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Fifteen-year-old Voorhees resident Alexa Grabelle has always
loved to read.
I realized that reading is really a way to open your imagination, Alexa said as she recalled
growing up in a home where
books were readily available and
reading was encouraged.
Yet when Alexa was 10 years
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she learned of summer slide
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many of whom come from low-income families, to experience a
slide in their reading skills during the time spent away from
school during their summer
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When Alexa discovered a large
part of that slide stemmed from
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students from low-income backgrounds dont have easy access to
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Librarian Liz Campbell gives instruction at the Voorhees Librarys Art Hour activity on Thursday, Aug. 18. Siblings, from left, Austen,
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Law enforcement officers from
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summer travel season, including
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judgment and reaction time, putting not only yourself, but everyone on the road, in danger.
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are caught operating their vehicle
while impaired, they will be arrested, Poedubicky said.
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New Jerseys motor vehicle fatalities.
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Richard Donnelly

he state Board of Education

adopted a measure earlier this
month that will require high
school students to pass the infamous
PARCC tests in English and math to
graduate high school.
While the controversial PARCC tests
have been administered for two years
now, they havent meant much to students futures. Starting with the class
of 2021, which will enter eighth grade
this fall, passing the Algebra I and
10th-grade English part of the test will
be a requirement to receive a high
school diploma.
PARCC has been a highly controversial standardized test since it was first
put into effect two years ago. Opponents feel, among numerous other
things, that the test is too hard, that
its too tough for kids to take entirely
on a computer and that it bucks the
nationwide trend of moving away
from standardized testing in general.
In the last four years, the number of
states that require students to pass an

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What do you think about PARCC being a
graduation requirement for high school?
Share your thoughts on this, and other
topics, through a letter to the editor.

exit exam for graduation has been reduced almost in half from 25 in 2012
to 15 currently. Concerns range from
low passing rates preventing a large
number of students from graduating
to simply too much testing.
New Jersey, though, feels differently.
State Education Commissioner David
Hespe says the 2021 effective date of
PARCC as a graduation requirement
will give school districts and students
enough time to adjust to the new test
and improve upon their scores.
Lets hope hes right on that last
point, as only 41 percent of test takers
passed Algebra I last year and only 44
percent passed 10th-grade English.
We tend to agree with Hespe on this
point, though. Many students who
took the test the last two years knew it

didnt matter, so it would be no surprise if we could assume that many

didnt take the test seriously. Make the
test a graduation requirement, and
students will be more likely to try
harder.
While we dont necessarily like the
PARCC test in all forms, were not so
hell-bent against standardized testing
as a graduation requirement, in general. Education in New Jersey has always been held to a higher standard,
and its paid off; our students rank
higher than most in other states.
Can PARCC itself be improved and
better reflect a students learning? Of
course. But theres time to do that before 2021. Frankly, every student who
graduates high school in our state
should have the ability to pass a test in
Algebra I and 10th-grade English. How
those tests are administered, and how
they align with what we teach our
children in the classroom are what
need to be ironed out between now and
when its too late.

Thanks to all of Voorhees Townships volunteers

We are fortunate in Voorhees Township
to have dedicated volunteers who give their
time with no expectation of recognition or
reward. On behalf of the other members of
Township Committee, I thank those volunteers for their service to our community.
People such as our volunteer firefighters, youth sports coaches, Scout leaders,
theater board members, animal welfare
groups and environmental groups make
Voorhees a better place in which to raise a
family.
Our local government is privileged to
have devoted volunteers, who serve on our
various boards, committees and commis-

sions, to help maintain the quality of

life in our community.
Members of the
Planning Board and
the Zoning Board of
Adjustment are guided by the state Municipal Land Use Law
and the Voorhees
Township zoning ordinance. Whenever
a resident attempts
to modify his or her

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it or build on it, permission must be obtained from the Planning Board or Zoning
Board. These boards ensure the work
being performed maintains our municipal
and state standards. The Planning Board
generally meets the second and fourth
Wednesday of the month, and the Zoning
Board generally meets the second and
fourth Thursday of the month.
Another volunteer group is the Environmental Commission, which meets the second Tuesday of every month. Among other
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Eastern BOE gets update from new

