Today, October 8, is the 56th Anniversary of the groundbreaking ceremony for #MTHS. The district and the Montville TWP Historic Preservation Review Committee are highlighting Montville's historic educational moments. Pics & Story: https://www.montville.net/article/1808077
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Dr. Arthur R. Dermer was the first Montville Township High School principal. On October 8, 1968 he broke ground with a ceremonial shovel. This gesture marked the official groundbreaking, making way for the building of MTHS.
In addition to Dr. Arthur R. Dermer (left), the school's principal, and Superintendent Nicholas C. De Vita (center), many dignitaries attended the Montville Township High School Groundbreaking ceremony on October 8, 1968. Fred Bauermann (2nd from right) was the President of the Montville Township Board of Education. In this photo the blueprint to the MTHS building is being held by those individuals who were instrumental in bringing the project to fruition.
This photo from October 8, 1968, was clipped from an area newspaper by Montville Township High School teacher Cliff Welsh. Welsh kept a scrapbook of Montville Township Public Schools articles from 1967 through 1980.
This photo from September 17, 1970, describes the “new” Montville Township High School, which opened in 1970. The article was clipped from TIMES-BULLETIN newspaper by Montville Township High School teacher Cliff Welsh. Welsh kept a scrapbook of Montville Township Public Schools articles from 1967 through 1980.
The program from the October 8,1968, Groundbreaking Program for the building of the Montville Township High School
MTHS - Today in biology, students completed a lab on passive transport of molecules through a cell membrane. Students used dialysis tubing as a model for a living cell membrane, observed the results of diffusion through the tubing, and determined the permeability of a nonliving membrane for glucose, iodine, starch and water.
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Two students working on a cell membrane lab.
4 beakers on a warming plate to observe passive transport through a membrane
HEADLINE NEWS! The #MTHS Gracie's Army Foundation Club! Last weekend a new club held a major event. Read about students making a difference. See #MontvilleTAP: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/montville/sections/giving-back/articles/all-about-the-mths-gracie-s-army-foundation-club
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Hayley Edelstein, Lily Smith, and Alexis Handler are the co-presidents of Gracie’s Army Foundation Club, a new and rapidly growing organization at Montville Township High School, with over 100 members. On Sunday, Sept. 22, the co-presidents, along with other club members, volunteered at the Gracie’s Army Foundation Go Gold 5K and Fun Run.  Gracie Ferluge was diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma at the age of five. Now nine and in remission, her parents, Dina and Craig, founded the Gracie’s Army Foundation, a nonprofit organization aimed at supporting families with children battling cancer.  Funds raised by the MTHS club go towards paying for chemotherapy, medication, gifts, and creating fun experiences for children fighting cancer.
MTHS - Students in Mr. Conroy's Carpentry/Woods I class learn to use most of the tools and power equipment in the the carpentry lab as they work to create their wooden hammers.
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Student works with sandpaper on his wooden block
A student works with Mr. Conroy to measure out a piece of wood
A student works with a power sander to create their hammer
a completed wooden hammer project
Montville Moments October 3, 2024 -- Check out the news from Montville Township Public Schools: https://secure.smore.com/n/u4v3t
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Montville Moments October 3, 2024 -- Check out the news from Montville Township Public Schools: https://secure.smore.com/n/u4v3t
May your year be full of peace, prosperity and abundance. Happy Rosh Hashanah! Schools CLOSED TODAY, October 3, 2024. Enjoy #FamilyandFriends!
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May your year be full of peace, prosperity and abundance. Happy Rosh Hashanah!  Schools CLOSED TODAY, October 3, 2024.
#TBThursday! HEADLINE NEWS! Educators honored! "The year was 1974.... And in Montville Twp, Toby Cohen began teaching math at #Lazar." READ about 51 educators honored for 15, 20, 25, 30 & 50 Years of Service. THE CITIZEN: www.montville.net/2024yearsofservice
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50 Years of Service  Toby Cohen (Lazar)
30 Years – (l to r): Palmina Zurawlow (VV), Scott Riotto (MTHS), Bonnie DiCola (CH) with Robbie The Seeing Eye Puppy, Tracie Hanzl (HD).
