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Letter from the President

It’s hard to believe that we are already halfway through the school year (andhopefully halfway through the cold and snowy weather!). I think I’m going toenjoy taking a breather this month before the multitude of spring activitiesbegins!

As I mentioned last month, we at the H&SA are busy preparing for 2010-2011.Our Nominating Committee is up and running, searching for candidates to fillour H&SA Board for next year. We would love to have you! If you are interestedin learning more about our open positions, please contact Kim Terhune,Nominating Committee Chair, at [email protected] or at (973) 335-2294.There are also opportunities available at the three schools. If interested inthose, please contact the School Chair, whose contact information is availableon the Wildwood, Briarcliff and MLHS pages in this Bulletin.

The H&SA Financial Aid Scholarship Program is currently underway. For 50years, the H&SA has awarded scholarship grants to MLHS seniors to assist inmeeting the expense of college. Please consider making a contribution to thescholarship fund as it will impact the future of one or more of our MLHSstudents. There is more information on this program, including donation andapplication information, in the H&SA section of this Bulletin.

As always, thank you for your support of our programs and fundraisers. Ourmission is to support and enrich our children’s public education throughprogramming, communication, and volunteerism. It is you, our members, whomake this possible. If you haven’t joined the H&SA yet this school year, it isnever too late! Please contact the H&SA Membership Chair Elaine Boyle [email protected]. And don’t forget to consider joining our Board orone of our Committees; we really would love to have you.

Have a warm and fun February!

Elena Goldthwaite, President, H&SA

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Home & School Fundraising Information

Proceeds from all Home & School Association (H&SA) fundraising events*are used exclusively to fund H&SA programs and services that benefit thestudents, parents and residents in the Mountain Lakes School District, such asThe Bulletin, principals’ wish lists, college scholarships, cultural arts programs,library programs, etc. *Page 2

The Bulletin and the Submission Guidelines can be found atwww.mtnlakes.org, click on “Home and School Bulletin”,

and at the H&SA website, www.mtnlakeshsa.org. Click “The Bulletin” in the menu bar.

BE “IN THE KNOW”

Home & School Assoc.

President’s Letter . . . . . . . . . . Inside Front Cover

H&SA Scholarship/Donation . . . . . . 2

H&SA General Meeting . . . . . . . . . 3

Fundraisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Board of Education

Superintendent’s Letter . . . . . . . . 4-5

Board of Education Election . . . . . . 5

Lake Drive News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

For the Babies Gala. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

School Section

Wildwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10

Briarcliff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12

High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-18

Borough Section

Mayor’s Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-20

Boat Rack Announcement . . . . . . 20

Mountain Lakes Library . . . . . . . . 21

Spring Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-23

55 Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Community Section

Community Groups . . . 24-28, 40-41

Ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-39


H&SA Financial AidScholarship Class of 2010The Home & School Association awards limited grants to graduates of MLHS to

assist in meeting the expenses of college.

Recipients and the amount of individual grants will be determined by the ScholarshipCommittee, based on the requirements of The College Scholarship Service in Princeton.*

To be considered for a scholarship grant, the student and his or her parents/guardiansmust submit the following on or before March 31, 2010:

• Financial Aid Form to the College Scholarship Service

• Application to the Mountain Lakes Home & School Association

Forms and instructions are included in the Financial Aid Packets given to all MLHS seniors.Additional forms are available in the High School Guidance Office. All information is keptstrictly confidential.

* The College Scholarship Service in Princeton is the processing company used todetermine financial need based on information provided by parents.

Please Make A Donation to The H&SA Scholarship FundYour contribution, in any amount, will make a difference

for those students in need wishing to continue their education. The H&SA has helped over 20 students in the

past five years to achieve their goals.

Please mail your tax-deductible donation to:Home & School Scholarship Fund

c/o Rose Onorati316 Rockaway Valley Road

Boonton Twp., NJ 07005

Any Questions, please call Rose Onorati (973) 335-6432


Give.com/LDF & Amazon.com OrdersLake Drive Foundation

On-going Contact: Sueanne Sylvester (973) 265-4168

Bridge the GapFirst Annual Fundraising Dinner

March 18, 2010Contact: Jacquelyn Liput (973) 462-2165

ML Education FoundationCasino Night

March 27, 2010Contact: Laurel Durenberger (973) 983-1095

For The Babies GalaLake Drive Foundation

May 13, 2010lakedrivefoundation.org

FUNDRAISERS

SAVE THE DATE!Our next General Program Meeting

is scheduled for TUESDAY, MARCH 23

7:30 P.M. MLHS Media Center

More information to follow in the March Bulletin...


