T h e N e w J e r s e y S t a t e O r g a n i z a t i o n o f t h e D e l t a K a p p a G a m m a S o c i e t y I n t e r n a t i o n a l

Alpha Zeta State News

The Somerset Double Tree Hil-ton was the site of the 2012 Alpha Zeta State Convention March 23rd-25th. Three hundred and thirteen Alpha Zeta State mem-bers came for an enjoyable, educa-tional experience. Friday night activities started with President Roxanne Adinolfi welcoming the members to the convention. Members renewed friendships over desserts and coffee hosted by Theta Chapter members. The basket auction hosted by Gamma and Tau produced many oohs and aahs as members chose which baskets to place their chances. 2007-2009 State President Car-mela DeMarco, Gamma read the numbers at a lively clip. There were many happy winners including our International Representative Carolyn Rants who graciously donated the money in her basket to the 75th Anniversary fund and the vases back to the chapter who donat-ed the basket for use at another time. Sales from chances on the basket auction totaled $5,679.

On Saturday there were two new events Book Sharing with Donations and Chapter Sales. Zeta Chapter hosted Book Shar-ing with Donations which was the brainchild of the chapter. Their plan was to ask each chapter to donate 50 very gently used books from a variety of genres which members could then choose to purchase. This was a winning proposition because not only was it “green” in the recycling sense

but it also raised $713 for the state stipend fund to help sisters of Alpha Zeta State to further their educational pursuits! The other new event this year was the Chapter Sales which was spear-headed by Sigma Chapter. Six chapters decided to sell various items to support their chapter activities.

Chapter Presidents’ Record Books, Chapter trifolds and Info Fair items were on display during the weekend. Dr. Pam Albert Devine, Dr. Beth Ann Richey and Dr. Car-olyn Rants presented an orienta-tion program Saturday morning

for the thirty new members who were initiated that evening. A list of the new members initiated at the convention and in their chapters this spring can be found on page 8. We welcome these new members into Alpha Zeta State!

At the First General Session on Saturday morning, the business

of the state was conducted. State Bylaws Chairman, Joanne Hill and Margaret Madison present-ed proposed bylaws changes which were voted in by the mem-bership.

A total of 13 workshops were presented during the weekend, six on Saturday morning and seven in the afternoon covering a variety of topics of both educa-tional and personal enrichment. From all accounts they were enjoyed by all.

We celebrated our 74th year at the Birthday Luncheon and look forward to celebrating our Dia-

mond Birthday next year. Dr. Carolyn Rants, our International Representa-tive to the Convention gave the keynote address and brought greetings and information on the International organiza-tion. All those who had the opportunity to talk with Carolyn found her to be delightful. This year for the first time in several years the Elizabeth M. Bozearth

State Scholarship was awarded to Jane Flanagan of Xi Chapter. The second Margaret Abel Schol-arship Fund Award was present-ed at the luncheon to Tara Iauruzio, a graduate student at Monmouth University. The beautiful initiation ceremo-ny was held Saturday night and

Reflections on the 2012 Alpha Zeta State Convention

Inside this issue:

President’s Message 2

Award Winners 3

Do Chapters Need Insurance? 4

Chapter Office Leadership 5

State Scholarship and Grant-in-Aid Winners

6

CTAUN Conference Reflections 7

Welcome to Alpha Zeta State 8

Jeanne Del Colle—NJ Teacher

of the Year

9

State Convention Pictorial 10

CTAUN Conference Reflections 11

Spotlight on Chapters 12-15

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SPRING 2012

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Delta

Kappa Gamma

Society

International

promotes

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growth of

women

educators

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excellence

in education.

Building and Weaving the Lattice of Leadership to Embrace Our Vision * Design Our Future

2008-2010 International President Dr. Carolyn Rants and Alpha Zeta State President Roxanne Adinolfi at the State Convention

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DKG Immediate Past DKG In-ternational President, serve as our Society representative. Dr. Rants endeared herself to the members of AZS. She shared important Society news during her keynote address at the birth-day luncheon and presented a stimulating morning workshop entitled, “Understanding Gener-ations and Their Impact on DKG.” Carolyn’s workshop was a perfect fit for the needs, future planning, and concerns of AZS members. Initiates had the op-portunity to interact with Car-olyn on a smaller scale during the orientation session. Carolyn attended the highly productive meeting of the 75th diamond birthday committee and offered valuable insight and guidance to help us move forward. She won a beautiful basket at the Friday night raffle and generously do-nated the cash to the AZS Dia-mond Birthday celebration and the Lalique crystal to be used by the chapter in a future fund raiser. Carolyn attended an informal social gathering with Sigma Chapter sisters. She amazed us with her keen ability to listen and understand. Car-olyn clearly helped to build and weave the lattice of leadership during her visit.

Dr. Marilyn Gonyo presented the 2nd annual Margaret Abel Scholarship Award to non-member Tara E. Iauruzio and the Elizabeth M. Bozarth State Scholarship to Jane Flanagan (Xi). The Dedicated Service Award was presented by Carolyn Smith (Kappa) to Ellen Hahn (Beta). Carolyn did a remarkable job of simultaneously introduc-ing and surprising Ellen. Babette Wise eloquently presented the Rose and Key Awards to worthy recipients. State photographer Michele Contala took photo-graphs of every recipient! Patti Rahn (Omicron) presented the Encouragement Award to Epsi-lon Chapter. Recognition of accomplishment and scholarship fulfills two purposes of the Socie-ty.

The biennium theme, Building and Weaving the Lattice of Leadership to Embrace Our Vision * Design Our Future, calls each member to serve as an active leader to advance the purposes of the Society at the state and chapter levels. I urge you to invite outstanding women in education and those who have the potential to be outstanding lead-ers and educators to membership in our Society. Our goal is to invite 75 new members to cele-brate 75 years in 2013! New members bring energy and talent to our organization. AZS wel-comed thirty new initiates to membership this year at the state convention. Nine initiates will be initiated this spring at chapter meetings. I hope participation at the state convention inspired our new initiates to the myriad of opportunities for continued growth for active and retired pro-fessional educators.

I look forward to seeing chapter officers and leaders at the Chap-ter Officers’ Leadership Develop-ment Training on Saturday, June 2nd at Sayen School in Hamilton. Dr. Pamela Albert Devine, state officers, and I have planned an interactive and comprehensive training workshop. Participants will receive numerous materials, guides, timelines, pins, and certifi-cates. We will enjoy an early lunch/brunch. Many lucky at-tendees will win door prizes. Jeanne Del Colle, 2012 AZS Initi-ate (Eta Chapter) and NJ State Teacher of the Year, will share her vision of teacher leaders help-ing teachers. Please see this news-letter (page 5) for additional infor-mation. Registration for chapter officers is to be completed by the (current) 2010-12 presidents. The deadline is May 10th.

Registration for JERSEY GIRLS IN THE BIG APPLE is under-way. All AZS members who com-pleted the Google survey form will be included in a cell phone list. The list will help us to main-tain contact while in the Big Ap-ple. I will be in NY from Sunday, July 22nd thru Sunday, July 29th. I

Building and Weaving the Lattice of Leadership to Embrace Our Vision * Design Our Future

Congratulations to all 2010-12 and 2012-14 chapter presidents. You are the vital link to ensure the sustainability and growth of our state organization. I look forward to working with you as we continue to move forward to update our state history, ar-chives, and prepare for our 75th Diamond Jubilee in 2013. Up-coming chapter visits to Alpha, Zeta, Xi, Omicron, Pi, Sigma and Eta are planned.

The 2012 Alpha Zeta State Con-vention was a huge success thanks to state officers, commit-tee chairs, chapter presidents, and members throughout the state who worked diligently to offer a wide variety of experienc-es such as Society business, pro-fessional and personal develop-ment, moving ceremonies rooted in rich tradition, new initiatives, and the opportunity to share spiritual fellowship. Chapter sales, book sharing with dona-tions, the information fair, chap-ter exhibits, and president record books were enjoyed by many. Members supported these worth-while endeavors and displays. I am eternally indebted and grate-ful to Mary Jean Di Roberto, Janice Paxton, and Susan Davis. They made the convention week-end memorable for all attendees. Their attention to detail defies comprehension.

