Herald/Lantern/Dispatch 3ft April '85 ^

The 11 foreign exchange students and teacher Enid Pepper from the Wing Secondary School in Wing Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire. England, arrived in Middle Township March 28. TKfl ctll/lantr (tnim I. The been

touring some of the historical sites of America along with attending classes at Middle Township High School. The students and teacher will depart for their native country tomorrow. . Middle Township High School's Foreign Exchange Program is in its sixth year of existence. MTHS chose this British school, which is located in a town 45 miles northwest of London, to participate in this program • because of the many similarities between Wing Leighton Buzzard and Middle Township. THIS PROGRAM is sponsored by the National Association of Secondary School Principals Council on International Educational Exchange. The council pays for the students' transportation and insurance. The main purpose of the program is to allow students to enjoy the cultural-enriching learning experience of living in homes and attending classes in high schools in a foreign country. Mostly students aged 15 to 16 are chosen to participate THE 10 MTHS students participating in this program during the current academic year, who traveled to England to attend Wing Secondary School from Oct. 15 to Nov. 13. played reciprocal hosts by inviting the British students to stay in their homes. The MTHS Students enrolled in the foreign exchange program are David Errickson . Carol Rixey. Robin Sudan. Juanita i Meyers. Nicole Balliette. Sue Stobbart. Cherly Blood, Andrea Hodges. Jo Anne Hines, and Elizabeth Thomas. Wayne Jorgensen is the MTHS teacher involved in this program. J THE BRITISH students took a tour of historic , Philadelphia April 3. They, along with the MTHS exchange students, took a four-day scenic and historically enriched trip to Busch Gardens; Baltimore Harbor; Washington, D.C.; Williamsburg ; and ^Jamestown April 10 to 13. xhe visitors then toured New York City April 19 and the Victorian Village April ; 22. The Middle Township ( Committee extended a cor- i dial welcome with a pro- < clamation honoring the | foreign exchange students ] from England at the Mid- l die Township Committee l meeting April 18. The t students also were honored f at the Cape May Court ( House Kiwanis dinner- \ meeting which they attend- t ed earlier that evening. a The MTHS exchange students visited various tourist attractions in Lon- \ don. Stratford, and Liver- g pool tluring their autumn ii visit to England. / MIDDLE TOWNSHIP s School Superintendent 2 Theodore Johnson and MTHS Vice Principal Bob Penkethman have visited C Wing Secondary School in s England. T Many MTHS exchange E students have become life- tl long pen pals with their C

-News Notes from Middle Township Alan Morris

' • British counterparts. Curi rently Middle Township ? High School is the onlv i school in the county that I participates in* this J program. The Middle Township ' Democrat Club is holding its annual dinner at the i Wildwood Golf and Country 1 Club April 26 with guest speaker Congressman Bill Hughes. Call 465-5900 for tickets. Middle Township High School student Derek Bond saved the life of fellow student Coretta Derry in the MTHS cafeteria April 4 during the lunch hour, perry began choking on a piece of meat that became lodged in her throat and Bond immediately ran over and performed the Heimlich maneuver on her. BOND LEARNED the technique in a health course that he had taken and also watched his father perform it on another person in a similar emergency situation. Bond was commended on his heroic deed by MTHS principal John McVey and Penketham. He is the son of David and Pamela Bond of Court House. MTHS French instructor Ruth Weimer and 10 students enrolled in her third and fourth year French language classes spent their Easter Vacation in Paris, France. The school board provided a bus to transport the students from MTHS to J.F.K. Airport in New York City April 6, where the group boarded their chartered flight to Paris. They had one stopover in Zurich. Switzerland THE GROUP arrived in Paris and checked into the historic Gamier Hotel April 7. They visited many of the tourist attractions in Paris, including the Eiffel Tower and riding the Metro. The students and in-_ .structor visited many French cafes and did much shopping during their eight-day stay in Paris The students who traveled with Weimer on this trip were John Francis, Art Kelly. Kevin Koknar. Dottie Gallop. Kristin Bradv. Bonnie Weimer, Deanna Ruggiero. Lynne Sponaugle, Cindy Huber. and Pam Farmer. THE STUDENTS were delayed one day in their arrival home due to a bomb on the plane that was to leave New York City for to pick up the group. the scare was only a hoax and the plane flew Paris and returned the group safely to New York City, where the MTHS bus waiting to drive the travelers home. The group arrived home April 15. All parents are iuvited to view the fourth and fifth grade students' art works the Elementary School 3 Art Show held in the school's gymnasium April to 27. THE CHILDREN'S Theater Group, sponsored^ by the Middle Recreation will present musical play "Fritz Clinkenhammer's Puppets |