25 Years – (l to r): John Krygier (WM), Eddy Pimienta (WD), Andrew Cecala (MTHS), Jennifer Kelly (WD), Erik Morrison (MTHS), Gabriella Caprio (VV), Trudy Coppola (CH), Ann Marie Treanor (WM), Anthony Varuolo (LZ).
30 Years of Service on the MOntville Township Board of Education: Charles Grau
20 Years – (Back or 4th Row l to r): Maria Millan (WM), Richard Ketay (VV), Yulia Rovny (VV), Danielle Stoveken (WD), Stephen Zingone (LZ), Michael Shera (LZ), Patrick Lyons (LZ), Matthew Myers (LZ), Derek Lynn (LZ), Jerald Wayne (LZ, (3rd Row) Roksana Perveen (WD), Margaret Beatty (WD), Jennifer McLaughlin (WM), Kelly Lang (LZ), Margaret Travers (MTHS), Helen Gizas (MTHS), Kristin Garibell (HD), Elizabeth Abruzzo (LZ), (2nd Row): Tina Janis (WD), Suzanne Schneiderman (VV), Cheryl Evans (MTHS), Lauren Boninfante (CH), (First Row): Erin Sullivan (VV), Laura Catalano (WD), Janice Shingledecker (WD), Kelly Ahlert (LZ).
15 Years-of-Service – (Back Row l to r): Jessica Becker (VV), Blanca Ciccone (MTHS), Diane Maggiore (CO), Tammy Koop (CO), Steven Toth (CO), Britany Bucci (HD) (Front Row): Kim Mooney (LZ), Kelly McCorkle (MTHS), Dana Heitmann (MTHS), Stefanie SanFilippo (MTHS)
MTHS - In September, the Chinese Honor Society held an activity in celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival. This activity included mooncake tasting, lantern-making, and creating drawings related to the festival’s culture to win prizes. Thank you to everyone who participated in this celebration. Congratulations to Catherine Huang, Nienke Hoving, Anushka Koshy, Melissa Kelsey, Amna Bukhari, Delismarie Heras, Jadyn Xiao, Chanel DeSimone, Curtis Wang, and Chris Cao for winning the lantern contest, and congratulations to Cynthia Daili and Cadence Ko for winning the drawing contest!
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Lanterns made by the Chinese Honor Society
Members of the Chinese Honor Society taste mooncakes
Students hold their lantern creations
drawing contest winners from Mid-Autumn Festival
MTHS - The MTHS Cheerleading team received personalized megaphones customized by students in our ACCE program! Thank you to the ACCE students, Mrs. Nord and Mrs. Ciccone!
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Cheer leaders stand with their personalized megaphones
Student in the ACCE program works on the personalized megaphone
Completed megaphones for our senior cheerleaders
MTHS - Mrs. Nord and the ACCE students have been working on some great fall decor items! All items are priced between $5 and $10 and are available in room 318!
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Picture of crafts made by the ACCE students and available for purchase.  One sign says "Love" with a pumpkin in place of the letter o.  Another sign says "Fall Breeze and Autumn Leaves," another sign says "Welcome to our patch," another sign says "Fall is proof that change is beautiful," and the last sign says "Hey there, pumpkin"
picture of five yarn pumpkins available for purchase
English as a Second Language - ESL FAMILY NIGHT! PARENTS & GUARDIANS of ESL students please join us. Meet teachers & learn about the program. CHILDREN are invited. Tues., OCT 8 (6:30 to 7:30 pm) at #Hilldale Elementary School Media Center, 123 Konner Ave, Pine Brook, NJ.
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English as a Second Language - ESL FAMILY NIGHT! PARENTS & GUARDIANS of ESL students please come. Meet teachers & learn about the program. CHILDREN are invited too. Tues., OCT 8 (6:30 to 7:30 pm) at #Hilldale Elementary School Media Center, 123 Konner Ave, Pine Brook, NJ. FREE
Olympic Athletes! READ Dr. Thomas Gorman's September SUPERINTENDENT'S COLUMN: https://5il.co/2xq8j Welcome back to school! #EducateInspireEmpower!
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Dr. Thomas A. Gorman, Superintendet of Montville Township Public Schools.