In these extremely difficult economic times, our school budget process is facedwith some distinct challenges. Two factors reduce the amount of resources wehave to provide programs in the current year. The first of these was our defeatedbudget last April which resulted in a decreased $381,974 for this year’s operatingbudget. The second was an unexpected increase by the State Health BenefitsDepartment which resulted in a 25% increase in our cost to operate that programin the current year. This equated to an unanticipated expenditure in excess of$200,000 in the 2009-2010 school year.

In formulating our school budget for the 2010-2011 school year, there are threeimportant things that our community needs to know. The first of these is that ourprogram, K-12 continues to yield the highest levels of student achievement. Thisachievement is equal to or greater than the achievement reported by districtsthroughout the state with similar demographics. We have scheduled a number ofpresentations, the first of which was held on Thursday, January 14, to share theseresults with interested community members. I hope that you will take the timeto join us at one of these meetings.

The second important fact is that we have just completed our next five year LongRange Education Plan (LREP). This plan has been developed by a large crosssection of staff, students and community members. The plan is very specific aboutwhat we hope to achieve with our student body in the next five years. Again, weare taking this presentation to many of our community groups. An interactiveversion of both the plan and the specific timelines for achievement can be foundon our BOE website at mtlakes.org/bd.

The final and critical piece is that the administrative team and the Board ofEducation have been working diligently to create a budget for the 2010-2011school year that will allow us to continue our excellent level of achievement andfurther allow us to accomplish the significant goals laid out in our LREP. However,in doing this we also recognize the need for financial economies and we areworking hard to focus on staff reduction throughout the school district. To date,the equivalents of eight full-time teaching positions have been reduced in theupcoming budget. While some of these reductions are full time people, others arerepresented by portions of contracts that will be reduced to accomplish savings.All this is being planned with the goal of having the minimal impact on ourstudents’ experience in the Mountain Lakes School District.

BOARD OF EDUCATIONA MESSAGE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT


The Annual School Election will be held onApril 20, 2010. Anyone interested incandidacy can pick up a packet in the Board office Monday through Friday

between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. The last date to file nominating petitions is

March 1, 2010 at 4 p.m. Any questions should be directed to the Board office at (973) 334-8280.

BOARD OF EDUCATIONA MESSAGE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT

BOARD OF EDUCATION

I hope that you will closely follow our budget development and become familiarwith the steps that we are taking to develop a responsible and appropriatebudget. If there is anything that you believe will increase our communityparticipation in this important process, please contact my office and we willconsider all recommendations.

Families move to Mountain Lakes for the high caliber of programs in our schools.Our careful future plans are focused on making those programs even better.

Please join us in ensuring that our schools continue to set the standards of whichwe have always been so proud.

Dr. John Kazmark, Superintendent

Lake Drive NewsLAKE DRIVE WHIRLS WITH WINTER ACTIVITY!Winter time has been a blustery season oflearning throughout the Lake Drive halls!

Ms. Diane Hewitt's class of preschoolershad a bustling December, learning allabout farm animals, snowmen,gingerbread men, families, and giving.There was a variety of fun projects nestledin their classroom, including miniaturegingerbread houses, sparkly snowmen,super smelling cinnamon air fresheners,and very special cookie recipe cookbooksto give as gifts to the students' parents.Everyone was busy learning their lettersand sounds with their speech andlanguage pathologist, Ms. Carla Marino.A very special thank you goes out to all ofthe parents who visited the classroom toread stories and make winter crafts withthese language-enriched learners!

Ms. Kim Franklin's preschool class studiedthe winter season and winter activities inJanuary, and very much enjoyed going outto try out their lessons personally.Outdoor activities included making snowangels, as well as creating snowballs andfootprints in the snow. Afterwards, thesnow bunnies came inside and made hotchocolate to warm themselves up, servedin mugs of their own design. The kidseven charted their topping preferences,choosing marshmallows or whippedcream, then got the topping of theirchoice. What a fun, adventurous, anddelicious way to learn about winter!

Ms. Lauren Parente's, Mrs. Garcia's, andMrs. Goldberg's classes, ranging in agesfrom four to eight years old, performed

together at the Annual Holiday Show,performed by the Lake Drive students onDecember 16. The students dressed assnowmen, and they signed and danced tothe "Shake" song that they had learnedin music class. They were FABULOUS!

