Clinton Township Newsletter

3 s e p t e m b e r 2 0 2 3 C U S T O M PA I N T F I N I S H Transformations for Your Cabinetry & Furniture • D E S I G N 9 0 8 . 8 3 2 . 6 0 3 2 T E W K S B U R Y –Julie Flynn DAYS TO KEEP IN MIND Sat Sept 2 V-J Day Sat Sept 2 World Beard Day Mon Sept 4 Labor Day Mon Sept 4 National Wildlife Day Tues Sept 5 International Day of Charity Wed Sept 6 Janmashtami Sun Sept 10 World Suicide Prevention Day Fri Sept 15 Rosh Hashanah Fri Sept 15 National POW/MIA Recognition Day Fri Sept 15 National Hispanic Heritage Month Sun Sept 17 Constitution Day Tues Sept 19 Ganesh Chaturthi Thurs Sept 21 International Day of Peace Fri Sept 22 Autumnal Equinox (Start of Fall) Sun Sept 24 Yom Kippur Mon Sept 25 National Family Day Fri Sept 29 Sukkot Fri Sept 29 Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Day Carol Beder's September – it's back-to-school time! When my children were students in the Clinton Township School District, one of my favorite events of the year was always Classroom Visitation Day in late August. By this time, the kids had already been-there, done-that/summer version, and they were ready to get back into the swing of school, see all of their friends again, and find out anything they could about their new teachers. We parents felt the same way. I loved seeing my friends – the parents – again in the hallways of SRS, PMGS, RVS (back then it was RVMS) and CTMS. We would find out everything we could about our kids' new teachers, exchange information about them (I came to find out that the info was subjective, at best) and yes, we too had pretty much had it with summer by that point. Those lower-school visitation days soon evolved into back-to-school nights at North Hunterdon High School – I miss that harbinger of Fall. For many years while they were enjoying/enduring their first day of school, my children's bedrooms were visited by the "Back-To-School Fairy". This mystical creature would leave brightly colored helium balloons tied to their beds and goodie-bags filled with small toys, colored pencils, snacks and candy. The main purpose of the Back-To-School Fairy was to give my kids something to look forward to while (hopefully) helping to quell any anxiety they might be feeling the night before the eventful day. After school I would quietly wait in the kitchen with healthy snacks on hand, let them enjoy their bounty in peace and welcome any thoughts about the day they might want to share with me. Or not. Often they just wanted a quietly "comforting place to land", as Dr. Phil has aptly described the idea of home. I tried to provide that then, and I still do now. Throughout those two decades of my childrens' education in our public school system, we were continually grateful for the care and the instruction that they received. In my opinion, a better educated society is better for ALL of its citizens and we are blessed to have some of the highest rated public and private schools in the country. Plenty of you might disagree with me on this, but I think that the property taxes we paid back then were a bargain compared with the cost of private school tuition, times three children, times twelve years (thirteen if you count kindergarten). While I'm thrilled that my children have completed their education, I miss those school days and I so wish we could go bak to them. It's so true what they say about raising young children, "The days are endless... but the years fly by." I hope you enjoy this school year! "Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow." ~ Albert Einstein

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