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children and to the importance of education.”

Mountain said, “I have known Roberta for over 20 years and her commitment to children has been evident in every one of those years. In addition to her years as a WWRSD Board of Education trustee she has been on parent committees at our schools, volunteered at teen events at the community center, been a Boy Scout leader and though her sons are grown now she is on a committee that approves Eagle projects and Eagle rank.”

Mountain served with Roberta on school committees starting in the 1990s. “We were also often the only people who regularly attended BOE meetings for many, many years. I served with her on the BOE for about 10 years. She has always been committed to serving the school community.”

Michelle Sembler

Sembler, who served on the curriculum and programs committee this year, was named board vice president in January, elected of members unanimously following nomination from Township of Washington resident Frank Romano III, who rose to president for 2022 at the boardʼs Jan. 6 reorganization meeting.

He had been in the role for the prior six months, following the resignation of the former board president.

In his endorsement of Sembler — who joined the board after campaigning with Westwood Police Chief Michael Pontillo, who joined the board in the next cycle — Westwood resident Michael Pierro wrote Pascack Press in part, “She has shown great poise, character, credibility and grit on a very active board.”

He said, “Time and time again she has proved to be a diligent and vocal member when parents needed her most, fighting to get our district back to normal after Covid wrecked havoc on our education system, a strong proponent of the SLEO program we adopted this year to add security to each of our schools, and keeping a keen eye on the age-appropriateness of curriculum many parents voiced concern over.”

When Sembler was elected, she thanked voters and her colleagues for their support and said she would work to “continue to move this district in a positive direction. I see brighter days ahead of us.”

Joseph McCallister

McCallister, of the township, filled a one-year unexpired term. He served on the curriculum and programs committee.

Westwood resident Lisa Bontemps was one of many endorsing McCallister in these pages, saying in part, “His intelligence, clear grasp of what the board is and is not responsible for achieving, are evident in these meetings as well as the recent candidate forum conducted by the League of Women Voters.”

Bontemps added, “His composed demeanor, particularly when being directly attacked by fellow trustees for speaking the truth and calling out falsehoods spread on social media about the new health curriculum, confirmed my instinct that he is the right person to be representing all of the Washington Township and Westwood children.”

McCallister told us in the election, “Being a trustee on a New Jersey board of education calls for putting aside personal agendas, politics, and disagreements and working with colleagues of diverse and varied perspectives to come up with solutions that best serve the students and the district as a whole.”

He said, “This is not easy work. We all come to the table with good intentions, and might find ourselves wondering why others donʼt see the world our way. But by communicating openly and cooperating to find common ground, we can, as a board, embody what it means to be a community.”

During the board meeting, members thanked the three departing trustees for their service, collegiality, friendship, and commitment to the district.

WESTWOOD

Start the New Year with Westwood Rec

Start off 2023 by registering for fitness and enrichment classes with the Westwood Recreation Department. Registration for Winter Programs begins January 3 for Westwood residents. Nonresidents may register beginning Jan. 9, 2023, space permitting, for an additional $25 per class.

The 2023 Winter Programs brochure can be viewed at westwoodnj.gov/recreation. Classes for kids in the session offer something for every age range including Parent & Me Movement, Soccer Squirts, Ballet/Tap 1 & 2, Kiddie Hop, Piano, Crafting, Pickleball For Teens, Indoor Tennis, Solar Robots and Theatre Games & Improv.

This session also includes some new classes including Parent & Me Art, Chess and Clay Art. Westwood kids in grades 4 and 5 are also invited to participate in Friday afternoon kids club.

Adults can participate in Adult Volleyball, Menʼs Open Gym Basketball, Yoga, Zumba, Painting/Art and a Valentineʼs themed Paint Party. Rounding out the adult offerings are two evenings of Pickleball – Wednesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. and new for this session: Saturdays from 9 to 11 p.m.

Anyone interested in registering for classes are encouraged to read through the program guide for all class information as well as details on Westwood Baseball Association and Westwood Softball Association registration, Teen Center, Special Needs Activity Program, Forever Young, Westwood Recreation Preschool Registration and news about recent and upcoming facility improvements. To view the program guide visit westwoodnj.gov/recreation.

Westwood Recreation uses Community Pass for registration. Interested parties who don't already have a Community Pass account should go to westwoodnj.gov/recreation and click the Community Pass Registration page to be guided through the setup process.

To register for classes and programs visit https://register.communitypass.net/westwood . Visa/MasterCard are accepted. To pay by cash or check, stop in the office at 55 Jefferson Ave. —With John Snyder

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