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Wayne Mom Honors Lives Lost to Addiction with Black Balloon Day Schmidt adds, “If you know your friend’s in trouble, tell someone. Tell their parents, get them help. You’re not being a rat, you’re saving a friends life!”

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Her daughter wasn’t moving. She had died, a victim of heroin overdose. Schmidt never saw it coming.

The date was May 28, 2016. Schmidt had gone into the room of her daughter, Alyssa Marie Schmidt Bernhard, to wake her up for work. Alyssa’s skin was blue, she clutching a straw in her hand. Schmidt screamed, hollered, ‘Dear God, please bring her back!’ She laid on top of her daughter, shook her, kissed her, hugged her, and then called 9-1-1. Officers arrived on the scene and told Schmidt that it appeared to be a heroin overdose, but Schmidt responded that horrible morning, “No. My daughter doesn’t do drugs. She doesn’t do heroin.”

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A parents’ distraught heartache was the genesis of Black Balloon Day.​ Now a national and international event which generates awareness to overdose deaths, Diane and Lauren Hurley began Black Balloon Day in remembrance of Greg Tremblay, the father of four children, who at age 38 died of an overdose on March 6, 2015. Families across the country who have lost a loved one to overdose or have someone in their family struggling with addiction will tie a black balloon outside their homes.

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Schmidt’s anguish, her pain, is felt by many. Last year in the United States alone, drug overdose deaths numbered close to 75,000.“Parents should sit down with their child or children and talk to them. It (heroin) is a very dangerous drug that will take over their being and destroy their lives. That one wrong choice can kill you, and I believe the statistic is 18 children a day.”

Schmidt sobs often when she speaks into the phone, recalling the painful morning when she entered her daughter Alyssa’s room to wake her for work.

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“Black Balloon Day is drug awareness, honoring the ones we’ve lost, and help for those who are struggling, helping them to find a way.”

Day) the year of my daughter’s passing only because it’s an online thing. People would hang black balloons in front of their house. I didn’t know anything about this; you learn it, you know.

I never thought my daughter would die of a heroin overdose. She was such a good kid. I don’t know why she experimented. In my case, my daughter wasn’t an addict, it was one time. And her life was gone.”

Schmidt, who also hosts the township’s International Overdose Awareness Day, brought the idea to Wayne Town Hall and Wayne Township’s Alliance for the Prevention of Substance Abuse. Why? “To bring more awareness. To help the ones that are struggling and honor the love ones we’ve sadly lost.” On March 6, in addition to the town hanging the black balloons at Town Hall, Schmidt in the bitter cold and wind also hung them around town per request. “I had asked on social media whoever wanted a balloon hung on Valley Road in Wayne in honor of the ones we loved and are sad they lost to send me their child’s names.”

“Black Balloon Day is drug awareness, honoring the ones we’ve lost, and help for those who are struggling, helping them to find a way.”

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people don’t know. People DON’T know. People don’t know what’s happening in our towns and in our nation. I think if we get more awareness, and parents become more aware of what’s happening, they’ll keep a better eye on their kids and their kid’s friends. You know, friends get together, and this and that happens. They’re 20 years old; their brain is not fully developed as an adult, and they’re making bad choices. And they think they’re doing it to have good fun. It’s not fun.”

About 30 black balloons were hung up on March 6, and many more balloons found a home in the Township of Wayne Health Center, a reminder that those lost will not be forgotten, and an aid for those who are in the throes of addiction.

“It’s very difficult. It’s very wrong. If parents recognize the signs that your kids are in trouble, maybe they can help them, save their life.” Schmidt recommends that parents visit www. health.facty.com/ailments/body/10-signs-of-addiction regarding signs that their child might be an addict. “Our goal is to save lives, to stop the stigma, ‘Oh, it’s the bad kid on the block, down the road; it’s the bad kid on the street.’ It’s the normal, good families. The families that eat dinner together. It’s happening to us, our towns, our nation. It’s just insane, it’s never ending.”

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onna Andelora speaks about her son, Joey.

“Joey was the light that shined in the family. He was happy, he was humorous, he was fun, always wanted to help everybody else more so than himself. He was a very sensitive kid; if one of my other kids was feeling bad about something, he was the one who was always there.”

Joey was also smart, had dreams and goals. “He was smart, he wanted to be an engineer,” Andelora continues. “He was great at taking things apart and putting them back together and building things from a young age. In school he was always moved up in his classes. They would call me and say, ‘Mrs. Andelora, we recommend that Joey go to the next level.’ I think part of that played part in his addiction – his curiosity – he was always up for the challenge.”

Joey Andelora died of a heroin overdose when he was just 22 years old. He would’ve turned 29 in February.

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For Andelora, it was an honor and an unbelievable experience to be there. She did not meet the President and Vice President but did meet Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. whom she first met in October when she was campaigning. Andelora was invited to be part of a roundtable discussion on the opioid crisis at Blue Crest Recovery in Woodland Park. She attended the event, spoke from her heart, and made an impact. “She won the election, and I was invited, and at first was in shock. I couldn’t believe that I had received the phone call. However, after that wore off, I told myself, ‘You just got invited to the State of the Union Address, of course you’re going.’” She then called back and accepted the invite.

From 3:00 p.m. to the 9:00 p.m. Address time, she attended many receptions and was able to speak with many Congressmen and women, who told her they know of the statistics and numbers and know that it’s a problem. “I was able to voice my opinion,” she says, “and suggest what they need to work on. So, I was able to share with hopes that Congress will try to make a change. It needs to be looked at like any other disease. That was the most important thing I wanted to get across.”

“We have a big job to do.”

For Andelora, it was an honor and an unbelievable experience to be there. She did not meet the President and Vice President but did meet Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.

“You don’t, early on,” says Andelora, regarding noticing a person under the influence of drugs. “When they try pills for the first time you don’t notice it, and once they become addicted, they become very good at hiding it from you. Sometimes when they’re in adolescence, it’s very hard for a parent who is not educated in addiction – which at the time, I wasn’t – to notice the difference between normal teenage behavior and abnormal behavior.” Joey started taking pills at a friend’s house. While there after school, he and his friend took a few of the pills prescribed for his friend’s Mom. “That was the beginning of him trying pills. It was opioids; we both know how addictive it is. It only takes once or twice.”

Joey quickly became addicted to opioids, and then he and his family got into the ugliness of it. The availability of pills was no longer, so any money he had from a part-time job he spent on pills, soon on higher dosages and milligrams, and when he could buy them on the street, he started stealing money from his family, and then the opioids progressed to heroin. “They’re in denial,” says Andelora about addicts. “They lie to you and they believe their own lies.” Joey was able to handle the addiction in the beginning.

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made it through his first semester,” says Andelora solemnly.

Joey attended rehab in California, New Hampshire, multiple spots in Florida, and he was well for a while, then relapsed. During this time, he’d be clean from the drug, but depression and anxiety would set in when he, realizing what he’d done to himself, the poor decision he’s made, he started battling both the addiction and the mental illness. “It’s a continuous battle, a lifetime disease,” Andelora says.

“I raised three kids the same way here in Wayne,” Andelora says. “You think teenagers would do stupid things and get in trouble for something. Yes, of course; you don’t expect your kids to be perfect. But did I ever expect one of my kids to turn to heroin and opioids? Absolutely not, and I think that’s what we have to get out there. There’s a lot of parents and families who think that they’re untouchable. We have to teach people that it’s a real disease and it can happen to you and that nobody’s immune. It’s not just an inner-city problem.”

After Joey died, Andelora searched for a bereavement group.

She attended many, but felt like, in her words, “an elephant in the room in all of those groups because of the stigma of how my son died. Most of those groups were for parents who lost a child, it wasn’t just a general one, and I was uncomfortable, and I know my presence made everyone uncomfortable. Their child died from cancer or a car accident, something different. And with the stigma and the way my son died, they looked at it as ‘your son had a choice in life, my child didn’t.’ So, I left those groups in way worse shape than I was when I started. To add to that, my family and friends, in 2012 when my son died, the heroin epidemic wasn’t all over the news and in the paper every single day the way it is now. No one knew what to say to me; no one knew how to react, so the easiest thing to do was to avoid me, not bring up Joey’s name. And that hurt – the people I thought were going to be a support system for me were not, and people I didn’t expect wound up being a good support group.”

Andelora then decided to start her own group, the Lost Angels Bereavement Group. She approached her parish, Saint

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“I just know he would want to make a difference, and I want to make a difference. I’m just one person, but I won’t stop. I won’t stop – I’ll do whatever I can do.”

