A WATCHUNG C OMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and THE TIMES of Scotch Plains – Fanwood Thursday, January 9, 2003 Page 9

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12345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456 12345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456 By Roosevelt Intermediate Principal Shulack WESTFIELD – Roosevelt Interme- Stephen Aswad Brandon Heroux DISTINGUISHED HONOR ROLL Matthew Carville John Meagher Dr. Soaries to Give Keynote diate School Principal Dr. Kenneth Andrew Bakst Benjamin Hiller GRADE 8 – 52 STUDENTS Rachael Cauley Russell Miller Shulack has reported that 326 stu- Claire Bennett Lauren Huff Justin Adams Sarah Lapidus Tiffany Cayado Nicholas Mironovich dents or 67 percent of the seventh and William Bertoni Rachel Iannazzone Stephanie Baeder Jennifer Laspata Julia Cederroth Suzanne Morgan Address at M.L. King Service William Beshears Christine Kandigian Luke Baran Thomas Malaspina Xiao Chen Christine Mruz eighth grade student body were named Victoria Binko Michael Kane Chloe Cherin Jaclyn Nicoll to the First Marking Period Distin- Gregory Boyle Kevin Maus WESTFIELD — Reverend DeForest Prior to serving at First Baptist, Dr. Laryssa Borkowsky Lauren Krichilsky Emily Cataldo Melissa Mc Dermott Christopher Chou Anna Pullicino B. Soaries, Jr., senior pastor of the First Soaries was the Assistant Pastor of the guished Honor Roll and Regular Honor Robert Castelo Anusuya Krishnan Stephanie Christiano Patrick McCabe Theodore Chou Sarah Queller Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens in Shiloh Baptist Church in Trenton. Ac- Roll for the 2002-2003 academic year. Andrew Castrorao Tim Kuehn Christine Cobuzzi James Meylor Kristina Cofone Jonathan Ramalho Somerset, will be the key- tive in community life since DISTINGUISHED HONOR ROLL AJ Cerami George Kunath Anthony Cocuzza Julienne Niemiera Jessica Cohen Glenn Romano note speaker at Westfield’s his youth, Dr. Soaries Tyler Clark Ryan Kuppersmith Catherine Cordeiro Caitlin Oster G. Peter Cornell Lindsey Romano Martin Luther King, Jr., com- worked for the Urban GRADE 7 – 61 STUDENTS Jordana Confino Alexander Laird Samuel Crawford Adam Rubin Marlee Austin Danielle Masterton Seth Davidson Courtney Phillips memorative service on Mon- League and Operation Caitlin Corkery Allison Land Emily De Rosa Colleen Psomas Tara Daly Peter Rucinsky Erin Bange Matthew McCurdy Lauren Couture Florian Leutwyler Brian Davidson Ryan Salmon day, January 20. PUSH while he was a col- Cameron Banta Rebecca McNulty Aaron Eisenberg Ellen Ramage The service will take place lege student. Leigh Couture John Levidy Christopher Engel Nicole Reich Cecilia De Corral Elizabeth Scanlon Matthew Blutfield Pratik Mehta Stefanie Crosta Nicholas Li Volsi Holly Desantis Brittany Shaykevich at the Presbyterian Church on Dr. Soaries earned a Bach- Caitlin Burke Kimberly Morawski Alena Fleming Matthew Renart Mountain Avenue in elor of Arts Degree from Andrew Cunningham Allison MacDonald Remi Formal Lindsey Ann Sauerwein Ashley Dunnan John-William Sidhom Jessica Campo Marissa Mumford Barbara D’Agosto Mary Mahoney Scott Dyer Leanne Skorge Westfield at 1 p.m., following ; a Stephen Chan Alexandra Pecora Claire Fox Ian Schwatz a procession from Bethel Bap- Master of Divinity Degree Michael Dibble Katherine Meylor Angelina Garneva William Schwartz Adam Eisen Bryan Smith Christopher Chin Josephine Reinhardt Kathryn Donovan Robert Miller Samaa El-Sherbeini Darrell Ann Smith tist Church on Trinity Place from Princeton Theologi- Alex Colucci Crista Ricci Emily Gee Julie Anne Shelman Emily Doskow Zachary Minken Leanne Hewit Marlena Sheridan William