV
KUMAR, RAKEESH
LALLA, NICHOLAS
LAVID, SAMANTHA
LIMO, ARIANA J.
LODATO, MELISSA R
LOPEZ, JUSTIN
LUGO, JULISSA A
MACKENZIE, CARLY A
MADSEN, EMILEE
MANAHAN, JOSHUA
MANJARA, SADAF E.
MARTIN, RICA NATALIE
MAYNARD, JASON A
MC CARTHY, HOPE
MC NAIR, CHRISTOPHER S.
MCMAHON, HANNAH
MEDAL, NICHOLAS
MELLAGE, SYDNEY H.
MERCADO, JAMIE
MIRZA, SABRINA
MONTALBANO, CHRISTIAN
E.
NAYUMA, JANNATUL
NDOME, KHADIJA D
NETTA, THOMAS V
OBERTAN, ALEX
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PAHUJA, GAURAV
PANDYA, MONA
PASUMARTI, ABHIRAM
PATEL, ALISHA
PATEL, DEV J
PATEL, DIKSHITA
PATEL, DURVISH
PATEL, EASHAN
PATEL, JAYMIN N
PATEL, KARAN
PATEL, KRITIK
PATEL, KRUSHA D
PATEL, NEHEE
PATEL, NEIL
PATEL, PRASHIL SAMIP
PATEL, SIMREN H
PATEL, VISHWAS
PATEL, YUG
PENA, EMILY
PENA, GUILLERMO
PETTUS, TAZIA MONIQUE
PINKOWITZ, ELISA TAMRA
QUINTOS, RAPHAELALFONSO
RAJPUT, TAHA
RAMAN, SAMIKSHA
RAMESH, HARITHA SRI
RANA, NAKUL
RANA, PRATHAM
RODRIGUEZ, ANGELLYN
RODRIGUEZ, SAMANTHA
RODRIGUEZ, SAMUEL
ROSADO, DAPHNE IRENE
RUIZ, DEPHANY
RUIZ, JAYLIN
SANTOS, CITLALIC
SEHGAL, PARTHA
SHAH, KRISH B.
SHAH, PRIYA
SHAH, YASH H.
SHEHATA, GHADA
SICA, MIRANDA
SILVA, ARIANA P
SOSA, SADIE
SPIEWAK, MATTHEW
March 2016
SUERO, JAYSON
SUTARIYA, JINAL
THOMAS, NIMMY T
TOLENTINO, JEREMY
TYRRELL, MATTHEW J
ULLOA, YAICEL
VACHHANI, DEVANGI
VALERIO, ANGEL
VELEZ, SARAH M
VERMA, NISHA
VERMA, PRINCE
VIRA, MICHAEL
YOUNG, KLARKE HANNAH
YOUNG, KRISTEN
Grade 10
ABBAS, NAQI
ABUAN, LANZ
AGRAWAL, UNNATI
AGUILA, MYLES ADRIAN
AHMAD, IQRA
AKBAR, ADNAN
ALAYAN, LARA
ALEXANDER, REBECCA
ALVAREZ, BRIANA M
AMIN, PARAM
ARROYO, ADRIANA
ASMAH, NANA
BADOLATO, SOPHIA
BASU, ADITI
BEATON, MAXIMILLIAN
CABRERA, JAYLIN
CAMPOS, BRUNO MATIAS
CHANDRA, PRAKHER
CHEGU, ADVITH
CHETHAN, SIMRITHA
CHIN-SAM, LEA R.
CHOQUE, RICHARD
CHORAZAK, SARAH
CHUN, NICOLE SUYOUNG
CLARK, MATTHEW
COLEMAN, AARON P.
DANIELS, JORDAN A.
DARKWAH, ABENA
DAVE, SHYAMA DEVENDRA
DE LEON, EMELY MARTE
DELLA SALA, THOMAS D.
DEOSARAN, IAN V.
DHILLON, JIMMY
DHYANI, SHREYA
DINAKAR, ASHRITHA
DOMINGUEZ, MELANIE
FABBRICATORE, ANTHONY
FINIS, MARINA
FISCHER, JULIA A.
GARCIA, RICHARD
GERBA, TRACI
GONZALEZ, GENESIS
HEIN, ANTHONY
ISABEL, ARIANNY
ISCOA, ISABELA
JADOC, JOFTHER D
JAVED, EESHA
JAVIER, JAYSEN V.
JIMENEZ, ELIZABETH
JOHNSON, DARIUS K.