Mrs. Linda Russell's little reindeers, (ageseight to ten) performed "Rockin on Top ofthe World" in the Holiday Show. They dida phenomenal job, dancing their little50's-themed hearts out! On Friday,December 18, the class also celebratedthe holidays with a pajama-themedbreakfast party. They watched "PolarExpress", played Holiday Bingo, did someholiday activities and heard a Madelinestory.

On an academic note, one group ofstudents in Mrs. Russell's class is learningall about rocks and soil in science,including their uses. Another group isdoing a great job learning about trees. Insocial studies, the group is learning aboutmaps and communities. Learning is coolat Lake Drive School!

HIGH SCHOOL HAPPENING! The Lake Drive Program at MountainLakes High School is very proud toannounce that senior Leslye K. wasselected to serve as one of two captains ofthe Girls Varsity Basketball Team! Thisnews is especially notable because of thefact that she is the first Lake Drive playerto have been accredited with this mostprestigious position and title! We are soproud of your dedication and hard work,Leslye.



Lake Drive News

Wildwood ElementaryLunch menus are posted in each homeroom. Menus can

also be viewed on the Wildwood website at

www.mtlakes.org/ww or the School District website atwww.mtlakes.org/district.

Click the Quick Link for “Lunch Menu.” Remember to

also click on “Wildwood Events Calendar” at the top left of the page. This will take you

to the monthly calendar of all events happening at

Wildwood School.

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:Monday, February 1 to Friday, February 12 Monday, February 22 to Friday, February 26Pre-School, Kindergarten and First GradeRegistration

Monday, February 15 to Friday, February 19Winter Recess

2010-2011 PRE-SCHOOL,KINDERGARTEN AND FIRSTGRADE REGISTRATIONWe are conducting registrations for the 2010-2011school year during the weeks of February 1 - 5,February 8 -12 and February 22 - 26, for pre-school, kindergarten and new first graders cominginto Wildwood School. Please call the WildwoodSchool office at (973) 334-3609 to make anappointment to register your child.

Please note, if your child is currently in ourWildwood kindergarten, your child will auto-matically be placed in first grade. We require yourchild's original birth certificate (with raised seal)and a record of your child's immunizations fromyour doctor's office with the doctor's signature/seal. You must also have proof of residency at the

time of registration. A driver's license with yourcurrent address, a copy of the contract on yourhome or a utility bill with your name andMountain Lakes address would be accepted asproof of residency. If you have a concern that yourchild has a hearing or vision difficulty, please makeus aware when you call for your appointment.EARLY REGISTRATION IS IMPORTANT for planningour school schedules.

THANK YOU!The main office and nurse's office would like toexpress our sincere appreciation for everyone'skind thoughts and generous gifts during theholiday season. It warms our hearts to think thatwe have such caring and appreciative parents atWildwood School. Many thanks!

PLEASE MAKE A NOTE OF THESE SPECIAL TIMESDelayed Opening: Wildwood School opens at 10a.m. when a delayed opening is called. The AMkindergarten and pre-school session is from 10a.m. to 12 p.m. and the PM kindergarten and pre-school session is from 1 p.m. to 3:10 p.m.

Early Dismissal: Wildwood School dismisses at 1p.m. on early dismissal days. The AM kindergartenand pre-school session time is 8:45 a.m. to 10:30a.m. and the PM kindergarten and pre-schoolsession time is from 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Please keep this information handy for future use.

FIRST GRADE NEWSThe New Year began with our first graders usingtheir new planners to keep track of theirassignments and to log our reading minuteseveryday. It is a new and exciting skill and we aredoing very well. Our parents are also coming intoour classrooms to share reading with us as weshow what wonderful readers we have become.

Our Animal science unit continues as we focus onhibernation and winter animals. This month wealso learned about the life of Dr. Martin LutherKing and, also, the customs of Chinese New Year.Gung Hay Fat Choy from all the first graders!


Wildwood ElementarySECOND GRADE NEWSIn January, all second graders completed a Type 3Collins Writing assignment about their New Year’sresolutions. They had wonderful ideas! Someincluded “meet more people”, “try new foods”,“walk my dog more”, “getting used to chores”,“not getting sick and cleaning my room.” Let’shope that we all have success keeping ourimportant resolutions.

During January, each second grade class had thethrill of visiting a first grade classroom. Duringtheir visit, they had the opportunity to read to firstgraders. They enjoyed visiting first grade and feltreally cool being BIG second graders now!

This winter, we will continue to master two-digitaddition and subtraction. Now, more than ever,committing math facts to memory is VERYimportant. The more automatic their facts become,the more time and energy they have to put towardhigher level math concepts! Please remember tomake this a part of your child’s daily homeworkroutine. If you need ideas for practice, please seeyour child’s teacher.

