Chris Christie, porn stars and local gun shops all made this week's quiz
NJ.com's weekly news quiz is designed so you can show off just how well you know New Jersey news. Answer the questions below and then share your score in comments to see how you stack up with other NJ.com users. Do you have a perfect score in store this week? Let's find out.
John Shabe can be reached at jshabe@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter and find NJ.com on Facebook.
The crash happened at 9:8 p.m. at Route 57 and Route 31, police say.
Three people were hit by a car Thursday night in Washington, Washington Township police said.
Only one of the three was transported by Washington Rescue Squad to Hackettstown Regional Medical Center, township police, who cover the borough, said. The other two refused treatment, police said.
Tyler Nieves, 22, of Belvidere Avenue in the borough, was driving the 1991 Audi that hit the people at 9:58 p.m. at Route 57 and Route 31, police said. Nieves and his one passenger were not injured, police said.
The investigation is continuing, police said. The accident report wasn't complete, so police couldn't provide details of how the accident happened.
Tony Rhodin may be reached at arhodin@lehighvalleylive.com. Follow him on Twitter @TonyRhodin. Find lehighvalleylive.com on Facebook.
How much rain fell across the Garden State on Thursday? Check our map to see the answer.
Weather forecasters were pretty much on target in the predictions they made before Thursday's cold front swept in, bringing much-needed rainfall to parts of the Garden State that remained under a drought watch.
Most towns across New Jersey ended up with exactly what was forecast -- from three-quarters of an inch to one inch. But steady downpours pushed the totals higher than that in some areas.
The biggest rainfall amounts recorded Thursday were in Morris County, with Chatham Township receiving 1.75 inches and Parsippany getting 1.7 inches, according to measurements recorded by the NJ Weather & Climate Network.
PLUS: Sunny, breezy Friday in N.J.; mainly dry this weekend
Close behind were Walpack in Sussex County, Charlotteburg in Passaic County, Basking Ridge in Somerset County, Ramsey in Bergen County and Pequest in Warren County. All of those locations saw 1.4 to 1.5 inches of rain.
Officials have been keeping a close eye on the state's groundwater, stream flow and reservoir levels because of the unusually dry summer and early autumn. Parts of 12 counties remain under a drought watch, which was initially issued by the state Department of Environmental Protection in late September.
How did your area fare in Thursday's storm?
RAINFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE STATE
Here's a look at the rainfall amounts recorded Thursday at 58 weather stations across New Jersey. Click on the red dots below to see the locations and measurements.
Len Melisurgo may be reached at LMelisurgo@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @LensReality. Find NJ.com on Facebook.
It's a tradition to host a luncheon prior to the Easton-Phillipsburg Thanksgiving Day football game.
An annual tradition of the week leading up to the Easton-Phillipsburg Thanksgiving Day football game is a luncheon for the senior captains of the teams, the cheerleading captains, the coaches and school administrators hosted by the Rotary Club of Easton.
This year's gathering was held on Nov. 19 at Northampton Country Club.
Bangor Area School District is a GRAMMY Signature Schools semi-finalist.
Debra Beck, special education teaching assistant at Willow Grove Elementary School, in Hackettstown, was nominated for the 2015-2016 national LifeChanger of the Year award.
Sponsored by the National Life Group Foundation, the LifeChanger of the Year program recognizes and rewards the very best K-12 public and private school educators and employees across the United States who are making a difference in the lives of students by exemplifying excellence, positive influence and leadership.
Beck was nominated by a colleague Patrick McQueeney. Winners will be announced in spring 2016.
In other education news:
The Bangor Area School District announced that Bangor Area High School was named a 2016 GRAMMY Signature Schools semi-finalist. Bangor Area High School is one of only 119 schools nationwide in this year1s list of semi-finalists, and one of only eight schools in Pennsylvania to receive this honor.
***
The Education Department of Cedar Crest College presented the Exemplary Teacher Award to Barbara Resto, a high school art teacher in Catasauqua Area School District. The award is named for Howard L. Klopp, a former education professor and chair of the education department. This award is presented during American Education Week to honor Dr. Klopp.
MORE: Rotary Club of Easton honors high school seniors
The Warren County Board of Chosen Freeholders honored Hannah Quamme, of Washington, a recent graduate of Warren County Technical School, as its members presented her with a scholarship award from Investors Bank and the NJAC Foundation. Quamme attends County College of Morris, where she is pursuing International Studies.
