Monthly Archives: February 2013


Heather Pruim Wins Playbill Art Contest

WINNER SELECTED! Heather Pruim of Wyckoff, a member of the Class of 2015 at Indian Hills High School has won this year’s FLOW Follies Playbill art contest. Flow Follies is a parent volunteer organization dedicated to raising scholarship money for the graduating seniors of Ramapo and Indian Hills regional high […]


Heroin Stamp Collecting 4

Stamp collecting, as it was known to previous generations, grows less popular with each year. The growth of the Internet, mobile phones, and wireless communications have led to less and less mail being used and less stamps being collected. One type of stamp collecting is not dying out – but […]


The Presidents Club

Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy. The Presidents Club: Inside the World’s Most Exclusive Fraternity. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2012. As reviewed by Ted Odenwald Only a person who has served as President of the United States can fully appreciate the challenges, the complexities, and the burdens of the office. […]


Great White Oak Park town hall meetings 4

At the February 26th town hall meeting at 8pm there will be 4 presentations. A video by Mike Guadagnino and Jim Barry – during the video entitled “An Inside Look of the Park”, different areas in the park are visited and explored and explanations are given as to what the […]


National Engineers Week

Oakland’s Valley Middle School emerged as the national victor in the Future City Competition, beating out over 33,000 other students across America….That is awesome! Read the full story on Valley Middle School winners by clicking here The Future City Competition is held during National Engineers Week. The week long celebration, […]


VMS Heads to Nationals – AND WINS! 3

UPDATE: Valley Middle School Wins Nationals Representing the NJ region, three Valley Middle School students, Padraic Burns, Anna Butler, and Sophia Kotik, won first place today at the Future City National Competition during Engineers’ Week. They also won an award for Excellence in Systems Integration. The team along with their […]