Fall/Winter 2015
Teachers Encourage Students to Enter New Courtroom Artist Competition
The fusing of law, art and journalism
Aggie Kenny has sketched a glowering James Earl
Ray and Angela Davis, drawn United States Supreme Court
justices for two decades, worked with Walter Cronkite and
won an Emmy while toiling for CNN, NBC and other major
media outlets.
Elizabeth Williams has captured the likenesses of
Bernard Madoff and Martha Stewart at the defendant’s table,
was a fixture in the Los Angeles county courtroom in the
1980s, sketched for The New York Times and is the co-author
of The Illustrated Courtroom. Currently she’s covering the
Lufthansa/”Goodfellas” case.
Last month the celebrated veteran courtroom artists—
who have a long history of providing art needs at New Jersey
State Bar Association meetings—volunteered their time and
Courtroom artists Elizabeth Williams (left) and Aggie Kenny tell teachers all about the new
Courtroom Artist Student Competition. Photo by Jim Beckner
Courtroom Artist continued on page five
Foundation Annual Art Show a Hit with Legal Community
Contents
Plagued by Plagiarism?
NJSBF May Have
the Answer........................ 2
Medal of Honor
Nominations Sought........... 2
Mock Trial Season
is Here!............................. 3
Fall/Winter 2015—
Spring 2016
Training Dates................... 8
Attention Legal Eagle
and Respect Subscribers.... 8
Artistic attorneys and other members of New Jersey’s legal community displayed the results
of their aesthetic side in the New Jersey State Bar Foundation’s Fourth Annual Juried Art Show,
September 24-October 29 in the Visitors Lounge at the New Jersey Law Center.
Depositions, briefs and hearings took a back seat to watercolors, sculpture, photographs
and other imaginative results of right brain activity, beginning with a free gala reception with
refreshments celebrating the opening night of the show.
Artists and their families as well as dozens of legal professionals stopped by to admire the
eclectic results of their colleagues’ hidden talents.
The Annual Juried Art Show was conceived by attorney Steven M. Richman, Foundation
president and chair of its Art Committee as well as a published photographer. Richman welcomed
the guests, some of whom had come straight from a new CLE-granting seminar down the hall,
“Selected Issues in Photography: How Real is a Photo?,” the second annual art-law symposium,
for which Richman served as moderator.
“I thank you all for coming to support this wonderful show and the mission of the
Foundation,” he said as he wished everyone an enjoyable evening.
Of the 80 pieces—including photographs, sculpture, paintings, prints and sketches—
submitted for consideration in the show, ultimately 28 were selected. Portions of proceeds from
the sold artwork were graciously donated to the Foundation in furtherance of its educational
mission.
Art Show continued on page six
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Plagued by Plagiarism? NJSBF May Have the Answer
A publication of the
New Jersey State Bar Foundation
One Constitution Square
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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www.njsbf.org
Ellen Dweck
Editor
New Jersey
State Bar Foundation
Board of Trustees
Steven M. Richman, Esq.
President
Lynn Fontaine Newsome, Esq.
First Vice President
Susan A. Feeney, Esq.
Second Vice President
Norberto A. Garcia, Esq.
Treasurer
Kathleen N. Fennelly, Esq.
Secretary
Angela C. Scheck
Executive Director
Trustees
Paulette Brown, Esq.
Hank P. Butehorn, Esq.
Paris P. Eliades, Esq.
Eli L. Eytan, Esq.
William Ferreira, Esq.
John F. Gillick, Esq.
Robert B. Hille, Esq.
John E. Keefe Jr., Esq.
William A. Krais, Esq.
Although the school year had barely begun, Lynn
DeCicco was already confronting a thorny problem in the
classroom.
The 8th grade English language arts teacher at
Jonas Salk Middle School, Old Bridge, was noticing a
decided tendency of her students to freely “borrow”
from books, magazines and especially the Internet
on take-home assignments without citing sources, as
though they had come up with the ideas and phrases
themselves.
“All too often,” said DeCicco, “they take what
they’ve read and simply cut and paste it into their own
work. They really think it’s no big deal and that nobody
Old Bridge teacher Lynn DeCicco finds the
is watching,” she said.
Foundation’s plagiarism pamphlet helpful in the
There’s a word for that—plagiarism, also known
classroom.
as cheating. And it is a big deal. Depending on
the circumstances, it can lead to failing grades, suspension, a delayed diploma or even
rescinded admission to a student’s dream school.
