St. Joe’s won their second consecutive state championship last Saturday, defeating the Ansonia Chargers 49-28. On a night when Montrell Dobbs had yet another outstanding performance on the ground for the Chargers, St. Joe’s proved to be the clear cut champion with another dominating performance.

On a cold, December night at Rentschler Field, the Cadets were lead by quarterback Joe Della Vecchia to their third straight 40-point game. Della Vecchia, who was outstanding against Woodland and Valley Regional in the first two rounds, was 13 for 19 passing with 194 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Tyler Matakevich also had his biggest game of the playoffs. Held in check on the ground in St. Joe’s first two games, Matakevich rumbled for 124 yards and 2 touchdowns. He also was on the receiving end of 2 more touchdowns through the air.

Although the Cadets’ offense  put up a lot of points on the score board, Montrell Dobbs didn’t have too bad of a night either. Dobbs rushed for 305 yards on 52 attempts for Ansonia, making him the first player in state history to rush for over 300 yards in every playoff game. Dobbs had 3 touchdowns on the night, on his way to becoming the third leading rusher in the entire country.

Despite Dobbs’ valiant effort, he was the only thing going well for the Ansonia offense. Quarterback Elliot Chudwick threw two interceptions and had only 72 passing yards on the night. Nothing positive can come from giving the ball back off of turnovers to a St. Joe’s offense that has been playing as well as they have been.

When it was all said and done, the St. Joe’s Cadets were the Class S State Champions, winning a state title for the second year in a row. St. Joe’s won the Class SS State title last year, moving into Class S this year when the State Classes were condensed. The Cadets outscored their opponents by a combined score of 141-47 in the playoffs. Domination defined their three playoff games, while champions can define the 2010 St. Joe’s football team.

           On-Site Admissions Program

Admissions officers from three of our state universities will be at Woodland for the On-Site Admissions Program. University staff will provide individual interviews and a review of the student’s application and high school packet (transcript, teacher and counselor recommendations, QPA/GPA Distribution Graph) rendering an admission decision on the spot. Students wishing to participate in this application/admission decision process must see Mrs. Folta in the guidance office to set up an interview time as soon as possible.

ü November 10, 2010 – Central Connecticut State University  

For Seniors looking at CCSU as one of their top two choices, have a six semester GPA of 2.6 or higher and SAT scores of 950 or higher on the combined Critical Reading and Math sections. Students are reminded to submit the CCSU application online to the college by November 5^th to be considered for this program.  If you have not submitted your transcript request or made an appointment for an interview see your counselor asap. 

ü November 19, 2010 – Southern Connecticut State University

Students selecting to apply to SCSU through this program must be considering SCSU to be one of their top three choices, have at least a 2.5 GPA and 850 or higher combined Critical Reading and Math scores on the SAT. Students applying to SCSU through the Field Admissions Program must apply on-line to the college to be considered for this program. Submit your transcript request form to your School Counselor by October 30th

ü December 10, 2010 – Western Connecticut State University

Unlike CCSU & SCSU, students must hand in their completed WCSU application to Mrs. Gregorio

By December 3^rd.  Do not mail your application or submit on-line.  Your transcript request form must be handed-in to your School Counselor before November 8^th.

College –  Open House Dates

St. Vincent’s College – November 13th                                                               

Becker College –October 23rd

ECSU –Roger Williams University –November 14^th

Elms College – Oct 30^th

Emanuel College – Nov 20th

Wesleyan University –& November 11^th

Brown University – Engineering Program – Oct. 23rd

Johnson & Wales Univeristy – Nov 13^th

Albany College of Pharmacy –Nov 14^th

Salve Regina University – Oct 22^nd & Nov 7^th

Hofstra University – Oct. 24^th

Wheelock College – Nov 13th

Trinity College – November 13^th                                                                                                      

Pace University – Nov 14th

Mitchell College – Nov 13^th & Dec 11th

Towson University – Nov 5^th, 6^th, 12^th & 13^th                                                 

Johnson & Wales – Nov 13^th & Dec 11th

SCSU – Oct 24^th

CCSU – Oct 31^st

WCSU – Nov 7^th

UCONN Avery Point – Nov 13^th

St. John’s University – Queens Campus – Nov 21 &

                                     Staten Island Campus – Nov 21^st

Marywood University – Oct 30^th & Nov 13th

UCONN Waterbury – Oct 23rd

Pennsylvania College of Technology – Oct 24th

Iona University – Nov 7th

SCSU Honors College

The SCSU Honors College is a four-year program for the academically superior student.  Courses in Honors College are interdisciplinary, organized around themes and questions common to many disciplines and approached differently in each.  Honors courses are team-taught, classes are small. Students do much writing, and they receive close, individualized feedback on their work.  Students wishing to apply as freshman must complete and submit their SCSU application to the University by November 15^th.  For complete information visit: http://

College Exposure Camp

Sat & Sun – November 27-28. Sponsored by Lee McDonald’s SpecialTeams Solutions.  Professional Kicking, Punting & Long Snapping instruction from current and former NCAA Division 1 college players.  Held in Manalapan, New Jersry. The cost is $400.  For complete information visit: www.specialteamssolutions.com.

