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2019 High School Graduation!
2019 High School Graduation!
What the Seniors Have to Say:
What the Seniors Have to Say:
Valeria Arvelo:
“I’m starting at Brookdale and then transferring to a 4 year school. What makes our class stand out is how small it is, making us really close.”
Kerry Harper:
“I’m going to SUNY Binghamton. My class stands out because of how close we all are. We have always been known as the class with the biggest friend group because it basically covers our whole grade. We rarely have any issues within our class and have consistently been very supportive of each other. It’s going to be very hard to separate from such an accepting and loving group of people. ”
Kathleen Ramos:
“I’m going to Brookdale for two years and then transferring. I would say that my senior class stands out because we are just so close and we all support and appreciate each other so much. I am going to be very upset when graduation happens but I am so proud of my class and their accomplishments.”
Niamh Sherlock:
“I’m going to Muhlenberg College next year to major in theatre and music! I think our senior class has a super tight bond from growing up together that I appreciate so much!
Sydney Thuss:
“I’m going to Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, FL. My class stands out because we are so close! Every other class has some beef, but we all usually get along and have formed great friendships with each other.”
The Conclusion: Obviously, the class of 2019 has an unbreakable bond! They have been there for each other for all of their ups and downs with unconditional support for each other. The future classes of Henry Hudson Regional School have an exceptional example to follow.
Senior Highlights:
Seniors as peer mentors for the new 7th graders.
Liam Hagan and Jack Sanders’ short film, “Foul Play”, starring Drew Eldridge and Nick Donahue placed 2nd in the 2018 Student Film Festival.
Senior peer mentors accompanied their mentees on the trip to DC to tour the White House.
Michael McCahon placed 2nd in a wrestling tournament with the fastest pindown at seven seconds.
Niamh Sherlock placed 1st in the High School Poetry Out Loud competition, moving on to Regional's at Count Basie.
Nicole Franciello represented Henry Hudson Regional High School at the Monmouth County Women’s Leadership Summit.
Lucas Mednis and Jack Sanders placed 2nd in the "5th Annual Artists Alike Film Contest" in the Drama Category. Kerry Harper placed 5th, also in Drama.
Nicole Fransciello was selected for the "Caring Award" presented by Monmouth County Guidance Directors Association.
Jay Anthony was selected for 1st Team Central B Division.
Kerry Harper was selected for 2nd Team Central B Division.
Gina Teschke competed at the State Finals for the NJ Teen Arts Festival.
Jack Sanders placed 2nd in Digital Cinema.
Kathleen Ramos received Highest Honors from the Photographic of America’s High School Photography Contest.
Kevin Connolly also received Highest Honors from the Photographic of America’s High School Photography Contest
Nicole Fransciello was selected to represent HHRS as the 2019 Scholar Athlete.
The Ceremony:
This year’s graduation is going to be just as meaningful as the last. The soon to be graduates will walk into the Cafetorium and take their seats on stage while the band plays a beautiful processional. Later in the event, all the graduates have their names called and receive their diplomas, and the Valedictorian is announced. The senior class president speaks, as well as some other seniors, just talking about their class and giving some words of encouragement for everyone and their futures. The most heart warming part of the ceremony, in my opinion, is the senior video. Usually a classic song is selected to play while pictures of the graduates are shown in a slideshow, from toddler to young adult. This video usual brings several people to tears including myself, and will most likely be just as beautiful as last year’s. At the end, the band plays a recessional and the now graduated seniors leave the school, finally ready for their futures.
What the HHRS Band Plans to Play:
The Henry Hudson Concert Band will be playing a few selections during graduation such as "Fairest of the Fair", "Pomp and Circumstance", and "Counterbalance." The graduates will be entering the graduation while the band plays Pomp and Circumstance, and also exit to it at the end. Later in the ceremony, the seniors involved in the band will be joining the other members in the “Senior Piece”. The “Senior Piece” is a tradition at Hudson where the seniors collectively select a piece that they have played during their time in the band. They then perform it with their fellow band members and also some past graduates who come back to help out the band with some of the pieces. The band will be practicing the music from right after the band trip till the graduation, so the audience can expect an outstanding performance. The event will be a large reunion especially in the band, since the past students will be joining. All of the music will be very nice to listen to throughout the whole event, and the graduates will play probably one of their last performances with the band during the senior piece..
-Samantha Akers and Rebecca Bertekap, freshmen
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