Brayton Students Link up with Eight Other Summits in United States
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Now incorporating New Providence-Berkeley Heights Dispatch Summit #Her aid ... Summit's only real newspaper VOLUME 100 NO. 17 November^ 1985 Price: 25' "50 Brayton students link up with eight other Summits in United States Did you know Summit got its of a highway, too. name because it's on the first ' 'There are lots of big houses in medical research company in the from Summit on, Alabama," she ridge of hills visible from New Summit that are just like area." said. "And we're still waiting for York? mine...mine is about 100 years "About every kid in Summit a response from Summit, Did you know Springfield old." likes sports, like football," wrote California." Avenue used to be an Indian Another Brayton student one Brayton student, "Personal- To date, only one Summit has Trail? agreed, saying, "Summit, New ly, ''. he continued, ' 7 don't really eluded Brayton's attempts at Mike, a student at Brayton Jersey is a place where there are care much for sports. Kids usual- communication: Summit, Elementary School, could tell lots of old trees and buildings, ly go downtown and walk Alaska. you both of these essential facts but people still live in them-they around-that's what I like to do." "We know it's there, we've about the history of Summit. either fix them up themselves or seen it on the atlas, and we even In fact, the entire fourth grade get a specialist." The "big city" to Brayton know there's an airport there. at Brayton could tell you a a lot Although Brayton students students is New York--but to But we can't find a zip code for about the history of the city—all described our city as a "small it, so it probably doesn't have because of a pen pal project town," the replies they got students from Summit, Utah, the mail service. And we don't think directed by teacher Cynthia Peck. it has phone service, either," described even smaller Summits. action is in Cedar City: "Cedar Peck said. ' 'One of the goals of the fourth A reply from Summit, Utah, City is where we go to do our grade curriculum is letter writing, for example, noted that city's shopping, or go to concerts, or However, she said, Brayton the 'friendly letter,' " said Peck. population numbers only 300. see stage plays...It's just eight students are not easily discourag- To make the project more in- The postmaster from Summit, miles south of our town," the ed: "We're going to keep trying teresting, students were asked to Utah, wrote telling Brayton Utah postmaster wrote. to get in touch with them," she find pen pals from other Summits students he would see their letters The project will continue all said. "This project is an exercise in the United States. got to the fourth graders in his year, according to Peck. "We in problem solving as well as let- Through scrutiny of several city-of whom, he said, there are just got a whole sheaf of letters ter writing," she added. atlases, the class discovered eight exactly four. Brayton's fourth other Summits in America, ac- grade, in contrast, is 42 strong, cording to Peck. split into classes of 21, Brayton City opts for agency guards As a fringe benefit of the letter students told their pen pals. SUMMIT-After facing a writing lesson, students learned Virtually every student reply- To keep "familiar faces" at about the history of their own ing from Summit, South Dakota, severe shortage of crossing the crossing guard posts, Yannot- hometown-they had to, Peck included pets in his or her guards this fall, the city has ta said, the agency will try to said, in order to describe it to description of life there-pets like chosen to contract with an agency recruit from within the city. their penpals. seven horses, 70 cows, and even to ensure all posts will be filled. Current crossing guards "will Here's how one Brayton stu- "one mean bull." "Essentially, we are five be absorbed right into the agen- dent described Summit, NJ: short," said Councilwoman Judy cy," said Yannotta, "they'd get OVERLOOK MUSICAL THEATRE'S production of "Kismet" includes, stan- "One student from Utah wrote ding, performers Tony East (Prosecutor, Beggar, Policeman); and, from left, "There are many stores in our that he and his friend caught 150 McLendon. The agency typically better benefits and they'd have a town, and a lot of churches too. I frogs and 10 pounds of snakes schedules off-duty security full time work instead of part Gary Martins (Beggar, Street Dancer), and Vern Keller (Beggar, Merchant). live next to the Watchung Reser- last summer," said Peck. "That guards as crossing guards, time." For a picture preview of the show, see page 