Cranford High School | Special Announcements

On June 8, 2017, CHS seniors were honored with awards from the community.
For a full list of the awards and who received them, click here.
Senior Grace Chen has been selected as a National Merit Scholarship winner.
CHS junior Samantha Davis placed fourth all around in her age group and made the USA Gymnastics Jr Olympic National Team for the second year. As a result, she will attend Olympic training camp in Texas in September and compete for the USA in Peru in October.
Cranford High School juniors Tommy Delmour, Mikos Panagakos and seniors Trevor Aschmies, Sean O’Beirne, Peter Pashalides, Benjamin Ravelo, Rachel Rothchild, Marisa Sigas and Lorenzo Venturino were inducted into the Computer Honor Society, under the direction of Richard Bell, advisor.
Congratulations to senior Trey Pascual and junior Mark Lynch for winning the 2017 Union County Pole Vault Relay Team Championship on May 5 at Westfield High School.
In Alumni News…
Class of 2016, Katarina (Kat) Polyviou , a freshman at DeSales University was named to Second Team Women's Lacrosse All-MAC Freedom Division. Kat becomes the first ever DeSales women's lacrosse player to earn All-Conference honors in the program's first-year.
Class of 2016, Richard Hurley , a freshman at Lycoming College and the Mid Atlantic Conference Commonwealth's leading freshman goal-scorer was named Rookie of the Year in lacrosse.
“Mrs. Cathcart’s many accomplishments over the course of her career are quite astonishing. She has been the heart of the Business Department in Cranford for almost 30 years. Her students have returned to tell her of the immense impact she has had on their success in life. One grand accomplishment is her ability to lead the CHS DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) to the national competition year after year. The best way to describe her teaching is that all students have the ability to choose their pathway to success. She will be there to support, assist and guide them to maximize their academic accomplishments through student centered learning,” commented Principal Mark Cantagallo.
The Curriculum Council, ScIP committee, Administrative Cabinet, School Safety Team and Faculty Advisory Council have been hard at work throughout the year to continue to improve upon the accomplishments of Cranford High School. Each group, comprised of administrators and faculty, has made adjustments to create positive change. “As the principal it is a euphoric feeling to know that I work with such dedicated professionals each and everyday,” commented Principal Mark Cantagallo.
The AP exams are now over. Here is a photo of the AP Latin students, showing their excitement that the exams have finally been concluded.
An Autism Speaks representative came to speak to Ryan Fay, Brian McAuliffe, Jessica Gaeta, Dominick Vito? and Antonio Paul, students in Lisa Williams’ class, for supporting Autism Awareness Month. Their T-shirt fundraiser raised $745!
CHS Interact students Pria McNeil, Chris Giuditta, Claire Rayball, Ellie Rokicki, Alexandra Valdes, and Ben Quinutolo spent their time last weekend serving lunch at the Cranford/Elmora Soup Kitchen in Elizabeth. The students were chaperoned by Interact Advisor Sue Ulaky.
The CHS Robotics Team was featured on Cranford Channel 35 with a demonstration in the studio. The clip begins with Supervisor Lisa Hayeck's Science Expo where sophomore Andrew Lahrheim is demonstrating his bottle flipping robot. The clip quickly transitions to an extensive studio recorded interview and demonstration featuring senior Thomas Dineen. Here is a link to the video.
On May 15, at the 9th Annual Montclair State University Theater Night, the following CHS students received final nominations for the Foxy Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actress in a Comedy: Niamh O’Donovan for Noises Off; and a nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy: Brendan Scalea for Noises Off. In addition, Cranford High School received nominations for Outstanding Achievement in Scenic Design (Noises Off), Outstanding Achievement in Stage Crew (Noises Off), and a nomination for Outstanding Production of a Comedy (Noises Off).
The following CHS students who are participants in the Youth and Government club won these awards or commendations: Colin Budries- Bill Passes; Paul DeBole- Outstanding Legislation; Gabe Beckford- Senate Clerk and CONA alternate delegate; Kevin Schwartz?- Senate President; Cam Hay- Premier Delegate/Courts; Pierson Dodd- Best Brief. In addition the Cranford Youth and Government Club won the prestigious award of "Premier Delegation."