***
Kathryn McKean, of Pittstown, will travel to India, studying the country's politics, heritage, history and culture during Union College's winter break.
***
The Ithaca College Oracle Honor Society welcomed the following area new members: Dakota Collina, of Bath; Gabriella LoBue, of Hackettstown; Eric Junker, of Emmaus; Britney Mazzetta, of Milford; Jared Bauer, of Northampton; and Heather Fraebel, of Readington Township.
***
Christine Kettle, of Bangor, was among the 44 newest members inducted into the University of the Sciences Pennsylvania Kappa Chapter of the Alpha Chi National Honor Society.
***
Andrew Cannavo, of Stewartsville, was a finalist in Bucknell University's 2015 BizPitch Competition for pitching Thunderstruck Studios. BizPitch gives student entrepreneurs the opportunity to connect with advisers and win prizes to help them launch their ventures.
***
The following students were recognized as a Provost Scholars at Indiana University of Pennsylvania: Melissa Ann Butkowski, of Bethlehem; Marimar Melendez, of Easton; Ryan Jeffrey Ortwein, of Nazareth; Jessica Valentina Arroyo and Kimberly Marie Ghorm, of Allentown; Matthew Edgar Moll, of Catasauqua; Jennifer Rose Fronheiser, of Slatington and Kristen Alycia Howett, of Whitehall.
Keri Ann Brekne is had a sexual relationship with a middle school student in 2008.
A former Lopatcong Middle School student's lawsuit against the teacher who sexually assaulted her in 2007 and 2008 is back in state court, alleging district officials ignored reports that could have prevented it.
The teacher, Keri Ann Brekne, pleaded guilty in 2009 to five counts of aggravated indecent sexual assault and is serving a prison sentence of up to 30 years in Pennsylvania, a term that includes her sentence out of New Jersey. The crimes took place in Lopatcong and at Brekne's Bethelehem home.
In addition to Brekne, the lawsuit filed this month by the victim -- who is not identified -- names as defendants the Lopatcong Township School District, school board, middle school and a total of 10 current and former teachers and administrators. It seeks at least $75,000 in damages.
The 119-page lawsuit alleges the district failed to prevent the assaults and should have done more to stop Brekne's inappropriate behavior and sexual relationship.
Brekne, now 36, was believed to be a friend of the victim's family and would drive the student places, even after family and staff told her not to, and spent the night at the family's home on occasion.
At various times, Brekne's colleagues would tell her that her relationship with students in general was too casual and advised her to be more professional, the lawsuit says, citing interviews the defendants had with the Warren County Prosecutor's Office.
Eventually, the victim's parents found a cell phone Brekne had bought for the girl, who was then in eighth grade, with text messages between the two. That led to her suspension.
It is actually the second time the lawsuit has appeared in state Superior Court in Belvidere. It was first filed in 2013 as a similar action was sent to U.S. District Court in Newark.
Lopatcong Township victim in Keri Ann Brekne case sues school district
At the time, the complaint indicated the dual filings were a precaution against a motion to dismiss in federal court and to cover statute of limitation restrictions when the victim turned 20. She is now 22 years old.
The federal court in July dismissed some counts and sent the remainder back to the state level.
Among its reasons for dismissing the federal charges, the court found that "allegations that persons had 'suspicions' or that Brekne was disciplined for being too friendly to students does not rise to the level of actual knowledge" of abuse.
The victim's attorney, Gregory G. Gianforcaro, and school district officials did not return calls for comment Friday.
Steve Novak may be reached at snovak@lehighvalleylive.com. Follow him on Twitter @type2supernovak. Find lehighvalleylive.com on Facebook.
Food paired with beer, wine or whiskey will make this last weekend before Thanksgiving an enjoyable one for residents around the Garden State
BEER PAIRINGS EVENT WITH GARRETT OLIVER
Looking to get an early start to the weekend? We are talking immediately-after-work-early, 6:30 p.m. Friday, to be exact. Garrett Oliver, acclaimed brewmaster of the Brooklyn Brewery and 2014 James Beard Award winner, is hosting a five-course beer pairing dinner in Florham Park. The walk-around tasting menu will include blackened cauliflower steak with okra succotash, slow-roasted Berkshire pork porchetta with root vegetables and creamed spinach, and smoked barbecue chicken thighs with scallion and cheddar grits. Each course will be expertly paired by Oliver with Brooklyn Brewery craft beers, including a rare "ghost bottle" offering not available for commercial sale. The event is a fundraiser for the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms -- Brooklyn Brewery technical director Mary Wiles is married to the great-grandson of Gustav Stickley. Tickets are $100 each and reservations are required. Park Avenue Club, 184 Park Ave., Florham Park. Call Craftsman Farms, (973) 540-0311, for more information.
