56 A Herald - Lantern ■ Dispatch 19 |une '85

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Athletic Director Phil Exley was the master of cermonies at the Middle Township High School Annual Sports Banquet at the Vo-Tech Center. June 5. The guest speaker was LaSalle College women's basketball coach Bill "Speedy" Morris. Morris praised MTHS star basketball athlete Jennifer Synder for her outstanding performance during her four-year high school career and said that she was filled with motivation. He also commended the other student athletes for the excellent job they have done during the past year. Carl Baker gave the invocation and Principal John McVey the closing remarks. Mrs. Ethel Douglas presented Tim Edwards and Jennifer Snyder with the Charles Douglas Memorial Awards Bill Balliette and Melody Coles received the Army Reserve Academic-Athletic Awards. Coles also received a trophy from the Cape Sports Medical Clinic for having the. highest academic average while being a star athlete THE MOST Valuable Player Award recipients were Tim Edwards, football. Boh Edmunds, soccer; Mark Dean, cross county; Chris Cox. field hockey; Snyder, girls tennis; Bill Balliette. boys basketball; Snyder, girls basketball; Andrew Brockman. wrestling; Robert Hicks, baseball; Coles. Softball. Tami Seymour, girls track; Edward Peterson, 'x)yg track; Mike Kenza. boys tennis; Scott Pustilnick. golf; and l.auren Stanford and Julia Jlennesev. cheerleaders Snyder was the evening's . top winner, walking away with about a dozen trophies honoring her starring performances as a MTHS athlete THE C O I' N T Y Democratic Executive Committee elected its newofficers June 11. Middle Township Mayor Michael J. Voll of Rio Grande was elected chairman. Mary K. Kalbach of Wildwood was • re-elected vice-chairlady for her 21st consecutive year. Eldreda Andrea of Ocean City was re-elected recording secretary, a post she has held for a number of years. Alan Morris of Rio Grande was elected corresponding secretary. Sharon Coco of Rio Grande was elected as treasurer. Sam Kelly of Swainton was elected sergeant at arms. Assembly candidate Ray Batten was the guest speaker at the reorganization meeting. Charles M. Leusner was re-elected municipal leader and George W. Simpkins as assistnat leader of the Middle Township Democratic organization Both men are from Court House. THE COUNTY Republicans re-elected Phil Matalucci of Burleigh as their chairman at their reorganization meeting, held at the Old County Court House June 11. Also re-elected on the County Republican Executive Committee were John Esposito of Ocean City, first vice chairman; " Melville J. Ellis of Cape May, second vice chairman; John C. Koitsch Jr.. Cape May, sergeant at ; arms; Robert E. Millar. i

> Avalon. treasurer; Helen I Petrusky of Wildwood. corresponding secretary; and ' Ruth Hart, Villas, as recording secretary. Clara Mattera. North i Wildwood. was elected i vice-chairlady. Lennea Plant. Rio Grande was made honorary vice*I chairlady. Members of the County Board of Freeholders and other elected county officials along with Assemblyman Guy Muziani were in attendance. Thomas Bevis, Green Creek was re-elected municipal leader and William Garrison, Court House, assistant leader of the Middle Township Republican Organization. We wish Middle Township High School Principal John McVey a belated "Happy Birthday". THE SEVENTH Annual Middle Township High School Academic Awards Buffet wasi held June 10. Over 400 students, members of their families, teachers, and administrators attended this event sponsored by the MTHS Key Club and the Court House Kiwanis Club Principal John McVey welcomed everyone to the ceremonies and Key Club President Lee Ann Mcllvanie gave the invocation. Edmund B. Webb III gave a speech congratulating the award winners. Webb is the Division I lieutenant governor of the New Jersey Key Club. School Superintendent Dr. Theodore Johnson gave the closing remarks He commended the teachers for not being afraid to let their students compete in the various academic competitions held this year. McVey presented the top students in grades 9 to 12 with Academic Excellence Awards. Ninth grader Margaret Hsieh, tenth grader Robert Dean, eleventh grader John Francis. and 12th graders Melody Coles and Donna Schulz were the leading students in their respective grades Co-Valedictorians Coles and Schulz were presented with the Jamesway Achievement Awards by McVey. THE OTHER students who received these awards were: ninth graders Christian Dodd. Abigail Fagan. Christine Heck. Catherine Judson. Reynold Wang, and Laurie Weimer. Tenth graders Cheryl Blood. Elizabeth Schaeffer. Judith Wang, and Edmund W'ebb. Eleventh graders Kristen Brady. Dottie Gallop. Edward Peterson, and Hazel Spaulding. Twelth graders Michelle Coon. Gary Hand. Cynthia Huber. and Scott Smith. Seniors with a grade point average of 3.5 or better received this award. American Legion Awards were presented to Coon and William Harron by Legion Post 198 Commander Clara Foster. Business Department Chairperson James Conlin presented Typing I awards to Shannon Brown. Kelli Jo Cope, Abigail Fagan. Michelle Chew and Michelle DeLeone received awards for being the only two students to earn