AZS was honored to have Dr. Carolyn J. Rants, 2008-2010

Roxanne Adinolfi 2011-2013 Alpha Zeta State President

submitted the names of fifteen AZS volunteers to serve as presid-ers for breakout sessions and another fifteen to assist our NY sisters at meal functions. Thank you for answering the call! Sever-al convention breakout sessions are geared to helping state organ-izations/chapters succeed, leader-ship development, Strategic Ac-tion Plan, membership, young DKG’s, chapter expansion, and basic rules to run a meeting. The comprehensive list of 119 breakout session titles in four thematic strands will be posted on the Society website in the May/June issue of the DKG-NEWS. The New York Night featured speaker is Tori Murden McClure, the first woman to row alone across an ocean. Her book, A Pearl in the Storm, is an intricate blend of comedy, history, trage-dy, and romance. Mc Clure is president of Spalding State Uni-versity in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Lyn Schmid (NE Regional Director) asked the Jersey Girls to handle the The Emergency Fund presentation and collec-tion at the NE Regional Break-fast on Friday, July 27th 7:15 – 9:15 a.m. in the Metropolitan East Room on the 2nd floor. I know all AZS members will help in this effort. Michele Contala will take photographs following the breakfast. Please be sure to register for the international convention. The convention hotel block is full. However, the Sheraton’s sister hotel, the Man-hattan, is across the street and rooms are available at $245.00 per night. Many AZS sisters are involved in the convention pro-gram.

The first year of my biennium has been rewarding, challenging, and stimulating. The coopera-tion of those who accepted lead-ership positions and responsibili-ties has been remarkable.

The Zanders, authors of The Art of Possibility, call us to “Tell the WE story.” Ask, What do we want to do? What is best for our Chapter? Roxanne

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Rose and Key Award Recipients March 24, 2012

It is with great pride and honor that the above Delta Kappa Gamma - Alpha Zeta State members were awarded the Rose or Key Award at the State Convention Banquet on March 24, 2012. Personal Growth and Services Chair, Babette Wise read the recipient’s name and their synop-sis, while President, Roxanne Adinolfi presented a certificate to each recipient assisted by Convention Chair, Mary Jean DiRoberto while State Photographer, Michele Contala took pictures. Janice Paxton, Convention Treasurer and Susan Davis, Convention/Hotel Chair presented each awardee with a Rose and Key Booklet. Many thanks to all who helped to see that this year’s Rose and Key Awards were a spe-cial tribute to outstanding women.

- Babette Wise Personal Growth and Services Chair

Chapter Rose Award Key Award

Alpha Chapter Cindy Martin Kim Heilig

Beta Chapter Kathleen Hoglen Linda Burns

Gamma Chapter Patricia Togans Gail Lord

Delta Chapter Terry Morris Berniece Bright

Epsilon Chapter Judy Beebe Zoeller Linda Adams

Zeta Chapter Loretta Kachmar-Will Denise Buerck

Theta Chapter Connie Marcus Patricia Winn

Iota Chapter Irene Maskaly Anne Marie Matt

Lambda Chapter Kimberly Falcone Karen Susan DePalma

Mu Chapter Dr. Kathleen Froriep Gayle Hull

Xi Chapter Janel Schafer Gail Harris

Omicron Chapter Maria Delaporte Barbara Smith

Pi Chapter Theresa Boyajian Barbara Travaline

Rho Chapter Terri Mitchell Deborah Bernardo

Sigma Chapter Deborah Reca Roberta Sallee

Tau Chapter None Selected Mariann Powell

2012 Dedicated Service Award Winner Ellen Hahn

On March 24th at the state con-vention, Ellen Hahn, Beta Chap-ter was awarded the 2012 Distin-guished Service Award. The Dedicated Service Award was first presented in 1990. It was established to recognize a mem-ber of at least 10 years, who has given extraordinary service to the Society at the chapter and state level and is awarded in even numbered years. Ellen continu-ally demonstrates her dedication to Alpha Zeta State and commit-ment to Delta Kappa Gamma. Since joining Delta Kappa Gam-ma in 1982 and during her 34 year career as an elementary teacher, she has been an integral part of her chapter. She ar-ranged chapter social meetings, researched and prepared many different programs, and created a “mini-newspaper” highlighting members’ personal, professional, and societal accolades. When serving as corresponding secre-tary she never missed an oppor-tunity to send a note of cheer, thanks, or welcome.

Ellen became active on the state level quickly, serving on the finance committee. She attended state meetings, regional meet-ings, and international conven-tions. She has served in two very visible state positions, one for almost a decade. The first task was described by one nominator as “humongous” and the second position by someone else as “monumental”. She has put her own problem solving approach into both. Whether serving the society in an official capacity, or

working behind the scenes, al-ways helping others shine, she is driven by her deep love, loyalty to Alpha Zeta State and commit-ment to Delta Kappa Gamma.

Her own chapter sisters describe Ellen her as “the sister who keeps our chapter healthy and strong, sharing her extensive knowledge of the Society with everyone, always lending a help-ing hand to anyone who needs it.” Another chapter, who also nominated our recipient, reflects this same idea when comment-ing on their association with her in her state chair position: “She is a modest, bright, and caring woman who always has time to listen, truly listen to others’ ideas, concerns, and suggestions for strengthening DKG.”

Perhaps the most significant quote from her nominations was this “she is the sister you go to when you need to get the job done.” Congratulations to Ellen on this well-deserved honor!

Left: Carolyn Smith, Dedicated Service Award Chairman with 2012 Dedicated Service Award Winner, Ellen Hahn

was followed by the banquet and awards ceremony. The Rose and Key Awards and the Dedi-cated Service Award were pre-sented to deserving recipients.

Sunday morning brought the Celebration of Life ceremony. The lives of twelve members of Alpha Zeta State who passed away over the last year were celebrated.

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The Celebration of Life ceremo-ny was followed by the Closing Session with remarks from Presi-dent Roxanne Adinolfi and International Representative Dr. Carolyn Rants.

Kudos to all of the sisters who worked so hard to make the convention a wonderful success!

75th Anniversary Histories

Please send a copy of the following to both State Archivist Kathleen Froriep at kfroriep@georgian.edu and 75th Anniver-sary author Dr. Judith Merz at jrmerz@aol.com. Chapter His-tories, AZS Chair Reports and Past State Presidents reports. Judy will need to edit all submissions to update and write the 75th state history book. All original submissions to Kathy will be filed in their entirety (as submitted) in the state archives.

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mium is approximately $275 annually. Coverage (in a nut-shell) from both of the above named companies seems to be somewhat similar.

$1 million Commercial General Liability

$2 million General Aggre-gate/Total Limits

$50,000.00 Fire Legal Lia-bility Supplemental

$1 million Personal Injury/Advertising Injury Supple-mental Medical (Accident Medical) payments range from $5,000 to $15,000 for the policies from the afore-mentioned companies.

Darlene Nemeth, president of Gamma chapter, highly recom-mends their agent, Jon Dunlea-

Do Chapters Need Insurance? The Alpha Zeta State insurance policy covers state functions. Chapters may not request to be covered under the state policy. Chapter officers should consider purchasing a policy to cover their chapter functions if necessary. Many venues such as schools, churches, senior and community centers now require a certificate of liability insurance. Current-ly, only a few New Jersey chapters have insurance. Eta chapter is insured by AIM at an approxi-mate cost of $165. Premium and coverage information about this insurance can be found at the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International website. Alpha and Gamma chapters are insured by Franklin Mutual Insurance Company th rough ADP Statewide Insurance. Their pre-

vy, of the ADP Bloomingdale office. She says “he made the ‘EASY’ button really work!”

Suggested ways to cover the cost of insuring chapters include separate fundraisers or adding a nominal fee to the cost of a pro-gram or meal.

