September/October, 2002

 
Volume XXI, Issue 7                                                                                      May/June, 2004

 

Dear Parents:

 

This has been another extraordinary year. Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to be part of your child’s life. You have undoubtedly heard me share so often how special and amazing the middle school years are. We see students enter the middle school as children and witness their change to young adults. Then, after what seems like a brief time, we send them off to high school. It never ceases to amaze me how much change takes place during the three years of middle school.

 

We are very grateful for the wonderful support and encouragement we get from our community and parents. The significance of this does not diminish as the years go on--in fact it seems to get even stronger every year.

 

We feel that a lot was accomplished this year, however, there is so much that remains to be done. The impact of No Child Left Behind, new special education laws, technology,  and standards are all included in our long-range goals. Please know that the first goal, the first priority, the first reason we come to school each day and the first focus of all we do, has been and will always be the students. It continues to be so reassuring to witness young people who are so gifted and kind and who will grow to be wonderful caring adults. The future is in good hands. You as parents and family should be very proud of your children. They are a blessing.

 

We wish everyone a safe and restful summer. Enjoy time with your children. Each year seems to go by even more quickly. Take advantage of the opportunities and blessings you have.

 

Sincerely,

Stephen Swymer, Ed.D.

Principal


 

GVMS Newsletter

Volume XXI, Issue 7                                                                                                      May/June,  2004


 


STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

 

These students were selected by their teachers for the honor of Students of the Month. The students and their invited teachers receive a complimentary lunch at the Paoli Wendy’s or the Frazer KFC/Taco Bell, or compli-mentary breakfast at the Frazer McDonald’s.

 

 

March honorees:

 

Grade 8: 

Sana Mian perseveres when work is difficult, demonstrates extreme conscientiousness in regards to all of her academics, demonstrates a strong desire to learn, diligently completes assignments, takes her time and always works to do her best, listens to teachers’ suggestions and puts them to use to become a better student.

 

Kara Bergman is always positive, smiling, cooperative, and helpful.

 

Sarah Greene works above and beyond expectations. She is a disciplined and tireless worker. She is self-confident and has come far since September.

 

Grade 7:

Marc Daubert is a hard working student with a positive attitude. He always participates in class.

 

Mallory Byrne has worked hard throughout the year.   She is pleasant all the time and comes to all of her classes with a smile and a positive attitude. She is a terrific role model for her peers.

 

Kate Sullivan is a great student. She works well with others and has shown great improvement.

 

Grade 6:

Mike Moore is a conscientious, enthusiastic student who excels academically as well as socially. Michael strives to do his best in school and he contributes positively to the classroom environment.

 

Victoria Perla is fun, funny, enthusiastic, makes good classroom contributions, has a positive attitude, and is a pleasure to have in class.

 

Jason Emery is a fine young man who gives 100% effort in school. He is interested in learning, is kind to others, and is friendly. Jason serves as an excellent role model for other students.

 

April honorees:

 

Grade 8:

Jessica Meeker is a conscientious, hard working student. She is an active participant in class activities. Jess is a young lady with outstanding character. We’ll be sorry to see her go, but our loss is Great Valley High School’s gain.

 

Brian Mikus is enthusiastic, positive, personable, and shows effort. He has a positive attitude, is always smiling, and helpful to others.

 

Chris McKay is polite, a hard worker, pulls through when things get tough, and has good manners. He is also helpful to his peers.

 

Grade 7:

Jazmin Davis is a hard working student, who has a positive attitude. She participates in class and is a nice person

 

Deepthi Shashidhar is an amazing student who excels in every academic area. She is polite, respectful, and has a positive attitude.

 

Yong Chen is a great student who works so hard all of the time. He works well with others and helps others whenever possible.

 

Grade 6:

Carrick Borillo is a kind, well mannered student who consistently gives 100 percent in his academic subjects.  

 

John Novak-Brown is a  hard working guy who has persevered through a lot of transitions and challenges this year. He has a great attitude and is always encouraging others.

 

Christopher Zeffert is new to our district and has impressed his teachers and peers. He is hardworking, kind, and considerate. He asks for help when he needs it and is always willing to help others. He is quick with a smile.

 

May honorees:

 

Grade 6:

Hillary Hyduke is an energetic, enthusiastic student who consistently puts forth 100%  effort in all of her classes.

 

Gwyneth Sharer continually makes the most effort in whatever project she is undertaking. She works hard; she is kind, considerate, and polite; and she never complains. She volunteers in the classroom, asks clarifying questions, and even does extra credit when it is offered.

 

Maria Corsaro has only been with us a short time, but in that time, she has  shown  good character and  achievement in academics.