Farrell, 4th Jacqueline Snyder through downtown Westfield. Dr. DeForest Soaries, Jr. cal Seminary; and a Doctor Kyle Cortley Kimberly Ripperger Evan Eisenberg Gregory Morrissey Jonathan Finkel Zachary Sproull Appointed as New of Ministry Degree from Emily Cozzi Stephanie Rowe Christopher Kalis Thomas Sheridan William Eisenberg Haley Mustard Anya Kaplan Melissa Slavin Nicole Finkel Kate Statton Jersey’s 30th Secretary of State by Gov- United Theological Seminary. Joshua David Erin Scialabba Elizabeth Engel Michael Nanna Rachel Fischer Jamie Steiner ernor , Dr. He was recently recognized by the Ian Devaney James Seip Elizabeth Kline Samantha Vitale Michele Eniclerico Kevin Neylan Bryan Knapp Heather Welham Andrew Ford Thomas Stewart Soaries served from January 1999 to Claremont School of Theology in Benjamin Dornfeld Kevin Shallcross Josefine Eriksson Michael Nika Alexander Forstenhausler Colin Sullivan Jared Dornfeld Allison Sharkey Anna Koehler Molly Williams 2002. Internationally renowned as a Claremont, Calif., with the Kilgore Craig Esposito Gabrielle O’Leary Kate Kovalenko Benjamin Zakarin Sarah Garry Kelsey Sullivan speaker, author and advocate for youth, Award for Creative Ministry. This award Rose Driscoll Deborah Siegel Meghan Evans Corrine Parkinson Andrew Gately Sean Sullivan Maya Fine Pincus Melissa Souto Bryan Krichilsky Aron Zavaro Dr. Soaries was invited by Coretta Scott is presented annually for outstanding Matthew Feniger Ioanna Protogiannis REGULAR HONOR ROLL Melissa Gerckens Katherine Taylor King to be the featured speaker at the and innovative ministry. Vincent Fitzpatrick Danielle Tepper Bryan Fitzpatrick Stephanie Quinton Patrick Gessner James Thayer Matthew Gralla Elena Tinfow GRADE 8 – 120 STUDENTS official Year 2000 Martin Luther King, Born in and raised in New Cornelius Fitzpatrick Jorie Richlin-Zack Kimberly Angus Daniel Johnson Ilene Goodman Julia Tomaszewsky Jr. Holiday Celebration in , Ga. Jersey, Dr. Soaries resides in Franklin Aidan Granstrand Lindsay Tishberg Michael Fitzpatrick Michael Rodman Kayley Graham James Tonges Britta Greene Ann-Marie Valentine Sara Anthony Troy Johnson A pioneer of faith-based community Park with his wife and twin sons. Christopher Franks Zachary Rubin Peter Antonelli Madeline Joyce Anne Greenberg John Trimble Peter Griesmer Lindsay Walsh Emily Fusco Kirk Sabnani Jiaming Guan Andrea Turitz development, Dr. Soaries led First Bap- Caitlin Hewett Cindy Wang Matthew Anzalone Daniel Kahaner tist Church of Lincoln Gardens in the Ariel Gale Ellen Scariati Seth Applebaum Edward Kane Tegest Hailu Alex Vanarelli ATTENTION! Melanie Jackson Michael Weinberg Brittany Gallagher Tessa Schaaf Emma Hand Nicole Vendetti construction of a new $17 million Dean Kowalski Daniela Weiner Jeremy Barnes Adam Koll church complex. He was also instru- Melissa Gallagher Kelly Seeger Adam Becker Kimberly Legones Caroline Hansen Michael Venezia Benjamin Maimon Hannah Wharam Rachel Ganz Luke Shane William Harbaugh Michael Verrier mental in forming many not-for-profit Are you a student with a Joseph Maran Trevor Yee Caitlin Bludgus Mary Kate Luker entities to serve the community, in- Katherine Gelinne Megan Sherman Eric Brandman Claire MacDonald Matthew Harris Scott Warner flair for writing? Then, maybe Harry Marino Michelle Zaffuto Paige Geraghty Richard Venckus Robert Hay, 3rd Leigh Weissman Lindsay Brown Michael Marks cluding the First Baptist Community “The Student View” is for you! Daniel Markowski Eric Zagorski Joseph Green Benjamin Walker Amanda Hayden Francesca Welham Development Corporation; the Renais- Melanie Brown Christopher Mattes For more details, please con- Catherine Marvin Lisa Zavetz Matthew