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By the time you receive or read this last issue of the 2008-2009 HuskyHappenings series, not only will the fourth marking period be under way, butwe will also be in the throws of preparing for the end of the school year. Prom,graduation, final exams, and scheduling are but a part of what we will planning and finalizing as June 23 draws closer.Looking back on the closing year, much has been done this year to lay thegroundwork for the future of Dumont High School’s students. A short synopsisof our achievements this year:• A reorganization of the Student Council was initiated. This supports ourcommitment to empowering the Student Council to become a more active andorganized voice for the student body.• A 20 members Curriculum Council was established to research, recommend,and design more flexible and relevant learning opportunities for our students.Specifically, the faculty has investigated offering a Freshman Seminar course,expanding our Option Two opportunities, creating an Economics/FinancialLiteracy course, and developing a means of channeling students into theirinterests through a Pathways program.• A proposal for Dumont High School to reinstate Midterm Exams is being considered for the 2009-2010 school year.•Many teachers have taken the opportunity to learn and utilize currenttechnologies to assist with their classroom teaching, thus potentially engaging more students in non-traditional means.•The Guidance Department is preparing to invest in the widely used Naviancesoftware program. This technology will allow for better parent-counselor-student communication and college or career planning.It has been my absolute pleasure to serve as your child’s Principal. For theremainder of this school year, I look forward to celebrating the manyachievements and honors our students have earned. For those families who willbe returning in the fall, be sure to keep an eye out for the progress we willcontinue to make in our efforts to become the ideal high school for all of ourstudents.Cordially,Michael Parent, Principal
The Quarterly Newsletter ofDumont High School
In This Issue
page 2 Need ToKnowsGuidanceNewsAthleticsNews page 3 Clubs &StudentNews page 4 Boosters &ParentGroupsNewsUpcomingEvents
 
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Need toKnows
School Phone Numbers
Dumont High School Main Office(and to call a student in as “absent”):(201) 387-3000Guidance Department (direct number):(201) 387-3010 Athletic Department (direct number):(201) 387-3094DHS School Nurse:(201) 387-3000, ext. 3605
Progress Reports - 4thMarking Period
Progress Reports - 4th Marking PeriodProgress Reports for the 4th Marking Period will be mailed home on May 1,2009.
Report Cards - 4thMarking Period
Final report cards for the 2008-2009school year will be distributed tostudents on the last day of school (June23). Please ask your child for his/herreport card so that you may review thegrades, and if necessary, make anappointment with a guidance counselor.Students who owe fines to the schoolwill not be given their report cards.These fines can be accrued in any of the following ways:•Failure to return the school issued IDcard•Damaged school issued ID cards•Damaged or lost textbooks•Damaged or lost calculators•Damaged district property
Final Exams 2009
The schedule for final exams will bedistributed and put on the website assoon as it is established.
Move Up Day 
On Monday, June 23, our annual MoveUp Day in which students have theopportunity to follow their 2009-2010schedules will be conducted. It will alsobe a chance for our incoming Freshmento meet their teachers and becomefamiliar with the high school. Allparents of all students are encouragedto have their students attend. 4thMarling Period report cards will also bedistributed that day.
Senior Awards Night
Senior Awards Night 2009 will takeplace on Tuesday, June 9 at 7:00 PM inthe DHS Auditorium. Letters of invitewill be sent to seniors who are asked tobe present that evening. 
September 2009
School will open for students inSeptember on Wednesday, September 2,2009.
GuidanceNews
Schedule Changes forthe 2009-2010 School year
The Guidance Department and theadministration have worked very hardto schedule each and every student forthe coming school year. On June 23rd,all students will receive their 2009-2010schedule. Any student who wishes tohave their 2009-2010 schedule changed,must do so by 3:00 pm on June 23.Counselors will not be available during the summer months.
 AthleticsNews
 Varsity Cheerleaders
Under the direction of Coaches AlyssaRuggero and Jaclin Solari, thecheerleaders did a tremendous job withtheir Competition squad and cheering teams. The Competition squad trainedand competed all season in competitionsand hosted a very successfulcompetition at DHS. The cheering team also cheered at all of the homeboys and girls basketball games.
 Varsity Wrestling
 Under the direction of Head Coach John Monaco, the team finished theirseason at 6 and 15 overall. They madesignificant gains this year as a team andseveral individuals had very successfulseasons.
Girls Varsity Basketball
 Under the direction of Head CoachDavid Cieplicki, finished the season at16 wins and 11 losses. The teamqualified for the Bergen CountyTournament, as well as The StateBasketball Tournament, where theywon their first round game. Specialcongratulations are in order for CoachCieplicki for being named to the New Jersey Basketball Hall of Fame. This is awell-deserved honor, and Dumont is very proud of him.
Boys Varsity Basketball
 Under the direction of Head Coach Adam Sidrow, finished the season 14ane 11 and qualified for the StateTournament. The team beat PomptonLakes in the first round of thetournament and lost in overtime toMahwah.
Boys Varsity Bowling
 Under the direction of Head CoachMarc Ferrara, finished their season witha record above 500 and finished in 7thplace in the league. They competed at ahigh level and lost several contests by very few pins.
