Teacher found a home in kindergarten
Faye Canape retires after 36 years teaching children in Howell
BY BARI FAYE SIEGEL Correspondent
      Looking forward to the next few months of not having to get up early for school, Faye Canape has absolutely no idea what she would write in September if asked to pen a "what I did last summer" essay.
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      The message on one senior's cap tells the story at the Lakewood High School graduation ceremonies for the class of 2008 held June 20 on the high school football field.
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A big night in Jackson
      Whether they were making funny faces, tossing their caps into the air, delivering a message on top of their mortarboard, or listening to the words of Senior Class President Noah Ginsburg, the young men and women who graduated from Jackson Memorial High School on June 19 made the evening their own ...
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Reaching a milestone in life
      Guilmari Ramirez is more than a little excited as she receives her diploma during graduation ceremonies for the Lakewood High School class of 2008 at the Piners' football field on June 20.
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AAUW honors seniors
      E ncouraging women's education has been a goal of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) since its beginning, and the Freehold Area Branch every year recognizes the senior girl from each of the six schools in the Freehold Regional High
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Teen's project is music to school teacher's ears
Julia Freire collected old recorders, donated instruments to Lakewood
BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent
      Julia Freire combined her love of scouting and music to create a project that earned her the highest honor in Girl Scouting, the Gold Award. "For my Gold Award project, I wanted to give something back to the community and have children experience music," said Julia, 16, who has just completed her...
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Reading Buddies thanked for sharing with students
Volunteers came to Ella G. Clarke School to work with children
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer
      LAKEWOOD - As the 2007-08 school year becomes a memory, youngsters who just completed first grade at the Ella G. Clarke School are looking back at their reading experiences with smiles on their faces.
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Students delighted with visit from special dogs
      PLUMSTED - On June 6, drug-sniffing dogs and bomb-sniffing dogs prowled the hallways of the Dr. Gerald H. Woehr Elementary School, not in search of explosives or narcotics, but as a special program for the eager students.
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Alumni gearing up for Brick H.S. 50th birthday
Anniversary picnic slated for June 28 at Windward Beach
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer
      BRICK TOWNSHIP - Praying for sunshine. That's what Warren Wolf will be doing this week as he and others gear up for Brick Township High School's 50th anniversary picnic at Windward Beach, Princeton Avenue, on June 28. Anyone who ever had anything to do with the high school is invited.
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