SADD

The township of Millburn/Short Hills is a spectacular place for potential new homeowners with families to invest in real estate. Properties in the township of Millburn/Short Hills sell very well for a number of reasons. A principle draw for potential new homeowners to consider investing in real estate in the township of Millburn/Short Hills is the wonderful environment it provides for young people. Young people in the township of Millburn/Short Hills are active in nationwide efforts to improve their world.
The Millburn High School SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) leaders are residents of the township of Millburn/Short Hills and already have taken active steps to help students across the nation. The SADD leaders Jack Leslie and Alyssa Weinstein joined with other activists from around the country over the summer to learn about the latest in prevention education. Joined by teachers Bill Wickenheisser and Jennifer Manis, Leslie and Weinstein assembled with roughly 600 other SADD youth and adult members at the four-day SADD National Conference in Orlando, Florida to discuss the most productive ways to educate their peers and promote positive decision making. The SADD conference included workshops designed to present students with information about subjects important to keeping young people healthy and safe such as underage drinking, teen violence and suicide, safe driving, diversity, bullying and youth advocacy. Activities designed to motivate SADD leaders and presentations designed to exchange new approaches and ideas to share with SADD chapters across the nation were also a fundamental part of the conference. Along with the MHS teachers who attended the conference, Millburn Audi was an additional sponsor of the conference, supported MHS students. For more information about the Millburn High School SADD club, contact Jennifer Manis at jennifer.manis@millburn.org
The township of Millburn/Short Hills is a very close-knit community. Local businesses like Millburn Audi are invested in members of the community. Potential new homeowners recognize how rare it is to come across such a warm and committed community. It is no surprise that property in the township of Millburn/Short Hills sells so quickly.

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MHS Students Perform Into the Woods

Potential new homeowners are perpetually eager to invest in real estate in the township of Millburn/Short Hills. Property values are consistently high in the township of Millburn/Short Hills for a whole host of reasons. Millburn High School has consistently been rated the best public high school in the state of New Jersey. Potential new homeowners are not ignorant of this and hope to take advantage of all that this celebrated high school has to offer. In addition to spectacular math and science curriculums, Millburn High School offers young talent a chance to shine.

It was a night full of magic and mystery when the Millburn High School Limelight Players presented ‘Into the Woods’. On Friday and Saturday, November 19th to 20th, the high school auditorium was transformed into a magical kingdom. Audience members gained access to this fantastical world for a mere $10 in advance and $12 at the door. “Into the Woods” is a unique blend of several well-known classic fairy tales with one new story of a childless baker and his wife. In the show, the couple strives to reverse a curse that has been put on their family so that they might conceive. The cast and production staff consisted of Millburn High School students from all four grades: Jeremy Bergman, Joey Bremberg, Lauren Mandel, Martha Meguerian, Kathryn Raskin, Jasia Ries, Melissa Rosenberg, and Samuel Schenerman, Chandler Blasini, Erin Hernon, Rebecca Okrent, Julia Silverstein, David Wasserman; Remy Novich, Max Sauberman, and Rebecca Van Voorhees, Caroline Casey, Matthew Jentis, Eleanor Konrad, Cynthia Mustafa, Lauren Rosenfield, Aanchal Sahay, Joseph Schwartz, Andrew Singer, Paul
Weinstein; musical director Rodrigo Vega; choreographer Arvin Arjona; orchestra director Karen Conrad; set designer Roger Keller; crew advisor Matt Spatz and producer
Erin Smith.

Opportunities like participating in the magical world of “Into the Woods” are valuable for young people interested in the arts. The township of Millburn/Short Hills recognizes this and strives to provide young people with every possible opportunity to grow, learn and succeed. Potential new homeowners recognize the inherent value in a township which prioritizes opportunities for youth.

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Top High Schools in New Jersey

NJ Monthly Magazine recently released its bi-annual school report, and there are several notable changes.

New Providence moved from 15 to #4 – a big leap, and puts this underestimated town among the ranks of the best schools in the state.

Cranford, another Union county town, which has played second fiddle to Westfield for years, has risen above Westfield (#41) to the 13th spot on the list. Doubt the residents think that’s an unlucky number this year!

Madison, always a favorite commuter town jumped from #35 to 15.

Columbia High School, which serves the joint school system of Maplewood/South Orange, rose from #89 to #75, a 16% jump up the ranks.

Aside from Madison, these towns represent much better real estate values than some of their neighbors. This latest list once again proves the benefit of living in New Jersey and helps account for the value of New Jersey real estate.

Here’s a link to the NJ Monthly website, NJ Monthly Website where all the towns are ranked.

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MHS student Wins Scholastic Boosters’ Award

When considering where to invest in a home, potential new homeowners have a lot to think about. They want a place where they will be comfortable for a substantial period of time. They also want a place that can offer them a stimulating environment for themselves as well as their children. The township of Millburn/Short Hills maintains consistently high property sales because they have so much to offer families. The chief draw for many potential new homeowners is Millburn High School. Millburn High School produces many successful and thriving graduates. This is no doubt a result of what is expected from current students, who consistently rise to the occasion.

