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May 14, 2012 By
LL Rotary1 The Rotary Club of Langhorne is presenting the Langhorne Pet Fair on Saturday, May 19th from 10:00am to 2:00pm at the “Mayors Playground,” located at Routes 213 and 413 in Langhorne. Animal rescue groups, vendors with a variety of pet related goods, and food will be available. Contests, prizes, and many activities for your pets and the entire family will be featured. Admission is free to all.

The Student of the Month for March, Neshaminy High School senior Aiden Coleman, was recently honored by the Langhorne Rotary. Aiden ranks fourth in his class and is a member of a number of organizations, musical groups and copy editor of the school newspaper. He works with the American Red Cross, Aid for Friends, MLK drive and Habitat for Humanity. His other interests are soccer and playing classical piano.

On April 28th, the members of Langhorne Rotary will participate in a Rotary at Work project at the “Mayors Playground.” Throughout the world on this date Rotarians will be involved in projects in their community as a way of providing service to the community.

Three Neshaminy High School students participated on February 24th-26th in the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA), sponsored by Rotary, at the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. The students, Carolyn Crasnick, Emily Singer and Jasmin Theracan were invited to the Langhorne Rotary meeting on March 15th, along with Interact Advisor Suzi Drake, to report on what they felt was an excellent program on leadership, which will be of great benefit to the Interact club.

The Langhorne Rotary and the Feasterville Rotary sponsor the Interact Club at the Neshaminy High School. American Red Cross of Southeastern Pennsylvania selected the Neshaminy High School Interact Club and Adviser Suzi Drake as 2012 American Red Cross Heroes Award, Community Partner Hero. This award is presented to a community group, neighborhood organization or local company that consistently demonstrates a commitment to making a difference in the community.

The Real Heroes breakfast will be held May 2nd, at Spring Mill Manor in Ivyland. Registration is at 7:30am and the breakfast begins at 8:00am.

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PHOTO CAPS: 1. Aiden Coleman, Langhorne Rotary’s Student of the Month.

2. From left, Interact Club Adviser Suzi Drake, Jasmine Theracan, Emily Singer, and Carolyn Crasnick.

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NHS Interact Club and Adviser Suzi Drake win 2012 American Red Cross Heroes Award

May 7, 2012 By

Suzi Drake The American Red Cross of Southeastern Pennsylvania recently selected the Neshaminy High School (NHS) Interact Club and Adviser Suzi Drake as 2012 American Red Cross Heroes Award, Community Partner Hero. This award is presented to a community group, neighborhood organization or local company that consistently demonstrates a commitment to making a difference in the community.

Suzi Drake and the Interact Club were nominated by Interact core member Caroline Crasnick, Interact member Erika Emery, Playwickian newspaper editor Tiffany McMahon and English teacher Tara Huber. In her nomination statement, Caroline described the community impact of the Interact Club.

“Making a difference is extremely important to us. We do a variety of different community projects, from spaghetti dinners and talent shows to prom dress donations. With each new project comes more motivation to make the world a better place with charity and compassion for those who unfortunately are not so lucky,“ Caroline stated. “We are proud to say that we’ve raised thousands of dollars for several different causes, overseen by our tremendous leader Ms. Suzi Drake, who we’d be nowhere without.”

Erika Emery elaborated on the personal significance of adviser Drake and the Interact Cub.

“The one event that made the largest impact on my own life was the Relay for Life American Cancer Society Twenty-Four Hour walk this past June.  Those who wished to partake signed up, raised [a large] amount of funds, and walked like it was their job,“ Erika wrote. “Ms. Drake made purple tie-dyed tee-shirts for the group, once again using numerous hours of her own time to go above and beyond.”

According to Tara Huber’s nomination statement, “Ms. Drake is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of the people of the Bucks County Community, making her a true humanitarian in every sense of the word. Sacrificing countless hours, she is constantly seeking opportunities to connect the Neshaminy High School students to the community in which they live. Her caring and supportive personality fosters an environment where students can discover a true sense of purpose and self-worth through service to their community.”

Tiffany McMahon boasted in her article, “Interact Club is making our community a better place one step at a time. Interact Club is touching hearts all over in our community.”

The American Red Cross of Southeastern Pennsylvania will host a Real Heroes Breakfast to recognize heroes in Bucks County who have saved lives, committed selfless acts of courage and compassion, and exemplify the mission and qualities of the Red Cross movement.

This year’s event will be held May 2nd at Spring Mill Manor in Ivyland.  Registration is at 7:30am and the breakfast begins at 8:00am.

PHOTO CAP: Suzi Drake

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TEEN SCENE: ‘Move it!’ heard for final year in Neshaminy

April 30, 2012 By

NESH TEEN SCENE by Dana Incelli, sophomore, Neshaminy High School

Did you ever hear about the loudest man in the Neshaminy hallways? He wasn’t a teacher or a student; he was arguably the most boisterous hall-aide at Neshaminy – Earl Sladek. Sadly, our hall aide for three years is leaving, and starting a new life as a retired man. The sound of Mr. Sladek telling the students to “Move it!” will no longer be heard. But the life of Mr. Sladek does not just linger in the halls of Neshaminy High School.

