2019 BEF Annual Awards Gala a Success!

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The Bloomfield Educational Foundation (BEF) held its 2019 Annual Awards Gala Dinner on May 3, 2019 at the Forest Hill Field Club in Bloomfield, N. J.  A sell-out crowd was on hand as eight athletes were inducted into the Bloomfield High School Hall of fame that evening.  All proceeds benefited the Bloomfield Educational Foundation, a registered 501-c-3, supporting the Bloomfield Public Schools.

 

Bloomfield charity basketball game honors Ted Jasieniecki

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From NorthJersey.com

Mike Lamberti, Correspondent

The 30th annual Ted Jasieniecki Alumni Basketball Game will be held at Bloomfield High on Friday, Jan. 18, beginning at 7 p.m.

The game honors one of Bloomfield’s basketball greats with proceeds from the contest going toward the Theodore Jasieniecki Memorial Scholarship.

Since the game’s inception in 1988, over $125,000 in scholarships has been awarded.

Michael Sceurman, a former Bloomfield High player and the township’s current recreation director, is hoping for a big turnout of players for the many games that evening.

“We will have sixth-grade girls and boys teams, playing exhibition games, beginning at 5:45 p.m.,” said Sceurman. “The alumni game is at 7 p.m. We’re looking for a big turnout of players, men and women, who played for Bloomfield to come and play in the game “

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Bengalthon – Read all about it!

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From the Independent Press…

Bengalthon - Independent Press

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BEF’s Bengalthon Crosses $10,000 Milestone to Fund After School Programs at BMS

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More than 1400 students joined Bloomfield Educational Foundation’s first annual ‘Bengalthon’ at Bloomfield Middle School (BMS) to support after school after school health, wellness and enrichment programs. The Bloomfield Public Schools students were joined by the Track and Field and Bowling teams at Bloomfield College, Faculty and staff of the school district, as well as elected officials and first responders joined the walk bringing the total number of participants to about 1800 people.

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BHS Holds Pep Rally for Their Advanced Placement Team!

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This week in the BHS auditorium, cheerleaders performed cartwheels and human pyramids while the marching band pumped out tunes akin to a Friday night football game. BHS Principal, Chris Jennings, played the Coach, and recognized the 300 talented members of the AP Team who pledged to take Advanced Placement (AP) classes in biology, calculus, computer science, English language and composition, physics, statistics, U.S. Government and U.S. History and the tests at the end of the year.  The Bloomfield Educational Foundation’s $250,000 pledge ($50,000 a year for 5 years) supports all students enrolled in the AP classes and pickups the cost of those tests.  Additionally, the Kaplan SAT prep classes are available to all students, free-of-charge.
By way of example, this past spring, 138 students took the SAT prep classes and over 50% of them increased their scores by 150 points with 13% increasing their scores by 250 points.  The provision of free Advanced Placement (AP) testing fees have helped to double enrollment in the AP classes since 2012, and the number of AP exams taken has increased 180%.  Many students taking these exams are achieving scores of 3 and higher, enabling them to qualify for college credits in that subject.

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