Thursday, May 17, 2012
Portraits by West Essex Art Honor Society hand-delivered to children in Africa.
Earlier this school year, members of the West Essex High School National Art Honor Society created 35 portraits of orphaned children in Sierra Leone, a West African nation plagued by civil war from 1991 to 2002. West Essex Art Honor Society Advisor Eileen Dormer, an art teacher at West Essex High School, said this is the seventh consecutive year that the society has participated in the International Memory Portrait Project and created portraits of children who have been orphaned by war, famine, disease or disaster. The portraits were delivered personally to the children, along with a letter and photo from the student artist. For many orphans, the portrait becomes a treasured belonging, reminding them they are not forgotten. “For our …
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West Essex Regional High School
65 W Greenbrook Rd, North Caldwell, NJ
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
High school nominees will learn the winners at a gala in June at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn.
Mount Saint Dominic Academy’s spring musical, The Drowsy Chaperone, has been nominated for two Rising Star Awards by the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn. The nominations are for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Vito Fiore as “Aldolpho”) and Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction (David Modero). The winners will be announced at a gala on Tuesday, June 5 at the theater. The Mount’s production also received five honorable mentions. This year, the top nominated high schools are Summit High School with 18 nominations, followed by Westfield High School with 12, Gill St. Bernard’s School with 11, Nutley High School with nine and Cranford High School, Don Bosco Prep High School and Union High School with eight …
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Mount Saint Dominic Academy
3 Ryerson Ave, Caldwell, NJ
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District reports on school enrollment projections for Caldwell-West Caldwell Public Schools.
Caldwell-West Caldwell Public Schools should see stable student enrollment over the next five years, according to a report presented by Superintendent of Schools Daniel Gerardi Monday night. Gerardi said the report by Whitehall Associates of Kinnelon looked at three indicators used to project future enrollment: municipal population, birth rate and new building/development in the towns of Caldwell and West Caldwell, which share a school district. The municipalities' populations are slightly decreasing. According to U.S. census data, Caldwell and West Caldwell had a combined population of 18,500 in 2010, compared to 20,500 in 1970 and 8,055 in 1930. The population has dropped about 10% in the last 40 years. The birth rate in the two towns …
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Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education
104 Gray St, West Caldwell, NJ
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Summertime improvements to include painting, refinishing hardwood floors and more.
When students leave the buildings and grounds of Caldwell-West Caldwell Schools this June, a number of contractors will step in to begin a series of improvements planned by the district. The projects will complete the bond referendum of 2008. “We look forward to this summer’s work and finalizing the bond referendum,” Board Secretary/Business Administrator Ronald Skopak said at Monday’s Board of Education meeting. The district plans to begin work on the following projects soon after school lets out next month: Wood floors will be sanded and refinished at various schools, including the gymnasium at James Caldwell High School. The contract went to North Eastern Hardwood Floors of West Berlin, N.J. for $23,650. The high school gym floors will …
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Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education
104 Gray St, West Caldwell, NJ
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Monday, May 14, 2012
Third graders test bike skills, learn about bike safety.
Third graders at Jefferson Elementary School in West Caldwell earned the privilege to bike to school after participating in the annual Bike Rodeo earlier this month. Students tested their bike skills and learned how to ride their bicycles in a safe manner with the help of West Caldwell Police Officer Paul Mazzeo. The day's activities included an obstacle course with several stations manned by parent volunteers. The kids demonstrated proficiency at riding slowly and in control, navigating around cones, making quick turn decisions, and using hand signals. After completing the Bike Rodeo, the third grade students are allowed to ride their bikes to school.
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Jefferson Elementary School
85 Prospect St, West Caldwell, NJ
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
New Jersey Arts Education Census Project surveys nearly all schools to compare arts education offerings.
A statewide survey of arts education programs in New Jersey schools to be released Thursday finds a correlation between schools with more arts education programs and greater proficiency scores on the language sections of the state's High School Proficiency Assessment. The report is a follow-up to one conducted in 2007, and is a joint project of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the state Department of Education, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, New Jersey Arts Education Partnership, ArtPride New Jersey Foundation, and Quadrant Arts Education Research. According to Robert Morrison, project coordinator of the report and founder of Quadrant Arts Education Research, the report compiled survey responses from about 99 percent of the …
Grover Cleveland Middle Schoolers win 12 trophies overall in recent tournament.
Students from Grover Cleveland Middle School (GCMS), Caldwell, struck gold when they participated in the Lancer Junior Invitation Forensic Tournament last month. The middle school forensics team brought home 11 individual trophies, earning the trophy for first place overall. The competition was held at Livingston High School, Livingston, where the sixth, seventh and eighth graders competed against more than ten school districts and 90 students. The tournament is for students performing Oratorical Declamation and Interpretive Reading (Prose or Poetry) in grades 5 through 8. The event is run and judged by experienced "forensicators," who compete in both speech and debate at either a state or national level. Sponsored by the New Jersey …
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Grover Cleveland Middle School
36 Academy Rd, Caldwell, NJ
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College will present an honorary degree to Sister Arlene T. Antczak.
Caldwell College will hold its commencement ceremonies on Sunday, May 20, at 11:30 a.m., in the George R. Newman Center on campus. The college will present an honorary degree to Sister Arlene T. Antczak, O.P., prioress of the Sisters of Saint Dominic of Caldwell and a dedicated member of the Caldwell College board of trustees. The commencement address will be given by graduating senior and Student Government President Olga Ndhlovu of Bergenfield. Caldwell College will confer degrees on the Class of 2012. President Nancy H. Blattner, Ph.D., OPA, will present undergraduates with Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees and the graduate students with Master of Arts and Master of Business Administration degrees…
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Caldwell College
120 Bloomfield Ave, Caldwell, NJ
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Reviewer says she will take her 11-year-old despite the language and content because of its important message.
The documentary "Bully" has arrived to the suburbs and is currently being screened at the Clearview Clairidge Cinemas in Montclair at 5 and 7 p.m. "Bully" has been well received and by all accounts is an important film for families to see—despite the controversy over its initial R rating that was reduced to PG-13 after a national petition and uproar. Some are curious as to whether it is appropriate for elementary school or middle school students, so we looked around Patch and found this review by Sharon Rowley, a mother of six in New City, New York, who also has a parenting blog at www.momof6.com, and who went to the movie before deciding to take her 11-year-old. We thought this might be of some interest to those of you who are wondering…
Tree dedicated to second grader teacher to mark her 30 years of service.
Washington School parents traditionally show their appreciation for teachers in June, but an exception was made on Teacher Appreciation Day this year to mark the 30th anniversary of Jeannie Gerdy. Gerdy was surprised Tuesday afternoon by her second grade class and parents who planted a tree outside the West Caldwell school in her honor. At the base of the tree is a stone engraved, “Jeannie Gerdy, 30 Years of Service, 2012, Second Grade Class.” Gerdy said for someone who talks a lot she was at a loss for words. The stone was a gift of John Schomaker of West Caldwell who attended the dedication ceremony. Schomaker said two of his three children had Ms. Gerdy when they went through Washington. “She’s the foundation of all these kids. She …
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Washington Elementary School
201 Central Ave, West Caldwell, NJ
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Allison Freeman
10:12 am on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Judges from the Paper Mill Playhouse’s Rising Star Awards also nominated the West Essex Regional High School Masquers’ production of Disney’s “High School Musical: On Stage!” for its “Inclusion and Access Award” for the senior citizen tea, which also involves the West Essex Culinary Arts program and music students. This is the first time the Masquers have participated in the awards program, which… more ›