vice principal of athletics
By ZANE CLARK
The Sun
With a new school year and
sports season soon to begin, the
Eastern Camden County Regional School District BOE spent
some time at its Aug. 17 meeting
to take one final look back on athletics at Eastern Regional High
School for the entire 2015-2016
school year.
Helping the board with that
look back was Jason Hill, Easterns newly appointed vice principal of athletics.
Hill, who graduated Eastern in
1997, also later served as a health
and physical education teacher
and coach at Eastern for seven
years before leaving in 2013 for an
administrative
position
at
Kingsway Regional High School.
Now back at Eastern, Hill said
he was happy to be home.
With that said, Hill outlined the
2015-2016 sports activities at Eastern, including the 27 sports programs Eastern continued to offer
from the previous 2014-2015
school year.
In regard to the number of students participating in sports programs at Eastern, Hill presented
information that showed the 20152016 year with 1,251 students in
total from fall, winter and spring
sports programs.
According to Hill, those numbers have been fluctuating slightly over the past years, as he also
presented the 2013-2014 school
year with 1,280 total students participating in athletics and the
2014-2015 year with 1,377 students
participating.
Overall, Hill said the figures
presented an exciting opportunity to work with a large group of
student athletes.
Hill noted the impact that athletics can have on a persons life,
and said that over the summer he
had attended a funeral, wedding
and retirement dinner, and the
common theme at all events was
that someone made a speech
about time spent participating in
athletics.
They talked about their expe-

rience in athletics, and the relationships they formed, the lessons they learned, and this is 30
years later, so again, Im excited
when I see this number of students to work with where we can
create these great experience for
them through athletics, Hill
said.
Moving on to more of his presentation, Hill also highlighted the
six conference championships
teams at Eastern won in the 20152016 school year in the Olympic
Conference American Division,
which he said was arguably one
of the toughest in the state.
Hill also noted another outstanding year for Easterns field
hockey team, which won its 17th
state championship with a 27-0
season, with the team continuing
to rank No. 1 in the state and
country.
With those records in mind,

Hill said he hoped to follow the

advice that former vice principal
of athletics Phil Smart gave him,
which was imparted to Smart by
his predecessor as well.
Dont be the first athletic director to lose a state championship, because now were up to
17 in a row, so the pressure is on,
Hill said.
Looking forward to the 20162017 school year, Hill said he was
excited for a new press box to be
built at Easterns McAleer Stadium and a new scoreboard for the
freshman field/girls lacrosse
field.

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By Freeholder Carmen Rodriguez
The Camden County
Freeholder Board's Mosquito Commission and
Health Department is
leveraging technology to
allow residents to report
suspected mosquito breeding locations online. The
Board is taking more
proactive steps as the threat of mosquito
borne illnesses expand by providing new tools
to residents and employees to make the operation more effective and efficient.
Having a digital format for residents to go on
their computers or phones and report an infestation or breeding area is invaluable. Our
Mosquito Commission regularly checks several thousand suspected mosquito breeding
sites across the county. This new tool will
allow them to assist residents in their surveillance efforts and help them determine sites in
need of remediation.
Camden County residents can visit
www.camdencounty.com<http://www.camdencounty.com> to report mosquito hot spots.
There they will also find the mosquito spraying schedule and tips for keeping your yard
mosquito-free.
The county website has a link to the easy-touse reporting form. When you click on report
a mosquito issue in your town, you can select
your town from a drop-down menu and provide the exact location of the problem. In addition to describing the issue, you can also
attach a picture right in the form.
Residents will receive updates from the mosquito commission on the status of their report. Mosquito spraying and remediation
efforts are scheduled on an as needed basis
based upon the results of the Mosquito Commission's investigation.
The mosquito sprayings take place early in
the morning when mosquitoes are most active. The mosquito spray is not harmful to hu-

mans or pets, but you

should avoid direct contact
if you have respiratory
concerns or are sensitive to
irritants.
This is a simple and efficient new tool that can be
accessed anywhere at any
time to pinpoint the location of mosquito breeding locations. In Camden County, technology has joined the fight
against mosquitoes and the diseases they
carry.
Although there have been no locally transmitted cases of Zika Virus from mosquitoes
reported in New Jersey at this time, the Camden County Department of Health and
Human Services is working closely with the
CDC and the New Jersey Department of
Health to actively monitor the situation. The
prevalence of West Nile Virus (WNV) and
Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) are still
major concerns of the Camden County Health
Department and Mosquito Commission.
The single most important thing you can do
as a homeowner to protect yourself and your
family from mosquitoes is eliminating standing water around your yard. All pre-adult
mosquito stages (eggs, larvae, and pupae)
must be in stagnant water in order to develop
into adult mosquitoes.
For more information, or for another way to
report a problem, contact the Camden County
Mosquito Commission at (856) 566-2945 or
s k e e t e r s @ c a m d e n c o u n t y. c o m <
mailto:skeeters@camdencounty.com>.
If you have any questions or comments
about Camden County Services, please call me
at (856) 225-5575 or email me at carmen.
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WEDNESDAY AUGUST 24
Kennedy Eldermed Knitting and
Crochet Group: Seniors. Noon.
Voorhees Branch Library at 203
Laurel Road. Knitters and crocheters gather to work on projects for charity. More information
at www.camdencountylibrary.org.
Crochet and Knit Program: Adult. 4
p.m. Voorhees Branch Library at
203 Laurel Road. Crocheters and
knitters gather to work on projects. Register at www.camdencountylibrary.org.
Breath, Water, Sound Yoga: Adult.
6:15 p.m. Voorhees Branch
Library at 203 Laurel Road.
Learn simple yet effective tools
to let go of emotional, mental and
physical stress easily from your
system. David uses a multifaceted yogic approach involving
breath, water, sound, humor, postures, knowledge and group
dynamics to access more energy
and relaxation.

