September 2010
Joseph Sabato

As the new principal of Middlesex High School, I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself to you. I am a graduate of Appalachian State University with a BS in History and have earned my Masters Degree in Administration from St. Peters College. After teaching in the Jersey City Public Schools, I moved toward a career in administration. For the last nine years, I have been a Supervisor of Discipline, Assistant Principal and Principal. The last three years were spent as the principal of Lyndhurst High School. I am extremely excited about the opportunity to work for the Middlesex School District and specifically the high school. I look forward to serving as your principal.

The administration is very excited about the upcoming school year. Our goal is to facilitate the successful development of students who will possess the knowledge, skills and values necessary to become independent and self-fulfilled. We will prepare our students through a challenging academic and co-curricular program. We will consistently challenge our students by maintaining high standards and expectations.

At Middlesex High School, we will work hard to maintain a learning environment that is supportive of the developmental and academic needs of young adults. A high school program is designed to support students as they make the transition from young adulthood to adulthood. For many students and parents, it is a turbulent and challenging period. It is a time when students exhibit tremendous intellectual growth, maturing insight, empathy for others, while simultaneously coping with extreme social concerns, peer pressure, and identity formation. The high school guidance counselors will play an important role in helping students learn how to navigate life choices and to assist in setting career and college goals. Please contact your child’s guidance counselor if you have any questions or concerns regarding your child’s academic progress, social, emotional development or career choice.

The focus of the future should be on service and excellence. The staff at MHS is pleased to work with your students. As well stated by a late President, “From the desk where I sit, the answer to all world problems is found in a single word. That word is education.” Those words inspire and support the challenge and commitment we have for a quality education.

I look forward to a great year.

“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.”

Vince Lombardi

Mr. Greg Freeman, Mrs. Nadine Chemey, Dr. Baker

Senior Kem Pinedo's ceramic work was selected for exhibit at The Morris Museum Fresh Perspectives show. This student venue featured fifty works from across the state pared downby a panel of judges from over two hundred submissions. Kem's wheel thrown vessel titled, "Tennis Bowl" had surface treatments to mimic the vibrant green fuzz and smooth white lines of a tennis ball- his success relies on his combination of craft and humor.

See Advanced Ceramics and Brian Schauer raku artist

Please click the following link in order to obtain information regarding your child's registration for Family and Consumer Sciences Preschool Registration.
Preschool Registration

Click below to access the MHS Robotic Team Web Site!!
Robotics

Click the following link in order to check individual teacher websites that will provide information regarding class activities and student assignments.
Teacher Websites

Student Resource Site For English Click the following link to access the E-board and type English as your ppassword:
MBOE-English.eboard.com

Middlesex Public Schools
The Middlesex Public Schools, in partnership with the community,
believe
all students have the capacity to learn,
and resolve to provide
the knowledge and skills for students to become
confident in their abilities to face challenges,
compassionate and respectful of themselves and others, and
committed to overall excellence in a diverse world.

“Confident, compassionate and committed to excellence”

Summer Reading List
MATH PACKETS
For students recently completing Algebra 1
For students recently completing Algebra 2
For students recently completing Geometry
For students recently completing Advanced Math, Pre-Calculus or other higher level math class

NFL Players vs. Jays Celebrity
Basketball Game
March 27, 2010

Enjoy a copy of Middlesex High School's literary magazine Out Of The Blue

What is "Project Graduation"?Project Graduation was created to provide the graduating seniors with a fun filled night on graduation night that is safe and drug/alcohol free. The seniors get to take a cruise around New York on the "Spirit of New J ersey". There is a buffet , DJ with games and activities throughout the night. This event costs approximately $18,000. It takes all year to fund- raise and plan for this event. We need your help this year to reach this goal. Please click the following to find out about how to get involved with Project Graduation.
Hypnotist
Project Graduation
Fly A Flag For Project Graduation

APPROPRIATE DRESS PLACES RENEWED EMPHASIS ON SAFETY AND A POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

Middlesex High School has made some modifications to its procedures in order to promote a more positive school climate. While most rules and procedures listed in the Student Handbook are unchanged, there were some changes made that should help to create a comfortable, safer and more secure learning environment.

The school setting is a work place, and students need understand that in order to do their best, they need to be focused on their work. The changes that were implemented are really minor and emphasize common sense, good judgment, and safety.

The rules governing student dress were adjusted for two major reasons: First, to create a more appropriate “work environment” that is more conducive to learning, and second, to reflect safety concerns that are being looked at nationally. For example, students are not permitted to wear the excessively long T-shirts that over the last few years have become fashionable with some male students. Students will be directed to tuck in the shirt if it hangs lower than the bottom of the pants pockets. Sadly, in too many places students have brought weapons into school hiding them under those long shirts. It has not been an issue at Middlesex but it was felt that eliminating that situation was a positive pre-emptive action. The action was taken in consultation with School Resource Officer Detective Scott Johnson of the Middlesex Police. It should be noted that the very long shirts also tend to be a safety hazard in just moving about the building.

For the same reason, students are being asked to pull up baggy pants so they are worn at the waist as designed. The baggy pants also tend to be a safety issue in walking.

In promoting a good work environment, it is expected that students and parents will use good judgment and exercise decorum in their clothing. Recent fashion trends have seen the “belly” shirt and rolled down waistbands. The high school is looking for tops and bottoms of students’ outfits to “meet in the middle”. Pajama wearing has also become a fashion statement; pajamas are for wearing to bed and will not be allowed in school. Students wearing pajamas will be made to call home to have appropriate clothing brought to school so they can change. Also, flip-flops are a true concern for safety reasons; it is advised that students do not wear flip-flops in school. Fashion is one thing, but you can be fashionable while also being appropriately dressed for school and the workplace.

Cell phones are everywhere today and Middlesex High School is working to be reasonable while also taking an approach that allows for learning to go on. Students may be in possession of them during the day, but they must keep them put away during school hours. Whether kept in their lockers, backpacks, or pockets, as long as the phone is turned off and out of sight, it is not a problem. With the prevalence of the phones, it was unrealistic to ban them from the building, but we cannot have them ringing during class or having students text message test answers to other students. This is a fair solution.

Camera phones, too, can be a wonderful and entertaining tool, but can also create problems if misused. Any picture-taking devise is banned from locations where privacy is expected. While it may seem obvious, cameras and camera phones are not to be used in locker rooms and lavatories.

Like so many other schools, Middlesex is trying to weigh the need to provide a safe and healthy school environment against the trends and fashions that interest students.