By Chris Concannon
NEWS Correspondent
Bellmawr School District’s Peer Mentoring program took center stage at the January 26 Board of Education (BOE) meeting.
Another feature is the Friendship/\”Lunch Bunch\” Groups for students having difficulty in social settings.
Other elements include \”Caught Doing Good,\” which rewards schoolchildren for acts of kindness, as well as the \”Purple Hands Pledge,\” which takes steps toward violence prevention, and the \”Character Club,\” which recognizes students for demonstrating a featured character trait.
Several program students took to the front of the Bell Oaks Media Center, making their own written remarks on how these programs have helped them.
In other business, President Jody Mangus presented the monthly Board Award to both Bellmawr School District Custodian Glenn Cook and the Borough of Bellmawr Public Works Department for their exemplary work on snow removal, following a 23-inch blizzard on December 19, 2009.
Several members of the Public Works Department were on hand for the presentation, which reflected their combined ability to allow the District to open two hours late on December 21, a feat not matched in other area districts. Many were closed entirely.
Superintendent Annette Castiglione then presented the
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