Mary’s in Pompton Lakes, who asked her, “Donna, are you strong enough?” to which she responded yes, she needed to be with others, and there were others that needed to be with her. “I started the group in 2013 and for the first couple of meetings we only had a few people, there wasn’t a lot, maybe three, four, or five others. Sadly – now it’s 2019 – we have close to 50 families. We meet the first and third Thursdays of the month, there’s at least one or two new faces at every meeting, because this is continuing to happen in our community and our local surrounding communities.” Andelora adds that there is a thankfulness among attendees that the group exists. “You can feel comfortable, and say things, and not be judged. Know that there’s others in the same shoes as we are, that understand our grief, and that a parent or loved one speak freely and openly.”

“It has helped our journey of loss - the most devastating loss you can have is a child – and it’s teaching us to walk this journey of new normal that we hate. We’re there for one another: a bunch of grieving parents who have come together to make it from one day to the next and learn how to go on with a piece of our heart missing.”

Since the Lost Angels Bereavement group is for parents, Andelora’s next step may be starting a sibling’s group, for siblings

who’ve lost brothers or sisters to addiction. She has been approached about it. “We need more groups.”

Wayne, via a grant, is now a Stigma-Free zone, which aids in a person with addiction feeling isolated, feeling they can’t approach someone to get needed help. The goal, per Andelora, is to make every town in New Jersey become Stigma-Free. “You get a fund or grant from the state; that’s what Wayne got, that’s what Pompton Lakes got. I think it’s so important for every town to have that, because we need to educate the communities in addiction and mental illness. Becoming Stigma-Free helps that.”

The fight doesn’t exasperate Donna Andelora. “I knew when I lost my son, I needed to be his voice for the rest of my life. He hated what happened to him. In his sober period, he came to speak at some of my support groups. Joey fought the fight as hard as he could. I also know deep in my heart that the battle was too big for him. Even though he had periods of sobriety, I didn’t think he was going to survive it.”

“I just know he would want to make a difference, and I want to make a difference. I’m just one person, but I won’t stop. I won’t stop – I’ll do whatever I can do.”

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Passaic County Technical Institute – An Epicenter of Learning Located in Wayne, PCTI welcomes students residing anywhere within the borders of Passaic County.

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By Pamela Macek t’s 8 a.m. and the National Anthem begins to play. No, this isn’t an early morning football game. It is the start of the school day at Passaic County Technical Institute, and only one of the many ways this high school sets itself apart from the others. Historically known as “Vo-tech,” PCTI was once considered a county vocational school that offered a simpler alternate career route for students not wanting to pursue college. Not anymore.

Today, PCTI is more than a vocational school, it is an educational epicenter, boasting a brand-new STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Academy, with an academic curriculum that

leads every student to college. The high school is actually made up of 14 little schools, and as Chief School Administrator Diana Lobosco shared, “It is a school that encompasses the trades, sciences, arts and technology – every career path that parents

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want their children to take.”

Located in Wayne, New Jersey, PCTI welcomes students residing anywhere within the borders of Passaic County.

Enrollment is a process that for interested students, begins during their eighth grade school year and requires a review of grades, attendance, discipline records, current report cards and standardized test scores. Students not accepted into the ninth grade school year may reapply again for tenth grade only.

There are additional steps for Special Education students seeking enrollment. PCTI is an extremely diversified school.

There are over 500 special needs students as well as a deaf program that provides opportunities for everyone.

John Maiello, the school’s Assistant Superintendent explained how the facility has, “created an environment of order and discipline throughout the campus. Opportunities are given, but it cannot be easy.” Students clearly understand that many fun filled experiences will be made, but they are primarily there to learn and prepare for their future career. One way PCTI reinforces this is through their requirement for school uniforms, which has

been successfully ongoing for the past seven years. With the obligated colors of blue, khaki and white, there is a slight selection of what can be worn that the students may choose from. PCTI’s mascot is the bulldog, and that “bulldog pride” is reinforced through how the students conduct as well as carry themselves, which includes their appearance.

Principal Michael Parent went on to discuss how important it is for both parents and educators to work together to help guide young people, well before high school. He shared, “The time to address development issues dealing with character, attitude, self-awareness, emotional stability and consistency, is during the middle school years, not high school.”

When this occurs, it is natural to see students enrolled who want to learn all they can, work hard and apply themselves to their coursework. When it comes to expecting excellence from their students, the bar is high. Principal Parent said, “We push the counterculture here and the kids respond to it.”

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Not all students are considering college and are already set on a path for vocational training only. participate in right on their campus. Upon entering the school lobby, there is a fully functioning bank that the students pursuing careers in Finance help to run. Meals have become a first-class dining experience, as “Chez Technique,” PCTI’s own gourmet restaurant, staffs students who are enrolled in their School of Culinary Arts, for meal preparation, cooking and serving.

There is an Academy of Criminal Justice and Public Safety. Under this rigorous course of study students are exposed to the US Legal system, covering topics such as court and criminal proceedings, how laws are created, crime scene investigation, fire science and the roles of field personnel, which include defense attorney, prosecutor, judge, court clerk, probation officer and law enforcement, to name a few. PCTI hosts a Mock Trial, which they have successfully positioned themselves as County Champs.

Students desiring a career in public service are being given a college education at a high school level.

For students working towards a career in Finance – including areas such as banking, accounting, real estate, international finance, consumer law, and many others, PCTI’s Academy of Finance creates a strong foundation through their commitment to financial literacy. The program they use is certified by the National Academy Foundation. The career opportunities for students in this field are endless, and as Assistant Superintendent Maiello

said, “PCTI is like no place else.”

For students following a career path pointing in the direction of health and healing, the Academy of Health Sciences offers over a dozen opportunities to choose from. This is one of the most popular areas of study on campus, with membership in the national organization of HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America) included as part of this program. Classrooms in this academy are designed to mirror real world medical offices and health facilities, giving students a pragmatic understanding of what employment in the health field will be like. Leadership and community service opportunities are available for students to participate in, which will help to further their learning experience.

Not all students are considering college and are already set on a path for vocational training only. PCTI’s School of Automotive Technology is here for them. With the ever-changing world of technology prevalent in the automotive industry, it is imperative that students learn skill sets and techniques that go beyond repairing an engine or changing a tire. Boasting high tech diagnostic automotive labs as well as equipment that is found in major dealerships and repair facilities nationwide, PCTI is committed to providing a state-of-the-art educational experience to every student enrolled in this school. Students can graduate

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The School of Cosmetology paves the way for students to pursue ten career paths upon graduation. From esthetician, to hair stylist, or make-up artist to beauty product sales and salon owner, students who are serious about pursuing a career in this industry are given a quality advantage in their work endeavors. Community service activities are provided, offering students opportunities to get a jump start in fulfilling state required training hours in pursuit of their cosmetology license.

With the Arts now a permanent educational path of learning at PCTI, the School of Communication Arts has steadily grown, as students are exploring their artistic skills in this highly sought-after program. Covering areas such as Advertising Art and Design, Graphic Design and 3D Animation, and Audio Visual Production, this school develops each students’ artistic gifts, allowing them to show case their talents at the annual art exhibition. There are thirteen career paths for students to choose from, ranging anywhere from art director,

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The School of Education and Human Services is the place where students can learn, develop and progress into thriving adults equipped to perform career services in nine employment paths available at PCTI. This popular program will instill foundational concepts of education, growth and development of children. As part of this course, students prepare for the CDA (Child Development Accreditation) certification, which is given through Passaic County Community College. This gives students the opportunity to accrue six college credits.

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“Our purpose as administrators, teachers and counselors is to equip students in such a way that upon graduation they will go back to their communities and contribute as a successful person,” shared Lobosco. pate in the NASA HUNCH program, which allows PCTI students to help design and build solutions to problems astronauts face in space.

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There are laboratories, classrooms, seminar halls and rooms for collaborative group instruction. Upon completion of ninth grade, students will select one of three fields to choose from. They are: Biomedical and Life Science, Computer Science and Engineering.

As graduation approaches, PCTI offers dual enrollment options and advanced placement courses. With over forty career choices available for students to pursue, the STEM Academy will continue to be a highly sought-after educational institution for many years to come.

As if this wealth of academic excellence isn’t enough to cause a multitude of parents to seek acceptance for their children, the school continues to impress with their additional resources, clubs, activities and sports for Passaic County’s youth. There are a whopping 38 clubs for students to choose from, covering interests that address social issues, student government, Honors, year book, academic and career related, Karate, performing arts

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Wayne Temple Marks Birthday of Noted Civil Rights Movement Activist

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By Anya Bochman

f the many Jewish leaders who participated in the Civil Rights Movement, Rabbi Israel Dresner has the particular distinction of being “the most arrested rabbi in America.” One of the three rabbis who had a close relationship with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dresner was the first rabbi arrested in 1961 at an interfaith clergy freedom ride and went on to have a distinguished career in social activism.

