January 2010 Regents

January 2010 Regents Exams begin on January 26th and end on the 29th. Please see the Regents Information web page for the Parent Letter, revised exam schedule and bus schedule.

"Not One More"

2009-2010 Monthly "Not One More Topics for Seniors"

September: Road Rage, students reviewed the AAA Safety Foundation quiz and corresponding worksheet with their English teachers.

October: Students were given literature on Distracted Driving week.

November: English teachers distributed and reviewed an article on, "Animals in the Roadway."

December: This month's topic was, "Driving in Snow and Ice" from the  weather channel.

January : From AAA: Winter Driving Tips: types of tires and  inflation, gas line freeze up, use of cruise control etc. Also, long distance winter driving tips and driving in the snow.

Rebekah Ortiz

Rebekah Ortiz is our 2010 Angelo Deltoro Puerto Rican Leadership Conference representative. She and her laison, Mrs. Camacho, attended two full day conferences at SUNY New Paltz where Rebekah was selected as a round two candidate for the state conference. She will attend additional seminars beginning on January 12th as she progresses through the state selection process.

Rebekah is dedicated to her school, community and environmental issues. She is also the New York Kiwanis Key Club Lt. Governor for District 13.

Tuba Christmas

Congratulations to Nik Seger, Trevor Davis, and Haley Parker, participants in Tuba Christmas.  These students, along with over 450 other tuba, baritone horn, and sousaphone players played Christmas carols in Rockefeller Center.  Tuba Christmas is a long standing tradition in Rockefeller Center's holiday history, second only to the lighting of the Christmas tree.  Happy Holidays from the low brass section! 

AJROTC

 Kyle Lux, Student Commander, of the Minisink Valley AJROTC program is shown here in his dress uniform prior to the start of the November 5th "AFI," or  Army Formal Inspection. This is a very important day for our AJROTC cadets as the Army sends officers to evaluate all components of our program and student performance.

This year we are very proud to announce that we received for the our 14th consecutive year the National Honor Unit with Distinction for Recognition.Our cadets were tested in a variety of challenging fields such as curriculum knowledge, leadership skills, powerpoint presentations, etc. and received a total score of 97 out of 100. Congratulations!

S.A.D.D.

On Friday, Nov. 13th, from 6:30 to 10:00 p.m. our S.A.D.D. organization (Students Against Destructive Decisions) will host the first student-faculty Coffee House of the year in the high school auditorium.  The event is one of four Coffee Houses scheduled for the year and is part of an 8 year tradition of high school Coffee Houses.  They began in 2001, shortly after 9/11, and have raised, and distributed, thousands of dollars to members of the Minisink and Orange County communities, while giving our students the chance to showcase their musical creativity.  The Coffee Houses wouldn't be possible without the hundreds of combined hours of generous volunteering on the part of our teachers (a number of whom have played musical numbers with the kids) and our faculty advisor, Student Assistance Counselor Jerry Sander.  Past, and present, recipients of money raised by these events include Minisink families who suffered a loss in 9/11, or motor vehicle accidents; Hurricane Katrina relief efforts; tsunami relief in South Asia and the purchase of solar cookers for those affected by starvation in Darfur.

Youth and Government Platform Convention

Friday, October 23rd approximately 500 students from Youth In Government organizations in high schools around Orange County met at Minisink. The students have two parties; the people's party and the citizen's party. The all day event allowed the students to meet with their parties and form their platforms. Photo: Senior, Kaitlyn Corlett is caught smiling at advisors; Patty Tomaszewski and Mickey Morgano

Red Ribbon Kick-Off

Representatives from the high school attended the 2009 Kick Off Ceremony for Red Ribbon Week's 24th Anniversary. Sponsored by Orange County Executive Edward A. Diana, The Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Council of Orange County, and the Port Jervis City School District. Students enjoyed a breakfast, powerful performances, SADD videos and guest speakers. All agreed it was a moving experience.From left; Dan Rustico, Drew Hanson, Beth Nelting, Jeff Phillips,Kelly O'Donnell,Tom Corlett, Doug Mc Vicker, and Alexandra Cooney

DAR 2010 Good Citizen of the Year

Senior, Colleen Tomesheski, has been selected by the staff as our 2010 Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen of the Year. Colleen has demonstrated leadership, compassion,ethics, patriotism, dedication to her community and academic and athletic excellence.

Homer Pace Medal Winner

Alexandra Cooney is the 2010 Homer Pace Medal winner from the Lubin School of Business at Pace University. This honor is  bestowed upon seniors who are planning to pursue post graduate study in the field of business and who have obtained SATs over 1200 and have an overall A average. Homer Pace Medal winners are a select group at the college and the honor comes with a substantial scholarship.