JOSHI, RUTVABEN J
KADI, SHREYA
KALMAR-GONZALO, ALEX J
KANKARIA, MIHIR
KATARU, HARISRITHA
KAUR, HARVINDER
KELLY, JACQUELINE
KHAN, AREEBA BANO
KUNDRA, CHESHTA
KWARTENG, MICHELLE
LAD, HETAL
LAKHMICHAND-GANGWANI,
RONAK
LEUNG, TIFFANY
LISBON, JALEN
LOMBARDI, AMANDA
LOPES, CHRISTIAN R
MACKIN, DYLAN T
MAGEE, GIOVANNI
MANKO, TARANJEET
MAYUR, NEEL
MC GANN, VICTORIA R
MIHATOV, RACHEL ANN
MOHAMED, NAHLA
MORA, LEWIS J.
MOWAFI, ZEYAD Y
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MUNOZ, MELANIE
NOVOCZYNSKI, KRISTA O.
OGLESBY, ANTONIO
PAGAN, MORIAH CAITLIN
PANDYA, PRACHI
PAREKH, TARANA
PATEL, AAYUSHI H.
PATEL, ANJALI S S
PATEL, BANTY
PATEL, DARSHINI
PATEL, JANVI
PATEL, KAJAL
PATEL, KAVINA
PATEL, KISHAN
PATEL, MAITHILI V.
PATEL, MEGHA
PATEL, NIKI
PATEL, RAJ
PATEL, RISHI
PATEL, SAVAN
PATEL, VASU J.
PATEL, VRAJ SANDEEPKUMAR
PEPITO, JOHN
PERALTA, ASHLEY
PRADEEP, DILIP
ROKITA, JAKUB
ROSE, BRIAN
RUSSO, CHRISTOPHER
RUSTICK, DEBONAIRE
JAYDA
SADAYA, CARMELA
SAN PEDRO, DANIELLE
SANTIAGO, ALYSSA
SCHINDLER, EMILY
SCHWEAR, BRENDAN Jr
SELVAGANAPATHI,
MADHARI
SHAH, ABBAS H
SHAH, JENNY J
SHAH, NEEV VIMAL
SHAH, RISHABH
SHARMA, ANANT
SHETH, SWAYAM
SHIBATA, AVERY
March 2016
SHINHOLSTER-GREEN,
JI'HAD M
SHIRODKAR, SVANIK S.
SIMOES, NICOLE
SINATRA, JULIA
SINGH, BALJOT
SINGH, NAVPREET
SKAEV, ALBERT
SOLER, KAYLA
SUCH, MATTHEW
SZETO, SAMANTHA
TADURAN, KRYSTA
TASSONE, ALICE
TEVES, MOIRA ALYSSA S
TISEO, GIANFRANCO
TOLEDO, LYLE
TOLLEY, JARRED M.
TRINDADE, SABRINA
TRUPPA, LOUIS
URENA, JOHENNY
VAN LIEW, RUSSELL
VERA, JAYDAH TAHJAI
VOELKEL, BRET K.
VYAS, ARTHRAJ
VYAS, STUTI
WHARTON, NICHOLAS
WISNESKI, CAITLIN
WOOTEN, KYAISHA
YANAK, MICHAELINA
YOGESWARAN, NAVEENAN
ZHENG, MEILING
Grade 11
ADUDONKOR, MICHAEL
AGARWAL, PRIYA
AHMAD, SAMEER
AKBAR, QURRATUL
ALI, HAYYA
ALSBAIEE, ALAA
ARIF, SAMAWIA
ARORA, MADHAV
ARYA, CHARU
ASILO, JOSIAH
ASTON, SEAN
ATIENZA, ETHAN LUKE
BAVISNNU, THAMBU
BILLIK, NATALIA
BUCHER, KYLE
BYAM, NATASHA
CAJIGAL, JOSEPH
CARLUCCI, ANTHONY
CELESTINO, EREDIO III
CHAVARRY, ROGER
CRAWFORD-WHITE,
EBONEE
CUZZOLA, KRYSTA
DASWANI JOUKANI, VINEET
DE JESUS DE LA ROSA, ERIC
J
DE LA CRUZ, STEVEN
DE LOS SANTOS, OSVALDO
DELLA VALLE, ALYSSA
DEMARCO, GABRIELLE
DEOSARAN, ANGELIQUE
DESMOND, RYAN
DEVORAK, TREVOR
DIAZ, ISAIAH HERIBERTO
DJONOVIC, ARIANA
FARLEY, MAURA
FARRUKH, MEHAK
FLANAGAN, BREANA
GALLERY, SHANNEN
GANO, ALEXANDRIA
GOMULKA, LUKASZ
GRAHAM, TONEKE LEANDRA
GUPTA, SARANSH
HALL, AUTUMN
HALL, PRIYA
HEANEY, KYLE
HERNANDEZ, BREANNA
IDEHEN, SHANIAH
IMPAGLIA, SAMANTHA
INFANTE, JAYSON PAJE
ISCOA, ADELINA
ISLAM, AL-ARABIA
