Dr. Kristina Nicosia, Superintendent of the Highland Park School District, became a member of the Rotary Club of Greater New Brunswick at an induction ceremony that was held on January 11, 2023 during the luncheon meeting at the Harvest Moon Brewery/Cafe Restaurant in New Brunswick. Dr. Nicosia previously taught high school and middle school science and served as the Director of Curriculum and Instruction for STEM for the Highland Park Public School District. She completed her doctoral studies at Rutgers University in the specialty of science education and statewide community of practice. The club is delighted to have Dr. Nicosia bringing her leadership and community service skills to help advance the mission of the Rotary Club of Greater New Brunswick.Dr. Kristina Nicosia, Superintendent of the Highland Park School District, became a member of the Rotary Club of Greater New Brunswick at an induction ceremony that was held on January 11, 2023 during the luncheon meeting at the Harvest Moon Brewery/Cafe Restaurant in New Brunswick. Dr. Nicosia previously taught high school and middle school science and served as the Director of Curriculum and Instruction for STEM for the Highland Park Public School District. She completed her doctoral studies at Rutgers University in the specialty of science education and statewide community of practice. The club is delighted to have Dr. Nicosia bringing her leadership and community service skills to help advance the mission of the Rotary Club of Greater New Brunswick.Dear Fellow Members and Friends of Rotary,
Please allow me on behalf of our education committee to share some good news!
Dictionaries have been ordered and will soon be distributed in-person to all third graders in thirteen schools in our three school districts! Our long-standing and well received educational project will return to meet with third graders and their teachers which was briefly interrupted by Covid-9 protocols.
Thomas Kinslow will join Roz Shaw in developing presentations that will include readings from “Dewey-Does” and special comments on the resources available in our dictionaries. Their committee is looking for members and friends of Rotary who will volunteer and participate in the programs at each school.
Please contact Roz who is working on the schedules if you wish to be a part of this remarkable program this year. She will offer dates for when the third graders will assemble, and the dictionaries will be distributed at each school.
As you are probably aware our district grants no longer apply to this annual dictionary initiative of ours.
Therefore, it is also vital to the success of the program that we continue to fundraise and receive generous donations from members and friends each year.
Our club is appealing for your support and donations of $250 to cover the cost of $4,230 for the dictionaries. To members who have already offered to donate, please confirm your pledge by sending your check or use the website to transmit payment (via pay pal- noting “dictionary project”).
To others still considering support of this wonderful project, please let me know if you wish to donate $250 or more, and you would like to serve as a school sponsor with your name.
To all, on behalf of the Club Board, I wish to express my enthusiastic appreciation and thanks!
Stephen
Two high school students enrolled at Highland Park High School were recognized for their extra-curricular and community volunteering activities at a special event on October 14, 2022. Zina Boraday and Kai Stevens, both juniors, were awarded community service certificates during a meeting attended by all of their classmates at the high school. Both students have demonstrated their leadership and communication skills throughout their high school and community experience.
Dewey Does learns the role of Rotary, the value of being a neighborhood volunteer, and how volunteerism impacts those in need by placing service-above-self. The Greater New Brunswick Rotary Family is providing copies for every third grader in New Brunswick, Highland Park and North Brunswick annually. We are seeking donors to help sponsors schools.
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