2007-2008 Archive


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2008 - 2009 School Year

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	TZHS Teacher Accepted As PBS "Teacher Leader" The Public Broadcasting Service has announced TZHS teacher Sarah McMane has been accepted as one of the first PBS Teacher Leaders and a member of the Teacher Leader Advisory Council.  In this role, she will not only contribute to the online discussions happening on PBS Teachers, but, as an inaugural Teacher Leader, she will also have the opportunity to assist in preparing a format for the Teacher Leader program.

	TZHS Qualifies Nine Varsity Teams As NYS Scholar Teams SOCSD has announced that each of their nine 2008 TZHS Fall Varsity athletic teams has qualified as New York State Scholar Teams. An in-season team GPA of 90% or better is required before consideration as a scholar team can be given.  The SOCSD and TZHS congratulates Boy's Soccer, Girl's Soccer, Football, Girl's Swimming, Volleyball, Girl's Tennis, Boy's Cross Country, Girl's Cross Country and Cheerleading.

	TZHS Social Studies Teacher Receives 2008 Award Stephen Sherman, a Tappan Zee HS social studies teacher, has been selected as the recipient of the 2008 Outstanding High School Social Studies Teacher Award by the Westchester-Lower Hudson Council for Social Studies. In a letter to TZHS Assistant Principal, Juliet Gevargis, Council President Steven A. Goldberg announced the award. Ms. Gevargis nominated Mr. Sherman in October 2008 citing his abilities in the classroom as well as his dedication to student achievement. In her letter, Ms. Gevargis identified Mr. Sherman's valuable strengths to include his firm commitment that students use technology as a tool to enhance their learning. She also pointed out he maintains a current, interactive class website, has students participate in web quests, creates PowerPoint projects and is a regular user of Smart Board technology. The award will be presented to Mr. Sherman during breakfast at the Annual Conference of WLHCSS on Friday, December 12 at the Crowne Plaza in White Plains. The breakfast begins at 8:00 AM.

	TZHS TAKES HOME SEVEN ESSPA AWARDS Tappan Zee High School's literary magazine, Tones garnered 7 awards in six categories at this year's Empire State Scholastic Press Awards (ESSPA), sponsored by Syracuse University.  Tones advisors Donna Grasso (art) and Sarah McMane (literature) announced the winners in the following categories:  FICTION - Gold went to Kate R. for “Mac”;  NON-FICTION - Gold went to Caroline L. for "17 Years" and Silver was awarded to Barbara D. for "Semicolon",  POETRY - Honorable Mention went to Natalie K. for "Only God Can Wake the Sleeping"; ARTWORK - Honorable Mention went to Elizabeth O., USE OF TYPE/IMAGE - Silver went to Elizabeth O'. and Lisa B. for "Winter Wood"; OVERALL PUBLICATION took a Silver awarded to the staff of Tones.

	Tappan Zee High School Names 4 Semifinalists and 7 Commended Students in 2009 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists in the 2009 National Merit Scholarship Competition included:  Ricky A, Michael K, Daniel L and Bradley S.  These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 8,200 National Merit® Scholarships, worth more than $35 million, that will be offered next spring. To be considered for a Merit Scholarship® award, Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the Finalist level of the competition. About 90 percent of the Semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing, and approximately half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar® title. Tappan Zee High School students have received a Letter of Commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Corp celebrating their scholastic talent.  The commended students are:  Wonyoung C., David S. H., Esther M. J., John J. L., Lauren E. M., Anastasia M. P. and Benjamin R.

 

	TZHS Music Department Sends Three Top Performers to All-State The TZHS music department has announced that three of its students were accepted into this year’s New York All State Music Ensembles. Esther J. (senior) will be participating in the All-State Wind Ensemble on trumpet, Ellen K. (Junior) will be in the All-State Women’s Chorus singing alto, and Vivian L. (junior) will be in the String Orchestra on viola. These students each represent the three major performing ensembles of the Tappan Zee High School Music Department; Concert Band, Concert Choir, and Concert Orchestra. Auditions for All-State ensembles take place every year and are extremely competitive. Of the many thousands of students that audition across the entire state of New York, only 350 are accepted into the various ensembles. Esther J., Ellen K., and Vivian L. all performed level VI works (the highest level of difficultly) and received top scores. In addition to a solo piece, each student is asked to play various scales and sight-read. Andy C. (clarinet), Ellen L. (violin), and Nikitas T. (viola) also received perfect scores of 100 and were chosen as alternates. The students will be traveling to Rochester, New York on December 4th where they will be rehearsing up to eight hours a day for three days. The final performances on December 7 will take place at the Eastman Theater which is one of the premier performing halls in the country.