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NAHS STUDENTS SUCCESSFUL IN FIRST-EVER DECA COMPETITION |
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Contact: Dr. Carla Scuzzarella, Principal
North Andover High School, North Andover, Ma. 01845
978-794-1711
December 17, 2009
North Andover High School has a new club this year – Distributive Education Clubs of America, or DECA. DECA is an educational organization created for students interested in careers in marketing and business with over 185,00 students in 5,000 chapters, located in the U.S., Germany, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. The association helps students explore a variety of career fields, including fashion, hospitality, marketing, finance, sports and entrepreneurship. Students compete at the District Level, State Level and National Level. DECA is offered at NAHS in conjunction with the Business and Computer Technology Department, and Mr. Oberlander and Mr. Marfione are the advisors.
A total of forty-six (46) students are members of the NAHS DECA chapter. Forty (40) students represented North Andover High School at the District VI Competition on Wednesday, December 16th, at the Danvers Ferncroft Hotel. Along with North Andover, District VI includes 8 other high schools: Beverly, Danvers, Georgetown, Gloucester, Haverhill, Manchester-Essex, Peabody and Rockport.
In competitions, club members are judged on power point presentations, lengthy research papers, role-play situations, and how quickly and efficiently they come up with solutions to business problems and scenarios given to them by the judges. Students also take a 100 question general marketing exam and a 100 question exam related to their specialized field. North Andover students competed in the following categories: Business Law and Ethics, Business Management Principles, Business Management Services, Buying and Merchandising, Marketing, Principles of Finance, Principles of Management, Restaurants, Sports Entertainment and Marketing, and Travel and Tourism.
More than 400 high school students competed for a chance to move on to the Massachusetts State DECA Competition in March 2010. The following North Andover High School students qualified for the State Competition:
Andrew Bernardin – Principles of Finance
Abigail Desmond – Business Services Marketing
Michelle Graff – Principles of Marketing
Dimitri Lemonias – Principles of Business Management
Steve Marshall – Business Services Marketing
Tyler Ruggieri – Restaurant Full Service Management
Team of Emily and Elizabeth Sciarra –Business Law and Ethics
North Andover High School is extremely proud of all 40 students who prepared for this competition over the past 3 months and represented NAHS for the first-time ever in the DECA District competition. |
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NAHS STUDENTS SELECTED TO DISTRICT MUSIC FESTIVAL |
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Contact: Dr. Carla Scuzzarella, Principal
North Andover High School, North Andover, Ma. 01845
978-794-1711
December 8, 2009
Five student musicians recently were chosen to represent North Andover High School at the Massachusetts Eastern District Music Festival being held January 9, 2010 at Lowell High School. The festival is a yearly event sponsored by the Massachusetts Music Educators Association. After auditions of over 1100 students from
more than 50 public and private schools held in November, 450 students from grades nine through twelve were selected to participate in this prestigious event. The program is offered by the M.M.E.A. as an enrichment opportunity providing a musical experience to talented young people. The students were selected to perform in the Senior District Concert Band, Orchestra, Chorus and Jazz Ensemble. They will rehearse with guest conductors and then perform in a concert to be held January 9, 2010.
North Andover High School has two vocalists participating in the District Chorus: Ben Barker (bass) and Tess Sammartino (alto). The District Concert Band will include John Baylies (tuba), David Baylies (Trumpet) and Scott Chamberlain (tenor saxaphone).
In addition to being accepted into the Eastern District Music Festival, all five NAHS musicians and singers also received All-State Recommendations. An All-State Recommendation enables a student to audition for the All-State Music Festival held annually in March in Boston. To receive an All-State Recommendation the student must finish in the top 50 percent of all those students chosen to participate at the district level.
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Another Successful “Operation Donation” at NAHS |
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Contact: Dr. Carla Scuzzarella, Principal
North Andover High School, North Andover, Ma. 01845
978-794-1711
December 8, 2009
For the third consecutive year North Andover High School students, led by the NAHS Student Council, have organized a holiday season gift drive known as “Operation Donation.” The school-wide effort involves students donating money during their first period class, and then two students from each class purchase gifts for a specific gender and age. The total raised during the campaign, which concluded December 2, 2009, was $2200, which in turn allowed student leaders to purchase 360 gifts that will go to the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families to help provide holiday gifts for children ages 5 through 17. North Andover High School is proud to have our students involved in such a worthy project.
