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Concepts &Thought Dr. Frawley to Give Lecture On Learning for 21st Century

SCOTCH PLAINS — Dr. Patricia Frawley, a learning consultant with the Scotch PlainsFanwood Board of Education, will present a lecture entitled “Loving to Learn — Education in the 21st Century” on Monday,February14, at the General Meeting of the Woman’s Club of Westfield.

The meeting will take place at 1 p. m. at the First Congregational Church of Westfield, with Dr. Frawley’s lecture to begin at 1: 30 p. m. The public may attend.

Dr. Frawley is also an adjunct instructor at Kean University in Union and a learning consultant with Kean

University, Institute of Child Study. She hasdesignedandimplemented

courses for preschool handicapped children and materials and methods in special education, diagnosis of learning disabilities and assessment ofthepreschool handicapped child.

TheWestfieldresident is a parttime instructor at Rutgers University, where she received her doctorate in education.

APastPresidentof the Association of Learning Consultants, a professional organization, Dr. Frawley is a founding member and officer of the Kean University Council for Exceptional Children.

MultiMedia Sale Set By School Library

SCOTCH PLAINS — The Friends of the Park Middle School Library of Scotch PlainsFanwood have invited the public to their MultiMedia sale to benefit the Park Middle School Library on Wednesday, February 16, from 6 to 9 p. m. at the school library.

Items for sale will include gentlyused books, computer CD’s, music CD’s and videos at nominal prices.

All proceeds will benefit the Park Middle School Library.

Dr. Patricia Frawley

Bucknell University Posts Fall Dean’s List

Several students from Westfield, Scotch Plains and Mountainside have earned Dean’s List status for the fall semester at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa.

Westfield residents Kelly J. Korecky, thedaughterofMr. andMrs.EdKorecky, and Matthew F. Steenberg, the son of Russell Steenberg and Patricia Colbert have been named to the list.

Scotch Plains pupils Lauren E. Rabideau, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Rabideau, and Catherine G. Baker, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. StephenBaker,aswell asIanR.Doebber, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Doebber, have earned Dean’s List status.

Denise R. Rosenhaft, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rosenhaft of Mountainside, has been named to the list.

Destination Imagination Teams Prepare for April Affiliate Finals

WESTFIELD–DestinationImagination of Westfield (DI) will participate in the New Jersey Destination Imagination Affiliate Finals on Saturday, April1, wherefirstplaceteams will then attend Destination 2000 at Iowa State University in May.

“This year, we have 15 teams representing our community ranging from grades 3 to 9,” revealed Pamela Newell,WestfieldCoordinator.“This is our fifth year of competition and the kids have really developed their problem solving skills. We expect this year’s challenge solution to be even more exciting than those in the years past.”

DI, which is a program of the Odyssey of the Mind (OM) Associates, Inc., provides tools and curriculum for incorporating creative and divergent thinking into normal classroom activities for children of all ages.

A schoolbased program, teams in DI are organized through the schools and coached by parent volunteers.

Teams of five to seven members have a choice of six challenges to solve – either technical, theatrical, structural or classical.

For more information on the DI program, please call Ms. Newell at (908) 6543614.

Dr. Robert Evans Plans to Address ChildRearing Issues at Far Hills

SUMMIT – Dr. Robert Evans, a clinical and organizational psychologist, will speak on a number of childrearing issues on Wednesday, February 16, at 7 p. m. at Far Hills Country Day School in Far Hills.

Theprincipal themeofDr.Evans’ discussion will serve as a “primer” on raising healthy, successful children in challenging times. Currently, the Executive Director of The Human Relations Service in Wellesley, Mass., Dr. Evans is a former high school and preschool

instructor. He plans to summarize key factors in current child development and outline concrete steps that facilitate parenting.

This Common Ground lecture series is sponsored by the Parents Association of six area independent schools, including Kent Place School in Summit and Far Hills Country Day School.

For more information, please call Kim Lane, President of Kent Place School ParentsAssociation,at(908) 2730900, Extension No. 219.

