April 9, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 7 Midland Park Seiders, Musci named to Education Hall of Fame Two longtime educators in the Midland Park School District with nearly half a cen- tury of combined service to the district have been selected as this year’s inductees into the Education Hall of Fame. Arlene Seiders, who retired in 2002 after 26 years of service, and Joan Musci, who spent 22 years in the special education department until her retirement in 1990, will be officially inducted at a Midland Park Board of Education meeting in June. Mrs. Musci passed away in 2010. “The purpose of the Midland Park Edu- cation Hall of Fame is to honor and rec- ognize our outstanding staff members for their dedication, contributions and service to the school district. This program serves as a record and inspiration for the next gen- eration of educators,” commented Board President William Sullivan in announcing the winners. Portraits of the inductees are displayed in the Hallway of Fame at the high school. Mrs. Seiders came to Midland Park as a fourth grade teacher in Highland School in 1976. She taught Language Arts, Social Studies and conducted choral concerts there until moving to the high school in 1985 as a seventh grade English teacher, where she remained until her retirement. Her son Jay graduated from MPHS and went on to marry a young MPHS special education teacher. She now lives with her son and his wife in Hawthorne. Musci began her career in Midland Park as a third grade teacher in Highland School. During her tenure in Midland Park, she was a learning disabilities/teacher consul- tant and reading teacher in the elementary schools; Child Study Team chairperson and Director of Special Services. While serv- ing in these positions, Musci raised five children and was living in Naples, Fl prior to her death. The hall of fame was established in 2008 to recognize key contributions made by past school staff members. It is open to all former Midland Park employees who have made significant contributions to the improvement of the Midland Park schools in their own special ways over at least a five-year period of employment. Candidates must have been retired for at least three full years prior to their nominations. Business supports MPPEF Sal Lauretta for Men, one of the area’s most exclusive shops for menswear and custom tailor- ing, recently hosted a ‘Shop for a Cause’ night to benefit the Midland Park Public Education Foundation (MPPEF). As a result, $1,000 was donated to the foundation, whose mission is to support classroom-based and district-wide curriculum initiatives and enrichment oppor- tunities in the public school system. MPPEF is an all-volunteer, not-for-profit organization. Pictured are Ralph Lauretta, owner of Sal Lauretta for Men and Laurie Kamp, president of the Midland Park Public Education Foundation. (Photo courtesy of the Midland Park Public Education Foundation.)