Dr. Audrey Cross, a winemaker, renowned nutritionist and cookbook author, is hosting this weekend gathering at Finesville's Villa Milagro Vineyards where guests will sample delicious small bites that are quick and easy to make for the holidays. Attendees will take home a copy of a vineyard appetizer cookbook full of 65 recipes. There will also be a chance to pick up a few pointers about pairing wines with appetizers. It's from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Villa Milagro Vineyards, 33 Warren Glen Road, Finesville, (908) 995-2072.
The fine culinary marriage of wine and cheese is the focus of this weekend gathering, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, at Old York Cellars in Ringoes. Selections from Cabot Creamery, the co-op of New England dairy farms known for making some of the best cheddar cheeses in the world, will be paired with different wines: an alpine cheddar with chardonnay, a farmhouse reserve aged cheddar with cabernet sauvignon, and a white oak cheddar with blush. 80 Old York Road, Ringoes, (908) 284-9463.
AMERICAN CRAFT WHISKEY REVIVAL
If whiskey is your beverage of choice, then the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City is the place to be from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday night. This sampling session for the 21-and-over crowd will include artisan whiskies, craft spirits, moonshines and barrel aged barley beers. Culinary delights and live entertainment are part of the festivities being billed as "the finest whiskey experience Atlantic City has to offer." Tickets are $59 and can be purchased here. Huron & Brigantine Blvd., Atlantic City.
Contact Bill Gelman at bkgelman@hotmail.com.
I-80 west express lanes will be closed except for one lane during the evening commute and all express lanes will be closed for emergency repair after 8 p.m., Friday.
Express lanes on I-80 west will be closed during the rush hour today, except for one lane, and all express lanes will be closed after at 8 p.m., for emergency repairs, state Department of Transportation officials said.
Emergency bridge work will require closing the right express lane on I-80 westbound for emergency bridge work in Hackensack just past the split from I-95. One express lane will remain open through the evening commute, officials said.
After then at approximately 8 p.m., the I-80 west express lanes will be closed along with the left lane in the local lanes to repair a bridge joint. Three local lanes will be open overnight. That work is expected to be completed by Saturday morning.
RELATED: Inside the Port Authority's new traffic control center
Motorists heading west from the George Washington Bridge should expect congestion and delays on I-80 and onto I-95, and should consider alternate routes such as the NJ Turnpike, Route 46, or Route 4.
Motorists may check NJDOT's traffic information website www.511nj.org
Larry Higgs may be reached at
The man asked the middle school student if he wanted a ride, police said.
Phillipsburg police are looking for information about a man who drove up to a middle school student Thursday and offered a ride.
The encounter happened about 12:30 p.m. Thursday on Heckman Street, according to a post on the department's Facebook page. Police said they were notified Friday.
MORE: Easton police seek driver and vehicle in suspicious situation
The man reportedly pulled up in a black SUV and asked the student if he wanted a ride. The student declined twice before the man drove off, police said.
The only description of the SUV was that it was newer and had a black tail pipe.
Police are requesting anyone with information to call 908-454-1121.
Steve Novak may be reached at snovak@lehighvalleylive.com. Follow him on Twitter @type2supernovak. Find lehighvalleylive.com on Facebook.
A passenger was removed from a flight Gov. Chris Christie had boarded Friday, but the Republican presidential candidate was in no way threatened, a campaign spokeswoman said
TRENTON -- A passenger was removed from a flight Gov. Chris Christie had boarded Friday, but the Republican presidential candidate was in no way threatened, a campaign spokeswoman said.
Christie's flight, United Airlines #1108 from San Francisco to Boston, was taxiing on the runway of San Francisco International Airport around 8:30 a.m. local time when it returned to the gate to remove a passenger, according to Doug Yakel, a spokesman for San Francisco International Airport.
Yakel said a male passenger was taking photos of the flight attendants and "this was creating some discomfort."
RELATED: Details of $1M on Christie travel can remain state secret, judge rules
The passenger complied with the flight attendants' request to delete the pictures, said officer Carlos Manfredi, a spokesman for the San Francisco Police Department. A person seated next to that passenger later notified the flight crew he saw on the man's phone a photo of a phone with protruding wires.
