The Silvio Laccetti Foundation has announced Francesco Pontoriero de Warren as the winner of its Garibaldi Prize. Winners are selected from 14 of North Jersey’s top schools whose students excel in Italian studies and who have a complex Italian-American heritage in their schools or communities. Pontoriero is a junior honors student at Delbarton School in Morristown.
For years he has been active in school and network theater teams and is lately directing Delbarton’s edition of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing,” which is set in Messina, Italy.
His essay, an exposition of Italian traditions and the values of the circle of relatives intertwined in themes of non-public identity and contributions to American values, has been published in several Italian-American publications.
Ten Bridgewater-Raritan High School students have been notified that they are semifinalists in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship competition. Students are: Angelo Chen, Annie N. Chen, Andy Cheng, Judy Y. Gao, Piya H. Khakharia, Elise S. Shan, Krish Singla, Niti Sinha, Venkat Subramanian and Jeffrey Wen.
Mother Seton Regional High School in Clark invites fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grade women and their parents/guardians for an afternoon of verbal exchange and visitation. The school’s fall open space is 1 p. m. until 3 p. m. on Sunday, October 23. There, they can meet with existing teachers and scholars to learn more about what a Catholic school education for women can do: school excellence, private growth, trust, and service to others. Sign up for www. motherseton. org.
Seventh and eighth grade girls are also welcome as students for a day. This program will be presented on Thursdays: October 13, 27 and November 3 and 10. Sign up at www. motherseton. org.
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New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher recently awarded Three Bridges Elementary School in Hunterdon County the “Best of the Farm Award to New Jersey School,” a stopover in the school’s outdoor classroom. The presentation took place at the 12th birthday party. of the Jersey Fresh Farm to School Week, which took place from Monday, September 26 to Friday, September 30.
“Three Bridges Elementary’s wide diversity of farm-to-school activities makes it an exemplary variety for this prestigious award,” said Fisher. , and employing an indoor vertical development formula are key elements of a high-quality farm-to-school program. “
Interim Principal Anthony Tumolo, third-grade tevery oneer Filomena Hengst and physical education tevery oneer Ed Dubroski, who led the turf project, were on hand to settle for the award and share their successes with students in the classroom.
“The Farm to School program has given us a way to introduce many of the delicious new vegetables grown here at Garden State,” Dubroski said. “The fact that students can participate in food development and then incorporate it into a school meal can have a lasting effect on them so that healthy foods are possible options for the rest of their lives. “
Three Bridges Elementary’s farm-to-school activities come with daily farm-to-school week participation, menu offerings from local farms, harvest of the month featured in the cafeteria, taste tests with food from the school garden, a raised bed garden, a lawn-related program, such as “planting pizza,” indoor herbs grown at AeroGrow, sending flyers to parents, and introducing the importance of nutrition and local foods to the school board.
NJ schools that participated in the farm-to-school popularity program for the existing school year had to demonstrate that they were working with farmers and the network to make sure certain students had a healthy finish and vegetables in their cafeterias and classrooms. School gardens are an integral component of farm-to-school activities and provide hands-on education for students to connect with the state’s agricultural history and learn about healthy and sustainable eating habits.
Joining Three Bridges Elementary as in the Farm to School Recognition Program are:
• Broad Street School in Bridgeton • Carlstadt School District • Linden School District • Linden High School • Mahwah School District
Schools will get Fresh Farm to School Jersey promotional kits by adding a Fresh Farm to School Jersey banner, aprons, flavor stickers, Jersey Tastes posters and seasonal graphics.
Jersey Fresh Farm to School Week designated as the last week of each September through law signed in 2010. During this week, the NJ Department of Agriculture is showcasing schools connecting with NJ farmers to purchase local produce for school meals to build new consumption of fruits and vegetables.
Farm-to-school activities would possibly include, but are not exclusive:
• Teaching nutrition, adding taste tests with products purchased from local farms. • Harvesting food serving local produce from NJ farms. • Links between the farm and the school that connect the cafeteria with the classroom or school garden. • Visits to or from local farms that teach how food is grown. • School turf teaching similar to what is already taught in class
The influence of the farm-to-school program has led nearly 500 schools to purchase local produce. More than three hundred of the districts that buy local produce have cafeteria systems that use promotional fabrics from this month’s harvest to highlight the nutritional price of local produce. , and nearly two hundred districts use a program that combines cafeteria meals with healthy meals, schooling, and/or trips to the farm.