FOURTH GRADE NEWSIn language arts, the fourth graders completed theTall Tale unit. We have also finished our reading and

study of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,which was a great lead in to our mythology unit.

We are continuing our Collins Writing, imple-menting it to write a well-written story. In science,the focus is on the life cycle of plants and animals.Our math instruction is on two-step multiplication.

Our students continue to be enthusiastic andexcited about learning.

FIFTH GRADE NEWSQuite a few fifth grade students have taken it uponthemselves to enter a very competitive contest. TheNew Jersey Young Playwright’s contest begun earlythis year and ran into January. Many studentsstood up to the challenge, working many hourscreating their own, original play. Mrs. Marangiwould like to wish the following students goodluck: Ronnie Kushkuley, Lyndon Liang, ReidGoodbar, Nick Palazzi, Jack Wilke, Tori Kotsen, JennySmith, Erin Bender, Daud Shad, Abigail Borin, JackieSabino, Laura DiIonno, Eva Lane, Chelsea Mascenik,Kelly Shi, Genevieve O’Donnell, Hailey Sheppell,Luke Stanisci, Jake Muilenburg, Heili Truumees, andMargaret Dyer. Copies of the plays will be postedoutside of Mrs. Marangi’s room!


P.E.A.K. NewsGifted and Talented/Enrichment

Congratulations to the fourth and fifth grade Stock Market participants who finished onthe plus side with some historically difficult conditions. Three of our teams swept theNorth/Central NJ Region winning first place: Jack Davies, Tim Mancuso, Nick Palazzi, andReid Goodbar; second place: Kevin Richter, Dylan Liang, Daniel Shorten, and OwenGoldthwaite; and third place: Max Campbell, Will Cinnamond, Andrew Spoto, and JoeCataliotti! These students will join Mrs. Siddron and Mrs. Kielley for a special luncheonat Kean University, sponsored by the Council on Economic Education.

Wildwood fifth graders who signed up for the Knowledge Masters Open are remindedthat the second meet will be held on Tuesday, March 23, in the library. For moreinformation, please see Mrs. Kielley, or e-mail her at [email protected]. Students willneed to bring $3 if they want pizza and a drink.

Our second grade ARC Math students attended “Math Is Everywhere,” a programsponsored by the New Jersey Consortium for Gifted and Talented Students, on February9! They found that math is, indeed, found in all sorts of unexpected places!

A MESSAGE FROM THE Wildwood Chairs

One month down in 2010 – hope you are all keeping warm in thisfrigid weather. February break is right around the corner – rememberto mark your calendars if you haven’t done so already – February 15through 19.

Many of you attended the Family Bingo Night on January 15 – our firstone without Mr. Reid in charge! Though it was bittersweet, a goodtime was had by all. Special thanks to Alison Schuckman and UmaCalderone for the terrific job they did on that night.

Wendy Kotsen continues to run Popcorn Friday smoothly and efficiently– thanks Wendy!

The first Advisory Council Meeting with Dr. Kazmark was held onJanuary 20 – great information was shared. Look for your update fromyour grade council representative if you haven’t received it already.Paul Odenwelder does a terrific job of getting updates on all topicsdiscussed back to the grade representatives in a timely manner – ifyou haven’t received your updates, contact your representative directly.

A great time was had by all at the farewell party for Mr. Reid at TheVilla on January 28. Make sure you take a peek at the plaque that theHome & School Association donated in Mr. Reid’s honor – it hangs inthe lobby at Wildwood. He may be gone – but his legacy will live onfor many years to come . . .

Mary Ratchford Holly DanielChair Assistant Chair(973) 265-4754 (973) [email protected] [email protected]

Wildwood Elementary


Briarcliff Middle School


absentee phone line : 973-334-6369

Lunch menus can be viewed on the Briarcliff website at

www.mtlakes.org/bc or on theSchool District website at

www.mtlakes.org/district. Click the Quick Link for “Lunch Menu.”

Remember to also click on“Briarcliff Events” at the top left of the page. This will take you to

the monthly calendar of all eventshappening at Briarcliff School.

IMPORTANT DATESFebruary 5 – FridayGifted & Talented "Junior Model UN"Field Trip

February 15 – MondaySchool closed – President’s Day

February 16-19 – Tuesday-FridaySchool closed – February Recess

March 5 – FridayGifted & Talented "Spelling Bee"

March 11 – ThursdayGifted & Talented "Forensic Tournament"Field Trip Jazz Café, 7 p.m.