i straight A s in shorthand. Edmund Webb, Robert 1 Dean, and Teresa Rieser received first, second, and third place awards respec- ) tively in data processing. 1 Gary Hand and Donna » Schulz received first and > second place awards respectively in Accounting I. Gary Hand received a ' first place trophy in I Business Math. THE OUTSTANDING i Choir Member Award was presented to Melody Coles by Director Gladys i Laurieilo. Four-year parI ticipation awards were I presented by Laurieilo to Marcie Ashton, Alicemarie Beers, Christine Bond. Kel1 ly Brophy. Melody Coles. Robin Eckert. Janine Gagnon. Janet Gallagher. Julia Hennessey. Diane Hickman. Ted Johnson. Peggy Kelly. Brandy Krown, Tracey O'Quin, Donna Pettit, Kathleen Richardson, Donna Schultz. Rita Spaudling. Amy Stites. and Amy Wierman. History Department Chairperson Raymond Dolton presented awards to Michelle Coon. Michael Donohue. Priscilla Francis. William Herron, William Jenkins. James Parker and Scott Smith for academic excellence in their history classes. The Harry S. Eldredge Award was presented to Melody Coles by Lee Eldredge. KEY CLUB awards were presented to Christine Bond. Geoffrey Byrne, Christine Cinowski. Robert Dean. Priscilla Francis. Laura Hanson. Marcia Hayes. Christine Macatee, James Moore. Peter Morano. Donna Schulz. Lynne Sponaugle. Amy Wierman. Brandy Krown. Rita Spaulding. and the past officers. President Arthur Kelly, vice president Nancy Dramis. secretary Lee Ann Mcllvaine. and treasurer Kara McVey. Division I Lieutenant Governor Webb and Mcllvaine made the award presentations. Key Club Advisor Sam Brewer presented Mcllvaine with a Distinguished Key Club Award for her two years of outstanding service as club secretary. Webb also received a Distinguished Key Club Award for being elected the District Lieutenant Governor in 1984. Brewer congratulated the Key Club members and the other award-winning students for their success and congratulated their families and the school's staff for giving the students their motivation. VICE PRINCIPAL Robert Penkethman i presented awards to Christian Dodd. Abigail Fagan. ' Margaret Hsieh. Catherine Judson. Reynold Wang. ( and Laurie Weimer for , their straight A averages in < ninth grade English. Latin instructor ; Catherine Feraco presented Latin I Class Awards (ex aequo) to 1 Abigail Fagan. Christine Heck, and Margaret Hsieh. < Honorable mentions are ~ Geoffrey Haefner, j Catherine Judson. William , Lloyd, Lisa Lord, Kristine j Moulder, and Alice , Schellinger. Latin II Awards (ex ae- j

quo) went to Stuart Conover and Hazel Spaulding. Honorable mentions are Robert Dean. Scott Dempsey. Sean Smith, Jennifer Snyder, and Melissa Whittington. Latin II student Stephanie Schellinger also received an award. NATIONAL LATIN Examination Awards were given to Latin I students Abigail Fagan. Maxima Cum Laude; Christine Heck. Summa Cum Laude; Margaret Hsieh. Summa Cum Laude; James Moore. Cum Laude; and Reynold Wang. Maxima Cum Laude. Honorable mentions are Geoffrey Haefner. Catherine Judson. Veronica Lynn. Christine Macatee: Brian Markle, Gary Roach . Alice Schellenger, and Amelia Spaulding. The Latin II Award went to Robert Dean. Cum Laude. Honorable mentions are Stuart Conover. Craig DeGenova, Scott Dempsey, David Errickson. Hazel Spaulding. Edmund Webb, and Mellisa Whittington. New Jersey Foreign Language Award (study of two languages) went to Donna Schulz. PHILADELPHIA Classical League Competition Awards were given to Latin I students Margaret Hsieh with Magna Cum Laude distinction; and Abigail Fagan. Goeffrey Haefner. Christine Heck. Veronica Lynn, and Reynold Wang all receiving Cum Laude distinction. Latin II students Stuart Conover and Hazel Spaulding received awards with Magna Cum Laude ex aequo distinction. Robert Dean. Scott Dempsey. David Errickson. Edward Peterson, and Jennifer Synder received awards with Cum Laude distinction. Penkethman presented Shannon Brown. Dawn Gamble, and Bruce Terry with awards for their scholastic achievements in Spanish I. Carol Sjostrom received the award in Spanish II. Department Chairperson Christine Bailey presented Melody Coles and Scott Smith with awards in mathematics. McVEY PRESENTED the National Honor Society Awards to President Joyce McClure. Vice President Lauren Stanford. Treasurer. Kelly Bailey, and Secretary Lisa Van Artsdalen. Science Instructor Phil Heck presented first place