DeCicco knew she had to impress upon her students the seriousness and ramifications
of claiming another’s work as their own. But how best to help them understand what exactly
constitutes plagiarism, copyright infringement and fair use? The answer arrived when a
fellow teacher happened to show her a Foundation pamphlet, What You Need to Know about
Plagiarism. Reading through the student-oriented booklet, she realized it was exactly what
they needed to see. She contacted the Foundation and in short order received enough copies
for all her classes.
“I had often discussed plagiarism with my students, but having something concrete—
with examples they can relate to—is of monumental help,” she said. “The kids were shocked
to know that [teachers] know that they plagiarize. The lessons based on information and
anecdotes about actual student experiences outlined in the pamphlet made for some very
lively discussions.”
DeCicco now feels that she has “hit a nerve” with her students and is confident she
has discouraged cheating. “They love having their own copies of the pamphlet. I have
recommended this publication to other educators. Thank you so much.”
For a full list of available free Foundation publications for students and educators,
please log on to http://www.njsbf.org/educators-and-students/publications.html. n
Ralph J. Lamparello, Esq.
Ronald G. Lieberman, Esq.
Louis H. Miron, Esq.
Evelyn Padin, Esq.
Anna P. Pereira, Esq.
Thomas H. Prol, Esq.
Charles J. Stoia, Esq.
Miles S. Winder III, Esq.
Kimberly A. Yonta, Esq.
This publication and all
New Jersey State Bar Foundation
programs and publications are
made possible through funding
from the IOLTA Fund of the
Bar of New Jersey.
Medal of Honor Nominations Sought
The New Jersey State Bar Foundation is seeking nominations for its 2016 Medal of
Honor Award. Up to two awards are given annually to lawyers or law-related professionals,
as well as lay people, who best exemplify either or both of the following criteria:
(1) significant contribution to the advancement or improvement of the justice system or
the betterment of the legal system in New Jersey; and/or (2) professional excellence
as demonstrated by accomplishments in the law, or service to the profession and the
community during their careers. To nominate someone, please complete and submit the
nomination form and indicated supporting documents by Friday, January 8, 2016.
Find the form at http://www.njsbf.org/images/content/1/1/11619.pdf. For more
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Mock Trial Season is Here!
Workshops, Law Adventure’s special topic, dates to note
A noteworthy anniversary
New Jersey students from grades 3 through 12 are
getting ready to learn about how a trial works and gain a
fuller understanding of our legal system as the New Jersey
State Bar Foundation’s mock trial season gets underway.
How do their teachers and advisors prepare to guide
them through the steps required to create and perform
their cases? A great first step is attending free Foundation
workshops for teacher-coaches and lawyer-coaches.
Last month NJSBF held a joint Law Fair (grades 3-6) and
Law Adventure (grades 7-8) teachers’ workshop to familiarize
educators with how best to help their students create original
or theme-defined, age-appropriate cases.
This year’s specially selected Law Adventure topic is
the Bill of Rights, in celebration of the upcoming 225th
anniversary of the national ratification of the first ten
amendments to the Constitution. (Incidentally, New Jersey
was the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights in November
1789.)
The new case: post-Super Storm Sandy,
State v. Jordan Abrams
Teacher-coaches and lawyer-coaches entering their
teams in the Foundation’s award-winning Vincent J. Apruzzese
High School Mock Trial Competition—now in its 34th
season—attended a late October workshop on the finer
points of preparing for competition. The response was as
enthusiastic as ever, with more than 180 participants from all
over the state.
Ronald Appleby, Esq., chair of the Foundation’s mock
trial committee, welcomed the attendees, referring them to
various pages of the Mock Trial Workbook and explaining the
nuances of building a case according to the carefully laid
out rules and procedures. The workbook, he stressed, is
painstakingly constructed so the facts can favor either side.
Teacher-coach Edward Moody of Kingsway Regional High
School gave an overview of how a mock trial is structured,
followed by a summary of the rules of evidence presented
by attorney-coach Mary Beth Clark, Esq., and teacher-coach
David Pfeifer of Holy Spirit High School.