Five Cranford High School students, enrolled in Mrs. Cathcart's Marketing classes were recognized for their winning entries for the New Jersey Business Idea Competition. These students are: Caroline Harnett, Hannah McCarthy, Kristina Kortbaoui, Kaileigh Talbott, and John Armstrong. Each student received an award and was recognized on April 7 during a reception at the Rothman Institute for Entrepreneurship at Fairleigh Dickinson University. In addition, John Armstrong was a semi-finalist for the Central New Jersey region. Here are photos of the students who won awards
Over the April 25th-30th CHS sent four students to the DECA International Career Development Conference in Anaheim, California. Kelly Drake, one of the four students selected to attend the event won an instructional award for her Food Marketing event.

Here is a photo of the four students who attended the conference

Here is a photo of Kelly Drake
Two groups of Film and Video 1 students, entered in the Union County PSA contest, had their PSAs selected to be in the finals. There are only six total finalists so Cranford's odds of winning look good. Voting for the contest begins at midnight 4/25/17 and lasts until 5/27/17. Click here to vote for the students, they are numbers 2 and 3.
On March 1st, Latin 1, 2, 3, 4, and Advanced Placement Latin students participated in the National Roman Civilization Exam as well as the National Latin Vocabulary Exam. In addition, on March 13th, Latin 1, 2, 3, 4, and Advanced Placement Latin students participated in the National Latin Exam. In total there were twelve medal winning students. Click here for the names of the students who were awarded medals.
CHS Japanese students have been participating in a pen-pal exchange with students from Yukigaya High School in Tokyo, Japan. The exchanged items include letters, videos, and photos of everyday life for high school students at both schools. CHS students have been able to learn about Japanese culture by communicating with the Japanese students their age. The CHS students are currently awaiting the last exchange of the year.
The CHS student council introduced a new fundraiser called Tail-A-Teacher, in which students donate money and food to the NJ Food Bank. So far the fundraiser has received $75 which will be donated to the NJ Food Bank.
Max Caverly, Kevin Cuddihy, Daniel Galligan, Jack Maisonneuve, Peter Pashalides, and Benjamin Ravelo attended Hack Kean over the April 1st weekend. Hack Kean is an event in which you can create and build your own ideas at Kean University. You work with other hackers participating at the event, whether you are working with them as a team or just alongside them. In addition you can learn about new technology from experienced leaders at the event.
CHS sophomore Kevin Cuddihy had this to say about his experience:
It was my first hackathon, so I wasn't sure how it exactly worked and what went on. I was going in completely blind. There were games, prizes, competitions, and even virtual reality headsets to play with. Meeting new people and learning about code was very fun. The people there were always willing to share their knowledge and lend a helping hand. Staying up all night locked in a building with people you don't know is a blast. 3 cans of red bull was more than enough to keep me awake and working on the game that I was going to present. The most fun part was actually presenting my game to everyone at Hack Kean. It was a game where you played as Donald trump and had to shoot tweets at an army of Hillary Clintons. Although my game did not win, it was fun to make and got a laugh out of everybody.
Here are the CHS students who participated at the event
Five CHS students won at the annual NJ Business Idea Competition, these students are Jamie Hendrzak, Kristina Korbaoui, Thomas Armstrong, Hannah McCarthy, and Caroline Hartnett.
Several CHS students submitted artwork to be displayed at the Amud Aish Memorial Museum in Brooklyn, NY for a Holocaust Remembrance event. Students Siyani Acevedo, Violet Cicalese, and Adriana Duarte submitted their piece titled, The Tree of Hope. In addition, students Max Bacall, Brigid Coleman, Amelia Fox, Delaney Sciascia, and Audrey Templeton submitted their piece titled, Shoes of Innocence.
The Yale Alley Cats will be coming to Cranford High School on April 1st, 2017. Come out and watch the show. For additional information read this article.
These are the Yale Alley Cats
Marisa Sigas?, CHS senior, received Honorable Mention for the second straight year in the National Center for Women and Informational Technology Award for Aspirations in Computing. If you would like to learn more about the reward and Marisa you can by clicking here.
CHS students Mary Grace McNamara?, sophomore, and Isabella Stoto, junior, recently achieved the honor of becoming Gold Award Girls Scouts?.
Congratulations to Christopher Brown, ?CHS senior, who recently achieved the honor of becoming an Eagle Scou?t.
Congratulations Rachel Rothchild, a CHS senior,? for becoming a President’s Volunteer Service Award? winner.
Cranford High School senior Cam Hay was accepted into the United States Military Academy at West Point?. CHS junior Anna Kalafatis wrote an article about Cam, for TAP into Cranford, that you can read here.