For more information, www. farmtoschool. nj. gov.
A Piscataway middle school principal is revered by the Plainfield area chapter of the NAACP for his hard work and committed service to the community.
William Gonzalez, principal of Quibbletown Middle School, will be an esteemed honoree at the episode’s Freedom Fund Awards dinner-dance on Friday, October 14 at the Spain Inn in Piscataway.
“I am very revered to be identified with this award,” Gonzalez said. “It means a lot to be revered by an organization I hold dear so much, and I look forward to continuing to work together to help our young people thrive. “
Gonzalez has long worked with chapter president Sharon Robinson-Briggs to recognize and provide opportunities for Quibbletown scholars. Plainfield’s NAACP domain brought guest systems and speakers to Quibbletown and identified scholars in its Overachiever Awards for the essays they wrote.
“Because of the times we’ve worked together, we know each other pretty well,” Gonzalez said. “I have believed it is my duty to provide, create and foster opportunities for all of our children. I perceive the challenges, setbacks and hardships that our young people are going through.
Superintendent Dr. Frank Ranelli said Piscataway is fortunate to have Gonzalez.
“Mr. Gonzalez is a committed and concerned educator who puts students’ wishes first,” he said. “Forging those kinds of networked relationships helps highlight classes so our students are informed in the classroom about diversity and inclusion. Congratulations to Mr. Thank you to Gonzalez for this glorious popularity and thank you to the NAACP Plainfield domain for enriching the lives of our students.
Gonzalez devoted most of his 26-year career to education at Piscataway. He started as a psychology and history instructor and worked as a senior elegance counselor and sports coach at Piscataway High School. Quibbletown in 2015.
“Quibbletown netpaintings admires and supports the wonderful paintings of the Plainfield Area National Association for the advancement of other people of color,” Gonzalez said. “This glorious date has provided an impressive forum to recognize and celebrate our Quibbletown scholars for their remarkable achievements.
“Our purpose has been to give our students the opportunity to be a part of this wonderful organization and cause,” Gonzalez said.
Discover all that Raritan Valley Community College has to offer in a fall open space on Saturday, Oct. 22, 10 a. m. m. al noon, at the university’s Branchburg campus.
During the event, which is designed for prospective scholars of all ages and their families, attendees can tour the campus, apply for free, and learn more about:
• Academic systems designed for four-year universities
• Career systems that can prepare academics for employment in a year or less
• Earn credits and painting experience
• Special facilities to help make a successful transition to college
• Application for financial aid and payment of the university
• Free tuition for those who qualify through the New Jersey Community College Opportunity Scholarship Program
To register for the fall open house, visit www. forms. office. com/r/Sd66gkVrdr. For more information, contact Admissions at 908-526-1200 (select option 2) or admisiones@raritanval. edu.
Also: During the upcoming election season, Raritan Valley Community College scholars will serve democracy and make a valuable contribution to society through volunteering as tellers as part of their college courses as part of the university’s service learning program. Scholars in the program will use the network service as a component of their undergraduate courses and earn credits for experience.
The assignment of the RVCC election agent is a timely reaction to the November elections, as the national and local government have reported significant shortages in the number of election officials available. you may be reluctant to volunteer at the polls due to COVID-19 concerns.
In addition, the Secretary of Higher Education, in consultation with the Director of the State Department’s Division of Elections, announced that a higher education establishment would possibly award educational credits to a registered student serving as an assistant counting officer at an election held in the state. In response, the university’s nationally identified service learning program was able to engage scholars on task with election officials from many other disciplines, adding history, macroeconomics, sociology, anthropology, science, and English. The task also gained strong from RVCC university members, as well as staff from the Somerset and Hunterdon County Board of Elections.
Election officials play an important role in each and every election because they are trained to assist the electorate on Election Day, advise them through the voting procedure, and answer questions. For many RVCC fellows, this will be their first chance to vote in an election. , and the task provides a nonpartisan way to keep more polling stations open in November. To date, more than 40 academics have participated in the task.