THURSDAY AUGUST 25
Get Ready for Kindergarten: Ages

CALENDAR
5 to 6. 11 a.m. Voorhees Branch
Library at 203 Laurel Road.
Shake first day of school jitters
away at this story time for those
entering kindergarten this fall.
Register at www.camdencountylibrary.org.
Peer Writing Workshop: Grades six
to 12. 6:30 p.m. Voorhees Branch
Library at 203 Laurel Road. Bring
Summer reading work or ones
own for peer review and editing.
Register at www.camdencountylibrary.org.
Next Chapter Book Club: Adult. 7
p.m. Voorhees Branch Library at
203 Laurel Road. Adults and older teens with intellectual or
developmental disabilities meet
weekly to read and talk about
books in a casual, enjoyable
group. More information at
www.camdencountylibrary.org.
Voorhees Breakfast Rotary Club:
7:15 a.m. at various locations. For
more information, visit www.
voorheesbreakfastrotary.org.
Voorhees Central Chapter of BNI
Breakfast: 7 a.m. at The Mansion, 3000 Main St. BNI is a business and professional referral

organization. For more information, visit www.bnidvr.com.

BNI Marlton Regional Chapter
Lunch: Every Thursday at 11:30
a.m. at The Mansion, 3000 Main
St., Voorhees. BNI is a business
and professional networking
referral organization. Join us to
learn more about how to grow
your business. Call Ray for details
at (609) 760-0624.

FRIDAY AUGUST 26
Senior Card Group: Seniors. 12:45
p.m. Voorhees Branch Library at
203 Laurel Road. Seniors meet,
weekly, to play various card
games.
Friday Films: Grades six to 12. 6:30
p.m. Voorhees Branch Library at
203 Laurel Road. Join the library
for a movie, popcorn and discussion of thematic elements.
Hands & Foot Card Game for Senior Citizens: 1:30 p.m. in room A
or C on the third floor, Voorhees
Branch Library, 203 Laurel Road.
Questions, call Jeanne McCabe at
(856) 784-4676.

SATURDAY AUGUST 27
Babies Playgroup: Ages 1 to 18
months. 10 a.m. Voorhees Branch
Library, 203 Laurel Road. Little
ones meet new friends. The
library provides the toys and
books but no organized programming. Register online at
www.camdencountylibrary.org.
Toddlers' Playgroup: Ages 18 to 36
months. 11 a.m. Voorhees Branch
Library, 203 Laurel Road. Little
ones meet new friends. The
library provides the toys and
books but no organized programming. Register online at
www.camdencountylibrary.org.

MONDAY AUGUST 29
Voorhees Toastmasters meeting:
7:30 p.m. at Heritage Church, 110
Kresson-Gibbsboro Road. Visit
voorhees.toastmastersclubs.org
for more information.
Exercise Class for Active Seniors:
8:30 to 10 a.m. every Monday.
Led by Fox Rehabilitation exercise physiologist at Fox Rehabilitation, 7 Carnegie Plaza, Cherry

AUG. 2430, 2016

Hill. Call (877) 407-3422, ext.
5795 for more information and to
register.

TUESDAY AUGUST 30
Scratch Computer Programming
Session: Grades six to 12. 11 a.m.
Voorhees Branch Library, 203
Laurel Road. Join the library to
work in Scratch, a computer programming project of MIT where
tweens and teens can program
interactive stories, games, and
animations. Participants will be
sharing projects with each other,
getting and giving tips, and
maybe even teaming up to create
group projects. Register for the
session online at www.camdencountylibrary.org.
Voorhees-Gibbsboro Rotary Club
meeting: Filomena's Restaurant,
Berlin. 7 to 8:30 p.m. For more
information about the meeting,
call (856) 534-3384.
Senior Citizen Club Social: 11:30 a.m.
to 3 p.m. at Lions Lake Park Banquet Facility, 101 Dutchtown Road.
For more information, call (856)
429-4703.

