Congratulations 2nd Graders Who Received First Eucharist!
Kim O'Connell, an Environmental Engineer, who works for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, visited St. Joseph School, East Rutherford to present a program to the Kindergarten and First Grade children. They were all very excited to participate in this "Superfund Program" that Mrs. O'Connell presented to them. She brought a small replica of a town. The children helped to place the buildings, cars, trucks, farm, animals, and factories. Then they began to add things like pretend pesticides, fertilizer, animal waste and litter that would pollute the water and land. Then they made it 'rain'. As they did this, the water became the vehicle that brought the pollution to the lakes and rivers. The children were able to see how these things are bad for the environment.
The Student Council of St. Joseph School collected food to donate to those less fortunate. They delivered the donations that were brought in by the children attending St. Joseph's to the Rutherford Food Pantry, located in the Borough Hall. Pictured here are the Student Council representatives with the food that was collected.
Spc. Alex Whiteside(class of 2001) shown here with his brother Thomas Heber (gr. 7) talks to studens about his experience in Iraq and Afghanistan serving his country.
