Students Assess Stimulus Package For Math Challenge

EDISON—Led by math teacher Benjamin Patiak, four students from The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison took part in a 14-hour mathematical modeling competition on Saturday, March 7. 

Christopher Georgevich of Elizabeth, Saheela Ibraheem of Piscataway, Manish Kewalramani of Edison and Sahil Zubair of Scotch Plains competed against students from Connecticut, Delaware, D.C., Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Rhode Island, and local New Jersey schools including East Brunswick High School, Perth Amboy High School, Piscataway High School, Westfield High School, Summit High School and more.

Patiak explained that “the Wardlaw-Hartridge team was charged with the 2009 M3 problem: ‘$787 Billion: Will the Stimulus Act Stimulate the U.S. Economy?’ The W-H team determined which among the elements of the $787 billion package are most likely to produce improvements in employment. They also need to know how quickly these elements would produce results and if there is a need for a second stimulus package.”

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100 Days Of School

100 Days Of School—Kindergarteners at Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison celebrated 100 days of school on Feb. 19 by presenting projects they crafted from various materials like beads, Legos, cereal and stickers. Pictured above, Simone Erachshaw of Iselin shows her classmates her project which featured 100 stickers spelling out “100 Days” on a t-shirt. (Photo by Michelle H. LePoidevin)

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An Ancient Art Form

 

An Ancient Art Form—Beginning on Feb. 2, students at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison have been celebrating “World Languages Week” with unique activities which support an appreciation for diversity, global interconnection and cultures and traditions. On Monday, students focused on Chinese, followed by French on Tuesday, Spanish on Wednesday, Italian on Thursday and Latin on Friday. Hua Liu of East Brunswick, who instructs Mandarin Chinese at Wardlaw-Hartridge, taught sophomores, juniors and seniors about the ancient art form of Chinese calligraphy. Pictured above, Kishan Patel and Siddharth Saxena, Colonia residents, use their brushes and black ink to draw Chinese letters. Kishan is the son of Jagdish and Nayana Patel. Siddharth is the son of Rajeev and Asha Saxena. Photo by Michelle H. LePoidevin

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Visit Of Olympic Proportions

 

Visit Of Olympic Proportions—Neil Walker (Olympic gold medalist in medley relay in 2000 and 2004) is flanked by Katie Buchbinder of Scotch Plains and Stephanie Smyczek of Edison at the Breakout! Swim Clinic hosted by the Metuchen-Edison YMCA at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School. Katie is the daughter of Dr. Howard Buchbinder and Dr. Mary Flanagan. Stephanie is the daughter of Dr. Herbert and Mrs. Haydee Smyczek. The girls are members of the Wardlaw-Hartridge Co-Ed Middle School Swimming Team, which is coached by Ardys Sapchin of Piscataway and Kristine Sinram of Edison. Photo by Trisha Malizia of Piscataway

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Toys For Needy Girls And Boys

 

Toys For Needy Girls And Boys—This holiday season, the Upper and Lower School students at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison ‘adopted’ families through Plainfield Action Services, Joy of Giving and collected clothing and toys for those families. On Dec. 11, Upper School students gathered the donations together to prepare them for delivery. Pictured, front row, are: Milika Griffiths of Edison and Janissa Delzo of Middlesex, and back row, Aneesa Sonawalla of Edison, Devi Mody of Edison, Avani Patel of Edison, Dawn Francavilla of Somerset, Director of Student Life, Kayla Kluse of Winfield Park, Jean Brown of Metuchen, Ayna Agarwal of Colonia, and Nia Beckett of Plainfield. Photo by Michelle H. LePoidevin

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Gathering Good Will

Gathering Good Will—Students in Debbie Kendall’s fifth grade class at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison gather a large collection of food donations collected by the Lower School students that will be distributed by Starfish Foundation in Plainfield to the needy. Pictured above are: Lara Albrechcinski of Linden, Nicholas Borges of Edison, Cecily D’Amore of Scotch Plains, Alexandra Garces of Plainfield, Sydney Hughes of Parlin, Rahil Lakha of Edison, Jessie Maier of Rahway, Salman Mansuri of Edison, Max Needle of Scotch Plains, Nathaniel Nyema of Edison, Noah Toney of South Orange, Aryan Vavila of Bridgewater, Ankitha Yaddanapudi of Morganville, and Lauren Yates of Piscataway. Photo by Michelle H. LePoidevin

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Making The Season Brighter

Making The Season Brighter—Stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce were just some of the items collected by Upper School students at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison this week. The donations will be delivered to Starfish Foundation in Plainfield to make the holiday season for those less fortunate a little brighter. Pictured, left to right, are members of the Upper School Student Council: Janissa Delzo of Middlesex, Aneesa Sonawalla of Edison, Avani Patel of Edison, Nia Beckett of Plainfield, Dawn Francavilla (Wardlaw-Hartridge Director of Student Life and Somerset resident), Kayla Kluse of Winfield Park, Ayna Agarwal of Colonia, and Jean Brown of Metuchen. Photo by Michelle H. LePoidevin