If you are considering chapter insurance you might want to speak with one or more of the f o l l o w i n g m e m b e r s . Alpha chapter – treasurer, V i r g i n i a J o n e s g i n -n y _ j o n e s 9 9 @ h o t m a i l . c o m Gamma chapter - president D a r l e n e N e m e t h dn em eth@ e w rs d . k1 2 . n j . u s Eta chapter – treasurer, Doris Salagi deesal41@verizon.net -Ellen Hahn, State Treasurer

Thank you from Carolyn Rants

Thank you to all the members of Alpha Zeta State! I had a great time at your state convention and met so many of you. You are to be commend-ed on the fine work that you are doing. I was impressed with the initia-tion ceremony, pleased to participate in the orientation of the initi-ates, encouraged by the open discussion at the workshop on genera-tions, and enjoyed the opportunity to sit in on the planning for the 75th anniversary celebration. Thank you for your fine hospitality, the lovely silver bracelet, the red rose bag and the thrill of winning one of the bas-kets. These will all re-mind me of my “Jersey” sisters. Carolyn

Gamma Chapter supports T.H.A.T. and promotes Educational Excellence with

“Strategy Saturday Conference”

On March 10, 2012 Gamma Chapter hosted its first Profes-sional Development Conference, “Strategy Saturday” for first, second and third year teachers in Mercer County. Leadership/Professional Affairs Chairs: Car-ol Schwartz and Jan Wilson, assisted by Saula Cutter, collabo-rated with Bill Osman, keynote speaker. Bill is the Supervisor for Professional Development, Men-toring, Title I, Basic Skills, and Funded Programs in the Hamil-ton Township School District. Two aspects of Deeper Learning were highlighted involving the importance of activating prior knowledge and provid-ing ample opportunities for students to process their learning. The Gamma sisters rose to the occasion with “Break Out” Sessions follow-ing the keynote speaker. Strategy Saturday was planned as a professional ini t i at i ve to support T.H.A.T. and promote Edu-cational Excellence. Many AZ state officers, including Presi-dent Roxanne Adinolfi,

attended the conference. Adinol-fi stated, “The keynote speaker was excellent. He presented practical and engaging research-based strategies. Gamma Chap-ter is to be commended on deliv-ering a meaningful conference for teachers.” Other comments heard included, “This was the best PD I’ve been to. It was in-formative, concise and very use-ful…Very creative and effective ideas. I will definitely use them in class!” and “Every activity we participated in was great. Abso-lutely something I will use in my classroom. Actually doing each

activity helped me understand how they work so I can teach my students. This was so worth my Saturday morning. Thank you.”

Other Gamma sisters involved in the confer-ence included: Stepha-nie Crea, Amy Wein-stein, Toni Halsey, Allison Polanski, An-gie Belmont, Barbara Antonelli , Nancy W h a l e n , N a n c y Koricki, Carmen Be-nitz-Morales, Kristin Nitti, and Susan Bro-gan. Educational Excellence in action!

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Who should attend the Leadership Development Training?

Officers or designated representatives…as listed below 2010-2012 Chapter Presidents

2012-2014 Chapter Presidents

2012-2014 Chapter First Vice Presidents

2012-2014 Chapter Second Vice Presidents

2012-2014 Chapter Program of Work Chairs

2012-2014 Chapter Membership Chairs

2012-2014 Chapter Secretaries Recording and Corresponding

2012-2014 Chapter Treasurers/Finance Chairs

2012-2014 Chapter Parliamentarians

2012-2014 Leadership Development Chairs (The person who will handle this committee at the chapter level.)

AZS 2012-2014 Chapter Officers’ Leadership Development Training

The most important interactive training meeting of the year is scheduled on Saturday, June 2, 2012. The AZS 2012-2014 Chapter Officers’ Leadership Development Training will be held at Sayen School in Hamil-ton. This leadership training workshop will provide immedi-ate past presidents, incoming chapter presidents, chapter officers, parliamentarians, treas-urers, membership, program of work chairs, and leadership development representatives with the necessary training, tools, timelines, information, and materials to ensure a suc-cessful transition for the 2012- 2014 biennium. As the saying goes, there are leaders and there are followers, and refining your leadership skills can create the distinction between the two.

We challenge all chapter officers to take their leadership skills to a new level. Roxanne’s bienni-um theme, Building and Weav-ing the Lattice of Leadership to Embrace Our Vision * Design Our Future, will be “woven” into the training opportunities and activities. According to Peter Senge, “Leadership is a capacity in the human community to shape its future.” Of utmost importance to the viability of our organization is the develop-ment of leadership capabilities throughout the structure of the organization. During this train-ing, incoming officers, will work in differentiated groups to un-derstand responsibilities and build a shared vision for sus-tained growth of both the state and chapter organizations.

At the Chapter Officer’s Leader-ship Development Training, all incoming 2012-14 chapter offic-ers will have an opportunity to understand the changes and information included in the new Go-To Guide for chapter mem-bers. Leadership is an essential component of this biennium. We want to enable all chapter

officers to prepare to serve Delta Kappa Gamma to their fullest potential.

Times have changed. We need to re-examine how we under-stand and practice leadership. We now operate in a world with four generations working side by side. Incoming chapter officers represent each of these genera-tions: Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X and Millennials. As leaders, we need to appreciate each generation and learn how to work together effectively for the sustainability of Delta Kappa Gamma. Oppor-tunities for questions, conversa-tion, and discussion will be inte-gral, essential, and important as we work to develop a “mindset” for 21st century leadership.

You're a leader because of your actions. Let your leadership action begin now! The 2010-2012 chapter presidents will register all 2012-2104 officers and representatives via the elec-tronic registration form https://docs.google.comspreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dE1NTDlLQUdfcFZOVkw2Z1otQU40TWc6MQ. It is essential that the infor-mation be communicated and tabulated by the current chapter presidents to ensure representa-tion from each chapter at each training session. Leading your chapter into a successful bienni-um is the way to build and weave the lattice of leadership.

We look forward to working together as we transition our duties and responsibilities in order to maintain the excellence, integrity, and stability of our organization. John Buchan believes that, "The task of leader-ship is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already.”

- Dr. Pamela Albert Devine, State Leadership Development Chair & Committee

Registration and Fellowship 8:30 – 9:00 a.m.

All Purpose Room Welcome/Opening Thought

State President Roxanne Adinolfi , State Leadership Develop-ment Chair, Dr. Pamela Albert Devine, State Chaplain Gail

Griffin 9:00 – 9:10 a.m.

All Purpose Room Effective Leadership

Session I State Leadership Development Chair, Dr. Pamela Albert

Devine & Leadership Development Chapter Chairs 9:15 -10:15 a.m.

All Purpose Room Keynote Speaker: Jeanne M. DelColle (ETA 2012 Initiate)

2011-2012 NJ State Teacher of the Year “Teacher Leaders Supporting New Teachers”

Session II 10:15 – 10:45 a.m.

Group Photograph 10:50 a.m.

Brunch Break 11:00 – 11:45 a.m.

Chapter Officers’ Training Session III

11:50 – 12:50 p.m. Certificates/Door Prizes/Pins

12:50 – 1:10 p.m.

Schedule for the Leadership Development Day

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ence in Atlanta, Georgia on their research: Assessing Learning Outcomes among Undergradu-ates involved in Community-based Psychological Research.

Iauruzio has been substitute teaching in Union County, and has volunteered her time for Children’s Specialized Hospital in the ambulatory care center, and Light the Night Walk for Leukemia and Lymphoma. She studied abroad in Greece and has done extensive travel.

In her letter of application, Tara wrote, “I believe that teaching is the single most rewarding occu-pation a person can have. As an educator, you have the power to positively influence children and help shape the future of society. In this way, a teacher has many responsibilities, including being a facilitator of learning, an advo-cate of educational rights, and a model citizen who treats others with kindness and respect….As a future teacher, I fully embrace my role as a lifelong learner…I look forward to encouraging children in my future classrooms to feel the same way…I am look-ing forward to embracing such responsibility in the near future.”

- Dr. Marilyn Gonyo, Chair

Margaret Abel Scholarship Fund Award Presented

Tara Iauruzio, a graduate stu-dent at Monmouth University, is the second recipient of the Mar-garet Abel Scholarship. Iauruzio is pursuing her Master of Arts in Teaching with an endorsement in Teaching Students with Disa-bilities and is anticipating a May 2012 graduation.

A resident of Cranford and grad-uate of her local high school, Iauruzio graduated Magna Cum Laude from The College of New Jersey with her Bachelor of Arts degree in English and psycholo-gy. In the later, Iauruzio special-ized in industrial and organiza-tional psychology. While at TCNJ, Iauruzio was a member of the Golden Key, the Internation-al Honors Society; a member of the Order of the Omega, the Inter-Greek Honors Society; Psi Chi, the National Psychology Honors Society; and Sigma Tau Delta, the National English Hon-ors Society. Iauruzio was Vice President of the Roots and Shoots Environmental Club and contributed to The Signal, the College newspaper. Iauruzio was an instructional intern and along with her professor presented a poster at the annual meeting of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology Best Practices Confer-

Elizabeth M. Bozearth State Scholarship Awarded

The Elizabeth M. Bozearth State Scholarship was awarded to Jane Flanagan at our State Conven-tion. Flanagan, a member of Xi Chapter, is doing her graduate work at Mary Grove College, where she is pursuing her Mas-ters in the Art of Teaching. She currently has a 4.0 average in her work which concentrates on curriculum, instruction, and assessment.

