Give Kershaw students a week and see what they can do...

RWK students recently took the time to remember the 10th anniversary of 9/11. We discussed the events of the day and how more then ever before strangers came together to help out one another. In the spirit of service we decided to help others out as well. Can tabs are collected all over the world for the Ronald McDonald House to recycle and receive funding for their programs. Within a week RWK students collected hundreds and hundreds of tabs. Some students brought in huge bags from home, some collected during lunch periods and others are asking their families to save the tabs. We all now have a simple service project that is easy and rewarding. It reminds us that our country's citizens are known and will continue to be known as people that help those in need. When others are suffering, we lend a helping hand and contribute. 

Welcome Back!

We had a great first day of school here at R.W. Kershaw Middle School. Students caught up with friends and came ready to begin their year. Let's make it a successful year!

Spring has Sprung...

Spring Break? check.
NJASK Testing? check.
Spring Concert? check.
Field Trips? check.

We are winding down to our last month of school with PLENTY to do!

The NJASK is finished and students did their best work. Students are excited about traveling to Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC as well as trips to Medieval Times and Great Adventure. 8th graders are preparing for their special dinner dance. And finals are right around the corner!



Night of Excellence- Math Games





 







Knowledge Bowl Pep Rally for NJASK



Mt. Ephraim Cabana gives Merchantville first loss of season in 9-6 victory

by Chris Blaylock Mt. Ephraim Cabana wins on clutch performances by clutch hitter A.J Gilmore and stand-out Pitchers Logan Stemetzki and John Myers.

Mt. Ephraim Piskers Bakery tops Mt. Ephraim Cabana on Opening Day

by Chris Blaylock

Score by inning             1      2      3      4      5      6      F

Mt. Ephraim Cabana   2      0      0      0      0      4      6

Mt. Ephraim Piskers    1      1      0      2      2      1      7

       

         Last Saturday, Mount Ephraim held another perfect Opening Day. For the Major League Division, the Mt. Ephraim Cabana team (coached by Joel Stemetzki), faced the Mt. Ephraim Piskers Bakery team (coached by Augie Meraz). M.E Cabana capped off the first with two RBI-Singles by Dymitri Galieono and Jeff Henkel. In the bottom of the 4^th, Andrew Fehr gave M.E Piskers a 4-2 lead with a 2-Run Home Run. In the top of the 6^th, M.E Cabana made a fierce comeback down 6-2 to tie it 6-6. In that inning, Jon Myers had an RBI walk and Dymitri Galieono tied it with a 3-Run double and was then thrown out trying to advance to third base. But in the bottom of the 6^th, a passed ball went back to the fence and the runner at 3^rd scored to win the game. So, in the first game for both teams, they show they have a lot of talent in them and can find their way to the Play-offs easily at the end of the season.

Night of Excellence- Tuesday, April 19th @6:30pm

RWK students would like to welcome parents to our Night of Excellence- The Students Take Over! This is a great opportunity to come "back to school" with your child and explore the great things happening at Kershaw. Student work will be on display as well as various learning stations around the building. The students have TONS to teach you so please plan on attending! Those that attend with a parent will receive extra credit in some of their classes. Refreshments will be served at the conclusion of the night. 

NJHS transform Shining Star Park

A huge thank you to the National Junior Honor Society members for spending their Sunday afternoon cleaning up Shining Star Park. The park looks absolutely amazing! Students weeded, planted flowers, picked up trash, painted and moved wheelbarrow after wheelbarrow of mulch to each garden area. This is what Kershaw students are all about- service and dedication to their community! Let's keep this park looking beautiful.

AWESOME LANDSCAPERS:

Marissa Richter, Carlie McErlane, Taylor Gavin, Kirsten Hoffman, Sam Czerski, Victoria O'Kane, Sam Wurtz, Brittany Brown, Courtney Bocchicchio, Haley Grady, Chris Blaylock, Zach Holmes, Dominick Cipolone, Kasey Gardner, Meghan McDonough, Haley Woodington, Mark MacGarvey, Kevin Fennimore, Stephan Gravenor, Tim Alexander, Jade Carson, Claire Czerski, Gary Czerski, Tashana Brown, Natalie Price, Jess Chambers, Emily Calhoun, Kaitlyn Young

March Students of the Month

5th Grade: David Critch

6th Grade: Louis Wittje

7th Grade: Sarah Krieg

8th Grade: Samuel Czerski


Congratulations students! Keep up the great work!

Easter Egg Hunt

by Kenny Zettlemoyer



On Saturday, April 16, 2011, there will be an Easter Egg Hunt held at the Shining Star Park on Harding Ave Mt.Ephraim NJ.This is the 9th annual Christine Eberle Memorial Foundation Easter egg hunt.Bring your camera for pictures with the Easter bunny! The hunt begins at 1pm (SHARP)... Don't be late!!!!!!!!!!

