Monmouth Park Highway 36West Long Branch, NJ 07764(732) 222 - 9300 (phone)(732) 222 - 8849 (fax)www.shoreregional.org

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_____________The Community Newsletter of Shore Regional High School - Back to School Edition 2012

The ShorelineThe Shoreline

On behalf of the Shore Regional Board of Education, allow me to welcome you to the 2012-2013 school year! The Board has honored me with the privilege of returning as the Interim-Superintendent of Schools and it is my goal to continue to foster the academic excellence

and achievement that has made Shore Regional HighSchool one of the nationʼs best.

As always, our stakeholdersʼ perspectives are animportant ingredient for Shore Regionalʼs success. Withthat in mind, I entreat to you to keep in touch with thedistrict so that together we may help it grow and reachfurther heights of success.

Sincerely,

A New Start to Continued ExcellenceTheS horeline

Shore Regional High SchoolMonmouth Park Highway 36West Long Branch, NJ 07764

(732) 222 - 9300 www.shoreregional.org

Staff

Renae LaPrete, Interim-Superintendent/Principal

Dennis W. Kotch, Business Administrator

Andrew W. Ker, Director of Public InformationAuthor, Editor, Producer, The Shoreline

The Shore Regional High School DistrictBoard of Education

2012-2013

Ronald OʼNeill, President (West Long Branch)Nancy DeScenza, Vice President (Sea Bright)

David Baker (Monmouth Beach)Beth Garrigal (West Long Branch)Diane Merla (West Long Branch)

Anthony F. Moro, Jr. (Monmouth Beach)MaryLynn Mango (West Long Branch)

Frank J. Pingitore (Oceanport)Paul Rolleri (Oceanport)

Tadeusz “Ted” Szczurek (Oceanport)

The Shore Regional High School DistrictEducational Foundation

Board Members

Thomas DuffyElizabeth ElmoreMaryLynn MangoPatricia PflegerPauline PoynerDonna Ruane

Renae LaPrete Interim-Superintendent and Principal

The Shoreline is published by the Shore Regional High SchoolOffice of Public Information and is funded by

donations from the Shore Regional Educational Foundationand business advertisements.

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Volume V

Show your “Shore Pride” bypurchasing a high-quality, vinyl“Devil-S” logo (see example,

right) to commemorate a gradu-ate. Once purchased, the logo

will be permanently affixed to ahallway within Shore Regional.

“Devil ʻSʼ Logos” are currentlyavailable for ordering and pur-chase online. Printable order

forms are also available online.

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Visit www.shoreregional.org/ShorePride to order yours!

A Note from the Interim -Superintendent

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updateSix Shore Regional International Baccalaureate Candidates Earn Prestigious Programme’s Diploma

Over the summer, six of the Class of 2012ʼs IB Diploma Programme candidates received theelating news that they had each excelled on their IB examinations and earned the coveted “IBDiploma.”  Each of the diploma recipients received college credit or recognition for their respectiveaccomplishments, ultimately establishing each with advanced academic standing and prospectivelysaving thousands in tuition dollars. For example, Jennifer Latteri entered Quinnipiac University as afreshman this fall with fifteen credits (six credits in English, six credits in History and three credits inArt) already granted thanks to the IB Diploma she earned through Shoreʼs IB Programme. At $835 acredit, Jennifer earned over $12,500 in credits as a high school student. On receiving the good newsabout each of the IB Diploma recipients, programme coordinator Linda Ensor (lensor@shorere-gional.org) offered unequivocal praise: “These exceptional students exemplified the ideals of the pro-gramme, and I am honored to have been associated with each these past two years. They have seta high standard for others in the programme to meet, and I truly believe the IB experience will aideach of them in their undergraduate studies and beyond.” Just one of ten public high schools in NewJersey to offer the Diploma Programme, Shore Regional High School remains “ahead of the pack”when it comes to college preparation and post-high school success.

