GCIT Weekly Newsletter

GCIT hosted the annual Gloucester County Teacher-of-the-Year Awards ceremony. During the ceremony, all the 2024-2025 Teachers-of-the-Year in Gloucester County were introduced and recognized by their respective superintendents for their service and commitment to their students in their school. Following the awards ceremony, the honorees and their guests were treated to lunch and dessert catered and served by students and staff from our Culinary and Baking programs.

Special thanks to the SkillsUSA Officers for escorting the guests and helping during the ceremony.

Levashki, Daniel

Kunsaitis, Makenzie

Jimale, Sadia

Morris, Grace

Cappolina, Carmella

Harbison, Pyper

Mularz, Megan

Chapall, Jesse

Thanks to all the Culinary and Baking students, Chef Oberfrank, Chef Angarolo, Chef Mizia, Chef Clark, Chef Hassan, Chef Johnson, Chef Yost, Chef Tartaglia, and the FCCLA students. Thanks to our baking students Anna Masusock & Veronica Consuelos, for making and plating our Pear Feuilletes, poached pears with almond cream in puff pastry for the luncheon.

We truly appreciate your continued service and professionalism during our multiple catered events!

Huge thanks to Darren Leary for his continued dedication to ensuring that all our events have the best audio and visual representation—Darren is truly the behind-the-scenes hero who makes all our presentations look great! Special thanks to Rachel Petrille for taking professional-grade photographs of all our events! We appreciate you both!

Immense thanks to all the teachers and students who created a "tunnel of cheer and applause" as the honorees entered our building - our GCIT cheerful spirit was on full display - thank you!

Last weekend, several students from our SkillsUSA Chapter competed at Payne Tech. Baking senior students, Veronica Consuelo and Anna Masusock, placed in the top three in the Traditional Wedding Cake competition.

Sophomore Baking students Nia McCann and Frankie Spina competed in the Themed Wedding cake competition, placing in the top three for their category.

We will all travel to the awards ceremony this weekend to see how all our SkillsUSA competitors fared in their respective competitions.

Written by Chef Clark

Behind every great school is a team of dedicated leaders—and our assistant principals are the heart of that team. You are the steady hands, the listening ears, the problem solvers, and the peacemakers. You lead with compassion, guide with integrity, and uplift everyone around you—students, staff, and families alike.

From early mornings to late nights, from student success to campus safety, your commitment never goes unnoticed. You juggle it all with grace and grit. You are mentors, advocates, and quiet heroes who make a difference in countless lives each and every day.

This week—and every week—we thank you.
For your leadership.
For your heart.
For serving our students, staff, and families every day.

Happy Assistant Principal Appreciation Week!

The Key Club went to the Gloucester County Animal Shelter last Friday. Participating members helped walk the shelter dogs and play with the shelter’s cats. We also prepared enrichment activities for the dogs using peanut butter and Frisbees.

Written by Camryn Arseneau

Wishing you all the love and joy as you prepare to welcome your little one into the world! Your kindness, strength, and warmth will make you an amazing mom. May this next chapter be filled with sweet snuggles, giggles, and unforgettable memories. We’re so excited for you and sending you all our best on this beautiful journey!

Congratulations and best wishes!

Take your child to work day at GCIT is on April 16.

T-shirts for people who signed up by 3/25 will be put in your mailbox prior to the event. Thank you, Mr. McAleer, for the donation of the T-shirts!

Agenda -

• Arrive in the 400 lobby in the morning.
• Children will be greeted by the GCIT Cheetah and have picture opportunities.
• Children will receive a school excuse form.
• The children will go to the theater for a morning greeting with Dr. Girard and Dr. Heiken. They will also take a group photo.
• Red shirt students will return your children to your classroom after the morning greeting. 😊
• Please refer to your sign-up genius for the activities you signed your child up for throughout the day.
• Children can be dropped off at their activities by a trusted student in your class.
• Activities will end 5-10 minutes before the bell rings; trusted students in their activities will return your child to your classroom.
• If you need your child returned to a duty or another activity, please notify the teacher running the activity.

Please see Veronica Rhea with any questions😊.

Written by Veronica Rhea

I just wanted to thank you for arranging our bakery day at GCIT. The freshman students were all ready to teach my students how to make sugar cookies. There were 2 freshmen assigned to one student. They were so kind to my students and spoke to them for the entire 45-minute period. It was heartwarming to see the interaction between schools. Chef Hassan and her students should be commended for an excellent job!

Written by Mary Nicoletto, BBE Teacher

School-Based Youth Services had a great time at Dave & Buster's in Blackwood this week. The students did a great job competing against the staff for various prizes and just some laughs. The students were super respectful and very polite to the staff at D&B's, who were absolutely fantastic.

School Based still has some availability for our Advisory Dinner on April 15. The event will run from 5:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. We eat, laugh, and talk, so please contact me at jjacob@gcecnj.org if you would like to attend.