Dresner, of Wayne, served the congregation of Temple Beth Tikvah (TBT) in Wayne for 25 years. On Sunday, March 31, the congregation held a buffet lunch catered by The Kosher Nosh of Glen Rock to honor Dresner on his “Five times Chai” birthday. The number 18 is associated in Judaism with the concept of “chai,” or “life,” so that five times the amount signifies the rabbi emeritus’ 90th birthday.

A gathering of the rabbi’s former congregants, friends, family and colleagues, the event featured testimonials and presentations honoring Dresner’s life and work, while the catering offered Jewish staples such as potato latkes and noodle kugel.

Dresner became rabbi at TBT in the early 1970s, coming in as the congregation was reeling from the untimely death of Rabbi Shai Shacknai. It was at Dresner’s suggestion that the temple began its annual Rabbi Shai Shacknai lecture series. Recent guest lecturers include David Harris, the CEO of the American Jewish committee, who spoke

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cord. about challenges to world Jew“I feel very proud to be in ry in 2017. the presence of someone who Upon his retirement in marched shoulder to shoulder 1995, Dresner was appointed with Martin Luther King, Jr., Rabbi Emeritus of TBT. As the who was part of that moment temple’s website describes in history,” said Simerly. him, Dresner “was and conDresner was born on the tinues to be instrumental in Lower East Side of New York transmitting the beauty of City on April 22, 1929 – makour heritage and in teaching ing his March birthday celJewish values to children and ebration a month early. He adults alike, with an emphasis grew up in Brooklyn; his father on social justice.” owned a delicatessen and as Temple Beth Tikvah’s cura teenager, Dresner spent a rent rabbi, Meeka Simerly, exnumber of years with the Lapressed her admiration for the bor Zionist youth group Harabbi emeritus. bonim Dror. He experienced “He has been most wonderhis first brush with social acful – so gracious, so loving, so tivism – and civil disobedience supportive of female rabbis, – with Habonim Dror, after he who are still relatively new in Israel Dresner with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and several other members the field,” Simerly stated. “I have cultivated a lovely relationship with him. My husband re- were arrested while protesting the British government’s refusal to allow Jewish refugees to immigrate to Mandate Palestine. gards him as a father he never had.”

Dresner went on to study at Brooklyn College and the UniverDescribing a man who is “quirky,” “sweet,” and has a “very interesting sense of humor – he cracks himself up,” Simerly also sity of Chicago, receiving a BA and MA in International Relations.

He spent 1951 and 1952 working at a newly formed kibexpounded on Dresner’s humility and inspiring social activism re-

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Over all, Dresner joined what became a total of 436 riders on more than 60 rides throughout the South. Approximately 25 percent of the Freedom Riders were Jewish, with clergy being an important voice for change within the movement. butz in the Negev Desert, followed by two years of enlistment in the United States Army.

Dresner became ordained as a Reform rabbi at Hebrew Union College, and spent the next 12 years as the spiritual leader of Temple Sha’arey Shalom in Springfield.

During his tenure there, Dresner took part in some of his most vital civil rights work. In 1961, Dresner joined a group of clergymen known as the “Interfaith Riders,” made up of 14 ministers and four rabbis. The group rode a bus from Washington, D.C., to Tallahassee, Fla., to protest racial segregation throughout the South.

It was in Tallahassee that Dresner was first arrested; he and nine other clergymen decided to test whether they would be served in the airport’s segregated restaurant. After the waiters there called the police, the clergymen were arrested for unlawful assembly and sent to the city jail. Their arrest made national headlines, with the group becoming known as the “Tallahassee Ten.” Over all, Dresner joined what became a total of 436 riders on more than 60 rides throughout the South. Approximately 25 percent of the Freedom Riders were Jewish, with clergy being an important voice for change within the movement.

And although many of the rides ended in riots and arrests, they were successful in effecting change, forcing the Kennedy administration to enforce anti-segregation laws that had been on the books for years, but were virtually ignored in the South.

It is this documented progress that Simerly takes comfort in.

“We can all learn from his presence, the attempts to make something wrong right,” Simerly said. “We can all grow from it.”

Dresner’s relationship with King is something Simerly also regards admirably; Dresner first met the famed civil rights activist when he visited him in jail in Albany, Ga., in 1962. King spoke twice to Dresner’s congregation in Springfield. According to a speech that Dresner gave at Temple Bnai Keshet in Montclair last year, King had recognized the alignment between civil rights chants and Yiddish songs that speak of enslavement.

Their relationship continued when King asked Dresner and others to organize a group of clergymen to help desegregate a town in Georgia. Within weeks, the group had rounded up 75 ministers and rabbis, all of whom were arrested.

Two years later, King was imprisoned again, and once more sought out Dresner’s help in a letter asking him to organize clergymen to demonstrate against segregation sites in St. Augustine, Fla. Again, Dresner and 16 other rabbis were arrested, which was the largest number of rabbis arrested in America.

Although Dresner’s close relationship with King fueled his protest work against segregation, he later extended his activism into Jewish causes. He was arrested in the 1970s for marching on behalf of the refuseniks, perhaps cementing his status as “the most arrested rabbi in America.”

Arrests aside, the rabbi’s work throughout the decades

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has brought him various accolades, including an honor by President Barack Obama at the White House on the evening before the 50-year anniversary celebration of the March on Washington.

Despite the distinction, Simerly pointed out that one of Dresner’s most inspiring qualities is his humility.

“His modesty is just inspiring,” Simerly said. “He lives very frugally and doesn’t ask for much, but people will do anything they can to help him.”

Since the early-1980s, Dresner has been an outspoken critics of Israel’s policies toward the Palestinians and of Binyamin Netanyahu’s government. Though the Reform rabbi has an obvious affinity for the country, where he spent time on a kibbutz and had gotten married, he is wary of what he deems to be “self-destructive” policies.

As part of his work of fostering peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Dresner has served as president of the Education Fund for Israeli Civil Rights and Peace, and has twice been elected a delegate and an alternate to the World Zionist Congress.

Dresner has most recently visited Israel in October and November 2013; he has been the leader of Partners for Progressive Israel, an American Zionist organization for peace, justice, pluralism, and democracy, for 25 years, serving as its president for three years in the 1990s. Additionally, Dresner has been a member of the organization J Street since its founding.

Although Dresner grew up learning Yiddish in an Orthdox yeshiva, he raised his children - a son and daughter – to be fluent in Hebrew. His son is a veteran of the Israeli Defense Forces while

his daughter was a volunteer in Kibbutz Yotvata and married a member of the kibbutz.

Part of Dresner’s continuing activism is his “Tikkun Olam” lecture series, now in its eighth year. Named after the Jewish religious concept of “improving the world,” the lectures aim to spotlight speakers doing important work in a variety of fields.

Every year, the rabbi emeritus selects a speaker to come to TBT, choosing participants based on their efforts to make the world a better place.

This year’s lecture took place shortly before Dresner’s 90th birthday celebration, on March 29. The guest speaker was Dr. Philip N. Eisner, physicist and global warming expert.

Despite his distinguished resume, Simerly describes Dresner as “one of the most humble people, not driven at all by ego.” His reputation in the community inspires a sort of veneration, leading people to go out of their way to help the rabbi emeritus on the rare occasions he does ask for help. Simerly recalled a recent incident where Dresner needed assistance to attend a funeral; the congregants immediately set up an email list to accommodate his request.

Reflecting on her relationship with Dresner, Simerly finds inspiration in the hope his work instilled. “[His activism] shows that with a lot of hard work and dedication, any wrong can be righted,” Simerly commented. “This is why I love America so much – the democracy is set up so that when something isn’t right, with work and persistence it can be fixed.

And [Dresner’s] civil rights work demonstrated that.”

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Jeff Zaun Announced as Sports Factory Club’s Technical Director

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By Aaron Krepel eff will work with both Lee Bakewell (Boys DoC) and Patrick O’Connor (Girls DoC) to fine-tune and manage the coaching and future pathway structure for the club. Using his knowledge of professional academy systems, Zaun will be tasked with improving the club’s current curriculum to offer the best methods in developing our youth players as well as educating the staff and guiding them in their professional development.

Zaun comes to TSF Academy as a former professional player for both the Metro Stars alongside Tim Howard, Tab Ramos, Tony Meola and Alexi Lalas, before a brief stay with Chicago Fire under Bob Bradley.

Following his retirement from professional soccer, Zaun went on to become the Rutgers University Assistant Head Soccer Coach, while taking on a role as a scout with the United States Soccer Federation. Zaun’s scouting responsibilities extended beyond players, as he was tasked with also sourcing the best coaches and referees in the region.

Zaun then took on a role with the New York Red Bull Soccer Academy exhibiting his skills in both coaching and recruiting.