JAIME, JUSTIN
JANI, KEDAR
JELLISON, JACOB
KALYNYAK, OLEKSANDR
KAPADIA, PRIYANSHI ANAND
KAUR, AVDEEP
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KAUR, JASMEET
KAUR, MEHAK
KISZKA, JEFFREY
LAROIYA, VASU
LAVANI, BHAVIK
LEPINSKI, NICHOLAS
MANIAN, PRAMODH
MANJARA,
MOHMOADSANI
MANZOOR, MARYAM
MARGIOTTIELLO,
GUISEPPE
MARTINELLI, VINCENT
MASTROLONARDO,
AMANDA
MATEO, JENASSY
MCGOWAN, SYDNEY
MEHTA, DHRITI N
MERCADO, CLARISSA
MERGEL, JENNA
MILEY, SHAUN
MOHAMMED, UZMA
MORA, JORDY
MORALES, JOSHUA
MORALES, LISETTE
MUTHUVEL, NIVASHINI
NAEEM, HUMZA
NDOME, MAMADOU I
NEGRON, BRIANA
NETTA, TIMOTHY
NUNEZ DEL PRADO,
JOSMARY ANGELIS
OROZCO, JASMINE
OSORIO, CHRISTOPHER
PACHOLAK, KACPER
PAREKH, VINIT V
PATEL, ABHISHEK
PATEL, AKASH D
PATEL, ANJALI
PATEL, ANJALI
PATEL, BIJAL
March 2016
PATEL, CHELSEA P
PATEL, DHARA
PATEL, DHARA A A
PATEL, DHRUVKUMAR
PATEL, HARSH A A
PATEL, HARSH H H
PATEL, HEMALI
PATEL, JIGAR
PATEL, KUNJAN
SUNIL
PATEL, MEGHA
PATEL, PALAK
PATEL, SHAHIL
PATEL, SHRUTI N
PATEL, SWETA
RAKESHKUMAR
PATEL, UMANG
PATEL, VIVEK V V
PATEL, YASHI
JAYESH
PATHARE, SIDDHANT
PAWAR, AJIT
PEDANA, TYLER
PINTO, JONATHAN
POLIT, ANDREW
PRYSAK, ANGELICA
RABBITWALA, NIDHA
RAZA, AIMEN
REHMAN, MUBEEN M
RESTAURO, TIMOTHY
RODRIGUEZ, JENNIFER
RODRIGUEZ, MELISSA
RODRIGUEZ, STEPHANY
RUIZ, NATALIE
SAINT HILAIRE SOSA, PEDRO J
SALAHUDDIN, SAAD
SANTOS, ALYSSA
SCHAEFER, KEVIN
SCHMALENBERGER,
MICHAEL
SHAH, DARSHAL
SHARMA,
PRATISTHA
SHARMA, RANJEEKA
SIME DEJESUS,
JAYLYN
SINGCHAROENCHAI,
THAMARAT
SRIVASTAVA, SHOBHITA
STANISLAWSKI,
KLAUDIA A
STEELE, DEBRA
SUAREZ, BRANDEN
SURIEL, JORDAN
TALREJA, NILESH
ASHOK
TELUK, CHRISTOPHER
TENPENNY, PAIGE
TOBAR, ASHLEY
TORRES, JAMEA
VAID, SULAKSHMI
VERMA, ARUN
VILLAHERMOSA,
CLAUDIA
VIVEKANANDAN,
AKSHATHI
WALDRON, EDWARD
F Jr
WHELAN, DANIEL
WILKINSON, NY-ASIA
WILLIAMS, KILEY
ZAFRA, PABLO
Grade 12
ABBAS, INSIA
ABBAS, LAILA
ABID, MAHNOOR
ABREU, ASHLEY
ABREU, KATIE
ADNANI, KAREENA
AMATULLAH, NABIHAH
APPEL, GLENN
ARISMENDI, CHRISTINE
ATHALAGE, THEVUNI
AWAN, MUHAMMAD
BAALAJI, MAANASA
BADILLO, SINDY
BALLE-QUINONES,
GABRIELA
BANSAL, PRIYANKA
BEATON, REYNOLD
BEDI, SURYA
BEDI, ZIA
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BHAMBRI, SAHIL
BORGES, JUANITA
MARIE
BOZEK, PATRYCJA
BRAHMBHATT,
PARTH KIRITKUMAR
BURKE, SHAWNE J
CELESTINO, LARA
CESELKA, KRYSTIANA
CHAN, FION
CHANDHOKE,
SHAURYA
CHANDRA, ADITYA
CHAVARRY, JUAN
CONNELLY, CAITLYN
C
CONROY, ASHLEY T
CROCKER, DARNELL
D'CRUZE, CYNTHIA
DALERTA, ELISSA
DAVIS, SHANE
DE LA ROSA, ERIC
DESAI, MARGI
DESAI, POOJA
DESAI, SHIVANI
DESAI, TRISHA A.
