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Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃 We're streaming today's annual Vineland-Millville Thanksgiving Day football game live from Wheaton Field at 10:30 a.m. Go Fighting Clan!

https://www.youtube.com/live/f9X-n7RVzTg?si=8f2-4xijfQVSaUUl

Happy Thanksgiving from the Vineland Public Schools family!

Come out and support the Fighting Clan tomorrow as they take on rival Millville High School in the annual Thanksgiving Day Game! Game time is 10:30 a.m. at Wheaton Field in Millville.

If you can't make it, be sure to watch it live on VPS Broadcasting here: https://www.youtube.com/live/f9X-n7RVzTg?si=8f2-4xijfQVSaUUl

Go Fighting Clan! 🐔

Join us tonight for our annual pre-Thanksgiving football game pep rally! Come support the Fighting Clan as they look to win tomorrow vs. Millville at Wheaton Field for the 154th matchup between the rival teams. The pep rally will be held on the field behind Johnstone School and the VHS Tanner Building. Those attending should park in the VHS Asselta A and D-wing parking lots.

Students in Miss Bernard and Ms. McGill’s class at Dr. William Mennies School had an exciting week diving into Balloons Over Broadway! They learned all about the magic behind the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade — how the giant balloons are designed, built, and brought to life.

After reading the story and exploring how floats are engineered, our little creators put their imaginations to work and designed their very own parade floats! 🦃🎉

We’re so proud of their creativity, teamwork, and festive spirit. What a joyful way to celebrate Thanksgiving! ❤️

Vineland High School students from the JAG and RISE programs helped with the annual Salvation Army Holiday Food Drive!

In Mrs. Nonnemacher’s third-grade class at Petway Elementary School, students practiced their math fluency skills in a whole new way—with a classroom-style game of Capture the Flag! They reviewed place value, addition, subtraction, and multiplication while staying fully engaged and active. The game encouraged teamwork, good sportsmanship, and strategic thinking as students worked together to earn points and capture the flag!

After reading the nonfiction book "Soil", students in Mrs. Lee’s class at Rossi made a real-life diagram of the layers of soil. Students worked with partners to review their knowledge and cite evidence on the topic. Then they made a soil dessert, where different ingredients represented the layers of soil. Students were able to explain their learning and tie it into a delicious dessert!

The third-grade students in Ms. Giblin and Miss Passetti’s third grade class at Durand Elementary School have been working very diligently to learn their multiplication facts. They have studied both the commutative and associative properties of multiplication. Last week, they worked on breaking apart arrays with the distributive property of multiplication. In understanding this property, they have been working with creating arrays, breaking them into smaller pieces, and putting them back together. In class they have practiced in a whole group, small groups, and partner work. Today was a very exciting day, as they were able to show off their newly learned skills. They were able to dress up like doctors from head to toe to perform “surgery” on the arrays as Dr. Distributive. The students enjoyed being able to play the role of doctor. Several of the students said that they wanted to be a real doctor when they get older.

Winslow Elementary School, led by the Captain’s Crew, recently completed a successful food drive for the Vineland Soup Kitchen. Over the course of two weeks, students collected more than 960 food items to support local families in need.
The fun didn’t stop there! On Friday, November 21, 2025, students participated in Winslow’s annual Turkey Trot, running an impressive 1,990 laps around the school track. It was a wonderful day filled with teamwork, excitement, and community spirit.
This year’s Captain’s Crew included:
5th Grade: Jayda Ashley, James Pierce, Gabriella Spenielli, Dante Erling, Ava Killian, Sherry Summers, Julia Ceron
4th Grade: Kayla Sheftall, Drish Patel, Julianna Perna, Carter Lindsey, Kolin Drake, Scarlett Reale, Christian Cortez, Arden Minko.
Advisors: Mrs Camerieri and Mrs. Scarpa.
The students did a wonderful job organizing the run as well as counting and sorting the food donations.
We look forward to partnering with the Vineland Soup Kitchen again next month as our students help sort the donated items and package lunches for the community.

Got bags? The VHS S.H.A.P.E. Club will be collecting reusable shopping bags in collaboration with The Authority of Cumberland County. Bags will be sterilized and donated to local food pantries.
Collection bins are located in the main offices of both the VHS Asselta and Tanner buildings. The collection will run from now until the end of the school year.

