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The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES
A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION
Thursday, March 12, 2015
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Honor Roll
Roosevelt Intermediate School - 2nd Marking Period
CONQUERING CANCER...Westfield High School students have teamed up with
the Four Diamonds Fund movement to conquer childhood cancer. To date, the
Westfield students have raised nearly $2,000 through canning and online efforts.
On Friday, March 20, they will be hosting a Mini-THON at the high school. The
Westfield High School Mini-THON will feature fun and games along with an epic
battle of student bands. For more information on the Mini-THON, or information
on how to contribute contact ewalsh@westfieldnjk12.org. Pictured first row,
from left to right are:: Rachel Holt, Alyssa Pascoguin, Lauren Busardo, Olivia
Zito, Chloe Beauchamp, Gabby McDaniel. Second row: Ryan Bowman, Jack
Oates, Evan Rooney. Third Row: Michael Mobarakai, David Burns, Kyle
Gabriel, Will Stern and faculty advisor, Elizabeth Walsh. Not pictured: Julia
Ross
Garwood Education Assoc.
Establishes Lincoln Locker
GARWOOD – The members of the
Garwood EducationAssociation (GEA)
have been quite busy since the start of
the new school year. The 37 members
of the organization have organized and
participated in several community-service projects.
During the busy holiday season, association members organized a the collection of unwrapped toys from fellow
staff members, parents, and students
for Toys for Tots to be distributed to
children in need. Likewise the members personally donated supplies for
the PTA Winterfest, an evening at school
where Garwood’s children created crafts
with their families.
In February, in conjunction with the
Lincoln School Student Council, over
250 pairs of jeans were collected for the
national campaign called Teens for
Jeans. Gently used jeans were collected
throughout the month and were then
dropped at a local Aéropostale store.
Stores will deliver the jeans to a nearby
charity or homeless shelter for teens
and children in need. GEA members
kickstarted the drive with a donation of
68 pairs of jeans.
Currently, association members are
in the process of collecting supplies to
establish a Lincoln Locker. The “locker”
is an on-going project that will contain
supplies to be used by students of the
school community. The association has
recognized that there are students that
may not have the means to purchase
their own school supplies. The locker
would be available to them to help keep
them motivated and prepared for school.
Whether teaching in the classroom
or participating in community activities the members of the Garwood EducationAssociation always have the children and the community in the forefront
of their minds and hearts.
Senior Citizens’ Day to
Be Held at SP-FW HS
SCOTCH PLAINS – The Student
Government Association’s annual Senior Citizens’ Day will be held on
Thursday, March 26 at Scotch PlainsFanwood High School (SPFHS). The
day’s activities begin at 10 a.m. and end
at 1 p.m. This is a fun-filled day for
student volunteers and senior citizens
alike. The day will start off with a
complimentary breakfast, and guests
will enjoy performances by the
Moonglowers, dance team, Irish step
dancers, and step squad. Attendees will
also participate in games such as Name
that Tune and Bingo, as well as view
scenes from the school’s spring musical, Grease. A delicious catered lunch
by the SPFHS lunch staff will conclude
this wonderful day.