 

Grade 7:

Jacob Koffer is conscientious and motivated; he has matured into a fine young man as well as a fine student.

 

Laura Hashem is a hard worker who always goes the extra mile. In addition to her academic excellence, she brings so much positive energy to the classroom. Her bright personality is contagious and refreshing.

 

Brooke Barstar is a great student. She has worked very hard this second half of the year to strive academically.

 

Grade 8:

Caroline Gillie scores well on tests and quizzes. She completes all homework assignments and actively participates in class. She works well on independent projects and give maximum effort every class period.

 

Vincent Szupica is a very hard worker, organized, gives 110% effort every day in class.

 

Maureen DiLello is a hard worker and is very conscientious. She has a good sense of humor and is mannerly.

 

CONGRATULATIONS!

 

Congratulations to these students who earned distinction as eighth graders on the SAT.  This was part of a talent search program sponsored by Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth. Distinction is defined as scoring as well as or above the average college-bound senior. High scorers  on the verbal test were: Raymond Byrne, Zev Chonoles, Caroline Gillie, John Haskell, John Hausladen, Forrest Hudes, Mason Li, Robert Moore, Edmund Mueller, Katherine Offutt, Luke Pierce-Lolla, Sriram Radhakrishnan, Kimberly Ralph,  Krista Scheffey, Max Stahl, Maria Tuchinsky, Katie Want, Max Wang, Zhengyan Wang, Edward Wu, Karin    Zhu.

 

These students scored with distinction on the math section: Raymond Byrne, Zev Chonoles, Jennifer Desmarais, John Haskell, Forrest Hudes, Mason Li, Robert Moccia, Robert Moore, Edward Mueller, Katherine Offutt, Jessica Pancoast, Luke Pierce-Lolla, Sriram Radhakrishnan, Kimberly Ralph, Christopher Roithmayr, Benjamin Shackleton, Max Stahl, Maria Tuchinsky, Katie Wang, Max Wang, Zhengyan Wang, Edward Wu, Karin Zhu.

 

Special congratulations to Zev Chonoles who had a PERFECT SCORE on the math section of the SAT. Wow!

 

DISTINGUISHED HONOR ROLL

Marking Period 3

GRADE 6

 

Ryan Aceto

William Batchelor

Christina Bohn

Charles Chiang

Luke Cori

Ryan Duffy

Jason Emery

Nicholas Gaynor

Elaine Grazulis

Megan Hockenbury

Andrew Hudson

Hillary Hyduke

John Kemmerer

Nicole LaBarge

Samantha Leonetti

Christina Lipson

Lynn Ma

Michael Moore

Kathleen O'Neill

Cassia Petridis

Matthew Powers

Kyle Rinda

Daniel Shackleton

Gwyneth Sharer

Crystal Ye

Shirley Yu

 

HONOR ROLL

Marking Period 3

GRADE 6

 