CHS presented its spring musical The Secret Garden ? ?by Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon, March 3-5. Principal Mark Cantagallo raved;
“The actors and actresses along with the technical crew of The Secret Garden should be extremely proud of a fantastic show. The set, lights, sound, singing and acting were all simply tremendous. There are stars in the making on our stage and behind the scenes,”
The cast in the production included Lili Rebelo? as Mary Lennox, Noah Wohlsen? as Archibald Craven, Maggie Manhardt? as Lily Craven, Tom Dineen? as Neville Craven, Jordan Burd? as Martha, Andrew Gordon? as Dickon, Max Wisnefski ?as Colin Craven, Niamh O’Donovan? as Mrs. Medlock, Brenden Scalea? as Ben Weatherstaff, Nora Sullivan? as Rose Lennox, Haley Baranowski? as Mrs. Winthrop, Charlie Bernstein? as Albert Lenox, Pria McNeill? as the Fakir, Mikayla Herz? as Ayah, Alex Whitmore? as Lieutenant Shaw, Matthew Mallick? as Lieutenant Wright, Bobby Morris? as Major Holmes, Katrina Wischusen ?as Claire Holmes, Kelly McMahon ?as Alice, Garrett Kennedy? as Major Shelley and Erica Moreno? as Mrs. Shelley. Members of the Ensemble included Rose Michetti, Madeline Simone, Eilidh Brady, McKenna Flynn, Julia Saginario, Kaitlin Young? and Jacob Adams.
Congratulations to the Cranford Cougars Cheerleaders, who On March 5th, won a State Championship.
On Saturday February 25th three Cranford High School students performed in the NJ All-State Treble Chorus at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. The three students are sophomore Rose Michetti and juniors Kelly McMahon and Laura Salway. Eleven Cranford High School students were selected and participated in NJ All-State Choruses this year. The students were sponsered by Anthony Rafaniello, the Director of Choral Activities at Cranford High School.
From Tuesday February 21st to Thursday February 23rd the CHS DECA Club attended the NJ DECA State Leadership Conference in Atlantic City, NJ. The following students were finalists in the conference. Owen McDermott and Patrick Hoey for Sports and Entertainment Marketing Team Event, as well as Spencer Pascal and Kevin Schwartz for Sports and Entertainment Marketing Individual Series. These students placed in the top six in the state, which means they will be able to attend the International DECA Competition in Anaheim, California, in April. Matthew Fonseca and Jeremy Hunt for Sports and Marketing Team Event, 4th place. Ben Bacall for Marketing Communication Services, 6th place. And Kelly Drake for Food Service Marketing, 4th place. Finally these students won an instructional award, this means these students achieved the highest score in one or two categories. Kevin Schwartz for Sports and Entertainment Marketing, Spencer Pascal for Sports and Entertainment Marketing, Jeremy Hunt for Sports and Entertainment Marketing Team, Ben Bacall for Marketing Communication Services, Kelly Drake for Food Services Marketing, and Grace Chen for Quick Serve Restaurant Management. Congratulations to all of these students and their outstanding achievements at this conference.
In addition, four students will be attending the International Career Development Conference in Anaheim, California from April 25-30th. These students are; Kelly Drake, Ben Bacall, Jeremy Hunt, and Matt Fonseca.
Grace Chen, CHS senior, has been selected as a candidate for the United States Presidential Scholars Program. This program honors graduating seniors across the nation for their accomplishments in academics success, leadership, and service to the school and community.
Junior Jake Bradford and seniors Thomas Dineen and Adam Czyrsznic, members of the Pre-Engineering and Robotics club, have reached the finals of the NJIT/ Panasonic Creative Design Challenge. The trio is modeling the assembly of a Tesla sedan with re-purposed metals.
At the annual Speech and Theater Association of New Jersey competition the following students enrolled in the CHS Performing Arts Academy were recognized.
Niamh O'Donovan for being a Dramatic Monologue Finalists
Noah Wohlsen for being a Comedic Monologue Finalist
Lili Rebelo and Brenden Scalea for 4th place in Dramatic Pairs
On January 26th, the Cranford High School hosted an orientation for the 8th grade class. Students from the high school helped teachers by telling the incoming freshman about classes they were enrolled in and why they should take these classes. Senior, Trevor Aschmies, who told the freshman about some of the computer science classes had this to say about his experience at the orientation, "Seeing so many 8th graders being interested in computer science reassures me that CHS² will continue to grow long after I’ve graduated."
