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Student leader Olivia Browndorf receives top award from state Assoc. of Student Councils By MaDELEinE MaCCaR
Olivia Browndorf knew something was afoot at the New Jersey Association of Student Councils convention earlier this year. Browndorf had her suspicions when her fellow High School North student council members kept sneaking glances at her. She put the pieces together when her advisor started recording the ceremony that preceded this year’s Student Leaders of the Year awards, which honor a student leader who has demonstrated exemplary leadership and service to both their school and community. By the time her name was announced, Browndorf admits that she, “freaked out at the moment.” “The Student Leader of the Year award was a total surprise to me,” the high school senior says. “My best friend Rohan Patel is on the state student council, so he heard of the award through running the council for the past year. My whole council knew what was going on at the meeting in January, but I didn’t. And then Rohan actually presented me the award at the meeting in January.” It was a fitting full-circle moment, as Browndorf says See BROWNDORF, Page 5
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Making masks
Start with a Project “To Do” List
You’ve been watching the home improvement shows, looking at magazines and doing some research online. YouArea may residents even have band put together an inspiration file of all the things you would love to together to address have in your new kitchen or bathroom. the shortage of face
coverings
Where do you go from here?
By NiCOLE ViVianO First, make a list of what to change in your kitchen or bath area. Following is a brief checklist of what to consider: In response to news of local
face mask shortages, residents from West Windsor and Robbinsville joined forces to collect supplies and produce • Working with a new or existing floor plan? and distribute homemade masks for first responders • Adding new appliances, lighting, sinks and faucets? and other healthcare workers in their as community. • Changing flooring and if so, will other areas change well? Since the conception of the area? Mercer Mask Project, • Installing new tile in the backsplash or in the bath Dr. Aleesha Shaik (far right), a High School North graduate, stands with with other frontline which gained an official Facebook page and email back workers at Mount Sinai Hospital in •New York City. Taking out the tub or enlarging the shower area? in March, more than 14,000 masks and 1,100 gowns have Try to have some idea of cabinetry and countertop choices, been provided to those who need them. even though this is not something you need to finalize before The project was formed talking with a design professional. almost overnight after Robbinsville resident of over 20 was a high-risk patient given years Cindy Schwab Rosen Science in Molecular and CelNorth grad writes What Can Our Design Pros Do For You? shared a post about making lular Biology from Johns Hop- her lung disease. about working in a kins University. As I walked down to the on her personal Once you’ve done your research, you are ready masks to complete our FaceNYC hospital during The following is her account emergency department, I book account. briefit’squestionnaire. Upon your information, of our morning, triedreceiving to focus on how nice The one following of what like on the frontlines the pandemic would be to catch up discuss with Rosen heard from West Windof the COVID-19 pandemic. experienced designers ither will contact you to your ideas and hear which new sor resident, Johan Glozman, I had treated Ms. D back wishes. a design is created spaceto help with wordsconcept her granddaughter had for whoyour was looking in and November forNext, a COPD By DR. ALEEsHa SHaiK flare. She was a sweet, learned. Before going into the problem as well. He and and we’ll also give you an estimate range of what your project Editor’s Note: Dr. Aleesha elderly woman who loved her room, I carefully put on his wife, LeeAnn, further my N95 and face incorporated their friends me pictures of her Shaik is an internal medicine showing may cost. We look forward tomask helping youshield, get started on your knowing that they would have Brian and Brittany Cole. resident physician at Mount grandchildren. project. “The Mercer Mask Project When I saw her on my list to last me the rest of the shift. Sinai Hospital in New York City. The High School North of patients to admit in March, As I was tying my gown, my was the one that I saw that I graduate holds a doctor of a sense of dread grew in my phone rang. It was the senior thought had the most presence and was local,” Johan knowing that she resident. medicine degree from Drexel stomach Visit us at cranburydesigncenter.com/VirtualDesign. “The ED just called. Ms. D Glozman said. was most likely here with University. The five community memShe received her Master of COVID-19, as were nearly all passed away.” Standing there in shock, bers have since been working Public Health from Harvard the other patients in the hosUniversity and a Bachelor of pital at that time, and that she See SHAIK, Page 6 See MASKS, Page 8
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