Henninger K night Life Upcoming Events Volume 1 ● Issue 5 February 2015 challenge Faculty Meeting Mon. Feb. 2nd 270 ACT Exam Sat. Feb. 7th Report Card Distribution Mon. Feb. 9th Twilight Ms. Suslovic’s U. S. History Review class PTSO Meeting Tues. Feb. 10th 6:00-7:00 PM 1/2 Day School Wed. Feb. 11th Class Periods 3, 5, 7, 9 Ms. Pollard’s Living Environment Review class PTSO Flower Sale Fri. Feb. 13th Midwinter Recess Mon. Feb. 16thThurs. Feb. 20th Let Freedom Sing An Evening of Music, Rhythm, and Dance Thurs. Feb. 26th 6:30 PM Peer Tutoring C hallenge 270 is our commitment to see that at least 270 students graduate this June. Staff and faculty are working together to keep students on this path. Although this road has many twists and turns, teachers are offering late afternoon and weekend Regents review classes to better prepare students. Students are embracing the challenge by volunteering their time to tutor their peers after school. Finally, in the evening, the Twilight program is in full swing helping students earn the credits needed to graduate. Henninger Black Knights are working to make inroads as they rise up for the challenge! 1 Principal DiFlorio’s Message The Winter Concert was a huge success. Congratulations to all the chorus and band members for their wonderful performances. I am pleased to announce that this was our most attended event at Henninger. I am also pleased with the Medical Assistant program and how well they are doing. The seniors have started their clinical rotations at the Syracuse Community Health Center. The Medical Assistant class is a great program to be a part of and I hope more sophomores will be taking advantage of this great opportunity next year. Regent’s week has ended and I hope everyone did well. I am aware there are seniors that still need to pass one or more Regents exams in order to graduate. Seniors, we are committed to helping you step up to the Challenge and successfully complete all your requirements. We’re about six months away from graduation. Presently, we have about 133 students who will be walking the stage in June. I’m sure many of you have seen the “Challenge 270” posters around the school. Challenge 270 is what we are striving for; to have 270 students be a part of the class of 2015. To make this happen, we are going to need help from everyone; teachers, students, parents, and our community as a whole. With your help we can make this happen. The Class of 2015 will be the 50th class to graduate from Henninger. This class is especially meaningful to me because I became principal the day these students started as freshmen. Over the last four years, I watched you mature and grow. I want the Class of 2015 to be Henninger’s largest graduating class. Remember, 270 is the magic number. 2 College Checklist for juniors Student Planning Calendar • Begin conducting college visits • Learn about the college application process • Sign up for the May and/or June SAT • Make an appointment with your child’s guidance counselor @ 435-4350 • Continue college visits • Inquire about AP, college level classes and other senior classes with articulation agreements with colleges • This is a great opportunity to transfer high school credits into a college level program • Begin discussing financial aid with your family • Continue to seek out scholarships on Naviance and at http://fastweb.com • Talk to Say Yes consultants • Start gathering information about financial aid • Look for a summer job that relates to your career interests • If possible, begin to save money to offset college costs • Meet with your child’s guidance counselor @ 435-4350 (if you had not already done so) • If you travel this summer, consider scheduling a college visit • Request applications from the schools you are visiting • If interested in the military, begin the application process • Review college applications, especially the essays The Henninger PTSO has funded the After Ball Party for the Senior Class for a number of years now. It is a large financial endeavor. It requires nearly $3500. This has included activities, food, prizes and a safe haven for our students. Our primary goal is to keep our students safe. Each year, it becomes increasingly difficult to raise these funds. On February 15th, the PTSO will be sponsoring an Applebee’s fundraiser on Erie Blvd. We are asking our seniors to participate by selling a minimum of four tickets at $5.00 each. The PTSO will receive $3.50 for each ticket sold. The tickets will be sold on Fridays during all three lunches in school by PTSO officer, Brian Schroeder. Other upcoming fundraisers include the Carnation Sale on February 13th and SU Parking for the Duke game on February 14th. The Prom Fashion Show and the St. Baldrick’s events will be in March. