Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • November 20, 2013 Area Highlands board stops further talks on send/receive The Northern Highlands Regional High School Board of Education has put a stop to any further discussion of a send/receive relationship with Midland Park High School. In a brief email sent to Midland Park Superintendent of Schools Dr. Marie Cirasella following a Northern High- lands board meeting on Nov. 11, Highlands Superintendent John Keenan said his district’s board “has decided that a send/receive relationship with Midland Park is not some- thing we wish to pursue.” He noted that he and the board had been following articles in area publications regarding Midland Park’s interest in the shared arrangement. “As you know, in addition to the overall number of stu- dents, there are many issues involved with such a relation- ship,” Keenan said in his eight-line note to Cirasella. “I want to thank Mr. Keenan and the NHRHS Board for taking the time to meet with us,” commented Midland Park Board President William Sullivan. “As both boards knew, there are many issues involved with a send/receive agree- ment of this magnitude, and I believe they gave it the same serious consideration that our board did.” The previous week, Midland Park trustees had them- selves voted not to commission a feasibility study exploring a joint arrangement with Highlands, saying that they have no interest in closing Midland Park High School or even exploring options. The school has 330 students in grades 9-12. Class size ranges from a low of two students per class in French to a high of 30 in physical education. Band has 54 students and chorus has 43. “The Midland Park Board of Ed. must move on and con- tinue to address our own facilities issues,” said Sullivan. “At this time, no other districts have expressed an interest to receive our high school students. We do however, have an exciting Share & Grow pilot program that we’re working on with the Waldwick Schools, and we continue to look at (continued on page 31) Nursery school holds Open House The Ho-Ho-Kus/Waldwick Cooperative Nursery School will host an Open House on Friday, Dec. 6, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Parents and their preschoolers are invited to stop in to see the classrooms and meet with the teachers and cur- rent co-op members. Classes for two-, three- and four-year-old children, and Mommy & Me (for children 18-24 months) are available for the 2014-15 school year. The nursery school offers various educational enrichment programs including music, foreign languages, and yoga. Extended day options are also avail- able. HWCNS provides a unique co-op opportunity for par- ents wishing to assist in their child’s classroom, or parents may choose non-participating co-op status. Located at 400 Warren Avenue in Ho-Ho-Kus, the co-op is a state-approved, non-profit, and non-sectarian school. For details, e-mail info@hohokuswaldwickcoop.com. Children hold the masks they used in a classroom produc- tion of ‘Les 3 petits cochons’ (‘The 3 little pigs’) which was directed by Madame MacLaren (right) and Madame DeLuca