Ten Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Scholars have been named Outstanding Students in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program. Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which administers the program, identified the students who earned this distinction: Benjamin E. Abrams, Hasan Ali, Riley Bhatia, Rushil Damania, Gabreilla M. Damens, Emmet Feeney, Tessa M Going, Matthew T. Nervi, Dylan K. Patel and Emma Schramm.
High school juniors entered the National Merit Scholarship program by taking the initial SAT/National Merit Scholarship (PSAT/NMSQT) qualification test. Approximately 34,000 scholars nationwide are identified for their educational excellence.
While those scholars do not continue in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship competition, the scholars ranked among the 50,000 most sensible scholars who participated in this year’s competition.
“We are proud to call those scholars a component of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood network,” said Superintendent Dr. Anna S. Simpson. Joan Mast. ” They have demonstrated an exceptional perspective for educational success, and I am confident they will form our network in the future. “most productive way imaginable now and in their long-term educational and professional endeavors. “
Thomas Edison State University of Trenton (TESU) celebrated 50 years of innovation and student lives at its 50th annual launch on Saturday, October 1 at the CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton.
This year, the university was revered for having Elizabeth “Bette” Ewing, of the elegance of 1973, who was the first graduate to take the level at the inaugural launch on Friday, June 15, 1973. Ewing addressed the graduates and said, ” As an adult student with a young child in charge, I was fortunate to locate Thomas Edison, a school that had just been established to cater for adults. This school, which started 50 years ago, still offers everything it presented when I was a student. : flexibility, access and hope. My beginning gave me the confidence to pursue my dreams of finding a teacher. . . A meaningful career that I will treasure forever. This is a wonderful day for all of you. . . I hope everyone continues to pursue your dreams, be informed, and others along the way.
TESU’s elegance of 2022 included 2,098 graduates and approximately 450 attended the ceremony. Graduates came from 37 U. S. states, plus California and Wyoming, and from as far away as Chile, St. Lucia and the United Arab Emirates.
Dr. Merodie A. Hancock, president of TESU, mentioned the graduates’ harsh paintings, saying, “Their alma mater is named after someone who refused to stop. How is this appropriate? Thomas Edison’s spirit of innovation and relentless pursuit of good fortune are at the forefront of our university’s project and our actions. Some other people would possibly say that I am biased, however, the evidence is in this field, right in front of me. We’ve shaken it for 50 years and we’re just getting started.
Student speaker Erin Rybicki, Esq. , of West Wildwood, gave the answer to the graduates. The demanding situations that arise to achieve their objectives. As you walk the path to your initial goal, you become stronger, resilient, and better prepared for tomorrow’s demanding situations.
During the ceremony, NJ State University Senator Shirley K. Turner with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.
Thomas Edison State University has awarded approximately 71,998 degrees to more than 64,923 graduates since it began providing a unique undergraduate and graduate education to independent adults through flexible university learning and assessment opportunities in 1972.
The Westfield Marching Blue Devils began their competitive season with first place in the Scotch Plains-Fanwood New Jersey Marching Band Directors Association on Saturday, September 24. a Best General Music and General Effect for the entire event, as well as the name of Grand Champion of the Night for receiving the score, regardless of elegance. This year’s band is led by drummers Jessica Strauss and Sarah Lincoln and will compete on Saturday, October 8 at Bands of America Mid-Atlantic Regional at the University of Delaware.
Also: Westfield High School (WHS) won the Group Four ShopRite Cup for the 2021-2022 school year at a rally held on Saturday, Oct. 1 at Gary Kehler Stadium. systems in each of the four public school teams and two private school teams. This is the time Westfield High School has won the ShopRite Cup since 2010.
The house state championships for the 2021-2022 season were WHS Girls Soccer, Boys Winter Track and Field, Girls Swimming and Girls Basketball. Women’s Tennis, Men’s Tennis, Bowling, Men’s Swimming, Men’s Golf, Men’s Cross Country and Children’s Winter Track Relay were placed at the NJSIAA State Tournament. Two placed third and fourth in the state tournament: children’s ice hockey and children’s rink and spring field.
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Carolyn Sampson is executive assistant to Courier News, The Home News Tribune and MyCentralJersey. com, and manages the weekly student news page.