Tuesday, September 4, 2012
PTO asks parents to help make year successful
The first PTO meeting at the G. Harold Antrim Elementary School will be held on Thursday, which is the day after students return to school. The social begins at 6:30 p.m. and the general meeting begins at 7 p.m. Everyone who attends the meeting will be entered in a drawing to win three great prizes: a $50.00 gift certificate to 709, a BEACH Sweatshirt and a $20.00 Hoffman’s gift card. Snacks and refreshments will also be served. The new executive board of the Antrim PTO, Erin Mathioudakis, Peg Born, Suzanne Shea, Julia Porter and Lisa Whelan, welcomes all students and families “back to school" and asks more parents to volunteer to help make events and the school year successful. The PTO is a vital part of the Antrim Community bringing …
Sunday, September 2, 2012
This mom is planning back to school lunches and has some tips to share
Back to school means back to packing lunches. Yikes! I have such a hard time coming up with new ideas. Peanut butter and jelly gets boring. Nutella has been a great backup especially paired with some strawberries, but that gets old too. Regardless, both options will be in my pantry for busy mornings but I need some more interesting solutions. Do you have any good lunch box ideas? I asked around and some other moms shared their tips with me. Elise S., a Cinnaminson mom of two, told me how she brightens up peanut butter and jelly or tuna sandwiches with a little trick. “I sometimes cut them into different shapes with cookie cutters or use a little gadget that cuts the sandwich into a circle with no crusts.” Kids love the “no crust” …
Monday, August 27, 2012
Fundraisers are for Point Boro High School Band
Back to school means back to Jersey Mike's to help Point Borough High School's band raise funds. Jersey Mike's, as it has done last year and in previous years, will donate 15 percent of its proceeds to the high school band from 5 to 9 on the following nights: Sept. 19; Oct. 3, 10 and 17; Nov. 7, 11 and 21; Dec 5 and 19. Patch will provide a flier to print out and take with you to Jersey Mike's when it becomes available, as Sept. 19 gets closer. Patrons must have the flier with them when they purchase food and beverages for the purchase to count towards the band fundraisers. Only one flier per family or group is needed.
Monday, August 20, 2012
Fundraiser will be held on Sept. 10
A golf outing fundraiser will be held for the Point Pleasant Beach Public Education Foundation on Sept. 10 at Manasquan River Golf Club. The rain date is Sept. 17. The fundraiser is one of the biggest of the year, so organizers are encouraging the community to attend. The foundation uses revenue from this and other fundraisers to fund projects and purchase items that the school district simply cannot afford through the local school district budget. For example, the foundation has paid for: football field improvements; books; supplies; technology and donations to Project Graduation. Another large-scale foundation fundraiser is an annual banquet honoring alumni. This past year it was held in May at the Crystal Point Yacht Club on River Road …
Monday, August 13, 2012
Kurt Karcich began his new job duties on Aug. 1
Point Borough High School parents and other residents are invited to meet the new Borough High School principal tonight. The informal meet and greet with Kurt Karcich is scheduled for 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the high school's media center. He officially began his new job duties on Aug. 1. Schools Superintendent Vincent Smith is encouraging the community to attend the event. “I encourage all high school parents, staff and members of the PTO or Booster Clubs to come and meet the newest member of Point Pleasant Borough Schools’ Administrative team," Smith said. Karcich, 41, was hired at an annual salary of $151,500 by a unanimous vote of the Point Pleasant Board of Education at a special meeting on July 2. Karcich had worked as principal of Paramus…
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
"Night at the Museum" to be shown
"Night at the Museum" will be shown for free at the G. Harold Antrim Elementary School in Point Beach on Friday night. Auditorium doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the movie begins at 7 p.m., according to the Point Pleasant Beach Recreation Committee, which is running the event. Drinks and snacks will be available for purchase during intermission. There will also be movie trivia and prizes. For more information or to volunteer to help, contact Sue Loder at susanl98@comcast.net
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Registration was first opened to Boro residents only
Sign up your child now for Point Borough Recreation Department's pre-school program, even if you do not live in the Borough. The "reliable, established, licensed preschool program" has space available in the following classes: Little Learners Classes (age 3 before October 1, 2012): Tuesday & Thursday 8-11am Tuesday & Thursday 12-3 Kinderschool Classes (age 4 before October 1, 2012): Tuesday & Thursday 11:15-3:15 MWF 12-3pm, according to the Recreation Department. Enrollment is now open to residents of Brick, Point Beach, Manasquan and Brielle. Recreation staff said registration was opened up to Borough residents only in April, but, because there is still space available, enrollment is now open to those in nearby towns. Call the Recreation …
Friday, July 13, 2012
The 15-year-old was charged on Friday
A 15-year-old Point Borough boy was charged on Friday with criminal mischief and gun possession after allegedly firing a BB handgun into Memorial Middle School windows, police said. The boy is charged with unlawful possession of a handgun, unlawful possession of a handgun on school grounds and criminal mischief for allegedly having caused $2,600 worth of damage by firing the BB gun at school windows on Tuesday, said Captain Richard Larsen. Five windows were shattered. Larsen noted that BB guns have been known to cause severe injuries and even death. The boy was with two 14-year-old boys at the time. The charges will be transferred to the Ocean County Juvenile Court for review and possible ajudication, Larsen said. The boy is still in his …
Friday, June 1, 2012
Movie to be shown Friday night at the Don T. Fioretti football field
Toy Story 3 will be shown on the Don T. Fioretti football field at G. Harold Antrim Elementary School on Friday night to raise money for the Class of 2015. It's the first time any such event like this will be done at the Antrim school, on Niblick Street. Tickets are $5 for students, $7 for adults, and $5 per person for families of four or more. Proceeds will be used for the Class of 2015 fund, which pays for the prom the class will have, their senior trip and other class expenses. Doors open at 7 p.m. The movie will begin at dusk. Refreshments will be sold at the snack stand. Those attending are asked to bring blankets and beach chairs.
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Friday, June 1, 2012
Where do you take your kids for music lessons? Patch is relaunching its Readers’ Choice program and we’re asking you, your friends, family, neighbors, coworkers and anyone else who knows music lessons to nominate the best schools and lesson providers in or near the greater Point Borough-Point Beach area. We’ll keep accepting nominations through July 9. After that, nominations will be closed and we’ll start the voting, so make sure to get in your favorites. All you need to do to nominate a business is to add it in the comments below. If you already see the business you want to nominate, make sure to add your comment about why it should be included. We may not be able to add all businesses to our poll and we want to make sure our readers' …
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