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PINWHEELS FOR PEACE…Joining children from around the world, St. Bartholomew Academy students in grades Pre-K through third celebrated the International Day of Peace by creating pinwheels decorated with pictures and messages ofpeace. When the pinwheels spin in the wind, their messages and prayers are sent throughout the world. St. BartholomewAcademy is a Catholic grammar school for students in Pre-K through eighth grade. For more information, visitwww.stbacademy.org.

Wardlaw-Hartridge StudentsEarn AP Scholar Status

SENIOR SCHOLARS... AP Scholars were recognized on September 15. Stand-ing, from left to right, are: Sam Cheon, Matt Handzy, John Anderson-Schmitt,Sam Sherman and Saad Mansuri. Seated are Rida Aziz and Emily Saadi.

EDISON – Susan Swenson, Di-rector of College Counseling at TheWardlaw-Hartridge School inEdison, announced the names ofthe school’s AP Scholars on Sep-tember 15. There were four differ-ent areas of distinction and the Cen-tral Jersey independent school wasrepresented, by both current stu-dents and recent graduates, in all ofthe categories.

Shafeeq Ibraheem of Piscataway,a freshman at Yale University,earned the status of National APScholar, granted to students in theUnited States who receive an aver-age score of at least 4 on all APExams taken, and scores of 4 orhigher on eight or more of theseexams.

Eight graduates from the Class of2014 – Alexandre Barbet of Plain-field (Duke), Aditya Dalal of ScotchPlains (NYU Stern), AndrewDumont of Westfield (RensselaerPolytechnic Institute), Divya Mehtaof Edison (Princeton), Zubin Muljiof Edison (NYU Stern), Neel Patelof Piscataway (Stevens Institute ofTechnology), Yousaf Razvi ofSomerset (Swarthmore) and AliReza of Carteret (Rutgers) – re-ceived AP Scholar with Distinc-tion, which is granted to studentswho receive an average score of atleast 3.5 on all AP Exams taken,

and scores of 3 or higher on five ormore of these exams.

Four students earned AP Scholarwith Honor, which is granted to stu-dents who receive an average scoreof at least 3.25 on all AP Examstaken, and scores of 3 or higher onfour or more of these exams. SeniorsJohn Anderson-Schmitt of ScotchPlains and Zixuan Wang of Warrenand 2014 graduates Mairead Forrestof Parlin (Holy Cross) and ShareefIbraheem of Piscataway (Dartmouth)received this distinction.

Ten recent graduates and six cur-rent W-H students earned AP Scholarstatus: 2014 graduates Ayan Ahmedof Scotch Plains (Toronto), AmruthAlluri of Edison (Miami), MichaelAnastasiou of Scotch Plains (NYU),Randolph Best of Somerset (Rutgers),Samantha Hart of Edison (Rutgers),Bryan Jimenez of Elizabeth (StevensInstitute), Chase Levitt of ScotchPlains (Columbia), Michael Olano ofSouth Plainfield (Richmond), NeelamPatel of Edison (NYU) and EmilyWexler of Scotch Plains (Miami) andseniors Rida Aziz of Scotch Plains,Semin Cheon of Edison, Matt Handzyof Westfield, Saad Mansuri of Edison,Emily Saadi of Edison and SamSherman of Plainfield. This recogni-tion is for students who receive scoresof 3 or higher on three or more APExams.

Kent Place Students Recognized For Achievement

Mother Seton to HostScience Workshop

CLARK — Mother Seton RegionalHigh School, located at One ValleyRoad, Clark, will host a SaturdayScience Workshop for girls in grades6 to 8 on Saturday, October 18, from8:30 to11:30 a.m.

Applications are available atmotherseton.org.

HIGHLIGHT OF THE SEASON…The Westfield High School band amazed thecrowds with a high-speed routine that saw them light up their hats in brilliantblue neon light. They took first place in their group 4A at the competition hostedby Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, also winning Best Overall Effect, BestVisual and Best Music. Pictured, from left to right, are: Color Guard CaptainKathleen Nogan, Brass Section Leader Brian Lawrence, Drum Majors AlbertChen and Maria Lizzo, Drum Captain Jake Barrow and Color Guard CaptainAriel Moise-Kleinman.

Parent Volunteers Active inWestfield Schools

ALL INCLUSIVE…Attending a recent meeting of the Westfield PTC, seated, leftto right, are: Amisha Mehta – PTC Corresponding Secretary and Co-Chair –Gifted Education Committee; Monica Bergin – PTC Treasurer; Lisa Kops-Wendel, PTC Vice President and Co-Chair – Special Education Committee;Ruth Maloney – PTC President; and Terese Guerriero, PTC Recording Secre-tary; second row, standing, left to right, are: PTO Presidents: Donna Pace,Wilson; Soo Sang, Lincoln; Stephanie Camangian, McKinley; Sarah McGrail,Roosevelt; Joelene Ritter, Westfield High School; Jenn White, Jefferson; VijayaTurimella, Edison; Robin Eisman, Jefferson; Jenny Tananbaum, McKinley andEdison; and Lisa Blitt, Tamaques; and third row, left to right, are: StaceyShepherd, Wilson; Erin Romano, Lincoln; Amy Root, Roosevelt; Marie Sloan,Westfield High School; Donna Keith, Tamaques; Beth Dencker, Franklin;Clarissa Taylor, Franklin; and Vanessa Schwartz, Washington. Missing fromphoto is Roselle Schjong – Washington.

