on track for a great um and incredible career Um it is a well-deserved honor and really set a standard for excellence that we can all you know hope to achieve as our program grows Maybe the most
exciting part besides um those honors were our season as a whole as a team We doubled the number of wins from our last year qualifying us for the state tournament which just speaks volumes about our growth and bright future ahead
Um and you know we can't say enough to all of our parents and supporters um and the administration for always showing up for us and going the extra mile throughout our season So great things for us in the future And thank you
all Congratulations [Applause] Congratulations Congratulations [Applause] Next up boys basketball coach Raheem Byum [Applause]
Good evening everyone Um today we're here to recognize um uh uh one of our senior guys Um he's actually uh fifth fifth and leading scorer for for this year This year we it started off a little rough We went um 0 and seven
right out the gate So I had to restructure some things implement a couple programs and get our guys together But the guy that I'm um here for today uh Tommy Koma who is fifth leading scorer as I said before he also um broke a couple records with being a
guy to score over a,000 points this year He has his thousand points You give it up for that Um al along with that accolade Tommy also was the uh first team all-white division So as a senior Tommy left his
legacy here at North Brunswick did a great job I coached him for four years Awesome young man along with our team a group of awesome young men Um we did well but the future is bright and we can't look we look forward to the future and basketball is going to be a big deal
for us sooner or later But thank you Tommy [Applause] We got Tommy's names going on the banner We got his name in just recently so we'll get that all set up Fifth time fifth alltime leading score in North
Brunswick history So congratulations Next up our girls and boys bowling coach coach Amy McCormack Our girls bowling team were white division champions this year So congratulations to the bowling team That's outstanding
[Applause] Coach Mahalik is also accompanying Coach McCormick Good evening everyone Uh last year after the boys won uh a sectional championship and we lost five of our six starters we were kind of nervous coming into this
season Uh but we did have three boys really step up to the plate Um senior Kevin come on up I got to be up here You can too So this was Kevin's first year on the team Um and he finished with a one I
don't know what'd you finish with 176 average which is tremendous as a first year bowler In addition he was all white division Congratulations Kevin Congratulations and junior Josh Goldenvarb Come on up
Yes All right Josh has been here a couple years Um this was his first year as a starting varsity player Uh he finished with a 182 average This was about a 50 to 60 pin improvement from last year The amount of work he put in over the summer leading into this season
was amazing Josh good job Good job He had a high game of 246 and a high series of 685 Wow He was also named to the white division team Uh we have one more sophomore
Joseph Santuchia He's not here tonight Um he made all white division and all conference with a high game of 289 and a high series of 714 [Applause]
So our girls bowling team was small but mighty We are only seven people strong but as Mr Morell said we managed to win the GMC white division So we were really proud of the girls for [Applause] that Uh three of the girls made all
white division honors Marina Wright Alexis Park and Cadence Grimes And Cadence Grimes was also named with all GMC honors and she had a high game of 203 this season I'm losing four seniors uh this year I'm losing Yara Batista
Naomi Scipot Alexis Park uh as well as Anisha Seal So we're going to kind of be rebuilding next year but I'm hoping to get some new girls in there and we'll see what we can do Thank [Applause]
you That's awesome Next up we have our boys and girls swimming team uh coach Kerianne Ragavas Our boys swimming team were white division sportsmanship award winners this year The girls swimming team were the white division sportsmanship award
winners as well And also the overall GMC County sportsmanship award winner Um I'm sure coach will talk about this but I believe that is uh one or the other team has won it 12 years in a row again 12 years in a row our swim team has come back with a sportsmanship award So
congratulations Hi everyone Um I just wanted to say congratulations to all the athletes who are here and thank you to the support of our um community our families our board of education for continuing to grow our swim program Um so I would like to call up all of our voice Um that is Chris
Phillip Dylan Moit Anish and [Applause] Jaden Um I'm going to start Um these boys are um our all-white division uh
champs Uh we have Philip scoring points in the 500 free and the 400 free at GMC's Dylan scoring a total of 62 points this year in the two medley relay the 50 free and the 100 free uh and the two free relay at GMC's He also was the award winner for the Raider award for
excellence uh scholarship award You could step forward when I call your name Moit was 84 points this year Uh he scored points at GMC's in the 200 medley relay the 500 free the 200 free relay He also was the Raiders swim award for
leadership Wow Anish scored 84.75 points He scored points at GMC's in the 200 medley relay the 100 breast and the 100 free and the two free relay and Jaden um he scored points at
GMC's in the two medley relay the two free relay the 100 free getting six and the two free relay Uh scoring 118 total points this year for the Raiders Uh he is also um an all division um recipient
and he also now holds a top 15 fastest swimmers ever to swim in North Brunswick in the 200 free the 200 IM and the 100 free He's pretty high on that board so he'll remain there for a while I'm sure Uh congratulations boys I just wanted to
also say that um last year our boys were the first time ever the white division champs and undefeated for the first time ever in the history of um North Brunswick swimming Um so it's a huge accomplishment for us We did graduate 12 seniors for boys and girls So it's a pretty hard hit um especially when you
only have maybe 18 total swimmers So it's hard to lose 12 total Um but the boys worked so hard They had a great season Uh they worked together as a team and they're a family So super proud of them Okay I'd like to call up all of our
girls Anika Naelli Nia Leni Vivian and Sammy I also wanted to point out that last year our girls uh were two years in a row weight division champs and undefeated for two years in a row Um so again losing 12 girls or 12 total
swimmers is a tough feat but uh they worked super hard We have a lot of swimmers who came back um winning conference titles So that's a big deal Okay Uh Anika step forward Ana scored points in the 200 medley relay the 500 free and the 200 free Uh scoring 59
total points for Raiders this year as a freshman And Naelli swam the 200 free the 100 breast the 400 free scoring 62 points for Raiders this year as a freshman The Seni is a senior and a captain She scored points in the 200 medley two free relay two free and the
100 back scoring 90 points this year Vivian isn't here She swam the two medley relay the 500 free the 100 back and the four free scoring 114 points this year for the girls Um and Sammy is a senior and a captain Uh Sammy is also our division
