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MARCH 2531, 2015

Earning his Eagle

Girls lacrosse readies for season

Scout Aleks Hill puts in more than

100 hours for Eagle Scout project
involving Tabernacle Cemetery
By SEAN LAJOIE
The Sun

SEAN LAJOIE/The Sun

The Seneca High School girls lacrosse team scrimmages Rancocas Valley as it prepares for the
start of the season on March 27 at Northern Burlington.

After 121 nights of camping,

205 miles of cycling, 167 miles of
canoeing and 33 merit badges,
Aleks Hill, a senior at Seneca
High School, has completed his
project and earned the rank of
Eagle Scout.
His Eagle Scout project that required more than 100 hours of
service was originally suggested
by Mayor Joseph Barton. Hill
chose to help the Tabernacle Historical Society at the Tabernacle
Cemetery across from town hall
because it was local and he
thought it would benefit the most.
He also gathered ideas from his
troop to add to the project. Hill
could not say enough about Troop
439 and how helpful it has been to
him throughout his Scouting experience.
According to Hills father, Ken,
the project was conducted in two
parts with the help of other
Scouts, adult Scout leaders,
friends and family.
The first part involved creating
a matrix of the cemetery, then
surveying the names and statistics of the occupants from the

gravestones.
I went up the line of the cemetery from the center and labeled
each headstone with white marker, creating rows and giving each
stone a specific number, said
Aleks.
The second part involved
standing and securing fallen
headstones, then treating the
gravestones with a biological
cleaner for beautification purposes.
The survey matrix was then
presented to the Historical Society at one of its monthly meetings.
Despite all of the physical
work, Aleks said that the writing
aspect of the project was the most
difficult.
The hardest part had to be all
the writing that was involved. All
of the paperwork and write-ups
for the project provided obstacles,
but I had to keep a focus on the
end goal, Aleks stated. Keeping
on task, not getting sidetracked
and making sure I set aside a certain amount of time for it the
next day were crucial.
When completing a project of
this length, it can require great
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At March 16 meeting, board president

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At the February meeting of the
Tabernacle Township School District Board of Education, more
than 100 parents attended, with
many speaking to voice their concerns regarding a host of issues
in the district.
At the most recent March 16
meeting, board president Michael
Lee took some time to respond to
residents, and said the board believed it was not only fair, but
right that the board answer to the
community.
Even though we have not set
up our public comment as a question and answer period, the message from the community as the
board understands it is that
youve got questions and you
want answers from us, Lee said.
One major issue Lee comment-

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of the district looking into privatizing its bus services.
The Tabernacle Township
Board of Education is not, is not
pursuing the privatization of our
transportation department, Lee
said. This is a rumor only, and is
not the plan of your board.
Lee said that while the district
is looking into the possibility of
changing the start and end times
of Tabernacle Elementary School
and Olson Middle School, it was
strictly due to loss of educational
time and not the request of an
outside transportation company.
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STEM Career Night

set for March 25
High school students from
throughout Southern New Jersey
will have the opportunity to hear
from and pose questions to everyone from an electrical engineer in
the United States Navy to a clinical researcher at a biopharmaceutical company at Lenape Regional High School Districts 3rd
Annual STEM Career Night on
Wednesday, March 25, at Lenape
High School from 6:30 p.m. to 8
p.m. Students are invited to explore a variety of STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) career paths with presenters from a range of fields. No
pre-registration or fee is required
to attend.
Professionals in STEM careers
will provide insights and field
questions about their jobs in this
unique opportunity for students
to investigate STEM-related career paths and determine if their

educational interests match their

choice of career. Presenters will
discuss why they chose their careers, job requirements, the professional rewards and challenges
they face, their typical day on
the job, the opportunities for advancement within their fields,
and more.
The event will include presentations from and a Q&A session
with:
Senior manager - clinical
research at emergent bio solutions
Instructional assistant at
Burlington county college
Branch head, DDG 51 class
machinery control systems
Principal
environmental
engineer at Paulsboro refining
company
Director of rehabilitation
at Marlton rehabilitation hospital
Senior sales engineer at
municipal maintenance company
Associate
professor
of
physical therapy at the university
of sciences in Philadelphia
Engineering director at
OPEX corporation
Fire protection engineer at
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STEM is interdisciplinary in
nature as it blends the application
of concepts from four of the
fastest growing fields. According
to Project Lead the Way, a nonprofit organization that is the
leading provider of STEM education curriculum programs in
schools across the nation, the U.S.
Department of Commerce estimates that jobs in STEM will
grow 17 percent by 2018. However,
by the same year, there will be 1.2
million unfilled STEM jobs because there will not be enough
qualified workers to fill them.
This event is open to high
school students interested in exploring a career in applied science, technology, engineering,
and/or a mathematics related
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Mark Preston proposes to his future wife, Lisa.