The Hon. Mark A. Baber, Superior Court, Hudson County,
presided while two teams enacted their versions of the
2016 case for the packed auditorium. The fictional criminal
case involved a break-in and its deadly aftermath at a Jersey
Shore home not long after the devastation of Super Storm
Sandy. The basics: Late one evening disaster again struck
a shore family when Chris Pavano and three other teenage
intruders smashed their way into Jordan Abrams’ beach
house, resulting in a death. Was Pavano’s death a result of
self-defense? Or did homeowner Abrams shoot him for other
reasons?
Presentations, critiques and tips
The two teams locking horns in “court” were Holy Spirit
High School, Atlantic County, representing the defense; and
Kingsway Regional High School, Gloucester County, arguing
for the prosecution. When the dust settled, a jury of students
found Abrams not guilty of murder but guilty of reckless
manslaughter. Outcomes, of course, can change, depending
on subsequent enactments of the case throughout the state.
Judge Baber praised the work of the teams, who had
only about one month to prepare for their case presentations.
He offered some constructive criticisms, pointing out when
one attorney should have objected but didn’t, advising those
portraying attorneys to ask the judge to direct a rambling
witness to answer simply yes or no, and reminding them that
under mock trial rules they are allowed to re-cross examine.
And he brought up a bugaboo that has plagued more
than one team: If case facts in the workbook are not
mentioned during the trial, “they can’t be used in closing
arguments. You do not want the judge to tell the jury to
disregard what they’ve just heard.”
Afterwards, the rest of the panel answered numerous
Students about to present the new High School Mock Trial Competition case approach Judge
Mark A. Baber. Photo by Amanda Brown
questions posed by the audience of teachers and offered
more helpful tips. For example, Appleby warned students not
to overplay their hand, lest they lose points. Clark advised
making sure they get in all the factual points on their lists
and, most of all, “never promise what you can’t produce.”
Pfeifer advised having younger students serve as attorney
“understudies,” providing them with good practice.
But how can teachers recruit busy teens, loaded up with
after-school activities, to sign up for mock trial? Moody and
others advised approaching drama students, those who relish
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acting in school plays. The students themselves offered
suggestions, such as telling their peers how much fun it
is; how they’ll be able to interact on a more adult level with
teachers and will learn vital public speaking skills—which
“looks great on a college application.”
Marc Russell, mock trial teacher-coach at High Point
Regional High School, Sussex County, enjoyed the learning
experience. “It’s great to see the kids compete at such
an early stage and do such a fine job,” he said, “and it’s
especially helpful to hear the judge give his official input this
early, before practice is really underway.”
For Antoinette Rizzi, a former attorney and now teachercoach at Penns Grove High School, Salem County, the
workshop “gave me good ideas about all the different facets
and issues of the cases to deal with in forming a team, and
especially skills that the students need to have to be able
to compete. It was really good,” she said, “that attorneys,
teachers and students were available to present all the
different perspectives of the players and their processes.”
The students presenting the case got a lot out of the
workshop, too. Maggie Gibbons, a Holy Spirit junior, said it
was “obviously challenging because we didn’t have much
time to prepare. But we worked as a team building on what
some of us did last year [as mock trial team members]. We
met often, and we got it together. The regular communication
really helped.”
Teammate Olivia Torres, a junior, wasn’t fazed by their
short preparation time. “Sometimes the best things come
out of pressure—and when that happens, it can be the best
part of the experience.”
A student attorney makes a point before the jury at the Mock Trial Workshop. Photo by
Amanda Brown
Courtroom artists Aggie Kenny (left) and Elizabeth Williams (right)—see p. 1—flank student
artist Kara O’Brien at the Mock Trial Workshop. Photo by Amanda Brown
Courtroom artist Aggie Kenny (see p. 1) captures the drama at the Mock Trial Workshop for
teacher-coaches and lawyer-coaches. Photo by Amanda Brown
Important dates to know
Registration for the Vincent J. Apruzzese High School
Mock Trial Competition has closed.
The deadline to enter the Foundation’s Law Fair and Law
Adventure Competitions is January 29.
Teachers can register now for free Law Fair programs at
the New Jersey Law Center on May 23 24, 25 and 26. Go to
http://www.njsbf.org/educators-and-students/programs/lawfair-programs-registration.html.
Teachers can register now for free Law Adventure
programs on May 16, 17, 18 and 19 at http://www.njsbf.org/
educators-and-students/programs/law-adventure-programsregistration.html.
