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Suffern board spotlights Eagle Scouts, CTEC and state-track champions ahead of graduation
Summary
At its June 17 meeting the Suffern Central School District board recognized local students’ Eagle Scout projects, praised state-track and lacrosse accomplishments and heard a Rockland BOCES CTEC update detailing enrollment and scholarship figures.
The Suffern Central School District Board of Education on June 17 recognized a slate of student achievements — including recent Eagle Scout projects, state-level athletic performances and career-technical education outcomes — as the district heads into graduation week.
Superintendent Dr. Gonderson called up individual Eagle Scouts and described their service projects, highlighting community impact beyond school grounds. He noted David Tarantino renovated a flagpole area for the Mahwah Elks Lodge, Kieran Guerrero installed signage and a paver planter at Sloatsburg Community Fields, Keaton House renovated the American Legion entrance in downtown Suffern, William Slicker helped renovate Brooklands Park and Michael Slicker reorganized and refreshed the Helping Hands of Rockland Food Pantry at the Church of the Nazarene in Spring Valley. Dr. Gonderson said the projects required not just physical labor but “the right permissions, all the preparation, getting your fellow scouts to come along” and praised students’ leadership and organization.
Sandy Jeanette, the district’s representative to Rockland BOCES, presented an update on CTEC (the countywide Career and Technical Education program), reporting program-level outcomes and student awards. "The students in this program this year have earned a total of a 120 college credits already," Jeanette said. She reported about 110 students from Rockland County were enrolled in CTEC this year; 15 students were named to the National Technical Honor Society (three of them for a second time); 17 students made the principal’s honor roll; and the cohort secured more than $80,000 in scholarships. Jeanette also said several students are eligible for temporary professional licenses and that six of the listed students are currently 11th graders on track for additional honors next year.
Board members and student representatives also celebrated athletic successes: the girls 4x400 relay won a New York State title, the boys 4x400 placed third in class A and set a school record, and individual athletes set or broke school records across events. Graduation is scheduled for Thursday, June 26 at 7 p.m. at Clover Stadium, the board noted.
The board approved routine business items during the meeting, then recessed into board-member remarks and public participation. The next board meeting will be the July 2 reorganization session.