champ You can step forward Uh division champ She scored points in the 200 medley relay the two 2 IM scoring fourth overall 200 free relay and she got second overall in the 100 breast out of the entire county of Middle Sex Uh she
also broke a record that we have here in North Brunswick in the 100 breaststroke with a 10741 scoring 155.75 points for the Raiders Um also I just wanted to recognize the fact that um it's really important to me
as a coach Um when I came in I I left um I took over for somebody who you know his title is on the pool He he owns so many amazing records and we were so lucky at North Brunswick to have him Um so I tried to make a goal for myself as a coach not just to have great swimmers
but to have great people great kids great uh young athletes um on our team And so the sportsmanship award was something that I really held to my heart that was really important And um this is our 12th year in a row winning the sportsmanship chosen by the GMC coaches
Um and it's a really important goal for us to um show ourselves at at away meets at home meets um and when we got on the road It's important that we show the best of the best and that we are So 12 years in a row is a big is a big deal So I'm just proud of that
[Music] [Applause] Next up we will have our boys and girls head wrestling coach Dave Sally Uh Coach Sally his own accolades this year Um
this is his second year as head coach here in North Brunswick He is the blue division coach of the year He was also the GMC overall boys coach of the year which is a tremendous accomplishment So congratulations I'm going to steal some thunder here The boys wrestling team
were blue division champions Um I don't know how long it's been coach Maybe never First time ever Um we had more wins this year than the last 15 years So congratulations to boys and our girls program Uh were the GMC champions this
year uh ranked number as high as number three in the state of New Jersey So great [Music] work Uh I'm proud to say that uh the wrestling program in town is improving with interest and the skill in the wrestling Um when I first took over the
program we had about 3540 wrestlers on the team Uh we now have over 120 athletes between both boys girls varsity and JV Um and the accolades are starting to come with some of the practice and the hard work the kids are doing Um the girls uh blow me away every year
They get better and better Um they work hard They compete with some of the top teams in the state and some of the big powerhouse wrestling schools uh across our state Um so I'll start with the girls Our first one is Melanie Contreras Melanie is a team captain
She's in her second year of wrestling She's working on uh wrestling next year and continuing her wrestling career at a college Um she made it all the way to the state individual championship in Atlantic City and only her second year of wrestling [Music]
Our second wrestler is Gabrielle Roberts Gabrielle probably has the most experience on the team Um she's in her third year of wrestling She's also a team captain She earned high school all-American status at the Queen Beast of the East tournament down in Delaware
Uh she is the first and only um two-time region and two-time county champion as a wrestler Um she breaks school records year in and year out She plays uh sixth in the state individual uh wrestling tournament earning herself a banner in the gym
[Applause] Sophia Rodriguez who is not here um place for the first she is Did she get here All right Sorry Sophia Rodriguez Um Sophia is another wrestler who wrestles year round and crafts her skill Um this year with the hard work over the summer
she was able to make her way to the podium in the county tournament um and became a GMC Allstar Our next wrestler is Melanie Luna Vasquez Uh much like much like Sophia puts time in in the offseason traveled to nationals with
us down in Virginia Beach last year and the hard work in the offseason pays off and that also earned her a second place finish at the GMC tournament Our next girl is Rakai Degrassi Rakai um is also a high school all-American earning her status taking third at the
prestigious National Queen Beast of the East Tournament in Delaware Uh Rakai has won numerous um off of the mat um awards like the Never Back Down and um the GMC sportsmanship awards uh for the things that she does off of the mat She's
probably one of the kindest person uh people that I I've met Um and that's something to say in a sport dominated by combat Um we're very proud to say that Rakai is going on to wrestle in college next year and she placed eighth in the state individual
[Applause] tournament Um that's that's it for the girls Um as as great as the girls are doing the boys are also doing really well Um they're they're kind of uh improving every year at the same rate It's the first year that we have won the
uh the division undefeated Um we when I took over the program uh boys wrestling was ranked 23rd out of 24 teams in the GMC We finished the year uh number 10 in the GMC Um and this is much to the credit of the boys that are on this [Applause]
list Um Jac Luna is our first wrestler Jacob is the epitome of offseason work Um he wrestles year rounds with different clubs across the state um looking to get a 100 matches every off seasonason to improve his skill Uh this
past summer he went from third place at the JV tournament last year to fourth place at the GMC [Music] tournament Our next wrestler is Antonio Pizza Pet is the uh only wrestler who did who received the all division uh award not at the weight class that he
wrestled at all season which is a testament to his character and how much he's involved with the team uh because he gets it at 120 lbs instead of his weight class of 113 as he was bumped up uh a lot of the times uh in an effort to help us win something as a team Um so
most of the time pizza was giving up eight or nine pounds to his opponent and still came out on top giving him the all division at 120 lbs Our next wrestler is Shawn McNelte Someone we uh look look forward to what he's going to do with his career being he is one of the only freshman on the
list Um he's probably going to be our second all-time 100 wins wrestler if he continues down the path he's going down leaving the season uh as the only freshman on the team um with double digit wins Our next wrestler is Sean Cannon
John Cannon over the last couple of years has really improved himself finding himself um fighting for his uh the individual postseason to continue in the third fourth place match at districts Uh he fell a couple points short um but he does have another year and we're looking forward to seeing what
he does next year in the individual postseason Next is our captain Miranda Jordan leads uh on and off the mat Uh when it comes to wrestling he's somebody who gathers support from the other wrestlers and convinces them to wrestle and craft their skills in the offseason
Um he definitely lives by uh my my famous quote Um there comes a time when winter asks what you do all summer long and Jelen wrestles all summer and he gets lots of praise in the room for for his work in the
offseason Our next wrestler is John Cologne John Cologne is one of the other uh wrestlers on the team who placed at the county tournament um in the last two years John is also the recipient of the kindness counts award uh a a prestigious award
