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Roxbury Board of Ed Recognizes Retirees

ROXBURY, NJ (June 21, 2019) The Roxbury Township Board of Education at its meeting Monday night recognized 17 professional and support staff members who have retired throughout the 2018/2018 school year. Collectively, they contributed more than 360 years to the education and support of the students in Roxbury and more than 440 years in education overall. 

The Roxbury administration and board of education wish all retirees the best of luck in their retirement! 

The retiring certificated personnel includes administrators, teachers, and counselors. They are: 

The retiring support personnel includes secretaries, maintenance, paraprofessionals, and bus drivers. They are:

Monday night’s board meeting also recognized two teams from Roxbury High School. 

The first was the high school baseball team for being North 1 Group 3 State Champions. The students recognized were JJ Beale, Justin Bosland, Beau Braun, Brian Dachowski, CJ Danna, Nick Danna, Matt Dettlo, Ryan DiTrolio, Jack Findlay, Will Findlay, Jakob Giammarino, Derek Henches, Brendon Hoagland, Chandler Keith, Travis Kerr, Landon Monro, Joe Otto, Jared Schimenti, Matt Seminara, TJ Shuman, and Anthony Tye along with coaches Greg Trotter, Kevin Murray, Josh Boyd, and Ryan Roumes. 

Also recognized was the high school golf team for being the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference National Division Champions. Those recognized included students Brendan Berman, Cole Brembs, Will Fulton, Tyler Marston, Robbie Sarafin, and Ryan Sclar along with Coach Dave Monaco. 

Another impromptu special presentation was added to the agenda when Freshman English teacher Maria Rispoli had six of her students present their research on various topics. 

Rispoli explained, “Students were asked to act locally on an issue of importance that they identified in the world. This is a response to Eli Wiesel’s Peril of Indifference in which he asks us to take action and to make change. They did intensive research. They identified a problem on a global level and they brought it down as far as they could, as close as they could to the local level.” 

Kate Rice, Sarah Rice, Nia Mullengada, Gehad Moustafa, Daniela Palmucci, and Julia Mayor shared their perils of indifference on six different topics. Some of the topics included teen depression, mass shootings, plastics and marine line, adulting classes for students, a share bin for unwanted food, and the dress code. All six explained some of their research and possible ways to make changes in school and community to address these perils. 

PHOTOS ATTACHED (courtesy of Roxbury Township Public Schools)

• 2018/2019 Retirees (L to R): Janis Petrocelli, Carol McNicholas, Susan Simonet, Maureen Milde, Cindy Knill, and Ruth Falvey
• Boys Baseball North 1 Group 3 State Champions
• Boys Golf NJAC National Division Co-Champions
• 9th Grade Speakers with Mrs. Maria Rispoli 

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For more information, contact: Roxbury Community School coordinator Ann Rhodes at arhodes@roxbury.org or 973-584-7699. 

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Roxbury Public Schools is a K-12 school district preparing the children of today for tomorrow. As a dynamic and thriving district, in partnership with a supportive and collaborative community, Roxbury Public Schools inspires and empowers all learners to flourish as ethical and global citizens in the 21^st century. The district serves students throughout Roxbury Township, New Jersey, including the areas of Landing, Kenvil, Succasunna, Ledgewood, Mount Arlington, Port Morris, Flanders, and Wharton. Connect with us online at www.roxbury.org or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/RoxburyPublicSchools.