·      The graduation ceremonies held in the Collins Arena at Brookdale were successful. The administrators have met to discuss areas that need to be addressed.

·      The statue at Village School was created as homage to Chris Blejwas, so it is not a likeness of him, but rather the “spirit” of Chris. Chris did not want it to look like him, but rather be a man reading to students, as that was his favorite thing to do.

It was commissioned by the PSA at the time and the president was Serena DiMaso. A reception unveiling the statue took place in the Multipurpose Room with staff and parents honoring Chris and his years of service to Village School and the district. Chris and his family were in attendance.

The artist is Mr. Brian Hanlon, a graduate from Holmdel High School’s Class of 1983 who currently resides in Toms River.

The statue was moved to the official main entrance of Village School so it could be seen and appreciated by all visitors.

·      Mrs. Nora Judd is very proud of one of her science classes at Indian Hill who decided to do a clean-up at the school. They organized the entire event from obtaining Mr. Schillaci’s approval to supplies and permission slips. The following is what one of the students wrote:

On Friday, June 6^th, Mrs. Judd’s fourth period science class participated in Environmental Day. The sixth graders, clad in latex gloves and surgical masks, headed outside to clean up the perimeter of Indian Hill School. They began at the exit from the sixth grade wing and worked their way around to the fields and then to the main entrance. The students picked up many strange objects such as car oil containers, paper maché, popped balloons, and empty bags of chips. When the period was over, some students’ garbage bags were nearly half way full. The students of Homeroom 139 have made an effort to keep Indian Hill clean, you can too!

·      Congratulations to the members of the Boys Tennis team Boys Track team for their individual accomplishments and to Coach Chelednik for being named Asbury Park Press Coach of the Year – Tennis.

·      Twenty-six New Jersey high school students were honored recently by the Merck Institute for Science Education (MISE) and the New Jersey Science Teachers Association (NJSTA) for their performance in the 58^th annual Merck State Science Day competition. These students, known as Merck Scholars, received their awards at a ceremony and luncheon at Merck Research Laboratories in Rahway. A HHS student was among those honored. He was among the highest scoring students on the Chemistry test. Teacher Josephine Blaha joined him and his mother at the awards ceremony.

Activities towards meeting district goals:

·      Anthony Gattini recently compiled a list of new technologies that teachers can expect upon their return in September.