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Upcoming Events
December
2 Freshman Semi-Formal
Dance 7pm
5 Home & School
Association Meeting
7pm
13 Parent-Student
Information Session
6pm
January
7 Parent-Student
Information Session
10am
9 Home & School
Association Meeting
7pm
10-13 Drama Senior Class
Performance 7pm
27,30 1st Semester Final
Exams
30 End of the 1st Marking
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Early Dismissals
& School Closings
December
23 12:15pm Dismissal
24-31 School Closed-
Winter Break
January
2 School Closed-
Winter Break
16 School Closed-
Martin Luther King Jr.
Birthday
27, 30 12:15pm Dismissal
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Target Fundraiser
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SAT Test Dates
December 3, 2011
January 28, 2012
March 10, 2012
May 5, 2012
June 2, 2012
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No Child Left Behind
To read "Benefits of NCLB for You and Your Children",
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Go Green
Fundraiser
Help Support
our Career Technical Student Organizations (CTSO's) with our new
Go Green fundraiser.
You can save money on your electric bill and make a difference in the environment while
helping GCIT to raise funds for our CTSO's.
GCIT will receive $2 for every customer that signs up and $2 per month as long as they are a customer.
For more information,
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Support for Families from NJDOE
As parents or guardians, you want nothing more than an excellent education for your children. At the NJ Department of Education, we want nothing more than to help you
achieve this!
We have created a family-focused web site at www.NJFamilies.com with resources to help you support your child's education, and navigate your school system. We have also opened a "Help Desk" which can be reached through the parent menu option of our toll-free number:
877-900-6960.
Let's work together for the good of our children.
Click here, to sign up for our mailing list.
We look forward to helping your children.
- Christopher D. Cerf,
Acting Commissioner
of Education
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Baking & Pastry Arts in the News | |
1st Place Win for the FCCLA Cupcake Challenge
Those not well-versed in pastry arts may think a bubble
gum-flavored cupcake would be an odd choice to enter in a
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Photo courtesy Calista Condo/Gloucester County Times |
statewide competition.
But three Gloucester County Institute of Technology pastry arts students, who spent hours perfecting their bubble gum-raspberry confection, won 1st place for their creative creation of a unique cupcake.
"We had to come up with an original cupcake and then make a display to go with it," said Justin Riess, 17, gesturing toward a tower of colorful gumballs surrounded by whippy pink cupcakes.
To read the rest of the article from the Gloucester County Times, please click here...
Baking Thanksgiving Day Pies
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Photo courtesy Tim Hawk/Gloucester County Times |
There's nothing like a warm piece of pie to top off a Thanksgiving feast.
From traditional flavors like pumpkin, apple and cherry, to pumpkin cheesecake and an assortment of crumb pies, there are plenty of ways to make the start of the holiday season a little sweeter.
"It's a nice dessert," said Gloucester County Institute of Technology junior Sam Frederick, 16, adding that pies "are just connected with Thanksgiving."
Sam and her classmates are in the midst of baking for the school's annual Thanksgiving Pie sale, a tradition that started 28 years ago at GCIT's Fresh Start Bakery.
To read the rest of the article from the Gloucester County Times and view Mr. McBride's Apple Pie recipe, please click here...
Christmas Cookie and Pastry Sale
Let the GCIT Bakery lend you a hand this holiday by taking some of the burden off. Holiday orders can be submitted now through December 15, 2011. Some of the treats that they have to offer are:
- Cookie trays
- Pies
- Cinnamon buns
- Dinner rolls
- Pepperoni bread
- and much more
To download an order form, please click here... |
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Announcements |
Toys for Tots Drive
The GCIT Chapters of the National Honor Society and the National Technical Honor Society is hosting drop off sites for the Marine's Toys for Tots toy drive.
The collection will take place until Wednesday, December 14, 2011. The drop-off boxes can be found near the 400-wing and 100-wing main offices.
Show Us Your Grades
GCIT is once again participating in the Jack Frost/Big Boulder Show Us Your Grades Program. Any full time student who earns all A's and B's for the first marking period will receive a JFBB skiing/snowboarding lift ticket free of charge. The lift ticket is valid for the 2011-2012 season.
Secret Santa
The SBYS Secret Santa boutique will officially open for business on Monday. If you know of a student who would benefit from participating in this endeavor, please forward their name to any SBYS counselor and we will schedule them for the boutique. In particular, we are looking for students who could not afford to purchase a gift on their own due to economic hardships. We have gift items for the participants to choose from including items for men, women and children. They may choose a gift at no cost to them to give to a family member or loved one.