r and A Little Bit of P Mischief in the Elemeny r tary School 3 auditorium it April 28 at 2 p.m. s Refreshments will be served. The play will be the p climax of a 10-week g theatrical training proe gram geered for children 6 y to 13. The 15 children t f enrolled in the program II will be dressed up as pupr pets and various animals during their performances in the play. The children i ' will have had two dressed 1 rehearsals prior to the play's'final performance. - The young performers I will make the decision on which local charity will i receive the money col- : lected from the play's adI mission tickets. Patricia Choice-Getz is the group's instructor. Opening Day for the Middle Township Little League will take place April 71 at noon in the athletic field at the Goshen Road Sports Complex. THE KEY CLUB at Middle Township High is organizing a chapter of Students Against Drunk Driving (S.A.D.D.). The program was initiated by Harry Cooper of the County Sheriff's Department and Lt. Bill Hevener of the Middle Township Police Department. Key Club Division 1 Lt. Gov. Ed Webb spoke at a recent local Key Club meeting of the need to help students with a drinking problem. He said that it is much easier for a student with a drinking problem to discuss the problem with a fellow student than to speak to an adult The intent of the program is to prevent young people from driving while under the influence of alcohol # "This is an example of young people doing good things for the community. So often you hear only the negative but this is an example of something positive," said Key Club advisor Sam Brewer. The Cape May County Unit of the American Cancer Society will air its 9th Annual Telethon of, WMGM TV 40 from Wildwood High School. The telethon will last for 12 hours from noon to midnight Saturday. DUE— the erratic numbering system in Middle Township some voters may have been placed in the wrong election district during the recent redistricting project completed by the County Election Board. It is impossible for anyone to pinpoint the exact location of any home whose address is listed I with only a rural delivery i and box number. ; The revised districts and < their approximate locations are: District 1. Goshen, Reeds f Beach, and the north side 1 of Kimbles Beach Road t . and Hand Avenue. District t 2, Swainton, Goshen's r Crossing, and Avalon f Manor. DISTRICT 3, Dennisville r Road and Court - House c Road sections of Court t District 4, southern a

section of Kimbles Beach. Dias Creek, and a section of Court House. District 5, Central area of Court House and a section of Mayville. District 6, Stone Harbor Manor and the section of Court House F around the high school and the area just north of ceni tral Court House. District 7, Pierces Point and the Mayville-Burleigh sections west of Shfoipike and north of Indian Trail. District 8. Whitesboro. District 9. Grassy Sound and the remaining sections of Mayville $nd Burleigh east of Shunpike. District 10, Green Creek and the northern section of Del Haven. District 11. southern section of Del Haven. District 12, northern section of Rio Grande. District 13, Marlyn Manor section of Rio Grande. District 14. south side of Route 47 west of Route 9 in Rio Grande If you have any que§itons, call the Township Clerk's office at 465-5107 or the County Election Board at 465-7111. THE AMERICAN Cancer Society is a voluntary organization dedicated to the control and eradication of Cancer. The society's Cape May County unit offices is at 15 Delsea Dr. (next to the Rio Grande Fire House) in Rio Grande. It is staffed by executive director Helen M. Pulaski and a part-time clerk typist. The office opened on a part-time basis in 1946 and became full-time in 1976. Everyone is welcome to visit the office and see the various posters, pamphlets, and booklets that the society has to offer. It attempts to keep the publications currentd on all information. The office is open daily from 9 to 5. ASSISTANCE given to patients is confidential. Lists of cancer patients are not available for public information because of invasion of privacy. The unit does not give medical advice. The society can always use new volunteers Working toward one common goal, to defeat this dreaded disease, is a team effort. Send contributions to the American Cancer Society. 15 Dela^a Dr . Rio Grande. N.J. 08242. Send contributions to the American Cancer Society. *" 15 Delsea Dr., Rio Grande. N.J. 08242. To volunteer your services call 886-1154. t \

