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Wayne Student Wins Rotary 5K Race

en Lemley,16, a student at Wayne Valley High School, won Wayne Rotary Club’s recent 5K race, held at the DePaul High School track in Wayne.

He was presented with his winning trophy by Rotarian and Race Director, Patti Hulbert. Lemley’s overall time was 17 minutes, and 43.7 seconds.

The race attracted 64 runners from throughout Northern New Jersey. It was a fundraiser for the Rotary Foundation’s Charitable Fund and raised nearly seven thousand dollars. It was the second annual 5K event for Rotary.

Wayne Rotary funds many local, regional and international charitable organizations, including such groups as the Foundation for the Handicapped, Gift of Life, Wayne High School Running Teams, Wayne Township Volunteer First Aid Squad, Wayne Interfaith Network Food Pantry, Passaic County Sheriff’s Canine Unit, DePaul High School Interact Club, William Paterson University Music Scholarships, and Rotary’s program to provide free personal dictionaries to each Wayne third grader.

With a motto of “Service Above Self,” Wayne Rotary meets Wed. at 12:15 p.m. at the Amore Restaurant. Readers who would like to get involved can find full information at www.RotaryClubWayneNJ.org.

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Following a Dream: 72-Year-Old Wayne Resident Named Oldest Valedictorian at Passaic County Community College

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By Dawn M Chiossi t is never too late to start a new path, to break out of a comfort zone, or to follow a dream.

The sentiment is especially fitting at this time of the year when people are celebrating graduations. They are more than just a tradition for any senior, they are a time of excitement, of ambitions, of pride. It is the moment that every senior looks forward to all year; Graduation is a chance for students to strike out on their own, to make their own contribution to their respective futures, and to the world at large.

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It’s a feeling that long-time Wayne Resident Henry (Hank) Cenicola is celebrating. He knows from experience that ambition and passion can be derailed by life. Years ago he had to put his own plans of cooking and baking and going back to school aside.

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Graduating on May 23rd, with his family looking on, Cenicola received so much more than just a degree in Culinary Arts.

At 72 years old, he was named Valedictorian. It was a multilayered honor for this hard-working man as he is the oldest person to be chosen as valedictorian in the college’s 50-year history.

Out of the 1,200 members of the graduating class, he received top honors. Cenicola’s diligence and dedication earned him an impressive 3.87 grade point average and the respect of everyone who knew him.

His college journey was a long time in the making, and something Cenicola wouldn’t change for the world.

“My time at Passaic County College was the most fulfilling and rewarding learning experience I’ve ever had,” he enthuses.

Well aware he isn’t the typical college graduate just starting out, Cenicola has a deep-seated belief that age is just a number after all.

Although he is quiet and self-effacing, a self-proclaimed introvert, Cenicola is a bit of a trendsetter: not only was he named valedictorian, he was also the first person to receive an Associate’s In Applied Science Degree for the college’s 3 year old Culinary Arts program.

As such, Cenicola firmly believes in the power of the second time around.

“It is never too late to do what you love,” he asserts.

His reasons for going back were pretty universal for a person his age: Boredom and a desire to keep busy after retiring. “When I retired I didn’t feel like I wanted to slow down,” explains Cenicola. “I was used to keeping busy. I wasn’t ready to be put

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out to pasture just yet.”

Like so many retirees out there, he was searching for something to metaphorically stick his teeth into.

Cenicola then decided it was the perfect time for him to dust off his old dream; a love of cooking and baking.

It was an interest that stemmed from working part-time in a bakery in his youth. Inspired by its simple routine and creative aspects, he credits his father for piquing his interest in both disciplines. He “When she told me that Passaic County claims that it is in the Community College started this brand new genes. “I’m Italian, we program called Culinary Arts, she told me love to cook,” Cenicola to apply and go for it,” Cenicola shares. quips, only half-jokingly.

Unfortunately, as a young man, it was a love and ambition that had to remain dormant for him.

Cenicola’s work experience began when he was just 16 years old. He shares that at that time he dropped out of high school. His thoughts of furthering his education were put on the back burner in favor of more practical matters and making a living.

Cenicola worked in the textile industry in his native Paterson and ran his own textile company with partners for 17 years. As the years went on, he then

transitioned his experience into managing the textile division of a medical device company.

He continued there for an impressive 25 years.

According to Cenicola, it was good and necessary work, but not where his passions resided.

Through it all, he had the love and support of his close-knit family. “I have a wife and kids, and three amazing grandchildren,” he prides.

When retirement invariably came around, it was Cenicola’s sister, Rita, who gave him the idea of revisiting his dream. With his love of cooking and baking still marinating in his brain, he gave it serious consideration.