Local College Fairs

October 28^th – 6 to 8 pm at Housatonic Community College, Bridgeport, CT  located in Beacon Hall rm 214. For more information call Earl Graham – 203-576-7392

The Student Conservation Program – High School Crew

For High School Students ages 15-19.  A hands-on approach to preserving America’s national parks, forests, and wildlife.   Apply for a 3 to 5 week experience during the summer learning conservation and outdoor skills.  Tuition free program.  Find out more information and apply at thesca.org/national.

Performing & Visual Arts College Fairs

Attention Art Students!  Lyme Academy College of Fine Art is participating in a National Portfolio Day in Hartford on November 6, 2010.

Have your portfolio reviewed by a member of the admissions staff.  Details can be found at www.portfolio.net . All portfolio events are free, open to the public and do not require prior registration.  For additional information about Lyme Academy visit their website at www.LymeAcademy.edu or call the admissions office at 860-434-5232

SAT & ACT Testing

Registration is closed for the Nov 6^th SAT.  Registration for the December 4^th SAT is going on now  - deadline is Nov 5^th and late registration is Nov 6^th to Nov 19^th. To register on-line visit www.collegeboard.com. Mail registration packets are available in the guidance office.

The next ACT is scheduled for Dec 11th. The registration deadline is Nov 5th and late registration is Nov 6th thru Nov 19^th.  To register visit www.actstudent.org.    The school code for Woodland is 070014 and our site center code is 07112.

Naviance

Seniors, please start entering your prospective college choices.  Juniors, your Naviance account should be utilized to explore careers and colleges, begin writing up resumes and completing “Do What You Are”.  Also, use it daily to sign-up for college rep visits (there will no longer be a notebook for sign-ups), and search and apply for scholarships.

Freshman and Sophomores will receive account information during the coming months.

College Presentation Information

In the fall, college representatives are visiting high schools and/or holding information sessions locally to share information about their colleges/universities.

Seniors and Juniors – you may register to attend these small informational sessions, held at our school, for the colleges you are interested in by signing up in your Naviance account.

Visits at WRHS:

Monday, October 25^th – 9:00 am – NVCC

Tuesday, October 26^th – 1:00 pm – ECSU

Wednesday, October 27^th – 1:00 pm – Springfield College

Friday, October 29^th – 8:00 am – Lasell University

Friday, October 29^th – 12:45 pm – UMASS Amherst

Thursday, November 4^th – 8:00 am – Wesleyan University

Tuesday, November 9^th – 1:00 pm – Mass College of Pharmacy

Tuesday, November 9^th – 10:30 am – Linden State College

Wednesday, November 10^th – 10:00 am – University of Hartford

Monday, November 15^th – 8:30 am – Quinnipiac University

Current Scholarship Opportunities

Complete information regarding these scholarships is on Naviance

Horatio Alger Scholarship – National Scholarship – October 30, 2010

Horatio Alger Scholarship – Connecticut Scholarship – October 30, 2010

Coco-Cola Scholars Program – October 31, 2010

Prudential Spirit of Community Award – November 1, 2010

Elks National Foundation – November 2, 2010

Intel Science Talent Search Awards & Scholarship – November 17, 2010

Comcast Leaders & Achievers – December 10, 2010

1800WheelChair.com – December 22, 2010

ACT High School Poster Contest – January 31, 2011 – open to students in grades 9 thru 12

Big Y Scholarship Program – February 1, 2011

Connecticut Sports Writers’ Alliance – Kolinsky Journalism Scholarship – February 4, 2011

Girls Going Places Entrepreneur Awards Program – February 28, 2011

Connecticut Bar Association – Annual Essay Contest – March 4, 2011 – open to students in grades 9 thru 12.

Do you love being a hawk? Is school spirt something you like to take pride in? If so, you should buy yourself some hawk tattoos.

The tattoos are only .50 cents, what a great deal!

The hawk tattoos are sold at the school store or copy center. Proceeds are going to benefit the girl’s swimming and diving team.

Photo Credit:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0a/Woodland_Hawk.png

The Woodland Regional High School Honor Society is holding a car wash on Saturday, September 25th from 9am- 2pm at the Beacon Falls Pharmacy.

There is no charge for a car wash, but donations are welcomed!

Go out and help support the Honor Society!