Initiated into Delta Kappa Gam-ma in 2008, Flanagan has served as her Chapter’s Chaplain and is currently their Treasurer. She was presented with the Paceset-ter Award from the American Cancer Society for the past four years, being recognized for hav-ing raised over $2,500 each year for breast cancer research. Flanagan also is involved with women’s ministry and music ministry for her church and is involved with other community based charity work.

Flanagan has been a third grade special education teacher at the George L. Hess Educational Complex in Mays Landing since 2001, where she also serves as the Special Education Math Curriculum Coordinator. She is a member of the school based professional development com-mittee and serves as a new teach-er mentor. Flanagan has served on her school’s curriculum com-mittee, Faculty Council and School Leadership committees.

The President of Xi Chapter, Judi Marzolino, wrote that Flana-gan is “…a driven woman striving for excellence and only wanting to do her best so that she could deliver the best instruction for her special needs students…She is one of the most diligent work-ing women I know, overcoming many obstacles that come in her way!”

- Dr. Marilyn Gonyo, Chair

Who goes to which function at the International Convention?

New York Night: Everyone is invited. Be sure to enter a number in the space to receive a ticket

Appreciation Luncheon: For members of international committees, international administrative board, international editorial board, and Educational Foundation Board of Trustees

Golden Gift Reunion: Those who have participated in a Leadership/Management Seminar and recipients of Special Stipends

Celebration Luncheon: Open to all (Full of awards and special events)

Regional Breakfast: Open to all; Attend the region indicated for your state organization; Special events for each region are planned by the regional directors. Jersey Girls will collect for The Emergency Fund.

International Executive Board Luncheon: Open to members of the International Executive Board (state organization presidents, past inter-national presidents, international administrative board; ex officio- head-quarters administrative staff, state organization executive secretaries; those members attending the meeting to give reports –international committee chairs) Special speaker to be announced!

Presidents’ Banquet: Open to all; State organization presidents will be presented at this event. Outgoing and incoming international presi-dents will speak.

Join the Jersey Girls in the Big Apple! Let us know which days you will join us in New York

by completing the survey at: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dE1N

TDlLQUdfcFZOVkw2Z1otQU40TWc6MQ

Jersey Girls

nity. “ We come to tell our sto-ry…” (Dr. Linda M. Dix)

I am always moved by the CTAUN experience. So much of what I believe as a member of DKG and in my role as a profes-sional educator concerned with global education to create global citizens was eloquently affirmed. Dr. Migiro, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations and champion of gender equali-ty, opened the conference with the call for developing more

p a r t n e r s h i p s . “Partnerships are the most im-portant key to a c compl i sh ing goals.” Our glob-al initiative is concerned with the sustainability of education. DKG had 56 registered mem-bers and was validated as an

integral partner to understand the importance of countries being anchored in their own culture. Foday Sackor, Liberian Refugee Camp Survivor, urged that hope must be put on the table. He posed three questions, “What is being taught? How is it being taught?” and perhaps the most important question, “Is it relevant?” Teaching material that does not foster independent thinking is a problem. He be-lieves that highly qualified teach-ers who ask the right questions are needed. He told us to, “Think Global - Act Local.” Ms. Mellamy, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Global Partner-ship for Education stated, “We cannot simply parachute the content that should be taught as there is no single model of edu-cation or curriculum that works for everyone.” Her statement was a response to a question from the floor. She remained adamant that access to schools is not enough to ensure a solution

ANNUAL CTAUN CONFERENCE AT THE UNITED NATIONS: EDUCATION IS A HUMAN RIGHT—REFLECTIONS

“To reach peace, we must teach peace!”

“Each of us has a story to tell and that story is an extension of ourselves. To make the world a better place, we must take the message back!” Foday Soko Sackor delivered a passionate plea to 388 assembled partici-pants at the annual CTAUN conference at the United Na-tions on February 3, 2012. Foday is a graduate student from Columbia University and a Libe-rian Refugee Survivor. He was one of many outstanding pre-senters who ral-lied all present to become advo-cates of educa-tion for the 69 million children worldwide who are not presently i n s c h o o l . “During a crisis, a school loses its soul,” he told us and asked each of us to become a partner in the global educational process promoting education as a basic human right. We were told of the need not only for access to education but for quality educa-tion which includes access to internet, libraries and emphasis on creativity, collaboration and critical thinking skills. As the Schools for Africa representative for Alpha Zeta State, I felt a real call to listen to his story and those of all the panelists present, to truly understand the situation particularly in Africa, and to work harder to promote those “child friendly schools” of the UNICEF partnership to which we have committed ourselves. We were eleven strong at this conference from Alpha Zeta State and each of us heard our own call and returned with our own stories. President Roxanne has asked each of us to share our insights in this article, knowing that education is an integral tool that involves the global commu-

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to the problem. She called for a change in the mindset—teacher quality. It appears our local, state, and national issues echo the same mantra, “The teacher makes the difference.” (Roxanne Adinolfi, President Alpha Zeta State)

“Why are you here today?” Dr. Barbara G. Reynolds, Senior Advisor of Special Projects of the P ro g ra mm e Di v i s i o n o f UNICEF, New York, asked us on Friday, February 3rd at the CTAUN Conference. She want-ed to hear our voice. Our small voice makes a difference and that is why I attend the CTAUN Con-ferences. I attended the confer-ence at the United Nations be-cause the topic caught my eye, “Education IS a Human Right”. You may be like me and think, “Of course, it is!” Why are they discussing this issue? How many countries (including the U.S.) do not place an emphasis on Educa-tion? Why have their goals shift-ed away from Education? Why, oh, why is Education at risk? With these questions in mind, I asked my school district, Voor-hees Township, for a Professional Day and off to New York City I went on February 3rd.

I have attended several CTAUN Conferences and every time I attend I discover more ways I can connect to my students. My classroom is diversified and by attending the CTAUN Confer-ences I am able to acquire more facts about Global Education. I can share this information with my students and thus help them realize that children all around the world have the same basic needs as you and me. WE all need food, shelter, clothing and EDUCATION. My New Jersey classroom is far different than a classroom in Africa or Asia but by listening to the stories of how other schools in the United States have helped other coun-tries get children to school, given them school supplies and even

given them clean drinking water inspires me. I bring such issues as the water shortage in Africa to my students and I can make them more globally aware. One member of the panel, Linda Brucker, founder and Executive Director of “A Legacy of Giving”, “believes that philanthropy, like any important value, must be learned and must be part of the school curriculum”. She devel-ops lessons and activities de-signed to “empower” children to make a difference in their com-munities and their world. By attending the CTAUN Confer-ences I get “empowered”. I come back to my classroom in New Jersey eager to share what I have learned. But more importantly, I tell my students that their voice matters and can make a DIFFER-ENCE. (Debbie Reca, First Grade Teacher, Osage School, Voorhees, Sigma Chapter)

This is the fourth CTAUN con-ference I have attended. I had to wait until I had retired, since no one gives a high school mathe-matics teacher a professional day to attend a conference on teach-ing about the UN. Each one has been special in its own way, and this one was no exception. The world is too small for us to con-tinue to attend to only our local problems. Every choice each of us makes affects the whole world. Until all of the children in the world have enough to eat, live in safety and have a good education that enables them to reach their potential, none of us can rest. Of course, I haven’t figured out what I can really do about it, but that’s for another day. (Jan Pax-ton, retired mathematics teacher, Alpha Chapter)

As a new initiate to Alpha Zeta State, I had the privilege of at-tending the CTAUN conference at the United Nations on Febru-ary 3, 2012. The opening speak-

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Members of Alpha Zeta at the UN

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Alpha Maren S. Baum

Alpha Sarah Bieber

Alpha Emily S. Hoeflinger

Alpha Linda B. Leddy

Alpha Patricia A. Lynch

Alpha Dianne Marie Nicolette

Alpha Evelyn L. Oberndorf

Beta Maryann Acton

Beta Christine Juliano

Beta Lisa Ramos

Gamma Malorie Boyes

Gamma Jessica Castro-Verrault

Gamma Patricia Fonseca

Gamma Doris S. Grelis

Delta Amy Guilian

Delta Lisa Fisher Taylor

Epsilon Debra Simmons

Epsilon Suzanne Struble

Zeta Kristeena M. Batesko

Zeta Gina M. Herrmann

Zeta Michelle Maltese

Zeta Kristin Newman

Eta Jeanne DelColle

Iota Kathryn Beaver

Iota Alison Braun

Iota Brooke Yordy

Lambda Marissa L. Pastor

Mu Dr. Lili Bruess

Nu Melody Price DeVan

Nu Jane Anne MacWright

Omicron Anne Louise Flynn

Pi Kristen E. Blome

Rho Rosemarie H. Royer

Sigma Judy A. Clyde

Sigma Judith A. Cunning

Sigma Trudy Lockspeiser

Tau Karen Noland

Tau Carolyn Rommeihs

Tau Marlene V. Ryan

Welcome to Alpha Zeta State!