• We will be putting out the applications for Red Shirts next week. Please listen for the announcements and we encourage all those interested in applying.
• We will also be taking selected students to Rowan University on April 29, during the school day, to listen to a presentation about athletes and opioids.
• May is Mental Health Awareness month, and we will be supporting that throughout the month with various presentations and giveaways.
• On May 9th we will be attending a trip to Washington DC. We have already contacted those that will be attending, and if one of the students cannot attend, we will be going to our waitlist.
• On May 15th , we will attend Pride at the Zoo at the Cape May Zoo and support the LGBTQIA+ community. The permission slip will come out after we return from break.
• On May 27th , we will be heading to Glisten in Berlin for a nice mental health and outdoor exercise day. This is usually reserved as a reward for our Red Shirts, but we may open it up to the students as well. ]
• On June 11th, we will be attending the Phillies game!

And a BIG CONGRATULATIONS to, now, Doctor Girard! Congratulations on defending your dissertation!

Thank you for supporting School Based Youth Services and if you need anything please reach out to Ms. Glazer, Mrs. Hasko, Mr. Ruiz or myself. Have a great day.

Written by Dr. Jacob

Student of the Month

Baking and Pastry Arts

• Morgan DeLuca – 9th
• Janiece Boykins – 10th
• Lucia Urso – 11th
• Anna Masusock – 12th

Culinary Arts

• Tyler Valentino – 9th
• Dominic Leonardi – 10th
• Audrey Searfoorce – 11th
• Stephanie Babilonia – 12th

Principal’s Good News

Baking and Pastry Arts

• Alyssa Doty – 11th
• Riley Egrie – 11th
• Abril Hernandez Palillero – 11th
• Maya Morrison – 11th
• Taylor OBrien – 12th
• Veronica Consuelos – 12th
• Georgia Riso – 12th
• Angelina Somogy – 12th

Culinary Arts

• Averie Ellena – 10th
• Izabella Gill – 11th

FBLA members Sloane Golembiewski and Reyna Wicken taught mobile phone features and online security to the residents at Seaton Assistant Living. Afterwards, these ladies were able to give some one-on-one support. Residents learned a variety of information from setting passwords, identifying secure websites, and downloading apps. The girls had a great time and were invited to come back. Job well done, Reyna and Sloane!

Written by Dionne Scott

Title I Tutoring is available in Math and English:

Afterschool: 2:30 – 4:30pm in the Media Center: Monday – Thursday

Lunch Tutoring: period 7 in the Media Center

• Come and get help with your assignments or sharpen your skills for the State Assessments! Free snacks are provided!

Choose from 3 different designs:

- Cheetah head costs $4
- Navy cheetah head and gray background

- Pink Cheetah print costs $4
- Hot pink background and white cheetah print
- Light pink background and white cheetah print
- Light pink background and hot pink cheetah print

- Standard model costs $2
- Gray

For students, pick up and payment is during club once, you receive a Teams message form a SkillsUSA Officer when your order is ready. Place your order on the form below. See attached for flyer and designs. https://forms.office.com/r/LRttxFxbx6 Thank you for your support!

Written by Karen Grant

The GCIT DECA club is hosting a community yard sale on May 10th, 2025 in the GCIT school parking lot from 8 am to 12 pm. The event will include a basket raffle, pet parade, student art auction, and snack and drink sales.

Anyone wishing to take part as a seller should contact Kelsey Bagelmann and Dale McIntyre: sellers will pay $30 for the use of two parking spaces from which to sell their unneeded household items.

Student volunteers for the event can receive community service hours, so please share this with any students who might be in need of hours! Please contact Kelsey Bagelmann & Dale McIntyre with any questions. We hope to see you all there!

Written by Kelsey Bagelmann

• Clothing must cover areas from one armpit to the other armpit down to fingertip length (see image below)
• All bottoms MUST be finger-tip long
• Tops must have shoulder straps (2 fingers wide)
• Rips or tears in clothing should be LOWER than fingertip length.
• No hats in the building
• No pajamas

April 16 - Administrative Professional's Day (observed)

April 17 - Students - 12:15pm Dismissal

April 18 - 25 - Spring Break (school closed)

April 28 - May 1 - Spring Dance Showcase

May 1 - College Decision Day & Spotlight On Practical Skills

May 2 - Students - 12:15pm Dismissal

May 2 - Junior Prom (Sapphire Grand formerly known as Auletto's)

May 5 - 9 - Teacher Appreciation Week

May 6 - 11 - Freshman Drama Production

May 7 - National School Nurse Day

May 12 - 30 - NJSLA Testing

May 20 & 21 - Dance Senior Pieces

May 23 - Students - 12:15pm Dismissal

May 26 - Memorial Day (school closed)

May 27 - Senior Awards Ceremony

May 30 - Students - 12:15pm Dismissal

May 30 - Senior Prom (The Grove at Centerton)

June 1 - 5 - Senior Trip - Disney World, Orlando, FL

June 9 - Junior Trip - Hersey Park

June 17 & 18 - Students - 12:15pm Dismissal

June 19 - Juneteenth (school closed)

June 20 - Graduation Day

June 20 - Last Day For Students - 12:15pm Dismissal

June 23 - Last Day For Instructional Staff (Half day)