Photo Credit:http://www.biltongmakers.com/carwash-01.gif

Senior Night: Wednesday, September 15th at 7 p.m.: Seniors and their parents are invited to attend an informational evening with counselors to discuss the college application process. Individual counselors will meet with their students and parents in the following locations: Mrs. Metzler: Room 206/208, Mrs. Murdy: Room 207/209, and Mrs. Folta: Room 202. All attendees will recieve an instruction packet, complete with all necessary transcript release forms, and a copy of individual transcripts. This meeting is important for early admissions candidates and first timers to the college process.

Connecticut Universities: Open Houses:
UCONN- September 12th- openhouse.uconn.edu
University of Hartford- September 12th
University of New Haven- September 26th
CCSU- October 17th
SCSU- October 24th

Local College Fairs:
September 24th- Holy Cross High School, Waterbury- 6 to 8 p.m.
October 1st- Oxford High School, Oxford- 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Performing and Visual Arts College Fairs:
Attention Art Students! Performing and Visual Arts College Fairs are held in 18 cities across the country. The closest to WRHS is in New York- Tuesday, November 2nd and Boston- Wednesday, November 3rd. Additional information can be found at- www.nacacnet.org/pva

SAT and ACT Testing:
Below are the SAT and ACT testing/registration dates for 2010-2011. Seniors are encouraged to utlizie the October through January dates, and Juniors should plan to register for one or two of the spring 2011 dates. To register for the SAT log on www.collegeboard.com. For the ACT, students may go to www.actstudent.org to register. Our school code for both tests is 070014. Registration forms for mail registration available in the guidance office as well. Please stop by and pick up a practice booklet.
The SAT will be given at WRHS in October, December, March, and June.

SAT:
Test Dates
October 9th, 2010- Registration Deadline- Sept 10,2010. Late registration- Sept 24th, 2010
November 6th, 2010- Registration Deadline- October 8th, 2010. Late registration- October 22nd, 2010
December 4th, 2010- Registration Deadline- November 5th, 2010. Late registration- November 19th, 2010
January 22, 2011- Registration Deadline- December 23rd, 2010. Late registration- January 7th, 2011
March 12, 2011- Registration Deadline- February 11, 2011. Late registration- February 25th, 2011
May 7, 2011- Registration Deadline- April 8th, 2011. Late registration- April 22, 2011
June 4, 2011- Registration Deadline- May 6, 2011. Late registration May 20, 2011

ACT
Test Dates
September 11, 2010- Registration Deadline- August 6, 2010. Late Fee Required- August 7th-20th, 2010
October 23rd, 2010- Registration Deadline- September 17th, 2010. Late Fee Required- September 18th- October 1st, 2010
December 11, 2010- Registration Deadline- November 5th, 2010. Late Fee Required- November 6th- 19th, 2010
February 12, 2011- Registration Deadline- January 7th, 2010. Late Fee Required- January 8th – 21st 2011
April 9th, 2011- Registration Deadline- March 4th, 2011. Late Fee Required- March 5th- 18th, 2011
June 11, 2011- Registration Deadline- May 6, 2011. Late Fee Required May 7th- 20th, 2011

PSAT
The PSAT will be offered to sophomores and juniors at Woodland on Saturday, October 16th, 2010. Registration is done directly through the guidance office. Students will recieve registartion forms in advisory in mid-September. You can also find the forms on Edline.

College Presentation Information:
College representatives will be coming locally to hold information sessions about their college/university.

Seniors and Juniors may register to attend these small informational sessions, held at our school by signing up using your Naviance account.
Visits at WRHS:
Monday, September 13th- 8 am- Johnson and Wales
1 pm- Bryant University
Tuesday, September 14th- 9:15 am- Roger Williams University
12:45 pm- Kings College
Wednesday, September 15th- 10:30 am- University of Bridgeport
Thursday, September 16th- 1:00 pm- University of New Haven
Monday, September 20th- 1:15 pm- Unity College
Wednesday, September 22nd- 9:00 am- Elms College
Thursday, September 23rd- 9:00 am- Sacred Heart University
Tuesday, September 28th- 10:00 am- Bay Path College
Wednesday, September 29th- 8:00 am- Lasell College
12:45 pm- Suffolk University
Monday, October 4th- 9:00 am- Albertus Magnus
10:30 am- Castleton College
12:45 pm- Suffolk University
Wednesday, October 6th- 9:30 am- St. Joseph College
Wednesday, October 13th- 8:00 am- CCSU
Thursday, October 14th- 1:00 pm- Emanuel College
Friday, October 22nd- 9:30 am- Marymount Manhattan
Tuesday, October 26th- 1:00 pm- ECSU
Wednesday, October 27th- 1:00 pm- Springfield College
Tuesday, November 9th- 1:00 pm- Mass College of Pharmacy
Wednesday, November 10th- 10:00 am- University of Hartford