Have you developed and present-ed workshops that address cur-rent issues in education? Do you teach courses that address the many issues DKG supports? Would you be interested in providing your expertise to our Sisters? One of our goals for this biennium is to establish a Speak-er's Bureau for our organization. The purpose of the Speaker's Bureau is to provide a resource for Chapters as they seek enter-taining, informative, and timely workshops for their members. For those of your who facilitate workshops and other presenta-tions that you know would be meaningful for our Sisters and

who would be interested in be-coming a resource for our organ-ization, I ask that you complete the survey located here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?pli=1&formkey=dFJcEFYYS1vejJJbzJrTHU5S0VmcXc6MA#gid=0 or on the state web site so that you can become a recognized Speaker for DKG. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you for your time.

- Dr. Margaret G. Niemiec, R e s e a r c h C h a i r p e r s o n Alpha Zeta State

Sign Up to be a Part of Alpha Zeta State’s Speaker’s Bureau

Don’t forget to register for the 2012 International Convention in New York

City this summer!

Don’t miss out on this exciting personal and educational experience!

July 24—28, 2012

Eta Chapter is proud to intro-duce her newest candidate for membership, who just happens to be the 2011-2012 New Jersey Teacher of the Year, or “The NJ Toy” as she so graciously puts it.

Passionate, creative, and dedicat-ed are all words that have been used to describe Jeanne DelColle, a veteran teacher of 16 years, advisor, mentor, and teach-er advocate.

Growing up in Willingboro, Jeanne imagined a future in which she was the female Indi-ana Jones. However, her high school English teacher, Glenn Zuroski, had a different picture for her future. Jeanne recalls that he was the one who thought she would be a good teacher.

After earning a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Richard Stockton College and a Postgrad-uate Diploma in Politics and International Studies from the University of Warwick, Coven-try, she began working for a law firm in England. Feeling some-thing was missing from her life, Jeanne thought of Mr. Zuroski, returned to New Jersey, and began working as a substitute teacher to determine if, perhaps, he had been right.

Her first assignment was an eighth grade classroom on a warm, late spring day. Jeanne recalls, “The students pulled every trick in the book and at the end of the day, I was exhausted beyond anything I had ever expe-rienced but I was also exhilarated because I had finally found a place where I could make a dif-ference.”

She pursued her teacher certifica-tion with gusto and earned a bachelor’s degree with program distinction in liberal arts with social studies and teacher certifi-cation. Her high school English teacher, now her unofficial men-

tor, guided her through her first teaching position at Willingboro High School, her alma mater.

Moving to the Burlington Coun-ty Institute of Technology, Wes-tampton Campus in 2003, Jeanne has been connecting the dots between several subjects, and how they connect to the lives of her students ever since. Jeanne’s favorite era to teach is the Renaissance. “It’s not just facts; you can use these topics to hop-scotch through history and reflect on how these ideas affect the human experience in the past as well as in the present.”

When she looks at her students, she never regrets the change in career direction. “You realize that they (the students) are grow-ing right before your very eyes, and you’re helping them chart a course for their lives and learn about choices. It is miraculous to watch them blossom.”

“When my students walk out of my classroom, I want them to look at the world around them, make their own decisions, and be aware of their place in the world. “ Jeanne enjoys bringing projects into the classroom to help get her students thinking and talking about the lessons they can apply to their own lives. “If you don’t know about art, music, and history, then you can’t be a good citizen”. Jeanne recalls that her students often complain when she incorporates so many different subjects in her classroom. However, she ex-plains, “ You don’t live life one subject at a time, so I’m not teaching that way.”

An inveterate global traveler, she brings the rest of the world into

Alpha Zeta State Welcomes Jeanne Del Colle

the classroom by sharing her experiences and giving cultures a voice. Jeanne draws on her trav-els to five continents. She stud-ied in England, worked on a Bahamian Reef Survey in San Salvador, served as a supervisor of an archaeological dig in Jor-dan, attended the Dar al Islam Teachers Institute in New Mexi-co, mapped Native American

sites in Utah, did environmen-tal preservation work in Mongo-lia, trudged through jungles in Belize, and climbed, not only the Great Wall of China, but, also, the pyramids of

Egypt and Mexico.

But as thrilling as her world travels have been, this dedicated educator says there’s nothing quite like the feeling she gets when students tell her she has inspired them to become teach-ers. “You’re so proud. You’re like parent-proud.”

Recently named as a Woman of Distinction by Senator Menen-dez during Women’s History Month, Jeanne’s dedication and creativity have also earned her recognition from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities as the 2010 Teacher of the Year. She was named Outstanding Woman of the Year in Educa-tion by the Burlington County Advisory Council. Jeanne also serves on the Educational Out-reach Committee for the Ameri-can Schools of Oriental Re-search.

Locally, Jeanne has led a cohort of ten teachers through the first phase of National Board Certifi-cation, and is working closely with the Burlington County Historical Society on a project transcribing letters from a local Civil War soldier to his sister.

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Jeanne DelColle, Eta

She is a part of the Ulysses S. Grant Fellowship through the Teaching American History Grant, and has recently been featured on an episode of Classroom Close up using archaeological methods and artifacts with her students, and a guest on Caucus:NJ A+ for Excellence series.

Believing that the day you stop learning is the day you die, Jeanne earned an MA in Liber-al Studies from Rutgers Univer-sity-Camden in 2009, with distinction on her thesis, which focused on the links between archaeology, ethics, and educa-tion.

As the NJ Teacher of the Year, Jeanne will spend six months on a sabbatical funded by Edu-cation Testing Service. She will be working with the NJ Depart-ment of Education in Trenton where she already has several proposals in mind that will advance the role of the teacher in the community. At the end of her Teacher of the Year sabbatical, Jeanne hopes to continue course work that will enable her to enter a doctoral program.

Eta Chapter, Alpha Zeta State, and Delta Kappa Gamma Soci-ety International are fortunate to have this dynamic, energetic teacher advocate for their sis-ter.

- Mary Zaccardi, Eta Chapter President

Note: Jeanne has been invited to lead SESSION II at the Leadership Development Day on June 2, 2012.

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2012 Alpha Zeta State Convention Pictorial

Photos by

State

Photographer,

Michele

Contala

Marie McGuire and Judy Jordan sell mugs to benefit Alpha Zeta State’s 75th anniversary.

President Adinolfi presides at the General Session

President Adinolfi congratulating Linda Burns on receiving

Beta’s Key Award. Babette Wise, State Personal Growth and Services Chairman in background.

Zeta initiates with their superintendent: Kristeena Batesko, Cheri-Ellen Crowl, Lambda and Michelle Maltese.

Immediate Past International President Carolyn Rants makes closing remarks Sunday morning.

Barbara Smith, President Adinolfi and Mary Conover prepare for the initiation ceremony.

Wilhelmina Bryant leads a book discussion of Sarah’s Key.

President Adinolfi congratulates Epsilon’s Linda Ad-ams on her Key Award.

Banner carriers: Nora Pollard, Elizabeth Flynn, Ingrid Williams and Lila Williams.

Epsilon members Ruth Kane and Gail Warner exhibit their trifold and president’s books.

Book Exchange organizers, Zeta members: Barbara Schaller, Jeri Hadley, Marlene Vivino, Arlene Newman and Kathy Grasso.

A l p h a ’ s u n i q u e “basket” at the F r i d a y n i g h t auction.

