5.25.06

SPRING BAND CONCERT


Including:
Born to Be Wild; Suite from Tannhauser; Beach Boys Forever, Broadway in the '90's; Latin Celebration; Temptations on Stage; Super Hits of the '90's St. Louis Blues.

By the A Cappella Chorus:
Kiss the Girl; April is in My Mistress' Face; The Longest Time; The Lion Sleeps Tonight

By the Jazz Band:
If you Can't Rock Me; Stompin' at the Savoy; The Look of Love; Jungle Boogie

5.7.06

STUDENT POETS IN PRINT

Students in Mr. John Pascal's English classes have again found themselves published in the annual Creative Communication's compendium of student poetry from across America. To see them and their work >>>

12.21.05

CHRISTMAS BAND CONCERT

On Wednesday evening one of the largest crowds ever filled Giblin Auditorium to enjoy the annual Christmas Concert presented by the Seton Hall Prep Band and the A Cappella Chorus.
     Directed by Music & Art Department Chairperson Joseph Neglia, the 160-member Band presented a wide variety of selections, including, in celebration of the 60th anniversary of VJ-Day, "Victory at Sea," "Crown Him With Many Crowns," and "A 60's Time Capsule." The second half of the program presented primarily Christmas selections- among them "Jingle Bells Around the World," "Mary Had a Baby Boy," a "Christmas Sing-A-Long," and, the Prep's all-time favorite, "Rudolphs Christmas Overture."
   Sandwiched between the band's two parts of the program was the A Cappella Chorus, directed by Theresa Neglia. The eleven members presented "Behold That Star," "A La Nanita Nana" and, 60's hit, "Book of Love."

[ for last year's concert  >>> ]
 

12.5.05

PEER LEADERS RENEW THEIR COMMITMENT TO
THE NJ APARTMENT AUTHORITY'S
CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS PARTY

For many years one of the traditions the Peer Leaders most eagerly look forward to is their participation in the NJ Apartment Authority's Children's Christmas Party. On December 5 the 30 Prep seniors headed for the Meadowland Racetrack early in the morning to prepare to greet, serve and entertain part of the nearly 1000 disadvantaged and handicapped children from across northern New Jersey in this annual event hosted by the Authority. The Prep's seniors were joined by other student volunteers from a few other high schools, as well as adult volunteers. The Prep group greeted children as they exited their buses with Christmas caroles [after brushing up on the details of the 12 days of Christmas (see photos)] and accompanied them to the party area. A lucky few got to don costumes and become Sponge Bob, Elmo and a Space Ranger. Later they served up hotdogs and soda, helped paint faces and distribute gifts to all the kids in attendance.

They were accompanied by Program Directors Theresa Neglia, Matt Cannizzo and Steve Riccardi, as well as Alumni Services Director Jason Makarow.

Though the work provided plenty of fun, barely an hour into the action a number of the Prepsters were gasping for water and, perhaps, a moment's quiet. The return to West Orange reminded all of the blessings most could see in their own situations and the real meaning of Christmas.

HONORS HUMANITIES VISITS THE BIG APPLE
[photos- Jarrod Schlenker '06]
In early November the members of the Honors Humanities Seminar made the first of their pair of annual treks to New York City—an eagerly awaited yearly undertaking that provides the foundation for a series of analytical papers on art, architecture and urban environment. Their itinerary was a varied one, beginning with a tri-fecta train-PATH-subway ride to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. For most of the 14 members of the class this proved to be a return visit, but it was a first for a couple of students [in fact, a first-time visit to the Big Apple for two students!]
    At the Met the class viewed the Van Gogh Drawings Exhibit, which featured the artist's focus on "line" as Art's most fundamental element, and then a progression through the various stages of his career. The exhibit was received  enthusiastically by all of the members of the class, as evidenced by the number who chose the exhibit as the subject of one of their assignments.
    The group spent additional time in viewing and discussing Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux's "Ugolino and His Sons," a marble sculptural interpretation of Dante's treatment of the Pisan count's familial dilemma, as well as, at Math Chairman Joseph Boland's suggestion, August Rodin's "Burghers of Calais."
    Following a bit of true New York—a hot dog at a stand next to the Met—and a quick sprint by teacher Bill Siedler back into the Met bookstore to help out a harried Romanian tourist on the way to the airport, the group walked through Central Park where they discussed its history and the democratic ideal behind park designer Frederick Olmstead's plans and layout.
    The group concluded their stay with a walk over to Lincoln Plaza Cinema for a showing of the 1975 Michelangelo Antonioni film "The Passenger" starring Jack Nicholson. The film, being from a different era, and a director with un-traditional storytelling conventions, led to some interesting and necessary discussion later in the week in class.
    The class will return to the Big Apple in the Spring for a walking tour of the downtown area.

HALLOWEEN 2005 & CHAUCER-ERA FESTIVAL

Halloween at The Prep has turned into a full-fledged group activity, with scores of students spending the day in one bizarre get-up or another. This year's costumes included a number of academically oriented themes like Abe Lincoln and Emily Dickinson (!)], Adam and Eve, ducks, cows, CSI exhibits, cartoon characters, rock stars, movie characters, household appliances, presidents, nerds, sister-school students, army guys, knights, and Canadian mounties.

To top it off, Bruce Fryer's English Class seniors put together a Medieval street festival, complete with Chaucer-era costumes, food and song. [final slides]

for previous Halloween festivities...
2004