For more information on the New Jersey State Bar
Foundation’s mock trial programs for grades K-12, contact
Sheila Boro, NJSBF director of mock trial programs, at
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expertise to conduct a New Jersey State Bar Foundation
workshop aimed at letting high school mock trial and art
teachers know about an exciting new contest for their
students: the Foundation’s first Courtroom Artist Student
Competition.
The idea is for artistically inclined teens to sketch
their school’s mock trial team in action at their local county
courthouse. The winner will be recognized at the finals of the
Foundation’s 2015-2016 Vincent J. Apruzzese High School
Mock Trial Competition at the New Jersey Law Center on
March 21 of next year. Judges will be Kenny and Williams,
who have also agreed to serve as mentors; Foundation
president Steven M. Richman, Esq.; Beth Mason of Mason
Civic Art Gallery, Hoboken; and Brian J. Neary, Esq., a
Certified Trial Attorney based in Hackensack.
“What makes this program compelling,” said Williams,
“is that it gives high school students an interesting, different
look into the legal system they normally would not have
access to. It shines a light on the journalistic side. We
approach each drawing like a news story. In fact, we are
visual journalists.”
As explained to the teachers, the entrants are to sketch
only their own school’s team at the courthouse, where all
work must be completed; no sketches may be worked on at
home. “It’s about immediacy,” said Williams. They will have
about two hours to finish their drawing—or drawings, as
more than one may be submitted—and hand in their work to
the teacher, who will then scan or photograph the sketches
before sending them on to the Foundation. All submissions
are due at the Foundation by February 15.
With no cameras allowed in most courts, the student,
said the artists, is the de facto “photographer.” Teachers
were advised to guide their students as to what the news
angle might be in any given courtroom scene. “It’s not their
job to be creative. In sum, the student is the camera.”
Among the other tips offered to the teachers:
Attend some mock trial team practices beforehand and
accompany the students who will be entering the Courtroom
Artist Student Competition to the courthouse on the
appointed day.
The students should arrive early to secure a good
vantage point—preferably the jury box. They cannot draw
what they cannot see. (As Kenny put it, “Drawing the
Supreme Court is a big challenge when you sit far away.”)
Emphasize simplicity. It’s impractical to try to convey
the entire scene. Focus on two or three key people and try to
capture gestures and the overriding emotions.
Don’t over-render the drawing; keep it basic. Don’t be
concerned about exact likenesses, just get the structural line
right. Proportion is important: three heads to the waist is the
optimal ratio.
Courtroom Artists Elizabeth Williams (left) and Aggie Kenny prepare samples of their art at
teacher workshop. Photo by Jim Beckner
Give students lots of paper so they can draw the same
figure several times as practice.
Remind the students that the art skills they are building
can be applied to other careers, too: computer art, video
games and animation, for example.
A full set of the artists’ helpful tips can be found on
the Foundation’s website at http://www.njsbf.org/images/
content/1/1/11617.pdf.
Attendee Caren Stichter of Donovan Catholic High
School, Toms River, said she was “anxious to include our
students in this opportunity.” Fellow teacher and friend
Sheila Soyster of Point Pleasant Borough High School was
also greatly interested and hoped her school was planning to
participate in mock trial this year. “I’m going to go back and
promote the program as much as I can,” she said.
“I’m very excited about the contest. The workshop was
very informative,” agreed Sybil Cohen, a teacher of visual arts
at Washington Township High School, Gloucester. “I think
the students will be excited to be in the courtroom. It’s also
helpful to hear about other art-oriented career opportunities,
even if the students don’t become courtroom artists
professionally.” She also found the presentation on the
Foundation’s website helpful. “It explains [the competition]
well. It’s a good educational tool I can show my students.
And the new mock trial case sounds fascinating.”
The fictitious case for 2015-2016 is a criminal one
involving a death that occurs in conjunction with a break-in at
a Jersey Shore home nearly a year after Super Storm Sandy
(see Mock Trial Season, page 3). To learn all about the case,
log on to njsbf.org.
Interested teachers must submit their entry forms by
November 30, 2015. Forms can be found at
http://www.njsbf.org/images/content/1/1/11618.pdf.
For more information about the Courtroom Artist Student
Competition, go to njsbf.org or contact Cynthia Pellegrino at
732-937-7507 or [email protected]. n
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Creativity in Various Media Earns Top Honors
The artists whose works were on display represented
an eclectic mix of backgrounds, artistic interests and talents.
