District News: January -March 2010
| Annual Little Folks Festival set for March 20 The event will be held at the Casimer M. Dallago Early Childhood Center, 301 S. West Boulevard. The festival offers opportunities for parents and children to work together on "hands-on" activities prepared by Vineland Preschools staff. Read more |
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District plans to minimize impact of East Avenue construction VPS transportation and maintenance departments have been working with the City of Vineland Engineering Department to minimize the impact of East Avenue reconstruction on Cunningham School and district students who live in the area but attend other schools. Read more
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| The Vineland High School “Cap ‘n Dagger” club performed for three large audiences he show, based on a Disney Channel original movie, reminds young people to be themselves and follow their dreams. As in past performances, the months of practice was obvious as the cast members delivered their lines flawlessly, sang sweetly and danced with precision. Read more |
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Math 24 tournament set for Saturday at Petway School The tournament is divided into three rounds of play for grade 4 and four rounds for the grade 5 contestants. Students solve math problems on cards, using four numbers and any four of the mathematical operations, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, to make a final answer of 24. Read more
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| Students hear tale of WW II danger and survival Bill Hogan, tail gunner on a B-24 Liberator heavy bomber during World War II, told a harrowing tale of danger and survivor during a recent visit to Terry Kuhnreich's "Search for Conscience" classes at Vineland High School. Read more |
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Middle school students set to perform "Bye Bye Birdie" After many weeks of rehearsals, students from all four middle schools will take the stage at Veterans Memorial School on March 25-27 to perform “Bye Bye Birdie”. Curtain time is 7 p.m. for all three performances. Read more
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| Fundraisers The VHS Marching Band is holding a "Dutch Mill Bulbs Spring Fundraiser. " Cunningham School is selling 'bent handle' snow shovels for scholarship fund. The VHS All-Sports Booster Club is seeking crafters and vendors for its Craft and Sports Fair on March 20. Read more |
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Youth Art Month opening reception held March is Youth Art Month in NJ and the district’s elementary art teachers covered nearly every square inch of walls in the building with work from students in grades kindergarten through five.Read more
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400 attend "Fairy Tale Ball" at D'Ippolito School This celebration, one of many “Read Across America” activities in Vineland Public Schools to promote literacy, was funded by New Jersey Education Association PRIDE grant. Read more |
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Pops concert at VHS scheduled for March 31 The 21st Annual Music in Our Schools Month Instrumental Pops Concert will be held on Wednesday, March 31 at 7 p.m. in the Vineland High School South Gymnasium. Read more
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Rossi School will host 5th annual Academic Showcase Academic Showcase on Friday, March 26, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the school, 2572 Palermo Ave. "This night is set aside annually for students and their families to view our students’ finest work," said Mrs. Pamela English, coordinator. Read more |
Reminder: Spring recess dates revised Vineland Public Schools today issued a reminder to students and their families about the spring recess, revised because of days lost to inclement weather this winter. Read more |
| Three Vineland swimmers garner All-South Jersey honors Senior boys swimmers Jerry Capriotti and Bryan Masilotti, along with junior girl Lauren Carastro, were named to the South Jersey Interscholastic Swimming Association (SJISA) All-South Jersey team at the coaches' association's annual end-of-year awards meeting March 12, team coaches announced. Read more |
Principal's list for 2nd marking period announced Vineland Public Schools today released the list of the students in grades 3-12 who earned Principal's List honors for the second marking period. To achieve this distinction, high school students must have a grade-point average of 3.75 or above. In elementary and middle schools, students must have all A's. Read more |
VHS boys swimmers excel at Meet of Champions The Vineland High School boys swim team ended its season on a successful note this past weekend, notching six top-10 finishes at the NJSIAA Individual State Swimming Championships at the Gloucester County Institute of Technology in Sewell, said team coaches. Read more |
All 3 VHS OM teams qualify for state finals All three teams from Vineland High School qualified to compete in the NJ State Finals in the Odyssey of the Mind competition by showcasing their creativity during the recent OM Lighthouse Regional competition at Ewing High School. Read more
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Students at Sabater School collect money for Haiti Relief Students from Sabater Elementary School recently presented a check to the American Red Cross for $2,059.00 for the Haiti earthquake relief effort. Read more |
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Hearts for Haiti fundraiser at VHS A school wide project, "Hearts for Haiti", was recently conducted at Vineland High School South, assisted by the Key Club, said Denise Gavigan, club advisor. Read more |
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Students and staff at Mennies School help Haiti Relief Program On Feb. 24, CCC officials and the Mennies family attended a joint assembly to celebrate the fundraising success and to learn more about the island nation. In attendance were members of the Cumberland County College administrative team and students. Read more
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Meteorologist, author visits Mennies School Carol Erickson, a meteorologist at Philadelphia TV station CBS 3 and also an author, was a guest speaker/reader at Mennies Elementary School on Tuesday. Erickson read a book she recently published about adopting shelter animals entitled “Not a Used Dog at All.” Read more |
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Vineland Public Schools celebrates "Read Across America""Read Across America" is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of beloved children's author Dr. Seuss Read more