boys' winner James Moore and first place girls' winner Catherine Judson and second place winner Valessa Rocke with Savings Bonds and medals for winning the Optimist Club's Oratorical Contest. Matt McQuire received the Optimist Club Science Research Award. Science Department Chairperson Joseph Steady and instructors William Doan and Phil Heck presented the Science . GOLD MEDALS were given to students with the highest grades in their respective courses. Evelyn Ford and Howard Dierias in College Prep Biology. Lisa Van Artsdalen and Sue Gilbert in Horticulture. Gary Barber is their instructor. Alice Schellinger in College Prep Biology and Veronica Lynn in Advanced Biology. Steve Bionco is their instructor. Liz Thomas in College Prep Chemistry, Robert Dean in Honors Chemistry, and John Francis in Advanced Placement Chemistry. William Doan is their instructor. Christin Dodd in College Prep, instructor Rosemary Harbourt. Margaret Hseith in Honors Biology, instructor Phil Heck. Bob Edmunds in Electricity. Mike Renza in College Prep Physics, and Scott Smith in Honors Physics. Joseph Steady is their instructor. CERTIFICATES were given to members of the New Jersey Science league teams. Ed Webb. Judy Wang. Cindy Pantelione, and Rob Dean were the members of the Chemistry I team. Pantelione and Dean were the high scorers. Biology II team consisted of Robert Hicks. Chris Maurer, and Kristin Brady. Maurer and Brady were the high scorers. Chemistry II team members were John Francis, Michelle Clayton. Bill Eskstein. and Sholto Rasmussen. Eckstein and Rasmussen were the high scorers and also the District Champions. They also received varsity letters. Biology I team members were Robert Murray, Reynold Wang. Christine Heck, and Margaret Hsieh. Heck and Hsieh were the high scorers and also the District Champions and received varsity letters. THE PHYSICS team consisted of Melody Coles.

Tom Leonard. Bill Balliette, and Scott Smith. Balliette and Smith were the high scorers and District Champions and received varsity letters. Margaret Hsieh. Bobbi Jo Sikora, Cory Gilman. Robert Murray. Catherine Judson. and Valessa Rocke received varsity letters for receiving honorable mention awards at the Delaware Valley Science Fair. Robert Thorne (engineering), Anglea Dell' Orefice (biochemistry), Michelle Jost (earth and space). Christine* Heck (environemntal science), Darwin Coverdale (earth and space), and Matt McGuire (medicine and health) received varsity letters for placing third in their respective categories at DVSF. MELODY COLES and Ron Hudanich placed second for their respective physics and zoology entries while Reynold Wang. Michelle Clayton, and Allison Harvey placed first for their physics, environmental science, and# medicine and health entries respectively at DVSF and received varsity letters. Christine Cinowski, Bryan Conklin. Howard DeRias. Evelyn Ford. Cara Hudanich. Doreen Marriner. Steven Mossbrooks, Matt Mcguire, Kathy Ann Plitnick, Gwen Rich. Jennifer Rodgers. Robert Thorne. and David Tweed also received awards for their academic excellance in the field of science. CHRISTINE HECK and Catherine Judson received awards and binoculars for winning the New Jersey High School Hawk Watch contest. Peter Dunn made the presentation. Michelle Clayton was presented with the Wetlands Institute Science Fair Award by Allison Logan. Senior Class Officers — President Michael Donohue. Vice President, Kelly Bailey. Secretary Rita Spaulding. and Treasurer Katherine McKaig were given service awards. Student Council Association President John Daley. Vice-President Lauren Stanford. Treasurer Barbara Blackmore. Parliamentarian Donna Schulz. along with representatives Kelly Bailey. Christine Bond. Barbara Dickinson. JoAnn Hines. Andrea Hodges. Lori Kelly. Peggy Kelly, Kristin Lawrence. Stephanie Schellinger, Robyn Sinkway and Edmund Webb III received service awards. Advisor Edward Zebedies made the presentations.

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Digest (From Pag£1) traditional rite of passage into the adult world. Ocean City High School graduated students, with 108 from Wildwood High. 184 at Middle Township High and from county vocational schools. Coming This Fall? COURT HOUSE — Middle Township school officials have conceptually approved plans to mandate urinalysis as a test suspected student drug abusers. Atlantic City, Lacey Township and Bridgeton schools are already using the urine tests or have approved plans for them. The American Civil Liberties however, plans to fight next fall

East Rutherford's attempts to implement the tests that have been declared illegal for Long Island teachers. Fortress Avalon AVALON — This borough will pay $250,000 and the state $750,000 to improve the 8th Street jetty around Labor Day. That supposed to stop erosion between 8th and 17 streets; it was originally estimated as a $350,000 job. Earlier this year, the borough paid $71,902 of $575,000 to build a stone revetment along a wooden bulkhead between 8th and 15th Streets; it's to be extended to 17th street this August. Avalon paid $8,047 of $210,000 for sand this year between 15th and 26th streets and expects to pay another $1.25 million next spring for sand between 8th and 80th streets.