“When she told me that Passaic County Community College started this brand new program called Culinary Arts, she told me to apply and go for it,” Cenicola shares.

Although Cenicola calls himself ‘a definite introvert,’ and was understandably nervous about trying something new, he followed her advice and applied it to the college and the program. “It’s something I really wanted to do,” he remarks. “My family thought my going back to school was a hoot. They supported me wholeheartedly.”

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Arts degree, it is only bound to get better. Cenicola shares that on their respective birthdays, he and his wife cook for one another. Her favorite dish that he makes for her is an Italian shrimp scampi over linguini, while his favorite meal is always his wife’s eggplant parmesan. “It’s delicious,” he enthuses.

Once he began his college excursion, Cenicola’s apprehensions dropped away. “The teachers were amazing, and the other students weren’t stopped by the age difference between us at

all,” he says. “They made me feel so welcome. They never made me feel like an outsider.”

Despite his own experience with cooking, Cenicola didn’t consider it an advantage when he was in his classes. “I was on the same level as all the other students. We were all learning together.”

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When asked what he found most challenging about his college curriculum, Cenicola mentions public speaking.

Being shy, it wasn’t a surprise, but he soon realized that his tools and skills in public speaking would come in handy when he learned he was chosen as class valedictorian. them all. He ended it with appealing to his fellow graduates to make a difference in the world for their futures.

Additionally, his public speaking course and experience in giving speeches gave Cenicola a priceless treasure. “It helped me stand up and give a toast at my daughter’s wedding,” he says proudly.

So what’s next for this impressive man and his brand new degree? Cenicola has some ideas. “I think I’d like to volunteer serving lunch with Oasis from Paterson or an organization that feeds those who need it,” he remarks.

For a man who originally would have preferred to sit quietly in the back of the room, apart from everyone else, now has this to say: “I loved the camaraderie of the school, classes, and my classmates. It was wonderful how they just included me. It was all about a mutual respect. I have a whole new appreciation for younger people today.”

When asked if he has any advice for those who are just starting out, Cenicola sums it up perfectly, letting his own experience guide him. “We write our own stories, bettering our lives,” he tells. “You are never too old to learn. If you apply yourself, you can do whatever you want. It’s amazing the work that it takes to get there. It is never too late to start.”

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During the course, he mentions that the students had to cook and present dishes for others to judge and enjoy. Although he was apprehensive about that, he says, “They generally liked everything. I never really heard anything negative.”

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Subtract your weight, and then you will know how much the cat weighs. Dogs require larger scales, and this is something best handled at a veterinarian’s office.

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At the young age of 22 and with only 4 years of on the job training, he knew that he wanted to be his own boss. Starting out in the printing field at just 14 years old, he attended Passaic County Technical High School right here in Wayne and was immediately fascinated with graphic arts.

After just one year starting the business out of his Mom’s garage in Pompton Lakes, the business which was quickly growing was moved to Wayne and has been there ever since. Image Makers has seen many changes in the printing industry including the high demand for full color printing. As much as print has evolved from the traditional offset presses (which they still have and run daily), the color digital print presses have evolved and

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Wayne Fire Company #2: A Family That’s Devoted to Keeping Wayne Safe

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ne minute you can be eating dinner with your family or fast asleep then “bam” you’re responding to a fire call that may affect the rest of your life. That’s the world of a volunteer firefighter.

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Fire Company #2’s busiest year in recent time was 2018 when they responded to 535 calls, with 80 of them occurring that January. Prior to that in 2017 the company racked up 484 calls, in 2016 they tended to 507, and further back in 2015, they responded to 513 calls. Overall they respond to three calls per day.

Wayne Fire Company #2, also known as P.O.L., Property Owners League, was started in 1922 on Fayette Avenue, a well known flood area in the township. A group of property owners, who all resided on Fayette Avenue, got together and formed Fire Company #2. A part also existed in nearby Lincoln Park, explained Wayne Fire Company #2 President Kurt Gough.

Their first firehouse was in Marshall’s Garage also located within the Fayette Avenue, Mountain View area. Prior to their current location they had a station on William Street. They moved to their current location in 1984. The previous fire house was built by the firemen themselves.

“They were carpenters, electricians, they were painters they were everything.

You don’t have that too much today,” Gough stated.

The previous building was knocked down by the state and federal government, who were realigning Route 23, but not before constructing their current building, a project that estimated to cost those entities over $1 million, he explained.