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Annie Smith @ [email protected]. Working By Choice Balancing school and work Balancing school and a job is stressful to those Henninger students who work and attend school. Students find that they need to work to earn money, demonstrate responsiblity, and gain independence. Sometimes it can be a sturggle. Courtney Cole is a junior at Henninger. She works at Wendy’s on Park Street. She is able to manage school and work by making sure she doesn’t fall behind in her studies. She knows that once she falls behind, it becomes next to impossible to catch up. Linda Archange is a junior and works at James Square Nursing Home. She started working to buy things that she needs because she would rather earn money than ask her dad for it. She is finding it difficult to work at the nursing home because it is demanding work. The patients are old and fragile and she has to constantly remind herself to Shamar Lutchman is a junior at Henninger. He works at Wendy’s on Park Street. He finds it easy to manage school and work if he gets a good night’s sleep. Presently, he works twenty hours a week which is a lot considering he is still in high school. However, having a job teaches him to be a better person and how to work with people. But handling rude customers can be a challenge. One day, Shamar had a customer who was in a bad mood and took it out on him. With a smile, Shamar tried Courtney Cole works about 20 hours per week at Wendy’s She chose to work to be more productive with her time and to have her own spending money. Working at Wendy’s has helped her to be more patient when she deals with people. She has become better at time management and her whole life is a schedule. In addition, Courtney finds that she has become a better problem solver because she has to figure out what to do when the manager is not available. Wendy’s was her first experience at holding down a job. She’s become a more responsible and independent person. Even though she misses hanging out with her friends, going to the mall, and having time to herself, she prefers working and earning money. TJ Kamanda is a sophomore at Henninger and works at Wegmans in Liverpool. He wanted to get a job to start saving for college and to have extra spending money. He works about 15 hours per week as a cashier and enjoys working there because the people are friendly and it’s a great company to work for. He knows that being friendly and giving good customer service is the best way to keep customers happy and loyal shoppers. That is part of working at Wegmans. He enjoys the people but really enjoys earning a paycheck. Linda Archange works about 20 hours per week at James Square be extra careful when giving them their food and helping them get around. She is becoming more patient and better at time management. She is more responsible in getting up and arriving to work on time. One change she has noticed is that she is a better listener and smiles more even if it hurts. She considers it to be a good thing because she’s learning about the real world. One day she’s going to be a senior citizen and she hopes to receive the same treatment as she’s giving. But most of all, she really likes getting a paycheck and saving money. Shamar Lutchman works 20 hours each week at Wendy’s to resolve the situation with kindness. The customer was satisfied and left feeling better. This lesson also taught Shamar about self-discipline and not reacting without thinking. His primary reason for working is to save for a car by his senior year. He pictures himself driving around in a classic BMW. Another reason he chooses to work is because it keeps him out of trouble and his head on straight. Having a job is a big responsiblity and worth the sacrifice of not hanging with friends. TJ Kamanda works about 15 hours each week at Wegmans. In addition to earning money, he has gained many new friends who frequently help each other. Since he’s been working he has become more responsible, more comfortable with people, and better managing school and work. He is learning that his perserverance will later pay off for him. He feels when you give it your best and from your heart, good things will come. 3 He ES What was your first experience with snow like? nn i n g er “It’s fun because I can make a lot of things like snowmen and snowballs.” “The snow is cold! It makes me want to stay home in bed.” L World “It`s cold! I like it.” Yunior Guerrero Garcia Cuba Hser Ku Moo Thailand Noor Al-Obaaidi Iraq “It`s fun. I like to throw snow at my friends.” Barbaro Montero-Lamar Cuba students recently Some Henninger arrived to the U.S. from Africa, Asia, Central and South America. For many, this is the first time they experienced winter. And when I say winter, I mean real winter. The kind of winter we have here in Syracuse, with snow and cold weather. Some students come from places where winters are very mild and they have never experienced snow before. They have seen it in movies and heard stories about it but they never walked outside, felt the cold winter air filling their lungs every time they inhaled. They have never felt soft, white snow underneath their feet. These Henninger ESL students finally experienced snow for the first time. ~A. Junuzovic, Henninger ESL “Snow is new to me. It made me happy to see it for the first time.” Paw Say Wah Thailand 4 “It makes me happy. I like to play in the snow, But I dont like to walk in it.” John Paul Thailand “The snow was good.” “I dont like walking in the snow, but I like to play in it.” “It’s cold, but fun because it was my first experience.” Nobie Htoo Thailand Deisy Placencia-Dorta Cuba Amheddey Ibrahim Somalia Messages from the Heart Love The most spectacular, indescribable, deeply euphoric feeling for someone. Love is an incredibly powerful word. This love is unconditional affection