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er was Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro, who welcomed us to the UN. She was the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations and it is her job to strengthen the role of the UN in economic and social theaters of the world. There were many other speakers but I was most impressed with Dr. A.K. Abdul Momen, the Bangladesh Ambassador and permanent representative to the UN in New York. He spoke about his movement to end trafficking of women and chil-dren and the abuse of young boys. He told a story about a school being built on the out-skirts of a village on an island. For four months, students were able to cross over to the school but when the monsoon season came, the waves were so high it was impassable and the children of the village could not go to school for eight months. It was interesting to know that in 1989, only two countries, Soma-lia and the United States, did not sign the Children’s Rights Convention. This year a move-ment has begun to get the Sen-ate and President Obama to ratify the CRC. Support is needed from the public to join the campaign by going to www.childrightscampaign.org. Following the meeting, we went on a tour where I saw how the UN was supporting education in countries which had low literacy

rates and were in need. School in a Box and Sports in a Box were sent to these countries which provided the essentials for teach-

ing children

--Kristeena Batesko, Zeta Chapter initiate

“If you educate a boy, you edu-cate an individual. If you edu-cate a girl, you educate a com-munity.” In many countries where “education is not a right,” boys are frequently the only ones to receive education. A theme of this conference was on the spe-cial role the women in develop-ing countries play. Women who are educated are more likely to raise healthy children, to pro-vide nutritional food, and to direct the welfare of the family. I was also struck by the connection of “lack of water” to “lack of education” for girls. It is the girls and the women, in many countries, who must walk miles, several times a day to get to wa-ter; thus, leaving no time for education. My mind was opened to the complexity of providing education in developing coun-tries. Although money, books, and teachers are greatly in need, and would help, other factors such as war, famine, natural disasters, health issues, and deceased parents, make provid-ing an education a more complex problem than I ever imagined. (Patti Rahn, Past State President)

My first experience attending the CTAUN conference was quite memorable. The Deputy Secre-tary-General of the UN confer-ence addressed the attendees, offering a full day of speakers and representatives from around the world. Their credentials were impressive, their messages, global. I often hear that in an effort to attain the educational goals we need for our students to use Higher Order Thinking Skills, to learn to think globally, to create a deeper understanding of the learning that is taking place in the classroom, and for the instructors to use “Inquiry-Based” instruction to help achieve these goals. Attending the conference made me very

much aware of how small our world has become. These educa-tional goals are global priorities for the education of our children worldwide. (Barbara Smith, State 1st Vice President)

This year’s CTAUN conference reaffirmed my core belief that education is the ultimate tool in improving universal standards of living. Fully educating students in the United States and other developed nations regarding the plights of the world’s citizens will help develop young people’s awareness of global issues and encourage them to undertake the role of philanthropy in their community and abroad. Addi-tionally by achieving universal primary education and increas-ing the percentage of children who receive a secondary educa-tion worldwide, we will raise worldwide literacy rates, in turn, decreasing the health, and finan-cial obstacles families face every day. Participating in a CTAUN conference is energizing and helps educators focus their atten-tion to regions, programs, and issues that will make a measura-ble difference in the quality of people’s lives around the world. I look forward to connecting to my students with the new infor-mation I learned at CTAUN this year and developing new and innovative learning tasks. To-gether, I know we can make a difference. (Lori Bathurst, Pi)

This was the third CTAUN conference I attended and the second one at the United Na-tions. As you can see from the previous insights these confer-ences give the attendees a view of issues from a global perspective that one is not always able to discern from the popular news sources. Please consider attend-ing the next CTAUN conference at the United Nations in 2013.

(Claire Swanson, Immediate State President).

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Guidelines for Chapter Records Management

Chapters should keep:

File of Chapter Minutes

Chapter Rules

Chapter Yearbooks

Chapter History

Chapter Inventory List

Copies of Chapter Newslet-ters

Copies of all previous Treas-urers’ Reports

List of all past Rose & Key Award Recipients

List of Women of Distinc-tion Recipients

Communications from international and state for previous biennium

Significant correspondence of a permanent nature

Items required by state documents

Items required by Chapter Rules

Recognized manual of par-liamentary procedures Rob-ert’s Rules of Order

2012 Guides International for Chapter Presidents, Treasurers, Membership, Communications, etc.

DKG 2012 Chapter Go-To-Guide

2010 DKG Constitution and International Standing Rules

Official Initiate Register

DKG Ceremonies Book

Chapter materials stored in the AZS archives:

Chapter History

Chapter Rules

“Consumed” Official Initi-ate Registers

Updated copy of Chapter Inventory

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and had slides showing some of the work being done. For fami-lies who receive one of the homes, it is a “hand up” not a handout. The family is required to participate in the construc-tion, and they are responsible for a mortgage. We were happy to hear that our Delta chapter has been one of Habitat Cape May’s longest partnerships.

Dr. Mary Lee Batesko, a mem-ber of the Zeta Chapter, has been very active over the years on the local and state level, serving as the local Zeta Chapter Vice President (1980-1982), President (1982 – 1984), Parliamentarian (1984 – 1986), Archives and Sunshine Chairperson. On the Alpha Zeta State Level, Dr. Batesko has served as Personal Growth and Services Chairperson, Histori-an/Archives Chair-person, Chairman, Second Vice Presi-dent and First Vice President. Dr. Bates-ko also received the Rose Award in 2002.

Last summer Dr. Batesko was asked to participate and to present a paper at the Janusz Korczak Inter-national Conference in Kazan, Russia. Janusz Korczak, the pen name for Henryk Gold-szmit, was a physician, educator, pedagogue and writer who lived only for others and practiced universal humanism. Korczak lived and worked with children in his orphanage in Warsaw. Although he is well known in Europe, most Americans have never heard of him. He was born in 1878 and died in 1942.

Korczak had five basic concepts. The first is Respect. Respect is most important especially in education. He believed you can-not educate a child without re-

specting him or her. Educating without respect becomes compul-sion or indoctrination. He stat-ed, “A child has the right to demand respect for his sorrow, even if it’s only about losing a stone. You’ll never really know children if you won’t take their complaints seriously.”

Justice is the second concept. Korczak wrote about justice by saying “If someone did some-thing wrong, the best thing to do is to forgive him. If he did some-thing wrong because he didn’t know better, he knows now. If he did something wrong on pur-pose, he’ll be more careful. If he did something wrong because he can’t get use to the group, he’ll do the best he can. If he did something wrong, persuaded by others, he won’t listen to them again. If someone did something

wrong the best thing to do is forgive him and wait until he improves himself.”

The third concept is Participation. To Korczak, joining in was a very im-portant idea. He taught the children they couldn’t do everything by

themselves. Children must be involved in decision making, expressing their opinions and arriving at solutions.

Concept four is Dialogue. Lis-tening and talking to children is of vital importance. Korczak said the following about dialogue “ You have to work hard when you want to communicate with chil-dren. It isn’t effortless. A child must know that it is permitted and worthwhile to speak openly, that it won’t raise anger and that it will be understood, but most of all the child must be certain that his friends won’t laugh at

him.”

The last concept is Self-Reflection. This concept focuses on thinking about you as an educator. When something went wrong for Koczak, he was honest about it, towards himself, the children and his colleagues. Each evening he would evaluate and reflect on his demeanor of the day. Did his input have a positive effect? Had he genuinely listened to a child or was he focused on other matters. “A child is like a carefully written parchment with tiny characters which you have to decode,” said Korczak.

What good fortune Zeta Chapter has to have Dr. Mary Lee Batesko as one of its own. She is a dedicat-ed and respected member of the Chapter and an inspiration to all members.

Jennifer Goodwin, Zeta Chapter member, was named 2012 Teach-er of the Year at Toms River Inter-mediate South this past February. Jennifer is an 8th Grade Language Arts at the school. Two days later, she was surprised once again and named one of Magic 100.1's Teachers Who Rock! She was nominated by school administra-tion for this award. Jennifer is pictured at the Teachers Who Rock Banquet where she was presented with a personalized Apple Award. When asked about the awards Jennifer said, “It has been and absolutely wonderful week. I feel honored to be a teach-er, and even more importantly, I feel so blessed to share relation-ships with fellow educators as a Zeta Chapter sister and member.”

