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The Historical Society of Florham Park Conversations with Mike Renahan and Dave Kramer
FLORHAM PARK - The Historical Society of FlorhamPark enjoyed reminiscences with long-time Florham Park residents Mike Renahanand Dave Kramer at the annual Spring Luncheon. Held at the Florham Park Diner members enjoyed a nice lunch as Mike and Dave shared their memories of life in Florham Park over the years. Next up is the hope that the Historical Society of Florham Park will be allowed to open up the Little Red Schoolhouse for tours. The museum is open from 1:00-3:00pm. Watch for the announcement on Florham Park Community TV, and on the electronic sign by the Gazebo. Of course, one can also listen to the schoolhouse bell
that day ringing at 1:00pm announcing the opening! Part of the museum is set up as a schoolroom from a century ago with mini lectures offered for small groups of students and Scouts. Exhibits illustrate the development of Florham Parkfrom a rural farming community, to the home of three major estates, and the community’s growth into a modern suburb. As a museum it includes artifacts such as broom making equipment, old maps and old school desks, and more from the1800s and 1900s. The Historical Society is also busy scheduling presentations for this Fall at the Florham Park Library. Those will be posted early on Florham Park Community TV channels
Heralded Hornets Students and Their Achievements at Hanover Park High School
BY JEFF GARRETT STAFF WRITER
HANOVER- While graduation occurred a month ago and students finished their academic year, some notable accomplishments in the Hanover Park School District did not want to go unnoticed by the staff of MyLifePublications. Congratulations to the achievements by these heralded Hornets: The 2023 Hanover Park recipient of the NJSSIA National Women and Girls in Sports Day award went to Molly Cuoco for her tremendous work as a notable student-athlete. Molly played high school softball since her freshman year and entertained many serving as the Hornet mascot this past year. A huge shoutout to William Kelly in signing his #NLI to further his education and play baseball at Mount Saint Mary College! 2023 graduate, Hornets soccer phenom, Erol Yuksol, signed a National Letter of Intent to play Soccer at University of Hartford. The Hanover Park Hornets boys varsity Tennis Team played well at the Morris Open Tennis Tournament this past Spring. Kfir Katsav captured first place in second singles while Odera Orjiekwe took second place in third singles. Colleen Sannito took home
the 2023 NJPSA Student Leadership Schlolarship as one of just 25 recipients to receive the award. Colleen excelled in her schoolwork and participated in numerous school activities. Music instructor, Mr. Joseph Spina, received the Hanover Park High School 2023 Teacher of the Year honor for his instruction and guidance of students. Back to Sports, Hornets varsity swimmer Thi Tran and wrestler Vin LaValle received kudos and accolades in the Spring for their placing in State Championship competitions. It was all smiles for 202223 Hornets senior now graduate, Chris Smith, as he signed his Letter of Intent to play basketball and pursued a degree at Fairleigh Dickinson University beginning this Fall. This Spring, senior now graduate, Jack Massarno was honored as a scholar-athlete by the Morris County Chapter of the National Football Foundation. In a Teen Cancer Awareness Game, on May 3, 2023, the East Hanover Middle School softball and baseball teams came together at Ridgedale Middle School to honor Johnny Kinney, an 8th grader who fought courageously, but lost his bout against cancer.
Winners From June’s “Find Hank The Hornet Mascot” Contest
AREA - The winners from June’s “Find Hank the Hornet Mascot” are Eileen O’Connor; Florham Park, Lily Ackerman; East Hanover, Debra Manno; East Hanover, Barbara DeVecchi; Florham Park.. The ads that “Hank the Hornet” were in:
Leaf Filter, Public House, Master Tree, Viking Pest Control, 200 Club and Christine Nagy Realtor, Thanks to everyone who enter and congratulations to our winners!
AREA - Check out our mascot... Hank the Hornet. Look for him in the ads in this issue and enter (no purchase necessary) to win
a $25.00 gift card (4 winners). It is easy to enter. Look through the paper and read the ads and look for “Hank” in the ads. He
21 (Cablevision) and 35 (Verizon Fios). The Historical Society of Florham Parkwas founded in the 1930s to save and preserve the Little Red Schoolhouse. Located on the corner of Columbia Turnpike and Ridgedale Avenue the former schoolhouse was converted into a museum and is the symbol of FlorhamPark. To learn more, about the museum, check https://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Little_Red_Schoolhouse_(Florham_Park,_New_ Jersey) and to learn more about The Historical Society of Florham Park contact Rich & Christine Davidson at RDavidsonFP@gmail.com or call Peter Nicolas at 973-520-8654.
East Hanover’s Jenna Glinko Captures Life Photo by Photo
BY STEVE SEARS STAFF WRITER
EAST HANOVER - For Jenna Glinko, it has been a busy and exciting four years at Centenary University. What follows may be the key to that. “I’m always moving,” she says. “I am always doing something. There is never a dull moment in the life of Jenna Glinko.” And she and her fellow senior Centenary University Cyclone softball team members were moving on graduation day. