By Jennifer Ersalesi
Photo credits: Rutherford Public Schools
The Rutherford schools have always found ways to invite the community to be part of their educational experiences.
On October 13th, the Kindergarten Center invited Firefighter Ozer to their school. The young students were excited to learn about the equipment and tools that Firefighter Ozer and the other firefighters in our Borough use. He also taught them ways to make sure they stay safe.
Rutherford High School's English teacher Melissa Dougard and her creative writing students were selected to be published in the 15th edition of The Red Wheelbarrow Journal. For the first time ever, the journal featured a curated collection of poems from the students of RHS. Published students included:
Morgan Bollinger
Isabella Claveria
Mia Febbo
Tristan Greeley
Khushi Hermajani
Hwan Lee
Miranda Lenaghan
Ava Melore
Eleri McGregor
Gian Menjivar
Catherine Miguel-Rasteiro
Lucy Olivo
Cassidy Ovarsi
Kia Parikh
Lauren Pfleger
Jade Recio
Dana Serea
Natalia Tomczak
Nicole Wernicki
Supervisor of English Language Arts, and Fine, Practical, and Performing Art, Brian Ersalesi, explained, "The Red Wheelbarrow Poets is a collective of poets based in the hometown of William Carlos Williams, Rutherford, NJ. Williams was a medical doctor who practiced in Rutherford and the surrounding area as well as a poet, novelist, essayist, and playwright. Alongside other poets like Ezra Pound, Williams is remembered as a leader in the Imagist movement who captured Americana with his subjects and themes."
The following students (photographed above) also were invited to participate in the launch of the latest edition of the journal. The special event took place at The Little Theatre at Felician University.
Morgan Bolliger
Tristan Greeley
Catherine Miguel-Rasterio
Lauren Pfleger
Natalia Tomczak
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