The arts, be it in color on glass, in jazz, chorale, or cinema, are all important and well-loved part of the curriculum and extra-curricular activities and studies at Henry Hudson Regional 7-12 school, Cole Harbison reported in his monthly synopsis he presents to the Board of Education.
Under the direction of Student Council Advisors Dawn DeSanto and Miranda Saryian, Harbison prepares his comprehensive reports monthly, highlighting a number of unusual activities and programs that are well received both within the school population and in the community.
Look to the Proving Ground restaurant on Shrewsbury Avenue in Highlands to see the Art Club’s artistry for the holiday season, under the guidance of art instructor Krista Phair,
Harbison also reported Music Department head Nick McGill’s story on the department’s annual Winter Concert December 11 when students performed to a packed house with the jazz band, choir, middle school, and high school bands.
The chorus also performed at both the Highlands and Atlantic Highlands Tree Lighting ceremonies and also performed at The Strauss House historic museum in Atlantic Highlands. Both the band and choir visited both Highlands and Atlantic Highlands elementary schools to perform holiday music for the students.
Fresh off the success of Be More Chill, the Admiral Players are at it again working on the middle school musical – Disney’s The Descendants. Questions posed in the play, including: When the next generation of Disney characters are away at school, will they repeat the past mistakes of their parents? Or can the children of well-known heroes and villains like Belle, The Beast, Sleeping Beauty, Maleficent, Jafar, and Cruella de Vil all learn to live and work together in harmony? Will be answered during the March 13 and 14 performances. Students are staring auditions for the performance when school returns after the Christmas holiday.
One of the major events of the Hudson school year, Harbison reported, will be Thursday, March 19, when the second annual Henry Hudson Film Festiva
Harbison also urged the board and residents at the board meeting this month to get ready for one of the most exciting nights on the Henry Hudson calendar Thursday, March 19 at 7:00 PM. The second annual Henry Hudson Festival will be performed in a new venue, Smodcastle Cinemas, the theater on First Avenue, Atlantic Highlands.
Student and staff’s films will be on a truly big-screen stage. – Students and staff will be hard at work over the coming weeks, crafting original films — from imaginative shorts to powerful documentaries — all culminating in this special evening. With last
year’s setting such a strong foundation, 2026 promises an even more ambitious, energetic, and inspiring showcase, Harbison reports. He noted the entire Henry Hudson community is invited to attend, support our artists, cheer on storytellers, and experience a night packed with creativity and cinematic magic.
ON the scholastic side, Harbison also reported National Honor Society Advisors Sarah Fahmie and Dawn DeSanto expressed their own pride in the school’s National Honor Society members who donated $400 in gift cards to families in need during this holiday season.
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