MTHS - Students in Mrs. Stampfle and Mrs. Elwood's Principles in Anatomy class worked on their Integumentary System lab today. Students used the compound light microscope to examine a single hair strand, a magnifying glass to examine their skin's surface and used ink to examine their fingerprints.
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Student looks through a microscope
MTHS - Please join us in congratulating the thirteen students just named Commended Students in the 2025 National Merit® Scholarship Program. About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 students who entered the 2025 competition by taking the 2023 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®) We are proud to recognize: Malishka Arni, Sarah Chung, Antonio Gausditis, Rishabh Gorai, James Halpern, Scipio Han, Kate Justnes, Krish Karangutkar, Hersh Parikh, Aidan Park, Ved Patel, Aviva Rappaport and Claire Williamson.
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Image of a chalkboard with the following: MTHS is proud to announce Commended Students in the 2025 National Merit® Scholarship Program: Malishka Arni, Sarah Chung, Antonio Gausditis, Rishabh Gorai, James Halpern, Scipio Han, Kate Justnes, Krish Karangutkar, Hersh Parikh, Aidan Park, Ved Patel, Aviva Rappaport and Claire Williamson.
Picture of: Malishka Arni, Sarah Chung, Antonio Gausditis, Rishabh Gorai, James Halpern, Scipio Han, Kate Justnes, Krish Karangutkar, Hersh Parikh, Aidan Park, Ved Patel, Aviva Rappaport and Claire Williamson.
MTHS - The MTHS Fine Arts Department would like to congratulate all of our New Jersey State Fair Award Winners.! The New Jersey State Fair is held each August at the Sussex County Fairgrounds in Augusta, New Jersey. This year MTHS received 51 Awards with 22 of the awards being 1st Place Ribbons. Of those 22, two students were recognized for their Outstanding Achievement. Sean Zamota for his "Copper Raku Vase" in Ceramics and Saanvi Yalamanchili for her "Hand Sewn Original Silkscreen Tote Bag" in the area of Silkscreen. All of our 1st place award winning pieces are currently on display in the MTHS Rotunda showcases. And a special thank you and shout out to the talented members of our Fine Arts Department: Mrs. Pflug-Moench, Mr. Moench, Ms. Travers and Ms. Mezini for guiding our young artists in their creative endeavors.
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Lion's head made of paper mache
1st place award winner of wheel thrown functional ceramics
paper mache peacock
hand built functional ceramics mug
wheel thrown functional ceramics vase
Wheel thrown functional ceramics bowl
hand built functional ceramics vase
paper mache turtle
MTHS - Today, students in Mrs. Heitmann's Calculus class worked on their calculator skills and Mrs. Windt worked with students in small groups in the media center.
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two students work on their calculator skills at traditional classroom desks
students working at small group instruction tables in the media center
MTHS - College visits have started at MTHS! We have 70 rep visits scheduled and will host a College Fair on Monday, October 21st, from 12:45 - 1:55 pm. These sessions are valuable opportunities for our 11th and 12th grade students to meet with college representatives, many of whom will be reviewing their applications. Juniors and Seniors can register for these visits through Scoir. For more information, contact the school counseling department, or your student's school counselor.
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Students attend a college representative visit.  The students are holding flags that say NJIT.
MTHS - Mr. Rolfe and Mr. Andes get their earth science class outside to look at some basaltic rock in the high school parking lot that is over 200 million years old!
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Class outside observing balsatic rock
MTHS - Representatives from various MTHS clubs hosted a club fair in the main gym today. Students were able to learn more about the various clubs offered - whether they are service based, performance based, competition based or part of larger National organizations - and sign up for clubs that they would like to join. Parents are welcome to stop by the cafeteria tonight during Back-to-School Night to check out the clubs as well!
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student from forensics
Student from PAL
student from MSA
Students from art club
students from earth club
student from ICC
Students from Math club
Student from podium
student from school of rock
students from science olympiad
MTHS - Crafts II students are working on these amazing denim portraits in class. The images on the left are made out of denim donated to the class by faculty and members of the MTHS community. These portraits are still works in progress and we can't wait to see the final creations!
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denim portraits
denim portraits