Monday, December 22, 2025

Join Mr. Jacoby's Period 3 Freshman Seminar and buy a bagel on Friday, January 9! Enjoy fresh bagels from the Bagelry with cream cheese or butter in the commons before school for just $4. We will also be selling iced coffee for $3, and hot chocolate for $2. Proceeds will go to Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project. We look forward to seeing you there and appreciate your generosity!

Etcetera, our school’s literary and arts magazine, is excited to announce our Winter Contest! Submissions are open from now to February 9th. We invite you to submit any works of poetry, prose, photography, or art to Etcetera’s Winter Contest for a chance to win prizes and be featured in our annual literary magazine. Email all submissions to etcetera@stu.hpreg.org!

Etcetera is excited to announce that Unplugged is coming up soon! We’re looking for singers, musicians, poets, and performers of all kinds to take the stage. Come out and perform, or showcase your art at Etcetera’s musical event! In lieu of auditions, students are asked to submit their writing or lyrics to etcetera@stu.hpreg.org for teacher review. Reminder that all submissions and performances must be appropriate for school. We hope to see your talent shine at Etcetera’s Unplugged on February 6th!

Keep a lookout today for the snowflakes hidden around the school by the Whippany Park SGA! Whoever has the most snowflakes by the end of the day wins a prize!

The Family and Consumer Science Department would like to announce the winners of the Gingerbread House contest. In 1st place is Period 7's Thee International Cafe' with 107 votes. Coming in a close 2nd is Period 2's Cozy Cabin with 84 votes. The 3rd place winner is Period 4's Pink Christmas. And Honorable mention goes to Period 8's Menorah Mansion. Congratulations on a job well done to all.

Attention all baseball players: Please see Profe Beyer (room 403) to submit your chocolate bar sales and pick up your raffle book. SWEEP THE SHED!

Congratulations to the following athletes who placed Friday night at the Drew University Invitational: Gavin Kelly 1st place high jump, Max Guerrard 4th place pole vault, Riley Wright-Phillips 1st place high jump, Alana Cassidy 4th place high jump, Amanda Wickenheiser 4th place pole vault. The team next competes tonight at the Cliff back Invitational.

Congratulations to Gabe Saliani for his 3rd place finish in Saturday's Laker Holiday Tournament! Good luck to the wrestlers in tonight's home match vs. Indian Hills.

The word of the day is insidious (adjective) – subtly harmful.