Mr.P doesn't deserve to be fired when he was just concerned about the students luggage
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Wendy VanderMaas
9 years ago
Mr. Petrozelli is an amazing teacher who spends COUNTLESS hours above & beyond the normal school day with his students doing: the Christmas Choir Concert, the Spring Choir Concert, County Choir, Regional Choir, All-State Choir, Honors Choir, Tour Choir, Show Choir, Broadway Night, Sussex County Teen Arts ~ as well as NJ Teen Arts, the Spring Musical, taking the Honors Choir to so many extra performances off premises like The Christmas Tree Lighting at the hospital, singing at Shop Rite before Christmas, Hershey Park, & performing on the radio (to name a few), as well as working with all of his students & helping them prepare for all of the above ~ as well as college auditions!!! This man puts in at least double the amount of hours compared to most teachers!!! As parents, we have put him in charge of our kids as they have traveled to Florida, Washington DC, Pennsylvania, and all over New Jersey!!! Being in this chaperone position ~ there is no way not to give the students his phone number! He is a wonderful teacher who is well respected by his students!!! What a huge mistake it would be to let him go!!! He came to Newton High School and immediately received so much slack from the seniors who were so upset that Mr. DiMinico was no longer there ~ but he persevered and did everything in his power to maintain the greatness that Newton High School choir has always been known for ~ and he succeeded!!! He made a huge difference in my daughter's Jr & Sr years @ NHS ~ and I'm looking forward to him teaching my son who will be at the high school in a few years!!! This Choir program has been through enough & we can't get rid of great teachers who truly care about their students!!! I ask that you please reconsider your decision & allow Mr. Petrozelli to keep his job!!!
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Austin Kalaydjian
9 years ago
Does not deserve this cruel punishment for nothing he's a great man and a talented musician
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Lisa Valentino
9 years ago
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My son will be a senior next year and my daughter a sophomore, they will be in womens choir and honors choir again next year. Mr. P. has been an incredible teacher and would be a huge loss to our school. I am always so impressed by the choir's performances and his care of the students. Listen to the school community on the students on this one and please, do the right thing.
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Sheila guth
9 years ago
Mr. Petrozelli has continued with the excellence that newton concert choir has always contained. Year in and year out newtons chorus has been renowned for their excellence. Please continue this high rating
If excellence by keeping him on staff at newton.
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maddie mitchell
9 years ago
he is a great teacher and our choir wouldn't be the way we are now without him. I have had him for 3 years.
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Daphne Bermingham
9 years ago
Mr. Petrozelli is an asset to Newton High School and our community. We have been blessed to have him and wish to continue seeing him teach at NHS.
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Tracy M Blake
9 years ago
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1. Mr. Petrozelli has been very supportive of my daughter, Sarah, during the three years he has been at NHS.
2. Mr. P. was instrumental in Sarah's admission into the Country, Regional, and State Choirs.
3. My understanding is that many teachers communicate with their students using modern methods, as it is the most effective.
5. One parent may have been unhappy with this, however many parents, students, and teachers will be unhappy if he is let go.
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Anonymous
9 years ago
sure.
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lisa kawaihae
9 years ago
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I can not believe that this is happening. a teacher that uses the tools to keep in touch with his students gets in trouble for it. Than that tool should be taken away from all teachers. If anything that was taking the wrong way, the school should be able to track it down. But they don't want to take the time to do it. I dont think that a person that loves his job should be let go.
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Gavin Bermingham
9 years ago
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Mr. P has spent countless unpaid hours directing Show Choir & All-States, and now the Board of Education wants to fire him for being a good teacher? THIS CANNOT BE ALLOWED!!!
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Hannah E Stobie
9 years ago
Mr. Petrozelli was an amazing teacher!