for some of the things he does off the mat like helping out with the youth program which is starting to grow and um some of our special needs wrestlers and study halls with the other wrestlers on the team [Music] And that's the status of North Brunsw
Thank you And uh last will be our head track coach Coach Schwan Grimes While he's coming up I will announce that Coach Grimes is the boys track division coach of the year as well as the boys track
GMC coach of the year overall coach of the year Um our boys track team I'm sure coach will talk to you about this Boys indoor relays white division champion boys indoor relays GMC champion
group four state indoor relay champions and the central four sectional state champions So they've done it all this year our winter track program for the boys So congratulations Uh thank you Mr Morel took care of all of it for me So I'll be very brief as
brief as I can I can barely read my notes I'll have my reading glasses I'll do the girls first though Are the girls here There's one Oh no I'll be right Come on Daddy So we had three girls that made
all conference Looks like only one is here I'll start with her She's making her way up This is Yachti This is her fourth year making an appearance up here She is the uh second leg on our shuttle at le actually the anchor leg on our shuttle hurdle relay The second leg on our 4x2 and our 4x4 All three are ranked
The 4x2 and 4x4 were ranked number one in the county The shuttle hurdle was ranked number 12 in the country and went to nationals And Yachti has recently been signed by Felician University to continue her trade on the next level
The other two young ladies aren't here this evening Ketera she's now the school record holder in the poll vote went to the media champions for that and she's also the third leg on the shuttle hurdles and the mirror uh Johnson is also all conference She's the third leg on numerous relays and lead leg on the
others and she is currently mulling a couple of different offers She's narrowing it down between Felician and Ryder University So we'll update you on that later [Music] [Applause]
Thank you Uh boys can you come up and just line up in front because there's like a bunch of y'all but please move quickly You guys have speed Move Move quickly Okay As Mr Morell said uh they they won a lot of titles this year I
won't bore you by running them back down again but the the group four relay title is the first group four level title in school history So that's something we're actually really proud of right there Our shuttle hurdle relay fellas step forward The shuttle hurdle relay step forward Isaiah Gaston TZ Grimes Michael Perry and
uh Elvin Marte Feliz He's not here I'm sorry But those three guys they're all Americans for the shuttle hurdle They're ranked number two in the country Three of them are coming back next year only one of them is a senior Then uh and they are the county record holder For the season we broke 13 school records made
the all-time uh county list in 10 I'm sorry top 10 list in 11 events and we also have a county record in the 200 Is Jamal over here I can't tell Is J No he's not Okay you guys can step [Applause] back And the guys that have earned all
conference all division Jamal's not here but I'll just talk about him anyway He uh broke he set the uh county record in the 200 meter dash He won the 55 meter dash uh at the conference level and he went to the meter champions uh and actually went to nationals to compete in the 60 meter dash He's also the anchor
leg of our 4x200 relay That broke the county record Unfortunately Pway got us at the last minute but we still broke the county record so it counts in my mind Next we have TZ Grimes You can step forward again This one's my son TZ Grimes made all conference in all division I know he's probably smirking right now but all conference in the old
division He's the anchor leg of that shoulder hurdle relay that made all American He's also the goleg on the 4x2 and the 4x4 But he's not just a relay man He also is a scorer in the 55 meter hurdles both at conferences and [Applause]
sections Mike step forward Mike Perry he is only a sophomore but he's the lead leg of that shelter reeler that's all American He's also uh ranked number two in the county in the 55 meter hurdles and he battled some injuries this year which slowed him down But to be ranked number two against all the seniors as a
sophomore with injuries I can tell you where we're going in the future with this [Applause] guy We have another sophomore Nate Beckley Step forward You have to say his full name Nate Beckley is the lead leg of our
4x2 and 4x4 You have to say the full name with Nate You can't just say his first name That's the team rule But Nate is a lead leg on the 4x2 and the 4x4 But much like TZ he's not just a relay guy He's actually ranked in the county in the 400 He's actually one of the state's elite 400 meter runners And again as a sophomore we're going to see him again
He also ran the 400 in nationals and actually showed up there as well So get ready for big things from him [Music] Also next we have Blake Blake Hunter step forward Yes my man Blake Blake is the goal leg on the 4x4 That
4x4 actually went and got ranked in the state and make it to the meter of champions and medal there as well as go Well we didn't take it to nationals but we could have but we did But Blake is also a 400 800 meter runner So he's very versatile Why do you keep looking back The crowd's that way He's a 400 800
meter runner and actually competed at nationals of 400 He's considering offers from a couple of different schools D1 schools right now So we'll update you later on him as well Next we have a Nai Hall ways are spinning Mr Mr
Hall Mr Hall defended his state sectional uh hydro title back to back That's only happened two other times in our section's history So that's actually pretty profound But he finished the season at nationals going 68 To put it in perspective jumping 68 is national elite So at most every college in the
country is going to be calling for this young man very soon So remember the name Anniia Hall By the way Annai is coached by our Mr Spellell over there looking very dapper Go ahead wave your hand sir All right Um make sure I'm not missing anybody here Let me get my pole vulture stepping forward Kyle and Isaac step
forward please Soon enough Isaac Soon enough They're the They're like one of the top pole vault duos in the state They scored at every single beat we went to They're reigning GMC relief champions and they're going to do big things One is a senior He said he doesn't win a pole vote in college That's all right But
Kyle's only a junior and he's the top returning uh pole vultter in the state section and county So look for him moving forward Our other twin Isaiah Gaston he gets that forward He is the goleg on our shuttle hurdle relay He's a four year fouryear letterman He's a hard worker
He's the definition of dedication and focus He's the guy that gets it done He's the leader of the group and we're going to miss him but he's going to take take his talent to the next level He hasn't decided which school yet either but we have three schools we're deciding on with him as [Music]
well Next we have Jaden A You can step forward sir It has been a long time since we had a distance runner in this school Jaden's the first distance points we've had in like over a decade when we direly needed him So we're loving him He's only a sophomore He's the anchor of the sprint medley relay that went to