6. vation, part of the smallest really blew our minds—so his pen McLendon said. Mountain Range in the world. pal wrote back asking what he Traffic Officer Michael Yan- "I can see lots of hills from my did with them. We got our notta said he sometimes has to back yard. I can see the making answer-he said he sells them to a have meter readers cover vacant Veterans Memorial Committee plans crossing guard posts. to accept $28,000 construction bid SUMMIT-After being Mayor Robert J. Hartlaub, Frederick W.; ladanza, Moses ^ by the first bids on ^WHb A.» Irwin, Herbert W;; JardnTo, ygjlf Veterans Memorial, Jan KeyTfOTaft Gregory Ernest J. the city has finally received an ac- B. Jardillo, and Joseph Steiner. Also, Karaszewski, Joseph P.; ceptable bid--$28,000--from Jim Deadline is Dec. 13 Kelly, Jean D.; Kenny, Thomas Prisco, according to Edwin Dot- The Veterans Memorial will J.; Kice, W. D.; Kipp, William; ten. honor Summit residents who died Kopp, Hans F.; Lamagna, Dotten, member of the serving their country during Salvatore G.; Lane, Fred D.; Veterans Memorial Committee, World War 11, the KoreanWar, Levett, Henry S.; Libertino, Fred said the first bids had gone as and the Vietnam War. T.; Linke, Paul A., Jr.; Maffei, high as $56,000; other bids were The monument will be made of Anthony; Malloy, Edwin J.; above $40,000. concrete; names of those honored McDermott, Rodney; McMahon, will be listed on a bronze plaque. David T.; Milligan, Robert Jr.; "We nearly fainted," when the Mooney, Lyle R., h.; Nelson, first bids came in, said Dotten. Deadline for changes or addi- tions to the list must be written or Kenneth L.; Olson, Richard D.; "Prisco's contract says he won't Phillippi, Carmen J. make any profit on the job, and I phoned in to the city clerk by believe him," said Dotten. Dec. 13 (mail to 512 Springfield Also, Phillips, George H.; Donations to fund the Ave. or call 273-6400). Piraneo, Joseph T.; Reynolds, rn morial, to be built on the Information given to the com- John A.; Rosselct, John; Roth, V lage Green, have reached app- mittee must include name and Arthur J.; Sanzara, Anthony; pl ximateiyy $$30,00, 0 to date. phone number of the individual Schanklin, Harry E.; Schiappe, A out $15,00$ 0 to $20,000 in submitting it. All information is Camillo T.; Scrimente, Francis d< lations is still needed to com- to be authenticated by the com- R.; Silberman, Stanley; Spadone, pj e the city's plans, according mittee. Mitchell; Stafford, Richard M.; topiary Hagen, committee chair- According to Hagen, names Stahl, Edward L.; Stiles, William woman. already received for inclusion on C. I.; Thrombley, Robert L.; the memorial are: Valenti, Salvatore J.; Vivian, Ar- Plans for the memorial were thur C; Wahl, Harold Douglas; drawn up free of charge for the Ward, Waldron W.; White, city by the architectural firm of World War II CONGRATULATIONS! Summit Superintendent of Schools Dr. Richard L. Fiander congratulates Mercedes Danforth, a stu- Anderson, John M.; Angella, Donald C; Wilson, Wilmer W.; Chapman and Biber. and Young, Charles D. dent editor of last year's Junior High School literary magazine "Inkblot" which recently won a second place award from Dotten said he expects to act Albert; Briggs, Warren E.; the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, in competition with 400 other similar student publications. Looking on, from on Prisco's bid on Monday. A Bruno, Frank S.; Bystrak, left, ore faculty advisor Patricia Genthner, student editors Jenny Tiernan, Adam Pechter and George Taylor. The last minute effort to see if the Henry; Caporaso, John J.; Korea students and Mrs. Genthner were also voted a Resolution of Appreciation by the Summit Board of Education at its city's own engineering depart- Carey, Alan P.; Colangelo, Sam; Bancker, Robert K.; Batson, November meeting. Missing from the photo is "Inkblot" editor Leslie Norwood. ment could build the monument Connelly, Francis W.; Cook, Roland Jr.; Lindquist, Carl E.; fell through, Dotten said, when Robert S.; Cooney, James J.; Lombardi, John A ; Marlin, Ed- the city engineer examined the Crankshaw, Orrin F,; Croful. ward K ,; ami Varner, FCIMUIIKI S. plans and found the masonry re- William B.; Dellorno, Salvatore; Vietnam Scrooge is alive and well but quipd was so elaborate and time Dempsey, James M.; DeNun/.io, Andrews, Terence M.; Baxter, consuming thai outside help Jack A.; Dowe, Frank Vaugn; Dennis W.; Bird, John I.; Cann- should be hired. Erbe, George P. F. Ill; Eltleson, ing, Richard B.; I'bin, Manuel you can help stop him! Donations may be sent to com- C. Campbell; Feibush, Leonard I..; Francisco, William V.; irii'.'.ee member James T. Piana in J.; Flood, James L.; Foster, Halscy, M.