GRHS junior Kosta Botev won first place for GRHS at NJ Chemistry Olympics- Debate event. Congratulations, Kosta!
Congratulations to GRHS student Daphne Wallace, whose self-portrait (pictured right) was selected to be a part of FRESH PERSPECTIVES 2024, a juried high school exhibition hosted by the Morris Museum.
A total of 50 works from NJ high school students will hang in the museum from March 15 through May 26
Congrats to GRHS Senior Ethan Stein whose poem has been accepted to the March 2024 issue of Albricias sponsored by AATSP! The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese is a publication at the national level and Ethan's work was chosen from hundreds of entries.
Check it out in the attachment to the left on page 9: "Al anochecer" poem and bio.
Congratulations to 9th grader Jude Rothman, whose audition this past weekend earned him a spot in the NJ Region 1 Concert Band.
Jude received the highest score in North Jersey and will represent GR as 1st-chair euphonium in the Region Band concert in March!
Congratulations to Ms. Zhang (center to the left), who is the New Jersey Chinese Teachers Association, “Educator of the Year.” Also recognized at the ceremony this weekend were Robert Ness (left), who received NJCT’s President’s Volunteer Service Award, and Yuki Kishimoto (right), who received the President’s Youth Leadership Award.
Congratulations to the new members of National Chinese Honor Society and of National Youth Scholar Excellence in Chinese, as well as all the award winners!
The 1st Silk Road International Youth Photography and Short Video Competition was held from June to October in 2002, sponsored by 21st-Century Maritime Cooperation Committee, hosted by Fuzhou People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, which is a platform to enhance exchanges and communication and promote mutual understanding and friendship between the youth around the globe. The competition with the theme of "History and Culture Around Me" serves as a window to showcase achievements in conservation of cultural heritage made by countries around the world. There are many schools from 32countries of 5 continents participating in the event. GRHS won the excellent Unit Award because more than 30 students in GRHS participated in the event from both the photo classes and Chinese II to AP classes. Our Students submit their pictures and videos taken in the summer or in the past to explain the culture related to it. The picture shows some of the current AP class students holding the award Plaque.
Congratulations to Elizabeth Nelson, who won 3rd place in the World Language 9-12 Group A 2023 National Chinese Chinese Speech contest. There were 1,420 students from more than 300 teachers in 39 states who participated in this competition 2023. Amazing work, Elizabeth!
Three GRHS seniors had the amazing opportunity to perform with the Caldwell Honor Band in December. Within the full orchestra are seniors Eli Fellus (alto sax), Andrew Guardiola (tenor sax), and Lila Sargent (clarinet) who were selected alongside the best high school musicians in Essex County to represent Glen Ridge in the Honor Band. GRHS is proud!
GRHS junior Julian Novoa recently placed first at a very prestigious singing competition at Rutgers University, the Doris Lenz Festival for High School Students, sponsored and promoted by the National Association of Teachers of Singing, NJ Chapter. Dozens of students from all over the state auditioned before teaching judges accredited to the national association, and performed three songs each from their repertoire. Julian placed first in the Tenor/Baritone/Bass Musical Theatre category. Amazing work, Julian!
The annual New York Times Contest has concluded and once again GR has shown to be talented. Of the nearly 4,000 entries received from young people from around the world, the judges selected nine winners, 15 runners-up and 25 honorable mentions. Congratulations to Eric Bennett-Sines for achieving Runner-Up status for his review of Blonde, Frank Ocean's album and to Poorvi Sarkar for achieving Honorable Mention for her review "Never Will I Ever: Toying With Representation”. Nice work, young critics!
GRHS students recently took part in the NY Times Vocabulary Video contest. Of the approximately 1300 participants in the contest, two GRHS student videos placed!
Juniors Ethan Stein, Hannah Fertig and Ava Handler won Runner-Up for their video: Levitate.
Honorable Mention went 9th Graders Ruby Avellanet and Melina Conomos: Coercion.
Here is the link to the announcement on the NY Times website.