St. Augustine’s raises money through CRS Rice Bowl
St. Augustines School, Union City, has raised $772.63 with CRS Rice Bowl. Sr. Johanna Quinto, Development Director, issued a thank-you to all those who helped support the work of the Catholic Church throughout the world and in the community.
On March 31, St. Augustine School, Union City, received a Bronze Level Recognition Plaque for participating in NJ Safe Routes to School Program. The children were encouraged to come to school walking or by bicycle.
High Tech scores big in 2015 National Spanish Exams
High Tech High School students of Spanish, levels I and II, scored exemplarily in the 2015 National Spanish Exam (NSE), sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP). High Tech accepts students from throughout Hudson County.
The NSE assesses students’ proficiency in the Spanish language as they compete on a national level with their peers. “Attaining a medal or honorable mention for any student on the National Spanish Examinations is very prestigious,” says Kevin Cessna-Buscemi, national director of the exams, “because these exams are the largest of their kind in the United States, with over 157,000 students participating in 2015.”
The following students performed highly on the Spanish I exam: Amirah Johnson of Jersey City scored a 95, earning Premio de Oro (Gold Award); North Bergen resident Alyssa Mojica and Olivia Ruiz of Guttenberg earned Premio de Plata (Silver Award); Hoboken residents Ryan Brett, Maeve Munroe, and Cole Quist and Jeremy Lewan of Bayonne received Premio de Bronce (Bronze Award); Ghenwa Hassan of Bayonne, Jalina Bryson and Joan Marie Tubungbanua of Jersey City, Jeel Shah and Catherine Cabrera of North Bergen, Shelina Chotrani and Gabriel Mendez of Secaucus, Union City resident Taylor Avila, and Ada Zhu of Weehawken received Mención Honoraria (Honorable Mention).
The following students earned Mención Honoraria on the Spanish I and II exams:Bayonne resident Adrion Perez, Bryanna Acosta and Gabriela Sesin of North Bergen, and Secaucus resident Zachary Canonico. Kevin Martinez of West New York in Spanish I and II received Premio de Plata; Premio de Bronce recipients include Guttenberg resident Lauren Krasnoff, Andrea Velasquez of Jersey City, and North Bergen resident Malena Rodriguez; Guttenberg resident Hena Pardasani, Sophia Battaglia of Hoboken, Jersey City resident Katrina Origenes, Gabriella Espinal and Yingxue Hu of Kearny, North Bergen resident Tanushri Shah, Emily Torres, and Jeffrey Zarzuela, and Secaucus resident Aimee Gamboa received Mención Honoraria.
Shredding event on May 16
Hudson County residents are invited to have personal confidential and/or sensitive documents shredded at free, on-site, mobile paper-shredding events on Saturday, May 9 at the DPW in Hoboken (Willow Avenue and Observer Highway) and on Saturday, May 16 at the Secaucus Recreation Center (1200 Koelle Blvd.).
Cuban Lions Club of West New York Announces Championship Golf Day on May 13
Players and golf fans are invited to the West New York Leones de Cubanos de Hudson Golf Club’s Joseph Ciambra Memorial Gold Outing on Wednesday, May 13, at the Emerson Golf Club, 99 Palisade Ave., Emerson, N.J. At this charity event to benefit the less fortunate, in addition to a round of golf, gifts, prizes, raffles, a barbecue lunch, refreshments, and transportation carts will be available, followed by dinner at Meson Madrid, Palisades Park. Participation rates for players and spectators range from $75 for dinner only to $225 for a player full package and $800 per foursome. Sponsorship opportunities are also available. For more information, call Manny Reyes at (201) 424-1201.
Free movies coming to county parks
The Hudson County Board of Freeholders approved a contract at their last meeting for the Washington Park Association to provide the screening of 12 movies at six county parks.
The screenings will take place during the months of July and August at the following parks: Lincoln Park, Jersey City, Stephen R. Gregg Park, Bayonne, West Hudson Park, Harrison and Kearny, Washington Park, Jersey City and Union City, JJ Braddock/ North Hudson Park, North Bergen and Columbus Park, Hoboken. Popcorn will be provided while supplies last.
Check the parks for signs of upcoming movies, or check the county website.
Free workshop in June: How to protect yourself from financial exploitation after a disaster
Hudson Regional Health Commission, in conjunction with the Rutgers School of Social Work, will be hosting a free workshop entitled “When Disaster Threatens to Strike Twice: How to Protect Yourself and Other from Financial Exploitation after a Disaster.”
The workshop is open to all who reside or work in Hudson County, and will be held on May 12 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Gallo Center in Lincoln Park, Jersey City, and on June 16 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Secaucus Public Library, 137 Patterson Plank Rd.
For more information and to register contact Christina Butieb-Bianco at (201) 223-1133 or email disaster@hudsonregionalhealth.org with your name and phone number and workshop you are registering for.