While working with the club, Zaun’s U19 team finished 15-0 and ranked first in the country, seeing their top player, Ben Mines eventually sign with the first team. Zaun has seen a total of twelve of his Red Bull recruits make the first team, including US National

team players Matt Miazga, Tim Weah and Tyler Adams, a testament to a career of hard work and dedication on and off the field.

In January 2018, Zaun was appointed Director of Youth Scouting for the Red Bull Soccer Academy, building an extensive player evaluation system for the Northeast region while coordinating all scouting efforts in the area.

When asked, Zaun described the opportunity with TSF Academy as, “a perfect fit. The club’s commitment to developing players; its coaches; and the facilities and programs it offers are at the forefront of the youth soccer community in New Jersey. I look forward to being a part of that commitment to excellence and sharing my experience with the clubs coaches, families and players. After speaking with the club about the direction they wanted to go I was excited about the opportunity to work alongside the current management team to help execute on our shared vision for TSF.” “Honestly, we’ve had some major challenges over the past 12 months, but they are a learning tool for all of us. We will always benefit from these experiences and challenges. We will look to learn from them and use those to make the club stronger. Jeff is the perfect person for this job. His demeanor, experience, and professionalism will definitely help TSF return to its roots in developing young coaches and players better than any other club out there,” added Bakewell.

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Veteran Firefighters Still Serving in Wayne

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hey may no longer fight fires, but they still support the Wayne Fire Department that they loved to serve with.

Per Charlie Cunningham, firefighting is a young person’s game, but he and a few other up-in-years former firefighters remember battling blazes and will always be there to offer support to current firefighters.

“I became a Junior Fire Fighter at age 15,” says Cunningham, recalling 1960 and his first putting on a firemen’s uniform. “My best friend’s father was a fireman, who lived across the street and I would see him respond to fire calls and I would talk to him about the fire department. It aroused my curiosity. Mr. Rooney took me to the fire house one night when they had a Junior Fireman night and I joined. I was there for two years becoming President for one-year (1961 – 1962) learning firematic duties, helping the firemen around the station, cleaning the apparatus, and various other details.”

Cunningham, who will soon be 75 years old, has served 50 years and is currently a trustee. Over the years, he was President of Wayne Township Fire Officers Association, Jaycees Fireman of the Year in 1974, and has held numerous other titles, all of which are special to him. But a few are most significant. “My

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proudest memories as a fire fighter is being elected as Chief of P.O.L. Fire Co. #2 - 1974-1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 and Chief of Department, Commissioner in 1976, 1993-1994, and Jaycees Fireman of the Year.”

Cunningham tries to currently stay involved by being as active as he can, driving the apparatus, doing house and truck maintenance. He is also Chairman of the Building Committee for a proposed addition (2012 -2019) in addition to other committees.

“Why am I proud to be a Fireman? There is no other profession beside a First Responder (Firefighter, Police, EMT) that will run into danger instead of running from it. I wanted to give back to the town that I grew up in and help my friends and neighbors feel safe. There is a certain camaraderie in the fire service. You become a family. You will always have each other’s backs. You may have different religious beliefs, different political opinions, but when a call comes in, you become a cohesive team, working together under difficult conditions.”

“I was 27 years old,” states 89-year-old Gregory Velardi, Sr. “My older brother Nat and I joined together in February of 1956.

We joined because many of our friends had joined the fire company, so there was a social aspect to it, but Wayne was a growing community, and since I lived here all my life, my brother and I thought it was a great way to give back to our community.” He and Nat both represented P.O.L. Fire Company #2.

He has a few vivid memories. “Back in 1961 all the members at the time pitched in and we built our own firehouse on

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“One of the most noble things a person can do is to serve their community and their fellow man.

The best way I knew how to do that was to become a volunteer firefighter.”

Willow Place. The firehouse was knocked down back in the mid 80’s with the widening of Route 23. I was also one of the committee members for the construction of our new firehouse on Alps Road and Route 23.” He also recalls responding to and pumping at the fire at the old Butler rubber mill in the late 1950’s. “At the time that fire was the largest loss fire in the United States.”

Fires at the old Two Guys department store in Totowa also jar his memory. Then, there are the fun times. “In the summer of the 60’s and 70’s the fire company used to run a ‘Firemen’s Fair’ at Parish Oval, and in different parking lots in the Willowbrook (Mall) area. My wife Eleanor who was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary, and I used to work in the food tent cooking and serving food.”

Velardi’s current health doesn’t allow him to be as active as he once was, but he tries to attend the bi-annual breakfast buffet, and often listens to calls on the fire scanner.

“One of the most noble things a person can do is to serve their community and their fellow man. The best way I knew how to do that was to become a volunteer firefighter.”

“At one time my brother and I were one of five sets of brothers that belonged to fire company #2. Charlie Cunningham who

you are also interviewing is also one of those sets of brothers.

Along with my brother, at one time all 3 of my nephews were members of the fire company, and presently my 2 sons, and my 3 grandchildren are members of the company, so I’m proud to have started a tradition that my family continues by serving the community of Wayne. One of the proudest moments of my career as a firefighter was after 50 years of service, the members of my fire company approached the State of NJ to have the ramp in front of the firehouse named in my honor.”

73-year-old Barry Kiefte became a firefighter in 1976 courtesy of a suggestion by his friend, Paul Vanderwal, who was a firefighter in Prospect Park at the time. He serves at Chief Tony Czapka’s Wayne Fire Company #3 “The Minns Avenue fire, where we lost a grandfather and two children,” he says, when asked what his most vivid firefighting memory is.

Kiefte, who drives the apparatus during the day, is very proud of two things. “I volunteered in the service for my country and volunteered in the fire department for my community.” He also values greatly seeing “individuals come in as kids and grow up to be officers and still serving.”

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Packanack Community Church Welcomes Interim Reverend Bernd Weishaupt

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By Debra Winters ackanack Community Church (PCC) has a new leader at the helm and new programs on the horizon. But its rich history is what’s worth the read for any Wayne Township resident.

Interim Rev. Bernd Weishaupt, who smilingly says he is 22,085 days old when asked his age, brings to the church fresh blood upon the retirement of former Pastor Karyn Ratcliffe, who held the position for over 20 years, an unusually long time for that position.

PCC is the first existing church in Wayne and is located on Lake Drive East and Mountainside Avenue overlooking the picturesque Packanack Lake. All four seasons offer breathtaking views from the church’s front steps.

Recognized as a United Church of Christ (UCC), PCC is congregationally guided. A bishop does not dictate rather it’s democratically governed by an internal counsel with input from church members, stated Weishaupt, who’s been at PCC a few months.

“The UCC headquarters does offer us guidance though,” he said. “That’s why UCC churches will be different wherever you go. And they date back to the pilgrim and puritan times.”

The history of the current PCC building dates back to the late 1940s when Rev. Jacob H. Cunningham came to visit his in-laws in Packanack Lake. As a graduate student at Columbia University, he was searching for a doctoral project and mailed a questionnaire to 400 families in the community inquiring whether there was interest in starting a Protestant church. An educational committee was quickly formed and on Feb. 27, 1947, PCC was born. Cunningham served as the first interim minister until June of that year. The first service was held at what’s now the Packanack Clubhouse on March 2 with 226 patrons braving the dangerous elements in spite of a major snowstorm.

A few months later, Rev. C. Stuart Simmons was deemed the church’s initial full-time minister. Sunday school was held in the building that now hous-

es the Packanack Restaurant and Bar. And within two years, the congregation had grown to more than 300 members from 34 different denominations. Concerned that a particular doctrine would destroy the fellowship and service of the church, the congregation chose not to join a denomination, Weishaupt stated.

Eventually the congregation outgrew the clubhouse and the Sunday school was so crowded with 250 children, so they began turning people away, said Weishaupt. On May 8, 1949, the congregation set out to raise the $55,000 needed for a new church structure. Deciding against a long-term fund drive, the congregation chose to raise the money in only eight days. And from May 8 to the 15th, people were asked to make pledges payable in

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two annual installments and after only five days, the congregation raised $40,000.

Then in March 1950, on the third anniversary of the formation of the church congregation, ground was broken for the structure. More than 100 members and guests attended the ceremonies held at the current church site, explained Weishaupt.

Current membership at PCC ranges around 220 to 250. For today’s churches, that’s the top 15 percent of membership, says Weishaupt.

But PCC, he touts, is still vital, and doing pretty good.

“PCC is a thriving, active, and busy church that’s multi-staffed and still has ministries where many other churches have downsized a great deal,” he stated.

What’s unique to the community is PCC’s Cooperative Nursery School (PCNS) led by Kelly Schmitz. It operates on a full day basis from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. which is mostly unheard of these days. PCNS’ current roster includes 53 children and has been in existence since 1950. Classes are separated by age group and cater between kindergarten age and up to two years old. Many of the teachers bring with them over 20 years experience and have recently gone through their relicensing process.