Green Emily Walus Stephen Heine Gregory Whitman sance Community Development Credit Xinyi (Ed) Zhang Jennifer Burns Natalia Mavrogiannis tact Education Editor Michelle Jared Greene Zacharie Weingarten Robert Cariste Lauren McCurdy Kevin Hennessey Maxwell Wieder Union; CDC Properties Housing Cor- Alexander Greenspan Hannah Weisman Phillip John Ryan Yarusi poration; Renaissance Education & Le Poidevin at (908) 232-4407 REGULAR HONOR ROLL Amanda Carolan Amanda McQuade GRADE 7 – 93 STUDENTS Elizabeth Hawkins Georgette Williamson Patrina Caruana Rebecca McQuade Samuel John Gabriel Yukon Technology Academy; and Harvest of or e-mail [email protected] Domenick Wissel Hope Family Services Network. Alexandra Annis Mila Heneck Terrill Middle School Reports High, Regular Honor Rolls for First Marking Period of Yr. SCOTCH PLAINS – The High Brian Bonacum Ryan McCarthy Sky Cheung Randy Lemence Jennifer Gaglioti Simone March Honor Rolls and Regular Honor Rolls Jenna Bristol Christopher McManus Daniel Ciabattari Jared Lindenberg Genevieve Gilroy Lauren Spirko for Grades 6 through 8 for the 2002- Edward Byron Daniel Meurer Jarek Cohen Andrew Livingston Casey Griffin Kenneth Wasserman 2003 academic term at Terrill Middle Alex Carow Clinton Meyer Janine DeFeo John Loomis Lauren Weissbrod Emily Carow Jonathan Miklas Zachary Feldman Jeremy Mattimore REGULAR HONORS School in Scotch Plains have been David Casmas Jessica Mindo Ian Feller Joanna Naugle revealed by Susan Thul of the school’s GRADE 8 – 50 PUPILS Kelly Cianciotta Michelle Minniti Carina Gerveshi Cecilia Osterman Anne Arasin Matthew Miller Guidance Department. Krista Ciecura Kelly Monroy David Gordon Maya Robinson Samantha Bendik Michael Miller HIGH HONORS Patrick Clancy, 3rd Alex Nieto Adam Horowitz Erin Rossi Courtney Berger Kimberly Molnar GRADE 6 – 51 PUPILS Katherine Cornacchia Brian Northrup Edward Kahn Grace Wallden Margaret Bernhard Nikki Moses Jennie Altman Kevin Maroney Lauren D’Aloisio Elyse Nussenfeld Brendan Kirby Gregory Weinstock Jonathan Birnbaum Michael Muller OPEN HOUSE…Holy Trinity Interparochial School’s Mountainside Cam- Melissa Andrews Magan Mauro Kathryn De Cataldo Zachary Peart Kathleen Yan Jesse Brooks Talia Nudell pus will host an open house for parents interested in enrolling their Pre-K and Dorian Bogdanovski Kayla Molnar Robert Desiato, Jr. Tyler Pfundheller REGULAR HONORS Jeremy Cole Poojaben Patel Kindergarten students. The open house, by appointment only, will be held James Burke Kathryn Moynihan Jennifer DiGiuseppe Alexandria Pisauro GRADE 7 – 80 PUPILS Elizabeth Day Kyle Rowbatham on Friday, January 24, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For reservations, please call (908) Nicole Cicchetti Gabriella Napoli Morgan Dorsch Kaitlin Rau Dana Abramson Clarissa Lyons Ariel DiGiorgio Maetal Rozenberg 233-1899. Optional tour dates will be available upon request. Registration for Kathryn Cockrell Anne Marie Noronha Mitchell Facer Alexandra Ricciardelli Kathryn Albanese-DeMair Casey Marks Lauren Edwards Nicklas Ryskasen both campuses will be held at Holy Trinity Interparochial School’s Open Anthony D’Annunzio Austin Pfundheller Matthew Fields Kyle Richers Allison Andrews Lauren Mastroianni Matthew Flynn James Sacca House on Sunday, January 26, from 1 to 3 p.m. with no appointment Michelle De Santis Michael Postolowski Kathleen Flor-Stagnato Alyssa Riesenberg Michael Bello Elizabeth McMillion Daniel Foley Zachary Saifi necessary. Julie Deutsch Maxim Rabinovich Emma Forman Bridget Samaritano Alana Bencivengo Molly Meehan Kaye Garcia Michelle Sanghera Christina Dokopoulos Ryan Rappa Justin Frasier Lisa Schardien Gregory Bencivengo Emily Meehan Magda Isack