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| Barse Elementary School honors students' character traits Barse School students were selected for exhibiting outstanding character traits. Following dinner, students received awards and listened to guest speaker Perry Barse, former Mayor of Vineland.The program is funded by grants from the New Jersey Education Association and Vineland Education Association to reinforce positive student behavior. Read more |
VHS Junior Semi-Formal dance has been postponed until March 20 The Vineland High School junior semi-final scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 20 has been postponed until Saturday, March 20, said Dorothy Burke, VHS South Assistant Principal. Read more |
| Author visits Mennies School during Basic Skills Literacy Night Students at Mennies Elementary School recently enjoyed a lively interactive program with children's book author and singer Daryl Cobb, said Elena Bermudez, school media specialist. Read more |
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Gabriel Project to host Night Time With the Daytime Stars The non-profit Gabriel Project, raises funds to provide life-saving heart surgery to a child from an area where such surgery is not available. The organization also helps local children who need surgery and whose families cannot afford it. Read more |
| Volunteers needed for Challenger Baseball League The Challenger Baseball League Board of Directors would like to extend an invitation to all businesses. athletic teams and organizations high school level and above to assist the league's special needs players with the game of baseball. Read more |
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Rossi School Language Arts class hosts author to mark Black History Month As part of Rossi Middle School’s Black History Month celebration, Mrs. Carolyn Bunton’s Language Arts class hosted publisher and author Mrs. Deborah Patton. Read more
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| 8 Giraffe heroes honored for sevice to classmates, families, community Eight Vineland Public School’s elementary school students were honored Feb. 2 as “Giraffe Heroes” for “having big hearts, sticking their necks out to help others, and for being persistent in pursuing their goals.” Read more |
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Vineland Adult Ed. Center students give aid to Haiti As part of their community service activities, students from Gary Bergh’s beginning English as a Second Language (ESL) class at the Vineland Adult Education Center recently collected $320 for the Haiti relief effort. Read more
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| High school students learn about WW II internment camps Experiences related to the internment of Japanese people during World War II were described by two recent guest speakers in Mrs. Terry Kuhnreich’s Search for Conscience class at Vineland High School South. Read more |
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Holocaust survivor speaks to VHS students Mr. Sol Finkelstein told students of the many hardships his family faced as natives of Poland during World War II. He explained how he and his family were placed in the Radom ghetto and then eventually taken by cattle train to the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz. Read more
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VHS junior takes top spot in poetry performance contest Standing on a darkened Vineland High School stage with a single, bright spotlight shining on him, Jamuel Feliciano confidently --- and with great emotion --- recited two poems on Tuesday that wowed a panel of judges. Read more |
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Nate Offer Crowned Mr. Vineland at 15th annual contest Nate Offer was crowned Mr. Vineland at the 15th annual pageant held last night before an enthusiastic, sellout crowd in the auditorium of Vineland High School South. Read more
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| Wallace School students participate in African-American Read In The Read-In was held to encourage literacy. The three-hour event arranged by Jackie Huster, the school’s media specialist,was held on the first day of Black History Month and featured poems, essays, and even rap verse. Read more |
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Donation helps environmental sciences class at VHS The calendar says February but the snow makes it appear as though it’s still the holiday season. And during that time, the Vineland High School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences celebrated “Go Green for the Holidays”. Read more
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| Six schools, central cafeteria honored for food safety Six Vineland Public Schools and the district’s central kitchen were among the 30 food establishments that earned the coveted “Five-Star Award” for exceptional efforts in sanitation and food safety from the Vineland Health Department. Read more |
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VHS CMT students selected for Internship with KYW Newsradio Two students in the Vineland High School Communication, Media and Technology Small Learning Community have been selected for an Internship with KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia, according to Erika Cowdright, the SLC administrator. Read more
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| All South Jersey Orchestra Three student musicians from Vineland Public Schools have qualified through competitive audition to perform on Jan. 10 with the All South Jersey Junior and Senior high School Orchestra at Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees, said Craig Phillips, district string ensemble director. Read more |
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Environmental students hear lecture on invasive weed found in stream here Renee Brecht from the Citizens United to Protect the Maurice River and Its Tributaries spoke to students on Thursday in the Environmental Science class at Vineland High School and also to members of the school’s Students Helping Animals Plants and the Environment club Read more
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| District staff participates in workshops While students enjoyed a break from classes on a day with a hint of spring in the air, Vineland Public Schools teachers and support staff were busy on Friday honing their skills at school-based workshops. Read more |
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S.T.E.P.S. for Kids program resumes January The Success through Exercise, Physical Fitness and Sharing Information (STEPS) for Kids program will resume classes at Wallace Middle School on Jan. 9, according to Shelley Cohen, Garden AHEC Director at South Jersey Health Systems. Read more |