WESTFIELD – The Parent-TeacherCouncil (PTC) of the Westfield PublicSchools kicked off the 2014-2015school year sharing ideas, interestsand news about each school and thedistrict. The PTC, led by PresidentRuth Maloney, is an umbrella organi-zation of all 10 schools’ parent-teacher-student organizations, with memberswho meet twice a month.

One meeting is attended by thepresidents of each school’s PTO, PTAor PTSO, and one with their generalmembership. PTC Board membersare present at both. Parents also vol-unteer to join committees on the PTC,such as Special Education, GiftedEducation, Scholarship, and others.

Regular participants at the PTCmeetings are Superintendent Marga-

ret Dolan and Board of Educationmembers Gretchan Ohlig or GinnyLeiz.

Topics such as school policies andinitiatives, district budget, studentachievement and PTO fund-raisingactivities are discussed. “These meet-ings provide an excellent vehicle fortwo-way communication,” explainedSuperintendent Dolan. “We have theopportunity to hear both the goodnews and the concerns of our parentsin our schools through their repre-sentatives. At the same time, the par-ent representatives learn what deci-sions are being made or consideredby the board of education. It is a veryhelpful process for all concerned. Weare so fortunate in this district to haveso many dedicated volunteers.”

BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT…Admiring the plantings surrounding theRoosevelt Intermediate School sign, pictured, left to right, are: CustodiansRahdee Harrison and Mike Rivera, Principal Stewart Carey and Secretary SusanFurrer.

ADVANCED ACHIEVEMENT…Kent Place School seniors Sarah Chin, KaylaJackson and Alessandra Leong of Westfield have been honored by the CollegeBoard in recognition of their exceptional achievement on Advanced Placement(AP) Examinations taken last spring. Pictured, left to right, are: Alessandra,Sarah and Kayla.

School Pride Blooms in Roosevelt Landscaping

SUMMIT – Kent Place School se-niors Sarah Chin, Kayla Jackson andAlessandra Leong of Westfield havebeen honored by the College Boardin recognition of their exceptionalachievement on Advanced Placement(AP) Examinations taken last spring.

Alessandra was named an APScholar with Distinction. The awardof AP Scholar with Distinction isgranted to students who receive anaverage score of at least 3.5 on all APExams taken, and scores of 3 or higheron five or more of these exams

Both Sarah and Kayla were named

AP Scholars. The award of AP Scholaris granted to students who receivescores of 3 or higher (on a scale of 1to 5) on three or more AP Exams.

In 2014, Kent Place had a total of85 students recognized by the Col-lege Board for excellence on AP ex-ams. Kent Place School is an inde-pendent, nonsectarian, college-pre-paratory day school, which for over100 years has provided a superioreducation for young women whodemonstrate strong scholastic andcreative ability. Visit Kent Place onthe web at kentplace.org.

ON YOUR MARK…Kindergarten students at the Mountainside campus of HolyTrinity gather for the annual Running of the Halls.

WELCOME…This school year, Union Catholic welcomed nearly 50 new stu-dents with the help of the Student Council. Pictured are Sapphire Sweeney, Classof 2016, of Plainfield, Student Council moderator Ashley Whittemore, andAnthony Dawson, Class of 2016, of Somerset.

Union Catholic Welcomes New Students

FOLLOW THE DOTS…The kindergarten and pre-school students of HolyTrinity’s Mountainside campus celebrate International Dot Day with artist andteacher, Vickie Williams.

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SCOTCH PLAINS – Union Catho-lic (UC) welcomed nearly 50 newstudents who have transferred fromother schools, recently moved to thearea, or hail from other countries suchas China, South Korea and Italy.

The Student Council held a specialNew Students Breakfast on Septem-ber 12 to make these students feelmore comfortable in their new setting.

Moderator Ashley Whittemore in-troduced members of the StudentCouncil Board, having given themthe task of making sure the new stu-

dents feel welcome and at home atUC. Following the introductions werea light breakfast and some time foradministrators, teachers and StudentCouncil members to introduce them-selves to UC’s newest communitymembers. New students even receiveda complimentary UC T-shirt that reads“Great Day to be a Viking!”

For over 50 years, Union CatholicHigh School has earned its reputa-tion as one of New Jersey’s foremostCatholic secondary schools. For in-formation, visit unioncatholic.org.

WESTFIELD – Roosevelt Inter-mediate School Principal StewartCarey has received a lot of compli-ments lately regarding how well thegrounds look surrounding his clas-sic 1926 era school. Mr. Carey ad-mits the good looks are due to ateam effort led largely by thePTSO’s Beautification Committee.

“These ladies have been out herefor days pulling weeds and plant-ing flowers,” said Mr. Carey. “The

combined effort of the PTSO, ourcustodial group and Craig StockLandscaping adds to the beautifi-cation of the entire community.”

Florence Chermak, a Master Gar-dener who chairs the Beautifica-tion Committee, admitted thatRoosevelt families volunteeredabout 70 hours to the task. Keyvolunteers also included SarahMcGrail, Amy Root and CynthiaBurke.