Maple ShadeSchool District

MSHS Students Win Awards

Congratulations to MSHS students Christina Thomas, Samantha Painter and Joseph Torres who whose essays were recognized by the VFW as winners of the "Voice of Democracy" essay contest.

Congratulations to Sawaraj Parmar, Steven Rathgeb, Stephen Cohen, Greg Case, Jessica English, Morgan Doherty, and Quentin Pietrow who were winners of the Maple Shade Township Poster and Essary Writing Contest.  The awards were given out by Rosemary Flaherty, the Director of Community Development and Recycling Coordinator for the township.  Each year, her department works to provide education to students on pollution in our water systems.  The posters and essays were themed around this topic.

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  MSHS Alum Graduates US Naval Academy

Maple Shade High School alum Hannah Yun ('08) graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis on May 24th.  Pictured above, Hannah received her diploma and was commissioned as an Ensign.  Maple Shade High School teacher Ms. Sue von Leer was present to watch as President Obama recognized the graduates.  Ms. von Leer noted, "I had the pleasure of attending the US Naval Academy graduation this past Friday.  It was an honor and privilege to be there.  To witness one of our former students receive their diploma; be commissioned as an Ensign; and then shake the hand of the President of the United States was indescribable!"

Hispanic Library Dedication/Writing Night at Yocum

The Howard Yocum Professional Learning Community dedicated a 600 title Hispanic library on May 14th, 2013. About two dozen community members attended the event, which included a writers workshop session for parents of students in kindergarten, first and second grade. Mrs. Susan Morrissey provided the keynote.

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MSHS Students Visit Gettysburg 

The freshman class took an educational trip to Gettysburg, PA where they were able to see artifacts from the Battle of Gettysburg.  The students toured many locations on the battlefields and learned a great deal. 

Maple Shade High School students pictured above on top of Devil's Den with Little Round Top in the background.  This picture was taken at the memorial site of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.   PIctured above are Anthony Ormsby, Emily Kingsmore, Samantha Painter, Samantha Brooks, and Reagan Ortiz.

Steinhauer Student/Faculty Basketball Game

Congratulations to the students and faculty from the Steinhauer Elementary School as they recently hosted their annual Student v. Faculty Basketball game. Proceeds from the event were donated to Autism Speaks.

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Staff Parents and Community Members:

You may have noticed advertising here on our website. We recently contracted with a company called Advantage 3. Advantage 3 works with school districts to solicit advertising on school facilities, buses and websites as a source of alternative revenue. With a cap on budgets/taxes and shrinking State aid, we wanted to explore this option as a way of generating revenue for the district. The ads on our website are the first step in this process. We have the right to turn down any advertising we believe is inappropriate or not in the best interests of Maple Shade Schools. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Michael Livengood, Superintendent

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The Little Mermaid at Steinhauer

Congratulations to the cast, crew, and staff who helped make The Little Mermaid at Steinhauer an overwhelming success. The show was met with rave reviews from all who attended. 

Maple Shade Concert Band Performs at Rowan

The arts continue to thrive at Maple Shade High School where the members of the senior high concert band performed at the 20th Annual Concert Band Festival at Rowan University. The concert band is under the direction of Mr. Aaron Moseley.

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Congressman Andrews Visits MSHS

Congressman Robert Andrews, Representative serving the 1st Congressional District of New Jersey stopped by Maple Shade High School today to talk to a group of students. The Congressman and the students engaged in a discussion about government, politics, education, and various other current issues.

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"Investigations" at Steinhauer School

5th grade students at RJ Steinhauer in Mrs. Williman's GOAL Program are finishing up their Nonfiction Reading Unit by creating "Investigations." Students chose a topic of interest for extensive research. They participated in lessons such as determining the most important pieces of information to include from their research, how to create "colorful" sentences and paragraphs to present their research, and lessons on putting the research found into their own words. Students then created a visual representation of the their research including diagrams, photos and illustrations, sidebars, cross-references and other nonfiction text features.

Congratulations to the students who represented Maple Shade High School at the 15th Annual Deborah Heart Challenge. The event tests students on their knowledge of the heart, lungs and vascular system. Maple Shade High School was represented by James Copsetta, Natalie McIlhenny, Alex Lopez Valdievieso, Brielle Gehringer, Brian Hochstuhl. The team finished in a school record high THIRD place. Pictured above are the academic team with advisors Mrs. Sue von Leer and Mrs. Dolores Mancinelli (not pictured-Mrs. Ronnie Manlove, RN). The team expresses their gratitude to alumni Dr. Chuck Nolte (above - far right) who volunteered his time to train and support the students in their efforts.