MILLENNIUM MAGIC… The Parents’ Association of The WardlawHartridge School in Edison, will hold a Millennium Magic 2000 gala on Friday, March 3, at the Chanticleer in Millburn. The evening will feature a silent auction with Jon Bramnick of Westfield, gourmet dinner and cocktails. Tickets are $125 per person. Raffle tickets for the 50/ 50 are also available. Funds raised will support school activities. For more information, please call Debbie Richmand at (908) 2221286 or visit www. whschool. org. Pictured, left to right, are Millennium Magic Committee members, front row, Carol English, Ms. Richmand of Scotch Plains; back row, Pat Sidun of Scotch Plains, Jane Wilson, Joanne Vogt, Marie Bonk, and Beth Mellina of Westfield. Woman’s Club Offers

Scholarship Deadline

WESTFIELD – The Junior Woman’s Club of Westfield is currently accepting scholarship applications, which may be obtained from the guidance offices of Mother Seton School in Clark; Westfield High School, Union Catholic High School and Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child.

Students must be Westfield residents. The application deadline is Thursday, March 16. For more information, please call Suzanne Connaughton at (732) 4994828.

Westfield Boosters Association Starts Scholarship Program

WESTFIELD – The Westfield School Boosters Association will begin its 550 Club membership drive to raise funds for the scholarship awards competition offered to Westfield High School senior scholarathletes each year.

“In addition to participation in a varsity sport,” said 550 Club committee chairman Joe Cicciarelli, “there are two other criteria that are also considered by the review committee in judging applicants for the Booster Association scholarships.”

Mr. Cicciarelli continued, “These include overall high school academic performance and involvement in community service activities. Applicants must show achievement in each of these three areas in order to be eligible for scholarship consideration.”

The 550 Club program first awarded scholarships to two Westfield High

School senior athletes in 1967. InFebruary, a solicitationletterwillbe sent to Westfield residents, asking for their continued support of the Booster’s programsbybecoming a550Clubmember.

Donationstothe Boostersfortheirscholarship program are fully tax deductible. For more information about the Boosters Associationor itsscholarshipawardsprogram, please contact the Boosters at P. O. Box 594, Westfield, 070910594 or visit http:// westfieldnj. com/ boosters.

Changing Grading System Requires More Analysis At Westfield High School

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Krista Jarmas Named To Fall Dean’s List

WESTFIELD – Krista Jarmas, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ned Jarmas of Westfield, has achieved Dean’s List status for the fall semester at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Mass.

By MICHELLE H. LePOIDEVIN

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

WESTFIELD – An admissions counselor from Georgetown University looks at two separate transcripts from high school seniors with very similar backgrounds. John Smith earned a string of straight “A” s and “B” s, while John Doe received mostly “A minuses” and “B minuses.” Who would the counselor admit to Georgetown?

Director of Guidance for Westfield Public Schools Cas Jakubik revealed that after speaking with counselors from Georgetown,BrownUniversityand Villanova University, the student with a transcript displaying pluses and minuses would probably be passed over for the pupil without the plus and minus system.

Mr. Jakubik’s findings were revealed during the Westfield Board of Education meeting on February 1 due to a recent proposal to change the current grading system at Westfield High School (WHS) to one using pluses and minuses.

Although he is not opposed to a system using minuses and would not be opposed to a plus system, Mr. Jakubik told The Westfield Leader, “I can’t really see how that helps a kid. Minuses would be

harmful.” One admission counselor who wished to remain anonymous, told Mr. Jakubik that instituting such a system at the high school should be strongly advised against.

“We have a grading system now without that (pluses and minuses) that works just fine with college admissions. It would maybe cause a negative perception when applying to a college or university,” reported Mr. Jakubik.

When BrownUniversitytoldMr. Jakubik that the two grading systems, one with pluses and minuses and the other without, would “not make that much of a difference” when deciding a student’s admission, Mr. Jakubik said that the counselor’s comment indicated that there would, indeed, be a difference.

Mr. Jakubik stated that using a system of pluses and minuses can be beneficial in motivating students to push for a “B” when they receive a “B-,” but added, “We’re looking at admissions now” where minuses would not be looked at in such a favorable light.

During the school board meeting, WHS science instructor Martha Heintzelman backed the

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