Don't forget - tonight is the annual Vineland High School Spring Concert! The concert will feature performances from the Select Choir, Varsity Singers, Concert Choir, String Ensemble, Stage Band, Concert Ensemble, and Marching Band. Admission is free, and the public is welcome to attend. Come out and support our talented Performing Arts Department!
We will be streaming the Board of Education Combined Meeting live at 5pm on our YouTube channel. We will be honoring our Administrator and Teachers and Educational Service Professionals of the Year at the start of the meeting!
View here: https://www.youtube.com/live/S50KQiId7N8?si=mEjRM6aYrmgA4XRs
Behind every successful school, there stands a remarkable principal. Thank you for your tireless dedication, inspiring leadership, and boundless passion for shaping futures. Happy National School Principal's Day!
Britney Aguilar Osorio and Ileanie Mendez are the April Dancers of the Month! These Dance 1 students have been so excited and interested in learning dance this year. They have worked hard and are so excited for their first dance showcase on May 9th at 6:30 in the VHS South Auditorium.
On Wednesday, April 24th, Visual Arts students from Vineland High School attended the County Teen Arts Festival in Millville, NJ. Twelve students were chosen to have their work advance to states! Their work will be displayed at the State Teen Arts Festival at Middlesex College from June 4th-6th
Winners include:
Kayla Irrizary, Trystin Adkins, Brianna Lovisone, Juleysy Lopez Mass, Megan Harrell, Janessa Marrero, Thaili Nemelc, Isabella St. John, Sulema Olmeda Osario, Maria Gabino Benitez, Brianna Diaz, Angelina Colon
Congratulations to all!
Johnstone Middle School winners of the 2024 District Art School for the Secondary schools were awarded their certificates and prizes today! Yairaleen Villa Guevara created a beautiful acrylic landscape, winning third place. In second place, Alana Torres won with her interdimensional, space-inspired canvas painting. Our first-place winner, Alianna Negron, won with her beautifully crafted pen and ink animal drawing. Congratulations!
VHS senior Isabela Cortez was selected by the American Council of Teachers of Russian as a Russian Scholar Laureate for 2023. She became a member of the select group of 32 Russian students nominated by schools across the United States as the most outstanding Russian Language student of 2023. Congratulations!
The City of Vineland's Green and Wellness Fair returns on Saturday, May 18! See the attached flyer for more information.
Dr. William Mennies staff was excited to announce the Character Badge nominations for April. We celebrated and learned about having a positive attitude. These students demonstrated outstanding character and maintained a positive attitude throughout the month.
Tami Amato, Speech Therapist at Veteran's Memorial School, donated 50 new books to speech students at Rossi Elementary School. Accepting the donation is Denise Diorio, one of Rossi School's speech therapists. Denise raises funds each year to support her students' literacy skills and to provide each student with free books. Pictured are Diorio, Amato, and students/staff from Mrs. Christy Stanker's K-2 class.
The Vineland FFA will be hosting a plant sale on Saturday, May 11 and Saturday, May 18 from 8am-2pm at the VHS Greenhouse, 2880 E. Chestnut Ave. Prices range from $2-$15. See the attached flyer for more information.
Vineland’s girl's track team went to the University of Pennsylvania last week and ran in the Penn relay, running a season-best time of 14 in the 4 x 400 m relay with the team of Ashlyn Newton, Georgina Chalow, Chanel Rose, and Marissa Strickland. Great job!
States, here we go again!
On Wednesday, April 24th, VHS Theatre students attended the Cumberland County Teen Arts Festival, where they participated in various workshops and performed pieces from Cap n Dagger's spring revue, We're All Stars! We're so happy to announce that our students will advance to the state level AGAIN! This is only the second year that VHS Theatre has participated in the Teen Arts Festival and both years of participation resulted in advancing to states (this year, four out of our six performances were chosen to advance). Ms. Gardner is thrilled to be leading and preparing students for the New Jersey State Teen Arts Festival in June! We're so proud of all our VPA students for representing Vineland High School!
Students in the VHS Dennis Tanner Media Center took part in a month-long event called "Crocheting for Babies." We were lucky enough to have Mrs. Catherine Geraci come in and teach our students how to crochet. The students came to the Media Center every day during their free periods to work on crocheting baby blankets. In total, we have made 23 baby blankets that Mrs. FIori, the Media Specialist, will be bringing to the Inspira Pediatric Unit in Vineland.
In honor of Multicultural Day, Petway Elementary teacher Ms. Jenna Smith demonstrated how to make fresh pasta. Third-grade students observed while Ms. Smith mixed the dough, ran it through the pasta roller, and then hung it to dry. Students were given fresh pasta to enjoy at home!
Ms. Dubois's Kindergarten class at Petway Elementary read their first chapter book, The Princess in Black and the Science Fair Scare! Students listened to the story while having to imagine what each page’s pictures looked like. After students learned about the story’s problem, they had to make predictions about what they thought would happen next in the story, what they thought would happen next with the volcano goo monster. Students also made predictions about how they would get rid of the goo monster while working on sentence structure, sounding out unfamiliar words, and drawing detailed pictures!
Vineland High School will be inducting five new members into the Athletic Hall of Fame on Thursday, May 30. This year’s inductees include Nicolas Asselta, Alicia Cox, Dale K. Jones, Katherine (Krawczyk) Rivera, and Terry Spencer. The event will be held in the Edward T. Harvard Gymnasium at Vineland High School South, 2880 E. Chestnut Ave.
The new inductees will join the 150 other members, whose plaques can be found in the VHS Wall of Fame outside of the gymnasium. Those nominated must have met the following criteria:
* graduated from Vineland High School at least 10 years ago;
* participated, and excelled in athletics;
* contributed to the community in some way;
* exhibit reputable character.
Tickets for the event are $20 each. For questions or more information, please contact Jennifer Jimenez, Athletic Secretary, at 856-794-6800 ext. 2555. Tickets can be purchased in cash or check. Checks should be made out to Vineland High School Athletics.
The Vineland High School Marching Band was part of Vineland celebrating Vineland's own Isiah Pacheco on April 20, 2024, at City Hall. The students entertained the crowd while waiting and throughout the celebration, representing VHS with pride.
The next chance to see VHSMB will be during the Memorial Day Ceremony on May 27th. Several students from the VHSMB will also be in the Spring Concert on May 2nd in the concert ensemble & symphonic bands. Please come out and support our talented students!
Rowan professor Dr. Milou came to Mennies Elementary School on Thursday, April 25th, to model lessons based on the book Building Thinking Classrooms. Dr. Milou demonstrated math lessons in which students worked vertically in random groups. He sat with the staff to discuss the book and the research behind it. Students loved learning from Dr. Milou and said his teaching felt like a game. Dr. Milou will be back for more professional development!
The Vineland Historical and Antiquarian Society Book Club has been rescheduled for Tuesday, May 28, at 6:00 PM, at the museum, 108 South State St., or on Zoom. The club will review the “Fantastic Castle,” written by former VHAS Curator, Patrica Martinelli. The book explores the history of the Palace of Depression, once a Vineland roadside attraction, built by George Daynor, out of items found in a junkyard. The book also examines the unusual personality and actions taken by Daynor, which affected the palace and his personal life. The books may be purchased from VHAS, online sources or borrowed from area libraries. Register for the book review by visiting Https://www.discovervineland history.org or by calling 856-691-1111. Discussion may also include progress at the Current Palace of Depression.