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Jillian Bandel
9 years ago
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Mr. P was the ONLY teacher to realize that I was feeling down when my grandparents passed away. He and I talked it it and I felt like someone finally understood me. I'm not even in chorus and I love Mr. P and all that he has done for the chorus and band alike. He has been so involved in the school, marching band, show choir, playing in the musical, doing chamber choir, staying long hours after school to help kids get into regional choir. He revived the chorus room. There used to be a feud between the band room and chorus room but now, I can say with 100% certainty, band kids feel safe and at home in the chorus room. He did not say anything inappropriate and it would be a shame for Newton High school to let go of a teacher that impactful on his students.
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Rebecca Dionne
9 years ago
As an educator myself, I commend Mr. Petrocelli's hard work & dedication towards bettering his students. Mr. P has brought out the best of my son, Christopher & still bringing the best of my daughter, Alyssa. He played a great role of son's success in Music. With Mr. P's unwavering belief of my son's talent & working with him during after school hours, my son became the #1 Bass II in the County for 3 years in a row, made it Honors Choir, Regional Choir, & NJ All State Choir. The NHS Honors Choir & Choir also placed #1 & won many awards under Mr. Petrocelli's years of teaching. He also helped my daughter succeed with Regional Choir, and Junior All State. He is currently helping & training my daughter for the upcoming NJ All State Choir audition. Mr. Petrocelli is a teacher who goes above & beyond the call of his teaching contract; just to see his students succeed. Letting him go will be a total disservice to our children!
Sincerely,
Rebecca Dionne
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Jane Jeffer
9 years ago
Mr. P one of my most beloved and favorite teachers. He's always there for his students in addition to working hard with every student to make them better in music. He loves to see his students succeed and will help and be there for each and every one of them if there is ever a problem.
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Julia Jeffer
9 years ago
Mr. P not only helps the choir kids in any way he can, he also helps the band kids across the hall. He cares about every student trying to get a musical education whether it's music theory, choir or band. We love Mr. P so much
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Simon King
9 years ago
Mr. P is an awesome teacher. Let's do our best to keep him where he belongs!
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Taegan Murray
9 years ago
Mr. P loves his job. He's helped me and so many other students tremendously with singing this past year. He has made an such an impact at Newton High School and doesn't deserve to lose. He is passionate about his job and passionate about teaching all of his students to the best of his ability.
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hannah roessler
9 years ago
mr. petrozelli is an AMAZING teacher!!!!!
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Erin Franchino
9 years ago
I don't think I have ever appreciated a teacher more than Mr. Petrozelli...and I don't think I have ever seen a teacher appreciate his job more than Mr. Petrozelli.
Mr.P doesn't deserve to be fired when he was just concerned about the students luggage
Mr. Petrozelli is an amazing teacher who spends COUNTLESS hours above & beyond the normal school day with his students doing: the Christmas Choir Concert, the Spring Choir Concert, County Choir, Regional Choir, All-State Choir, Honors Choir, Tour Choir, Show Choir, Broadway Night, Sussex County Teen Arts ~ as well as NJ Teen Arts, the Spring Musical, taking the Honors Choir to so many extra performances off premises like The Christmas Tree Lighting at the hospital, singing at Shop Rite before Christmas, Hershey Park, & performing on the radio (to name a few), as well as working with all of his students & helping them prepare for all of the above ~ as well as college auditions!!! This man puts in at least double the amount of hours compared to most teachers!!! As parents, we have put him in charge of our kids as they have traveled to Florida, Washington DC, Pennsylvania, and all over New Jersey!!! Being in this chaperone position ~ there is no way not to give the students his phone number! He is a wonderful teacher who is well respected by his students!!! What a huge mistake it would be to let him go!!! He came to Newton High School and immediately received so much slack from the seniors who were so upset that Mr. DiMinico was no longer there ~ but he persevered and did everything in his power to maintain the greatness that Newton High School choir has always been known for ~ and he succeeded!!! He made a huge difference in my daughter's Jr & Sr years @ NHS ~ and I'm looking forward to him teaching my son who will be at the high school in a few years!!! This Choir program has been through enough & we can't get rid of great teachers who truly care about their students!!! I ask that you please reconsider your decision & allow Mr. Petrozelli to keep his job!!!
