Monday, May 18, 2026

Dr. Dawn Bohulano (Boh-hoo-lah-noh) Mabalon was a Filipino-American historian, author, and activist. She was the first Filipino-American to earn a Ph.D in American History from Stanford University. Mabalon wrote “Little Manila Is in the Heart” to raise awareness of the history and contributions of Filipino-Americans in the United States. Mabalon reshaped public understanding of Filipino-American history. This message was brought to you by Eva Lo of the ERASE Club in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

Etcetera's annual COFFEEHOUSE is approaching! It's an evening of live performance, showcasing the artistic talent of our Wildcats. Please look for the QR code on our Coffeehouse flyers. Sign up to perform or to display artwork by Tuesday, May 26th. See Ms Mc in Room 106 if you have any questions. You can also attend Coffeehouse as an audience member on Friday, May 29th, at 7:00pm.

Backed by solid pitching, good defense, and 3 early runs, the JV baseball team earned a victory on Friday. Cardiac 'Cats!

Congratulations to our softball team for their 14 to 13 victory over North Hunterdon on Saturday. The offense was on fire collecting 15 hits and 8 walks to drive in the 14 runs. The victory was our team’s 14th win of the season. Great job CATS! KEEP DIGGIN'!

Congratulations to the Girls Track and Field Team for winning the North 2 Group 1 State Sectional Championship! The girls scored an impressive 147 points on the weekend. The following athletes placed and will be moving to the group championships:

2nd Place 4x800 Relay: Adrianna Angelica, Stevie Meier, Sadie Boudreau, and Kate Rossi

2nd Place 4x400 Relay: Adrianna Angelica, Elena Loeuis, Kate Rossi, and Callie Williams

1st Place 4 x 100 Relay: Maleah May, Elena Loeuis, Nicolette Liloia and Megan Cusmano

Hailey Gibbons: 5th Place Javelin, 4th Place Pole Vault

Kate Rossi: 3rd Place Pole Vault

Adrianna Angelica: 3rd Place 400 Hurdles

Maleah May: 4th Place High Jump

Megan Cusmano: 4th Place 400 Hurdles, 3rd Place 100 hurdles

Amanda Wickenheisser: 5th Place Long Jump, 2nd Place Pole Vault

Alana Cassidy: 6th Place High Jump, 3rd Place Triple Jump

Nimisha Anand: 2nd Place Discus

Elena Loeuis: 1st Place 400 hurdles

Nicolette Liloia: 5th Place 100 Hurdles, 4th Place Long Jump, 2nd Place Triple Jump

Riley Wright- Phillips: 1st Place 100 Hurdles, 1st Place High Jump, 1st Place Long Jump, 1st Place Triple Jump

Great Job Girls!

Congratulations to the Boys Track Team for winning the North 2 Group 1 State Sectional Championship for the 5th year in a row! The following boys placed in their events:

Alex Choiu third Place shotput

Sean Gilbert first place Paul fifth place javelin

Gavin Kelly second place high jump and long jump six place triple jump

Max Guerard 2nd Place pole vault

 RJ Y 4th Pl. Pole vault

Sawyer Smith 3rd place mile 5th place 2 mile sixth place 800

Braden Lo fourth place mile, second place 2 mile

Jason Griffin1st place 800, 3rd place. 400

David Angulo Andrew Steinberg Braden Lowe and Sawyer Smith first place 4 x 800

Derek Rider 3rd place 110 hurdles

Going into the final event of the day, the boys were losing by 1.5 points and had to beat Jonathan Dayton in the 4x4 in order to win.  In an incredible effort, the 4x4 of Cristian Pecoraro, Andrew Steinberg, David Angulo, and Jason Griffin were able to beat Dayton by 2 places and secure the title. 

The entire meet demanded grit, determination, and a total team effort, and in the end, their hard work paid off with a well-earned victory.

Whippany Park would like to wish Camila Gomez a Happy Birthday today.

The word of the day is quell (verb) – suppress, put an end to.