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Gooey Gourds

Gooey Gourds—Fourth graders in Kathy Meier’s Lower School science class dissected pumpkins on Oct. 31 to start their plant unit in science tech. The students count the pumpkin’s creases and seeds and analyze how the number of creases corresponds to the size of the pumpkin. Pictured above: Athena Gerasoulis of Edison and Robyn Stewart of South Plainfield explore the contents of their gourds. Athena is the daughter of Dr. Apostolos Gerasoulis and Ms. Xiaolan Zhang of Edison. Robyn is the daughter of Mrs. Robyn P. Stewart of South Plainfield. Photo by Kathy Meier

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Haunting Prose

Haunting Prose—Joseph Alamo, a seventh grader at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison, captured the attention of judges with his playful and spooktacular prose and his poem won first place in the Middle School competition. He was awarded a basketful of Halloween treats by his English teacher, Corinna Crafton, before reciting the poem to his peers. Joseph is the son of Joseph and Maria Alamo of Roselle Park. His sister, Katina, is a sophomore at the school. Photo by Michelle H. LePoidevin

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Fingerprinting And Forensics

Fingerprinting And Forensics—Students in Barbara Drake’s Introduction to Forensic Science class at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison furthered their study of fingerprinting on Oct. 30 when Edison Police detectives Ted Hamer and Matt Lechelt visited to fingerprint the class. After completing the fingerprint cards, the detectives addressed the class on the fingerprinting process, the state and FBI databases, the time it takes for electronic prints to be checked in the database, and why the portable ink is used in the field. The students questioned the detectives about latent prints and learned about “dusting for prints” and the new equipment that has made it nearly obsolete. Junior Yang, a senior from Edison, is pictured above with Hamer. Photo by Michelle H. LePoidevin

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Fire Officials Educate Students About Safety

EDISON— Lt. Scott Boland and firefighter Dan Maurath spoke to students from Wardlaw-Hartridge’s Lower School on Tuesday, Oct. 7, to educate them about fire safety. The assembly was organized by teacher Ellen Ritz.

Safe And Prepared—Wardlaw-Hartridge Lower School students learned the ins and outs of fire safety from Scott Boland, Edison Fire Lieutenant, pictured, right, and Scott Boland, Edison Firefighter, who shows the students a thermal infrared imaging camera. Photo by Michelle H. LePoidevin

Maurath and Boland reminded the students to call 9-1-1 in case of emergency, never play with matches, never play in the kitchen, never put anything in wall sockets and to diligently change smoke detectors in their homes. They also posed several “what would you do?” situations to the students, who proved by their answers that they are prepared and aware of what to do in case of a fire.

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Mayor, Assemblyman Lead Election Forum

EDISON—On Friday, Oct. 3, The Wardlaw-Hartridge School hosted a forum on the upcoming presidential election. Edison Mayor Jun H. Choi, a Democrat, and Assemblyman Jon Bramnick (R-Union County) addressed the Upper School students and parents.

 

Assemblyman Jon M. Bramnick with Andrew Webster, Head of School at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School, and Edison Mayor Jun H. Choi. Photo by Michelle H. LePoidevin.

Choi focused on the campaign of Senator Barack Obama and the Democratic party, while Bramnick focused on the campaign of Senator John McCain and the Republican party. Both politicians also addressed the role of local politics in national issues. The forum was moderated by Andrew Webster, head of school.

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Collection Of Hope

 

Collection Of Hope—Shruti Nadkarni of Edison, a freshman at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison, spent her summer vacation conducting a food drive for Hands of Hope for the Community, an Edison-based food pantry/soup kitchen. Nadkarni set her goal of collecting 500 cans of food and planned a course of action, which included: preparing a PowerPoint presentation; presenting her PowerPoint program to various companies and organizations; organizing and monitoring the collection of food at the various locations; and collecting the food and delivering it to Hands of Hope. In the end, Nadkarni exceeded her goal and collected 650 cans! Jackie Goedesky, president of Hands of Hope, said, “Shruti’s hard work helped us to make it through the summer and to meet the needs of our clients.” Shruti is the daughter of Dr. Swarti and Mr. Girish Nadkarni of Edison. Photo courtesy of Hands of Hope, Edison

 

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Edison Scholars Commended

EDISON – Three seniors at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison have been named Commended Students in the 2009 National Merit Scholarship Program.

They are Krishna Chandrasekaran and Manish Kewalramani of Edison, and Sahil Zubair of Scotch Plains.

 

Susan Swenson, Wardlaw-Hartridge College Counselor, is pictured, with Sahil Zubair of Scotch Plains and Krishna Chandrasekaran of Edison. Manish Kewalramani is not pictured. Photo by Michelle H. LePoidevin

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Mayoral Recognition

 

Mayoral Recognition—On Sept. 22, Edison Mayor Jun H. Choi, a first degree black belt, issued formal proclamations recognizing the achievements of Ricky Azari and Christopher Azari in Taekwondo. Ricky is a third grader and Christopher is a kindergartener at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison. Choi’s proclamation recognized the talented brothers as having demonstrated “outstanding physical fitness” and athletic excellence. Ricky and Christopher are the sons of Cyrus and Elizabeth Azari of Edison.

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