Local Information Sessions
MIT- Hartford, CT, September 13th at 7:30pm at the University High School of Science and Engineering
Darien, September 14th at 7:30 pm at Darien High School
Washington University in St. Louis- Tarrytown, New York- September 15, 2010 7 to 8 pm at Doubletree Tarrytown (914) 631-5700

CURRENT SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:
Complete Information regarding these scholarships is on Naviance
Wendy’s High School Heisman Award- deadline- October 3rd
AES Engineering Scholarship- October 8, 2010
Horatio Alger Scholarship- National Scholarship- October 30, 2010
Horatio Alger Scholarship- Connecticut Scholarship- October 30, 2010
Coco-Cola Scholars Program- October 31, 2010
Prudential Spirit of Community Award- November 1st, 2010
Elks National Foundation- November 2nd- 2010
Intel Science Talent Search Awards & Scholarship- November 17, 2010

Peter Morcey became a substitute teacher for Region 16 in 2000.

Before witnessing the joy of students as he enters a room, he was both a former teacher and a restaurant owner.

Morcey graduated from Crosby High School in 1958 and then later graduated from Southern Connecticut State University in 1962 majoring in physical education.

In 1965 Morcey started teaching physical education at Wilby High School.

Morcey started his restaurant Morcey’s on Watertown Avenue in 1966 with his brother James. After 1975 Morcey bought out James’s portion of the restaurant and stopped searching to devote all his time to his business. Morcey claimed that his restaurant was “the biggest and best barbeque in the state.”

Some of the foods on the menu were spear ribs, chicken, burgers, hot dogs, seafood, and soup. Morcey employed twenty-five and worked over ninety hours a week. The business always stayed busy for all of the thirty-two years he ran it.

However, in 1998 Morcey decided that it was time to retire and sold his business for an offer that would give him the freedom to never have to worry about money again.

After three years of retirement Morcey started working at Long River Middle School as a substitute teacher. He worked there for seven years and now is on his third year at Woodland Regional High School.

Morcey claims that, “Being a Substitute teacher is a great job after a retirement.. I don’t have to be confined to one subject and I have a great time with the students and faculty.”

The athletic conditioning program is starting soon at Woodland.

All athletes are invited to attend a conditioning/weightlifting program during the fall and winter sports seasons.

The first meeting for this program is essential to any student interested in being a part of this program.

The first meeting will be on September 9th in room 313 at 2:15 p.m.

Photo Credit: http://www.fitco.co.za/images/Training%20Programs/lg_brad-squat.jpg

Today, Thursday September 2nd, students and teachers alike will leave Woodland Regional High School at 10:50 rather than 2:05. The reason for the early dismissal were the high temperatures in the classrooms. The announcement was made over the intercom at about 9:05 this morning while the students were in their F block classes. Each block following the announcement will be about 30 minutes in length, and there will be no lunch or advisory. Also, all after school activites are cancelled due to the heat. School will resume again on Tuesday, September 7th which will be an A day.

PHOTO: James Amato, WRHSmedia

On Thursday, May 20th there was a presentation ceremony held in Woodland Regional High School’s Auditorium. The presentation ceremony was for the organization known as Drums for Troops. Schools all across the lower Naugatuck Valley painted oil drums with various themes that showed pride for their country and home state. The ceremony was beautiful and the oil drums were each filled with goods and necessities that would be sent to the troops that are fighting overseas.

Every half-hour, an ominous bell tolls through the halls of Woodland.  Glancing into the hallway, one may catch a glimpse of the the Grim Reaper as it floats soundlessly toward its next victim.  Who will be its next soul to claim?  A math student?  A cheerleader?  The school president?  An AP student?  A skateboarder?  A senior who has already been accepted into college with a scholarship?   Your friend?

Making good decisions about under-age drinking continues to be a major problem for teens.  And to better exemplify the appaling statistics of teen-drunk driving, Woodland Regional Student Council is presenting a dramatic interpretation of one of greatest loss of life amongst teens–the Day of Death.

When the bell tolls, one soul will “pass over” at the Grim Reaper’s beckoning.  This symbolic gesture represents a percentage of teens killed in drinking-related accidents each year.   According to S.A.D.D. statistics, roughly 28% of students aged 12-20 acknolwedge drinking within one month’s time.  Couple that with the 12.8% of drinking-related fatalities, 40% of which were caused by teens, and you can see how busy the Grim Reaper will be today.   Statistically, nearly twelve Woodland students could lose their lives to drunk-driving related fatalities.

PHOTOS by Rachael Conti

REFERENCES

http://www.sadd.org/stats.htm

http://www.alcoholalert.com/teenage-drunk-driving.html