Congratulations, Jack Norberto, Mahwah High School Class Of 2021

MAHWAH, NJ — The high school seniors of 2021 have had an experience like no other in a century — a year upended by a pandemic and by lockdowns that kept them from enjoying many of the activities that previous seniors have taken for granted.

Patch hopes to help make it up to those seniors by giving them a special sendoff. We asked parents and other family members to pay tribute to this year’s grads using a special submission form so we can publish those tributes one by one.

Mahwah High School student Jack Norberto will graduate this year.

Plans after graduation: Attend Montclair State University; play college lacrosse

Accomplishments: Athletic Honors: Named to the All-Star Team at the University of Tampa’s Fall 2020 Prospect Camp (Tampa, FL; October 10, 2020) - - - Named 2021 All-Star at the National D2 Showcase (Conshohocken, PA; August 10, 2020) - - - Named one of the “2021 New Jersey Lacrosse Players to Watch” by LaxRecords.com - - - Named to US National Team Development Program, and participated in the national combine at US Lacrosse National Headquarters (Sparks, MD; August 19-21, 2019) - - - Third leading scorer on Fall 2019 NJ Riot Mayhem (Mayhem; 6 Games: 5 goals + 4 assists) - - - Played with the tournament-winning "Team Warp" during the 2019 Warrior All-America Games at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst (Amherst, MA; July 22-24, 2019) - - - Named a 2019 Maverik National High School Lacrosse All-American; and represented Team New Jersey at the Maverik National Lacrosse Classic (Frederica, DE; July 15-18, 2019) - - - Invited to play with the Shred Thread National Lacrosse Club at the Warrior Big Kahuna Lacrosse Tournament (Ocean City, MD; July 20-21, 2019) - - - Leading scorer on Summer 2019 Patriot STARS 2021 (6 Games: 10 goals + 4 assists) - - - Invited to tryout for USA Select team; part of their newly formed National Team Development Program ("NTDP") co-managed by US Lacrosse and the Premier Lacrosse League (Hanover, NJ; June 9, 2019) - - - Third leading scorer on 2019 Mahwah HS Lacrosse team (16 Games: 16 goals + 6 assists) - - - Academic Honors: ACADEMIC HONORS Mahwah (NJ) High School: High Honor Roll Period #4 Honor Roll (Spring 2020) Mahwah (NJ) High School: Honor Roll Period #2 Honor Roll (Winter 2019-20) Mahwah (NJ) High School: Bronze Scholastic Award (2018-2019 school year) Mahwah (NJ) High School: Honor Roll Period #4 Honor Roll (Spring 2019) Mahwah (NJ) High School: Honor Roll Period #3 Honor Roll (Spring 2019) Mahwah (NJ) High School: Honor Roll Period #2 Honor Roll (Winter 2018-19) Mahwah (NJ) High School: Honor Roll Period #1 Honor Roll (Fall 2018)

Special message: Jack, your mother, me, your brothers and your large extended family are incredibly proud of the young man you have become. We look forward to this new journey and will always be there to provide the support you need to meet — and surpass — goals.