Schools
Oakcrest Sees Acheivements in the Classroom, On the Track
Five students were recognized at Monday's Greater Egg Harbor Regional School District Board of Education meeting.
Oakcrest High School Principal Anthony Mongelluzzo noted recent achievements made by one of the school’s students academically and one of the sporting teams on the track is what high school is all about.
"For me, it's the true high school experience," he said, adding that these accomplishments are just examples of what's going on at the high school based in Mays Landing.
Deanna Nardy, who plans to go on to Columbia University in the fall to major in Eastern Asian studies, has been named a national Achievement Scholarship winner. She is one of 3,100 students to receive the honor, according to Oakcrest High School guidance counselor Janine Jones.
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Jones introduced Nardy to the Greater Egg Harbor Regional Board of Education at its meeting Monday night.
She indicated that the young woman, who has taken mostly honors and advanced placement—or AP—classes has been accepted to the following schools: Princeton, George Washington University and American universities.
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"She just got a call this afternoon that she had been accepted to Yale," Jones added.
Yet, Nardy told the board that she plans to attend Columbia.
"I want to major in Eastern Asian studies," Nardy said. "I just love the Japanese culture."
Her ideal job would be working with the Office of Cultural Affairs in New York City, she said.
On the athletic side, the high school's boys’ 4 x 100 relay team placed first in the Penn Relays’ Large School 4 x 100 event on April 30.
Coach Les Petty said the Penn Relays are one of the most prestigious relay meets in the world.
The school team finished in 42.10 seconds.
"At this point they have an undefeated record," he said of team members Darnell Charles, Reggie Morton, Fabian Santiago and Dean Williams.
The young men still have a few more meets to compete in before the end of the season, Petty noted, including the championship meets beginning later this month.
One of the boys—Williams—will be graduating this year. The three other young men are juniors.
"Senior leadership is strong," Mongeluzzo said, alluding to both Nardy and Williams. However, he quickly noted that "senior leadership is nothing if it isn't for the support of the underclassmen."
