HAS Monthly Report
September 2024
September 2024 Monthly Report
September 2024 Enrollment Data
Enrollment-86 (9/25/24).
New Students-23.
Disenrollments-5 (1 Returned to Home Academy, 1 GED, 1 Attendance, 1 medical, & 1 moved out of state).
Emergency Drill-9/19/24 (Active Shooter).
Fire Drill-9/10/24.
A Message From The Principal
September Important Dates
8/22/24 New Student Orientation
The New Student/Family Orientation provided individuals to meet with staff, tour the school, and complete required paperwork before school officially began! HAS also contacted potential students and families to attend this event in order to conduct their interview.
New To The HAS Family!
Mr Shandroff
Mr Shandroff has become a member of the HAS family as a leave replacement for English. In getting to know our new English teacher, we have learned a few interesting facts about Mr Shandroff:
- Spoken Word Poet & Hip Hop Artist- World Traveler & U.S. Hip Hop Cultural Ambassador
- Graduated from Kean University for Radio, TV & Film and took the alternative route to teaching
- Has 3 dogs he loves to play with and 12 fish
- for fun he enjoys football, basketball, ping pong, chess, reading, gym, sauna, movies, hiking, nature, and drawing
Miss Pradel
Ms Pradel is also new to the HAS family and is the new TA at HAS! In getting to know her, we have learned a few interesting facts about Ms Pradel:
- She is Haitian American- She is in nursing school to be a be a school nurse
- loves to travel
- attended Catholic school her whole life
- used to play basketball, volleyball ,and cheerleading
Student of the Month
September - Ashley
Congratulations to Ashley for being our overall Student of the Month! She has worked hard and been very dedicated in her classes to receive this honor. Keep up the excellent work!
Faculty "Getting to Know You"!
Mrs Flores' Favorites
Favorite food: Baked Salmon with vegetables
Favorite color: Lilac & Pink
Favorite book: Diana
Favorite travel spot: Lisbon in Portugal
Favorite tv show: I Love Lucy
Favorite exercise: Body Balance, Kickboxing, Dance
"Let Your Voice Empower" Teacher Recognitions
September - Listen
This month is about Listening. The faculty/staff picked for this honor have shown what it means to listen; not only listening to our students but our fellow faculty and staff as well! Congratulations!
Bedazzlement!
Dr. Balsamello has stated that the staff at HAS, once again, are the best in his career. With that said, it has been difficult to identify specific individuals for recognition since everyone goes above and beyond for our students and to assist HAS. However, this month Ms. Fernandez-Siejack has produced a wonderful Newsletter and Ms. Vlastaras organized and facilitated the Hispanic Heritage Cultural Incentive Movie day. Therefore they have earned early the beloved Avocado pin for their actions. Thank you both and thank you all for your hard work and dedication!
Teacher's Corner: Mathematics
Mrs Ferrari - Algebra 1 & Geometry
Algebra 1 and Geometry students have been productive in completing their assignments on the fundamentals of Mathematics. Lessons and worksheets have been prepared from the abundant materials I have acquired through the years. The students in the classes are engaged and are provided with immediate feedback on what they know. The class is also creating a pamphlet about the fundamentals of mathematics, so that they can use it as a reference as we delve further into the concepts of Algebra 1 and Geometry.
Mrs Fern - Algebra 2 & Probability/Statistics
The beginning of the school year is usually review time in Mrs Fern's classes. Coming back from summer vacation, students were able to get back into the swing of things before diving deeper into Algebra 2 and Prob & Stats. In Algebra 2 students reviewed solving multi step equations in preparation for working with linear equations. Students learned how to write the equation of a line with various pieces of information given (Slope and point, two points) before graphing those linear equations which will lead to graphing quadratic equations. In Probability and Statistics Students reviewed basic arithmetic skills especially with fractions. From there they learned what an outcome is which lead to finding the probability of events. Students then learned the difference between Theoretical and Experimental Probability before learning compound probability.
School Spirit Days
Every Friday, HAS hosts a spirit day for staff and students to celebrate different holidays/events that are happening. Staff and students dress up according to the theme of the spirit day and any student that participates gets invited the following week to the cafe at Westlake.
The Beginning of Hispanic American Heritage Month
Where are you from?
Sombreros de los países
Movie Day!
- Coco
- Selena
- Encanto
- In The Heights
- McFarland USA
Rock the Vote
YOUR VOICE MATTERS!
Students Outside of School
AV
About Us
Hillcrest Academy South is an alternative high school for students from the Elizabeth Public School District. Students are referred to HAS by their Elizabeth Academy guidance counselor and administration for an interview at HAS. We provide a small educational learning setting with opportunities to make up courses through our Credit Retrieval Program in a caring environment in order to meet Elizabeth’s graduation requirements.
Website: www.ucesc.org
Instagram: ucesc_has
Facebook: Hillcrest Academy South
Location: 1571 Lamberts Mill Road, Westfield, NJ, USA-Door 3B
Phone: 908-233-9317