The major winners were as follows:
Second Place went to attorney Sunil K. Garg for “Max
at Play,” a mixed media sculpture series depicting variously
colored elephants in different yoga positions. The deceptively
whimsical polyethylene-filled animals, cast in marble dust
and painted, can be viewed in several ways, Garg said. While
appearing as fun figures, “Elephants are a symbol of the
need for environmentalism,” he said, citing the dangers of
extinction posed by the illegal activities of poachers in Africa
and India. “At the same time, they are also a symbol of
colonialism.” Garg grew up in India, where his land-owning
family kept its own elephant.
First-time entrant Maria Cristiano Anderson, Esq., was
accorded Third Place for “The Thinker,” a pencil sketch done
Stuart A. Hoberman, Esq., took top honors, the Chair’s Special Merit Award, for his underwater
photograph. Photo by Jim Beckner
Attorney Stuart A. Hoberman, last year’s Second
Place finisher, this time took the show’s top honor, the Art
Committee Chair’s Merit Award, for his underwater color
photo, “Spotted Cleaner Shrimp, Indonesia.” The chair of
Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer’s Banking and Financial Services
Department regularly combines his love for scuba diving,
undersea treasure hunting and photography as he travels
the world photographing shipwrecks and unique marine
life. This was his second foray into a formal art show. “I
am delighted,” Hoberman said, “that my work has been
recognized by the jury.” Although a self-trained photographer,
he took a course in underwater photography with the
Professional Association of Diving Instructors and has been
engaging in his favorite avocation for the past 20 years.
Scott J. Basen‘s color photograph, “Youthful Gaze,”
earned the attorney First Place from the jury. While walking
along the Asbury Park boardwalk, he spotted a young
boy standing near a beach badge booth and found the
combination of the sun, the shadow and the child striking.
Having taken only an informal photography course through
the New Jersey parks system, he is essentially self-taught.
Scott J. Basen, Esq., won First Prize from the jury for his photograph. Photo by Jim Beckner
Attorney Sunil K. Garg’s whimsical sculpture series earned him Second Place. Photo by
Jim Beckner
some years ago. “I thought it would be interesting to focus
on a specific area of a portrait in a very detailed way and
on a large scale,” she said. Anderson has been drawing
with pencil, charcoal and pastel colors since childhood.
Starting college as an art major, she changed to English in
anticipation of attending law school. She has taken classes
at the Parsons School of Design’s New School, the Montclair
Art Museum and various workshops.
Honorable Mentions
Porscha Dillard-Morton, a publications associate with
the New Jersey State Bar Association, used Illustrator and
Photoshop to enhance her colorful digital creation, “Engulf
Me Happily.” Having studied photography at Middlesex
County College, the Art Institute of Philadelphia and New York
City’s School of Visual Arts, she began mixing wood textures
and prints in 2009.
Deborah Jean Fennelly, Esq.’s watercolor on paper is
entitled “Evergreen and Alps.” While chaperoning a group
of boys on a trip across Germany, she took a photo of a
majestic mountainous landscape and subsequently used it as
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her model.
Her primary
area of
interest for
the past
25 years
has been
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mostly in
watercolor.
She studied
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Visual Arts
Attorney Maria Cristiano Anderson’s pencil sketch took Third Place at
Center of
the legal community art show. Photo by Scott Anderson.
New Jersey,
Summit.
Janet Hallahan, Esq., who took First Place two
years ago, earned recognition this year for her painting
“Moonlight.” She has been actively painting for four years
but has an earlier art background stemming from her
previous career in advertising. “I used to work in oils,” she
said, “but no more. Pastels are less messy.”
A frequent visitor to Block Island and its stony beaches,
attorney Janice L. Heinold is especially attracted to the
area’s Mohegan Bluffs, which resulted in her color photo,
“Block Island Cairn.” The cairn depicted is nearly 20 stones
tall, its unusual height attracting her attention. “I liked how
the tall pile of stones looked with the water behind it,” she
said. She has been taking photographs for 20 years, her
interest having been piqued by a photography course in high
school.
Paul A. Massaro, Esq. loves the color and pageantry of
balloon shows, as evidenced in “At the Rise: Readington,”
his watercolor celebrating the site of the annual QuickChek
New Jersey Festival of Ballooning. “I’ve been to several
balloon shows,” he said. “You see all these bursts of color
rising into the air. It’s a feast for the eyes.” Active artistically
for the past 45 years, he has studied with the Art Students
League and taken various workshops to hone his skills.