"This alarmed him," Manfredi said.
All passengers were removed from the plane and their palms swabbed, Manfredi said. Authorities ran all luggage through security again, and after about four hours the passengers were allowed to board a different airplane.
On my way to #Newsgeist, spotted @ChrisChristie at San Francisco airport. pic.twitter.com/6uPu3GqJbz
-- Moiz Syed (@MoizSyed) November 20, 2015The passenger who prompted the security check was detained and his name run through a database check, which came up clean, according to Manfredi. He was reassigned to a different flight.
In a statement, Christie campaign spokeswoman Maria Comella wrote that "Christie, an aide and a member of his security detail" were aboard the United flight "when a passenger was removed from the plane before takeoff at the request of United Airlines."
Comella added that "at no point did Gov. Christie interact with this passenger nor did this passenger pose a verbal or physical threat to the Governor."
Manfredi confirmed there was no threat to Christie. "It appears the person didn't even know (Christie) was on the plane," Manfredi said.
News of the delays to Christie's flight first broke on Twitter, but passenger accounts have been a source of conflicting information and hearsay.
A fellow passenger on Christie's flight, David Berlind, tweeted at 9:18 a.m.:
Chris Christie is on my flight to Boston. Was threatened by a passenger. Friggin travel nightmare now. #united1108
-- David Berlind (@dberlind) November 20, 2015An hour later, however, Berlind tweeted:
More #united1108 #ChrisCristie details: He wasn't threatened He saw a guy taking pics of crew & emailing them in Arabic (said his seatmate)
-- David Berlind (@dberlind) November 20, 2015At 1:07 p.m. local time the United flight was reportedly being re-boarded, according to another passenger:
Looks like @United 1108 SFO to BOS is back on. Boarding now.
-- Joe Kinsella (@joekinsella) November 20, 2015But half an hour later, it still had not taken off, according to passenger Brian Barnes:
.@united 1108, wait on board again with no communication from crew-terrible
-- Brian Barnes (@BrianBarnesC) November 20, 2015The flight was delayed more than five hours and departed at about 2 p.m. local time, according to United Airlines spokesman Rahsaan Johnson.
The Christie campaign directed inquiries about the incident to United Airlines, which did not provide specifics other than to say in a statement that the flight was delayed "due to a a disruptive customer on board."
The delay forced Christie to reschedule a campaign event Friday evening in New Hampshire.
NJ Advance Media staff writer Samantha Marcus contributed to this report.
Claude Brodesser-Akner may be reached at cbrodesser@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @ClaudeBrodesser. Find NJ.com Politics on Facebook.
The Honor Tree made an appearance in the Veteran's Resource Center on the 3rd Floor of Ferry Building of Centenary College.
In celebration of Veterans Day and to recognize those who have served, The Honor Tree made an appearance in the Veteran's Resource Center on the 3rd Floor of Ferry Building of Centenary College.
Many people stopped by the table to personalize a star to hang on the tree in support of our troops and to honor family, friends, colleagues, alumni, and those in the greater Centenary community who have served selflessly.
In addition, the Office of Veteran Services in conjunction with the Student Veteran's Organization sponsored an outreach drive for various donations.
Thanks to the generosity of the Centenary campus community many donations were collected, which included the following: 42 boxes of k-cup coffee pods, 117 pair of slipper socks, 92 crossword/word-search/Sudoku books, three DVDs and a cash donation.
These supplies will be donated to the VA Hospital in Lyons, N.J.
Grandma's House in Phillipsburg aims to be open in a year.
Young mothers in need should know they have options, says Joan Fasanello.
Grandma's House can be one of them.
An old 15,860-square-foot convent on Roseberry Street in Phillipsburg is being renovated to begin a new life as a shelter for homeless women who are pregnant or have small children, with a goal of helping them start new lives of their own.
"Our program really will be focused on helping families thrive," said Fasanello, director of Life Choices, based in town. "We don't want to just house or enable ... we want to give them a foot up in life."
Many of the women who go to the Catholic group -- which advocates against abortion -- are dealing with unplanned pregnancies, in addition to homelessness or domestic abuse, according to the Life Choices website. By giving them more resources, they are more likely to improve their lives, Fasanello said.
The message of helping those in need resonated with James Foran, a 14-year-old Moravian Academy freshman from Greenwich Township. Foran, for his Eagle Scout project, is helping develop the resource center at Grandma's House.