Coverage by Fire Company #2 encompasses Ratzer Road near Kohl’s cutting across to Black Oak Ridge Road, down to Newark Pompton Turnpike, and then southward to Routes 46 and 80, all of which is situated near or within the flood zone including

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Sadly Fire Company #2 has also seen its share of devastating events, but none affected the staff more than the loss of fellow firefighter Glenn McCoog, who lost his life in the line of duty. He was just 25. Members including McCoog were all attending a wake for another member’s father prior to this horrific event.

Back on December 13, 1983 the company responded to a house fire in the flood zone, something they had done many times. The inhabitants of the house were trapped inside in the midst of a torrential storm. However a fire rescue boat they were utilizing malfunctioned and four firefighters including McCoog were left in the raging river current. Three of the four firefighters were able to hang onto a steel highway bridge while awaiting rescue. However the current took McCoog and his body was not discovered until over two months later as the river had frozen over. It later resurfaced in February 1984 near a bridge by Willowbrook Mall, explained Gough.

“You name it we had dogs, we had a psychic, we had divers from New York City, helicopters from the state police who could hover low over the water helping us locate Glenn’s body,” said Toth.

Since then the firefighters have gone through extensive training on how to handle rescues involving bridges. The current building that Fire Company #2 currently occupies has since been dedicated to McCoog.

Following McCoog’s drowning Fire Co #2 paid for and built a park in memory of him located on Demarest Drive. However it’s a bit out of the way and has since suffered some damage so mem-

bers seized an opportunity to utilize space next to the Wayne Public Library where the September 11 memorial is located.

“It’s in the process of being erected. It will be named in McCoog’s honor but will exist for all firefighters throughout Wayne Township,” said Tom Boughton, vice president of Fire Company #2.

Toth added, “This company has lost its share of members over the years but Glenn’s incident really stands out, and at the time, it truly hit our department very hard.”

The last time Fire Company #2 had a chaplain was the late 1970s early 1980s until now. Coming off a 20 year stint as pastor of Packanack Community Church, Karyn Ratcliffe recently assumed the open spot with much enthusiasm for her new calling. And how it happened was all left up to chance.

A member of Fire Company #2, Dave Miller, had moved to Florida a few years ago, at which time his son, Adam Jobbers-Miller, was hired as a Fort Myers police officer. During a police call on July 30, 2018 for a stolen cell phone , Jobbers-Miller was chasing a perp, Wisner Desmaret. When he caught up to him, Desmaret cold cocked him and knocked Jobbers-Miller out and took his gun and shot him in the head. He was on a respirator and fought for his life. Sadly he died a week later, at age 29.

Being Jobbers-Miller was initially a member of Fire Company #2 prior to his move to Florida, members were holding a vigil for him prior to him dying and Ratcliffe presided over it as a pastor.

“We had a candlelight vigil and Karyn had some very thoughtful, inspiring words to share with everyone who attended. It went over very well and we had about 250 people turn out,” Toth stated.

Ratcliffe’s husband Chris and her daughter Karilyn are

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members of the Wayne First Aid Squad, so it’s not a far shot for Ratcliffe, as well, chose a path of volunteerism.

She was also asked to officiate at Jobbers-Miller’s funeral where Gough initially approached Ratcliffe and said, “We all just decided you’re our new chaplain”.

“They knew I was leaving the church at the end of the year and I’d be unattached,” said Ratcliffe.

But in the end, it’s all about the “cuss can”.

During her initial days at the fire house, more or less, Ratcliffe had to learn how to fit in so to speak.

“I had to figure out how to live into my uniform,” said Ratcliffe, an honorary member of Fire Company #2.

She added, “But by going to the monthly meetings I’ve gotten to know how everyone interacts with each other. I see what issues they’re wrestling with and need to work on. And they’ve gotten to know me. I’m the other woman in the room with a lot of guys who are used to saying things. So it’s funny to watch them moderate themselves between being firefighters and being men because

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All in all, Ratcliffe is enjoying her newly found service. The difference speaks for itself.

“For starters I’m not responsible for anything at the fire house. I had to hold the church together, constantly try to revitalize it. People always looked to me to be the person who’s going to keep them moving and it was 24/7. I was always on call and dealing with so much. Now it’s nice to be able to do things I wasn’t able to do. It’s a lot of fun here and I enjoy it,” she said.

Every organization has issues, said Gough, but you still have to come together at some point and stick together no matter what situation is going on.

“It’s not just a fire company here, it’s a family.” Boughton stated.

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If you are interested in joining the ranks, either visit the fire house on a Monday night and speak to someone or go on their website to fill out an application at www.waynefireco2.com/. cated within the meager area of the township is something Fire Company #2 struggles with year after year.