Monday and Tuesday, November 24 and 25, are legal attendance (half) days at all schools for Parent-Teacher Conferences. Please contact your child's school for the exact conference times.
Wednesday, Nov. 26, is a legal attendance day for all schools.
All schools and district offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 27 and 28, for Thanksgiving Recess. Come out and cheer on VHS on Nov. 27 as they take on Millville High School in the annual Thanksgiving Day game! 10:30 am in Millville.
We wish all of our families and staff members a safe and restful break.

Don't forget - tomorrow is the VHS Holiday Craft Fair! Come out to VHS South from 10am-2pm for tons of great crafts and plenty of fun for the whole family. We hope to see you there!

Veterans Memorial Middle School teacher Montgomery Strickland served as the Keynote Speaker for Rowan University’s 2025 Teacher Preparation Pinning and Induction Ceremony. Strickland spoke to students entering Rowan’s Teacher Education Program, sharing his path to becoming a classroom teacher, his involvement in the MOCHA program at Rowan, and how these experiences led him to Vineland Public Schools. He also reflected on his time as a Rowan student and the influence it had on his career.

Vineland Public Schools is fortunate to have him inspiring students every day, and we are proud to see him represent our district at Rowan University.

His full remarks can be viewed at the link below. The keynote begins at 45:45 and ends at 55:25.

https://rowan.webex.com/recordingservice/sites/rowan/recording/802ccc1baf82466bbded885d5ac0a0cb/playback

Renana Ramirez Lecona, a VHS senior, became a proud recipient of the ACTR (American Council of Teachers of Russian) Scholar Laureate Award as the school’s most outstanding student of Russian for 2024-2025. She was one of only 30 students across the US to receive this prestigious award! Renata’s name and a photograph were printed in the ACTR newsletter. Renata is a gifted and talented student whose classwork, eager participation, and intelligent questions demonstrate a high aptitude for acquiring knowledge and using it effectively. The quality of her classwork and self-study goes beyond what is expected. She actively looks for opportunities to enhance her language acquisition. In addition to being an excellent and competitive student, she has a multicultural appreciation and a cosmopolitan outlook that make he remarkable among her peers. She contributes a lot of positive energy and enthusiasm to her Russian class.

Rhonda Marrero’s 6th grade class at Veterans Memorial Middle School conducted today’s science lab outdoors. Students collected temperature data and lux meter readings to investigate whether the air near the ground is warmer than the air four feet above it. They measured both incoming and reflected light to support their observations. The combined temperature and light data showed that the air closest to the ground was indeed warmer. Assisting Mrs. Marrero during the investigation were Ms. Smaniotto and Ms. Colantuono.

**Tomorrow is the last day for donations!

Please join the members of the VHS Marching Band in collecting food for those in need! Donation dates are November 17-21, and donations may be dropped off at the VHS Asselta Building, 2880 E. Chestnut Ave. Please see the flyer for more details.

Vineland High School’s annual Powder Puff game took over Gittone Stadium on November 19, and even the cold drizzle couldn't keep students away! The night started with a freshman-sophomore exhibition that stayed close the whole time. Neither team broke through at the end, and the game finished in a tie.

The juniors and seniors followed with the main flag football matchup. The seniors found their rhythm early and held on, earning a 34-6 win by the final whistle. Their male classmates took on cheerleading duties for the evening, and their halftime routine had the crowd laughing and cheering through the cold.

Students bundled together under blankets, the field was slick, and everyone stayed until the end. Powder Puff once again delivered the kind of spirited, slightly chaotic fun that students look forward to every year.

There are more photos on our Facebook page!

The game can be viewed on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/live/7hR0N0hpk0w?si=xYZYc6xqJOMslfbC

At the end of September, students in Ms. Belvett's Creative Writing course at Vineland High School wrote flash fiction pieces as part of their short story unit. Eighteen students have been selected for publication in Young Writers USA's anthology, Stranger Sagas - Unusual Times, to be released in early 2026. Young Writers has promoted the poetry and creative writing of students since 1991.

Vineland High School JAG and RISE students spent time this week volunteering at the Vineland Salvation Army Food Bank. They helped distribute food to local families, lending their time and energy to support neighbors in need.

This annual service project is an important tradition for VHS students, giving them the opportunity to make a direct impact in the community and learn the value of showing up for others.