With 2019 just getting off the ground, PCC is currently reinventing itself in a matter of speaking having gone for two decades with the same pastor and now moving forward with new blood. The church is examining ways to engage the wider community of Wayne while concentrating on the demographics that include both the wealthy and poor.

“That’s interesting to us at PCC because this church has a heart for the homeless, people who are hungry,” Weishaupt stated.

One of the ways PCC will be adhering to the less fortunate is by

organizing toiletry packs for Bridges Outreach, an organization that gives donations including meals to homeless people within communities such as Camden, Newark, and New York City.

PCC itself has seen its share of hard times in terms of storm flooding.

Back in August 2016, the township rallied to aid PCC following a tumultuous rain storm that devastated its nursery school leaving over two feet of mud, wood chips, and water in its pathway. The deluge came in so fast there was reportedly no time to react. The church had no flood insurance at the time of the storm and with patron attendance low, donations were not abundant. A Go Fund Me page however was quickly set up that collected over $12,000.

Since then everything has been rebuilt.

Weishaupt pointed out that even electrical outlets in his office are strategically higher now.

Drainage systems have also been added and other upgrades are in place.

“In essence, what Packanack is saying is, ‘we’re ready’”, Weishaupt said.

Besides a beautiful view, PCC also offers a fellowship hall and a sanctuary, both of which are electronically modernized with video and sound systems. There’s also a new sign located across the street from the church that people can easily read during their walks around the lake.

“Compared to many of the churches I’ve seen, this church is very clean and very organized. It’s a very functional church,” said Weishaupt.

The presence of a church, explains Weishaupt, is a foundational presence that says God is in the community, especially during the turbulent times currently being experienced throughout America. It’s a place where spiritual, emotional, and

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“We’re an important presence to offer stability within the community.

It’s saying God is in your community, God is in the world. And we’re working to make it a better world. That’s our goal,” Weishaupt stated. community needs can be sought.

Worship is every Sunday at 10 a.m. followed by a fellowship afterwards where patrons can gather and talk. PCC also has a new music director, Daniel Mullens, who’s has been there over a year.

“He’s amazing on the keys and has a great rapport with the choir,” Weishaupt said. “And he banters back and forth with me on Sunday mornings. Quite similar to that of Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon on the Tonight Show”, he added. “And the people react to that and they enjoy it.”

Bible study takes place every Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. during the spring and fall. Sunday school offers fun Bible-themed activities for kids aged three through fifth grade also at 10 a.m.

The Chancel Choir leads the congregation Sunday mornings during worship and rehearsals take place every Thursday at 7:15 p.m.

The Covenant Hand Bell Ensemble is a group of beginners to accomplished bell ringers who perform the ancient art of bell ringing. Rehearsals are Sunday mornings from 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

PCC also offers a Men’s Group Breakfast at the Alps Diner the first Saturday of every month at 8 a.m. for all ages, and Sisters of Faith, an informal gathering of women for fun activities, plus many other fellowships and outreach programs to pick from.

Monthly programs are prominent at PCC including Members of Leisure, where senior citizens hear specific talks about topics pertinent to their age group including financial planning.

The church also offers a Community Outreach Team that plans events to address topics such as the growing gap between the rich and the poor.

PCC’s mantra, “No matter who you are, who you love, or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here,” is preached every Sunday. “PCC accepts everyone. Our communion is open communion. We have no guidelines in terms of who can or cannot take part in communion,” explained Weishaupt.

Weishaupt brings to PCC an extensive educational background that took him all the way to Munich, Germany where he earned an Associate of Arts degree. Back here in the states, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Knox College, in Galesburg, Illinois. Here in New Jersey, he obtained a Master of Divinity from Drew University in Madison, and a MA in counseling psychology from Centenary University, in Hackettstown.

While studying at Centenary University, Weishaupt interned with the Disabilities Services Office and Academic Success Center specializing in transition planning and academic success coaching.

His early chaplain days started when he completed an internship/residency in Clinical Pastoral Education at Susquehanna Health Systems in Williamsport, Pa., and Christ Hospital in Jersey City, where he also earned a pastoral counselor certification

from the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy.

Weishaupt was involved with AmeriCorps as a program manager in Phillpsburg. During his time there, he recruited staff and established the largest AmeriCorps program throughout New Jersey. The program, the first of its kind in Warren County, included 52 members, who spent time volunteering over 150,000 hours of community service in various service projects for New Jersey that included cleaning up the Delaware River. The program received county, state, and national recognition for its innovative projects and contributions.

“It gave people jobs, it gave people purpose. And each year volunteers could get $2,500 towards college. So two year members got $5,000 for college grants. It was one of the best jobs I ever had,” Weishaupt proudly stated.

With a constant vested interest in the area of life coaching, Weishaupt worked with local businesses and industries to establish employee training programs while working as coordinator of the Business and Industry Training program at Warren County Community College’s Center for Career and Personal Development. And in addition, he wrote educational and training grants in cooperation with federal and state education and labor offices.

“That was a very happy time for me too being able to help students. It was all very rewarding,” said Weishaupt.

Some of the past pastoral positions he’s held include Grace United Church of Christ in Tannersville, Pa and Bethany United Church of Christ in Bethlehem, Pa. Weishaupt also achieved the rank of Designated Interim Pastor of First United Church of Christ, located in Sugarcreek, Ohio., and more recently back in New Jersey serving as senior organizing pastor of Stanley Congregational Church, in Chatham.

Weishaupt, who was an Olympic fencing coach and member of the United States Fencing Association and the United States Fencing Coaches Association, taught the first fencing class at the Pocono Family YMCA, in Stroudsburg, Pa. His other interests include photography, reading, and flying kites.

He’s volunteered as a mediator with the Community Dispute Resolution Program for the Superior Court of New Jersey, in Warren County. He’s also a trained vocalist and in his spare time, he occasionally can be found entertaining at churches, senior centers, hospitals, county fairs, weddings, and charitable events.

PCC is a church with tremendous energy, potential, and good will. They will be looking for a future pastor for PCC within two years to take the church in a direction that’s in line with the community.

“We’re an important presence to offer stability within the community. It’s saying God is in your community, God is in the world. And we’re working to make it a better world. That’s our goal,” Weishaupt stated.

For more information on PCC check out www.packanack.com.

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Passaic County One Stop Career CenterHelping People Get Back on Track

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By Pamela Macek

hat kind of people do you help? Lauren Murphy sat only for a moment to think about the question before giving her reply. “People who went off the track of life and are now back on.” For the past six years, Murphy has been the Executive Director of the Passaic County One Stop Career Center in Paterson. She has seen individuals of all ages and from every type of socioeconomic background enter the One Stop Office in need of the same thing – work.

Currently New Jersey’s unemployment rate is comparable to the US, coming in at about 4%. While that is reflective of the continual drop since the incredible high of 9.5% almost a decade ago, it still means there are large numbers of people who are out of a job. That is where the One Stop Career Center comes in. Under the umbrella supervision of the Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders, and funded by the Department of Labor, this public nonprofit organization has been created to provide services for the youth, mature workers, adults, dislocated workers, veterans and people with disabilities.

With those statistics in mind and a desire to create an entity that would provide solutions to unemployment, the One Stop Career Center began. Murphy shared, “The vision for the program is to help people who are either unemployed, been displaced from their employment, have never worked or need training for a new career.” This highly successful program has proven to fulfill that vision by maintaining planned goals and following up on projected outcomes.

The OSCC program envelopes a structure that provides a single point of contact (One Stop) with a full menu of services, continued partnerships with outside agencies, schools, organizations and businesses, run by a group of skilled job developers and a business service team. Both job seekers and employer customers benefit from these services. Job seekers have access to current, on-the-job training preparation and employers have access to all OSCC resources, including for recruitment, outplacement, training and development.

OSCC also collaborates with local community organizations in an effort to ensure job seekers are responding appropriately to these employment opportunities. Murphy explained, “We are in a partnership with connections to many organizations. There are colleges, the Department of Labor, the State of New Jersey, the Department of Unemployment, the Division of Vocational Reha-

bilitation, the County Welfare Department, and the Youth Department.” With such a wide array of collaborative partners, it is no wonder the OSCC experiences a high success rate for clients securing employment.

Who comes into the Center for help? Murphy shared, “All kinds of people come to us for help. Generally, more men than women, but even that is changing, as women are realizing that for a number of reasons they have to go back to work. It could be that after raising a family or finding themselves in need of work later in life after a divorce they are now entering the workforce.” She went on, “We welcome everyone, from as young as 16 up until 70 years old.

If they can work, they can come to us for help.”