nationals So we're expecting great big things out of him as well The last all division uh honor where he's not here He's a thrower It's been a long time since we had It's been like eight years since a thrower made all conference So Frederick Robinson is also an amazing shot putter who's about to do big
things Thank you Thank you coach Um my assumption is that uh one of these guys has my sweatshirt I mean state championship sweatshirt for the athletic director Just throwing it out there All right Thank you
[Applause] everybody Next up Mr come up our principal town for his presentation Good evening Uh before we start our presentation I do want to take a moment to congratulate all the
athletes winter athletes for their accomplishments I want to congratulate Coach Sally and Coach Grimes for their accomplishments But I also wanted to take a moment uh to thank the person who's in charge of all of it Um on March 21st we were notified
that in a unanimous vote Shawn Morell was selected as athletic director of the year for Middle Sex County for 2024 2025 What was said about Shawn is that he always provides sound suggestions and
recognizes the true value of high school athletics And I can tell you that in his time as athletic director he is growing our programs He gives our coaches the opportunities to find success with their teams And I think you're seeing that with all of our recognitions of both our
athletes and our coaches So Sean congratulations This is a well-deserved recognition [Applause] [Music] [Applause] So we have a brief presentation to set up but first um I don't know if the board is going to Oh yeah And uh what
are we doing Our Raider robotics team most recently finished their season in the regional tournament Uh so they would like to show some a little bit about their robot to our board of vet as we get ready for our presentation [Music] Notice how they evacuate when they know
the robots [Music] [Music] Damn it qualifiers and qualified for the championship Could have been a little better but we're in a rebuilding time Uh what could I
say It's been a long long season Thank you people And thank you to the superintendent Mr Roa and the school board for allowing us some space at Naple Meade where we can train the robot to do some pretty
amazing things on its own We've been working over there on weekends and so forth Thank [Applause] you All right Thank you to team 25 our radar robotics team
[Applause] I would just like to start off tonight by thanking uh the board of education uh members of our school community uh that are here tonight Uh we always enjoy uh being able to show off the great things
that are happening at MBTHs Uh first you got to hear tonight a little bit about our athletes Now we would like to show you some of the great things that are taking place in the areas of academics and activities NBTHs is a very large school
We have almost 1,900 students uh enrolled in the school this year Uh so I couldn't run the school on a day-to-day basis without the members of our school leadership team Um we have uh assistant principles and deans on each grade
level grades 9 through 12 And then also uh department supervisors that are both district and school-based supervisors Without any of them I could not run the school uh each day So I do want to take a moment to
recognize them some of the academic initiatives that have been going on for a few years that we're very excited about Uh first of all we have a STEM academy that continues to grow Um our STEM academy has been in place for six years Students in 8th
grade apply to become members of the STEM Academy Um and we've had two graduating classes of STEM Academy students who received that distinction on their high school transcript Um this year we have three cohorts for the STEM
Academy Students coming into the high school both take both engineering and computer science in their first year of high school and then they decide what path they may be interested in following In the past few years we've added a medical careers pathway Uh so students
take courses that could gear them towards a possible major and career in the field of medicine or they can take engineering computer science and starting next year they can take an environmental science pathway So we will have a fourth pathway for our STEM academy students where they can take
coursework in environmental science We also have a business academy for students in grades 10 through 12 Many ninth graders come to the high school and they take our intro to business courses um business computer applications or they take uh financial
management and if they think that they might have an interest in the field of business we encourage them to become part of our business academy Students in the business academy can take courses in finance marketing entertainment and we try to expose them
for possible again majors in college and career growth Few years ago right before COVID we partnered with Ruckers University We were one of the first five schools to participate in what's called their their Ruby program where three or four times a year students from the STEM
Academy go to Ruckers University They spend a day at the business school They work with local businesses uh CEOs of companies and they also work with students at the business school who mentor them on pursuing a major in
business in college Um you as I said we we started off we were one of the first five schools We started off with one bus and now every time we go we have to send two because we have so many students every year who want to be part of the Ruby program So we're very excited about
that Um the goal of the Ruby program is in their senior year students in that program will apply and the Ruckers students will assist them to apply to college to major in business They want them to apply to Ruckers but they say they can apply wherever they want They
will assist them no matter what So we're very excited about that program We have We were one of the We are the first school in the state of New Jersey to participate in what's called geometry and construction Geometry and Construction is a program where students
take a double period The first period is geometry where they learn that traditional math program but then they have a second double period where they spend that period building And if you happen to pull into the main parking lot tonight you may have seen some sheds
outside Uh they are building those sheds That's part of their curriculum Um so the goal of the geometry and construction program is to eventually be able to build homes for Habitat for Humanity and that's something that we're working towards Um Geometry and
Construction said the program said it takes about 10 years to get to that point We are in year three Um and we're already building sheds so I think it's a good possibility that we will be building homes quicker than we ever imagined So we're very excited about that program Um I think he left but I do
want to mention that uh Coach Sally a few years ago we had a dormant wood shop We had a longtime teacher retire after 40 years of teaching at our school and it took us three years to replace them because it's not easy to find wood shop
teachers Um Dave Coach Sally started to coach wrestling here Um and then he said "I have experience in construction." And I said "Do you have a college degree?" And he said "Yes." and now he is a teacher in our school Um and he has really revived the wood shop So we have sections of woods and we have geometry