Spotlight on Chapters

Peggy Kavanaugh is this year’s recipient of both the Salem County and the New Jersey State Society of the National Society of the Daughters of American Rev-olution for her community ser-vice. Community Service awards from the DAR are presented on local, state, and national levels to individuals and groups who have contributed to their communi-ties in an outstanding voluntary, heroic, civil, or benevolent man-ner, or who have participated in or organized community activi-ties. The members of the Nation-al Society Daughters of the American Revolution have dedi-cated themselves to historical preservation, promotion of edu-cation, and encouragement of patriotic endeavors. Peggy is being acknowledged for her long time efforts with the Salem County Commission on Wom-en, the Salem County Historical society, the Mullica Hill Doll Study Club and the Saint Gabri-el the Archangel Parish. Peggy has been a member of Beta Chapter since her induction April 1979. Salem County has benefited from her many volun-teer activities. Way to go Peggy!

Our Beat the Clock against Breast Cancer Race in Septem-ber 2011 was once again a huge success. Rita Tice reported a total of $12,600 was given to the American Cancer Society. In nine years a total of $64,150 has been raised.

Karen Cohen shared the names and addresses of two students our chapter is sponsoring. One student is from Vietnam and the other is from Chile. She encour-aged us to contact them.

We had a representative from Habitat for Humanity at our March meeting. She gave us some interesting information

Beta Chapter

Delta Chapter

Zeta Chapter

Carmela DeMarco and Dr. Mary Lee Batesko in Russia.

Jennifer Goodwin

most fourteen years. While re-tired, Marianne has kept busy tutoring, writing, editing, and serving as a member of Upper Saddle River’s Friends of the Library Executive Board. She also serves as coordinator of Theta Chapter publicity for the Alpha Zeta State Newsletter.

Mary Weinstein, a substitute teacher in the Ridgewood School District, was appointed and ap-proved by the Northeast Jesuit Board, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of Loyola House of Retreats in Morris-town, NJ. The Jesuit and lay staff of Loyola Retreat House is committed to providing spiritual retreats and spiritual support to laity, religious, and clergy of all ages and cultures in a contempla-tive atmosphere. There is also a genuine outreach of retreats for those afflicted with alcoholism. This year, retreats were also held for the Homeless of Catholic Social Services Hope House. Mary has been involved with this organization since 1986 and is proud to serve as a trustee.

Helen Xinaropoulos retired last summer, after teaching thirty-two years in the Jersey City School District. Helen is a lector at her church, Our Lady of Mercy, in Jersey City, and is an active mem-ber of the Holy Family Academy Alumnae Mothers Guild. Addi-tionally, Helen continues to do an excellent job as treasurer of Delta Kappa Gamma’s Theta Chapter.

The Arc of Bergen and Passaic Counties welcomed two mem-bers of Kappa Chapter to its Board of Trustees: Pam Miller, recently retired head of the Math Department at New Milford High School, and Mimi Weis, former head of the Special Edu-cation Department at New Mil-ford H.S. Pam and Mimi join Kappa’s Betty Hoehne, who is first vice chair of The Arc Board

and president The Arc Founda-tion. Kappa president Lynn Smith is also a Foundation mem-ber.

Kappa members Betty Hoehne, Pam Miller, Lynn Smith, and Kathy Walsh, who is the CEO of The Arc, participated in the 21st Annual Golf Outing at Preak-ness Country Club held last October. This event raised funds to provide services and assistance to individuals with intellectual and other developmental disabili-ties.

In early spring, Kappa sponsored an exhibit displaying the art work of The Arc clients at the Church House Art Gallery at the First Reformed Church of Pomp-ton Plains. Kappa’s Bea Kettle-wood made the arrangements to hang this first-ever art show for The Arc.

“Seeing to Sketching to Painting: Bea Card Kettlewood Works” is the title of a special art exhibit installed on March 16, 2012, at Pennsylvania State University’s Special Collections Library, a part of the Paterno Library.

From March 29-31, Kappa’s Bea Kettlewood, who taught art at New Milford High School and who has had a long career as a successful artist, gave a talk and also participated in a seminar about her work. At a three-hour session for graduate art educa-tion students, she discussed the

exhibit, art education, and the art curriculum at New Milford HS. She spoke of the importance of teaching students to see beauty everywhere and to record what they see. Four of Bea’s former students were among the seminar participants. Kappa’s Lynn Smith contributed the guidance counse-lor’s viewpoint. Bea has champi-oned art education and has been a mentor to a number of her for-mer students, including Penn State Art Education graduate students. This show runs until June 22, 2012.

For her next exhibit, Bea Kettle-wood will mount a solo show entitled “Summer Colors” at the Pequannock Township Library in New Jersey from May 21 to June 30, 2012. On May 22, at 7 p.m., Bea will give a talk at the Library entitled “Summer Colors in Paint-ings Through History.”

On Sunday, November 7, 2011, the sisters of Mu Chapter attend-ed the re-enactment of the elec-tion of 1836 in the historic village at Allaire State Park in Farming-dale, NJ. The day was warm and sunny and lots of families were gathered around the election tent/table and ballot box. The children were playing, the men were voting, and the women were talking about why they were not allowed to vote in the election. The Democratic party was run-ning Martin Van Buren for Presi-dent on the blue ticket, while the Whigs were offering William Henry Harrison on the red ticket. The paper ballots were colored red or blue, as many men were not able to read or write! There was a lot of jovial electioneering to be heard among the men, but the women, who were gathered in a group off to one side, were visi-bly upset, upset that they couldn’t vote! When we arrived the men were voting and the women were hold-ing up signs begging for the right

Spotlight on Chapters

Carol Natoli is proud to report that she has just written sixteen children's books, fifteen of which are part of a Seashore Series. She is presently collaborating with a publisher, who is working to add the illustrations. Carol’s works will be made into e-books and audio books for blind children, before being published and mar-keted in print format. Also, a national magazine has recently contacted her to write articles for various monthly issues.

Linda Rynd recently retired from her teaching position at Becton Regional High School in East Rutherford, NJ. She contin-ues to donate her time and ex-pertise helping others and pursu-ing her interests. In addition to leading the Evening Book Club, which meets monthly, Linda has joined the Executive Board of the Friends of the Library in Rutherford. She is also excited for the opportunity to teach English classes to ESL students at her church, Rutherford Bible Chapel, as a service to the com-munity. She is using the curricu-lum published by the American Bible Society and uses Bible stories for the graded readers.

Patty Ann Sayre, sixth-grade social studies teacher at Holdrum Middle School in Riv-er Vale, NJ, holds an M.Ed. from Fairleigh Dickinson University. This past summer, Patty Ann attended a Civil War conference in Nashville, TN. This annual conference, sponsored by the Civil War Trust for history teach-ers, is moved to a different battle-field, bringing in the most knowledgeable historians from throughout the country on that particular battle.

Marianne Skinner retired from Edith A. Bogert School in Upper Saddle River, NJ, last July. Prior to teaching in the Upper Saddle River district for almost twenty years, Marianne taught in the Clifton School District for al-

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Bea Kettlewood at Penn State with poster of her art exhibit

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Hospitality Network who are homeless and required to clean their temporary housing.

Our holiday dinner was held in December at the home of Jane Murphy. As part of our program we honored Women of Distinc-tion. Nancy Ireland, Vickie and Paul Mathas were recipients of the Linda M. Dix Person of Distinc-tion award. We met initiates Judy Cunning and Trudy Lock-speiser, and enjoyed a meal ca-tered by Georgetti’s

We continued our annual tradi-tion of visiting the residents of Innova for a sharing of holiday gifts and song.

In February we met at the home of Vickie Mathas to make Delta Kappa Gamma gift boxes. Vickie designed the boxes, then taught us how to make them in prepara-tion for chapter sales at the AZ State Convention.

Sigma Chapter gathered in March for our annual combined meeting with Beta, Eta, and Nu. We met at Cater 2 U for an inspirational day. The program theme was Take a Byte Out of Technology. Tables were decorated with exam-ples of technology that all of us used to use – dial telephones, 45 RPM record player, cameras with film… Sky McClain (Sigma) shared her experiences and helped us learn how to use EBay and Craigs List. Stephanie Clark – Commonwealth Connections Academy, told about teaching fourth grade at an on-line charter school. Joanne Smith (Eta) shared Technology: In and Out: a variety of things she has learned to use and now teaches others. Jeanne DelColle – New Jersey

chapter sister Jane Flanagan, Chapter Treasurer, organized for us this year.

Our day started at 10 am at the Atlantic City Mission, Atlantic City, NJ. Our small but mighty group of 12 attended, with two of those sisters bringing their teenage children with them to participate. Each area of the kitchen was set up in stations.

