Bergen County Teacher Of The Year Is...

HILLSDALE, N.J. – Argine Safari is representing the Pascack Valley Regional High School District well.

Safari, a music teacher at the school, has been named by the New Jersey Education Association as one of its 21 county teachers of the year for 2016-17.

Safari is an accomplished pianist and vocalist, and has performed at Carnegie Hall and Madison Square Garden, among other famous venues.

Safari has developed a nationally-recognized vocal program and established new vocal groups and courses, including an all-male a cappella group, Tri-M National Music Honor Society Chapters Pascack Hills and Pascack Valley, and initiated and authored the district-wide keyboard course, and the Advanced Placement Music Theory course.

“NJEA is proud to join with students, school employees, parents, and others in congratulating the 2016-17 New Jersey County Teachers of the Year,” the organization said in a statement. “They are an impressive group of educators; we applaud their achievements inside and outside the classroom and we thank them for making their careers in public education.”

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Argine Safari — Pascack Valley Regional High School District