Gator Preview Newsletter Fall 2013 | Page 28

Did  You  Know………     • A  group  of  44  seniors  attended  a  bus  trip  to  visit  The  College  of  New  Jersey   and   Rider   University   in   September   where   they   were   given   a   tour   of   both   campuses   and   had   an   opportunity   to   meet   with   admissions   counselors.   In   addition,   students   met   college   students   and   heard   first   hand   accounts   of   a   day   in   the   life   of   a   student,   after   which   they   continued   on   to   the   TCNJ   cafeteria  for  a  sumptuous  all  you  can  eat  buffet.     • The  winners  of  the  free  yearbook  raffle  on  Gator  Day  were  Alyssa  Smith  for   high  school  and  Eric  Reeves  for  middle  school.     • Mrs.  Adrienne  Evans,  English  teacher,  is  co-­?founder  with  Ms.  Maureen  Hicks   and  Ms.  Barbara  Funkhouser  of  Story  Storks,  a  non-­?profit  service  they  run  in   conjunction   with   Cooper   Medical   Center.   The   Story   Storks   program   encourages   new   parents   to   read   to   their   infants   consistently,   with   numerous   volunteers  taking  turns  to  make  daily  visits  to  all  new  mothers  in  the  hospital,   supplying   books   and   services   needed   to   make   this   happen.   The   program   at   Cooper   has   been   so   successful   that   Mrs.   Evans   and   her   co-­?founders   will   soon   be  offering  these  services  to  newborns  and  their  families  at  Inspira  Medical   Center  (formerly  Underwood  Hospital)  in  Woodbury.     • Gateway   took   the   first   place   award   for   Best   Color   Guard   in   the   October   5th   competition  held  at  Collingswood.    The  Ragin’  Gator  Marching  Band  finished   in  second  out  of  seven  bands  competing.    Keep  up  the  good  work!     • Fifteen  members  of  our  male  population  (teachers,  administrators,  coaches)   have  teamed  up  to  participate  in  a  beard  contest  to  help  raise  funds  in  the   fight  against  pancreatic  cancer.  They  are:  Mr.  Cunning,  Mr.  DiCicco,  Mr.  Abed,   Mr.   Hindman,   Mr.   Karp,   Mr.   James,   Mr.   Dericks,   Mr.   Straub,   Mr.   Pridy,   Mr.   D’Alessandro,  Mr.  Pasquarella,  Mr.  Metzgier,  Mr.  Dziergowski,  Mr.  C  Dickson   and  Mr.  Mandala.  Keep  your  eyes  open  and  make  sure  to  vote  for  the  ‘best’   beard  in  the  school!