The Troop 61 scout's project involves renovating two rooms with office furnishings, workstations, desktop PCs and a wireless network.
"It helps the residents find jobs, develop skills and further educate themselves," Foran said.
Foran's project is expected to cost $10,600 -- Life Choices anticipates the entire Grandma's House renovation will run about $700,000. Both are seeking donations.
The convent building, which Life Choices is leasing with an option to buy from the Diocese of Metuchen, has already seen a lot of work in the last year, Fasanello said. The heating and sprinkler systems have been replaced, along with much of the roof, she said. Utilities and accessibility, along with some regular touching up, must still be done.
Fasanello said she hopes the shelter will be open in about a year.
"Overall what we're trying to do is make it possible to give women the resources they need," she said. "It is, in a sense, very liberating."
Steve Novak may be reached at snovak@lehighvalleylive.com. Follow him on Twitter @type2supernovak. Find lehighvalleylive.com on Facebook.
Northampton, Hunterdon and Warren county authorities say they are looking for three individuals.
Northampton County authorities seek Damitry Laws - fugitive of the week
Hunterdon County authorities seek Colleen Coghlan - fugitive of the week
Warren County authorities seek Rashon Williamson - fugitive of the week
The owner of the Wedgewood Inn accidentally struck a gas line, prompting the evacuation of four homes Sunday morning, a fire official said.
A punctured gas line Sunday morning outside the Wedgewood Inn in Franklin Township, Warren County, forced four families from their homes.
Franklin Township Fire Chief Sonny Read said the inn's owner had been trying to repair a water line at 8:14 a.m. and was using a backhoe as he dug along his property at 2156 Route 57. He accidentally struck the gas line with the equipment, Read said.
Four families living nearby had to be evacuated and police shut down Route 57 because of the gas leak. By 10 a.m., the families were able to return home and the highway was reopened, Read said.
There were no reported injuries.
Crews with Elizabethtown Gas Co. continued afterward to work on repairing the gas pipe. Read expected it to be fixed later Sunday afternoon and service restored for the homes affected.
Pamela Sroka-Holzmann may be reached at pholzmann@lehighvalleylive.com. Follow her on Twitter @pamholzmann. Find lehighvalleylive.com on Facebook.
A stray kitten shortly before 4 p.m. Sunday had to be rescued by Franklin Township, Warren County, firefighters after becoming stuck in a roadside drain, a fire official said.
Firefighters in Franklin Township, Warren County, rescued a kitten Sunday afternoon that became stuck in a roadside storm drain.
Franklin Township Fire Chief Sonny Read said a couple of township residents shortly before 4 p.m. found the stray kitten in despair along Asbury Broadway Road and called 911.
"They were really upset and concerned," Read said.
MORE: Franklin Twp. residents evacuated after gas line break
It took fire crews about 20 minutes to rescue the kitten from the drain, which was more than 2 feet deep. The fire chief said a firefighter was able to call the kitten from the other end of the drain, and eventually, the kitten ran through to the other side.
Read said the kitten appeared blind and likely fell into the drain while walking by.
Firefighters turned the kitten over to Franklin Township Animal Control.
Pamela Sroka-Holzmann may be reached at pholzmann@lehighvalleylive.com. Follow her on Twitter @pamholzmann. Find lehighvalleylive.com on Facebook.
Students invaded the school Sunday to decorate in garnet and gray in advance of Thursday's football game against Easton.
It's one of the most anticipated weeks on the school calendar.
Thanksgiving week means high school football, with Easton Area and Phillipsburg high schools at the center of the conversation.
Students from Phillipsburg High School's pep club went to school Sunday to decorate the halls in support of their Stateliners.
It's one of several traditions on either side of the Delaware River leading up to Thursday's rivalry game, which starts at 10:30 a.m. at Lafayette College's Fisher Stadium.
Highlights of the 2014 Easton-P'burg powder puff game
On Monday night, senior girls from both schools will square off in a powder puff football game. It starts at 6 p.m. at Cottingham Stadium in Easton. Phillipsburg won last year's powder puff game.
Both schools plan pep rallies Wednesday, with community pep rallies planned later that night. Easton will hold its bonfire-lighting behind the high school at 6 p.m. just as Phillipsburg hosts its community rally at Maloney Stadium.
