Viewfinder: Haddonfield Baseball Beats West Deptford in Extras
The Bulldawgs scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth Wednesday to beat the Eagles, 5-4.
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Rain Washes Out Several HMHS Games
The weather leads to five postponements, so far.
Five Haddonfield Memorial High School sporting events have been rained out today, including baseball, softball, girls' lacrosse and tennis. Varsity and jv baseball is also cancelled for Friday.
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Commissioners Agree to Spend $354K to Install Artificial Turf on Athletic Field
The allocation is contingent on a private group raising half of the money for the $1 million project at Haddonfield Memorial High School.
The Haddonfield Board of Commissioners on Monday agreed to contribute $354,000 to a $1 million project to install artificial turf at two fields at Haddonfield Memorial High School. The money will be contingent on $500,000 in private funds raised by a community group for the project. The agreement came after a 20-minute presentation from Joe Del Duca, a local attorney leading the private fundraising effort, and a lively 30-minute debate with Del Duca, and among themselves, at a work session. The commissioners finally agreed to support a resolution at their next meeting on Tuesday, May 22. Commissioner Jeff Kasko expressed concern that approving a resolution then may not provide enough time for public comment. “I’m very nervous not to have …
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Saturday, May 12, 2012
POLL: Are Student Secrets a Proper Test Question?
An essay topic on mandatory NJ ASK testing has some parents unhappy.
The NJ ASK standardized testing is designed to test the general knowledge of state kindergarten through eighth grade students, but this year it also tested their ability to keep a secret. According to the Asbury Park Press, students in New Jersey reported to their parents that they were asked to reveal a secret in an essay portion of the test, and reveal why the secret was hard to keep. New Jersey Department of Education Spokesman Justin Barra confirmed with the Asbury Park Press that the "secret" question was on the test, but was not a part of the students' scores. But some parents, including Richard Goldberg of Marlboro, said he thinks the question was inappropriate. According to Barra, that question appeared in 15 districts as a "field …
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Four Principals in 5 Years Worries Some at Central Elementary
Chuck Klaus moves on to the high school after one year at Central School.
A carousel of job swapping around the Haddonfield school district has some staff members worried. The board of education announced three promotions this week that have three veteran district educators changing jobs. Chuck Klaus will leave the Central Elementary School after one year as principal to become the new principal of Haddonfield Memorial High School. He replaces Mike Wilson, who will become an assistant superintendent. Shannon Simkiss, the current dean of students at the high school, will replace Klaus at Central. Board members said promoting within the district placed veteran staffers in new jobs. But a teacher at Central School expressed a concern that may resonate with Central School staff and parents. “Central has had four …
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Friday, May 11, 2012
Viewfinder: Haddonfield Golf Falls to West Deptford
The Bulldawgs lost to the Eagles for the first time in at least six years Thursday, 171-178.
BOE Votes to Replace Some Contract Workers Despite Their Emotional Pleas
Don't "give up on us. We would never give up on your kids," a worker pleads.
The Haddonfield Board of Education on Thursday voted to replace 15 in-house behavior therapists and to consider a contract with Bancroft to provide the service. The vote triggered an emotional outpouring from a near-capacity crowd during a board meeting in the high school library. People on both sides of the issue spoke passionately. Board members and school officials said they were taking the action because excessive absences by the therapists has affected the quality of service to district special-needs students. They also said outsourcing the therapists in a contract with Bancroft, a center for people with developmental disabilities and acquired brain injuries, could save the district $95,000. Board officials said they would vote on …
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Tom Kenny
9:05 am on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
I am absolutely shocked at the lack of comments regarding this issue! Could we get any more cozy with Bancroft? What if they move 50 miles from here, oh no problem we will just bus our kids there, it's only money. Why should they leave, apparently we have been negotiating side deals with them, who knows what will be next! Tom more ›
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Report: Arts Education Leads to Higher Test Scores
New Jersey Arts Education Census Project surveys nearly all schools to compare arts education offerings.
A statewide survey of arts education programs in New Jersey schools to be released Thursday finds a correlation between schools with more arts education programs and greater proficiency scores on the language sections of the state's High School Proficiency Assessment. The report is a follow-up to one conducted in 2007, and is a joint project of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the state Department of Education, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, New Jersey Arts Education Partnership, ArtPride New Jersey Foundation and Quadrant Arts Education Research. According to Robert Morrison, project coordinator of the report and founder of Quadrant Arts Education Research, the report compiled survey responses from about 99 percent of the …
Who's Your Favorite Haddonfield Teacher?
Help us celebrate National Teacher Appreciation Week on Haddonfield Patch.
“Every day I am asked what the secret is to ensuring every child in New Jersey graduates from high school ready for college and career, and I always have one simple response—outstanding teachers.” Those are the words of N.J. Acting Commissioner of Education Christopher Cerf in a video address made available this week on the state's website. “I began my career as a high school history teacher, and I can honestly say that I never worked harder or felt more rewarded than I did during those four years. We as a state should make sure that we celebrate outstanding educators every day for their work with our children and for developing the next generation of leaders.” In Haddonfield, you can help celebrate local teachers who make a difference in …
Maryann Campling
8:05 am on Friday, May 11, 2012
Regarding National Teacher Appreciation Week, a belated acknowledgement and profound thank you to the remarkable Sisters who dedicated their lives to the education of children in the Parochial school system when I was a kid growing up in Phillly...(a hundred years ago). They were tough, but we learned, all 60 of us in a classroom....how did they do it?! God bless them. more ›
FDU Poll: Obama's OK, Women Cool on Romney
About half of poll respondents approve of President Obama's job performance.
Our Republican governor gets good marks from the Garden State, but so does our Democratic president, according to the latest poll from Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind . Barack Obama also has a solid lead over Mitt Romney in New Jersey, according to the poll—especially among women. Read the full statement from FDU below, then take our own poll to let us know what you think? According the latest poll by Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind, 50 percent of New Jersey voters say they approve of the way the president is handling his job, while 42 percent disapprove. These numbers mirror the support expressed by New Jerseyans for their Republican governor, Chris Christie, as reported yesterday: 56 percent approve of the job …
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robert dimascio
2:11 pm on Tuesday, May 15, 2012
well two recent polls just taken an not by fox shows half of college grads cant find jobs so why are so much youth for obama, wait to get out in the real world they will become conservitive, instead of a flaming liberal. an the second poll shows obama stand on gay marriage was politcal , so he cant tlk about the economy. ps i have np with gays being married they should be miserable like the rest … more ›
Brian Kelly
4:28 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
When spending this amount of money, every side of the issue needs to be examined. How many sports injuries have actually been sustained over the years? How do they relate with other schools that have artificial turf? Is there any difference? When you're playing sports, there's going to be injuries. Most importantly, how many of those injuries can be directly attributed to grass field verses turf… more ›