Lenape Regional High School District superintendent of schools Carol Birnbohm welcomed back students to Seneca High School and sister schools Shawnee, Cherokee and Lenape with a message to students that this year is all about acceptance.
No Place for Hate
“This year, all schools at the Lenape Regional High School District will be designated ‘No Place for Hate,’” Birnbohm said. “The Philadelphia/Southern N.J. regional Anti-Defamation League office will designate the district and all high schools as a ‘No Place for Hate’ resulting from last year’s initiatives to increase the appreciation of diversity, reduce bias and bullying as well as build communities of respect.
“We look forward to building upon that recognition and continuing the wonderful programs we implemented to gain ‘No Place for Hate’ designation.”
One Book, One School
The popular program, which has been a tool for teaching and creating community within the district, will be back.
“This is a highlight for each of the schools as each school creatively weaves the themes and principles of the books into classroom discussions,” Birnbohm said. “There have been academic pep rallies, corn maze challenges between schools, treasure hunts and fundraisers all related to the books chosen by the schools One Book One School committee.”
For more information on the districts, visit www.evesham.k12. nj.us and lrhsd.org.
My Plate
Healthy eating initiatives will again be meeting criteria in an effort to keep students on track with a healthy diet. “My Plate” standards for students will continue to meet the standards.
“We comply with all federal and state standards. We are always expanding healthy food options. We are implementing the USDA ‘My Plate’ five components for each lunch,” Birnbohm said.
The requirements include age-appropriate calorie minimums and maximums, larger servings of vegetables and fruits, a wider variety of vegetables, including dark green and red or orange vegetables and legumes. The plan also includes fat-free or 1 percent milk, at least 51 percent whole grains, protein servings at a maximum of 2.4 ounces, a maximum of 10 percent saturated fat and less sodium.
Community Service
“The school district is highly involved in volunteerism and community service. Over the past two years, each high school coordinated a Senior Day of Service where senior students are dispatched to over 90 different locations across the eight communities performing some type of community service for that day,” Birnbohm said. “In addition, we collaborated with Goodwill Industries of Southern New Jersey conducting a clothing drive competition that accumulated over 25,000 pounds of donations and look forward to participating with Goodwill again.”
There are plans to continue to focus on programs already in motion in the school.
Defy the Issue
“Defy the Issue, a drug and alcohol free campaign, continues to be the focus of student-to-student presentations both within our schools and with the middle schools in the eight townships which we serve. Drug Squad at Seneca did big community presentation already, and will maintain program with smaller group student presentations,” Birnbohm said.
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