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Cycling club hosts Bike Rodeo Aug. 27

CYCLING
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roles, this commission reviews
certain development applications
and provides advisory opinions
and guidance to the governing
body about potential environmental issues and concerns. Among
other projects, this commission
oversees our Green Team,
which was awarded the Bronze
Certification by Sustainable Jersey.
The Community and Economic
Development Committee meets
on the first Thursday of every
month and works to sustain and
increase businesses in our community. The committee helped
launch our successful Shop
Voorhees Program, allowing a
portion of your normal purchasing dollars spent on goods and
services
at
participating
Voorhees businesses to be applied
to your property tax bill, thereby
reducing your taxes at the end of
the year. This year, the committee
organized our first Home Based
and Small Business Symposium
attended by more than 35 business owners. The CEDC also partners with the Voorhees Business
Association and together created
the Voorhees Business Retention
and Expansion Task Force.
The Citizens Cultural and Diversity Advisory Committee
meets the second Monday of every
month and helps foster positive
human relations through education and the encouragement of respect and understanding among
our diverse population. The committee provides an opportunity for
input from citizens of all races,
ethnicities and genders in developing programs leading to a
greater understanding of the
value of a diverse community.
Among other events, the committee sponsors an International
Day every year to highlight and
celebrate our communitys cultural diversity. This group presented
a plaque and funds to purchase a
K-9 bulletproof vest to our police
department at this months Township Committee meeting.
The Bicycle and Pedestrian
Pathway Committee works hard
to promote our 10.5 miles of bike

paths and bike safety for the benefit of our community. Their efforts helped the township get a
grant for the installation of a sidewalk along Kresson Road between
Rabinowitz Field and School
Lane, allowing for safer pedestrian travel between Kresson School
and the baseball complex.
Finally, our Recreation Board
serves as a partnership between
our residents and our local government to provide our youth
with opportunities to participate
in a variety of sports on state-ofthe-art playing fields.
Thanks to all!
On Saturday, Aug. 27, the Cynergy Cycling Club will be hosting
the first Voorhees Bike Rodeo. The
event will teach kids from ages 5 to
14 foundational riding skills and
help them to ride more safely and
with more confidence. The Bike
Rodeo is a free event and will be
held in the parking lot behind
Carmike Ritz 16 Theater on Laurel
Oak Road. This event is sponsored
by the Voorhees Police Department, Voorhees Breakfast Rotary,
Columbia Bank, Virtua Health
and the Ritz Shopping Center.
On Saturday, Aug. 27, see the
Armored Combat League Battle
for the ATLANTIC CUP at the
Coliseum, 333 Preston Ave. Teams
from New York, Philadelphia and

Washington, D.C. will be battling

with swords, axes and more in
this International Medieval Combat League competition. The
event starts at 6 p.m. Tickets are
available
at
www.FightersTix.com.
A reminder that the deadline
to submit applications for this
years addition to the Voorhees
Veterans Wall of Honor is Aug.
31. Information about the wall
and the application may be found
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About 80,000 books collected

ABOUT
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books when out of school, Alexa
decided to make a difference.
Thats when Bags of Books was
born.
Bags of Books is the book drive
program Alexa started where,
throughout the year, she fills her
familys garage with new and
gently-used books ranging from
pre-school to high school level.
Alexa, her family and volunteers then hold book distribution
events in schools throughout the
area with low-income students
where students can fill bags with
books to take home to keep their
reading skills sharp until the next
school year starts.
Literacy is the key to their future, and Ive learned from my research that literacy is a key to
predicting in children how successful theyll be when they grow
up, Alexa said.
Since she began her program,
Alexa said shes collected about
80,000 books, with average events
offering anywhere from 2,000 to
4,000 books to kids in need.
Recently, Alexas efforts were
even nationally recognized when
she was selected as one of only 14
recipients of the Diller Teen
Tikkun Olam Award.
For the past 10 years, the Helen
Diller Family Foundation has
supported the annual award,
which is bestowed to Jewish teens
across the nation who exemplify
the tenets of the Jewish concept
of Tikkun Olam, a Hebrew
phrase that means repair of the
world.
As a recipient of the reward,
Alexa will receive $36,000 she can
use to support her philanthropy
or to further her education.
Alexa said she was grateful to
the Helen Diller Family Foundation for honoring her and her
work, and she noted her Jewish
faith has translated into the work
she does.
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my life my Jewish values have

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personal stories from students affected by her work.
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incredible to see how much of a
difference my work is making in
peoples lives, Alexa said.
Overall, Alexa said shes happy
with the work shes done so far,
but theres still more to do, so
shes asking the public to clean
out their closets for a great cause.
Those looking to donate new or
gently used books to her Bags of
Books program or who might be
interested in setting a collection
drive at their school or business
can contact Alexa at bagsofbooks@yahoo.com
Every book counts, Alexa
said.

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