March 16 – TuesdayTeacher Appreciation Day

March 22 – MondayPEP sign-ups

March 31 – WednesdaySixth grade Otis Lennon Testing

Note: Please checkhttp://www.highschoolsports.net orhttp://www.mtnlakes.org/district for upcoming boys and girls basketballgame schedules.

ACTS OF KINDNESSThe following students received Acts ofKindness during the month of December:Eric Chow, Jack Conlin, Andrew Letsch,Ethan Weiss, Christian Castan, JulianaGallo, Ryan McLaughlin, Michael Theel,Victoire Lemaitre, Zach Kuehm, YaseniyGomez, Colin Mascenik, Madison Clifton,Veyd Shringarpure, Nicole Friedberg,Olivia Danzi, Lindsay Wang, BrookeDownes, Sophie Rosenberg, Sam Loeffler,Brian Kessler, Ian Graham, Trevor Kane,Reid Boekenheide, Bridget Smith,Gabriella Alvarez, Victoria Ough, ChloeHarris, Alex Bednar, and Natalie Ruddy.Good job to all; congratulations!

BRIARCLIFF GUIDANCE NEWSGetting to the heart of the matter forFebruary 2010.

Please keep the following dates in mindas you plan ahead.

State Mandated Testing ~ NJ ASKThe New Jersey Assessment of Skills andKnowledge (NJASK) will be administeredto all sixth, seventh and eighth gradestudents from April 27 to 30, 2010.

NJ ASK 6, 7 & 8April 27, 28, 29, 30, 2010

Please do not plan vacations or appoint-ments for these dates. If you have anyquestions regarding the NJASK, pleasecall Eileen Ludwig at (973) 334-8716.

Briarcliff Middle School


P.E.A.K. NewsGifted and Talented/Enrichment

The following students represented Mountain Lakes at the annual two-day Workshop on theArts in Morristown: Alex Laurenzi, Sydney Leen, Jack Bedard, Julianna Gallo, Isabel bolo,Alexa Gittle, Erica Luzzi, Paige Ash, Samantha Ratakonda, Joe Sutker, Sarah Chapman,Melanie Charwat, Janis Mensah, and Jasmine Mensah. This workshop was for middle schoolstudents with strong interest in fine art, dance, music, or dramatics, and was sponsored bythe New Jersey Consortium for Gifted and Talented Programs.

Three sixth and seventh grade teams competed at the World of Free Enterprise BusinessSimulation, held on January 28, 2010. The teams of students prepared a detailed businessplan and presentation to compete for “seed money” from real bankers to start theircorporations! Results were not in by The Bulletin print deadline.

Model UN students will be participating in the United Nations Day at Seton Hall Universityon February 5, 2010. They will be representing the following countries: Belize, Luxembourg,Poland, and Ireland. The topics for research and resolution are education, climate change, anddisarmament.

Students interested in participating in Jr. Solar Sprints this spring should attend an informationsession on Wednesday, February 24, during lunch in the library. At that time, students mayform teams and register for this solar-powered car design competition. For more information,please e-mail Mrs. Kielley at [email protected].

Spring is around the corner, and that means that DEBATE is once again coming to Briarcliff!There will be an informational meeting on February 10, for interested students. Please bringyour lunch to the library that Wednesday if you are interested in learning more.

A MESSAGE FROM THE briarcliff Chairs

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! A big thank you to all for supporting the David’s Cookiesfundraiser. We made a total profit of $1,550 to help fund the annual 8th grade Boston field trip.Remember to look for all Briarcliff information posted on the website, www.mtnlakes.org/bc, thenclick on “Briarcliff Events” at the top left of the web page. This will take you to the monthlycalendar of events for Briarcliff.

A special thank you to Kim Grippaldi, Lynn Alberts and to all those who helped make the EighthGrade Dance such a success! We wish everyone a safe and healthy February vacation.

Dawn Smith,Chair Christine Lachman,Asst. Chair (973) 263-1107 (973) [email protected] [email protected]

Mountain Lakes High School


CALENDAR OF EVENTS – FEBRUARY 20101 Germany Trip 7 a.m.

Spring Musical Rehearsal Auditorium 3 - 6 p.m.Kaplan SAT Course Room 331 or 332 6:30 - 9 p.m.BOE Meeting Media Center 7:30 p.m.

