Schools Students, teachers, athletes and artists of the month were recognized at the Henry Hudson Board of Education meeting last week, together with the announcement Evelyn Knox will be representing Henry Hudson at the next level of the Poetry Out Loud competition for high school students.
Ms. Knox won the Poetry Out Loud contest at Henry Hudson and is advancing to the state level in the nationwide contest
The national program, started in 2006, is aimed at creating community and connection through students participating in a poetry recitation competition designed to improve public speaking skills, help build confidence, and teach about literary history and contemporary life.
A partnership of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Poetry Foundation, and state and jurisdictional arts agencies, Poetry Out Loud® provides free lesson plans and other educational materials to teachers and organizers, including an online anthology of 1,200 classic and contemporary poems.
Ms. Knox was cited as the Artist of the Month during the presentation ceremonies.
Christopher Parker was cited as the Highlands Elementary School Student of the month, both for his patience and attitude as well as always being respectful.
Lily Lawson earned the honors as Atlantic Highlands Elementary School student of the month for being a hard worker, achieving exceptional growth and helping others to the pit she serves as a role model to her class.
Aurora O’Neil is Henry Hudson’s student of the month, cited for her excellence in many areas, primarily writing.
In addition to Ms. Knox being named the artist of the month, Matteo Mosca was named Athlete of the Month for Henry Hudson.
Lori Anthony was cited as the Highlands Elementary School staff member of the month cited for her excellence as an aid in the 6th grade classroom. Lisa Commander was cited as the Atlantic Highlands staff member of the month and Ryan Patrick as Henry Hudson’s staff member of the month for his work in athletics.
In other business, the board hired Benedict Yenella as full time head custodian for the remainder of the school year at the salary of $50,000, approved the extension of Kayla Scalericio’s contract as a long term replacement teacher for the Pre-K class at the Atlantic Highlands school at the rate of $62, 580, and Michelle Bavaro for the after-school reading program under the Reading Intervention Program at The Atlantic Highlands School. The program has been expanded for two additional days a week for February through April and is funded under the Title I grant