Colleen Bordiuk - James Madison UniversityAwarded 6 Credits

Caitlin Chapski - Rutgers UniversityAwarded 6 Elective Credits

Jennifer Latteri - Quinnipiac UniversityAwarded 15 Credits

Jake Laurino - Boston UniversityAwarded IB Diploma Recognition

Rachel Rodriguez - Morrisville State CollegeAwarded 26 Credits

Julia Watts - Rutgers UniversityAwarded 6 Credits

Nearing its first full year as a Shore Re-gional activity, the “Sports Involvement Club”(SIC) continues to promote the importance ofathletic and service efforts. Endeavors SICmembers have embarked upon include pre-sentations to the sending districtʼs middleschoolers about the importance of exercise-re-lated activity and the many athletic opportuni-ties offered at Shore Regional. During theirpresentations, chartering members MelissaGranet (President), Laura Phillips (Vice-Presi-dent) TJ Sempkowski and Ben Hess urgedmiddle school students to “work hard,” “trainright” and “believe in yourself.” SIC membersalso recently participated in the “Walk for ALS”on the Long Branch Pavilion, raising close to three thousand dollars in order to help support the ef-forts of the ALS Association (www.alsa.org). These athletes continue to prove how dedication andfocus can translate not only into great athlete s but also fine citizens who help their community andpromote continuity for Shore athletics.

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Sports Involvement Club members pose during the ALS Walk in Long Branch.

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This past July, Shore Regional alumnus Wayne Reisner (ʻ68) personally presented the first in aseries of monetary awards to the 2012 winners of his namesake scholarship. Class of 2012 membersHeidi Schaffner, RJ Bohnert, Caitlin Chapski and Christina Kapalko will each receive $6000 over thenext four years. Schaffner (CW Post) Bohnert (Westchester University) Chapski (Rutgers) and Ka-palko (Franklin and Marshall) were joined by past yearsʼ recipients Jessica Gruskos (2009), VictoriaSlater (2010), Courtney Delehanty, Kristen Kuhlthau, Andrea Adams and Jeni Juliano (2011) for anhonorary reception in the RTO Media Center. Reisner began annually offering the scholarship twelveyears ago to students that had been accepted to a four-year college, had a GPA of 90 or higher,played a varsity sport and demonstrated financial need. In order to receive the full scholarship, suc-cessful applicants are required to maintain a 2.8 GPA (or above) throughout their undergraduate edu-cation and annually meet with Reisner for mentoring. As of 2012, Reisner has generously given wellover $100,000 to Shore Regional graduates.

Reisner (center) poses with 2012ʼs recipients (on his right) and past recipients in the RTO Media Centerʼs lounge area.

Shore Regional and Sending Districts Ahead of Schedule for New Teacher Evaluation Mandates

Curriculum Corner:News and Updates from the Office of Curriculum and Instruction

Shore Regionalʼs commitment to proactively addressing HIB (Harass-ment, Intimidation and Bullying) remains steadfast. In addition to in-schoolresources, stakeholders can access the following information online atwww.ShoreRegional.org/HIB:

• Shore Regional HIB policy• Online incident reporting form• Web links to anti-HIB resources• Anti-Bullying Coordinator &

Anti-Bullying Specialist contact information.

Blue Devils Standing Strong Against Bullying

Working with the regional sending districts of Monmouth Beach, Oceanport, and West LongBranch, Shore Regional finds itself a year ahead of schedule to meet the new state evaluation initiativeentitled “Excellent Educators for New Jersey” (EE4NJ). In preparation to meet EE4NJʼs mandates, a re-gional committee of teachers and administrators have drafted a new observation instrument that coin-cides with the programʼs aims of teacher evaluation reform. Having been developed through the inputand feedback from the full regional teaching and administrative staff, the new instrument is comprehen-sive, objectively concrete, and collaborative in nature. In addition to two Teachers Association presi-dents, a diverse array of teachers that spanned Pre-K through twelfth grade constituted the regionalEE4NJ committee. Throughout the fiercely honest process, the committee forged a powerful documentthat holds enormous potential to positively impact student achievement.

According to Director of Curriculum and Instruction Bruce Preston, “This one tool will create acommon language around instruction for all four districts. There will now be one instructional modelcomprised of the best elements of all four districts. This tool, the “Collaborative Coaching FeedbackForm” (C2F2), represents a high standard for teaching practices necessary for students to achieve suc-cess with the new national standards, which will be assessed starting in the 2014-2015 school year.” Asthe regional committee chairperson, Preston invites those with questions to visit the Curriculum sectionof the districtʼs website (shoreregional.org/Curriculum) or contact him via phone (x2200) or email (bpre-ston@shoreregional.org).

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8th Grade Orientation8th Grade OrientationWhen: 6:00pm, Thursday, October 4th

Where: Shore Regional High School

What: Annual informational eventfor middle school students/parents

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Contact: Ms. Kara MartinSecretary to the Director of Curriculum and Instruction

Email: kmartin@shoreregional.org

Back to School NightBack to School NightThursday, September 20th

6:30 p.m. - Info Session for Parents/Guardians of Freshman & Transfer Students

7:00 p.m. - Back-to-School Night Begins