Before he started monitoring, Mr. Sladek proudly served as a police officer for over 25 years and is also a war veteran. After the force, he then started monitoring the halls of Maple Point Middle School. He adapted relatively fast, and used his booming voice to his advantage. He walked the halls of the middle school for eight years before coming up to Neshaminy.

“He has been a part of my Neshaminy experience since eight grade,” senior Lauren Driscoll said. “It is like he is graduating with us.”

Mr. Sladek has had a variety of experiences at his job here.

“I like all of the interaction that I get to have with the students,” he confessed.

His only dislike with his job is waking up at 4:30 in the morning.

After three years, it is obvious Mr. Sladek has encountered some memorable moments from his days here. His favorite memory of Neshaminy High School was, “The talent show of 2010, when I sang and played guitar to the song ‘Kumbaya.’”

Mr. Sladek has spent a big portion of his life working, and now that he’s retired, he will have a lot more time on his hands. He will spend it with his family and grandchildren.

Otherwise, he plans to do, “Anything I want. My wife, Barbara, and I are planning to travel state side.”

 “Most importantly, I want to fish! I retire Friday the 13th, and Trout Season starts on the 14th.

Mr. Sladek wants everyone to remember how he treated every student with respect and fairness, because he knew that everyone is good at heart, sometimes you just have to find it.

“I’d like to thank my fellow employees Madeline Askin and Rita Budman, who I have worked closely with, as well as all my other hall monitor friends,” Mr. Sladek said.

For now, it is time for Mr. Sladek to “Move it!” as he enters the next stage of his rewarding life.

PHOTO CAP: From left, Rita Budman, Juanita Petrucci, Earl Sladek and Madeline Askin, enjoying their last days of patrolling the halls of Neshaminy High School together. The send-off party thrown by Mr. Sladek’s co-workers, in addition to the wooden chair hand-painted by students, made his retirement a memorable occasion.

Photo by senior Randi Durkin.

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Marc Leto honored as Eagle Scout

April 25, 2012 By

by Fran Miller

Earlier this month, in a ceremony held at Langhorne’s United Methodist Church, over 50 people watched as Langhorne resident Marc Leto was awarded the rarified rank of Eagle Scout, a level in Scouting that is only achieved by two percent of Boy Scout participants.

At the ceremony, US Representative Mike Fitzpatrick presented Marc (a member of Boy Scouts of America Troop 21, Playwicki District) with an American Flag that had been flown over the US Capitol, and State Representative Frank Ferry presented him with a citation honoring his commitment to Scouting.  

Marc is set to graduate from Neshaminy High School this June, and will study engineering at Penn State. He has also enlisted in the Marine Reserves, and his achievement of Eagle Scout rank has already paid off there, earning him a starting rank in the Marine Reserves that is one level up from most new enlistees.

Marc, a Cub Scout since first grade, then a Boy Scout since sixth grade, says that mostly he just enjoyed the camaraderie with his Scouting friends, but can appreciate that Scouting teaches valuable qualities that are important throughout one’s life.

“The Boy Scout Law cites 12 qualities…trustworthy, loyal, kind, helpful, friendly, courteous, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent…and the Scouts really do try to make those qualities a part of a Scout’s character and life. I value what I learned as a Scout,” he notes. To achieve the rank of Eagle Scout, a candidate must earn at least 21 merit badges, 12 of which are mandatory, and must hold positions of leadership, be active in Scouting, have letters of recommendation, pass a board of review, and perform a special Eagle Scout project that is in some way beneficial to the community.

Marc’s special project was to construct two picnic benches for the Langhorne Athletic Association grounds. He built the benches from scratch and installed them at the park.

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Lindsay Blum signs with East Stroudsburg

April 25, 2012 By

lindsay-blum Lindsay Blum, captain of the Neshaminy Varsity Field Hockey Team, has signed with the East Stroudsburg University Warriors for the fall of 2012.

Lindsay was listed as a key player for the Neshaminy Varsity Field Hockey Team and she played for the Mystx Travel Club Team in Feasterville for six years. She was awarded the Suburban One Sports All-League Second Team in 2011 and the All-League Third Team in 2010 for the Suburban One Sports National Conference. 

Through Mystx, Lindsay was selected twice for the National Outdoor Field Hockey Festival in Arizona. In 2010 her U16 Festival Team was undefeated and won the championship. Presently, Lindsay is the captain of the Varsity Neshaminy Lacrosse Team and was listed as a key player for the team. At ESU, Lindsay will major in Middle Level Education while playing for the Warriors. 

Congratulations Lindsay on your athletic achievement!

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NHS’ Family & Consumer Science Majors construct book caddies for elementary students

April 9, 2012 By
Book Caddies

 

Working collaboratively in an assembly-line fashion, Neshaminy High School’s Family & Consumer Science Major classes recently constructed book caddies for 313 Neshaminy elementary school students.

