Borough Councils in both boroughs now have representatives to the school boards of education, now that Mayor Lori Hohenleitner has instituted a practice that had been in place several years ago in Atlantic Highlands and named Councilman Brian Dougherty to the position.
In Highlands, Council President Joann Olszewski is the council representative to the boards of education, and listed activities from sports to elections in her monthly report at the Highlands council meeting.
Dougherty, in his report, stressed that while neither governing body has any control or vote in the boards of education, it is important that residents and governing bodies be kept aware of activities there as well as throughout the municipality. The councilman noted that especially since the new regionalization has been approved, it is important for all those involved to continue communications.
Both Dougherty and Olszewski reported on the reorganization of the school boards, including the fact that the three school boards named Cory Wingerter of Atlantic Highlands president and Irene Campbell of Highlands vice president of the Henry Hudson PK-12 transitional board, Clair Kozic of Atlantic Highlands and Richard Doust of Highlands are the president and vice-president of the Henry Hudson Regional Board. Karen Masina and Cory Wingerter are president and vice president of the Atlantic Highlands Board of Education, and Rebecca Wells and Robyn Sanfratello president and vice president of the Highlands Board.
In her report Olszewski noted there are 161 students in the elementary school and 305 students in the 7th through 12th grades at Henry Hudson. She listed the dates for midterm exams and early dismissals for Henry Hudson as well as the two hour delayed openings in the last two weeks due to weather. Olszewski also announced the cooperative sports agreements the district has with the Keyport Board of Education and the Keansburg Board of Education with Henry Hudson the host school for Keyport cross country, track and field for boys and girls, as well as girls tennis and boys tennis. Keansburg is the host school in that cooperative agreement for wrestling.