DO, KEN
DOLGOVS, FJODORS
DRESS, LINDSEY
DREVELUS, CONNOR
DUTTA, KSHITIJ
EDGEWORTH, KELLY
EGAN, RILEY
ELEAM, JADE
EMME, WYATT
FAYDEN, ANTHONY
D.
FERNANDEZ,
KAYLEEN
FERNANDEZ, LAUREN
FLEURISSAINT, MARIO
March 2016
FODOR, SHANNON
FREEMAN, CONNOR
GALLO, BRIANA N
GANDHI, KEVAL
GARISON, FRANCESCA
GONZALES, CRISTIAN
HARI, JASPREET
HARRELL, MARIAH
HIGGINS, ANDREW
HINDS, EMMA EILEEN
HMEDAN, SARA H.
HOMSACK, MICHAEL
HUTTON, STEPHANIE
INGRAM, JESSICA
AMYE
JAVAID, ISMAIL
JISNNU, THAMBU
JOHNSON, TIRRELL
JONES, BRANDON P
JOSHI, JANKHNA
KACHHIA, CHAAHAT
KALIA, KARTIK
KAUR, GURWINDER
KAZNOWSKI, CASSIDY
KELLER, SKYLAR
KHAMRAKULOVA,
MUNISA A
KLIMCHUK, NATALIA
LAMBERG, WILLIAM
LASHLEY, TAFFY DYAN
LIANG, ELISA
LICHTENBERG, BRITTANY
LODATO, DANIEL
LOKI, JENNIFER
LOPEZ, ADAM
LOPEZ, DEREK
MAHJU, RAHUAL
MAHMOOD, MARYA
MANTZ, TAYLOR
MARQUIS, JAMES
MICHAEL
MARTES, DIANE
MCMAHON, ALISON
MERCEDES,
VANESSA
MIAH, MOHIUDDIN
MIRZA, NUHASH
AHAMED
MOCREIA, GAVYN
MOHAMMED, HUSSNAIN
MOORE, MARIYAH
MUNIZ, LAUREN
MYINT, JERRY ZAW
NAYEE, JAY
PARIKH, BINDI
PATEL, AKHIL
PATEL, DEVVRAT
ACHYUT
PATEL, HARSHIL
PATEL, KUSH K K
PATEL, KUSH P P
PATEL, MEHUL N
PATEL, NEIL
PATEL, NIRAV
PATEL, PARINA
PATEL, POOJA
PATEL, PRIYANKA
PATEL, RACHEL
PATEL, RIYA
PATEL, RUJUTA
SUNIL
PATEL, SAVAN V V
PATEL, SHIVANE
PATEL, VINAY
PERUMAL, SRIDEVI
PIERRE, TAHISHA
POCZTARSKI, PATRICK
POISLER, KATELYN
RAMAN, SWETHAA
RANATHUNGA,
CHAMODI
RAY, ZARNA
RAZA, BATOOL
RIOFRIO, COURTNEY
RODRIGUEZ, AMBER
SANTIAGO, ANGEL
SANTIAGO, YESSENIA
SANTIAGO-PARILLA,
TAINA
SAPOLNICK,
MICHELLE
SAYED, ZAIN
SETH, MOKSHA
SHAHID, SUBHAN
SHRESTHA, MYAGREEN
SIDDIQUI, AQSA
SIMPSON, MARIAH
SINGH, BHAVINI
SINGH, KULBEER
SMITH, IAN
SOLINSKI, KIMBERLY
SOPER, JACLYN
SRIDHAR, ADITYA
SUERO, JEREMY
SYLVESTER, EMILY
SZAWINSKI, MICHAL
TANAMAL, DIVINA
GRACIA
TEJEDA, ARIEL
THOMAS, NEETHU E
TIAN, DAVID
TOLEDO, LANCE
ADRIAN D.
TORRES, JEREMY
VARMA, JASMINE
VASSILATOS, CHRISTOPHER
VELEZ, EMILY
VEMURI, SPURTI
VENDRELL, GABRIELLA
WAGNER, KERI
YOGARAJAH, MATHUJAN
ZAHID, SAAD
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