On Saturday the 14th, the Cranford High School Concert Choir sang at Carnegie Hall. This was not the choirs first time performing at Carnegie Hall, but it was the first time the choir was able to carry out a solo performance. An anonymous member of the CHS Concert Choir had this to say about their experience at Carnegie Hall,
"Performing at Carnegie hall was an experience like no other. It’s such a privilege for our choir to be invited to perform at such a historical venue with so many talented choirs throughout the region. The concert was themed around the idea of peace for Martin Luther King Jr. day and it was amazing to see how the choirs interpreted this theme."
Click here to view a full press release by Mr. Rafaniello.
CHS senior Grace Chen entered the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, a nationwide competition, in 2016. Grace is part of a select few who have made it to the National Medalist level after winning a Regional Gold Key award. She received this award for her memoir entitled "Leaving the Bird's Nest." Additionally, Grace was selected as Chief State School Officer candidate to represent New Jersey for application to the US Presidential Scholars program.
From Friday the 6th through Sunday the 8th, the Cranford High School Model U.N. Club participated in the 47th annual YMCA Model United Nations Conference in Hershey, Pennsylvania. There were 106 students in the CHS delegation who took part in the conference, which held about 1900 students who represented more than 30 schools from New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. Lilian Rebello was recognized for being a Premier Diplomat as a delegate from Mali. Paul DeBole was recognized as an Outstanding 1st Year Delegate in the World Health Organization. Kevin Schwartz was elected as Chair for the Nation Building Committee, while Burke Jaeger was elected as Vice Chair for the Nation Building Committee. By being committee chairs Kevin and Burke are now part of the YMCA Model U. N. conference Officer Corps that will be planning next year's conference. The Cranford High School delegation as a whole was awarded Outstanding Delegation. Emma DeBole and Adam Hollanek were invited to attend the annual YMCA Youth Conference On National Affairs. This award was given to twenty five of the 1900 students who attended the conference.
88 Cranford High School students attended the Central New Jersey DECA Conference at Kean University. Of these 88 students that attended the conference, 35 qualified to advance on to the next round of competitions at the New Jersey DECA Career Development Conference in Atlantic City, NJ in February 2017.
Here is a list of the students who were regional qualifiers, the numbers next to some of the names represent the places they finished in.
Latin 1 and 2 classes engaged in Saturnalia festivities on the 23rd. Saturnalia is an ancient Roman holiday that occurs between the 17th and 27rd of December. The holiday was celebrated by public sacrifices at the Temple of Saturn and followed by public feasts. The celebration would be continued by not attending school or work, gift-giving, role-reversal, entertainment, and merriment. A tradition followed by many Romans was placing an image of Saturn in their home to mimic Saturn's presence during the celebration of Saturnalia. The Latin classes created a model of Saturn out of a scarecrow and enjoyed the celebration of Saturnalia during class.
Megan Cui, a junior at Cranford High School, scored a perfect score of a 6, for the second month in a row, on the New Jersey Math League Test. This month there were over 140 students who participated in this test.
The CHS child development class headed by Barbara Narus hosted the Senior Citizens Advisory Council on December 13, 2016. The senior citizens visited the Cougar Cubs and learned more about the developmental program. The seniors read and shared photos with the cubs. Senior Madeline Spitz shared her own published story, Come Crow, with the Cubs. Isabel Silva, McKenna Flynn, Jen Kosty, Christina Ilkow, Nicki Scarola, Brittany Welsh, Gracie Powasnik, Kevin Donovan, and Samantha Curanovic were all students who shared experiences and met with the senior citizens for a Q and A lunch.
On December 13th a new class of students was inducted into the Cranford High School chapter of Mu Alpha Theta, or National Mathematics Honor Society. There was a total of 33 new members admitted this year: Ling Xue Shen, Victoria Alfano, Emma-Rose Bacall, Jake Bradford, Christopher Brightman, Jack Callan, Samuel Clark, Bailey Coan, Meg Cui, Dylan Depuy, Matthew Ducusin, Laura Feeney, Kyle Gallagher, Gordon Graceffo, Caroline Kelly, Julia Kelly, Zachary Kornberger, Kristen Liloia, Nicholas Macchi, Christian Malamug, Keegan Martin, Caroline McCaffery, Kelly McMahon, Katherine Ruane, Matthew Serkin, Edem Sharafutdinov, Sydney Sherburne, Katherine Stochel, Grace Varga, Elizabeth Walter, Emily Wilson, Judy Zuo, Kelly Drake Trevor Martin, and Shannon Szefinski . The local chapter is co-advised by CHS math teachers Sarah Boruch and Elizabeth Sheehan.