Oaklyn Cats Cheerleading News

by Amanda Seitz

The Oaklyn Cats Unlimited cheerleading squad has made it very far this 2010-2011 season.  The team of unlimited cheerleaders wouldn’t have been able to do it with out our coaches.   Coach Kim, Coach Dana and Coach Ashley are three of the most dedicated coaches around.   Since August the unlimited team has been doing an amazing job at everything we do.  We are a group of hard working girls and that’s what made us win first place at our first competition and every single one since then.  After a few first place wins we started winning not only first place but we have been winning grand champs ever since.  When we reached our biggest competition that was called “The Fall Festival” we were all very nervous, but we pulled it together and won first place, grand champs and a full paid BID to the US Finals in Washington D.C.   We are still practicing and getting even better then before and on April 17 we are headed to Wildwood to do another practice competition before our big competition in D.C.  I will surly miss my team when it is all over this year.  A few of us will move on to a higher level starting in August the new season,  but from what I can see the Senior Rec  Oaklyn Cats are just as amazing as we are and I look forward to cheering with them and my Unlimited friends.  If you know anyone that would like to cheer for the Oaklyn cats check out our website at www.oaklyncatscheerleading.com  and you can register from our website.  Some of the girls who are on my team from Kershaw School and who are in Audubon are listed below.

 

February Students of the Month

5th Grade: Jaymi Vilardo

6th Grade: Nevada Deford

7th Grade: Amber-Rose Broschard

8th Grade: Jessica Chambers


Congratlations! Keep up the great work!

Penny War Update

Totals as of 3/2/11:


5A: $0.91
5B: $4.60
6A: $18. 48
6B: $26.37
7A: $11.92
7B: $14.10
8A: -$14.53
8B: $10.62
PDD: $4.99


Every cent you bring in raises money for the PTO. Awesome job Kershaw homerooms!

January Students of the Month

5th Grade: Emma Ball

6th Grade: Cassidy Chambers

7th Grade: Marissa Richter

8th Grade: Haley Grady

Congratulations Students!

2nd Marking Period Honor Roll Students

Distinguished Honors:

Helen Barrett, Ariana Beebe, Emily Calhoun, Kenzie Calhoun, Jade Carson, Cassidy Chambers, Jessica Chambers, David Critch, Samuel Czerski, Emily DiPadova, Amy Guldin, Shannon Hyde, Jordan Klingner, Alyssa Marszalek, Matthew Marszalek, Meghan McDonough, Lindsay Musselman, Colin Rapa-Slover, Andrew Romano, Jewelia Stojansul, Kelsey Vespe

Honors:

Nicholas Alexander, Timothy Alexander, Michael Arechavala, Rachel Baker, Emma Ball, Steven Baxter, Jonathan Bell , Christopher Blaylock, Gabrielle Bobo, Chelsea Bocchicchio, Courtney Bocchicchio, Michael Bocchicchio, Richard Bonczak, Josiah Bracey, Alexis Brassill, Melinda Brassill, Brittany Brown, Julianne Brown, Hailey Burns, Gabrielle Campise, Hunter Capner, Allen Chase, Dominick Cipolone, Taylor Cobert, Mark Colavito, Gabrielle Crain, Maryellen Crain, Anthony Cristino, Gabriel Crothers, Isabel Cruz, Claire Czerski, Gary Czerski, Nevada DeFord, Bianca DiPadova, Angel Dougherty, Analyn Efymow, Jesse Efymow, Jordyn Eggert, Andrew Fehr, Kevin Fennimore, Holly Fitzgerald, Scott Fitzpatrick, Mason Fowler, Charlize Galcik, Meghan Garbacz, Kasey Gardner, Taylor Gavin, Haley Grady, Stephan Gravenor, Mason Gray, Lucas Greenwood, Harry Harris, Kirsten Hoffman, Kelsey Immendorf, Joshua Jimenez, Christine Kirk, Victoria Klingner, Valerie LaMarra, Elijah Lapp, Mia Lapp, Evan McCutcheon, Samantha McErlane, Carlie McErlane, Allison McHugh, Drew McMonagle, Victoria Milano, Thien Nguyen, Danielle Nicklas, Julia O’Brien, Victoria O'Kane, Zachary Pacetti, Cole Panek, Madison Panek, Morgan 

Peterson, Joshua Pizzillo , Tori Pracht, Natalie Price, Austin Rampolla, Mackenzie Rapa-Slover, Hailey Reed, Marissa Richter, Tyler Romano, Nicholas Salamone, Rachel Savidge, Michael Snyder II, Robert Snyder, Casey Spadea, Justin Spadea, Alexis Staib, Logan Stemetzki, Paige Stressman, Matthew Sutton, Khang Ton, Jake Tovinsky , Gregory Veach, Kaila White, Kali Wineland, Louis Wittje, Caitlyn Wood, Haley Woodington, Kaitlyn Young

Commendable:

Victoria Alexander, Allison Aversa, Joseph Bocchicchio, Leah Bocchicchio, Mya Bocchicchio, Tashana Brown, Andrew Chang, Michael Danielwicz, Edward DuBois, Kyle Evans, Alyssa Fitzpatrick, Emily Gallagher, Tiffany Gavin, Briana Handberry, Zachary Holmes, Kaitlyn Karwacki, Matthew King, Hayley Loughlin, Chloe Lynch, Mark MacGarvey, Nathan Maeser, Mia Marco, Damon Meraz, Julia Miles, Amanda Murphy, John Myers, George Poulos, Madison Riek, Sage Rubeo, Nicholas Sarkioglu, Rebecca Savidge, Andrew Sayres, Amanda Seitz, Mackenzie Seymour, Gionna Silcox, Jaina Smashey, Jordan Smashey, Anthony Stagliano, Kyleigh Stemetzki, Danielle Stevenson, Georgana Stewart, Kaitlyn Stokes, William Stopper, Jaymi Vilardo, Samantha Wurtz, Jenna Yip

Remembering Albert N. Kershaw

The Raymond W. Kershaw Middle School staff and students send our deepest sympathy to the Kershaw family. Al Kershaw's spirit will always remain in our hearts and will continue to inspire us to teach, learn and grow.



Albert N. Kershaw



February Penny Wars Update

Mrs. Mosebrook  $0.40
Mrs. Conley         $4.65
Mrs. Kulpa          $14.33
Mrs. Hodum        $23.97
Mrs. Schiavo       $8.95
Mrs. Finegan        $11.91
Mr. Eustace         -$14.53
Mrs. O'Donnell     $5.26
Ms. Michaud        $4.49

Penny Wars Update for January

Mrs. Mosebrook= $0.20

Mrs. Conley= $4.70

Mrs. Kulpa= $8.08

Mrs. Hodum= $24.38

Mrs. Schiavo= $7.86

Mrs. Finegan= $16.74

Mr. Eustace= -$14.76

Mrs. O'Donnell= $5.26

Mrs. Michaud= $4.49

Wow, looking good Kershaw homerooms! Students are definitely brining in pennies and silver coins. Who is your favorite to win penny wars?

NJHS Members CAN cook!

On January 14th and 28th, the Kershaw members of the National Junior Honor Society spent the evening at the Ronald McDonald House in Camden, NJ. Both groups did a great job cooking a delicious dinner for the families staying at the house. They met families from Virginia to Tennessee, Chicago to Ireland! All families staying at the Ronald McDonald House need to be close to hospitals where their children are receiving care.

The Chefs: Mrs. Carson, Jade Carson, Kirsten Hoffman, Natalie Price, Tiahna Duong, Mrs. Spadea, Justin Spadea, Mrs. Chambers, Jessica Chambers, Mrs. Czerski, Claire Czerski, Sam Czerski, Zach Holmes, Carlie McErlane, and Mrs. Finegan

5-6th Grade Basketball Update

by Logan Stemetski


1. Dorrian Tompson         80 points
2. Damon Meraz              63 points
3. Nick Chiardia               52 points
4. Austin Rampolla          50 points
5. Robbie Dunn               45 points
6. Grace Marshall             38 points
7. Dallas Urban                37 points
8. Kelsey Vespe               31 points
9. Robert Agostini            29 points
10. Lindsay Musselman    29 points

Mt. Ephraim Basketball 5-6th top 10 scorers!

by Logan Stemetzki
1.Dorian Thompson 74 points
2.Damon Meraz 56 points
3.Nick Chiardia 43 points
4.Austin Rampolla 40 points
5.Robbie Dunn 35 points
6.Grace Marshall 32 points
7.Dallas Urban 29 points
8.Robert Agostini 27 points
9.Kelsey Vespe 27 points
10.Lindsay Musselman 25 points

These are the top 10 scores in the 5-6^th grade! I am going to be updating this blog every Thursday evening. I am really excited to see who will be in the top 10 scores in the league by the end of the season. The only thing is I am not including scores for the playoffs. I hope this gives everyone a chance to go on to this blog every Thursday evening. Its a really good way to see if you are in the top 10 scores of that week. The only bad thing is you might be in the top 10 one week but the next you might not be on it. :(

Thank you for looking at this!

December Students of the Month

5th Grade: Jimmy O'Hara

6th Grade: Jewelia Stewelia

7th Grade: Brittany Brown

8th Grade: Kevin Fennimore

Congratulations students!!

Look who visited our school!

In November, Mr. Gies and Mr. Synder gave Civil War presentations to the 8th graders. Both presenters had tons of interesting facts about the Civil War as well as lots of original artifacts and replica items on display. It was a great way for us to better understand the Civil War and see how different life was in the 1800's.


Mr. Gies presenting



Mr. Snyder presenting

In December, Coast Guard officers presented to several of the Kershaw classes. They explained different careers in the Coast Guard and how math, science and the technology are crucial to Coast Guard careers. The officers even went into detail about the physics of flight.

Coast Guard officiers presenting