“A lot of people just don’t donate. They pay taxes and that’s it. And in this end of town the median income is less versus the higher affluent areas. Fire companies in those areas of the town get larger donation checks than we do,” said Gough.

“We rely on boot drives, pancake breakfasts, and whatever the town does cough up to us. We just scratch our nickels together and make it work. We always try to find new ways. The problem is to try and get guys to do things. It’s very difficult,” Toth added.

Wayne Fire Company #2 has around 30 active members. But they are always looking for more, both men and women. Exactly what they will be faced with and what will be expected of them will be discussed so they will be well aware of what they are up against.

Firefighters both volunteer and paid must also have to take a class Firefighter One, which is mandatory by state law. Classes are available at Passaic County Fire Academy, in Wayne. Applicants must be a Wayne resident for at least six months and be between the age of 18 and 45. They must also pass a physical and criminal background check. For further details log onto to www.pccc.edu/ community/public-safety-academy.

It’s a young man’s game although nothing stipulates retire-

ment, said Toth. The average age is probably 60.

“We do however have many guys stay after that age, just not big in firefighting. Maybe just driving and of course administrative functions, meetings, and fund raisers,” he added.

Millennials versus 3 a.m. fires, it’s difficult to process.

“Back in the day it was what can I do for my community. Now you get some of these millennial members who come in and it’s like well what are you going to do for me. It’s not what can I do for my town. And they question why they have to fight fires at 3 a.m.

Ah yes, if that’s when the fire call comes in you have to be there,” Toth stated.

He added, “They don’t understand our dilemmas most days especially paying bills and tending to daily chores. They think because you have a $1,000 in the bank that we’re rich. Money is burning a hole in our pocket. They don’t understand where it came from. The old guys sit there and steam comes out of their ears because they remember those days having to chose what bills will be paid. And they need to be more involved.”

Firefighting may be a young man’s game but you need the older guys to be straight with the expenses and make sure things are run right, Boughton said.

If you are interested in joining the ranks, either visit the fire house on a Monday night and speak to someone or go on their website to fill out an application at www.waynefireco2.com/.

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Wayne Man Continues His Dedication to Rock Art and New Jersey Archaeological History

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dward Lenik’s resume lists a wealth of business and archaeological experience, especially relating to his love of archaeology and American Indian rock art.

He has taught at four colleges, served on landmark and historical commissions, authored a number of books and pamphlets.

However, to Lenik, who is a listed in the Registry of Professional Archaeologists, nothing is more important than the thrill of the “find.” “You have to also tell them (youngsters) they have a responsibility,” he says when asked what aspiring archaeologists need to know. “Finding an artifact out of context is meaningless.

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does it tell you, who left it there, why did they leave it there, how was it made…all these questions come to mind that are just wonderful and thrilling. If you’ve got any sense of adventure, archaeology is the way to go.”

Lenik, who grew up in Passaic, (“My family was immigrants, and the first 18 years of my life I lived in a three-room, cold water flat. That “Talk about beginner’s luck,” says gives you some idea Lenik with a chuckle. “After several of my beginnings”) reyears of digging, that was the best members the year and artifact found at that site.” spot he found his first artifact. “In 1960 - that was the real break in my outlook and career. I joined the West Milford Township Historical Society. I was always interested in local history and they were meeting at that time. One of the members was James Norman; he was a postmaster in Newfoundland. There was a newspaper article that said they were going to conduct an archaeological excavation on the Pequannock River in West Milford of an 18th century ironworks.”

Lenik attended the first meeting, met Norman, inquired about volunteering for the dig, and Norman included him. He showed up on the first day of the excavation, and Norman stated that the group had to establish the original floor level of the original ironworks building, a structure adjacent to the river. The site had originally been built in 1762, 198 years prior. Lenik found it intriguing, trying to find the remains of a 1762 iron furnace. Norman asked him to dig a square and be very careful. “We were all amateurs,” recalls Lenik vividly, “and I had never excavated anything before in my life.”

After sifting soil for a short while, Lenik reached dark, black soil that turned out to be charcoal, and in there he found a piece of iron. “My first artifact. Oh boy. Was I thrilled!” Lenik brushed off the 8’ piece of rusted cast iron and showed Norman. “I said to him, ‘Look at this – it looks like there’s a number 2 cast into the top of it.”

Norman’s response was lackadaisical. “Ah, okay…I’m glad you found something.”

However, what Lenik had excavated was of great importance. “About a week later I get a telephone call from him (Norman). ‘Hey Ed,’ he said, ‘I cleaned off that artifact you found.