and construction We're very excited to still give students who want it a hands-on experience and a tool trade tools they could learn if they want to go into trades after high school Finally uh we have a dual enrollment program at MTHS Over the last
few years we've had 10 courses that students can enroll in while students at MBTHs they take their coursework at MBTHs but they can earn college credit We've had partnerships with Ryder University Kain University Middle Sex
College and next year we will be partnering with TCJ College of New Jersey and that will allow us to raise the number of courses from 10 to 28 approved courses for college credit Um and we'll certainly be sharing that
information with your children next year and families um because that's a great opportunity where you can still be enrolled here and earn credits towards when you go to college Right Next slide or actually well yeah I can say uh you can go
forward One of the things I do want to thank the board of ed for is uh you know dur unfortunately during the time of COVID we weren't able to go on any trips uh take students out on class trips and we truly believe that besides the classroom we want to give students
experiences outside of the classroom So the Ruby program is a great example where students go a few times a year to Ruckers but we've seen over the last few years the support of the board of education and increasing the number of class trips that we can utilize every
year So I do want to thank the board because in the past year um we have had students go overseas We had our model UN program went to Prague in the Czech Republic last year this year they went to Madrid and Spain to compete in an
international competitions Um we've had students continue in our German exchange program for the first time this in many years We had students in a Spanish exchange program go overseas this year and then their um Spanish counterparts came to our school uh in late September
and early October We also uh had students go and I'm going to invite our two assistant principles who are the leaders of this program Mr Spelleller and Mrs Gamble to come up to talk about another new opportunity we
had this year which was our HBCU trip For the first time we had a group of students a few weeks ago get to visit historically black colleges and universities in the Northeast and they're going to come and talk about that briefly
Good evening and thank you for the opportunity to speak today tonight I would like to first ask our team to come forward Mr Spelleller is already here Miss Lamar Miss Miss Perkins and Coach
Byram Also our senior student leaders Akquila Carson Dylan Leah Malachi Mameadu Naomi Sapphire Xavier and our photographer Javon We also had two junior student leaders
Alicia and Tez And all of our students that attended the trip come forward please that are here We had a total of 41 students total that attended this trip On behalf of our team we would like
to express our sincere gratitude for your continued support in making this first annual North Brunswick Township High School historically black colleges and university college tour reality This historical experience was truly a
life-changing event for our students and it wouldn't have been possible without the trust and encouragement of our families We're asking our families that are here if you could just stand We thank you for showing up and supporting Thank you Um our principal Mr
Neller our guidance department under the leadership of Mr Pharaoh all of our administration all of our staff at the high school Miss Shoka for supporting us Miss Sakita Dr Johnson and this board
just like to start off by saying this was a very very big idea Uh we came up with a 30,000 square foot view and then we had to drill down and the reason that it's possible and it happened is because
of the leaders that Mrs Gamble spoke of but Mrs Gamble being the leader of the leaders So I just want to give her and our team over here a round of applause to making it happen As you can see we had a very very
ambitious schedule visiting two schools a day However we were determined to give our students something truly meaningful And because of the careful planning and passion of our team that I just mentioned the team was able to
successfully make this trip happen During the tour students engaged directly with faculty coaches and current students of a wide range of historical black colleges and university They explored campus life asked thoughtful questions about academics and
activities and saw firsthand what their future could look like in a college setting Some of the highlights from the session was Dr David K Wilson who was the president of Morgan State University that spent his time to speak with them and engaged them about the university
and also the the benefits of going to college as well as the time that they had spent with um the high school our high school North Brunswick Township High School alumni that is currently attending these universities So as I mentioned before the big idea
came from a personal experience for me As a senior in high school I chose my alma mater North Carolina Central University because I was on a H.B.CU tour and I knew firsthand how impactful
this could be for our MBTHs students These connections and experiences have inspired our students to help them see themselves as a collegebound scholars and we are truly grateful for your commitment to expand their their opportunities and broaden
their horizons Thank you And at this time we would like to share a video of some of our trip highlights put together by our senior leaders and Mr Escalona [Applause] Yo Dylan didn't we just go on like an amazing trip last week Yeah that trip
was phenomenal We got to visit so many different colleges that I wouldn't have visited otherwise Right These HB.CU were incredible bro The culture the space everything It was so nice when we visited Yeah it was great But Mu what was your favorite thing about the camp My favorite thing like honestly I have to say just the experience in total bro
like going on the bus going to the hotels visiting all these colleges that I may never have seen before like it's crazy It's it's such a good experience What about you I think my favorite part was I wanted to go to a lot of these colleges and this trip gave me the opportunity to actually go and visit
them because it's so far down south I'm not going to lie My favorite part of the trip is when we got to finally see Norfolk at night You know having to see the student life and you know they're in the cafeteria when we're eating There was like a lot of music and dancing going on It was just a good vibe Miss Gamble and the rest of the team got us got got us there you know Yeah it was it
was a good experience at Norfol Honestly I also really like Morgan State that morning Like it might have been more chill in the morning It was so nice seeing all the buildings be able to see like the students see the library Oh that's it was so cool down there Uh I I liked North Carolina ENT It's actually one of it was one of my top colleges
before this trip and because of this trip I'm now officially a North Carolina Aggie What did you like about um North Carolina Central What I liked about Central was the deep history you had You know one of our assistant principles Mr Spelleller He went there You know he was a frat and everything You know how that