The Hon. Lorraine Parker (retired) says she doesn’t
“have any expectation of winning prizes. I do the work I do
because I love it. The pieces I sculpt speak to me; they tell a
story.” Having been recognized by the art show jurors for her
more serious pieces in the past, this time she “wanted to do
something light and whimsical.” The winning result was “Ode
to Joy,” rendered in clay with a metallic finish. It depicts
three women in poses of exultation. Judge Parker, who
studied at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey in Summit,
has been sculpting for six years.
Scott Rekant, Esq. was taken by the physical beauty
in and around the Dole Plantation on Oahu Island. His color
photograph of a waterfall, “Dole Cascade,” was “one of
hundreds” he took on his Hawaiian trip. “I liked how the
water looked as it fell along the rocks,” he said. Rekant
has been taking photographs since receiving his first singlelens reflex camera at age 16. That gift spurred him to take
a college class or two in photography. Before the advent of
digital cameras, he did his own printing in black and white.
Strolling through the Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton,
attorney Kenneth J. Sheehan came upon a piece that stayed
with him: a sculpture of a woman with haunting eyes. Trying
out his new camera, he sought to capture the mystery in the
sculpture. The winning result was “Blank Stare.” Because
the eyes in the sculpture are so vacant, “you see what you
want to see,” he said. Sheehan, an avid photographer these
past three years, is self-taught.
Other Featured Artists on Display
Sara Balsamo “Drawing of a Girl”
Noreen Braman “Cape May Butterflies: Fighting for Survival”
Hank Butehorn, Esq. “Monmouth County Sunrise”
Melissa DeCastro, Esq. “Autumn View”
Victoria Hanks, Esq. “Masters of the Universe, Chickens”
Charles J. Hollenbeck, Esq. “Mill House in Winter”
Charles J. X. Kahwaty, Esq. “Spring Awakening”
Nicholas Kant, Esq. “Panda”
Katherine M. Lordi, Esq. “Snowy Night”
Alan Y. Lowcher, Esq. “This Is It”
Michael I. Lubin, Esq. “Water Lily”
Patricia Lane O’Shea, Esq. “Lamentation”
Cara A. Parmigiani, Esq. “You’ll Never Guess”
Susanne Y. Peticolas, Esq. “Early Morning”
Stephanie S. Skowronski, Esq. “Paradise in Italy”
JoAnn Telemdschinow “Memory”
The jurors were Joanna Madloch, photographer and
adjunct professor of humanities at Montclair State University;
and Theodosia A. G. Tamborlane, Esq., a retired attorney and
now full-time artist. Many thanks!
In addition to chair Richman, the other members of the
Foundation’s Art Committee are attorneys Hank P. Butehorn,
Sunil K. Garg, Nicholas Kant, Susanne Y. Peticolas and
Jonas Kearney Seigel.
The Foundation’s Fourth Annual Juried Art Show was
sponsored by BCB Community Bank. For more information
on the show, or if you would like to purchase a piece you
admired during the run of the exhibit, please contact
Cynthia Pellegrino at 732-937-7507 or email her at
[email protected]. n
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Fall/Winter 2015—Spring 2016 Training Dates
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Conflict Resolution, Peer Mediation
and Character Education
All trainings are held from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Breakfast and lunch are provided.
Elementary School Educators (grades K–5)
Conflict Resolution
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Middle/High School Educators (grades 6–12)
Conflict Resolution
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Peer Mediation
Thursday, March 10, 2016
To attend Peer Mediation training,
your school must have an active
Conflict Resolution program.
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Wednesday, April 13, 2016
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Important: Registration is by teams only. Before registering
for Teasing and Bullying training, find full information at http://
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teasing-bullying-dates.html.
An Introduction to Teasing and Bullying Training for
School Safety and Climate Teams
All trainings are held from 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Breakfast and lunch
are provided.
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Thursday, April 14, 2016
All trainings are held at the New Jersey Law Center off Ryders Lane in
New Brunswick. Space is limited. To register for any of the trainings,
call 732-937-7528 to request a registration form, leaving your email
address (preferable) or your fax number. Please note that although the
trainings are free, a refundable $20 security deposit check for each
training is required. Checks should be payable to the New Jersey State
Bar Foundation and must accompany each registration. Find full details
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