I brushed it off and cleaned it pretty good and got the rust off, and guess what? It wasn’t any number 2 on there. What was cast into the top of it was the date 1770!’”

“Talk about beginner’s luck,” says

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Lenik with a chuckle. “After several years of digging, that was the best artifact found at that site.” The artifact is now part of the archives of the North Jersey Highlands Historical Society, the successor organization to the original West Milford group.

Lenik currently serves as a trustee.

Call him an archeologist, rock art (Indian carvings and symbols and pictures on rocks) expert, or label him a historian, the 86-year-old Lenik answers to all those titles.

Lenik’s older brother, who was ten years his senior, loved the outdoors, and he would take his younger sibling hiking in the woods. “That’s how I really got started. I loved the outdoors, and whenever I could with whatever time I had available, I would go and hike and learn the culture and history of various areas. That’s how it developed; that was my beginning.” He reflects further. “To get away from a three-room, cold water flat into an atmosphere of beautiful trees and brush and animals and things like that, that was a joy. We played on the streets, I also lived very close to the Passaic River – I also swam in the Passaic River when I was a kid. Boy, that got me going.”

Lenik, currently a member of the Archaeological Society of New Jersey, attended Fairleigh Dickinson University in Rutherford, got his B.A. in Psychology, worked a job to support his family for many years, all while volunteering as an archaeologist to further learn his craft. He then went back to school and received his M.A. in Anthropology from New York University in 1987, left his job, and started his own cultural resource man-

agement firm, Sheffield Archaeological Consultants, which he ran for a number of years until he retired.

Lenik’s books have primarily centered around American Indians and their carvings on bedrock surfaces and artifacts, especially here on the east coast. “Occasionally an artifact would show up that would show some symbolism on it, but no overall study was done,” he says. Lenik embarked on that study, trying to document Indian rock art in the northeastern part of the United States. “I did that and published, Picture Rocks: American Indian Rock Art in the Northeast Woodlands.” Published (in 2002) by the University Press of New England, the book covered the states of New England, the Atlantic part of Canada, New York and New Jersey. “For an academic exercise, it was quite a hit. It had never been done before. Quite frankly, right now, it’s the bible for Indian rock art in the northeast.”

Among Lenik’s other books are 2011’s Ramapough Mountain Indians: People, Places and Cultural Traditions, Lost Arrowheads and Broken Pottery. A History of Native Americans in Bear Mountain State Park (2010) and Making Pictures in Stone: American Indian Rock Art of the Northeast, published in 2009.

His first book, Indians in the Ramapos, was published by the North Jersey Highlands Historical Society in 2000.

Lenik is currently working on three books simultaneously, all in various stages of production. “My final book about the Ramapough Mountain Indian people, the manuscript is complete, and it’s in the hands of a book designer right now who

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Per Lenik, you interest people in topics by giving a lot of lectures, which he does regularly.

“Books are nice and people are interested,” he says, but then adds with rising voice, “but when you are before a group and if you’ve got the enthusiasm, and you describe what you find – I mean, that fact that you can dig into the ground and come up with an artifact no one has seen for thousands of years, an Indian arrowhead, an axe or other stone tools for example, how thrilling that can be!” is doing the layout work, editing, and putting in illustrations.

Once that’s done, that should be published by the end of August this year. The second book is a rock art book, again on the northeast with new finds I have uncovered with petroglyphs sites in various states in the northeast – that’s in the working stage. The third book that I’m almost finished with is the pictographs and petroglyphs of Pennsylvania. I will be asking the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission if they would be interested in publishing that.”

“I have a lot to do.”

Lenik, who claims that archeologists never look up, but always down (“Well, that’s how you find stuff,” he exclaims) has never been a true collector, his finds passed on to other eager hands. “I used to walk the fields of the Wanaque Reservoir,” he recalls. “In the 1960s we had a severe drought, and you could see the actual riverbed. I got permission from the water company to walk the area and began to find what people call arrowheads today, and other Indian stone tools, so I did collect initially. Once I learned what archaeology was all about and did

it professionally, I was never a collector after that.” He pauses, then continues, “I gave the arrowheads to my kids. They have them,” he adds with a laugh.

In addition to his writing, among Lenik’s current activities is hiking, quite a challenge since he had a recent hip surgery, but that births another interesting tidbit. Many years ago, Lenik started an annual yearly activity he called a New Year’s Day hike. “It was unheard of in the area. I started that 36 years ago and today every organization is doing it.” The 2018 hike was to Campagaw Reservation (in Mahwah). 2019 hiking spots are still under consideration.