Donations will continue to be accepted for this program throughout the holiday season. Popular items continue to be bath and body sets, candles, coffee/tea sets, tool sets, fleece blankets, scarves/gloves/hats and more. They also accept donations of gift bags and tissue paper. |
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Deadliest Crab Fest a Success | |
On Friday, November 4, 2011, GCIT hosted the 3rd annual Deadliest Crab Fest Fundraising Dinner to benefit GCIT Career-Technical Student Organizations and School Based Youth Services programming endeavors.
The evening was a success with approximately 275 people in attendance for the full sit down Alaskan King Crab dinner, cooked and served by the GCIT Culinary Arts students. Desserts were supplied by the GCIT Fresh Start Bakery and GCIT student leaders served as ambassadors for the evening.
The GCIT community came together to support the endeavor donating baskets to raise funds through the basket auction. Russell Newbury, deckhand on the hit show The Deadliest Catch was in attendance taking pictures and signing autographs for fans. The evening was a rousing success. Many thanks to all who supported the endeavor. |
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NHS & NTHS Induction Ceremony Recap | |
The GCIT chapters of The National Honor Society and The National Technical Honor Society inducted twenty new members on Thursday, November 3, 2011.
We would like to welcome Heather Bottiglieri, Anastasia Culin, Dominique Duca, Samuel Emmett, Asia Galloway, Michael Griffith, Morgan Hacker, Chloe Helms, Karly Jeffers, Kelly Lukens, Aaron Marrero, Marina Mollica, Danielle Osbourne, Maria Romano, Regine Simon, Catherine Spence, Josephine Tanopo, Rachel Tejero, Taylor Thomas, and Aggie Wroblewska.
Induction into the society is a prestigious honor open only to Juniors and Seniors who have proven, through a strict evaluation, that they possess the four main qualities of the societies: Scholarship, Leadership, Service and Character. These four purposes have guided the societies and are designed to create enthusiasm for scholarships, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote leadership and to develop character in high school students. |
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Parent/Student Information Sessions | | The Admissions Department will hold two more Parent/Student Information Sessions. We will open our doors for you to learn about our programs, meet our staff, and explore our state-of-the-art facilities.
Explore your options at our Information Sessions:
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Sessions begin at 6:00pm on weeknights
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School Based Youth Services | |
SBYS is a counseling agency set up in GCIT. Counselors are on staff to assist with any issue that someone might want to explore in the confidence of a trained professional.
Services are open to Gloucester County high school students.
Hours
Monday - Thursday
8am - 8pm
Friday
8am - 3pm
For more information, visit the SBYS web page or call Kim Glazer, Director of SBYS, at 856-468-1445 X 2691.
The Branch
The Branch is a teen drop-in group held every Thursday at GCIT when school is in session. It is open to all Gloucester County high school teenagers. The group is for teens, facilitated by trained teen leaders with adult staff present.
Topics of discussion include communication skills, enhancing self-esteem, drug and alcohol education, stress reduction, and more. The group meets in the Media Center, 2nd floor, 200 wing. Sessions will begin promptly at 3:30pm and end at 5:00pm. For more information, please contact a SBYS counselor.
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Girls Soccer Honors |
Congratulations to the following members of the  2011 girls soccer team for receiving honors from the Tri-County Diamond Division:
- Brandee Bartolomeo - 2nd Team All Conference
- Taylor Favinger - 2nd Team All Conference
- Antonia Calabree - 2nd Team All Conference
- Haley Evans - Honorable Mention
- Lauren Fredericks - Honorable Mention
The girls soccer team would also like to thank the seniors for their hard work and dedication to the team. They will all surely be missed. The seniors this year were Brandee Bartolomeo, Lauren Fredericks, Elizabeth Roantree, Halle Pinizzotto, Alexis Oncay, and Kasandra Sigmund. |
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Student Highlights | |
Steven Velazquez - School of Performing Arts - Drama
Steven Velazquez, an 11th grade Drama student, has been playing the piano for the past three years and his hard work finally paid off! In May, 2011, Steven participated in a piano competition at the state level, held at Rowan University. Steven's music teacher, Ms. Albano, a member of the National Guild of Piano Teachers, nominated him to compete at this level. He was required to play several classical piano compositions and was judged according to his depth of emotion, detail to style, tempo, and accuracy of the musical piece. Steven achieved a perfect score! He is now a state member of the National Piano Playing Auditions Guild. Steven plans to continue playing the piano and to keep on competing.