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"Investigations" at Steinhauer School

5th grade students at RJ Steinhauer in Mrs. Williman's GOAL Program are finishing up their Nonfiction Reading Unit by creating "Investigations."  Students chose a topic of interest for extensive research. They participated in lessons such as determining the most important pieces of information to include from their research, how to create "colorful" sentences and paragraphs to present their research, and lessons on putting the research found into their own words.  Students then created a visual representation of the their research including diagrams, photos and illustrations, sidebars, cross-references and other nonfiction text features.  

Congratulations to the students who represented Maple Shade High School at the 15th Annual Deborah Heart Challenge. The event tests students on their knowledge of the heart, lungs and vascular system.  Maple Shade High School was represented by James Copsetta, Natalie McIlhenny, Alex Lopez Valdievieso, Brielle Gehringer, Brian Hochstuhl. The team finished in a school record high THIRD place.  Pictured above are the academic team with advisors Mrs. Sue von Leer and Mrs. Dolores Mancinelli (not pictured-Mrs. Ronnie Manlove, RN).  The team expresses their gratitude to alumni Dr. Chuck Nolte (above - far right) who volunteered his time to train and support the students in their efforts.

MSHS Receives Grant

Maple Shade High School is among 55 schools selected statewide to compete in the 2013 version of the U Got Brains Champion Schools Program to promote safe driving.  The campaign aims to raise awareness about the dangers of distracted driving by empowering students to design and implement a safe driving program for their school and town.  As a part of being selected as a Champion School, Maple Shade High School received a $1000.00 grant from the Brain Injury Alliance to help develop and implement its program.  (Pictured above from left to right receiving the grant: SRO Officer Mikulski , Teacher Bob Thompson, PTSA/Parent Respresentative Carmella Bennett, student Carolyn Bennett, student Nicole Lloyd, Student Taylor Reader, Teacher Sue von Leer, and Principal Scott Arnauer)

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Steinhauer School “Students of the Month”

Mrs. Cathy Quattrone, Principal at the R. J. Steinhauer School in Maple Shade, is pleased to announce the recipients of the “Student of the Month” award for December, 2012. In order to qualify for selection, students must earn all A’s and B’s, maintain good attendance, have no disciplinary referrals, participate in extra-curricular activities, and exhibit qualities such as dependability, respect, caring, trustworthiness, fairness, good citizenship, and improvement.

Each month, teachers submit nominations to a committee, which meets to rank and select one student from each grade level. Students selected forDecember are Angelica Reed-Ortiz, grade 5 and Matthew Klemm, grade 6. Congratulations students!

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Maple Shade School District Health Services

 Guidelines for Sick Children

Dear Parents,  

 We have entered the cold and flu season and would like your help in following the guidelines listed below. The presence of so many children with fever, nausea, vomiting, coughing, and malaise interferes with the educational objectives of the school. The acutely ill child may be unable to benefit from his or her day at school. There is also a risk that other students may contract your child’s illness.

While we are mindful that many of you have obligations outside of your home, we need your help in keeping as many of us well as possible. This means you may have to stay home with your child when he or she is ill or provide alternative care for your child.

General guidelines include:

• Stay home for 24 hours after the last episode of vomiting.
• Stay home for 24 hours after the last elevated temperature.
• Stay home for 24 hours after the last dose of anti-fever medication AND normal temperature for that 24-hour period.
• Stay home for 24 hours after antibiotics are begun for strep infections.
• Stay home if child is not feeling well enough to participate in school activities.

Please reinforce to your children that hand washing is the best prevention to stop the spread of illness.

Thank you for your assistance,

 Maple Shade School District’s Nurses
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Anti-Bullying Workshop at Yocum

Howard Yocum Elementary had an anti-bullying workshop presented to 2nd graders by Matthew Brenner & The Action Team from Action Karate on Friday, January 4th.  The message given to the students was to be smart, confident and respectful. The Action team gave Yocum students valuable information on how to treat others and provided examples of what to do when someone is not treating them nicely. The Yocum students were great participants and showed the Action team how well-mannered and respectful they are everyday! 
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The 2013 Maple Shade Board of Education

The Maple Shade Board of Education held its annual reorganization meeting on January 2nd.  Returning board member, Mrs. Heather Gatton was sworn in along with new board member, Mr. Michael Iapalucci.  Mr. Charles Kauffman was elected to serve as the new President of the Maple Shade Board of Education.