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NAHANT HARBOR REVIEW • JULY 2010 • Page 6The Nahant Dory Club NewsThe gods, who rule sailboat racing at the Dory Club,did not show favor on the initial PHRF cruising boat raceof 2010. Zeus, god of the sky and rain, did make a cameoappearance on June 12th, with some scattered showers,while Aelus, god of the wind and son of Poseidon, stayedhome with his father, to watch the World Cup. The FrostBite Race, scheduled for June 12th, was postponed untilJune 20th. The results will appear next month.July will be a busy racing and social month at theDory Club. Sundays will see the Town Class and otherOne Design boats racing. Tuesdays are dedicated toadults, teaching their kids sailing, as part of the Family/Kids Program. Thursday will combine Dory Club andNahant Sailing Program races, in both One Design andPHRF boats.In addition, the Sailing Program has reinstituted anAdult Racing Program, using their fleet of Rhodes 19s.Interested parties should call either Philip Kersten (781)595-4901, or Chris Liscio (781) 595-3759.The PHRF Fleet will hold its annual Chowder Raceon Saturday, July 3rd. The Town Class sailors will holdthe Wilson Tibbo Memorial Race the next day, July 4th.On Friday the 16th, the Social Committee is hosting awine and cheese party, for all members and a Full MoonParty on Sunday, the 25th.The fifth annual King of Clubs Regatta will be heldon Saturday, July 24th, at the Swampscott Yacht Club.Last year, for the first time since its inception, a club otherthan the Dory Club, won the team-racing trophy. Sailorsfrom the Dory Club, Lynn Yacht Club and SwampscottYacht Club, will compete for the King of Clubs Trophyand bragging rights, for the next twelve months. Thewinner also gets the honor of hosting the event, thefollowing year.A reminder that members interested in racing shouldcall Nick Strange (781)581-2631, for Town Class information,John Fulghum (781)599-3259, for Lasers andOptimist Prams, and Bob Cusack (781) 581-1159, for thecruising boats.The Social Committee is also working on severalguest speakers, but details have not been finalized. Membersshould check the Club’s web site, http://www.doryclub.org/, for more details.Please patronize our advertisers.Thank you.Enjoy the Fourth!If your birdfeeding area is messy, we can offerseed out of the hull, such assunflower chips, or a blendof hull-less seeds, such asWild Birds Unlimited No-MessBlend. Hulled foods leave muchless mess and debris below feedersand are well-suited for usearound patios and decks.Read about the incredible Mockingbird athttp://whatbird.wbu.com/obj/158/_/Northern_Mockingbird.aspxWild Birds Unlimited301 Newbury St., Rte 1 N • Come see our new store!Danvers, MA • (978) 774-9819 • www.wbu.comOpen 7 Days: Mon-Sat: 10-6 • Sun: Noon-4Nahant Woman’s Club 2010 Woman’s Club 2010Scholarship WinnerCongratulations to Juliana Liscio (photo below), who was awarded the 2010Nahant Woman’s Club $1,000 scholarship. Juliana will be attending the University ofDelaware, Honors Program this fall. She plans to major in Biomedical Science, orBiology, with a minor in one of the arts. She hopes to go to medical school, with theultimate goal of becoming a surgeon. The proud tradition of annual scholarship awardswas started more than 60 years ago — in 1948.Submitted by Marrit HastingsNahant Garden Club NewsThe Nahant Garden Club, hosted by Laurie Meagher, Jeannie Delaney, LisaScourtas and Helen Clements, with helpers Betsy Barreda and Pat Adolph, organized awonderful Annual Meeting, at the Knights of Columbus Hall, on June 10, 2010. Theyplanned a spectacular raffle. Our speaker, Robin Murphy, of Wareham, absolutelydazzled the gathering with her beautiful quilts. She made five flower arrangements tocomplement the quilts which were raffled off, as were extra flowers. The meeting waswell attended and we all had a delicious lunch and a very good time. Our honored guest,Sandi Peaslee, President of the Northeastern District of the Garden Club Federation ofMassachusetts, had a wonderful time and is enjoying the flowers she brought home.As an update to the June Harbor Review report on the Spring Plant Sale, held onMay 29, 2010, plant sale chairwoman, Linda Jenkins, happily gives her summary. “Thisyear’s plant sale was a huge success, due in part to the most generous donations of plantsand seedlings from our members’ gardens. The weather was lovely, the plant donationsmany and the members helped tirelessly.” She wishes to thank teacher and mentorMarie Ford and the entire “Garden team” consisting of Lisa Perella, Joanne Delulis,Harriet Steeves, Betsy Wachtel Barreda, Mary Jane Cusack, Sheridan Maguire, EdieHunnewell, Diana Brandi, Pam Motley, Nancy Whitman, Joanne Bryanos, JeannieDelaney, Muriel Webster, Helen Clements, Deb Gates, Suzanne Hamill, Lissa Stempekand M.L.Cort, for her unique photography. Linda did a wonderful job organizing a plantsale, which broke all records for revenue, even as she planned her daughter’s wedding ofJune 12th. If she has forgotten to thank anyone, she can be forgiven.During the plant sale, Maddie Davis and her helpers did a wonderful job for theNahant Memorial Day observance, by making beautiful wreaths for the cemetery. We aregrateful to her for making these donations every year.Finally, plans are in progress for the Fall garden event/plant sale. The event,Porches, Patios and Peaceful Decks, will take place on September 11, 2010, from 10:00to 4:00, rain or shine. Details will follow.Keep the Nahant Harbor Review coming to your door! Subscribe toNahant Home Delivery today! Thank you.