Grade 8
Distinguished Honor Roll
Justin Almendral, Caitlin Amman,
Matthew Bartok, Joseph Beatty,
Samantha Bebel, Nora Brindle, George
Burke, Matthew Cafiero,Aiden Cascio,
Jeremy Cha, William Collins, Celine
Crenshaw, Theo ,Dardia, Emma
Downer, Rebecca Dunaief, Carley
Farella, Jack Gambello, Charlotte
Geary, Elyssa Gerstel, Francis
Gialanella, Jared Greenspan, Lauren
Greenspan, Grace Gruters, Emma
Hamilton, Brianna Hatch, Nathan
Hefner, Caroline Hendrix, Emma
Herber, Corinne Herz, Brian Hinkel,
Adam Holtzman, Catherine Jennings,
Georgiana Katsingris, Sarah Landriau,
Erica Lawrence, Matthew Leone, Ian
McCabe, Erin Kathleen McDonald,
Mary McHugh, Olivia Miedrzynski,
Timothy Miller, Luke Mizus, Kate
Murphy, Ajay Olson, Alexander Park,
Julia Plawker,Amanda Pyle, Mara Rao,
Emily Reddy, Julia Romano, Chloe
Root, Sean Root, Julia Sackett, Mary
Joy Sidhom, Caroline Steiner, Savannah Stewart, Matthew Su, Carlee
Swanson, Keeley Thompson, Sofia
Toglia, Andrew Zanfagna
Honor Roll
Samantha Addis, Dylan Alfano, Ireland Applegarth, Austin Arabatzis,
Kaela Azzaretto, Kelly Bailey, Caitlyn
Basile, Felix Baur, Ethan Berman,
Megan Bertsch, Olivia Booth, Leah
Bremer, Alison Brown, Nathan
Bryant, Laura Jean Calcagno,
Jacqueline
Callahan,
Kyle
Campanello, Nicholas Chermak,
Samantha Colucci, Thomas Colucci,
Avery Conrad, Madeline Covington,
Matthew Crowley, Ellie Curry, Jaden
Damesek, Liam Dougherty, Jeremy
Enslin, Luke Ertman, Anne Friel,
Aidan Gilman, Drew Glassman, Maya
Grantz, Nicolas Guerriero, Rachel
Hamelburg, Elias Hamlin, James
Hancock, Caitlin Haviland,
Genevieve Howell, Daniel Jones,
Taylor Jordan, Lauren Kamienski,
Michael Kane, Michael Kaveney,
Meghan Kobrin, Marie Koglin,
Jacqueline Kurtz, Madison Kurtz,
Amanda Latowsky, Samantha
Leftheris, Jasper Lemberg, Sofia
Lemberg, Aidan Lezynski, Kevin Li,
Matthew Loftus, Ava Luzzi, Nicholas Manganello, Tyler Mastronardi,
Ava Maurillo, Lillian Maz, James
McCutcheon, Timothy McGann,
Alexander McGrail, Matthew
McIntyre, Justin Messerman,
Caroline Mikovits, Ryan Murphy,
Nicholas Murray, Nina Neumann,
Natalie Nolan, Jennifer O’Connell,
Colleen O’Connor, Matthew Paden,
Karl Peter, Olivia Pierce, Mikayla
Pinto, Nicole Player, Jackson Price,
Vaughan Price, Gavin Puskar, Bridget
Quinn, Paige Radice, Michaela
Ramos, Bridget Reinhard, Charles
Riley, Abigail Riordan, Kendall
Robertson, Anna Ronk, Julia Rubel,
Jacob Saltzer, Julia Salvato, Jillian
Schimer, Theodore Schoenfeld, Jack
Sharkey, Jai Sharma, Alex Sherwood,
David Sherwood, Olivia Shields,
Tucker Siegel, Alexandra Spiezio,
Juan Suris Morales, Mia Sutton,
Tomas Taaffe, Juan Thompson,
Cranford HS Presents
Senior Fashion Show
SCIENTIFIC WINNERS...The science teams from Mother Seton Regional High
School, Clark, once again captured 1st place honors in the second round of
competition in the New Jersey Science League. The Physics, Chemistry and
Biology teams all took up the challenge to maintain their first place ranking in their
district competition. Following a rigorous curriculum as well as Advanced
Placement level courses, the students are ready for the next round of competition.
Mother Seton Regional High School, a Catholic school for girls, features a four
year program that emphasizes academic excellence and Seton spirit. The school
recently celebrated its 50th year.
SP Native Zambri
Named to Dean’s List
BOSTON, M.A. – MCPHS University is pleased to announce that James
Zambri has been named to the Dean’s
List for the Fall 2014 semester. James
is a native of Scotch Plains , and is
pursuing a Doctor of Pharmacy. James
will graduate from the Boston, Massachusetts campus in 2020.
The Dean’s List recognizes those
students with a full-time course load
who have achieved outstanding scholarship with a 3.5 GPA or higher for
the academic term.
The mission of MCPHS University is to prepare students for successful careers in health care through excellence in teaching, scholarship, research, professional service, and community engagement. Founded in
1823, MCPHS University is the oldest institution of higher education in
the City of Boston. In addition to the
original Boston campus, the University has branch campuses in Worcester, Massachusetts and Manchester,
New Hampshire. The University currently offers more than 68 unique
baccalaureate, masters and doctoral
degree programs and certificates in a
variety of health-related disciplines
and professions on its three campuses.