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oth Wayne Hills and Wayne Valley High School springs sports teams excited their fans with exciting wins and stellar seasons.

The Wayne Valley High School baseball team, coached by Jeffrey Hoover, finished the season with a 13 – 9 record, but included in those wins was a 2–1 Passaic County Tournament title win over Passaic Valley.

Key wins during the season was another triumph over Passaic Valley, 10-5 (at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen, Maryland), and wins over Bergen Catholic (4-2), Clifton (9-7), Ridgewood (4-3), Bloomfield (3-1), and Passaic County Tech, 5-4, in the Passaic County Championship Semifinals.

Senior pitcher and left fielder Chris Coleman was selected to 1st Team All-Passaic County and 1st Team Big North Independence Division. Coleman was also selected

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man, completed their season with a 3-2 record. Milica Rodic set the school record in the Long Jump (18’ 6”) and the Triple Jump (36’ 8.75”). Rodic claimed the Conference, County and State Sectional Championships in the Long Jump, and she was also the state sectional champion in Triple Jump.

Catie McGrath was the Passaic County Champion in Javelin, Alexis Rocker the Conference Champion in Shot Put and Discus.

Jim Camb’s Wayne Valley Girls Golf team completed their challenging ledger with a record of 4-8. “We started the season off with a 3-2 record before facing some difficult competition,” says Camb. “Freshmen Maddy Martin had a great first season, earning 1st Team All-Passaic County, and Senior Katie Pavlak earned Honorable Mention for the Big North Conference. Freshmen Amanda Vogt also had a fantastic season and looks to be a key contributor moving forward.

Calvin Eng recently completed his first season as Wayne Valley High School Boys Tennis coach.

“There was a bit of an adjustment period,” Eng says. “I was hired from Chatham High, where I was Assistant Head Coach to the Boys and Girls. I also hired a new Junior Varsity coach. So, the entire program is in a rebuilding Wayne Valley Girls spring track - 4x400 relay team after they got stage.”

The club finished the season at second place in their heat at Penn Relays. They are, left to right, 5-9. “Not a great result, but we suffered a major injury (broken col- Julianna Sibiliski, Erin Clark, Milica Rodic and Julia Philp. larbone) just two weeks into the season (at 1st Doubles) that was difficult to overcome. I want to point out that freshman, Luis Mendoza, came in and provided a big spark for our team this year. With a very competitive mindset, he showed the elders how powerful that drive can be in winning matches. If Luis lost a match the first time in the season, he

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was sure to find a way to win the second match. A great example is Luis losing in straight sets to Lakeland during their first season match. He then went on to beat him 8-2 in the County Tournament, and then beat him again in straight sets in our regular season match. A great and intelligent competitor!”

Eng adds, “This is a promising team. What I have is a team eager to learn and improve during the off season. A team that enjoys the new spirit of comradery between teammates. This is a huge

change in the culture of the program, which I’m building. We are all excited for next year!”

Chris Helm is coach of the Wayne Valley High School Girls Softball team, which concluded their season with 9 wins and 13 losses.

Among the club’s big wins were sweeping crosstown rivals Wayne Hills, as well as sweeping West Milford, the first time in team history this feat was accomplished. Senior Hanna Robinson was selected 1st Team All-Conference and Honorable Men-

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Wayne Hills Tennis. Adam Choe, Jeffrey Angello , and Kaushik Tallam. Photo credit Jordan Wang

tion All-Passaic County, and senior Skylar Somick was also a 1st Team All-Conference selection, as well as 2nd Team All-Passaic County. Junior Sami Hendershott was named to 1st Team All-Conference and 2nd Team All-Passaic County, and fellow junior Molly McAtee was named to Honorable Mention All-Conference. Sophomore Gianna LaMorges was both a 1st Team All-Conference and 1st Team All-County selection, and sophomore Lexi Hayeck tabbed as 2nd Team All-Conference and Honorable Mention All-County.

Freshman Carissa Goodwin was named to Honorable Mention All-Conference.

Rachel Hofbauer coached the Wayne Valley Girls Lacrosse team

to a 9-9 record. Key wins were against Livingston, Vernon (on Senior Night), Scotch Plains Fanwood, and River Dell. Many were the stars of Hofbauer’s team, including Caroline Ohngemach, who had 60 goals, 5 assists, 48 draw controls, 13 forced turnovers, and 33 ground balls; Madison Ellis, who scored 41 goals, had 23 assists, 15 forced turnovers, and 26 ground balls, and Cara Scancarella, who had 35 goals, 14 assists, 19 draw-controls, 11 forced turnovers, and 32 ground balls. Courtney Dellerba, Tamara McNutt, Katie Raiser, and Kristen McLean were also key contributors this season.