is And you know having him and the tour guide come around to show us the the campus and the history and kind of provide a backstory of why you should choose Central Honestly Virginia State was so cool to see especially as it was uh one of our adviserss there Miss Perkins It was her alma mater Honestly
it was great to see that like just to see all the history and the buildings and all the all the people coming together and speaking to some of the students especially about engineering It was great on the drive there We drove past many historic monuments like the linker memorial the Pentagon It was a very enlightening experience And then
the college itself it looked amazing Howard was also one of my top schools cuz it's like the Ivy League of H.B.CU Before this trip before we started complaining about everything how much did you know about H.B.CU Other than for real I didn't really I didn't get to see any other H.B.CU or get to I didn't have
that much information you know it wasn't there What about you Honestly before this trip like I actually knew nothing about H.B.CU Like this is this was my first time being exposed to HCU and seeing all the culture and everything that I've could possibly be missing out on by not knowing It's honestly great to
see now It's like and then North Brunswick you know how did North play into that Honestly like this is the first time that North Brunswick Township High School like I think even just North Brunswer how like there's more options than just like a PWI or something like that where they can they can just have
more options to go to It's not just us who enjoy the experience One of our other one of the other people who went on this trip they said that their favorite part about this trip was when they we got to these different colleges They were able to ask ask the college students how they like the colleges what they think about it would they recommend
other people going to this college And the college students were very open and they they told us what they thought about the college and it helped make decisions easier for people So for our juniors this was such an amazing experience for them too because they've really got to see these college campuses
early Like I didn't have I didn't visit any colleges my junior year but I got to they got to vis visit these six colleges and see a whole bunch of different experiences to see where they want to apply to next year It gives North Brunswick a better chance of preparing students for the future which should be
everybody's job you know preparing you know the young ones you know college life after school this trip as a whole like even just without the colleges like it was also just such a good time to connect and bond with people that I've like never really spoken to before other young black students that I've never had a
chance to connect with It really just opened up a whole new world for me You know for the students that wanted to do something in their life in their future I wanted to strive for something good Also wanted to go to H.B.CU It was good getting to meet them greet them and you know get enjoy that time Our admins put
a lot of time and effort into this trip Planning which our hotels planning where we're going to eat planning where we what colleges we were going to go to And they because of them they made memories that are going to last us a lifetime We're going to show you some clips from our trip Boom
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It might seem crazy what I'm about to say Sunshine she's here You can take a break from a hot air balloon that could go to space with the air like I don't care baby by the
way Huh Because I'm happy Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof Because I'm happy Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth Because I'm the happy Clap along if you know what
happiness is to you Because I'm happy alone if you feel like that's what you want to do Here come bad news talking this and that Well give me all you got and don't hold
me back Well I should probably warn you I'll be just fine No offense to you Don't waste your time Here's why Because I'm happy Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof
Because I'm happy Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth Because I'm happy Clap along if you know what happiness is to you Because I'm happy Clap along if you feel like that's what
you want to do Bring me down Can't bring me down Bring me down [Applause]
All right Um I do want to I'm glad to see the great experience the kids had and the way they spoke about it on the video Um you know it really was a great experience for them and I'm glad they were able to share it uh through this well put together video Um next I do
want to share some of the other recognitions we've received Um so I'd like to ask Miss Nelman uh our district director of music to come forward Um we have been recognized the entire district has been recognized for the last eight years as one of America's best
communities for music education Um but Miss Nelman's going to talk about some additional accolades that we have received this year um as a school You should be able to just I'll just Uh good evening everyone Uh my slideshow
is coming up in a second so we'll get there but I'm just going to talk about it anyway Um as it comes up you're going to notice that uh in all the pictures that we've taken um you're going to see a lot of the same faces which is awesome So you'll see pictures of the choir the band the orchestra the winter percussion ensemble which are four of our biggest
ensembles that we have here Um and it's a lot of the same students because that's the best thing about this high school is that regardless of what instrument you play we never say no We always are more than welcome to if you sing but you want to be in winter percussion we always say yes If you play the violin but want to be in the
marching band the answer is always yes We we've never ever turned a kid away because they didn't play an instrument We start kids in 9th grade 10th grade all the way through 12th grade Um so that's probably my my favorite thing here Um our choir Oh here it is So I'm a TCJ alum So I was really happy when uh
Mrs Ato who's our new choir teacher here at the high school she welcomed in Dr Brandy Diggs who's the director of vocal studies at the College of New Jersey for a master class with her students to prepare them not only for their spring concert but for the first time that the choir is performing at the American Choir Directors Association competition
in May at Ruckers University Um Dr Diggs is incredibly impressive Um she's a soloist with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the Atlanta Opera She's a regular performer at the Kennedy Center and we got to basically uh pick her brain on all of her knowledge and expertise that she brought to the students which is which is incredible We have a couple of students who've already
committed to TCJ who want to keep singing So it was a great experience for for them to meet Dr Diggs and get a foot in the door at a program that they're going to be uh studying in the next four years Um the orchestra who you probably saw playing out in the lobby um under the direction of Mr Cooper Ford Um so