What about veterans? After serving our country, many veterans face the realization that development in technology has created gaps between their skill set and the experience needed for a particular job. They are usually unaware that American Job Centers have a mandate to connect veterans to job openings. OSCC desires to assist every veteran that comes to them, helping to provide priority services that will help in the transitioning that takes place from military to civilian life. OSCC is the source for veteran’s reemployment, providing employment, training, and financial assistance in their transitional services.

Young people are also in need of guidance and special training. The OSCC provides training programs for youth between the ages of 16 and 24. They can schedule an appointment to meet with a career counselor to discuss their goals and assess their skill set. There is no discrimination. Any youth who is economically disadvantaged, displaced or who has special needs can receive help.

The Passaic County One Stop Career Center (OSCC) is just that – a place where an individual can go to as the source for all their employment needs. The list of services is quite impressive and equally as comprehensive, addressing every need imaginable to the individual facing this situation. Employment seekers can go directly to the Paterson location, 200 Memorial Drive, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 – 4:30 p.m. or find additional contact information and office locations through social media or on their website.

When beginning your journey through the One Stop Career Center, you will be assigned a caseworker, who, beginning with one-on-one sessions, will walk you through the entire process, until you are gainfully employed. Caseworkers are trained to know the ins and outs of this program and can help to identify how

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to best address the needs of their clients. They understand that the person sitting across from them at their desk is oftentimes dealing with fear, anxiety, depression and stress.

They are trained to be not only knowledgeable about the program’s process and current job market, but also as a source of compassion, understanding and encouragement. It is common for clients to forge strong, positive relationships with their career counselors by the end of their time in the program.

What is the next step? Start by scheduling an appointment with a career strategist. The advice they give will provide clarity for the direction their client should proceed in. Additionally, career counseling, vocational evaluation and training referrals are just some of the initial steps towards reaching a client’s goals. The program is designed to anticipate a variety of clients and has created a variety of tools for their use.

What type of services does OSCC provide to employers? OSCC is specially equipped to match clients who have completed their training with companies holding vacant spots for trained individuals. Some of the initial services include job search and placement services, referrals to community resources, vocational assessment, testing and evaluation, job leads and resume development.

Customized job search plans can be created and will include direct job placement services, professional workshops and access to Passaic County job openings. Employer staffing, disability services, transitional support services and unemployment services are also a part of the services offered. With approximately three dozen types of services available, there is some type of training suited to any type of person in preparation of any specific job. For the unemployed, showing up, hard work and persistence are all that is needed to create a successful outcome.

Along with assessments, career coaching and job searches, additional education in a school setting may be needed. How can a client attend college? “OSCC will fund up to six thousand dollars for each person. Once they complete their course, we will pay

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the remaining balance to the school after employment is secured,” explained Murphy. The outcome of this opportunity can be either steps towards a college degree or some form of completion of an adult class in a given area of study or work experience that results in a certificate of completion.

Once an individual becomes a client, a pro-active, busy schedule commences.

Murphy gave insight on what to expect. “Every day there are workshops on resume writing, how to do research on the internet and how to handle an interview. When a client is ready, they can enjoy browsing through our Career Closet, where we provide them, free of charge and outfit to wear on their interview or first day of work.” This is the kind of support that goes beyond just helping a person develop the needed skill set for a job.

This type of connection to their clients builds confidence, which is a key ingredient to a successful interview.

One Stop goes even further in ensuring that their clients successfully complete their program and secure employment. “We have training programs with incentives built in,” explained Murphy. OJT – On the Job Training, is a program in which a job seeker who has completed the program, can offer a potential employer, as incentive to hire them. If an employer is willing to hire an OSCC client, then OSCC will reimburse the employer for the first six months through their On the Job Training Program. During that time, 50%-90% of the client’s salary will be reimbursed to the employer by OSCC. Now that is an offer that many employers cannot refuse.

At the end of the job seeker’s journey, the One Stop Career Center holds a yearly awards dinner. Career counselors each select a client of theirs who displayed persistence, a strong work ethic, consistent effort and a great attitude, ultimately resulting in securing employment. This form of recognition is priceless to the person receiving such an award and reflects the level of teamwork and commitment it takes from everyone involved to take a job seeker and turn them into a job holder.

William Paterson University Student Art Exhibit at Laurelwood Arboretum

riends of Laurelwood Arboretum will host an exhibition of artwork by students in William Paterson University’s art department. The nature-inspired works will be on display from April 7 through April 28 at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive in Wayne. The exhibit is curated

by Professor Matthew Finn and Professor Leslie Nobler.

The Opening Reception for the exhibit is scheduled for Sun. April 7 from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free, and the public

is invited to attend. For anyone who wishes to see the artwork at another time, the Knippenberg Center is open Tues. through Sun. from 12 noon to 4 p.m.

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum is the nonprofit organization that helps preserve and manage the 30+ acre arboretum in partnership with Wayne Township. For additional information about the student art exhibit or other upcoming events, go to www.laurelwoodarboretum.org, send an email to info@laurelwoodarboretum.org or call 973-831-5257.

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NJStarz Jessica Vosk Hometown: Clinton, NJ

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By Stefanie Sears essica Vosk of Clinton is the most recent woman inducted into the “Green Girl Sisterhood,” a collective term referred to all of the women who have shared one such green-skinned role, as she performs as the iconic Elphaba in the Winnie Holzman and Stephen Schwartz Broadway musical Wicked at the Gershwin Theatre.

Her interest in the arts began when she was about three or four years old when she was exposed to her father’s musical nature. He had a band when he was in his 30s, so he taught her about harmo- Ryan McCartan and Jessica Vosk nies and how to sing.

Photo by Joan Marcus (2018) “I’ve been a huge fan of records, rock music and pop music. I grew up singing in the living room with my dad,” Vosk explains, “Those memories, they click. Music was such a huge part of my life. I will always say and still feel to this day that music completely changes people and can be emotionally helpful with people going through any moment of their life.”

She then got into community theater at 7 or 8 years old.

When she was in fourth grade, she performed in the Carole King show Really Rosie. This was the experience that really ignited the fire within her.

“It was probably the first time that I got a laugh from the audience onstage. I was like, ‘This is addictive. This is something

that I can do that can help people.’ From then on, the rest was history. It was all I wanted to do.”

However, she did not start off her professional career this way. Though she did want to look into musical theater programs for college, she eventually obtained a degree in Communications and Public and Investor Relations at Montclair State University.

Vosk’s decision here was pretty typical for those in her position. The common thought process is that a career in the arts industry is not very financially stable so one must find a more grounded path.

“My parents said to choose something different, so that’s when I decided to go to Montclair State and do a complete 180 from the musical theater world and dive right into a communications major and a specialty in investor relations,” Vosk says.

Before she even graduated, she got a job at an investor relations firm in midtown Manhattan.

“It was the idea of this is how I’m going to take care of myself and my parents won’t have to support me and they’ll be proud of the fact that I’m doing a real people job and it won’t be so much of a struggle figuring out how to break into the Broadway career.”

In the end, however, she realized that this did not make her happy, but she does not regret it.

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“I barreled along for almost three years at that job and didn’t sing or do musical theater or see any theater that whole time,” says Vosk, “At the end of the day, I think that if I didn’t do that financial path, I wouldn’t have gotten to where I am right now or reached the level of success that I’m working with right now.

In essence, it’s all a business and to have learned the business world first was kind of a blessing. Without that experience, I would never be here right now. I wouldn’t be as knowledgeable about business decisions that I make. I wouldn’t be as confident.”

Vosk was performing in Fiddler on the Roof on Broadway when she found out that she had booked Elphaba for the national tour and ended up touring for about 13 months in 2016 and 2017.

“It was a whirlwind. I toured the country and it was a huge learning experience of how to take care of yourself. The role itself is the hardest role a female could play these days. She’s a beast in every way, shape, and form physically, vocally, mentally.

She never leaves the stage. You can really learn a lot about yourself and what you’re capable of. I had crossed my fingers when I left the tour. I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to play her on Broadway.”

However, Vosk was welcomed on board just in time for the Wicked 15th Anniversary and she made her Elphaba Broadway debut on July 16, 2018. The newest addition in a long line of Elphaba’s, she has huge shoes to fill, and some of her befriended predecessors in the “Green Girl Sisterhood” have guided her along the way.

“There’s something really special about being able to say to somebody, ‘I understand, and I get it. I know exactly what the role is and exactly what you’re going through.’ Because unless you’ve played it, you have no idea.”

Vosk credits Julia Murney, who is one of the first women to have played Elphaba both on tour (2006) and Broadway (2007), as one such previous actress and friend of Vosk to have given her advice. Another is Idina Menzel’s initial successor Shoshana Bean, whom also played the role both on tour (2006) and on Broadway (2005). Vosk refers to Bean as a “fierce vocalist.”