Jim Deegan may be reached at jdeegan@lehighvalleylive.com. Follow him on Twitter @jim_deegan. Find lehighvalleylive on Facebook.
Police say there is no motive for the stabbing other than the victim trying to say, "hello" to the suspect
An exchange during halted traffic in Hackettstown Sunday afternoon led to a stabbing, police say.
Police say shortly after noon the victim was stopped in traffic along Route 604 and rolled down the window to say "hello" to James Appis, 44, of Chester, Morris County. Appis and the victim are acquaintances, police say.
Appis then walked over to the victim's car, displayed a folding knife with a green handle and proceeded to stab the victim on the left side of the neck. The stabbing unfolded in the vicinity of the Willow Grove Laundromat, according to police.
"If you ever talk to me again, I have a gun," Appis allegedly told the victim.
Hackettstown Police Sgt. Darren Tynan said at this time, police are not identifying the victim or the victim's gender.
"We have no motive," Tynan said.
Appis then fled the scene in a vehicle. The victim drove to Hackettstown Regional Medical Center and later, was transported to Morristown Medical Center. Police are not stating the victim's medical condition and the severity of injuries are unknown.
Police later found a vehicle matching a description provided by witnesses as the one Appis fled in. Occupants inside the vehicle told officers they dropped Appis off at the Rendezvous Motel, located on Route 46, in Washington Township, Morris County.
As police arrived at the motel, Appis attempted to flee the scene, but was arrested.
Appis is charged with aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose and making terroristic threats. Bail is set at $50,000 and must Appis must undergo a psychiatric evaluation before being released.
Appis was then sent to in the Warren County Correctional Facility.
The Hackettstown Detective Bureau, Warren County Prosecutor's Office, Mansfield Township Police and the Independence Township Police assisted in the investigation.
Pamela Sroka-Holzmann may be reached at pholzmann@lehighvalleylive.com. Follow her on Twitter @pamholzmann. Find lehighvalleylive.com on Facebook.
A female driver traveling northbound along Route 31 Sunday evening lost control of her SUV and struck a bridge abutment along Route 31 in Washington Borough, police say.
A woman was injured after losing control of the SUV she was driving and crashing into a bridge abutment along Route 31 in Washington Borough, police say.
Police say the woman, who was not immediately identified, shortly before 5 p.m. Sunday was driving a Chevy Equinox northbound on Route 31 when she lost control of the vehicle. The SUV then struck the center abutment guardrail on a railroad overpass along Route 31, police say.
The woman had to be extricated from the vehicle by rescue workers and was transported to Warren Hospital by the Washington Township Rescue Squad. Police say injuries did not appear to be life threatening.
The left lanes of both northbound and southbound Route 31 were closed during the crash, reducing traffic to one lane in each direction.
Also responding at the scene were the Washington Borough Fire Department and paramedics from Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township.
It remains unclear what led to the crash and Washington Township police continue to investigate.
Pamela Sroka-Holzmann may be reached at pholzmann@lehighvalleylive.com. Follow her on Twitter @pamholzmann. Find lehighvalleylive.com on Facebook.
HIGH HONOR ROLL Noelle Abbott, Ahmed Ahmed Fouad, Nathaniel Areizaga, Lawrence Badway, Michael Bai, Audrey Boice, Katy Browne, Andrew Burke, Mandy Chan, Jia Chen, Erin Elliott, Abraham Frey, Athanasia Gabrilis, Thalia Glennon, Ashley Griesmeyer, Kush Gulati, Alexa Hess, Marykate Juliano,...
HIGH HONOR ROLL
Noelle Abbott, Ahmed Ahmed Fouad, Nathaniel Areizaga, Lawrence Badway, Michael Bai, Audrey Boice, Katy Browne, Andrew Burke, Mandy Chan, Jia Chen, Erin Elliott, Abraham Frey, Athanasia Gabrilis, Thalia Glennon, Ashley Griesmeyer, Kush Gulati, Alexa Hess, Marykate Juliano, Colton Langworthy, Jusinda Marshall, Sophia Martinez, Alexandra Mayo, Megan McCormick, Wyonia McLaurin, Kevin Melillo, Aiden Miller, Laura Mora Orenday, Samantha Moure, Jaime Munos, Trisha Pakkala, Frank Russo, Danielle Sperry, Sierra Stein, Kristian Suite, Christian Thomas, Hannah Wang, Jacob Whitehead and Bryan Wood.