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Chinese Principals Visit North Andover High School |
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November, 2009
Twelve Chinese secondary school administrators visited North Andover High School on Friday, November 13, 2009. The visit was a component of the principals’ two-week visit to Massachusetts, part of the US-China Administrator Shadowing Project, which sent NAHS Principal Carla Scuzzarella to Beijing last April. For many of the Chinese principals North Andover High School was their first impression of an American high school.
Upon entering North Andover High School, the principals were greeted with the Chinese National Anthem, played by the NAHS Wind Ensemble. This was followed by the Scarlet and Black Singers performance of Mo Li Hua, a Chinese folk song. Many of the Chinese principals were singing along with the NAHS students. Dr. Scuzzarella, Superintendent Christopher Hottel, and School Committee Chair Stan Limpert welcomed the delegation and invited them to the NAHS library for refreshments, and a panel presentation.
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97 NAHS Students Receive Adams Scholarship |
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North Andover High School Principal, Carla Scuzzarella, announced today that 97 seniors at the high school are among seniors statewide to receive the state’s John and Abigail Adams Scholarship. This scholarship is available to students whose MCAS performance puts them in the top 25 percent of their district. To be eligible, students must either score Advanced on one exam and Proficient on the other, or Advanced on both the English and the Math exams.
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2010 National Merit Scholarship Program |
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Commended Students in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program
September 29, 2009
North Andover High School is proud to announce that two (2) members of the Class of 2010 have been named Commended Students in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program. These students are: Kevin Foote and Darryl Varney. A Letter of Commendation from the school and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation will be presented by NAHS Principal, Dr. Scuzzarella, to these scholastically talented seniors.
Approximately 34,000 Commended Students throughout the country are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Commended Students placed among the top 5% of more than 1,500,000 students who entered the 2010 competition by taking the 2008 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
“Recognition of high-achieving students is essential to advancing educational excellence in our nation,” commented a spokesperson for the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. “As demonstrated by their outstanding performance in our highly competitive program, the young men and women named Commended Students represent some of the most academically talented students in our country. We sincerely hope this recognition will enhance their educational opportunities and encourage them in their pursuit of academic success.”
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September 16, 2009
Thirty-nine (39) students at North Andover High School have earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program (AP) Exams.
The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program offers students the opportunity to take challenging college-level courses while still in high school, and to receive college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the AP Exams. About 18% of the more than 1,600,000 high school students in more than 16,000 secondary schools worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to merit the recognition of AP Scholar. Students took AP Exams in May 2009.
The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on student’s performance on AP exams. Thirteen (13) NAHS students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3.0 or higher on five or more of these exams. Members of the Class of 2008 recognized as AP Scholars with Distinction are: Raymond Chan, Xudong Chen, Lauren Conti, Carolyn Galvin, Kevin Kinneman, Wenxiang Liu, Michael Manougian, Robert Morandi, Andrew Ramos, Sean Richards, Bryan Wittstein, Brian Wolfe and Gage Wondrasch.
Six (6) NAHS students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3.0 or higher on four or more of these exams. Members of the Class of 2009 recognized as AP Scholars with Honor are: Terezia Cicelova, Rebecca Ely, Daniel Klisiewicz, Katie Mastrocola, Conor McGladrigan and Ryan Whyte.
In addition, twenty (20) North Andover High School students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams, with grades of 3.0 or higher. AP Scholars from the Classes of 2009 and 2010 are: Nicholas Blanks, Rosemary Boshar, Karolyn Burns, Arnab Chatterjee, Vincent Cheung, Vincent Fuchino, Stephanie Gren, Thomas Juba, Jaclyn Keshian, Margaret Lee, Karissa Mako, Emily Mange, Sean McArdle, Alex Novello, Joseph O’Connell, Katina Pangakis, Jacob Peskoe, Kate Reed, Jaimes Spring and Ajmal Thanikkal. North Andover High School is proud of the accomplishments of these students.
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NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP SEMI-FINALIST |
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NAHS SENIOR NAMED NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP
SEMI-FINALIST
September 16, 2009
North Andover High School is proud to announce that senior Ajmal Thanikkal has been named a National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalist in the 55th Annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The North Andover High senior is among 364 Massachusetts students from 107 high schools qualifying for this prestigious scholarship program. More than 1.5 million juniors from 22,000 high schools across the United States entered the 2010 National Merit Program by taking the 2008 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which serves as an initial screen of program entrants.
North Andover High School is extremely proud of Ajmal. His recognition as a National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalist certainly reflects the commitment and dedication this student has poured into his education. He is a wonderful role model for our younger students and a great representative of North Andover High and North Andover.
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