Some of us prepared the spaghet-ti lunch that would be served that day while others prepared for the dinner offering of chick-en stew. Carrots were peeled, chicken was deboned and the

vegetables were diced to add to the stew later that afternoon. As we worked we interacted with the residents that work in the kitchen as well as others who were there to volunteer.

Through this experience the DKG mission statement took on a whole new meaning for us! We know that it’s valuable to raise money and support pro-grams of action. We do that! Last year we organized a Scrap Booking Day and raised over $1,000 dollars, some of which supports the Women’s Shelter, Gilda’s Club as well as the Res-cue Mission. Having the hands on experience at the Mission inspired us to continue to find ways to raise money, but also give

of our time and energy. This has been a life changing experience and has affected not only our sisterhood beliefs, but also made an impact on the lives of others.

It’s been a busy time these last few months for members of Pi chapter. A lovely tea was held at the home of sister Connie Erik-son in February. The members were introduced to Kristen Blome, our initiate, and every-one enjoyed the delicious re-freshments and the time spent together. At our general mem-bership meeting in March, Mr. Daniel Roccato, a speaker at the 2011 Alpha Zeta State Conven-tion, presented an excellent pro-gram entitled Financial Strategies for Women. Mr. Roccato was very engaging and gave us much food for thought. The Pi Chap-ter sisters who attended the Al-pha Zeta State Convention were proud to see our own Mary Conover, 2nd Vice President, and Babette Wise, Personal Growth and Services/Awards chairperson, as they participated in the Presidents’ Banquet pro-gram. We look forward to our book group’s upcoming meeting this month and the Executive Committee has been busily plan-ning for our annual birthday luncheon to be held in June.

Sigma’s fall meeting was high-lighted by a presentation on Sustainability by Kevin Frost and students from Cherry Hill High School West. We learned about the need to use resources wisely. They helped us to understand by teaching us a game about fishing. Prior to the presentation Sigma was proud to present a certificate to our 2011 Rose Award winner, Joan Selby. Members filled nine buckets with cleaning supplies for use by clients of Interfaith

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to vote. The ladies of Mu chap-ter joined the Suffragettes and listened to their pleas. Several female visitors tried to vote, but were turned away from the ballot box! The men were making aspersions that the women did not own land and so could not vote. One stated that the wom-an’s place was in the home! One woman answered back, that the women would even turn the men out of their beds, unless they began to listen to their reasona-ble requests! A reporter from the Asbury Park Press was quite taken by presence of our DKG sisters, and began to interview us, as to why we were there. He was impressed that we were all educators and members of DKG International, with the goal of supporting women’s aspi-rations in life and society. In fact, when we opened up the paper on Monday, there was an article, which quoted Natalie Smith and DKG’s participation in Allaire’s village election, at the location of Howell Iron Works. She said she hoped members of the public who visited the park on Sunday “would become more politically active when they saw how long and how hard the women of this past generation had fought for their right to vote.” It was a meaningful expe-rience for all of us.

As a DKG chapter, we are en-couraged, through our mission statement to stimulate the per-sonal and professional growth of members and to encourage their participation in appropriate programs of action. This year, the XI chapter decided to dedi-cate more of our personal time performing acts of community service. In the past we have donated to the local county Homeless Shelter and Women’s Shelter of Atlantic City, NJ. On January 21, 2012 the XI Chapter sisters attended one of many community service projects our

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County Line” newsletter will have noticed on the first page that Denville was among those honored at the organization’s first “Friends of Public Educa-tion” celebration on March 15. Denville received the Communi-ty Award because “Denville resi-dents and their public schools pulled together after Hurricane Irene devastated their beloved town, where school buildings were used for shelter and fund-raisers were held.”

As Superintendent, Dru was among those invited as a guest to the celebration. In her own words: “The award given was especially meaningful because it was teachers, administrators, students and community work-ing together to make a difference for our town. Many homes were lost and families misplaced in the flooding. Our staff raised money and anything else that our children and families need-ed. First we provided shelter for community members and ani-mals at Lakeview School. Then we raised money and collected food. We joined together to provide a special dinner at Town hall and were rewarded with the most magnificent double rain-bow I have ever seen. From the first moments of the river rising to the last of the lunches our schools and PTAs provided for our children in crisis, we stood together to make a difference for our community. Each of us real-ized that our businesses and our homes needed more than what we could teach in the classroom. We needed to model what we could teach with our hearts, and the Denville School Community had the right stuff to do it!”

During that same week in March, Dru was appointed as the new Superintendent of Schools in Clinton Township. All of our congratulations and best wishes go with her as she takes on this new position.

Susan Beekman retired last June after 36 years as an elementary

school teacher in Madison, where she was well known as holding many offices in the Mad-ison Education Association and other organizations. She served as president of the MEA for the 1978-79 school year and then for ten years beginning in 2000. She was the Madison representative to the Morris County Council of Education Associations (MCCEA) almost her entire teaching career and served on a number of its committees. She also represented Madison to at least ten NEA conventions, and was a delegate to the Teacher Pension and Annuity Fund (TPAF) Convention. Currently Susan is, as she phrased it, “getting my feet wet” in the Mor-ris County Retired Educators Association (MCREA) Executive Board serving as their archivist.

We are proud to welcome Tau Chapter’s newest member, Ka-ren Noland. Although now retired from the Madison school district, Karen held many offices in the Morris County School Nurses Association, including that of President. Among other responsibilities, she served the New Jersey State School Nurses Association as the Standards and Practices Chair. In 1999 she was named the Morris County School Nurse of the Year, and in 2000 was honored as the New Jersey State School Nurse of the Year.

For the past two years Tau’s service project has been to sup-port the Literacy Volunteers of Morris County (LVMC). Ve-ronica Tobia, Tau’s Second Vice President and committee chair for this project, has herself worked as a literacy volunteer—first several years ago before she began teaching full time as a world languages teacher in the Madison schools and again this past summer during vacation. As Roni described it, “I taught a class of 8-12 adult English Lan-guage Learners. The students all came from Spanish-speaking

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Teacher of the Year and Eta initiate entertained us with the process she went through to achieve her current status, then inspired us as she shared her passion for education.

Sigma welcomes three initiates this year. Judy Clyde, Judy Cun-ning, and Trudy Lockspeiser were introduced to the chapter in January at our initiates’ tea, hosted by Sky McClain. Both Judys were initiated at the AZ State convention. Trudy will officially join us in May. We welcome our new sisters and look forward to getting to know them better. At our initiate’s tea three more Women of Distinc-tion were honored: Kathy Coe, Betty Lou Kishler, and Susan Dowiak.

The AZ State Convention was an exciting event, with 18 Sigma Sisters in attendance. We showed our solidarity by wearing matching rose scarves and Sigma Sister roses for the Saturday luncheon. We took turns man-ning the table at chapter sales, and we enjoyed the camaraderie and tradition of the weekend events.

In May we will meet at the home of Sharon Heller to initiate Trudy Lockspeiser. We will also install our new officers including our new president, Elizabeth Procopio.

In June we will gather for a tea to honor the recipients of our Grant in Aid at the home of Maria Hall. We hope to find former recipients and invite them to join us, sharing where they are in their journey as edu-cators.

Congratulations for two separate achievements to our Tau sister, Dr. Drucilla Clark. Dru is cur-rently Superintendent of Schools in Denville, and readers who receive the MCCEA’s “The

countries…but they had diverse educational backgrounds and needs for their English. They had varied personal lives as well. Some were single, others were married, while a few were par-ents of young children, and two had adult children.… All the students had one thing in com-mon: they wanted to feel more confident in their ability to speak English. Reading and writing were important to them, but all felt that it was their shy-ness about speaking that held them back in their jobs and in their personal lives in the United States. I planned activities that engaged them in speaking so they would not worry about ‘being right’ but would speak with one another. We found topics of mutual interest, such as ‘food,’ and we compared favorite recipes. Adult learners enjoy playing games as much as chil-dren so we included ‘Guess Who’ and ‘Password’ in our weekly meetings, too!”

In line with Tau members’ inter-est in the work of LVMC, we decided to have this year’s book discussion meeting based on the theme of diversity in our schools. The members read How the Gar-cia Girls Lost Their Accent by Julia Alvarez, and while discussing this book a number of those present shared accounts of their work with students from other countries. In addition, we were happy to have as our guest Deb-bie Leon, the Director of LVMC, who described some experiences the volunteers have had working with adults from various countries who are study-ing English

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