CRANFORD – The Cranford High
School Class of 2015 will host “Garden STate Exit 2015” Fashion Show
on Friday, March 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the
Cranford High School Auditorium located at 201 West End Place, Cranford.
Come see this season’s prom dresses
and tuxedos modeled by Cranford High
School Seniors while enjoying the
sights and sounds of New Jersey.
Tickets are $10 each and can be
purchased in advance from a participating Cranford High School Senior
or at the Cranford High School library.
Tickets will be available the night of
the event at the auditorium box office.
Proceeds will benefit the Cranford
High School Project Graduation.
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WESTFIELD – Jayson Astel,
President of the Westfield Rotary
Club, announced that Tuesday, April
14 is the deadline for nominations
for the 23rd annual Charles
Philhower Fellowship award designated for a full-time elementary
teacher in the Westfield Public
Schools.
Letters of nomination are invited
from interested citizens, parents,
students and Westfield public
school staff members and should
be addressed to: Charles Philhower
Fellowship Committee of the
Westfield Rotary Club, c/o Office
of the Superintendent of Schools,
302 Elm Street, Westfield, NJ
07090,
or
e-mailed
to
rotaryphilhower@westfieldnjk12.org.
Nominations should specify ways
in which the teacher has demonstrated outstanding teaching, interest in children and continued pursuit of professional growth. The
teacher must be a full-time faculty
member in grades K through 5 in
the Westfield Public Schools for a
minimum of five years.
The fellowship recipient will be
honored at a Rotary luncheon and
at a Westfield Board of Education
meeting, both scheduled for Tuesday, May 5, and will receive a Rotary grant to further professional
growth or to enhance classroom
activities for students.
The award was instituted in 1993
by the Westfield Rotary Club to
recognize the importance of teaching in the elementary grades and to
honor Westfield Rotarian and
School Superintendent Charles
Philhower. Mr. Philhower, who died
in 1962, was Supervising Principal
(Superintendent) of Westfield Public Schools for 30 years – from
1917 to 1947 – and was President of
the Westfield Rotary Club in 192930. As Rotary President, he instituted the club’s annual scholarship
awards to graduating Westfield students.
Members of the Selection Committee will include three Rotarians,
two elementary school principals
and the immediate past Philhower
Fellow, Coral Venturino, second
grade teacher at Wilson Elementary
School. Other Philhower awardees
have included Jacqueline Riley,
Frank Uveges, Diane Eisen, Diana
Collins, Karen Geddis, Catherine
McGarry, Michael Burgess, Karen
Yula, Mary Dura, Stacie
DeChristopher, Michele Moise,
Carole Kling, Anna Jane Sabbagh,
Trista Pollard, Eva Morton, Angela
LaCarrubba, Claudia Andreski,
Bette Tuthill, Carol Joyce, Carol A.
Mastroianni, and Susan Feldman
Glick.
“The Westfield Rotary Club’s
Philhower Fellowship continues an
outstanding tradition of excellent
cooperation with our schools for
the benefit of our children,” stated
Superintendent of Schools, Margaret Dolan.
Westfielders Named
To B.U. Dean’s List
BOSTON, M.A. – Three
Westfield residents have recently
been named to the Dean's List at
Boston University for the Fall semester. Students recognized for this
honor include: Andrew Dougert,
James P. Higgins, Cara J. Martone.
Each school and college at Boston University has their own criterion for the Dean's List, but students generally must attain a 3.5
grade point average (on a 4.0 scale),
or be in the top 30 percent of their
class, as well as a full course load as
a full time student.
Founded in 1839, Boston University is an internationally recognized institution of higher education and research. Consisting of 16
schools and colleges, BU offers students more than 250 programs of
study in science and engineering,
social science and humanities,
health science, the arts, and other
professional disciplines. With more
than 33,000 students, BU is the
fourth-largest private university in
the country.
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Christina Arida, Eva Boyes, Kacey
Brennan, Sydney Butler, Logan
Calder, Sofia Carayannopoulos, Lily
Condodina, Thomas Davis, Gabrielle
DeCotiis, Clea Demuynck, Theresa
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