Thirteen teachers from six elementary schools made the request for book caddies through Terri Magerr, Neshaminy’s Elementary Academic Coach, who forwarded the need to Kelly Macauley, the F.C.S. Lead Teacher and Department Chair.

All four of her sections of F.C.S. Majors diligently worked together to fulfill this need in just seven short class periods. 

The book caddies, which slide over the back of the student’s chairs to hold their reading books, were constructed from colorful children’s fabric purchased through grant funding.

In order to complete this monumental task, the students planned ahead and organized themselves into groups of fabric cutters, pinners, stitchers, runners, checkers, packagers, and leaders.

Video messages were shared from the elementary students during a celebration ice cream “wrap party” to thank the high school students for all of their hard work.

PHOTO CAP: Brianna Krute (left) displays a book caddie while McKenna Mullin (right) works at the sewing machine.

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Colleen Gallagher selected as Miss Irish Bucks County 2012

April 2, 2012 By

Colleen Gallagher The Bucks County St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee announced at the Annual Irish ball on March 3rd, that Langhorne resident Colleen Gallagher was selected as the first place recipient of the “2012 Miss Irish Bucks County.”

Colleen won a $500 grand prize, participation in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade and attendance at the Hoolie following the parade.

The title of 2012 Miss Irish Bucks County is awarded to a contestant for an outstanding composition of an essay “that represents you, and how familiar you are with the Irish culture; why you believe you should be chosen as Miss Irish; your goals and plans for the future; and what makes you unique.” 

Hundreds of young women applied and 10 were interviewed. 

Colleen is a Neshaminy High School senior who plans to continue her education at Ursinus College in the fall.

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Two NHS seniors win Silver Key Awards for photography

March 28, 2012 By
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The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, a nonprofit organization, identifies teenagers with exceptional artistic and literary talent and brings their remarkable work to a national audience through the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.

The Awards have an impressive legacy dating back to 1923 and a noteworthy roster of past winners including Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Richard Avedon, Robert Redford and Joyce Carol Oates.

This year Neshaminy High School art teacher Terry O’Neill is proud to announce that Neshaminy has two award winners. Seniors Erika Emery and Molly Lichtner have both received Silver Key Awards for their outstanding work in photography.

They each submitted a photography portfolio of eight photographic works. Their work will be exhibited at the regional level this spring.

Congratulations Erika and Molly!

PHOTO CAP: From left, Erika Emery, Mrs. Terry O’Neill, and Molly Lichtner

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TEEN SCENE: Red Team captures coveted 59th Annual Neshaminy High School Gym Night trophy

March 28, 2012 By

by Melanie Matyi, junior, Neshaminy High School

The drought has ended. After five years of watching Blue take home the trophy, the Red Team ended the 59th Annual Neshaminy High School Gym Night – themed “As Seen on TV” – victorious. The scoreboard displayed the final tally, 40-33, in favor of the Red Team late Saturday on March 3rd.

Having participated in nine previous Gym Nights, this was the closest Gym Night ever witnessed by Gym Night director, Amy Geruc.

“Gym Night is not fixed,” she stated in response to rumors that the ties ending Friday night’s and Saturday afternoon’s portions were orchestrated to keep the show interesting.

To ensure fairness, science teacher James Maloney and special education teacher Cate Romano had to approve the artwork.

“You could tell they were student created and drawn,” Geruc stated. “They were both incredible.”

Blue Color Captain, Austin Gardener, concurred.

“Colleen Gallagher is the best artist ever to walk the halls of Neshaminy High School.”

Perhaps the most talked about part – the audience’s favorite – was the Red senior’s guys’ portion of their exhibition. The informally named “wave-o-jabba wockeez” amazed the crowd.

Red Color Captain, Ally Prencavage, shed light on how this much-talked-about move came to be. “We actually found it (the push-up wave) on YouTube and put the idea into play. We knew we wanted to have jabba wockeez masks originally, so we combined the ideas.”

The overall theme of “As Seen on TV” was the Blue Team Color Captains, Gardener’s and Gwen George’s, idea.

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Langhorne Rotary news

March 19, 2012 By

Langhorne Rotary 1 On December 15th, the Rotary Club of Langhorne recognized Pat Cassidy, a senior at the Neshaminy High School, as the December Student of The Month in the presence of his parents, Joyce and Kevin Cassidy. Co-Curricular Administrator, Mr. Tom Magdelinskas, assisted David Carson, President of Langhorne Rotary in presenting the certificate to Pat.

Pat ranks #12 in his class of 646. He has been involved in the many bands and orchestras as well as Gym Night and a number of community activities.

On January 19th, Brad Johnson was honored as the Student of the Month for January. His parents Joseph and Victoria Johnson also attended the meeting. Brad was introduced by Mr. Robert Mueller, Assistant Principal at Neshaminy High School.

Brad is an AP Scholar and a National Merit Scholar and has won awards as a State Future Problem Solver Champion. He also has been involved in community organizations as well as being a peer tutor.

The Rotary Club raised over $2500 at the annual Martin Luther King Pasta Dinner in Langhorne. These funds will be donated to the Rotary Foundation Polio Plus eradication program.

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