2 Germany TripSpring Musical Rehearsal Auditorium 3 - 6 p.m.

3 Germany TripSpring Musical Rehearsal Auditorium 3 - 6 p.m.Senior Soccer Gym 8 - 10 p.m.Kaplan SAT Course Room 331 or 332 6:30 - 9 p.m.

4 Germany TripSpring Musical Rehearsal Auditorium 3 - 6 p.m.Princeton Review Rooms 331 and 332 5:30 - 9:30 p.m.People to People Auditorium 6 - 10 p.m.

5 Germany TripSpring Musical Rehearsal Auditorium 3 - 6 p.m.

6 Germany TripSpring Musical Rehearsal Auditorium 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

7 Germany TripCYO Basketball Gyms 11:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.

8 ML Educational Foundation Room 445 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.MeetingSpring Musical Rehearsal Auditorium 3 - 6 p.m.BOE Meeting Media Center 7:30 p.m.

9 Spring Musical Rehearsal Auditorium 3 - 6 p.m.Princeton Review Rooms 331 and 332 5:30 - 9:30 p.m.

10 Merit Roll Breakfast Cafeteria 8:30 a.m.Spring Musical Rehearsal Auditorium 3 - 6 p.m.Kaplan SAT Course Room 331 or 332 5:30 - 9:30 p.m.Senior Soccer Gym 8 - 10 p.m.

11 Computer Lab Room 360 2:45 - 3:45 p.m.Spring Musical Rehearsal Auditorium 3 - 6 p.m.Princeton Review Rooms 331 and 332 5:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Mountain Lakes High School14 CYO Basketball Gyms 11:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.15-19 School closed - Winter Recess21 CYO Basketball Gyms 11:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.22 Spring Musical Rehearsal Auditorium 3 - 7 p.m.

Kaplan SAT Course Room 331 or 332 6:30 - 9 p.m.23 Math League Period 7 12:25 - 1:08 p.m.

Foreign Film Club Media Center 6:30 p.m.Princeton Review Rooms 331 and 332 5:30 - 9:30 p.m.Spring Musical Rehearsal Auditorium 3 - 7 p.m.

24 FOTA Meeting Room 170 1:15 - 2:35 p.m.Princeton Review Rooms 365 and 367 5:30 - 9:30 p.m.Kaplan SAT Course Room 331 or 332 6:30 - 9 p.m.Senior Soccer Gym 8 - 10 p.m.Spring Musical Rehearsal Auditorium 3 - 7 p.m.

25 Computer Lab Room 360 2:45 - 3:45 p.m.JR Lacrosse Coaches Clinic Room 435 7 p.m.Princeton Review Rooms 331 and 332 6 - 9 p.m.Spring Musical Rehearsal Auditorium 3 - 7 p.m.

26 Spring Musical Rehearsal Auditorium 3 - 7 p.m.27 Spring Musical Rehearsal Auditorium 10 - 6 p.m.

NJ Teacher Institute Workshop Media Center 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.28 Spring Musical Rehearsal Auditorium 12 - 6 p.m.

CYO Basketball Gym 11:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE RELATED ACTIVITIES FOR FEBRUARY

Date Testing Activity Grades1-5 11th grade scheduling (student and counselor meetings) - Guidance Dept. 112 Second marking period report cards issued 9 - 128 Board of Education reception for NMSQT and Edward J. Bloustein Scholars 128-12 Mid-year reports mailed to colleges 128-12 10th grade scheduling (student and counselor meetings) - Guidance Dept. 1022-26 9th grade scheduling (student and counselor meetings) - Guidance Dept. 9

(Note: Grade eight - Briarcliff and RVS - Individual student/parent and counselor meetings – March 8 - 12)




STUDENT RECOGNITIONGovernor School Nominees: Congratulations to thefollowing juniors who have been chosen as MLHS’s2010 Governor’s School Nominees and will beapplying for these highly selective summer schoolprograms. They will now move on to the county levelfor consideration.School of the Environment - Leah GonzalezSchool of the Sciences - Madeleine HuSchool of Engineering & Technology - Ryan KellyEdward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholars: TheGuidance Department is proud to announce that thefollowing students have been selected as BlousteinScholars for the 2010 -2011 academic year. Thisaward recognizes the secondary school academicachievements of each of these students. They are asfollows: Steven Chen, Elizabeth Colwell, KennethFlynn, Laura Flynn, Amy Greene, Rebecca Greene,Emily Hickox, Meredith Holland, MargaretLareau, Dominic Lenz, Julie Linsenmeyer, RyanMcWilliams, Lauren Morrison, Sharon Qian,Stephanie Ragland, Charles Rioux, ZacharyRosenthal and Elizabeth Rowland. The GuidanceDepartment applauds you and your children for thisoutstanding accomplishment. These students, inaddition to the National Merit Semi-Finalists andCommended Scholars, will be honored at theFebruary 8 Board of Education meeting.