they he brought them to perform at you can go to the next slide He brought them to perform at the CGMEA which is the Central Jersey Music Educators Association Orchestra Festival at Raway High School where they earned a silver ranking for their performance uh the Chamber Orchestra and the Select Strings Uh those are the kids who you saw out in
the lobby tonight They were also featured as an in-house reading ensemble um at the NJMEA the Music Educators Conference down in Atlantic City uh under the direction of Dr Sandra Dau who's a basically powerhouse in the orchestra world She's the head of orchestra at William Patterson University Um and the select strings
also performed a session on um repertoire of diverse conductors and diverse cultures Go next um the wind ensemble Okay The MBTH's wind ensemble performed also at the NJMEA conference in Atlantic City as part of a band reading session under the direction of also not only do uh Mr
Jeffrey Smith but Mr Isaiah Mason who's our band director at Lynwood um he's on the DEIA committee for NJMEA and he helped us get the students involved in performing in a focus on diverse repertoire um where Mr Smith uh exposes students to music of various cultures
and composers of all diverse backgrounds Um and also we try to partner with as many universities as possible and Ruckers being right up the road and Mason Gross being one of the biggest music programs um in the country We brought in Dr Julia Bmanis who's the assistant director of bands at Ruckers University um for a master class in for
the wind ensemble right before their performance at their CGMA wind ensemble festival that we hosted here in March Um and for the first time in school history the honors wind ensemble got a gold ranking and got the highest score of the evening which we are very proud of them for You
go And then our winter percussion Um they once again are US bands state champions for the indoor scholastic standill Um they're led by Joe Scala and Liz Facelman Um they're now two-year defending champions in their division and we have one more championship
competition coming up at the end of April uh at Jackson Memorial High School and they're probably going to win again So we're super proud of them They're excellent Um and then right before I get to Michael I'll do a shameless plug here The Alchemist have their spring musical Little Shop of Horrors Um yep that's
right Little Shop of Horrors It's why I'm terrified of plants because I saw that movie way too young Um it's April 24th 25th and 26th right here in the auditorium We're very excited uh to put that on for everybody Um and just like how we recognize so many of our incredible athletes tonight Um I would
be remiss if I didn't recognize uh sophomore Michael Dakolo So Michael you can you can come on up So Michael has distinguished himself as an exceptional musician He's currently the principal trumpet player of the high school honors wind ensemble Also in a in a remarkable display of
talent and dedication Michael earned um he auditioned for and earned a coveted spot in both the region two wind ensemble which is in this like local vicinity up against South Brunswick and JP Stevens and Edison in East Brunswick Um he was in the wind ensemble for region two and then also auditioned again and made the Allstate wind
ensemble which for a sophomore is an incredible accomplishment He outscored uh tons of juniors and seniors not only in our region but also in our state um he had the amazing opportunity of also performing at the NJMEA conference um on the Saturday of our conference and then that night at NJPAC um for the state
which is which is just truly an incredible thing um and we're very proud of Michael So h having a student of of this caliber at such a young age is a rare and exciting distinction for our music program and a true testament to Michael's outstanding musicianship and work ethic We're so incredibly proud of
Michael for his accomplishments and for representing our school and our music program with such excellence and we look forward to seeing all that he will accomplish for years to come So congratulations Michael And with that I'm going to hand it back to Mr Neller our last recognition of the evening Um
you can see that we have two displays up here Uh the first display is for the AP computer science female diversity award which we received this school year Um as I mentioned MBTHs has a very strong STEM academy and I believe that the STEM academy and those teachers have allowed
us to achieve uh this award Um most people know that traditionally uh the field of computer science has been male-dominated So the College Board recognizes uh schools across the nation every year who are making efforts to diversify that field by encouraging
female students to take uh AP or computer science courses um schools that have a greater than 50% female uh student enrollment in those classes receive this recognition We were only one of 237 schools in the country that
received this recognition for this school year um or for last school year because we had greater than 50% of students enrolled in our computer science courses were female Um so it's something that we're extremely proud of And at this time I would like to turn
this uh the mic over to our STEM Academy coordinators Uh Mrs Jannine Laner who is our science supervisor and Mrs Carol Alouio who is our math supervisor Thank you Good evening MBTHs and honored guests
In the United States women earn roughly 20% of awarded computer science bachelor's degrees This number has declined from 35% in the 1980s despite women currently earning 50
p 57% of all bachelor's degrees overall Providing female students with access to computer science courses is imperative to ensure gender equity in the field's high-paying fast-paced jobs and to drive innovation creativity and
competitiveness That's why College Board honors schools for expanding access to AP computer science courses for female students in their communities I'm going to repeat some of the information that Mr Neller shared because I think it bears to be
emphasized Schools receiving the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award have either reached 50% or higher female exam taker representation in one or both of the AP computer science courses or a
percentage of female computer science exam takers that meets or exceeds that of the school's female population This year 1,153 schools were recognized for their work towards equal female representation
in computer science Nationwide only 237 schools were recognized for creating equal opportunities for female students in advanced placement computer science A which is the College Board's Java coding course North Brunswick Township High
School was one of those 237 schools While this is the first year North Brunswick received the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award for AP Computer Science A it is the third time we are being recognized for supporting
the growth of young women in computer science In n in 2020 and 2021 we received this very same award for the AP computer science principles course that is the college board course that introduces students to the breath of the
field including algorithms and the internet And if our teachers could come forward tonight we would like to show our appreciation to the North Brunswick Township High School computer science teachers Mrs Alpa
Perauit she teaches our computer science a courses and Miss Incia Julia who teaches AP computer science principles We thank you for all you do to create computer science classrooms that support and challenge the young women in our community You show all our
