NMHZ School holds first staff versus students basketball game
![Staff and student at tipoff]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1711546862/mtvernoncsdorg/y0tgnbbikexew2gzlnwm/NMHZ-Basketball-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1711546862/mtvernoncsdorg/y0tgnbbikexew2gzlnwm/NMHZ-Basketball-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1711546862/mtvernoncsdorg/y0tgnbbikexew2gzlnwm/NMHZ-Basketball-1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1711546862/mtvernoncsdorg/y0tgnbbikexew2gzlnwm/NMHZ-Basketball-1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1711546862/mtvernoncsdorg/y0tgnbbikexew2gzlnwm/NMHZ-Basketball-1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1711546862/mtvernoncsdorg/y0tgnbbikexew2gzlnwm/NMHZ-Basketball-1.jpg","width":2200}])
NMHZ School holds first staff versus students basketball game
Middle school students at Nelson Mandela/Dr. Hosea Zollicoffer School faced off against teachers and staff in the first staff-student basketball game at the school on Thursday, March 21, 2024. Younger students sat on the sidelines cheering, and despite the staff's victory, everyone left happy with smiles on their faces.
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![Student reciting numbers of pi into the mic as assistant principal gives a thumbs up.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741980214/mtvernoncsdorg/zuftacno50ym3jnieeby/NMpiday-7.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1741980214/mtvernoncsdorg/zuftacno50ym3jnieeby/NMpiday-7.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1741980214/mtvernoncsdorg/zuftacno50ym3jnieeby/NMpiday-7.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1741980214/mtvernoncsdorg/zuftacno50ym3jnieeby/NMpiday-7.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1741980214/mtvernoncsdorg/zuftacno50ym3jnieeby/NMpiday-7.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1741980214/mtvernoncsdorg/zuftacno50ym3jnieeby/NMpiday-7.jpg","width":2200}])
Memorization skills were on display, as middle schoolers at Nelson Mandela / Dr. Hosea Zollicoffer School recited as many numbers of pi as they could for the school's inaugural Pi Day on Friday, March 14, 2025.
![Group of students posing for the camera.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741709092/mtvernoncsdorg/lgiofzwccrsjsdza2gfu/NMHZtrip-8.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1741709092/mtvernoncsdorg/lgiofzwccrsjsdza2gfu/NMHZtrip-8.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1741709092/mtvernoncsdorg/lgiofzwccrsjsdza2gfu/NMHZtrip-8.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1741709092/mtvernoncsdorg/lgiofzwccrsjsdza2gfu/NMHZtrip-8.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1741709092/mtvernoncsdorg/lgiofzwccrsjsdza2gfu/NMHZtrip-8.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1741709092/mtvernoncsdorg/lgiofzwccrsjsdza2gfu/NMHZtrip-8.jpg","width":2200}])
Sixth-grade scholars from Vito DiMatteo Michele Batista's class at Nelson Mandela/Hosea Zollicoffer School were lucky to receive a free trip to Ridgefield Playhouse! Scholars spent the day learning about different planets in our solar system through art and theater. The group attended a musical performance about the solar system based on the 90s show "The Magic School Bus."
![Student standing with teacher in Egyptian clothing.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741617697/mtvernoncsdorg/ctjidxp7i1s8p9jf4xkl/NMHZ-Egyptian-1_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741617697/mtvernoncsdorg/ctjidxp7i1s8p9jf4xkl/NMHZ-Egyptian-1_1.jpg","width":320}])
Sixth-grade students at Nelson Mandela/Dr. Hosea Zollicoffer School created an Ancient Egyptian Museum as a culminating end of the unit project and presented it last Friday. Students also gathered information and presented their projects to the school as well as members from the Board of Education.
![Students watching a light show.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741188540/mtvernoncsdorg/wze5jo0teihwvaxxneqp/NMHZ-LightShow-3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1741188540/mtvernoncsdorg/wze5jo0teihwvaxxneqp/NMHZ-LightShow-3.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1741188540/mtvernoncsdorg/wze5jo0teihwvaxxneqp/NMHZ-LightShow-3.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1741188540/mtvernoncsdorg/wze5jo0teihwvaxxneqp/NMHZ-LightShow-3.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1741188540/mtvernoncsdorg/wze5jo0teihwvaxxneqp/NMHZ-LightShow-3.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741188540/mtvernoncsdorg/wze5jo0teihwvaxxneqp/NMHZ-LightShow-3.jpg","width":1920}])
On March 4, 2025, Nelson Mandela/Dr. Hosea Zollicoffer School hosted the "Laser Reader" and "Black History Tribute Laser Show" that captivated students and faculty alike.