“It’s just the kind of thing when you run into each other and you say, ‘You know what? If you need anything, I got you.’ She’s wonderful that way. Mandy Gonzalez, the same thing. They all have different advice because everybody’s experience is different, but at the end of the day, the difficulties are the same, so it’s nice to be able to bond with people over that. Even the ones who I have not had a chance to meet, I just think that all the women are just fierce lady bosses. There is a strength that comes with playing this role that sometimes you don’t realize until you’re in it or when you’re done with it.”

Therefore, Vosk’s “beast” description of Elphaba is seemingly accurate and appropriate. From the moment of Elphaba’s conception in the show, it is her against her world because of prejudgments due to her skin color. As a result, Elphaba’s powerful vocals, especially in such numbers as Defying Gravity and No Good Deed that emphasize the character’s sense of relying on herself and no one else, are especially poignant.

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Because of this, Vosk acknowledges that the role can be vocally challenging, so she keeps her vocals trained for this by equating preparing for a role of Elphaba’s stature to preparing for the Olympics.

“I’m a very big vocal health advocate,” she explains, “Before I had done Elphaba on tour, I trained physically because the voice muscles are very athletic.

You have to really train physically first and that strengthens the voice. That is in my opinion what Elphaba and taking on that role is about.

If you’re going to be in the Wicked, Jessica Vosk Olympics as a sprinter, then Photo by Joan Marcus (2018) you’re going to be training for a long time to be able to sprint as fast as you possibly can and long as you possibly can. For me, I was classically trained, which lends itself really well when you have to belt these kinds of things. I approach it from a classically healthy way versus just yelling. That’ll hurt you. You won’t be able to do 8 shows a week.”

The fact that Wicked has remained a relevant part of theater culture after all these years is certainly telling of the impact that it has had. Vosk believes that the role of Elphaba and her portrayal of her have evolved with the times.

“It was written at a time when it was a very different political climate. Fifteen years later, now that we’re in this climate, it takes on a completely new meaning. I often get the question of do we change some of the lines in the show to represent our current society, and the answer is no. Wherever we are sociologically and societally, it makes sense still. It’s completely something that people come to and they’re very surprised. I think that’s why it’s lasted so long. If you think it’s just because young girls are going to come and see these two women portraying roles that they want to be one day, yes, that is one of the reasons why the show has lasted so long. But also, I get parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents who have come to see the show and say ‘Wow. I had no idea that this would touch me in such a way.’ You don’t see a show that’s run 15 years and that’s still able to captivate thousands of people every single night.”

In the musical, Elphaba is constantly ostracized and bullied because of her appearance. Vosk, who was bullied herself growing up, now witnesses how behind the screen bullying has become more rampant, so she uses Elphaba as a symbol for overcoming these hardships.

“It’s very hard to be the only green person onstage. Since I took the role on, that’s something that I take very seriously. I can’t imagine what it’s like to be the only different one. It’s very important for me to play a role where I am clearly the only one

with a different color skin and treated badly because of it. It’s very important for me to advocate as much as I can for anybody who feels that they are the only different one or that they keep making mistakes or they can’t seem to get it right or they feel like they are being bullied all the time. If I could take on a platform, that would be what it is, to say ‘It is okay to be yourself. If you can be okay with who you are, then everybody else has to be okay with who you are.

No apologies necessary.’”

Now, after 15 years onstage, Wicked is getting a movie adaptation in 2021.

“I think it’s kind of cool. It would be neat to see it on the big screen and be cool to see the aspect of the show that we’ve done come to life. It’s really cool when it comes down to making a film to see more of the behind the scenes stuff.”

Could Vosk possibly be in the running of playing the leading lady onscreen?

“In my wildest dreams, that would be great, but I’m sure that at the end of the day, big names sell tickets to the movies,” she says, “As much as I would love to do it, and if you put me in the role of one of the Munchkins in the movie I would do it, but the likelihood of that happening is probably no.”

That is okay though, because Vosk is keeping herself busy with other personal projects. In August 2018, she released her own debut solo album called Wild and Free. In it she offers a variety of songs in the Broadway, pop, and rock genres. Fans funded it on Kickstarter in 72 hours and it hit 4 Billboard charts and rose to #16 on iTunes.

“I’m a recording artist at heart,” says Vosk, “I love taking emotion and relaying it through song. Not everyone can get to a Broadway show, but everyone can listen to an album, which I consider my best and most personal project yet. There will be another when I am done with my time at ‘Wicked.’ I’m planning to tour the album as well.”

In addition to her music, another endeavor Vosk would love to partake in if given the chance is the role of Fanny Brice, originated by Barbra Streisand, in the musical Funny Girl. She would also love to originate a role herself.

“Playing Elphaba is one of the coolest things I will have ever done,” says Vosk, “You always hope that there is a show that hasn’t been written yet where you can create and make it your own and become known for a role that you’ve created. There’s something fun in that. That’s the cool thing about this business.

You never know what is going to come your way.”

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Danielle Fiorina Ranks in the Top 50 For CENTURY 21 Real Estate,

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New Jersey/Delaware Region And Receives President’s Producer Award

atricia Wojtyszyn, broker/owner of CENTURY 21 Crest Real Estate, Inc. is pleased to announce that in recognition of her outstanding sales production and commitment to quality service, CENTURY 21 Real Estate LLC recently honored Danielle Fiorina, sales associate with CENTURY 21 Crest Real Estate, Inc. with the CENTURY 21® President’s Producer Award for the seventh consecutive year. The annual award is bestowed upon those CENTURY 21 System sales affiliates that earn the CENTURY 21 CENTURION® award and the CENTURY 21 Quality Service Pinnacle Producer award in the same calendar year.

The CENTURION® Producer award honors CENTURY 21 System sales affiliates that earn a minimum of $280,000 in gross commission sales or 70 closed transactions sides within the calendar year.

To earn CENTURY 21 Quality Service Pinnacle Producer award, a C21® sales affiliate must receive completed customer surveys for their transaction between January 1 – October 31, with an average survey score of at least 95 percentage or

better for two consecutive years.

“We are thrilled to recognize Danielle’s work for this momentous achievement,” says Mike Miedler, president and chief executive officer, Century 21 Real Estate LLC. “This is an outstanding honor since only a small percentage of affiliated agents in the United States receive this award for sales.”

Danielle Fiorina is ranked in the top 50 CENTURY 21 agents in the New Jersey/ Delaware Region, is a NJ REALTOR® Circle of Excellence Sales Award winner for the past 13 consecutive years and a member of the CENTURION® HONOR SOCIETY. Fiorina has been a professional realtor and top producer in the industry since 2006.

Danielle Fiorina has built her reputation on professionalism and honesty. As a former business owner and controller, she is very innovative and promotes her client’s needs to successfully reach their goal. She is a full-time realtor and has been a top producer in the industry for 13 years. To put Danielle’s experience to work for you and for all of your real estate

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needs, Danielle can be reached at 973-460-4352.

“My clients always come first.

Understanding their personal goals and needs is the heart of my real estate business, and I believe it is the foundation for an effective client/realtor relationship. I am very grateful to my clients for putting their trust in me and thrilled to be acknowledged by CENTURY 21 with this prestigious award.” says Fiorina.

“It is evident that Danielle is a true real estate professional who shows a dedication to her clients on a daily basis. I am very pleased to have her market knowledge and business skills in my office,” says CENTURY 21 Crest Real Estate’s Wojtyszyn.

To put Danielle’s experience to work for you and for all your real estate needs, Danielle can be reached at 973-460-4352.

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HALEDON

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A world of beauty awaits you in this custom 5BR/4BA home positioned on 1.52 acres. Cozy fireplace, family room. Deck.

MLS 3540532

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PROSPECT PARK $420,000

Desirable 3-Family home feat 2BR on each flr, new boiler & porches on all flrs-perfect for investment or owner occupied.

