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The Livingston Board of Education has scheduled a voting meeting on Monday, June 6th at 7:30 p.m. in the Livingston High School Auditorium. Please note that the board has moved its June 13th meeting to June 20 at 7 p.m.
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- June 7, 2011 – NJ Primary Day, partial day for elementary school students
- Livingston Public Schools has added a new Press Release section to its website at www.Livingston.org. Make sure you visit the site regularly and check out the new section for up-to-date news and information.
- Livingston Public Schools has opened the Subscription for the 2011-2012 school year. If you are a resident whose child attends Livingston Public Schools in the fall and is interested in subscription busing, please go to the website at www.Livingston.org and click on the link for the busing lottery. Please note that if your child currently has subscription busing, you must reapply for the new school year. Students in grades K-8 who live more than 2 miles from their respective school and students in grades 9-12 who live more than two-and-a-half miles from the high school qualify for mandated busing. Students who live in lesser distances from their schools may participate in the busing lottery.
- The Livingston High School will perform in Disney World Sunday afternoon as it leads the June 5 Magic Kingdom parade down Main Street. The band will play two Elvis Presley songs, it’s program for the fall. While many high school marching bands, dance troupes and other arts groups audition and are selected to play at different venues in Disney World, it is very prestigious to be selected to lead the Magic Kingdom parade with the likes of Mickey Mouse and Goofy.
- Four members of the Livingston High School Forensics Speech and Debate team competed in the 60th NCFL Forensics Grand National Tournament in Washington D.C. over Memorial Day weekend. This event was the largest attended NCFL Grand Nationals, with 2,724 students representing 586 schools from around the United States and Canada. Jared Goldsmith and Jesse Kirsch finished in the top 48 out of 200 entries and received a medal of accomplishment for their rendition of “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” by Neil Simon. Shivangi Khanna performed Michelle Obama’s 2010 University of Arkansas Commencement Address while Emma Siegel delivered Suzanne Stutman’s “Take Back the Night,” speech.
- The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association honored Livingston High School senior Joy Ming with a $500 college scholarship at the organization’s 18th Annual Scholar-Athletes Luncheon May 15. More than 1,300 athletes, parents, coaches and school officials attended the event at the Pines Manor in Edison. Ming’s scholarship is from the Essex County Athletic Directors Association.
- Grace Ming, a freshman at Livingston High School, received honorable mention in the 2nd Annual Diversity Art & Essay Contest and will receive a $100 prize at an awards ceremony Sunday at 5:30 p.m. at the Hanover Marriott in Whippany.
- Livingston High School students Ryan Leslie, a senior, and Klara Blazek, a junior, had their work selected for the , a Juried High School Art Exhibition at the Morris Museum, now on display through June 12. Ryan’s graphite and colored pencil drawing “Persephone’s Regret,” and Klara’s black and white photograph “Sacre Couer,” are two of the 50 pieces of artwork featured in the exhibit with art work by high school students from across the state. The Morris Museum is located at 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morris Township. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Museum admission is $10; $7 children, students and seniors. Admission is free to the public 5 to 8 p.m. Thursdays. For information, visit www.morrismuseum.org or call (973) 971-3000.
- The Center for Simulated Business Services has commended LHS teachers Jeffrey McMurry and Colleen Cornell and the LHS students who participated in the New York City Practice Firm Trade Fair. The students received honorable mention for their practice firm “World Peace Pizza” which they displayed and marketed at booths at the event.
- The Livingston Recycling and Reclamation Committee and Livingston Public Schools PTOs are appealing to parents to turn their engines off while waiting to pick up or drop off students at school. The committee and PTOs are working together to increase environmental awareness in the schools, according to Sue Fershing, chair of the Recycling and Reclamation Committee. “State law prohibits idling for more than three minutes,” Fershing said. “An idling vehicle emits 20 times more pollution than one traveling at 30 mph, 15 minutes of idling emits almost 1 pound of carbon dioxide and 10 seconds of idling uses more fuel than turning the engine on and off.”