HONOR ROLL
Thomas Abode, Janan Abushaban, Tyler Agans, Zandra Aguilo, Amr Ahmed Fouad, Syed Ahsan, John Aller, William Anderson, Matthew Angara, Christiana Anselmo, Jarius Asne, Monique Asne, Kayla Avitabile, Kyle Back, Michael Back, Cameron Bacskai, Thomas Balas, Matthew Banach, Joshua Bastos, Kelsey Baumgardt, Evan Baylor, Kendra Bayne, Emily Bayrasli, Kylie Baxter, Nourhan Bekhiet, Jose Benjamin Belen, Annalise Bertrand, August Bevacqua, Taylor-Paige Blum, Bryan Boger, Kyle Boice, Emily Bolger, Emma Bond, Claudia Borges, Garrett Boures, Brianna Boyd, Nicole Boyer, Maxwell Braughton, Thomas Brescia, Shamyr Brodders, Krista Brown, Lauren Brown, Sarah Buonocore, Trina Nicole Campano, Frank Campos, Amanda Camunas, Marco Caprio, Emily Carducci, Quin Carter, Amelia Casella, Kayla Cavallo, Nicholas Cenci, Angela Chan, Connor Chapman, Kaitlyn Chemidlin, Matthew Cherry, Kyle Chiravalle, Claudia Chiulli, Kara Churylo, Megan Clement, Alyssa Coccio, Hailey Coffland, Hillary Constanza Barrientos, Zachary Cook, Malachai Cox, George Creed, Corrina Creekmur, Jakob Creveling, David Cromin, Emily Crosby-Piszczek, Woodrow Crosby-Piszczek, Amanda Curtis, Julia Dalrymple, Alyssa Darden, Hannah Davis, Alec DeGerolamo, Madison DeGerolamo, Mikkaila DeLuca, Nicholas Derrick, Arnav Dhammi, Gabrielle Dickey, Brandon Dickey, Angelica DiGiovanni, Brianna Diefenbach, Jessica Domenic, Abigail Donnelley, Devin Dowd, Lauren Dragun, Peter Dragun, Garrett DuPont, Julia Eckard, Nicholas Eckhardt, Christopher Egner, Payton Elling, Gina Elsayed, Veronica Erdman, Maria Erz, Abbigale Evans, Cameron Farley, Christopher Farley, Katherine Feenan, Louis Fonseca, Abigail Fontana, David Foster, Hallie France, Caleb Frey, Seth Frith, Elizabeth Fuchs, Anastasia Furnari, Marissa Gabriel, Travis Gale, Ashley Gallagher, Alicia Gallant, Erin Gardner, Jack Gardner, Kendra Gatyas, Philip Gatz, Alain-Sylvain Gonda, Bianca Gonda, Jacklyn Graham, Justin Graham, Emily Grimm, Grace Grundt, Brianna Guarino, Christopher Gurneak, Emma Haberl, Megan Haberl, Laura Hall, Warren-Russell Hammon, Ashley Handwerk, Alexander Hanisak, Declan Harkness, Kaitlyn Harth, Lauren Hartzler, Kamal Harvey-Woodard, Kathryn Hathaway, Casey Hawk, Kirstin Heagy, Katelyn Heinrichs, Kaitlyn Heintz, Quincy Herdlein, Ashleigh Hoey, Bridget Hoey, Andrew Horun, Amanda Housel, Paisley Hunt, Max Inchausti, Jonathan Isaacs, Sofia Jimenez, Rebeka Jofre, Hope Johnson, Madison Johnson, Madeline Johnstone, Miles Johnstone, Jasmine Joseph, Patrick Juliano, Sundeep Kaur, Leah Kelly, Tatyana Kelley, Natalie Kelson, Bria Ketchledge, Abigail Klausz, Paul-John Kleinatland, Peter Kobasa, Alexander Kollias, Lauryn Konieczka, Ashley Korbeil, Samuel Kornse, Shannon Laird, Ryan Lattner, Matthew Lebron, Masie Leifer, Zachary Leong, Kristella Lieu, Derek Liguori, Julia Litrenta, Nathanial Long, Soleil Longchallon, Haley Lovering, Alexis Lynch, Stephen Mancinelli, Thomas Mandry, Dean Mangiola, Christopher Mann, Jessica Manners, Anastasia Marciello, Gracelyn Marciniak, Jared Marcuccilli, Brandon Mariano, John Martin, Kameron Martinez, Ashley Mason, Daniel Mattie, Norah Mayer, Anthony Mayo, Grace McAnally, Daniel McCloskey, Daniel McDonagh, Briana McLaurin, Andrea Merring, Lora Merryman, Brian Meyer, Erica Miller, Kelsey Miller, Brianna Milstrey, Jessica