The BERKELEY Times Vol. 30 - No. 14
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High School Students Test Health Pre-Nursing Program Of Local Waterway By Chris Lundy OCEAN GATE – Jeffrey’s Creek drifts into the Toms River close to the mouth of the Barnegat Bay. It’s a spot known locally as a duck pond, where you can spot waterfowl gliding atop its placid waters. And that is potentially what makes its health at stake. Students from Save Barnegat Bay took water samples for seven weeks from June 19 through July 31. Stockton student Hope Brehm, King’s College student Caroline Liebmann, and University of Rhode Island student Kaitlyn Muller delivered a presentation to the Berkeley Township Council after their work was done. Brehm said that the site wasn’t researched much before this team. The goal was to get a baseline for cer tain statistics to set up future research. They took samples at
Expands To OCC
Photo by Stephanie Faughnan OCVTS pre-nursing students check vital signs on patient mannequins set up in their new training classroom at OCC. Photo by Chris Lundy Jeffrey’s Creek and duck pond is a popular stop for passive recreation. six different locations. Muller said that they tested for things like dissolved oxygen, nitrates, fecal coliform, turbidity, and pH, all of which will give a good idea of the health of the creek. They also noted if it had rained prior to the tests because that will make a difference.
(Waterway - See Page 5)
From left, Hope Brehm, Caroline Liebmann, and Kaitlyn Muller give a presentation before the Berkeley Township Council.
Congregations Celebrate Loving Anniversary
By Chris Lundy HOWELL – The most important religious ceremonies have one thing in common – they bring people together. How fitting it is, then, that a recent B’nai Mitzvah Gala celebrated two synagogues that joined together 13 years ago. A number of prominent religious leaders congratulated them on their Bar Mitzvah and spoke about the past and future
of the congregation. Rabbi David Amar wrote in a journal about the two congregations who merged. Ahavat Achim (love of brotherhood) and Ahavat Shalom (love of peace) are inextricably intertwined. Now, they are joined as Ahavat Olam (eternal love). This joining together in love and harmony is a lesson for all: “May all people join together in (Anniversary - See Page 5)
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By Stephanie Faughnan TOMS RIVER – Dozens of young people in navy scrubs stood in the center of a simulated hospital ward, surrounded by life-size patient man nequins neatly tucked into beds. This scene set the stage for the ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the relocation of the Ocean County Vocational Technical School (OCVTS) pre-nursing p r og r a m t o O c e a n County College (OCC). The ceremony was attended by state and county officials, as well as school administrators. Approximately 50 high school juniors and seniors enrolled in OCVTS’s pre-nursing curriculum will now take classes at OCC instead of a traditional high school setting. This relocation mirrors the Grunin Performing Arts Academy, which
has been based at the college since 2020. OCC President Pamela Monaco said the long-standing collaboration between the two schools has worked out well. She added that 60 percent of students from last year’s graduating class of the arts academy earned their associates degrees as they were completing high school. Off icials said the decision to move the pre-nursing program to the college came in response to a significant waiting list for vocational education within Ocean County. Currently, there are over 500 students waiting for access to various vocational programs. Ocean County Commissioner Frank Sadeghi credited Senator Rober t Singer with pushing to change the projected move from (Nursing - See Page 4)
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