SPORTS BULLETINThe last of the "Fall Athletic Awards" presented by theDaily Record and Star Ledger are as follows: CROSS COUNTRY: All Group I - First Team - KristenLandry, Colette Richter; Second Team - Nicole Allison,Jenny Picot; Third Team - Kristen Bravante. FOOTBALL: The team was the number one rankedteam in Group I. Star Ledger - Coach Wilkins wasselected "Coach of the Year" for the state. All Group I- First Team - Kevin Ryan, Will Naughton, AustinDiMarco; Second Team - Scott McWilliams, ChrisPrevoznik; Third Team-Wayne Perry, Jack Nagle. DailyRecord - Coach Wilkins was selected "Coach of theYear".First Team - Kevin Ryan, Chris Prevoznik, WillNaughton, Austin DiMarco; Second Team - ScottMcWilliams; Honorable Mention - Jack Nagle, MikeO'Rourke, Andrew Holland, Grant Davies, Wayne Perry,

Tom Walsh, Lukas Marker. Congratulations to all of thehonorees.The Tom Muir Award went to Scott McWilliams.The William Taft Award went to Will Naughton.The Skip Watt Award went to Harrison Peacock.The winter season teams are underway with severalcounty tournaments scheduled for the latter part ofJanuary.BOYS BASKETBALL: Captains are seniors GrantDavies and Kevin Ryan. Varsity is 1-4; JV 3-1; Frosh 3-0. Kevin Ryan was selected to the All-Tournament teamat Morris Knolls.GIRLS BASKETBALL: Captains are seniors Erin Turkotand Leslye Kang. The varsity is 3-1; JV 2-0; Frosh 1-2.The team won the Holiday Tournament defeatingMontville 58-14 and DePaul 59-47. Sophomore KatieReese was selected MVP and Leslye Kang and IngridHermanson were selected to the All-Tournament team.WRESTLING: The captains are Austin DiMarco, JoeBrennan, Andrew Holland and William Carlson. At theNewark Academy Tournament, Austin DiMarco wonthe 18916 Championship for the second year in a row.GIRLS SWIMMING: The team's record is 3-1. Captainsare Laura Flynn, Anna Kessler, Meg Lappe, LaurenLaRocco, Jennifer Marosits and Giuliana Trapani.Freshman Megan Kiely broke two school records in the50 Free at 24.5 and the 100 Free at 53.7.BOYS SWIMMING: The team's record is 5-0. Captainsare Brian Anderson, Christopher Dewing, Dan Estes,Kyle Rozantis and Jordan Stillman.ICE HOCKEY: The team is 3-5. Captains are seniorsJamie Dawson and Tim Shaw, assisted by JakeDeMezzo.SKIING: Captains are Joel Gotthelf and Blake Bellucci.Fan Sportsmanship Guide: (1) Know and understandthe rules of the contest; (2) Show respect for theofficials including accepting their decisions; (3) Showrespect for the opponents at all times; (4) Recognizeand appreciate the skills of the athletes participatingin the contest; (5) Maintain self-control at all times; (6)Show a positive attitude in cheering. The athletic schedules for the high school and Briarcliffmay be found at www.highschoolsports.net or go tothe MLHS website, click on sports schedules and followthe prompts. Please come out and support our athletesand coaches.





Mountain Lakes High School presents:

March 4, 5 & 6 at 7:30 p.m.March 7 at 2 p.m.

STEPHE!SO!DHEIM

JAMESLAPI!E&



A MESSAGE FROM THE high school ChairsThank you again for your continued support of Mountain Lakes High School Home & SchoolAssociation. We have a Teacher's Appreciation brunch every Monday this month - contact us if youwould like to participate. The teachers really appreciate and enjoy all the good food. Also, an orderform for the school store can be found below and proceeds from the school store go to MLHSH&SA and Student Government.

Enjoy February break!

Debby Rosati Bev BernsteinChair Assistant Chair(973) 263-1578 (973) [email protected] [email protected]

F R O M T H E B O R O U G H


FROM THE MAYORTo be selected by our Borough Council members to serve as your Mayor in 2010,is truly an honor, and a responsibility I take very seriously. I am extremely proud tobe given the opportunity to once again represent this remarkable community andI plan to do my best.

