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KHS K-Birds, vocal soloist, duets and piano soloist took the stage at The Hudson County Alliance of Teen Arts at NJCU today. The students did an amazing job!
Mr. Pamaar and Ms. Crespo accompanied the K-Birds in the Margaret Williams Theatre. Ms. Gonzalez conducted the K-Birds in the Large Group Vocal Ensemble. Although the K-Birds did not place, their performance was stellar and extremely moving!
Mr. Pamaar and Ms. Crespo accompanied the vocal soloists and duets. Haley Felix received the Judges Award for her solo, Josephine Brizuela and Bolivar Suero won a Judges award for their Duet and Jovan & Paulo Acevedo took Top Honors for their Duet! What a day!
Mr. Conde's student, Brandon Maddatu-Wong received a Top Honors Award for his piano solo of Debussy.
It was an amazing day for KHS!!
Mr. Conde and Mrs. Astrella were Festival Site Coordinators at today's events
https://youtu.be/6ktD4Sdjahw
🔍📚 A huge THANK YOU to everyone who joined in for the KHS REACH-Success Scavenger Hunt! Our kids had a blast exploring and connecting with their favorite teachers and important offices. Beginning our adventure with "Oh, The Places You'll Go!" set the perfect tone, as each mission lead them to different parts of our school, just like in the book. It was a joy to see them navigate and make new friends along the way! #REACHSuccess #ScavengerHuntFun 🌟
The students enrolled in the Hudson County Community College Program took part in a nature hike at the Morristown National Historical Park in Jockey Hollow. On the 5 mile hike they were able to examine recreated soldier huts from George Washington's encampment, read information from historical markers and interact with members of the National Park Service.
Following the hike, the students were bused to the Washington Headquarters Museum in Morristown where they were able to view historical artifacts from the period, watch interactive videos, and read historical information related to the period. The trip was chaperoned by teachers Michael Bayer, Trish Hoehe, and counselor Dorian Fasciano.
Kearny Adult School Summer 2024 will be opening soon for registration!
Visit our open house at KHS on May 7, 8 or 9 from 5:00-7:00PM to register. Scan the QR Code for a full list of courses and pricing. For more information:
📌 https://www.kearnyschools.com/page/kearny-adult-school
📧adultschool1@kearnyschools.com
📞551-253-4060
The American Dream was brought to reality today, as Kearny High School was honored to host guest speakers from Univision and JP Morgan Chase. Univision News Anchor Noticias Jonathan Inoa, along with Univision Senior Director of Community Empowerment Bill Tipacti (KHS '90) and JP Morgan Chase Executive Director Marcos Tipacti (KHS '93) shared stories of their industrious journeys and insights about perseverance, goal setting, and turning aspirations into achievements.
From the canals of Venice to the peaks of the Alps, our KHS students embarked on an unforgettable European adventure this Spring Break, thanks to the Italian Club! Grazie mille to our amazing chaperones Michele Cacciotolo, Diogo Neto, Natalia Viso, Laurie Keim, Victoria Grimm, and Jennifer Mead for keeping an eye on our kids throughout this amazing trip.
KHS: Kearny Project Graduation Volleyball Tournament - Friday, April 26, 2024
Doors Open at 5:30 p.m.
Games Begin at 6:30 p.m.
COME SUPPORT YOUR FAVORITE TEAMS!!
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In Ms. Hatfield's class, her students along with some visiting friends, dyed Easter eggs. For some it was their first time dying eggs.
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KHS students and staff PEP Rally!!!
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KHS students and staff PEP Rally!!!
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KHS students and staff PEP Rally!!!
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KHS student body preparing and getting ready for our PEP Rally!!!
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KHS student body preparing and getting ready for our PEP Rally!!!
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KHS student body preparing and getting ready for our PEP Rally!!!
KHS: It is Pep Rally day at Kearny High School for our Spring Student-Athletes. We appreciate the tremendous team spirit displayed in the KHS hallways by our cheer squad and band.
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The Kearny High School K-Birds and the cast of The Addams Family had the honor of participating in a vocal performance workshop with living opera legend Adria Firestone on March 26, 2024. An internationally celebrated speaker, bestselling author, and prominent performance coach, Adria is recognized for her outstanding achievements. She has enjoyed a long, award-winning career as an opera singer, musical theater performer, and actor. Her credits range from her world-renowned Carmen in Bizet’s opera to Family Guy. Adria won the coveted Carbonell Award for Best Actress in a Musical and was awarded Woman of the Year at the Spoleto Festival. From Shanghai to the Pacific Rim and from Cairo to Canada, Adria has performed throughout the world.
Adria currently teaches at NJCU in the Music, Dance & Theatre Department. She is a nationally certified trainer for Time to Teach, a classroom management system. Adria designs and presents programs at schools and universities, including Duke University, the National University of Singapore, Dubai English-speaking school and Northwestern University. Additionally, Adria is an entertainment industry coach with international clientele. Her purpose is to take her extensive experience, her international network, and the tools she possesses, to further artistic development and career aspirations with the utmost practicality. The Kearny High School Vocal Music Department was honored to receive guidance from such a renowned artist!
This is Great!!
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The honorees for the schools' unsung heroes/heroines, are students who make outstanding contributions to their schools and communities, but who might be overlooked under traditional student recognition guidelines.
Nominations for the unsung hero was given in Secaucus High School, on Tuesday, March 26th. It represents a student who goes unnoticed, but have unique qualities and outstanding character. They are usually polite, giving and welcoming to others. Shealin Banta was nominated for her outstanding energy of school spirit and passion for music. Always involved and notifying others of how to get involved, Shealin character, friendly and outgoing personality and her active participation in her community and her school makes her stand out among her peers.
The KHS community is so Happy and grateful for Shealin Banta and we are fortunate to have here representing Kearny High School.
Congratulations!! Shealin!!
KHS students from the Engineering, Architecture and Medical classes attended the 11th annual Girls in Technology event held at Hudson Community College. Featuring an interactive panel discussion and Q&A session with women in STEM related careers, the panel highlighted women in civil and mechanical engineering as well as cyber security. The students then participated in hands-on activities, including a skin and hair toxicology demonstration from L'Oreal, a coding session led by cyber security experts, an encryption activity, a lead paint activity and a wood flooring demonstration. They even had some of their jewelry analyzed for its materials and had their hair diagnosed.
Pictured with Mrs. LaRossa is KHS alumni Brianna Heim, who currently works in the Continuing Education and Workforce Development department of HCCC and helped coordinate the event for Hudson County and was a former student of Mrs. LaRossa.
At KHS, Mrs. Sansone's Freshman are getting ready to dive deep into character analysis and theme exploration for their Antigone fishbowl! 🐟 The school of 9th graders utilized the interactive whiteboard platform Fig Jam to hook their current ideas before swimming around the discussion.🎣
At KHS, Mr. Vega's physics students are back in the lab, doing an investigation of lever arms and torque.
