NEW PROVIDENCE, NEW JERSEY- This past Friday, on June 5th, the rain did not prevent Salt Brook Elementary School from inviting New Providence High School students from across town for a day of community service.
It was the high school’s third community service trip of the year as students previously visited the Community Food Bank of New Jersey in Hillside and Allen W. Roberts Elementary School.
The 23 high school students on Friday’s trip took part in various field day activities such as the Bean Bag Toss, the Long Jump, and the Spoon and Golf Ball Relay. The high school students on the trip also visited two gym classes and ate lunch with 3rd and 4th grade students in the cafeteria.
The event’s chair and New Providence parent Mrs. Amy Reiling and New Providence High School guidance counselor Ms. Christine Noppenberger worked in conjunction to coordinate this event. It took a few months to put
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Reiling stated, “We had a little problem with rain but regardless the Salt Brook students had a blast. The events ran well, were organized, and lots of fun.”
When New Providence High School students arrived at Salt Brook Elementary School on Friday morning at approximately 8:30 AM, they were greeted with smiles from the students, parents, and faculty in attendance. In fact, a few of the high school students on the trip saw their former teachers and chatted about various elementary school memories.
Mrs. Reiling also believed that “the Salt Brook students loved having the high school students at school”.
“The Salt Brook students loved having the high school students at school,” Mrs. Reiling mentioned, “They enjoyed playing games in the gym with them and the High School students were amazing during the field events, they were enthusiastic and participatory. All of the students that came had lots of energy and helped make the events run smoothly. It helped so much, I’m not sure if things would have run as well without