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Board honors student and employee; student representative details school activities
Summary
The board recognized Parker School third grader Tyree Ostapholt as Student of the Month and Bertha Gonzales Espina as District Employee of the Month; student rep Kevin Rand summarized club activities, sports records, and upcoming performances.
At its meeting the Middlesex Borough School District board recognized Tyree Ostapholt, a third grader at Parker School, as the November Student of the Month. Presenters noted Tyree's enthusiasm for math — he answered 9 times 9 as '81' during the recognition — and praised his role-model behavior in class.
The board also honored Bertha Gonzales Espina as the District Employee of the Month for her reliability during summer transitions and construction projects. Receiving the recognition, Bertha Gonzales Espina said, "I love my job, and it's my pleasure to work with all of you."
Student Representative Kevin Rand provided a longer report on secondary-school activities: NHS held its annual haunted hallways and induction ceremony; Key Club volunteered at a charity event; FBLA is working on year-long community-focused business projects; fall sports records were reported (boys soccer 10-6-1; girls soccer 11-7-4; football 2-8); the theater production "Peter and the Starcatcher" will open this week; and Woodland Elementary's Project Woodland and Dia de los Muertos activities were highlighted. Kevin also noted a student-made short Halloween film created with AI tools and a law-and-civics career presentation in partnership with Chubb.
No votes or formal actions were taken related to these recognitions and updates; they were presented as informational items.
