Students from Williamstown High School (WHS) – one each from grades nine through 12 – provided the Monroe Township School Board with updates on student activity at the board’s meeting on Jan. 22.
Senior Kelley Chen discussed the Interact Club’s recent hygiene drive.
“This is collecting deodorant, lotion and more hygiene products at the WigWam (main office),” she said.
She also highlighted the National Honor Society induction of 75 new inductees on Jan. 29.
Junior Cameron Mandola described the high-school’s sports and club competitions, including the NJDECA competition at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cherry Hill on Jan. 6. The event – for budding entrepreneurs – examined student performance in areas like marketing, finance, hospitality and management.
“Over 1,400 students from the region attended the competition,” Mandola reported, “with just about 244 students from Williamstown High School attending … spanning over a dozen different events. They gained knowledge of marketing, accounting and sales, as well as the business environment as a whole, and public speaking skills to go along with it.”
Ninety-six students qualified for the state-level competition in Atlantic City, expected to take place in March.
Sophomore Rocco Doelling recounted the school drama club’s performance at the New Jersey High School Thespians Festival on Jan. 17 and 18 at Washington Township High School. It was the club’s second festival competition.
“Results were that 15 other competitors from our school qualified for the various categories of the competition,” Doelling explained. “So far, we have 12 people going to Nationals in Indiana in June. The trip itself is very expensive per student, but we are using fundraisers throughout the rest of the school year to cover that cost.”
Freshman Lilyana Yearicks told the board about the Gertrude Hawk chocolate individual fundraiser, which will support individual students in the Class of 2029.
“Kids were able to decide what types of chocolates they wanted …” Yearicks said. “You had to sell $60 worth for you not to have to owe any money back to the school. I think I raised over $50 that goes towards my personal account. Whatever money you make after $60 went to your personal account, which could pay for trips and dances.”
Four high-school representatives update events at each of the school board’s monthly meetings. The next session is planned for Thursday, Feb. 19, with an executive session at 6 p.m. and the public portion at 7 p.m.