Bruce Keogh’s Boys Varsity Tennis Coach at Wayne Hills High School was undefeated in The Independence Division with

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a 10 – 0 record and finished Course. The team had an eigh15-3 overall. The squad also teen-hole score of 317. Senior won the Passaic County team Captain Seth Friedman had the championship. lowest round of his career scor“Important wins were our ing a two under par 68 to come matches versus Fair Lawn (3-2 in first place. Senior Captain in both of the matches we James Bradley came in second competed in) and Wayne Valley place with a score of 73. The (both matches we competed other team members to conin),” says Keogh. tribute in the victory are senior Jeffrey Angello (1st singles), JP Lemchak, junior Riley Flynn, Adam Choe (2nd singles), senior James Bradley, senior Kaushik Tallam (3rd singles), Seth Friedman, and senior Nick Michael Ferreira/Josh BlecherPanarin.” man (1st doubles ) and Mark Bill Eustice’s Wayne Hills Noschese/Ben Kressaty (2nd Boys Volleyball finished its seadoubles) were all named to 1st Wayne Hills HS Co-ed Golf. Left to right, senior JP Lemchak, junior Ri- son with a record of 13 wins ley Flynn, senior James Bradley, senior Seth Friedman, and senior Nick Team All-Passaic County. and 6 losses.

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Mark DuBois lauds his Front page photo: Wayne Hills HS Co-ed Golf. Pictured are Senior Cap“We started our season by Wayne Hills High School Co-ed tain Seth Friedman and Senior Captain James Bradley . defeating Don Bosco. and deGolf team. “The Wayne Hills feated Lakeland three times High School Co-ed Golf team had a great season in 2019. They over the course of two months; we lost to both last season. Two of had a record of 23-5 during the regular season. They defeated our players, setter Jacob Park and outside hitter Chris Marschall, Old Tappan High School for the first time on April 16 by one shot were selected 1st Team All-Passaic County and All-Big North Indewhen junior Riley Flynn made a four-foot putt on the ninth green pendence division.” at North Jersey Country Club. The team Won the Big North PasJacob Park was selected to play in the Senior All Star game on saic County Championship on May 9th at Preakness Valley Golf June 8 at Livingston High School.

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despair, and gaining empowerment as a delegate to the Junior UN assembly and founder of his own fledgling foundation: Girl Optimization. Bayoh said he’s seen that when you come to the end of your rope, God will provide a knot so you can pull yourself up. Recently. Bayoh, who now lives in New York City, shared his story.

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are not valued in that country, but are treated like chattel. Girls as young as 12 are given to older men in marriage. Sierra Leone is a society where men can do whatever they want with women. Bayoh was a mild-mannered, tender-hearted child. He was bullied by the local men for not having the demeanor they believed a man should have. “The culture is so full of hate,” Bayoh

said. Things got very difficult, and his mother, fearing for his safety, sent Bayoh to live with his aunt. Bayoh still helped support his mother, who was taken seriously ill with typhoid and malaria. He sold his clothes to get money for medicine. Once a fine student, he stopped going to school so he could try to earn money; he even begged for money.

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Ebola (a rare and deadly disease) hit the country and close to his heart; eventually, Bayoh lost most of his family to it. He remembers going to make tea for his ailing aunt one day and when returned to give it to her, seeing her lying there; she’d gone cold. Bayoh’s legs went weak. He was sweating. However, he knew he had to get out of there, leave before the Ebola team came and took him away. He had walked about three miles when he got on a bus.

“With every step came a decision to take another. From an entire childhood of bullying and teenage years of misplaced trust, I learned to put up a strong facade to hide my weakness within. It took painting a mental picture of someone I would never want to be, that unleashed my determination, to make the ultimate decision that I was going to make the rest of my life the best of my life,” said Bayoh.

Scared for his life, he dug up some money he’d saved and applied for a visa. He arrived in the United States on July 17, 2014 with a suitcase, a duffle bag, and $35. He had no idea where he would go from there. “I left everything behind, a mother I love, a sis-

ter I cherish, friends I care for, and a life unwanted as I fled to America. I was not going to limit myself to the tried-and-true.

I was creating a new vision for my life; the way I wanted to see it and finding ways to achieve it. Coming to America is hard, especially for a Sierra Leonean immigrant like me.” he said.

Seeing this young person, an New Jersey Transit – MTA worker named Ana befriended him, heard his story, and said he could stay with her. She had visited Sierra Leone and knew of the conditions there. Ana lived in the Port Morris section of Landing, Roxbury Township.

