Gator Preview Newsletter Summer 2014 | Page 26

      Did  You  Know…     • R  J  Blanton  was  selected  to  play  in  the  Annual  Adam  Taliaferro  all-­‐star  football  game  at  Rowan   University;     • Brianna  Rafferty  participated  in  the  New  Jersey  Track  and  Field  Meet-­‐Of-­‐Champions  in  June,   competing   against   athletes   from   the   entire   state.     Her   next   big   event   will   be   her   trip   to   Australia  this  summer  to  compete  in  the  Down  Under  Games  for  javelin,  discus  and  shot-­‐put;     • Summer  reading  books  for  this  year  are  The  Maze  Runner  by  James  Dashner  for  middle  school   and  Every  Day  by  David  Levithan  for  the  high  school;     • Gina  Torres  won  the  $25  Amazon  gift  card  in  the  One  Book,  One  School  First  Lines  Contest   for   correctly  guessing  the  first  lines  of  all  the  One  Book  candidates.  She  also  received  a  voucher   for   a   free   copy   of   the   middle   school   summer   reading   book,   The   Maze   Runner;     • Winners   of   the   Varsity   Club   Volleyball   Tournament   were   senior   team   Rachel   Outen,   R   J   Blanton,   Matt   Spissell,   Matt   Sparks,   Mike   Villari,   and   (sophomore)   Dan   Teschko;     • After  much  hard  work  and  diligent  effort,  Marisa  Mastrando  was  one  of  26  students  from  area   schools  to  be  accepted  into  the  Rowan  Urban  Teacher  Academy  (RUTA)  program  for  this  year’s   summer  program.  Marisa  was  selected  to  this  highly  competitive  teaching  program  because  of   her   impressive   high   school   records,   recommendations   from   various   authorities,   writing   samples  and  strong  interest  in  becoming  a  teacher  with  a  focus  on  urban  education.