Friday, March 12, 2010
Board President Tom O'Rourke says details cannot be released at this time due to possible litigation from employee.
The Board of Education approved a resolution to terminate an unknown employee at its workshop meeting Thursday night. The employee's salary will cease at the end the workday today, March 12. The employee's health benefits will cease on March 31. No additional details can be released at this time, Board President Thomas O'Rourke said, because of the threat of possible litigation from the employee. Check back for further details as they become available.
District still waiting for Christie budget numbers before finalizing budget.
The Board of Education received binders containing the draft budget for the 2010-2011 school year. But the final budget numbers will not be available until the end of next week after Gov. Chris Christie will deliver his budget address on March 16. Eleanor Doyle, chair of the Operations Committee, said the draft budget is one the committee is proud of because it met the two main goals for this year: keeping the tax levy increase at within the 4 percent cap and including some capital projects in the budget. "We've included capital projects that we've had to ignore over the last couple of years as budgets got tighter and tighter," she said. The budget draft assumes flat state aid, Doyle said, but the district will be able to pull back some of…
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
The Hilltoppers give a great effort, but fall to No. 1 seed Malcolm X. Shabazz, 64-37.
NEWARK–The Summit girls basketball team could have dreaded Monday's NJSIAA sectional final against the nationally-ranked Shabazz Bulldogs, but they didn't. Instead, Summit played with confidence, determination, and a self-belief that was inspiring to both the coaching staff and the fans. "All morning, and even yesterday in practice, we felt like we were going to win this game," Summit head coach Brian Erickson said. The Hilltoppers played a tremendous first half and trailed by only four points, 30-26, at halftime. An exceptional 24-2 Bulldog run in the third quarter, however, ultimately put the game out of Summit's reach, and Shabazz won by a final score of 64-37. "We played so well in the first half. I really couldn't have asked them for …
Monday, March 8, 2010
Bagger says governor to address fiscal issues from local governments along with state government in budget.
Gubernatorial chief of staff Rich Bagger is remaining mum as to the specifics of Gov. Chris Christie's soon-to-be-released budget proposal and the impact on local governments and school districts. Bagger said the budget, which Christie is due to announce on March 16, is still being worked on, including sections regarding state aid to municipalities and school districts. He said cuts are being made to the budget across the board in order to address the multi-billion dollar budget deficit facing the state. "Every part of the state budget is under scrutiny," he said. Christie last month cut $475 million in state aid to school districts for the remainder of the current state budget year, which ends on June 30. The cuts, which included a …
Jones won the Meet of Champions in Toms River in February.
For the first time in Summit High School history the school has a Meet of Champions winner in the high-jump event in junior Mark Jones. He jumped 6 feet, 8 inches for his first place finish in Toms River at the end of February. Standing 6 feet, 6 and ¾ of an inch tall, and with parents who were both high-jumpers at Cornell, Jones seems to have been destined for high-jumping greatness. His father, Bob Jones, was the first high jumper to hit the 7 foot mark in New Jersey as a student at East Brunswick High School in 1977. Mark Jones' personal best is currently 6 feet 10 inches, but his goal is to match his father by jumping 7 feet. "Right now, I'm just focusing on 7 feet," Jones said. "That's kind of a mile-mark for high school jumping. From…
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Hilltoppers beat Willingboro 44-37 to advance to NJSIAA sectional finals.
SUMMIT–Saturday night was a big night for the Summit girls basketball team. With a 44-37 win over Willingboro in the NJSIAA sectional semifinals, the Hilltoppers captured their 23rd victory of the season to advance to the finals. The win also represented Summit head coach Brian Erickson's 100th win as the team's coach, and the final time that seniors Michelle Burian, Emily Cristaldi, and Cassie Hall would play in their home gymnasium. "I'm sad that this was my final game here, but I'm more excited that we get to move on to the finals," Cristaldi said. "We couldn't have done it without the crowd's support," Hall said, describing the gym's standing-room-only crowd. "This was the first game where we've had a crowd like that. Things could have…
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Friday, March 5, 2010
Paul Sears says report card shows Summit High has maintained level of excellence expected.
Summit High School Principal Paul Sears said he feels that "Summit has maintained its history of being an excellent school" following the release of the annual New Jersey School Report Cards last month. "We're surrounded by excellent school districts. One of the things we do is we look at other high-performing districts like Westfield and Millburn," Sears said. "One of the differences is we're not only much more diverse in population, but in terms of the background and economic diversity of students." Sears said that Summit has again been recognized as a "benchmark school" by the national Just for the Kids program. "By being designated a benchmark school, in that particular category of schools, it means we are the top-performing school …
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Hilltoppers lose 3-2 in overtime in second round of Public B State Tournament.
After fighting back to a tie in the final minute of regulation, No. 11 seed Summit boys hockey team lost 3-2 in overtime to No. 6 seed Ramapo in Round 2 of the Public B State Tournament at Sport-O-Rama in Monsey, N.Y. on Thursday night. Senior captain Bobby Lawrence made it a 2-2 game with 40 seconds left in the third period. Head coach Keith Nixon had junior goaltender Jackson Stuckey pulled for the extra attacker, and the Hilltoppers (15-7-4) bombarded Ramapo junior goalie Carl Boomhower with shots."It was just a melee in front of the net," Nixon said. "Bobby somehow found the puck and put it in."While emotions were riding high for the Hilltoppers, it was critical for them to stay aggressive and maintain their composure."With 40 seconds …
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Hilltoppers defeat Bordentown 46-31 to advance to NJSIAA semifinals.
SUMMIT–After a low scoring first quarter, the No. 3 seed Summit girls basketball team rallied back in convincing fashion to defeat the No. 11 seed Bordentown 46-31 in the Central, Group II NJSIAA second round. "What a tremendous team effort tonight," Summit head coach Brian Erickson said. "I haven't seen us play like this in a while. I knew we had it in us." In a majority of their games this season, the Hilltoppers came out strong and obtained a commanding lead that opponents could not overcome. On Thursday night, however, the Hilltoppers struggled to find their rhythm early. Field goals by Kate Martino and Amanda Murphy represented Summit's only first quarter points. After eight minutes of play, the Hilltoppers trailed 9-4. "We played too…
Freshmen Stuart Humphrey and Kirste Garguilo are already planning to be back next year, improving on this season.
Summit girls hockey head coach Matt Stanbro has a long term plan for the future of the program. "Realistically, I use the other teams as measuring sticks of who we should be able to compete with this year, next year and three years down the road," Stanbro said. "I try to think in a four year cycle with the players and who we have. For instance this year we're able to compete with Pingry. At times we are able to play very competitive games against Princeton Day School and Princeton High School. Those are teams I want to stay very close to next year and hopefully even get a few wins." "Just trying to move up, look at who's the next best team, and who's after that," Stanbro said. "That's what we've been doing and that's what we'll continue…
Great season, girls! And a big thumps up to Taylor Harvel for the professional coverage of the games. It was like being there, so thanks again, Taylor! more ›