Millburn High School Senior Helen Hoxie is one of these students. Millburn High School recently recognized her via the Millburn-Short Hills Scholastic Boosters’ “Give a Boost” Award of $1,000. The award is given to a student with an excellent academic record who has shown diverse academic, community and personal interests and successes. Hoxie will be attending Cornell University in Ithaca, New York this fall. In addition to achieving high honors, Hoxie was also the recipient of the Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholar award.

Students like Hoxie epitomize what many parents want for their children. Millburn High School consistently trains students like Hoxie so that they may achieve this level of success. Its not every township that devotes its time and resources towards helping students achieve all that they can. Potential new homeowners would be lucky to be a part of such a hard working, youth centered community.

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Millburn High School Alumni on Deans List at College

Parents are eager to invest in real estate in the township of Millburn/Short Hills. It is no secret that Millburn High School has been rated the number one high school in the state of New Jersey. Regardless of its high standing, no one can deny that students who graduate from Millburn High School are extremely driven, capable and successful. Parents in the township of Millburn/Short Hills are constantly able to brag about their child’s achievements, no doubt in part a result of their excellent high school educations. The following Millburn High School graduates have been named to their respective deans lists’ for outstanding work at their respective institutions.

Alexis Rabin has been named to the dean’s list at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. John Keyloun was recognized on the dean’s list at the University of Notre Dame for excellent work during his first year. Millburn/Short Hills residents Alex M. Cohen, Katherine E. Davis, Sarah L. Drews, Rebecca R. Ewert, Carolyn B. Nathan, Christina J. Rosa, Samuel A. Schwartz and Caitlin C. Sieg were all named to the dean’s list at Pennsylvania State University. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute named township resident Alexandra Untracht to the deans list for their spring semester.

Graduates of Millburn High School are given the tools to be successful long after high school. Potential new homeowners are keen to invest in property in an area that can afford their children opportunities, education and skills to be successful throughout their lives. A Millburn High School education begets
success.

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Millburn High School Stdents Class of 2010

Potential new homeowners are always curious about what sets the township of Millburn/Short Hills apart from other areas. Many of them are raising children and want to know about my experience raising children in the township of Millburn/Short Hills. I tell them: the proof is in the pudding. If you want to see how successful the children are who grow up in the township of Millburn/Short Hills, just look at Millburn High School’s class of 2010.

On June 21, 322 members of the Class of 2010 graduated from Millburn HighSchool’s Dr. Keith A. Neigel Field. Millburn High School’s senior class president MattBond told the local paper that the graduating class was “Wholesome, fun, driven, humorous, passionate, own-to-earth and authentic.” Bond cited some of what this year’s class has given back to the school. The new Ambassador program was implemented by this years graduates, in which next year’s seniors will provide tours of the buildings and classes for freshmen. Additionally, this year more students then ever received athletic scholarships. This year’s class also took initiative. They raised the money themselves to transport themselves to a new location of their choice to Junior Prom, and donated the extra funds they raised to charity.

In Millburn High School, students learn to be resourceful, creative, independent and successful. Potential new homeowners know how valuable these qualities are. That is why property sales in the township of Millburn/Short Hills remain consistently high—
potential new homeowners want what is best for their children. That happens to be growing up in the township of Millburn/Short Hills.

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Millburn High School students showcase scientific accomplishments

In order for a township to appeal to potential new homeowners, it must be impressive. Potential new homeowners are continually impressed by the township of Millburn/Short Hills for a variety of reasons. I never get tired of showing homes in this area or talking about the township of Millburn/Short Hills, because there is always something new and exciting for the community to take pride in. Right now, parents, students and community members alike are excited about the 24 members of the Millburn High School Science Research course who presented their work at the 6th annual symposium.

In 2004 a 3-year program was created. Students began working their sophomore year of high school. They chose a professional research project and independently found professional assistance from outside of the school. Throughout their junior year, students collected their data. By senior year, these students are ready to present their findings at competitions and science fairs. On June 9 in Millburn High School’s science wing, research ranging from topics such as music therapy for autistic children, the geometry of the dorsal fins in whales and dolphins, potential Leukemia treatments and an economical telescope was presented. Amy Chen, Ben Lieber and Max Okinow were semifinalists in the Intel Science Talent Search this year. If you would like to see some of these presentations you may visit http://www.northjersey.com/multimedia/video. The work conducted by these students is not unlike the senior thesis that many college students complete before graduating. This experience is indubitably helpful in preparing students for a higher level of research during their college careers.

Any student of any science level may participate in this program. Opportunities like this are not available in all townships. The township of Millburn/Short Hills is a wonderful place for potential new homeowners to settle down and raise their families.  For a short video of several of the presentations at the Science Symposium, visit Northjersey .com/multimedia/video.  Twenty-four members of Millburn High School’s Science Research Course presented their research at the sixth annual symposium the evening of June 9 in the school’s science wing.