Computer Science Education week takes place during the week of December 5th – 11th. Tech jobs are among the fastest growing in the country, yet girls are being left behind. This year, Mr. Rich Bell, Rachel Rothchild and the girls of Cranford High School’s Computer Honor Society put together workshops on Wednesday, December 7th, Friday, December 9th, and Saturday, December 10th to benefit the Girl Scouts of Cranford and the Girl Scouts of Edison, Metuchen, and Highland Park. These workshops were titled, “Girls Who Code,” and their purpose was to expose young girls to the field of Computer Science through various games and activities … no prior coding or programming knowledge required! The girls were taught about Binary, image representation, conditionals, and computational thinking, all while having fun and learning along the way. The workshops were deemed a huge success, and the Girl Scouts left with take-home activities so they could further their computing knowledge at home. These workshops make us one step closer to closing the gender gap in technology.
On December 8th and 9th Cranford High School had its annual Hour of Code event where staff and students enrolled in the technology classes promote these classes to Freshmen at CHS. On the first day the students learned about all the different entry level technology classes offered at CHS, these classes include; Web Design 1, Graphics 1, Intro to Computer Programming, Game Theory and Design, and Computer Aided Design. Once students have taken one of these classes they can progress to higher levels of these classes. On the second day, students played a coding game where they had to program the game themselves to beat enemies and advance through the levels.
On December 8th the Dance Academy Showcase took place and it was a success, as it always is. This event highlighted the many talents of Emily Donahue's dance students.
On December 7th CHS had its annual talent show. Acts included; ukulele players, an ocarina player, dancing, a rapper, a comedy performance, some lip syncing acts, guitar playing, and finally the second annual chicken wing eating contest. Students and teachers participated in the show. The event was emceed by Mr. Sorrentino.
Niche.com conducted a ranking of the 100 best school districts in New Jersey. Cranford School District took home the number 40 spot. Click here to view the article yourself.
The CHS Quilting Club held their annual Blankets of Love event on the 23rd, for the eight year, the event was a big success, donating two hundred blankets to Saint Barnabas Medical Center.
The CHAPS group participated in a packing event for the Backpacks for Life charity. This organization packs backpacks full of clothes or hygienic supplies and distributes them to homeless veterans. The CHAPS group held two bakes sales and raised 200$ which was used to buy supplies that would be packed in the backpacks. Junior Maggie Roman spoke about the event saying; "it was really fulfilling to see all of the bags that we packed lined up in the hallway to give back to the brave people who put their lives on the line to protect and serve our country."
Cranford's chapter of the national organization Glamour Girls visited Atria Assisted Living Community on the 19th . They gave the residents make over's and interviewed others. They will be continuing their visits to Atria all year.
A group of CHS students attended a High School Diversity Council Leadership Training program at Kean University. This program is where multiple schools come together to learn about how to properly deal with issues related to diversity, and also have the schools promote tolerance.
Tina Kortbaoui, Meghan Santarelli, Josh Gall, Hailey Pedrick, and Bryan Cordeiro attended St. Helen's 27th Annual Service Auction which is held to raise money for the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless.
The CHS Varsity and JV Cheer teams headed over to Elizabeth High School to cheer in the Union County Cheers for Charity Showcase.
Here is a photo from the event
Christina Ilkow, Ryan McGovern, Erica Moreno, Christina Barlik, Julia Carovillano, Adriana Duarte, Rebecca Durant, Gianna Fallone, Kristen Feeny, Kayla Hooey, Julia Kelly, Mary Grace McNamara, Lidia Olveira, Mara Pereira, Marissa Renna, Natasha Salvati, Meghan Santarelli, Madeline Simone, Delaney Trotter, and Shannon Vath are all CHS students who have been inducted into the Future Educators of America club.
CHS students Katherine Mackenzie, Christian Malamug, Pria McNeil, Juliana Marcotrigiano, Madison Panno, Sarah Vollenbroek, Justin Witwick, and Noah Wohlsen will all be performing in the All-State Mixed Chorus in Atlantic City on Friday Night.