Minardi, Cole Mitchell, Haley Mitchell, Tyler Mitchell, Jillian Montilla, Patricia Morales, Miranda Moreau, Tyler Morro, Michelle Moss, Brooke Moyle, Tara Murphy, Nathanael Musera, Caleb Myott, Amar N'Diaye, Allison Nicinski, Ryan Nollstadt, Lacey O'Dowd, Kira Oshman, Connaor Owens, Christina Pace, Brandon Paetzell, Kyle Parker, Matthew Patterson, Lindsey Paul, Sarah Pawlowski, Ronny Penalo, Christianna Pepingco, Dean Peppe, Kathryn Perino, Alexis Perminter, Kiana Perst, Christopher Petti, Gabriele Pisciotto, Priscilla Philip, Scott Piotrowsky, Sean Pisani, Grace Postiglione, Jacqueline Powers, Olivia Powers, Benjamin Price, Naa Quaye, Aditya Rao, Pradyumna Rao, Lauren Rapsis, Emily Rego, Karlee Reiger, Sara Reper, Cameron Reppert, Paige Riley, Chase Rivera, Robert Rivera, Devery Robb, Deaja Robinson, Jassielle Rodriguez, Jazmin Rodriguez, Jason Rojas, Alec Rothrock, Andrea Ruiz Iman, Sarah Rumps, Daniel Rupert, Antonia Russo, Luis Sanchez Morales, Christopher Schofield, Dale Schofield, Christopher Schultz, Daniela Schultz, Alexandra Schwartz, Maeghan Serrone, Carrie Ann Sexton, Michael Shaffer, Ashley Sheehan, Julia Sinkbeil, Emily Slack, Holly Smith, Morgan Smith, John Socci, Joseph Socci, Kyle Sofhauser, Sydney Solimani, Hannah Sorsch, Amira Sparks, McKeeley Stansberry, Alexander Stasiulaitis, Eric Stazzone, Sela Stazzone,
Sarah Ann Steidle, Hayley Steinmetz, Sarah Stiehler, Amy Stratton, Kyle Suruda, Julianna Sweeney, Taylor Swim, Hanna Swisher, Rachel Sylverne, Shandor Szanati, Natalie-Nicole Taclan, Calli Taggert, Alexis Taylor, Peyton Taylor, Mark Tenezaca, Sarah Tepper-Fazzari, Isabella Testa, Owen Thomas, Patrick Thomas, Alexa Thompson, Daniel Thompson, Ronald Tourtellot, Zachary Troxell, Kyle Tusa, Kyler Van Horn, Francesca Varela-Seri, Caitlin Vielstich, Diedra Walker, Ashley Warner, Wade Warner, Meghan Weisel, Emily Weiss, Tyler Weiss, Brandon Weller, Brittney Weller, Allyson Wentworth, Sarah Weske, Meghan Whalen, Kaille White, Tara Widitz, Jessica Wikstrom, Alexandra Willey, Stephen Willey, Jennifer Wintermute, Daniel Wissing, Abigail Wolf, Ashley Wrede, Abby Wynkoop, Allison Yanes, Matthew Yanes, Emily Yodis, Pamela Yong, Maggie-Jo Zeeman, Matthew Zeeman, Tyler Zeh, Conner Zeigman, Mark Zgoda and Jacklyn Zinsmeister.
Great American Smokeout used as an opportunity to discuss the dangers of smoking. Above the Influence members lead the discussion.
The Great American Smokeout is a nationally observed day to encourage tobacco smokers to give up their habit and become victorious over tobacco. It is also an opportunity, as a preventative measure, to educate nonsmokers on the dangers of smoking.
This year, the Above the Influence Club at Oxford Central School delivered a smoking prevention education program in observance of the Great American Smokeout.
RELATED: Oxford Central students hold Above the Influence day
The club members educated second- and third-graders on the dangers and consequences of smoking and second-hand smoke. Together they created smoking awareness messages to use as a school-wide smoking prevention campaign.
The program was coordinated in association with the Coalition for Healthy and Safe Communities, Warren County branch, under the direction of Prevention Connections, a program of the Family Guidance Center of Warren County.
