Page 10 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • June 11, 2014 FLOW Area Trustees recognize, retirees, teachers, and students by Frank J. McMahon The Ramapo Indian Hills Board of Edu- cation recently recognized the district’s retirees, the Bergen County teacher award recipients, the school board’s student rep- resentatives, and the decathlon teams from Ramapo and Indian Hills high schools. School Board President Thomas Bunting led the trustees in expressing gratitude to these individuals. The retirees were Lois Craumer, Rose- mary Klingen, Judi Lehmbeck, Kim Marchese, Lorraine Menonna, Vincent Menonna, Susan Noto, Mary Jane Pfleger, and John Piepoli. “Thank you for serving children for decades in the most honored profession.” Interim Superintendent Ernest Palestis told the retirees. “You should be very proud. You represent your profession with honor. We wish you well in your retirement.” The Indian Hills Decathlon Team was the second highest scoring team in the nation this year, and Indian Hills student Evan Cypher was the highest scoring stu- dent on the Indian Hills team. In addition, Paul Park won a gold medal at the national level in essay and a silver medal in math. Indian Hills was also the overall winner in the Bergen County Regional Academic Decathlon competition held at Ramapo High School on Feb. 1. The team also won the competition’s Oral Super Quiz, which is like the “Jeopardy” quiz show on tele- vision. Indian Hills Coach Mike Catelli praised the effort of his team and thanked all the teachers who lent their support. Ramapo High School placed second (continued on page 29)