Does not deserve this cruel punishment for nothing he's a great man and a talented musician
My son will be a senior next year and my daughter a sophomore, they will be in womens choir and honors choir again next year. Mr. P. has been an incredible teacher and would be a huge loss to our school. I am always so impressed by the choir's performances and his care of the students. Listen to the school community on the students on this one and please, do the right thing.
Mr. Petrozelli has continued with the excellence that newton concert choir has always contained. Year in and year out newtons chorus has been renowned for their excellence. Please continue this high rating If excellence by keeping him on staff at newton.
he is a great teacher and our choir wouldn't be the way we are now without him. I have had him for 3 years.
Mr. Petrozelli is an asset to Newton High School and our community. We have been blessed to have him and wish to continue seeing him teach at NHS.
1. Mr. Petrozelli has been very supportive of my daughter, Sarah, during the three years he has been at NHS. 2. Mr. P. was instrumental in Sarah's admission into the Country, Regional, and State Choirs. 3. My understanding is that many teachers communicate with their students using modern methods, as it is the most effective. 5. One parent may have been unhappy with this, however many parents, students, and teachers will be unhappy if he is let go.
sure.
I can not believe that this is happening. a teacher that uses the tools to keep in touch with his students gets in trouble for it. Than that tool should be taken away from all teachers. If anything that was taking the wrong way, the school should be able to track it down. But they don't want to take the time to do it. I dont think that a person that loves his job should be let go.
Mr. P has spent countless unpaid hours directing Show Choir & All-States, and now the Board of Education wants to fire him for being a good teacher? THIS CANNOT BE ALLOWED!!!
Mr. Petrozelli was an amazing teacher!
Mr. P was the ONLY teacher to realize that I was feeling down when my grandparents passed away. He and I talked it it and I felt like someone finally understood me. I'm not even in chorus and I love Mr. P and all that he has done for the chorus and band alike. He has been so involved in the school, marching band, show choir, playing in the musical, doing chamber choir, staying long hours after school to help kids get into regional choir. He revived the chorus room. There used to be a feud between the band room and chorus room but now, I can say with 100% certainty, band kids feel safe and at home in the chorus room. He did not say anything inappropriate and it would be a shame for Newton High school to let go of a teacher that impactful on his students.
As an educator myself, I commend Mr. Petrocelli's hard work & dedication towards bettering his students. Mr. P has brought out the best of my son, Christopher & still bringing the best of my daughter, Alyssa. He played a great role of son's success in Music. With Mr. P's unwavering belief of my son's talent & working with him during after school hours, my son became the #1 Bass II in the County for 3 years in a row, made it Honors Choir, Regional Choir, & NJ All State Choir. The NHS Honors Choir & Choir also placed #1 & won many awards under Mr. Petrocelli's years of teaching. He also helped my daughter succeed with Regional Choir, and Junior All State. He is currently helping & training my daughter for the upcoming NJ All State Choir audition. Mr. Petrocelli is a teacher who goes above & beyond the call of his teaching contract; just to see his students succeed. Letting him go will be a total disservice to our children! Sincerely, Rebecca Dionne
Mr. P one of my most beloved and favorite teachers. He's always there for his students in addition to working hard with every student to make them better in music. He loves to see his students succeed and will help and be there for each and every one of them if there is ever a problem.
Mr. P not only helps the choir kids in any way he can, he also helps the band kids across the hall. He cares about every student trying to get a musical education whether it's music theory, choir or band. We love Mr. P so much
Mr. P is an awesome teacher. Let's do our best to keep him where he belongs!
Mr. P loves his job. He's helped me and so many other students tremendously with singing this past year. He has made an such an impact at Newton High School and doesn't deserve to lose. He is passionate about his job and passionate about teaching all of his students to the best of his ability.
mr. petrozelli is an AMAZING teacher!!!!!
I don't think I have ever appreciated a teacher more than Mr. Petrozelli...and I don't think I have ever seen a teacher appreciate his job more than Mr. Petrozelli.