Anti-Idling signs have been installed throughout the district, she said. Fershing said that parents need to be aware that children are especially vulnerable to air pollution. “Children breathe faster than adults, inhale more air per pound of body weight than adults and stand closer to tailpipe height,” Fershing said. For information, email Fershing at sfersh@juno.com.
- The Livingston Recycling and Reclamation Committee will offer an electronics recycling and paper shredding event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 11. The committee will also offer a “working electronics exchange” for residents wishing to drop off or “reuse” electronic items in good working condition. Drop off will be at the lower level of the senior community center from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. June 9, 2 to 4 p.m. June 10 and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 11. A committee volunteer will be present.
- The Livingston Police Department is inviting township children to create a slogan for this year’s National Night Out, Aug. 2. The slogan will appear on T-shirts that will be distributed at the event. The winner will receive a T-shirt autographed by the chief of police and mayor as well as other prizes. The contest is open to children who live in Livingston and are currently in kindergarten through grade 12. For information, visit www.livingstonnj.org/commpolice-dare.html.
- The West Essex YMCA will offer a “Swim Safety Week” June 20-24 with free swim lessons for ages 3-5 and 6-10. Non-swimmers and beginners are welcome. The event is free and open to non-members. All children must be registered by June 15. The West Essex YMCA will also offer a free “Try My Y Week” June 20-23 with free youth sports for kids in grades 2-6 and free adult fitness classes. The Y will also offer a free sit down with a trainer for anyone ages 13 and up on June 24. Membership is unnecessary and people may participate on multiple days. For information, call (973) 992-7500 ext. 108 or visit www.westessexymca.org.
- A new Sports League: A League for Exceptional Children, offered by the new Senior, Youth and Leisure Services League for children with special needs, will kick off its new programming in September. Parents must register their children for the new soccer, basketball, floor hockey and t-ball/baseball programs beginning June 1. The league will meet on Saturdays and/or Sundays from 9 a.m. to noon at the Monmouth Court Community Center from September to June, 2012. Two leagues will be offered: a “junior” league for children ages 5 to 9 and a “senior” league for youth ages 10 to 16. The cost is $75 per sport. To register, visit http://livingstonsyls.org or enroll at the SYLS office at the Livingston Senior and Community Center on Hillside Avenue, Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, including program qualifications, and volunteer signup (training will be provided), contact SYLS Adaptive Recreation Coordinator Mark Silance at (973) 535-7925 or email msilance@livingstonnj.org.
- The LHS National Honor Society is having a book drive and will be collecting used SAT, ACT and AP study guides and later sell them at a reduced price to benefit a local charity. Books may be brought to LHS A116, world language teacher Barbara Kaplan’s classroom (also the NHS adviser) or to the high school main office with Kaplan’s name. For information, email bkaplan@livingston.org.
- Cub Scout Pack 16 is accepting registration for new scouts for the 2011-2012 scouting year and will offer an informational presentation June 2 at 7 p.m. at the Livingston Senior/Community Center. All boys currently in kindergarten through 4th grade are eligible to join. For information, e-mail committeechair@livingstonpak16.org.
- Global Friendships is seeking host families for 15 junior high school and high school students from the northern region of Spain for a cultural exchange program June 30 through July 27. The students have knowledge of the English language and will attend ESL classes weekdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. during the day at Anthony Franco’s Pizzeria. They will also be taking special day trips to New York City, the beach, Six Flags Great Adventure etc. Host families will be asked to provide a bed, three meals a day and transportation and make the student feel like they are part of the family. For information, call Yvette A. Borondy at (973) 992-5177 or e-mail nyuci@aol.com.
Until the next edition of e-News ...
Allison Freeman
Interim Manager, Communications and Community Outreach
Livingston Public Schools, 11 Foxcroft Drive