Despite 2009 being a year of challenging times, I think residents can be proud thatMountain Lakes weathered the storm pretty well. We passed a budget with a3.93% tax levy increase that was the second lowest increase in the last 10 years.We addressed key issues by forming committees for study and recommendationsuch as; working with the Board of Education on the failed school budget,reviewing our borough’s shared services and surveying the community beforedeciding how to proceed with the borough hall, planning our borough’s centennialin 2011, and hiring our Borough Manager, Barry Lewis. We also entered into ashared court agreement with Denville and strengthened the communication withour residents through the launching of a broadcast e-mail system.

We know there is much work ahead of us, especially confronting the currenteconomic climate. Our council members are well aware that it affects all of us asresidents and businesses. All our deliberations are focused on providing the bestpossible services for the dollars we have to work with. We will need your ideas andhelp working through these challenges.

Mountain Lakes is a terrific place to live. We must devote ourselves to reshapingthe way we do things in order to lay the foundation for a future that continues tobe both prosperous and sustainable. Council priorities this year will be focused onways we can reinvent the way we do some things – both here at Borough Hall andin the community at large. And, we’re going to have to work together as acommunity more aggressively than we ever have before.

Those priorities include:

1. Conduct a review of shared services options for police, fire, public works, construction, recreation and other municipal services and review the agreement with the Board of Education and the DPW

2. Borough Hall facility – conduct an energy audit and develop a short- and long-term repair/upgrade program and study other options

3. Continue a prudent fiscal management program of running the borough’s operations

4. Determine our course of action regarding participation with COAH and the Highlands Regional Master Plan

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5. Complete and monitor the transition to the shared court with Denville

6. Prepare for the kick-off of the borough’s centennial in 2011!

These are big challenges. But I look forward to working with the council and thecommunity to lay the foundation to move ahead and make decisions on these issues.

Residents can take an active part to help, whether it is volunteering to serve on oneof our boards or commissions, working with the youth of our community, ourgreatest resource, as a coach, mentor or adult leader, serving on our firedepartment, or just watching out for that neighbor that may be having troublelooking out for themselves. We all need to pitch in during these challenging times.

Thank you again for your involvement in this wonderful community of MountainLakes. Together, we can do great things for Mountain Lakes!

Blair Schleicher Bravo, Mayor



TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2010(Winter Break)

1:00 pm - 2:30 pmLibrary Community Meeting Room

Children will meet an Eastern Painted Turtle from New Jersey, a Texas Box Turtle, a rainforest tortoise

and more! Learn how and where turtles live, hibernate,and eat. Learn if there are turtles in our lakes!

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED! 973-334-5095

SPACE IS LIMITED.

HUB CAMERA CLUB PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITMembers of the Hub Camera Club will display theiraward winning photographs at the library during the

month of February. Enjoy and learn!

StoryTime continues, Tuesday and Friday mornings. Drop-in, or call for information.

NEW!! the Library has chess/checkers availablefor patron use. Ask at the front desk.

REMEMBER, Drop-In Art Club, Mondays at 1 pm.Bring your own supplies. ALL welcome.

MOUNTAIN LAKES PUBLIC LIBRARYwww.mtnlakes.org/library

THE TURTLE SHOW







OF MOUNTAIN LAKESSunday, February 14, 2010, at 3:00 P.M.St. Francis Residential Community, Diamond Spring Road, Denville

Program features the very talented

"Due Terlano" Marie-Aline Cadieux, Violin, and Johannes Dietrich, Cello

Please join us to enjoy these extremely talented musicians.Light Refreshments will be served following the program. For information call Mary Louise at (973) 887-6790.

55 Plus Group of Mountain LakesFebruary 5 - We will be visited by Sophie Tucker. Her show is full ofgood music and funny stories about her life as a professionalentertainer. Our group is going to have a good time.

February 12 - This will be another enjoyable movie afternoon at thelibrary. Our movie will be "On the Waterfront". Joyce Frei, ourcinema teacher, will be discussing the movie with us.

February 19 - Henry Paterson is an amateur radio ham. He will beteaching us about the many uses of ham radio. It had many uses inthe past and Henry will bring us up to date about its use today.

February 26 - Sylvia Campbell has been a volunteer on eighteenEarthwatch Institute expeditions. Sylvia will speak about her trip toSt. Croix with Earthwatch where she studied ladderback turtles.

The Mountain Lakes 55 Plus Group programs are usuallyheld at Saint Catherine of Siena on Fridays at 1 p.m.
















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