Nitesh Alve

Douglas Beach

Theresa Behler

Sarah Beirnes

Lauren Binstein

Jessica Bomm

Carrick Borillo

Nathan Bovell

Kevin Brennan

Emily Brock

Rebecca Bullard

Katelynn Bullock

Carl Bushnell

Brittany Cabot

Kyle Carroll

Melissa Clark

Jessica Cooperstein

Samantha Cooperstein

Maria Corsaro

Jessica Cottone

Alina Crisi

Grace Dalton

Molly Davis

Zachary Davis

Michael Douglas

Kathleen Durkan

Alana Fischer

Blaise Forcine

Ashley Fryberger

Sarah Gallacher

Baldwin Giang

Calder Goldberg

Olivia Gregory

Natalie Griffith

Charles Haines

Elizabeth Harris

Kelsey Hawes

Kimberly Healy

John Hegarty

Melissa Heivly

Mahroh Jahangiri

Nathan Josephs

Peter Krebs

Hannah Krumbhaar

Rachel Landry

Kim Le

Carolyn Lewis

Nicole Lex

Nicole Ligon

Kirsten Loose

Cynthia Ma

Brigham Madden-Cox

Amy Manning

Scott McElroy

Ashley McFadden

George McHugh

Robert McKee

Brendan McKinley

Rachel McMurtrie

Natalie McQuiston

Raymond Merryman

Jennifer Mikus

Megan Moffett

Cadence Morgan

Jaclyn Mouras

John Muir

Jessica Nawojski

Heather Nelton

Danielle Nispel

John Novak-Brown

Colleen O'Malley

Rachel Orlow

Nandan Pandit

Samantha Patton

Devon Pecora

Taylor Pendergast

Victoria Perla

Kirsten Eva Petrocelli

Katharine Pietak

Conor Quigley

Zachary Rankin

Nicole Reyna

Jason Robins

Shane Romano

Jennifer Rothstein

Cristina Sanfrancesco

Michael Scari

Nicholas Schwartz

Andrew Scutt

Vignesh Selvakumaran

Andrew Sherry

Emily Shuman

Katherine Shuman

David Sims

Brittany Smith

Madeline Smith

Sarah Smith

Jessica Steciw

James Sylvester

Victoria Talvacchia

Brian Tighe

Maria Trongo

R. Shane Walker

Sarah Walker

Katherine Watts

Christian Weber

Mackenzie Weiler

Nathaniel Wicke

Katie Wright

Christopher Yake

Boyang Zhang

Brian Zhang

Adam Zwaan

 

 

DISTINGUISHED HONOR ROLL

Marking Period 3

GRADE 7

 

Madison Andrews

Brooke Barstar

Mary Boyce

Carly Clayman

Drew Gardner

Grant Gilbert

Lindsay Haskell

Melissa Hoffman

Julie James

Elizabeth Kelemen

Justin Mehalick

John Nurthen

Anne Olsen

Andrew Orner

Kyle Pegon

Victoria Piersanti

Angela Qian

Deepthi Shashidar

Kate Sullivan

Jonathan Urban

Ryan Wallace

Max Wang

Anna Weng

 

HONOR ROLL

Marking Period 3

GRADE 7

Scott Biddle

Mallory Byrne

Olivia Byrne

Christopher Campbell

Patrick Campbell

Andrew Carbonar

C. Anthony Carbonar

Yong Chen

Danvy Chung

Prentice Clark

Zachary Cunningham

Rebecca Curtis

Marc Daubert

Jazmin Davis

Erica DePenna

Domenic DeRobertis

Veronica DeSantis

Matthew DeStefano

Stephen Dickinson

Kristen D'Isidoro

Alexandra Dorais

Cody Dougherty

Jessica Dunbar

Noah Eberhart

Kerby Fanelli

Elizabeth Ferber

Amanda Foti

Allison Frank

Alexis Gable

Alexa Gibbons

Peter Gorman

Hannah Grant

Shannon Gray

Devon Hagan

Kristina Hahn

Tyler Hannig

Evelyn Harbison

Jessica Harris

Laura Hashem

Seth Houston

Kelsey Jershky

Richard Karwoski

James Kerr

Alec Koffer

Kelly Lakis

Miles Lang

Kyle Liberato

Nathan Liss

Gary Magill

Ryan Mahoney

Anisha Malhotra

Howard Marano

Chris Marroletti

Jeremy Mateyk

Paul Matsiras

Duane McCrory

Heather McKelvey

Emily McMurtrie

Tierney McQuaid

Mark Milbrandt

Matthew Moffett

Kelsey Morgan

Taylor Morrow

Emma Nelson

Kailey Nicholson

Leah Nissle

Todd Nitsche

Evan Osbourne

Taylor Patchak

Jessica Pisasale

Amanda Principe

Christian Reed

Robert Rinaldo

Brian Rispoli

Taylor Saia

Annamarie Salvatico

Kelsey Schlichter

Daniel Scott

Julia Scutt

Nicolas Sheehan

Kevin Sullivan

Bryan Sutherland

Maria Tabbut

Andrew Vassallo

Kelly Waite

Dana Walsh

Jillian Walsh

Alison Weltman

Chelsea Wiener

James Wismer

Matthew Witman

Samuel Zantzinger

Victoria Zhang

Lindsay Ziegler

 

DISTINGUISHED HONOR ROLL

Marking Period 3

GRADE 8

 

Lindsay Augusterfer

Cara Baskin

Kara Bergman

Emily Bierly

Devon Booth

Jessica Caccese

Zev Chonoles

Michael DePrince

Adrienna DeRobertis

Arkit Desai

Jennifer Desmarais

Lindsay DiPiano

Joely Dorr

Emily Ellisen

Eric Fernandes

Jamie Frees

Caroline Gimmillaro

Sarah Greene

Katharina Grinjuks

Ashley Haly

John Haskell

Kristy Kingan

Mason Li

Alicia Ma

Raija Madsen

Jessica Meeker

Alexandra Miller

Matthew Miller

Robert Moccia

Robert Moore

Jacqueline Morges

Chelsea Newbould

Luke Pierce-Lolla

Katherine Quindlen

Sriram Radhakrishnan

Laura Rainville

Emily Richardson

Shelby Salas

Vincent Szupica

Maria Tuchinsky

Katie Wang

Zheng Yan Wang

Kimberly Wenger

James Wu

John Yu

Karin Zhu