![Dr. White-Wallace speaking to students.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1738950297/mtvernoncsdorg/ufyiriopjyfqaxmdmemu/IMG_4551.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1738950297/mtvernoncsdorg/ufyiriopjyfqaxmdmemu/IMG_4551.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1738950297/mtvernoncsdorg/ufyiriopjyfqaxmdmemu/IMG_4551.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1738950297/mtvernoncsdorg/ufyiriopjyfqaxmdmemu/IMG_4551.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1738950297/mtvernoncsdorg/ufyiriopjyfqaxmdmemu/IMG_4551.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1738950297/mtvernoncsdorg/ufyiriopjyfqaxmdmemu/IMG_4551.jpg","width":2200}])
Students at Nelson Mandela/Dr. Hosea Zollicoffer heard from a variety of professionals from different industries for their Black History Month guest speaker event during the first week of February. Guest speakers discussed their career paths and what Black History Month means to them.
![NMHZ student who got her hair cut.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1734542106/mtvernoncsdorg/hjdaqcb4excowxkrqo1j/NMHZ-CTEcuts-3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1734542106/mtvernoncsdorg/hjdaqcb4excowxkrqo1j/NMHZ-CTEcuts-3.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1734542106/mtvernoncsdorg/hjdaqcb4excowxkrqo1j/NMHZ-CTEcuts-3.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1734542106/mtvernoncsdorg/hjdaqcb4excowxkrqo1j/NMHZ-CTEcuts-3.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1734542106/mtvernoncsdorg/hjdaqcb4excowxkrqo1j/NMHZ-CTEcuts-3.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1734542106/mtvernoncsdorg/hjdaqcb4excowxkrqo1j/NMHZ-CTEcuts-3.jpg","width":2200}])
The CTE Barbering and Cosmetology programs are truly a cut above the rest! Earlier this month, almost 20 students at Nelson Mandela/Dr. Hosea Zollicoffer School received top-notch services, ranging from flat ironing, wash and blow dry, curls, to haircuts and lineups.
![Students teachers, principal and assistant principal in front of No Place for Hate bulletin board.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1734379874/mtvernoncsdorg/mn24asxswawo0kio8y1k/IMG_34111.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1734379874/mtvernoncsdorg/mn24asxswawo0kio8y1k/IMG_34111.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1734379874/mtvernoncsdorg/mn24asxswawo0kio8y1k/IMG_34111.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1734379874/mtvernoncsdorg/mn24asxswawo0kio8y1k/IMG_34111.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1734379874/mtvernoncsdorg/mn24asxswawo0kio8y1k/IMG_34111.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1734379874/mtvernoncsdorg/mn24asxswawo0kio8y1k/IMG_34111.jpg","width":2200}])
At Nelson Mandela/Dr. Hosea Zollicoffer School, the fact that they are a No Place for Hate (NPFH) school is cherished. For their monthly NPFH activities this month, students created a bulletin board with their signed pledges, promising to stay committed building positivity in the school and staying true to NPFH values.
![Choir teacher next to choir students in bleachers.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1734378296/mtvernoncsdorg/pl8o9z9udkqe8nc01h9x/NMHZ-Choir-3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1734378296/mtvernoncsdorg/pl8o9z9udkqe8nc01h9x/NMHZ-Choir-3.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1734378296/mtvernoncsdorg/pl8o9z9udkqe8nc01h9x/NMHZ-Choir-3.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1734378296/mtvernoncsdorg/pl8o9z9udkqe8nc01h9x/NMHZ-Choir-3.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1734378296/mtvernoncsdorg/pl8o9z9udkqe8nc01h9x/NMHZ-Choir-3.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1734378296/mtvernoncsdorg/pl8o9z9udkqe8nc01h9x/NMHZ-Choir-3.jpg","width":2200}])
On Monday, December 16, led by Nelson Mandela/Dr. Hosea Zollicoffer School’s music teacher Mr. Baik, the student choir serenaded parents and students with holiday classics!