Girls Varsity Bowling
 The team finished their first season at15–1 and won the BCSL AmericanLeague Championship. Brianna Carlofinished the season with a 199 averageand the team finished fourth in thecounty tournament.
 Varsity Ice Hockey 
 Under Head Coach Pete Becker,finished the season 9-8-2 overall. Theyqualified for the State Tournament andlost to a very good Arthur L. JohnsonRegional High School team, who wasseeded seventh in the state.
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3The Spring SportsSeason
 Baseball, Softball, Track, and Golf arenow underway. Come out and show your support! All sports schedules areon the DHS website, AthleticDepartment link.
Clubs &Student News
Debate Team
February was a good month for VarsityDebate. On February 5, DHS hosted aVarsity Debate during the school day.Teachers volunteered their rooms asaudience as teams from Cresskill, FairLawn, NV Old Tappan, NV Demarest,and Dumont competed, debating theissue of increased federal spending foralternative energy incentives. TheDumont team took third place. On February 26, another Varsity Debate washeld at Leonia HS, involving teamsfrom Leonia, Dwight-Engelwood, NVOld Tappan, NV Demarest, NorthBergen, and Dumont. The Dumontteam of took the third place trophy. Inaddition, one Dumont High SchoolDebate Team student was recognized asthe outstanding judge by the coaches atthe tournament.
 Art Honor Society 
The Art Honor Society createdillustrations for the Oracle. The topicswere works of literature studied in theEnglish classes. The students took a fieldtrip to the Museum of Modern Art onMarch 26.
World Languages HonorSocieties
The Spanish Honor Society (advised byMrs. Luciano), the Italian HonorSociety (advised by Mr. Joe Materia),and the American Sign LanguageHonor Society (advised by Ms. Lynch)inducted over 40 new members on April7. This was the first induction ceremonyfor the ASL Honor Society.
Chemistry Team
The Chemistry Team and MedicalExplorers held their second competitionof the year. The final competition wasMarch 12.
Dance Team
The Dance Team, under the directionof Miss Koblitz, competed at their lastcompetition at Hofstra’s DanceCompetition on March 21. The teamalso participated in the Winter ClubCarnival on March 13, in addition torunning an Italian Night FundraiserDinner on March 31.
Ecology Club
The Ecology Club continues to createrecycling awareness with theiraluminum recycling program, whichthey decided to expand, and stormdrain awareness program. The club willbe finalizing their storm drain educationprogram in the grammar schools.
Forensics
The DHS Forensics team recentlycompeted at Raritan High School forthe 2009 Championship Tournament.Overall the team placed 2 out of 10.
 
Math Team
Math Team members had a busyFebruary. There was a home meetduring the third week of February, aswell as an away meet later on that week.Students are looking forward to thedinner meet at Tenafly, which is the lastaway meet of the year.
Media Club
The Media Club hosted the annual Winter Carnival "Fun"draiser on March13. Clubs and classes set up boothswith games and prizes. The MediaClub sold food at the event. Last year'scarnival proved to be very successful formost DHS classes and clubs. Also, theMedia Club voted to purchase a MacPro computer to be used for videoediting. The computer is now located inthe video/photo lab in the basement tobe used in conjunction with the mediaclub and video production class. Mediamembers have been working on setting up this lab as an editing/project room.Media students also offered "SO Night2009" DVDs for sale at the end of theproduction nights. The DVDs are in theprocess of being edited and burned forthose who ordered.
Periscope
The latest issue of Periscope is presentlyunderway. For this issue, students haveshown a higher level of self-motivation;many have generated their own storyideas, and student reporters now submitphotographs to accompany their ownstories. This issue will kick off thetraining program for those students whowish to be involved as staff membersnext year. All potential editors will"shadow" the current editor as sheworks on all aspects of this issue. A copy-editing session will be held soon toprepare articles for layout, and studentsinterested in learning layout techniqueswill begin training. The advisors of thepaper are planning a redesign of thenewspaper's layout. The redesignproject will be announced to thestudents once candidates for theposition of Layout Editor haveapprenticed the current editor throughone complete issue. It is expected thatthe new design will not be launcheduntil the 2009 fall issue. The goal of theredesign is to produce a newspaper thatreflects a more sophisticated use of theInDesign software program, and rivalsother schools’ newspapers aesthetically.Periscope has also taken advantage of opportunities to connect with theDumont community. On March 13,Periscope staff members once againhosted a booth at the DHS WinterCarnival, an annual event open toDumont residents. The newspaper isalso now available to residents atDumont's Public Library.
Student Council
The Student Government sponsored abeard competition between maleteachers. The winner, Mr. Lugo, earnedover $400.00 for a charity of hischoosing.
Unity Club
The homeroom collection of pop-tabsfor Ronald McDonald House Charitiesended on February 20. Mr. Breheny’sand Mr. Monaco’s homerooms tied forfirst place. Both homerooms collectedover 14 containers of pop-tabs. Ms.Babashak’s homeroom came in third.During February, representatives fromthe Unity Club gave up their evening hours to be recreational aides to young children at the homeless shelter inEnglewood. Both our students and the young children had a great time.
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