Carly DeAntoneo - Academy of AHMS
Carly DeAntoneo, a sophomore in the Academy of Allied Health and Medical Science, attended the National Youth Leadership Forum on National Security (NYLF/NS): Exploring American Diplomacy, Intelligence and Defense.
The forum was an intense and stimulating six-day program designed to introduce students to challenging careers in defense, intelligence, the diplomatic corps and more. Carly won a $650 scholarship to attend the forum for an essay she had written.
She also received college credit from George Mason University and a certificate of completion for the program. To read more about the NYLF/NS, please click here.
Christina Webster - Academy of AHMS
Christina Webster, a sophomore in the Academy of Allied Health and Medical Science, attended the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine from June 26, 2011 to July 5, 2011 at Villanova University.
The forum is designed to challenge and motivate students as they focus on a broad range of topics, including educational requirements, career options, clinical practice and complex ethical and legal issues facing the medical profession today.
Christina received college credit from George Mason University and a certificate of completion for the program. To read more about the NYLF/MED, please click here. |
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Academy of Allied Health & Medical Science News | | Our HOSA members had the opportunity to hear guest speaker Stephen Mateka discuss the life of a pre-med student. Students had the chance to explore this particular academic journey through our guest speakers' own academic experiences. They were briefed on the academic rigor of the pre-med undergraduate program and the importance of academic success prior to entering college. Mr. Mateka also discussed the importance of giving back to the community as a health care provider and provided several ways this goal may be achieved.
Recently, twenty AHMS students spent their Sunday afternoon volunteering at the Teddy Bear Clinic at Summit Surgical Center. Students assisted staff as they showed the young children and their parents around the center. The children were able to bring their own worn teddy bears to have them repaired. Our students had an opportunity to practice their communication skills and learn from the staff at the surgical center.
On October 25, 2011 and November 1, 2011, the freshman Allied Health students were granted a visit to the NovaCare Rehabilitation Facility in Woodbury, NJ. Office manager Linda Trimbach and her staff spoke to the students about the educational requirements for physical and occupational therapists, and the outpatient services offered at the facility. Some of the services provided include: physical therapy, hand and occupational therapy, low back program, and aquatic therapy. The students were able to shadow the staff, and with supervision, handle some of the equipment. The students came away with a better understanding of what rehabilitation facilities are responsible for and what a patient would actually endure during therapy. |
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Youth One Stop GED Program | |
The Youth One Stop GED Program provides free GED test preparation services to out-of-school Gloucester County individuals ages 16-21.
The program has a new location:
College Services Building
6 Barnsboro - Blackwood Road
Sewell, NJ 08080
In addition to academic services, the program also offers the following:
- Employability skills training
- Vocational training
- Job search assistance
- Transition assistance to post secondary education options
- Opportunities for trips, service learning, and career exploration
- Weekly rewards and other incentives
- Counseling services
- Access to the Fitness Center four days a week
- Transportation assistance
The Youth One Stop GED Program is operated by the Gloucester County Institute of Technology through funding from the Gloucester County Workforce Investment Board and the NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development. It operates year round and is open from 8:00am to 3:00pm.
Interested individuals should call (856) 468-5000 ext. 4305 or click here to visit the website, to receive additional information and to determine eligibility. |
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Cosmetology Clinic Open to the Public | |
Please stop in and support the Cosmetology program and see our students in action.
The clinical experience is a required part of each students education and since we are a public non-profit regional county/state supported school district, the costs for the services are minimal and less than at salons and barber shops.
Clinic hours are Monday-Thursday from 11:30-1:30 pm. It is closed on Fridays. To see the services available, please click here.
To schedule an appointment, call 856-468-1445, x2875 (CURL). |
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Alumni News | |
Steven (Louis) Kelly - Class of 2011
Academy of Finance and Business Management
He is still making headlines and has been annouced as Adelphi University's November 'Player of the Month'.
Also, as part of a Freshman Trio at Adelphi University, Kelly was ranked with his teammates as the third most impactful freshman class in all of Division II as posted by GolfStat.com.
To read the article from Adelphia University, click here...
The Gloucester County Times also did an interview and a story about Kelly, please click here... |
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