On Saturday, we had 25 schools and 250 students participate in our own annual debate conference at our high school called Central Jersey Model UN and Congress. The HP Model UN & Congress Club raised over $3000 for financial aid and scholarships to make their trips accessible to all students. We also invited a group of HPHS alumni to return to chair each of our debate committees. Thank you to Mr. Adam Gold, the club's advisor, and all of our HPMUNC club members, both past and present, for running such a successful conference again this year!
As the school year comes to a close, Mr. Gold want to personally thank all of the staff who go out of their way to ask our HPMUNC kids about their conference experiences, congratulate them on their successes, and celebrate them for challenging themselves academically by participating in the program. He also wants to thank the staff who donated to our Turkey Earthquake Relief Fund for Doctors without Borders, which raised thousands of dollars in aid to respond to that horrible crisis. I am very grateful for all this club and their advisor do to focus on global citizenship opportunities for HPHS!
Congratulations to our High School Band for their performance at Music in
the Park at Dorney Park on Friday, May 19, 2023. The Band under the direction of Mr. Keith Presty won 1st Place Superior and Best Overall High School Band! Kudos to all of our students and Mr. Presty!
Please enjoy this video "teaser" for HPHS's production of "Newsies"! Come out and support our cast and crew on May 5th and 6th at 7PM and May 7th at 5PM!
https://youtu.be/7n7-OtvDgVI
On Friday, March 31, 2023, our Red Cross Club sponsored a Blood Drive in the High School gymnasium and was able to collect 32 pints of blood from our donors! Thanks to everyone who supported this effort and to Ms. Mei Ping Yang, the advisor, and her students for making sure HPHS gives to help save lives!
There was tremendous OWL Spirit today for "Bring Your Supplies In Anything But A Backpack" Day! Although we are missing our student who brought in his kitchen sink to carry his supplies in our picture, I believe the kayak, chair, grill, bicycle, zombie, hamper, hobo stick, laudry basket, drawer, shoebox, carseat, wagon, Target basket, and Easter basket showcase all of our students' creativity and spirit well! Lots of laughs today throughout the hallways and classrooms of our building!
The High School Genesis parent portal is open to schedule your Spring Conferences with teachers on Wednesday, March 15th, 2023 from 5 pm to 8 pm. Room locations and Google Meet links for virtual conferences will be sent next week. Any questions, please contact the main office.
Highland Park High School students, advised by Ms. Jasmeet Anand, participated in the Regional competition of the National Science Bowl at the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab (PPPL) on Saturday, February 25, 2023.
Our Team A placed 9th out of the top 32 schools/teams from all over New Jersey, Delaware, Eastern Pennsylvania, and selected counties in New York. We lost to the eventual champions, Princeton International School of Mathematics and Science (PRISM) in round 7, having defeated them earlier in round 4. In fact, HPHS was the only team to defeat PRISM in the entire competition.
HPHS was represented by two teams:
Team A: Noah Shapiro (Team Captain), Henry Bilton, Patrick Zheng, Alessandro Luca Prendini, and Lucy Wang.
Team B: Steven Chen, Elliot Li, Tejasvini Venkat, Grace Li, and Maxwell Fan
There were no spots for any B teams at the competition this year.
We would like to congratulate these young scientists and Ms. Anand for all their hard work and enthusiasm throughout the year!
Please consider donating to Project Graduation! Our senior parents have organized a direct appeal to help continue this 30 year tradition of a safe celebration for our seniors on the night of graduation. Follow the link to find out more and make a donation. https://5il.co/1pq8v
Looking forward to students trying out for the Spring Musical - "Newsies"!
Congratulations to our Governor's Educational Services Professional of the Year, Ms. Dana Peterson, School Counselor and our Governor's Teacher of the Year, Mr. Daniel Mladnick! Well deserved honors for these great educators!