Stephanie Santiago Kelly Dyckman Kimberly Rizzo Alexander Friedman Elizabeth Schreiber Amie Berlant Jessica Nagourney Austin Jefferson Bari Schwarz Diana Ferrante Davina Roshansky Ricky Fuimo Joseph Sebolao Courtney Bifani Jane Newcomer Eric Kaufman Brittany Skwirut Candidacy Details Available Elizabeth Ferraro Michael Roth Jennifer Gassler Timothy Seeman Michael Bover Rachel Parker James Khalil David Solomon Erin Finan Samantha Schaffer Amanda Gianni Matthew Simon Samantha Bremer Minal Patel Melissa Kliesch Tovi Spero Daniel Gilman Mark Shvartsman Stephanie Glover Alexis Sorace Keith Bronikowski Elizabeth Peach David Kopylov Grover Sundstrom At SP-F School Board Office Erica Goldberg Allison Sokol Sarah Goldenberg Paul Spicer Adam Brous James Perez Christopher Lacko Megan Swick Brian Jascur Marissa Squeri Susan Gonch Kristen Spirko Trevor Cannon Brian Pesin Colleen LaForge Stephen Wallden Eileen Jiang Martin Sweeney Daniel Gore Brendan Stripling Christopher Casserly Matthew Plagge Ryan Lemence Eric Wasserman SCOTCH PLAINS — The dead- Information about the New Jersey William Johnston Henna Tailor Michael Griffith Alaysha Suggs Kristen Cassidy Michael Ragan Emily Mankoff Arianna Williams line for filing nominating petitions School Ethics Act, important dates in Kapri Kreps Pia Tempestini Eric Heinz Ashley Tenenbaum Ryan Cassidy Brianna Redmount Benjamin Mathan Lauren Wright Rachel Krismann Linda Timko Anthony Ingato Laura Thompson to run for positions on the Scotch the school election process, and brief- Alina Chabus Jordan Rejaud Julie Meurer Allison Zazzali Plains-Fanwood Board of Education ing sessions for school board candi- Sahrula Kubie Corinne Walker Jeremy Kaufman John Timoni David Chapman Emily Rodriguez Allison Lasher Peter Weigel Michael Klotz Rebecca VonLangen Anna Chapman Theodore Rosenblatt is 4 p.m., Monday, February 24, ac- dates are also included in the kit. Cara Levinson Julia Weigel Stanislaw Kolakowski Erick Walker Andrew Clark Jennifer Rovner cording to Board Secretary Anthony “School board membership is a Thomas Loop Jennifer Yang Mark Koransky James Walsh Michael Cornacchia Joseph Schiavo Del Sordi. meaningful way to make a contribu- Eliza Ziegler Evan Lake Erika White Amanda Curcie Alexsandra Segal The election is scheduled for Tues- tion to your community and its REGULAR HONORS Joshua Lieberman Elise Whitehouse Noelle DeGregorio Camilla Shanks Abi day, April 15. schools,” said Glenn B. Ewan, GRADE 6 – 87 PUPILS Genevieve Lubas Gina Yiantselis Tyler DelMauro Michele Silverstein Prospective school board candi- NJSBA President. Joshua Ahiabor Daniel Lubranski Rachel Zucker John DeLuca Courtney Slaten dates can obtain a “School board “I urge all qualified citizens to Kristen Armstrong Stephen Manzi HIGH HONORS Michael Devizio Barbara Slaugh Buidday Candidate Kit” at the local school consider board of education mem- Anjli Bansal Sheryl Markovits GRADE 7 – 23 PUPILS Bryan Dougher Anne Smith district office. Published by the New bership. Serving on your local school Kyle Bascom Michelle Mattar Brittany Biondi Rachel Kreyer Colleen Driscoll Alyssa Straniero Nicholas Blackwood Tyler Mattern Ashley Caldora Ryan Krueger Samantha Grecco Timothy Stuart Mike! Jersey School Boards Association board doesn’t require a degree in Colleen Hagerty Jeffrey Stuart (NJSBA), the package includes in- education. The most important at- Catherine Harley Harrison Stuppler formation about legal qualifications tribute a candidate can bring to of- Mary Henkels Thomas Stutter for school board candidacy, cam- fice is a sincere interest in the com- Franklin Geographic Bee Brian Hessemer Nicole Tavares paign procedures, and the role of the