A destination proposal
With a love that grows stronger every day,
Mark Preston shares the story of popping
the question to his future wife, Lisa
By MARK PRESTON
Special to The Sun
When I first met Lisa, I knew
she was special. Soon after, our
friendship blossomed into a romance. I knew that I loved her
and that I wanted to spend the
rest of my life with her.
Every year, we would take a vacation to one of the many resorts
in Riviera Maya, Mexico. Grand
Palladium was always our favorite resort, so we booked our
vacation there in May 2012. I contacted the resort and told them

that I plan to propose while we

were there and asked if there was
anything that they could do to
make this special event even
more romantic. For a nominal
charge, they upgraded us to a
very exclusive section of the resort with many more amenities
that we would not normally have
received. I said that this was perfect and Ill let her think I did this
as a birthday gift for her, instead
of what it really was a romantic
week of me getting the nerve to
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feel better.
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your Mega Millions, Cash Five or
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The preceeding was a hypothetical
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and state Assembly.

Dan McDonough Jr.

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As if we dont have enough forms of

gambling here in New Jersey, our state
Assembly wants to make it even easier
for people to play the lottery. As if the
corner that the corner store sits on
isnt close enough, the Assembly
thinks in another attempt to increase revenue that bringing the lottery to us is a good idea.
Yes, our government needs to investigate alternatives for making money
not just alternatives to supplant the
gambling money our casinos and racetracks are losing.
Its time to start thinking outside
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to be innovative. Or its time to find
people to represent us who can be.

Regional school taxes could increase for residents

LRHSD board of education approves tentative budget at last weeks meeting
By MIKE MONOSTRA
The Sun
Tabernacle Township residents could be
paying a little bit more on their regional
school tax bill this year.
The Lenape Regional High School District board of education unanimously approved the district's tentative 2015-16 school
year budget at last week's meeting.
The tentative budget includes an increase of $16.52 for a Tabernacle Township
resident with the average assessed home of
$264,057. The regional school tax rate increased 0.64 cents per $100 of assessed
value.
The total budget is $154,058,531, an increase of 1.4 percent from last year. Most of
the budget is funded with taxpayer money,
with $114,362,944 expected to come from
taxpayers in the district's eight municipalities.
Details on the tentative budget were not

discussed at the meeting. The budget was

passed so it could be submitted to the
Burlington County superintendent's office
prior to March 20.
District officials plan to discuss the
budget in full during the public hearing,
scheduled for Wednesday, April 28 at the
district administration building in Shamong at 7:30 p.m.
In other news:
A pair of late winter snow days on
March 5 and 6 are having an impact on the
school calendar.
Superintendent Carol Birnbohm said
graduation in the district has been shifted
to June 18 because the school calendar has
been extended to make up for the snow
days the district has had this year.
We've had a total of four snow days so
far this year, Birnbohm said.
The snow days are also having an effect
on the board of education's meeting schedule.

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In what has become a spring tradition, schools in the Lenape District have
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Students, faculty and staff at all four
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Proposal was dinner

surprise in Mexico
PROPOSAL
Continued from page 5
ask her to marry me.
When we arrived at the resort,
she was ready to get off the bus at
our normal lobby, but I held her
back and told her that I had a surprise for her because it was her
birthday. The bus went further
into the resort and we got off at a
different lobby. We checked in and
were catered to from that point
on. When we got to the room, the
resort staff had it decorated with
balloons, flowers, banners, champagne and a birthday cake. She
was truly overwhelmed and her
smile never left her face that
week.
During the week, we enjoyed
the resorts beaches, pools, restaurants, bars, and entertainment.
We went everywhere and did
everything. Laughing, smiling
and enjoying every minute. During all of this, I had a small ring
box with me the whole time waiting for that special moment. The
only time the box wasnt with me
was when we went swimming
and then it was in a ziplock bag in
a pocket of my bathing suit. Finally, on the fourth day, I decided
that tonight would be the night.
We went to a romantic, candlelight dinner in a tent on the
beach. The night was perfect.
There was a full moon with a
slight breeze and the sounds of
waves crashing on the beach just
yards away. There were about 10
of us enjoying this spectacular
evening in this tent. The meal
was delicious and the wine was
flowing. During dinner, we struck
up a nice conversation with a
young couple next to us. As we
were talking, a family of raccoons came into the tent looking
for handouts. Some people
screamed, some laughed and
some gave them some food scraps
before the waiters shooed them
away.
As we waited for dessert, I explained to the young couple that I

had lots of pictures of Lisa and of

me, but we dont have any of us
together. I asked them to take a
picture of us. The young man
obliged and took a picture of me
leaning across the table to get
close to Lisa. I said that wasnt a
really romantic picture and asked
him to take another one. I walked
around the table, grabbed Lisas
hand and got down on one knee.
The young mans girlfriend said,
Oh, my God! Hes proposing!
Take pictures!
I told Lisa how much I love her,
how much she means to me, how
she has brought color into my
black and white world, how she
has made me a better man, and
how much I want to live happily
ever after with her. I opened the
small ring box and asked her to
marry me.
And I waited. Everyone in the
tent waited. The waiters waited. I
started to get worried. Everyones
smiles started to turn into
frowns. After what seemed like an
eternity, but was probably less
than a minute, she finally blurted
out yes! Everyone was clapping
and saying congratulations. The
waiters brought out champagne
for everyone and they even let the
raccoons come back into the tent
to enjoy the moment. That night,
the resort staff again had flowers
and champagne waiting in our
room congratulating us on our
engagement.
Lisa and I got married the following year and we went back to
the exclusive section of the
Grand Palladium Resort for our
honeymoon. We had another romantic, candlelight dinner in the
tent on the beach. We fed the raccoons, drank our champagne,
laughed and smiled as we reminisced about that special night
the year before.
My love for Lisa grows
stronger each and every day. She
is the reason that I rush home
from work to be with her, that I
smile when I wake up next to her,
and that I kiss her and tell her
that I love her every day. She has
made me the happiest man on
earth.

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great opportunity for kids and

adults to meet new people in the
community. Questions, call the
church office at (609) 2680576.

WEDNESDAY MARCH 25
Pinelands Young at Heart Seniors
Club: Noon at the Tabernacle
Community Center, 81 Hawkins
Road. Cake and coffee are served.
Membership available for $12 a
year for those 55 and older. Trips
to all over the area and the nation
are available to members and
friends.
Storytime: Ages newborn to 5. 10
a.m. at Church of Christ, Carranza Road. Miss Peggy welcomes
children and their attending
adult to story hour. This is a

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bring a yoga mat.

THURSDAY MARCH 26

FRIDAY MARCH 27

Chess Club: Ages 7 to 16. 4 p.m. at

Pinelands Branch Library. Join
Mr. Rick and his young assistants,
Michael and Ryan, for an hour of
play and instruction.
Candlelight yoga: 5:30 p.m. at
Pinelands Branch Library. Join
Babita Kapoor, a registered Shakti Om Yoga instructor, to learn

Paws to read: 3:30 p.m. at Pinelands

Branch Library. Children are welcome to practice their reading
skills and make a new friend by
reading aloud to Ocho, a registered therapy dog. Sign up for a
15-minute
slot
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organizations.

SATURDAY MARCH 28
Pokemon battle bash: Ages 7 to 12.
2 p.m. at Pinelands Branch
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TUESDAY MARCH 31
Junior Lego Club: Ages 5 to 9. 4
p.m. at Pinelands Branch Library.
Kids can work individually or in
teams to create this months

challenge.
Family movie night: 6 p.m. at
Pinelands Branch Library. Bring
the whole family to the library for
this months feature, Maleficent. Snacks and beverages may
be served. Guests may bring
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Tabernacle Athletic Association
meeting: 7 p.m. at Town Hall.
Public is invited to attend.