female students that it is possible to see yourself in STEM We appreciate you We are also proud to report that as we continue to develop the computer science program at MBTHs we have been selected by College
Board as a pilot school for the AP career kickstart cyber security program NBTHS is one of only 17 high schools in the state of New Jersey that were selected for this program We would like
to thank the support that we've had in pursuing this new opportunity for our students from the building and administration and the board We can't wait to see all of the exciting opportunities that this program will
bring for our students Thank you and the thank you uh Mrs Alizio and Mrs Lir Um I do want to end the night uh by sharing uh some information that was shared with us back in the fall by the college board Um we had over a 100
students recognized in 2023 2024 as AP scholars which means that over 52 stu or 52 students receive scores of three or higher on three or more AP exams We had students recognized as AP scholars with
honors meaning they scored at least a 3.25 Uh the AP score tests are scored on a scale of five Three is the metric that the College Board uses for passing Um we had over 70% of our students last year
receive a three or better on an AP exam Um so we had 21 students recognized at AP Scholars with honors We had 38 students recognized as AP Scholars with distinction meaning they scored at least a 3.5 on average on three or more exams
But we also have a program at MBTHs and again um we always try to to really get in you know when things are getting started So we were one of the first schools in the state of New Jersey to begin the AP capstone diploma program
Students in their junior and senior year uh AP or STEM Academy students are required but we do offer sections for students who are just interested in taking those AP classes Students in their junior and senior year take courses called AP Seminar and AP
Research In those courses they pick a real world project um and they develop the project They test a hypothesis and they put together a presentation that they present and is sent to the College Board to be reviewed Um so those
students are really learning how to conduct research and then ultimately to write a paper supporting their findings uh to submit to the College Board Students who successfully uh receive a three or higher on both courses are eligible what's called what's called the
AP Capstone diploma which is a a distinction on their transcript So this past year we had 21 students receive AP capstone diplomas Um which is something that and it was the first time we had had that and we far exceeded the state
average for the percentage of students who received those capstone diplomas at their school So we are very proud of that Um we did of those students many of them unfortunately were graduates last year Traditionally a lot of seniors take AP classes but we did have 43
uh 39 juniors four sophomores last year who received distinctions So we will be inviting them for the first time ever We're going to invite them to ac academic recognition night in May and we are going to recognize them for being AP scholars So we're very excited about
that Um thank you As a school we uh we've made a commitment that we we feel that we recognize our athletes and we're so proud of everything they accomplish but we do want to do more to recognize the academic scholars in our school And
that's one way we're hoping to do that this coming May Um so with that I would like to uh thank everyone um for coming tonight and I hope you have a great evening Thank you [Music] Mr our administration here for the
evening Those of you who are still here our two a two uh STEM teachers we'd like to thank you all um for this presentation this evening We'd like to you know just really let you know our gratitude all the amazing things that
are going on at Northampton High School It's clear that you know you are creating students who have breadth and are providing them with rigorous programs and giving them opportunities to explore whether it be in Germany or
other countries or going down south to H.CU All very innovative programs meeting the needs of students through beyond construction with STEM programs um and getting these distinctions as well and we need to celebrate it even more loudly So thank you all We
appreciate it And are any other board members present like to say There's so much we've had at this school I know a lot of us up here are graduates And to see you know the programs and everything that has evolved even from when I was just here is incredible So you know you
have a wonderful team Um many you know I have worked with and you know have taught me So it's definitely an honor to be sitting here and hearing all the great things that the school is accomplishing All right Thank you very much Thank you Thank you
[Music] Some business to get to So at this time we will um jump to item six Um do we have any new businesses No Okay
So at this time we will review our short agenda The board has received copies prior to Um so we'll start on page four and [Music] five and then we wrap up on page
six So at this time we will have a public session on agenda items only Anyone from the public would like to come up and speak on anything from the agenda um we ask that you state your name and All
right seeing that none can I have a motion to close the public portion of this meeting Second All in favor I opposed Thank you Vice President James would you please make a motion to approve of all
consent agenda items miscellaneous and finance Second Second I'm gonna take roll call here Mr Ali yes Uh Miss James yes Miss Keith yes Mr Lori yes Dr Patel yes Mr Singh yes Mr Toast
yes And Mr W Yes All the motions are approved Thank you Thank you At this time we will have a public session on any matter Anyone from the public would like to come and address the board We speak your name and we'll
begin three minutes Seeing none can I have a motion to close the public portion of the meeting So move second I'm sorry Do a second Mr Lori Thank you Mr Lori All in favor Anyone opposed The session's closed All
right At this time we will motion to go into close session whereas section 8 of the open public meetings act chapter [Music] 23175 permit the exclusion of the public and remaining in certain circumstances And whereas public body is of the opinion that such circumstances present
to exist Now therefore be it resolved by the North Township Board of Education the public shall be excluded from the discussion of and action upon the hearing after specified subject matters General nature of the subject matter to be discussed is as followed financial
matters It is anticipated at the time that the above subject matter should be made public at such time as the need for non-disclosure no longer exists This resolution shall take effect immediately We have a motion I'm sorry I can't see Thanks Second
Thank you All in favor Is anyone close We can go to session All right we're going to stay here You can have them Yeah now it's over All right Can we please have a motion to
return to open session So moved Second All in favor I Anyone opposed We're back in session Thank you Then at this time can we please have a motion to adjourn our meeting this evening So moved
Second favor I thank you guys