The student scientists provided a varied range of research, from a study of dorsal fin geometry in whales and dolphins to innovative strategies to treat Leukemia, and from effects of music therapy on the neuron system in autistic children to the construction of a more efficient — and economical — telescope.

Students accepted into the three year program, which was launched in 2004, begin work in their sophomore year selecting a research project and seeking professional assistance outside the school. With guidance from their mentors at universities, hospitals or corporate research facilities, the students concentrate on collecting data throughout their junior year.  By their senior year, the students are prepared to present their research to competitions and science fairs.

This year, three students — Amy Chen, Ben Lieber and Max Okinow — were named semifinalists in the Intel Science Talent Search.

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Millburn High School debate team wins award!

The township of Millburn/Short Hills is a very popular place for potential new homeowners to invest in real estate. Potential new homeowners with children understand that an investment in real estate in the township of Millburn, Short Hills is also an investment in the futures of their children. The township of Millburn/Short Hills boasts the number one public high school in the state of New Jersey. Students at Millburn High School seem almost destined for success, as their victories and accomplishments continue to astound parents, colleges, and universities. The Millburn High School Speech and Debate Team recently made one such achievement.

Millburn High School’s Speech and Debate Team sent four participants to the well-respected Tournament of Champions in Extemporaneous Speech this year. This year the tournament was held at Northwestern University, where only the best extemporaneous speakers from across the nation are invited to attend. Millburn High School Debate Team Members Ray Otake, Alexandra Song, Henry Chapman and Matthew Summers competed at the Tournament of Champions. Song did particularly well when she broke in the final round of Impromptu Speech, winning 6th place out of 43 competitors. Now the team will take the summer to prepare for the 2010 season, which will begin with a national tournament at Yale University this September.

Success stories like those of Otake, Song, Chapman and Summers are commonplace for members of Millburn High School. Potential new homeowners are eager to enroll their children in a public school system that will help them to succeed and reach their full potential like it has Otake, Song, Chapman and Summers.

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Success of Millburn High School graduates

The township of Millburn/Short Hills is a wonderful place to invest in real estate. Potential new homeowners know that an investment in real estate in the township of Millburn/Short Hills is also an investment in their children’s futures. The township of Millburn/Short Hills boasts the number one public high school in the state of New Jersey. The benefits of attending Millburn High School are clear when one looks at how successful its graduates are.
Millburn High School graduates Katherine McChesney and Alexander Wallick have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at their respective universities, Colgate University and Drew University. Katherine Dilyard, daughter of residents Marie and John Dilyard, has been named a candidate for May graduation from Hamilton College where she has been majoring in world politics, and had been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Russia. Millburn High School graduate Nina Lee has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the Johns Hopkins University. Catharina Baron, Andres Castro, Brenda Castro, Luhara Cotta, Taylor Haggerty, Aryeh Kramer and Fiona Weiss, all residents of the township of Millburn/Short Hills, have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Kean University. At Muhlenberg College, township resident Jordyn Barry has been named to the dean’s list. Millburn High School graduate Eric Jonathan Landau has ben named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Vanderbilt University. Millburn High School graduate and recent Dartmouth Alumni Meghan Feely recently received the 2010 Mayo Clinic Fellow’ Association Humanitarian of the Year Award. The award recognized her out of 40,000 members of the Mayo Clinic community for her significant humanitarian contributions.
Success stories of graduates of Millburn High School like Meghan Feely exemplify the drive, skills and resources students obtain at Millburn High School that take them so far in life. Potential new homeowners know that their children would be lucky to attend such a school.

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Invest in your children in Millburn NJ

The township of Millburn/Short Hills is a very appealing place for potential new homeowners to raise a family. Potential new homeowners know that children who grow up in the township of Millburn/Short Hills and attend the outstanding public schools in the area go on to be very successful. Potential new homeowners are eager to invest in real estate in an area that will subsequently invest in their children.

Millburn high school graduate and township resident Dominique Cyran will soon be traveling on a medical brigade to Lima, Peru with MEDLIFE. At the end of May, Cyran will be working with MEDLIFE, a non-profit organization that endeavors to assist families suffering from poverty by working with motivated people. The organization partners with universities including Brown, Dartmouth, Syracuse, Cornell, the University of Pennsylvania and Wellesley. All of the universities are planning medical brigades to Honduras or Peru for the summer of 2010. Cyran has been working to help those less fortunate than her since her years at Millburn High, participating in the Modern Issues Club. Now, Cyran will be traveling with the New York University chapter of MEDLIFE along with doctors, where they will spend a week providing desperately needed medical care. For more information about MEDLIFE, please visit http://www.medlifeweb.org.

Residents like Cyran exude compassion, dedication and resourcefulness. Potential new homeowners would be lucky to have their children attend Millburn High School like Cyran did, to get them on the right track and making the world a better place. Property values are consistently high in the township of Millburn/Short Hills because potential new homeowners always want what is best for their children.

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