Bayoh attended Roxbury High School. He sang in its choir; he excelled in his studies. His essay “Tears of My People” was published in the school publication and he got a temporary job working in the deli area of a supermarket.

Bayoh earned scholarships to some prestigious schools, including Cornell University and Eastern University. He attended the latter for one semester, but the scholarship didn’t provide enough money, and because of his immigration status, he could not get student financial aid.

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Thus, after only one semester in college, Bayoh had to drop out. He stayed on, working in Pennsylvania and living with a friend for a year. He returned to Roxbury, when Ana became sick and needed his help. There, he felt isolated. His peers were continuing their education. He was in a small town with no car. He was depressed.

A friend in New York invited him to visit, so Bayoh walked to the train station and went into New York. His friend wanted to introduce Bayoh to the Landmark Forum, so they attended a free introduction session on it. The Landmark Forum is a series of transformative training courses. Bayoh found what the Landmark Forum offered in the way of education to be something he wanted, but he just didn’t have the money. Sometime later, a representative of the forum called, following up on the introduction session to see if Bayoh wanted to register for a course; the representative even mentioned a payment plan. Bayoh could not afford any of it. However, he felt something inside of him saying “be vulnerable and tell your story”. The representative listened and then told Bayoh he’d call back in 30 minutes.

When he called back, he gave Bayoh the number of a friend to call, someone Bayoh was being invited to meet: James Jay Dudley Luce.

Luce is a millionaire. He runs the James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation and is also the founder of Orphans International Worldwide. Bayoh nervously went to Luce’s office. Luce said, “I heard your story and want you to get what you deserve.” After talking with him further, Luce introduced Bayoh to an intern who showed Bayoh how to sort receipts. Later, after all the interns had left, Bayoh continued to work on the project. This impressed Luce. He asked Bayoh, “how would you like to be an intern and be a young global leader?” (a program Luce had).

Bayoh took him up on that, asking another friend in New York City if he could stay there, sleeping on the floor, until he could save up enough for an air mattress. Luce even paid for Bayoh to attend the programs in the Landmark Forum.

After completing the forum program, Luce asked Bayoh about his passion. and where he would like to work.

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wasn’t prepared, plus look where he was. He was very nervous as he heard Blakely tell those assembled that she had a young man from Sierra Leone who had something to share. Bayoh spoke from his heart and the words about what he’d seen and experienced came to him.

To Bayoh’s amazement, when he was done, those assembled applauded.

Later, people were asking if he was a country representative or diplomat.

Someone asked if Bayoh could be registered as an official Junior UN representative.

Later, Bayoh proudly received a UN badge.

Sierra Leone doesn’t have an official youth delegate, so Bayoh

Bayoh told him that he wanted to help Sierra Leone and one place he would like to work was at the United Nations. Luce just nodded, but later gave Bayoh the number of a lady at the United Nations. That lady turned out to be “Queen Mother” Dr. Delois Blakely. “She is an institution at the UN,” said Bayoh. Blakely has been at the UN for 51 year and is Ambassador of Goodwill for many African countries.

Bayoh recalled the day he met Blakely and she took him inside the UN. Almost surreally, Bayoh found himself among presidents and ambassadors.

Suddenly, Blakeley said to Bayoh that she wanted him to get ready to give a little speech. Bayoh couldn’t believe what she said. He

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represents himself as a Sierra Leonean youth delegate to the youth assembly. Among his accomplishments there are that he has held an executive position on the United Nations Department of Global Communications, Non Governmental Organization division youth committee and has served on the Economic & Social Council Youth Forum.

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Bayoh has started a foundation on GoFundMe, Girl Optimization (www.gofundme.com/girl-optimization) , which he also contributes to with part of his wages as a nanny. The foundation helps girls in Sierra Leone. “I started a foundation which travels to different schools and villages, providing education to girls by awarding them scholarships, providing them academic materials needed to stay in school and all while having an effective learning experience. Discrimination has no place in the 21st century, and I believe every girl has the right to go to school, stay safe from violence, access health services, and fully participate in her community,” said Bayoh.

When asked what he’d like to do with his life, Bayoh said he’d like to become a leader in Sierra Leone, or Secretary-General of the UN. “Aimless no more, my purpose has been made clear to me; to use the experiences I’ve had as a catalyst for positive change on a global level. I am now a Young Global Leader to the United Nations and stand strong for female empowerment. I raise up my voice—not so I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard; for we cannot succeed when half of us are held back. Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world. My prayer is that God uses my life as an instrument for good,” said Bayoh.

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