On Friday the 4th, German 5 and AP along with French 5 and AP traveled to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The students viewed how the idea of beauty in art evolved through the ages. The students also evaluated certain works or art as well as free choice.
One of the students that went on this trip said this about their experience, "It was very interesting to see all the different works of art over the years." This is a picture of the students on their trip:
CHS Foreign Language teacher Kristen Wingate traveled to Japan this summer and participated in the teacher training program that was available. Wingate said that being involved with teacher training program in Japan was an unforgettable experience. Click here to view a more detailed account of her experience, written by Ms. Wingate herself.
This past weekend, of the 29th and 30th, the CHAPS group were at it again helping out another person by raking the leaves off of their lawn, patio, and walkway.
Here are some of the photos from this past weekend:
On Saturday the 22nd, the CHAPS group cleared up the leaves in front on the sidewalk, lawn, and driveway for a house on Burnside Ave.
One of the students that helped with this project had this to say about their experience; "It was raining and uncomfortable but a very rewarding experience." These are some of the photos:
The CHS Performing Arts Department is rehearsing for their fall production of Noises Off. The dates are set for November 18th and 19th at 7:30 pm for everyone, and a dress rehearsal on November 17th at 7:30 pm for senior citizens. The show will take place in the CHS auditorium. Look here for more details regarding information about the play.
Hannah Jacobson was one of only 90 students in the state of New Jersey that was invited to attend the Princeton University Creative Arts & Humanities Symposium.
Due to their achievement of the PSAT students Grace Chen and Mallory Vollbrecht have become National Merit Semi-Finalists.
CHS is host to ten Commended students: Ben Bacall, Max Bacall, Thomas Dineen, Connor Fitch, Peter Folgia, Spencer Pascal, Thomas Steele, Anne Stochel, Sydney Sweet, and Thomas Whiteheead. Receiving the title of Commended means that you qualify for a scholarship due to your scores on the PSAT.
Eight students from the CHS choir were accepted into the NJ All-State Mixed chorus in April 2016, they will perform in Atlantic City and NJPAC on November 11th and 20th. These students include: Katherine Mackenzie, Christian Malamug, Juliana Marcotrigiano, Pria McNeil, Madison Panno, Sarah Vollenbroek, Justin Witwick, Noah Wohlsen.
With the direction of Daniel Chernosky the CHS marching band received a second place finish in their first marching band competition on September 17th.
Anthony Rafaniello will be the piano accompanist for the NJ All-State Mixed Chorus performances in Atlantic City, November 11th, and NJPAC, November 20th.
The Secret Garden is the play that the CHS Performing Arts Department has announced that they will be performing in the spring. The announced dates are March 3rd, 4th, and 5th, 2017.
The members of the CHS Performing Arts Department showed their talents at the Opening Gala Concert on September 28th, 2016. Principal Mark Cantagallo commented, "The dancers, actors/actresses, musicians and singers put on an absolutely amazing performance."
Yesterday, the 9th of October, Assistant Principal For Student Affairs, Gary Sorrentino was honored as a "Hometown Hero" by the host of WNJC 1360AM, the host of the radio station went to Cranford High School and said Sorrentino had a very large impact on his life and wanted him to be the first educator honored on this segment.
Katherine McCarthy, vocalist, guitarist, and Junior at CHS, was the first performer at the Centennial Village Music Fest, playing the song "Torn," by Natalie Imbruglia on her guitar.
CHS Choir Director Anthony Rafaniello was the recipient of the Philadelphia University Centennial Medal Award. ?Mr. Rafaniello was nominated as a centennial educator by student Todd Sweeney?, Class of 2016.
Three students, seniors Lilian Rebelo, Benjamin Ravelo and Marisa Sigas have been named National Hispanic Scholars. These three students have scored in the top 2.5% of all the Hispanic and Latino PSAT/NMSQT takers in the region.
This summer we had 167 of our students earned an AP Scholar level after the May administration of the AP tests, scoring an average of 3.65. 6 students are National AP Scholars with an average score of 4.40, 57 students are AP Scholars with Distinction, scoring an average score of 3.96, 38 students are AP Scholars with Honor scoring an average of 3.68, and finally 66 students are AP Scholars scoring an average of 3.11. These students will be honored at the September 26, 2016 Board of Education, meeting at Lincoln School gymnasium.
New Jersey Monthly ranked the top 100 schools, in New Jersey, in August. Cranford ranked 54th.