YMCA hosts 41st Annual Antique show on April 11

The YMCA of Burlington and
Camden Counties is bringing together the tri-state regions finest

antique dealers for the 41st Annual Antique show on Saturday,

April 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

and Sunday, April 12 from 10 a.m.

to 4 p.m. at the Moorestown Upper
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Sponsored by the YMCA of
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showcases their finest antique
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glassware, silver, furniture and
more. This year, the Antique
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goods crafted by local artisans.
Proceeds benefit the YMCA of
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charitable organization, which
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of local youth and families who
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Tabernacle BOE adopts preliminary budget with tax increase

Operating expenses total about $13.5 million, with a $158.43 increase for the average home
By ZANE CLARK
The Sun
The Tabernacle Township
Board of Education adopted its
preliminary 2015-2016 school year
budget at its March 16 meeting,
and for the average home assessed at $264,057, annual K-8
school taxes will increase $158.43.
For the 2015-2016 budget, totaloperating expenses totaled about
$13.5 million, with about $7.9 million going toward employee
salaries and another $2.3 million
going toward employee health
benefits.
The local tax levy will raise
about $7 million through usage of
the full 2 percent tax increase
limit, as well as further allowed
increases due to enrollment and
health-care adjustments and
$45,000 in bank cap.
State aid in the budget is set at
about $5.4 million.
This has something in it for
everyone,
Superintendent
George Rafferty said. Weve been
fortunate in Tabernacle I think,
and this is another year where I
think we can say that once
again.
Rafferty gave a public presentation of the budget at the March

16 meeting, during which he outlined initiatives in the district

over the last several years, as he
said it was important to understand how the budget supported
such efforts.
This is not guaranteed, Rafferty said. This is now, but it
may not be tomorrow.
Rafferty pointed out just some
issues the district faced during
previous years, such as there only
being one full-time counselor at
the Olson Middle School and only
a 19-hour a week counselor at
Tabernacle Elementary School,
no district anti-bullying program,
no student assistance counseling
to prevent drug and substance
abuse, no education specialists
for autistic students and no educational interpreters for the deaf.
It was not a reliable mechanism for meeting the needs of the
student populations, and we had
issues with that, Rafferty said.
Other issues included no operational wireless internet capabilities, two separate Comcast services needed, one for each school, as
well as an operating system no
longer supported by windows and
failing security camera systems.
We had security camera failures and systems failing to record

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incidents that were unreliable,

and we had a couple of incidents
that were quite unnerving to us,
which we were unable to retrieve
through security camera systems
due to system failures, Rafferty
said.
Rafferty then spoke about how
many of those had been fixed
through budgets in recent years,
including hiring two full-time interpreters for the deaf, six fulltime specialists for the autistic,
two full-time counselors to have
one at each school, three full-time
reading specialists, two full-time
math specialists and additional
support staff for chorus and
drama.
When you have your own employees, when you have your fulltime employees, when they work
for Tabernacle, you get better results, and thats what we believe
in and thats what weve been supporting, Rafferty said.
Rafferty also spoke about technology improvements, including
joining a broadband consortium
to save $15,000 per year and increasing bandwidth to 1,000
mbps, creating robust wireless internet service throughout the district and linking both schools
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All your technology has been
refreshed in your district, Rafferty said. There isnt anything

in this district technology wise,

student laptops, teacher laptops
or computer labs thats less than
three years old.

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Parents share PARCC concerns

PARENTS
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sources and even technology
might be old or outdated, the districts curriculum is not.
Lee also responded to parents
concerns regarding the districts
wellness policy concerning what
foods can and cannot be eaten in
the classroom, and said it was
under debate in the district wellness committee.
Another major issue Lee took
time to discuss was issues regarding Partnership for Assessment
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of Readiness for College and Careers or PARCC testing, the new

computerized state assessment
for grades three through 11.
Our board respects any parent or guardian's decision to refuse PARCC testing, Lee said.
Importantly, we encourage all
parents or guardians to join in
the process and then assess or
judge the value or impact the testing down the road.
However, several parents spoke
about their children, who said
they were not allowed to do their
educational-based activities their
parents had sent them to school
with, which had been listed as an
activity for students not taking
the test.
How many hours until these
kids are going to be punished
again? parent Donald Shearer
asked.
OMS Principal Susan Grosser
said the students who did not take
the test were under the care of
substitutes who might have let

them talk too loudly or do things

they shouldnt, and when Grosser
told the substitutes to have the
children behave, some might have
misinterpreted that.
Grosser said this was the first
time administering the PARCC
test and there was a learning
curve.
If I dont learn something new
every day, Im not doing my job,
Grosser said.
Several parents criticized the
district for not having consistent,
board-approved plans for those
students not taking PARCC
planned sooner.
Other issues discussed included parents feeling ignored by the
district, and the job status of district director of special services
John Tirico, whose position was
listed as open for the next school
year.
At one point, Lee referenced
the questioning of personnel matters, which he said the board
could not comment upon.

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