Jt H|«% JF i -if * ' HlBk. Doris Ward EASY CHOICE — The ocean may be behind her. but Dawn Kurtz of Cape May Court House chooses to face the sun as she basks on the Wildwood beach.

Science Courses • '-*i In ' Kaleidoscope '

STONE HARBOR - An overview of today's science explosion will be preserited for teachers in three twoweek courses this summer at the Wetlands Institute, one mile west of the ocean beach at Stone Harbor. ''Kaleidoscope of Science" credit courses designed to help teachers teach science will be available beginning in June Participants will have a look at space flight, astronomy, satellite imagery. space careers, acid rain, forest resources, wildlife, physics, geology. Stamp Club COURT HOUSE - The Cape Stamp Club will meet 7:30 p.m. Monday. April 29. at the County Library. Mechanic Street Bill Schiller will talk on post cards.

Prison Funding g

TRENTON — A bill sponsored by Assemblyman Joseph W. Chinnici that would provide $18 million to increase prison funds to counties and finance the operational cost of 50ft^~ recently-added state prisoifhas been released , from the Revenue, Finance ( and Appropriations committee. More than halt of the fund ($9.7 million) would paid tp counties to handle a projected increase in the number of state inmates housedxin county facilities. "DEPARTMENT of Corrections estimates for the currept fiscal year, indicate that there will be an of 1,370 inmates in-

•» carcerated in county facilities for wRtftv^the state has resporfsitylity," , said Chinnici (R-Cape May, Cumberland^ "That » iigttve is higher than origi nany^rojectea | ANOTHER LARGE porC Won of funds in the Chinnici bill would finance the ^operational cost of nearly 500 new beds at the » Southern State Correction Facility, Leesburg State Prison and Rahway Stme Prison. \ $The legislators h&ve passed tough laws that are putting more people behind l&rs," said Chinnici. "We must make sure we have the money to finance our state and county prison facilities." j •V

chemistry, ecology And the environment. Science career options and science for students in each teacher s community will be discussed THE SERIES will illustrate how to make science fascinating tp students. Hands-on activities and new content will be taught There will be science teaching-issue workshops to "learn solut i 0 n s t o a d • ministrative/school board questions and to develop an individual science teaching .style that works for each participant. New curriculum materials and textbooks will be featured, and educational broadcasting representatives will be showing the latest in tapes. A number of experts in physical and life -sciences will be tea chin g \ > "Kaleidoscope of Science" Instructors will be frdm NASA, New Jersey Science Teachers Association. Philadelphia Academy of Science. Department of Environmental Protection. Stockton State College. Atlantic Electric Co., /<rs Philadelphia Zoo and the Wetlands Institute. COURSES WILL be held in grade category. Teachers of kindergarten through third will attend sessions I June 17-28; teachers for grades four » through six will be offered " Kaleidoscope II from July . 8-19; an£ teachers of seventh and eighth graders will want the final session 4 III, held July 22 to Aug. 2. Graduate Credit information. in-service credit details and program fees are available from a free, folder provided by the Wetlands Institute. For further information, write to Betty O'Toole at the Wetlands Institute. Stone Harbor Boulevard. Stone Harbor. NJ 08247 or phone 368-1211.