NAHANT HARBOR REVIEW • JULY 2010 • Page 7News From the Johnson SchoolBy Diane Mulcahy, PrincipalThe school year is quickly coming to a close. The students are enjoying the end-ofthe-yearactivities. Field Day was held Tuesday, June 8th. Tuesday was a beautiful day.Lori Nugent, Shawn Cummings and a team of wonderful, dedicated parent volunteers,planned a grand day for students and teachers. The sixth-graders particularly enjoyed thetraditional water balloon fight with the fifth-graders also following tradition and pickingup the field. We’re grateful for the community support for Field Day. The Tides Restaurantsupplied the food for lunch, the Knights of Columbus donated water and juice, theMt. Vernon Restaurant supplied the grill, and the DPW supported us with the logistics ofthe day. Thank you for the continuing support to our school.The Sixth Grade Moving-On Ceremony was held on Wednesday evening, June16th, at the Johnson School. Family and friends joined the School Committee, to celebratethis milestone for the eighteen sixth-grade students. Olivia Cooke, as class president,made remarks, which opened the ceremony. Several Johnson School students wonawards, including the Citizenship Award, presented by the American Legion, to LindaDeCicco and Ryan Cole. Olivia Cooke won the Lowland Math Award and was presentedwith a commendation from the State House, for her recital of the Gettysburg Address.Corey Bleau, Olivia Cooke, Liam Devereaux and Peter Doyle were presented withPresidential Academic Excellence Awards. Simon Klee was presented the PresidentialAchievement Award.The Johnson School was awarded a $4,085 grant from the Hardscrabble EducationFund, a fund of the Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF). Johnson School willuse the funds to Integrate Technology in the Math Curriculum. These funds will purchasean Eno board, for the 5/6 grades math program. We are most appreciative of thefunds, which will allow us to broaden our technology base. The Hardscrabble EducationFund promotes and supports academic achievement in pre-collegiate, public schools inBeverly, Lynn, Marblehead, Salem, Swampscott and Nahant, by issuing grants to teachers,schools, or districts, primarily in the fields of Mathematics, Science and English.ECCF was established in January, of 1999, to increase local philanthropy and providesupport to non-profit organizations, located in and serving Essex County. The Foundationoffers all the philanthropic, grant-making, financial and tax expertise needed toengage in effective, inspired, charitable giving. ECCF stewards over 80 charitable fundsand has awarded over $8 million in grants to local organizations. To learn more aboutECCF, please visit www.eccf.org.Two Johnson School students, Jackie and Thomas Frisoli, took advantage of thebeautiful weather and parade watchers, to have a lemonade stand, during Monday’sMemorial Day Parade. The brother and sister team raised $70, for equipment for thePhysical Education program. Mrs. Spencer will put the money to good use, buyingequipment she will use next year. Thank you Thomas, a first grade student in Ms.Brown’s class, and Jackie, a third grader in Mrs. Durant’s class, for donating your timeand effort to our phys. ed. program.With generous donations from the PTO, our 6th grade students were all able toparticipate in a new CPR program this year, led by our school nurse, Cheryl DiLisio andour Phys. Ed teacher, Mrs. Spencer. The students worked hard to learn the informationand techniques and received an American Heart Association certification card, valid fortwo years! Also, with funding from the PTO, many staff members were able to receiveFirst Aid Training, under the instruction of Mrs. Spencer. We now have 12 staff memberscertified in First Aid and 15 CPR/AED certified staff! Thank you, PTO, for fundingthese staff initiatives.Nahant Police Officer Armand Conti visited our school, early in June, to discusssafety with all of our students at the Johnson School. He has been working as a liaisonwith our school crisis team and has been compiling a lot of information and refining histechnological skills, to present some great safety-related information to our students. Thestudents were very attentive that day and asked a lot of really good questions. Some ofhis topics were beach, boating and water safety, bicycle and pedestrian safety, trafficrules and the Massachusetts Helmet Law, internet/computer and cell-phone awarenessand safety, cyber bullying/cyber safety, and communicating with others with courtesy.We hope to expand on these topics and have him present during the school yearagain. When you see Officer Conti around town this summer, or anytime, say “hello”and thank him for all of his hard work and interest in helping us at our school!The last day of school was Thursday, June 17th. Students and staff will hopefullyenjoy a happy, safe and restful summer!Nahant Teachers Defer NegotiationsThe Nahant Teachers’ Association (NTA), has agreedto continue with their current contract, due to expire thisAugust, until August 31, 2011. This decision by the NTAis a very significant step in assisting with the fiscal year2011 budget constraints, as it maintains the current salaryschedules and working conditions, for one additional year.The NTA Co-Presidents, Ms. Peever and Ms. Durant,attended the May 25th School Committee meeting, atwhich time the Nahant School Committee voted unanimouslyto approve this extension.This joint action allows the Johnson School tocontinue its current programming, without the majorinterruptions and disruptions facing many communities, inMassachusetts. This decision, combined with TownMeeting approval of the school budget for 2010-2011,will allow the initiatives in the new, five-year, StrategicPlan, to move forward on its current timetable.Christmas Parade ScholarshipRecipientsCongratulations to our 5 recipients of the ChristmasParade Scholarships. We wish them well and success intheir futures. Juliana Lisco, attending the University ofDelaware, Thomas Ball, attending the University of NewHampshire, Thomas Walsh III, attending MassachusettsMaritime Academy, Kyle Taylor, attending the Universityof Michigan and David Wilson Jr., attending RochesterInstitute of Technology.Good Luck and enjoy the experience. You willsucceed!!!Submitted by Roz PuleoDonald Savino and SonsMasonry/Landscape ContractorsWalls • Patios • Walkways • Driveways • Drains • PlantingsFamily owned & operated since 1947 • Licensed & Insured781-581-0289Keep the Nahant Harbor Review coming to your door! Subscribe toNahant Home Delivery today! Thank you.
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