with no limits or conditions: completely loving someone. It’s when you trust the other with your life and you would do anything for each other. When you love someone you want nothing more than for them to be truly happy no matter what it takes because that’s how much you care about them and because their needs come before your own. To make your family, friends and even strangers feel special you can do random acts of kindness. It will let them know they are important. Sometimes the smallest gesture makes the biggest difference. Send a letter to a former teacher letting them know ab out the difference they made in your life ten loud of t u o h g e Lau ur smil o y e r a and sh sly generou Pick up bottles or cans you find o n the ground and re cycle them Leave a generous tip for your waiter or waitress Donate old toys to your local Goodwill Shove l snow for a neigh bor. Open the ca r doo r for your passe nger od te a on o Bl Help g y do a stra find t; or ca ner, its ow s need al anim dness kin too for a you go e m i t t he Nex ay for t p , n u r ou in coffee ehind y b r e m custo line Pull out someo ne’s chair for them at the dinner table D 5 Memories with No Regrets Your senior year should be exciting, challenging and full of memories. It’s a time of looking forward and a time of looking back. It’s a time of celebration and time of preparation. In the future, when you look back at your senior year, you want to remember your achievements without having any regrets. Here are a few things you might want to do before your senior year is over. eer t n u l o V e your tim re e h w e m so Leave a ote friendly n or in a book f someone find to e Apologiz one to some ted you trea poorly 6 Do somethin g you’ve ne ver d but noth one ing crazy or dangero us Tell your favorite teachers how much you appreciate them ge n e l l Cha self your Sit with a different group for a change Make fri with t ends hat p you a erson lwa thoug ys ht seem ed co ol Become the lead er of a group Celebrate Black History Month with Us! Black history and culture is not only a part of the American fabric, it’s an integral part of the school curriculum. Black History Month is an opportunity to emphasize the history and achievements of African Americans. Fifty years ago, the idea that an African American might be president was unimaginable. How did we get from there to where we are today? Black History Milestones • • • • • • • • • • • • Featured Club: Book Club 1909: The NAACP was founded 1941: African Americans fight in WWII 1947: Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American baseball player 1954: Brown v. Board of Ed. 1955: Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott 1964: Civil Rights Act 1965: Selma to Montgomery march 1972: Shirley Chisholm runs for president 1995: Million Man March 2001: Colin Powell becomes Secretary of State 2008: Barack Obama becomes 44th U.S. President 2015: Selma to Montgomery Commemorative March What we are reading The Infinite Moment of us The Shadow Society The Testing For as long as she can remember, Wren Gray’s goal has been to please her parents. Charlie Parker, on the other hand, is a gentle boy with a troubled past, Charlie has loved Wren since the day he first saw her. But thought a girl like Wren would never fall for him. Darcy Jones doesn’t remember anything before the day she was abandoned. She couldn’t have guessed that she comes from an alternate world where deadly creatures called Shades terrorize the human population. It’s graduation day for 16 year old Malencia Vale. All Cia can think about is whether she’ll be chosen for The Testing, Armed with her father’s dire warnings (“Cia, trust no one”), she bravely heads off far away from friends and family, perhaps forever. 7 The Lighter Side of Henninger Illustration by Austin Clarke Only 14 1/2 days of classes in February COMMISSIONERS OF EDUCATION: Michelle Mignano, President; Bill Bullen, Vice President; Patricia Body, Commissioner; David Cecile, Commissioner; Derrick Dorsey, Commissioner; Maxwell Ruckdeschel, Commissioner; Stephen Swift, Commissioner; ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF: Sharon L. Contreras, Superintendent; Jaime Alicea, Chief Operations Officer; Kim Bradley, Chief of Staff, Jeremy Grant-Skinner, Esq., Exec. Director of Talent Management; Brandan Keaveny, Ed.D., Chief Accountability Officer; Laura Kelley, Chief Academic Officer; Suzanne Slack, Chief Financial Officer. The Syracuse City School District hereby advises students, parents, employees, and the general public that it offers employment and educational opportunities, including vocational education opportunities, without regard to age, gender, race, color, religion, marital status, sexual preference, national origin, or disability. Questions regarding this Title IX and Section 504 Statement may be referred to the building principal or to the District: Syracuse City School District, Attention: District 504 Compliance Officer, 1025 Erie Blvd. West, • Syracuse, NY 13204, (315) 435-4212 Journalism Editorial Staff Brandy Watson 8 Editor Junior Hassan Hassan Copy Editor Senior Bianca Archange Layout Editor Senior Taylor Woods Photo Editor Senior Monica Stephens Reporting Editor Senior Austin Clarke Staff Artist Junior
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