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District-wide food drive brings in over 2,800 items
The school communities recently concluded their annual Souper Bowl of Caring - Tackle Hunger" collection drives.
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"One School, One Book" program concludes
The One School, One Book program, sponsored by the Woodland Park Municipal Alliance Against Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, has concluded. The entire student body and staff read “Friendship According to Humphrey” by Betty G. Birney together, one a chapter a night.
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"We're Not Buying It" sponsored for sixth graders
The Woodland Park Municipal Alliance Against Alcoholism and Drug Abuse sponsored a six-part workshop called "We're Not Buying It" for Memorial School sixth graders, given by the Center for Prevention, based in Newton.
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Law Enforcement Against Drugs program launches
The Woodland Park Police Department has launched LEAD - Law Enforcement Against Drugs - a new program, similar to now defunct DARE program, in local schools.
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Footprints for Life returns to Charles Olbon
The Center for Prevention has brought the Footprints for Life program back to Charles Olbon School this year. The Woodland Park Municipal Alliance Against Alcoholism and Drug Abuse has funded the program for all second grade classes.
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Memorial School hosts 2020 Spelling Bee
Memorial Middle School held its 2020 Spelling Bee on Wednesday evening at the Charles Olbon School with 30 competitors. The top three spellers were Ava Beirne, third place; Jason Turkel, second place; and Daniella Mencia, first place.
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Two student teams qualify for nationals in virtual math tournament
Seven student teams, comprised of 3rd to 8th grade students, competed this week against dozens of others in the
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'One School, One Book' launched at Beatrice Gilmore
'The Woodland Park Municipal Alliance Against Alcoholism and Drug Abuse sponsors a number of initiative in the three borough schools each year. One such initiative is the “One School, One Book” program, which kicked off at Beatrice Gilmore School.
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Students learn about efforts to keep bay water clean
Memorial Middle School fifth grade science classes and the Animal Club were treated to an educational program by ReClam the Bay, a non-profit, group that oversees the birth, growing, and replanting of clams and oysters in the bay areas of New Jersey.
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New 'house' system kicks off at game show
Memorial School students recently enjoyed the Holly Rock "Brain Challenge" assembly, sponsored by the HSA. The kids had a blast and enjoyed their first friendly competition in their new "houses."
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Teachers/Educational Services Professionals of the Year named
The Woodland Park School District announced the recipients of the annual New Jersey Governor's Teacher/Educational Services Professional of the Year for 2019-2020.
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Board salutes two outgoing trustees
The Board of Education saluted two outgoing members who are finishing up their terms - Dina Bargiel and Dr. Mark Salemi, who both have served for over nine years.
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Giving spirit abounds during holiday season
This holiday season, a number of charitable efforts were held in the local schools. Both Beatrice Gilmore and Memorial Schools took part in the annual Giving Tree initiative for the Family Reach Foundation.
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Handmade cards sent to spread holiday cheer
Students at Beatrice Gilmore School created cards to send to children who will spending the holiday season in the hospital. Mrs. Capo's class helped collect and send these cards to the organization Cards for Hospitalized Kids.
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Alfred Baumann Library salutes its youth volunteers
The Alfred H. Baumann Free Public Library recently held its annual appreciation night to honor its resident, community, business, program and school partners.
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Incorporating movement helps to support an active learning environment
Charles Olbon recently held a school-wide professional learning community meeting, where the staff learned how to incorporate movement throughout the day, led by physical education teacher Mr. Volpe.
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Food drive provides full holiday meal for 30 local families
Thirty turkeys and the fixings were distributed to local families who need a helping hand this Thanksgiving. The collection was coordinated by the Memorial School Student Council, Charles Olbon School, and Beatrice Gilmore School together with donations from generous families of Woodland Park.
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Teachers attend development day at Passaic Valley High School
Passaic Valley Regional High School (PV) hosted its fourth annual day of development on Nov. 6, uniting all teaching professionals from PV High School and each of its feeder public schools from Little Falls, Woodland Park and Totowa. The theme for this year's program was "Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships."
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Libraries = Success program concludes at Memorial School
The results are in for the Libraries = Success program at Memorial Middle School. The program, sponsored by the NJ State Library, is a joint collaboration with the Alfred Baumann Public Library. The initiative is geared toward encouraging middle schoolers to sign up for a library card.
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District receives $261K grant to expand pre-K program
The Woodland Park School District was one of 28 that were notified this week of pre-K expansion grant funding awards. This $20 million in funding to the 28 districts means that approximately 1,450 additional children across the state will have access to quality pre-K.
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Assembly at Memorial focuses on natural highs
Memorial School students were treated to an assembly funded by the Municipal Alliance Against Alcoholism & Drug Abuse with Matt Bellace, a youth motivational speaker and stand-up comedian. Dr. Bellace has a Ph.D. in clinical neuropsychology and author of the book, "A Better High.”
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Alliance door decorating contest winners are announced
October is the busiest month of the year for the Woodland Park Municipal Alliance Against Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, as it plans and hosts several events for the three local schools as well as the public. The Alliance is a volunteer based community group that is funded by the Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse.
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Championship boxer shares his stories with Memorial students
Memorial School students were treated to an assembly by Cam Awesome, courtesy of the WP Municipal Alliance Against Alcoholism & Drug Abuse, as part of School Violence Awareness Week.
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Assembly uses science to bring stories to life
Beatrice Gilmore and Charles Olbon students both enjoyed a pre-Halloween treat with a visit from the Science Tellers assembly program. Conrad Colón led the students through the story, “Aliens: Escape From Earth,” where he integrated the story with science experiments to bring key parts of the story to life.
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'Libraries = Success' is going well at Memorial School
The Libraries = Success program is going well at Memorial Middle School. Currently, 6th grade has about 65 percent participation, fifth is at 35 percent and 7th and 8th grade are starting to bring more and more cards in.
