Support the Arts at Ridge High School!
The Parents' Arts Advisory Board (PABB) will be supporting the creative efforts of our High School students by selling copies of the 2011 Ridge AP Studio, Photography and Creative Writing Review "Dreamland Illusions of Coney Island". This professionally printed and bound volume contains student drawings, mixed media, painting, photography and creative writing. Order forms are available for printing below, and tax deductible receipts are available. Be sure to order using the forms below to ensure the best fundraising results. Proceeds from this sale will go to the Ridge Art Department for display panels, equipment, and the Morosoff Stout Summer Scholarship Program.
Order forms can be printed here (for Dreamland Illusions book) and here (for individual prints).
Thank you for Your Support of the Arts at Ridge High School
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Carroll, McNulty & Kull, LLC Makes Contribution to Support Oral History Program at Ridge High School
The Bernards Township Education Foundation is pleased to announce that Carroll, McNulty & Kull, LLC, a prominent law firm located in Basking Ridge, has contributed funds in support of the BTEF's Fall 2010 efforts to purchase new digital recorders for the Oral History Program at Ridge High School. The Oral History Program is part of the social studies curriculum at Ridge High and is designed to engage students in the study of history by having students interview individuals in our community who were “makers” or “part of history”. The Bernards Township School District and the students engaged in the Oral History Program are thrilled that they will begin to receive new recorders and extend their warm thanks to Carroll McNulty & Kull for its support of our innovative educational endeavors.
The BTEF is continuing to seek funds for additional recorders for the Oral History program – if you would like to contribute to this fundraising initiative, please contact the BTEF by clicking on “Contact Us” on the tool bar on this home page. Thank you.
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2010 Grant Received from Avaya Inc.
Oak Street Elementary School to Receive New SMART Response Systems thanks to Avaya’s Grant
The Bernards Township Education Foundation is pleased to announce that Avaya Inc., located in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, has agreed to fund the purchase of new SMART Response Systems for the students at Oak Street Elementary School. This interactive response system allows teachers to gain accurate and immediate insight into student learning while increasing comprehension, retention and participation. The Principal, teachers and students at Oak Street Elementary are thrilled to be receiving the new SMART Response Systems and together with the BTEF extend their warm thanks to Avaya for its support of our innovative educational endeavors.
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What Would Google Do? by Jeff Jarvis
The Bernards Township Education Foundation Thanks Jeff Jarvis for a great discussion of Google's success and the application of Google's principles and philosophies to the field of education at our Speaker Event on Tuesday, May 11, 2010. Check out the video here.
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