The Hudson School Alumni Association

It's been 30 years since we graduated 8th grade but that Hudson School spirit and connection never fades. ❤

The Hudson School

Come honor and celebrate Mr. McCormick and all he has done for our school community through the years at his retirement party

Thursday, May 26th 4-8pm @ Kolo Klub Hoboken

Follow the link to reserve your ticket and please share with fellow alumni

JustinCredible | The Hudson School Celebrating Justin McCormick

Assessment of Inclusivity and Multiculturalism @ Hudson - NAIS SURVEY (10-15 minutes)

Dear THS Alumni,

I hope that you and your family are healthy and thriving. We are proud to have you as an alumnus/alumna of The Hudson School. You are part of a grand history of educating learners in unique and engaging ways. Hudson has always been committed to school improvement. We continually strive to make our community as strong and as inclusive as we possibly can. We engaged the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) to use their Assessment of Inclusivity and Multiculturalism to gauge and improve the inclusiveness of our school community for all members.

A component of that process is an anonymous survey, designed and tested by NAIS, and administered by their organization to ensure security, anonymity, and confidentiality of the information that each respondent shares.

I am asking you to take 15-20 minutes out of your busy schedule to complete this survey by May 2. Please be candid. Be as thorough and detailed as you feel called to be. You can access the survey by clicking on the following link:

In English: https://survey.nais.org/Respond/eA8T00Xvytw1
In Spanish: https://survey.nais.org/Respond/VW_6sbu02iA1
In Mandarin: https://survey.nais.org/Respond/P9kjXL7VjLA1

Below are a few other things to keep in mind as you progress through the survey:

1. The survey can be completed on a laptop, desktop, tablet or smartphone device. It is best suited to Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Safari browsers.

2. You must complete all of the required questions in order to advance through the evaluation. Required questions are marked with a red asterisk.

3. As you move from page to page in the evaluation, please use the Back and Next buttons at the bottom of each survey page.

4. The system will record your response as you advance through the questions. You can leave the survey at any time, and return later to resume your response. Simply click “Save and Resume Later”. The system will generate a URL for you to use in returning to the point where you left off and continue your entry. You can choose to copy that URL and save it, or to have the system e-mail the URL to you.

Visit the Hudson Yards page on our website for alumni updates and events. The link is here: https://www.thehudsonschool.org/community/hudson-yards. To get more involved, you can always email our Director of Advancement Michael Szarek at [email protected].

From all of us here at The Hudson School, thank you for taking the time to complete this very important assignment. Your reflections both individually and collectively will help us live our mission more fully.

Sincerely,

Paul B. Perkinson
Head of School

Survey

Many congratulations to Judah Schept, MS Class of 1993, on the release of his book:

Coal, Cages, Crisis: The Rise of the Prison Economy in Central Appalachia

We are so very proud of you!

How prisons became economic development strategies for rural Appalachian communities

As the United States began the project of mass incarceration, rural communities turned to building prisons as a strategy for economic development. More than 350 prisons have been built in the U.S. since 1980, with certain regions of the country accounting for large shares of this dramatic growth. Central Appalachia is one such region; there are eight prisons alone in Eastern Kentucky. If Kentucky were its own country, it would have the seventh highest incarceration rate in the world. In Coal, Cages, Crisis, Judah Schept takes a closer look at this stunning phenomenon, providing insight into prison growth, jail expansion and rising incarceration rates in America’s hinterlands.

Drawing on interviews, site visits, and archival research, Schept traces recent prison growth in the region to the rapid decline of its coal industry. He takes us inside this startling transformation occurring in the coalfields, where prisons are often built on top of old coalmines, including mountaintop removal sites, and built into community planning approaches to crises of unemployment, population loss, and declining revenues. By linking prison growth to other sites in this landscape―coal mines, coal waste, landfills, and incinerators―Schept shows that the prison boom has less to do with crime and punishment and much more with the overall extraction, depletion, and waste disposal processes that characterize dominant development strategies for the region.

Schept argues that the future of this area now hangs in the balance, detailing recent efforts to oppose its carceral growth. Coal, Cages, Crisis offers invaluable insight into the complex dynamics of mass incarceration that continue to shape Appalachia and the broader United States.

Get a copy here: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1479858978/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_BKY46JAN0Q1QD68WM118

Congratulations to The Hudson School class of 2021, our newest alumni!

Olivia Newman, MS '92/HS '96, youngest daughter of our founder, Suellen Newman, is directing the movie adaptation of "Where the Crawdads Sing," coming out June 2022.
Here she is with Reese Witherspoon.

My friend and former classmate, Jennie Berger MS '92/HS '96

"I attended a truly fantastic middle and high school. We were surrounded by people of all races, religions, and ethnic backgrounds. Being a more liberal arts high school, we had the opportunity to take part in language and writing courses, as well as dance, music, and theater. I received what I would consider a well-rounded education. In addition to traditional subjects like math, science, and history, being exposed to different cultures and ways of life was incredibly enriching, and it helped me understand and appreciate the world from a broader perspective."

House Flipping: Jennie Berger On the 5 Things You Need To Know To Create A Successful Career… Shows like Flip or Flop and Fixer Upper with Chip and Joanna Gaines have really glamorized the creativity and enjoyment that comes with buying a rundown home, fixing it, and then selling it for a…

Mr. Ameen taught math at The Hudson School in its earliest years. He was a remarkable, brilliant, talented, passionate person. In a small classroom, in the basement of the Hoboken Public Library he introduced us to that thing that was about to change everything - the personal computer.

Ramsey Ameen of Wanaque, New Jersey passed away on July 23, 2019, at age 73.

Visitation will be held on Monday, July 29, from 3:00 pm to 7:00 p.m. at the D'Agostino Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to New Bridge Services (7 Industrial Rd., Pequannock, NJ 07440) in Ramsey's memory.

Obituary:
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/northjersey/obituary.aspx?n=ramsey-ameen&pid=193494463&

View Ramsey Ameen's Obituary on NorthJersey.com and share memories

Artist and cultural historian, alumna, Noelle Lorraine Williams (MS '89) is featured in Q***r Newark's oral history project.
https://queer.newark.rutgers.edu/interviews/noelle-lorraine-williams

All the 2018 Senior Project Presentations are Tonight (5/31) 6:00-8:30. Stop in to check them out. The schedule of presentations:

Join us tomorrow (Thurs 5/31) for the Class of 2018 - SENIOR PROJECT Open House 6:00 pm-8:30 pm at The Hudson School. (presentation schedule to follow shortly)

From an investigation into the subculture of high-end streetwear resale and the intersection of fashion & advanced mathematics to perfecting French pastries and interviewing New Yorkers about the most important things in life, there’s a little of everything.

A few spaces available for The World Peace Game at Hudson this Summer!
Check it out...

We still have some space available for children to take on World Peace this summer at The Hudson School July 9-13. Register today or share with a friend!