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WAYNE

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Ests of Kinn-Build Your Dream Home!!! This Almost 5 Acre Lot Can Be Your Private Compound!! Gorgeous views from the back MLS 3491091

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RIVERDALE

$399,900

Inviting 3-BR Ranch enhanced by a mountain view. Cozy stone FP, skylight, track lighting. Updated Eat-in kitchen H/W Flr MLS 3535749

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WAYNE

$577,000

Totally renovated 4BR 2.5Bth Split w/FLR & DR, FamRm, fin Bsmt, heated IG Pool + sep 2GAR w/loft storage! MLS 3470345

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KINNELON

$679,000

Smoke Rise-Reward yourself with luxury in this deluxe, updated 4BR/3+BA Col. positioned on 1.51 acres. 3 FPS, Sunroom MLS 3538833

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KINNELON

$999,999

KINNELON

$749,900

Smoke Rise-Desirable space on 1.22 acres adds to this beautiful 4BR/3+BA Ranch. Private drive, 3-Car Gar, jewel of a pool. MLS 3541630

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LINCOLN PARK

$315,000

Nestled in prestigious Kinnelon Ests. Enjoy the special charm of this wonderful 5BR/6+BA Col. Bright & roomy. 3 FPS MLS 3505120

Inviting 4BR/2BA Cape Cod-1st Floor MBR with lush golf course view. Swimming pool. Eat-in kitchen. Basement, storage shed. MLS 3537413

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ROCKAWAY TWP. $1,239,000

Green Pond-Elegant Lakefront with old world charm 11Rms. 4 generous BRS/3.1Bths + priv. guest qtrs. 3Car Gar./ Boathouse MLS 3512410

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WAYNE

$675,000

Oak Hill Estates 4BR 3Bth Contemporary w/skylights, FLR & DR, FamRm/fplc, updated Kit, custom deck, MBR Ste + 2GAR. MLS 3525793

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WAYNE

$419,900

KINNELON

$775,000

Classic English Tudor- 5BR/4BA home nicely set on 2.35 acres.

Security system, 3-car garage on a cul-de-sac. MLS 3535081

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PATERSON

$230,000

Large all brick two family house with 3 Bedrooms on each floor and separate utilities. 2nd flr porch & large backyard. MLS 3519534

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WAYNE

$449,900

End unit 3BR 2.5Bth townhome w/nice EIK, LR/DR combo, FamRm/gas fplC, great MBR area, bright RecRm on LwrLvl + 2GAR. MLS 3537549

Desirable 3BR 2.5Bth townhome in tranquil setting w/ spacious LR & DR, FamRm, EIK, MBR/Bth/WI Clst, Deck wo Bsmt & Gar. MLS 3536864

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$724,900

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WESTMILFORD

$374,900

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KINNELON

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Smoke Rise-Bring your dreams to this exceptional 4BR/2+BA Col. with a glorious mountain view on 1.40 acres. 3-car Gar. MLS 3539018

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POMPTON PLAINS $329,900

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Volunteers Help to Beautify Laurelwood Arboretum

pril is National Volunteer Month, and the volunteer season will begin at Laurelwood Arboretum on Tues. April 9 at 9 a.m. at the arboretum’s pavilion. Anyone who is interested in volunteering is welcome. Laurelwood Arboretum is located at 725 Pines Lake Drive West in Wayne.

On kickoff day, the volunteers will work until 11:30 a.m. and then enjoy refreshments and a welcome event starting at noon.

Mary Jo Sichak will present, “What’s in Bloom,” a slide show of all the flowering plants, trees and shrubs in the arboretum that she recorded and labeled last year. Sichak is a Master Gardener, a member of the Board of Directors of Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum, and an accomplished gardener and photographer.

“The arboretum would not be beautiful and healthy without the hours of work put in by our volunteers,” said Elaine Fogerty, Executive Director of Laurelwood Arboretum “Our volunteers prune, thin and propagate; divide and replant perennials; plant bulbs; mulch the gardens; and eliminate invasive weeds. There is always work to do, something new to learn and someone new to meet.”

Volunteers are welcome to work in the park any Tues. or

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Fri. from April 10 through October. Individuals can drop in anytime and do not need to sign up in advance. They should bring water, small hand tools and gardening gloves if they have them. Groups are asked to call 973-831-5675 or send an email to info@laurelwodarboretum.org to make arrangements in advance.

In addition to gardening, there are a number of construction projects to maintain the bridges, paths, and other structures in the arboretum. Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum also welcomes volunteers to join a committee or share special skills in writing, marketing, fundraising, publicity, computers or any other area.

Volunteers include students, scouts, corporate groups, Passaic County Master Gardeners and people of all ages. For further information about volunteering and to be directed to the area that best fits your interests and talents, please send an email to info@laurelwoodarboretum.org or call 973-831-5675.

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum is the nonprofit organization that helps preserve and manage the 30-acre property in partnership with Wayne Township. To learn more, visit the website www.laurelwoodarboretum.org.

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DePaul Catholic High School Girl Basketballers Capture Passaic County Tourney Crown

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By Steve Sears erhaps Dave Andre, DePaul Catholic Spartans Head Basketball Coach of 6 years, put it best.

“I don’t think I (initially) used the word ‘family,’ but it was a huge part of our success.”

He’s used it now, that and a lot of other significant words to describe his club defeating their rival, and defending Passaic County Champion, the Wayne Valley Indians, in the 2019 Passaic Valley Tournament Championship game, 61-46. Deziah Gonzalez led DePaul with 25 total points, and Wayne Valley’s Briana Neary had 14 points in the losing effort.

The Spartans, strengthened by Ava Peiser’s superb 16-point first half total and buttressed by outscoring the home team 20-3 in quarter number two, took a 44-19 into the dressing room at halftime and kept the 2nd seeded opponent at bay to claim the title. Add to the fact that the victory was on Wayne Valley’s home floor only added to the accomplishment.

The road win wasn’t the only one in unfriendly confines during the PCT road for Andre’s 12-12 Spartans, another testament to the team.

Andre, who was Head Coach at Paterson Catholic until its 2010 closing, and the Assistant Head Coach at DePaul prior to taking over head reins, speaks to the Spartans basketball history. “They won the county championship in 1996, and then again in 2011 and 2013. We’ve had many great players, and Coach Paula Lasalandra, she has almost 400 wins here, and she was here for years, and is obviously one of the all-time Passaic County wins leaders. We’ve had 2,000-point scorers like Maureen Garvey and Alicia Charles, so there’s a pretty strong history.”

The Passaic County Tournament itself started in 1975, and the competition has always been fierce with the likes of Paterson

Eastside, Paterson Kennedy, Paterson Catholic, Wayne Valley, Lakeland and West Milford. “A lot of strong clubs,” Andre attests.

Heading into the 2018-19 season, Andre and his coaches and players felt they could do something special.

“We knew we had the patience, we weren’t over-confident, we knew we had to work really hard, but I think that we kind of knew we had a good squad and if we played defense like we knew we were capable, we could do a lot of special things.”

“Special” is an apropos word to describe the Spartan’s victory trail. Yes, the title game saw them down the 2nd seed on their home floor, but DePaul Catholic also needed comefrom-behind road wins over the 4th seed, Hawthorne (45-42), and number 1 seed Lakeland (49-45) in order to get to the title game. “True,” says Andre, when asked about his team never giving up. “Last year the team had a lot of talent, but just could never get over that hump. This year, even though we were down in the second half of the Hawthorne game and the Lakeland game, the kids never felt it was an insurmountable lead. It took a little longer than we wanted, but we never kind of wavered. We just kept doing what we were supposed to do and eventually the tide turned. We just kept at it and the tide finally turned.”

After the two before-mentioned wins, the Spartans were more than ready for Wayne Valley. “We had scrimmaged them earlier in the year,” Andre says, “and we knew they were a very talented and well coached team, but we were kind of familiar with their personnel and so that really didn’t bother us. We had played a really tough schedule all year long – we had played IHA, Paramus Catholic, Holy Angels, we played Kennedy earlier in the year, we played Lakeland. We also played a couple of independent games in showcases, so we weren’t really concerned with the big game. We were concerned what they were going to do and their personnel,

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but we weren’t overly concerned with the magnitude of the game.

The kids were not afraid of the moment and the spotlight. Playing all those other teams kind of prepared us for the final.”

For Andre, the preparation for he as a coach is always the same: give the players the tools to do their best. “It’s no secret that it’s a huge game; the kids are not naive. They know it’s a huge game, we know it’s a huge game, but I think the preparation throughout the season is what makes it a little more normal. We’re not preparing

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The Spartans impressed Andre with their fortitude on defense during the season. “Obviously we could shoot the ball and score when we had to, but I think that the mentality and the toughness that he kids displayed was the difference this year. It was just a tougher, grittier type team. Those are the types of teams that tend to win championships. We grinded out those games when we had to and that was the difference.”

The antennae are now turned to the 2019-20 season. The Spartans lost three key seniors that were a key to the team’s success, but there are many returnees. “I think,” says Andre, “those kids (the returnees) are hungry to prove themselves again.”

And, with regard to his title team? “I am very proud of these kids.”

In addition to Gonzalez and (Ava) Peiser, team members included Sam Buttitta, Vanessa Lomakin, Jess Fedroff, Olivia Peiser, Riley Sikorski, Pauline Lombardo, Jaime Roberts, Marcela Toledo, Kayla Bower Kayla Gonzalez and Arianna Silva. Andrea was assisted by Sheniqua Hairston-Kitchings and Kara Leslie, and team trainer was Nancy Keil. Joe Lennon is the DePaul Catholic Athletic Director.

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