munity, its children and their educa- Kate Johnson Jackson Udelsman school board member. tion.” Conquered By Sullivan Julia Joseph Samuel Ungar Timothy Leischner Cassandra Valdes WESTFIELD – Kelly Sullivan, a las Roth, Jacob Steinfeld, Kelly Rachel Leitner Allison Vogel Sullivan and Sam Tooley. Jacqueline Lenoff Christina Woods fifth grader at Franklin Elementary Francesca Lumetta Daniel Wright School in Westfield, won the school- Kelly will join winners from schools Chelsea Lusk Jordan Yellen Small groups & Low tuition level competition of the National Geo- nationwide in taking a written test. As Improve 100, 150, 200 + points REGULAR HONORS Powerful test taking tips graphic Bee on December 19, and a many as 100 of the top scorers in each GRADE 8 – 23 PUPILS chance at a $25,000 college scholar- state and territory will be eligible to Certified Teachers Nora Ali Helen Han TH ship. Rachel Rickles, a fourth grade compete in their state Bee on Friday, Lisa Bloom Allison Hoynes-O’Connor OUR 26 YEAR OF SERVICE April 4. student, came in second place. Diana Chaves Sindhu Kilakkathi 24!24! The school-level Bee, during which The National Geographic Society Grant Darwin Brittany Larkin SCOTCH PLAINS, SUMMIT, students answered oral questions on will provide an all-expense paid trip to Christina DeFeo Jessica Lieberman EDISON & METUCHEN geography during an assembly, was the Washington, D.C. for the state champi- Megan Dyckman Melissa Loewinger From first round in the 15th Annual National ons and teacher-escorts to participate Morgan Finkel Jaclyn Lopez The Space Team EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CENTER 1-800-762-8378 Geographic Bee. in the National Geographic Bee Na- Brittany Fusillo Jillian Lusk WWW.ESCTESTPREP.COM DISCOUNTS TO MEMBERS The kickoff for this year’s Bee was tional Championship on Tuesday and November 26, with thousands of schools Wednesday, May 20 and 21. around the United States and in the five The first place national winner will U.S. territories participating. receive a $25,000 college scholarship, Wesley Hall Nursery School At Franklin School, competitions as well as a lifetime membership in the LAWRENCE A. WOODRUFF were held in all fourth and fifth grade Society. 1 East Broad St., Westfield classrooms. The classroom winners, “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek will who then went on to compete in the moderate the national finals on May Counsellor at Law (908) 233 - 9570 school-level Bee, included Sadie 21. The program will air on the Na- Burgdorf, Alexander Cruz, Olivia tional Geographic Channel and after- Accredited Divorce Mediator Magnanini, Samuel McKeown, ward on PBS stations, produced by Michael Oster, Rachel Rickles, Nicho- Maryland Public Television. Morning & Afternoon Sessions for Ages 21/2 to 5. • Estate Planning Team Teaching by Experienced Teachers. Spacious Indoor & Outdoor Play Areas. • Family Law Lunch & Enrichment Classes Available.

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Call Mon. - Fri. Between WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS…Franklin Elementary School students in Westfield 9 - 2 to Schedule a Tour competed in the school-level competition of the National Geographic Bee on 201 South Avenue East December 19. Pictured, left to right, are: Sadie Burgdorf, Alexander Cruz, Olivia of our Facility. Magnanini, Samuel McKeown, Michael Oster, Rachel Rickles, Nicholas Roth, Westfield, NJ Jacob Steinfeld, Kelly Sullivan and Sam Tooley. Kelly, a fifth grader, placed first and Rachel, a fourth grader, placed second. Fifth grade teacher Barbara Woerz 654-8885 organized the Bee. She is pictured, far left, back row. CYAN YELLOW MAGENTA BLACK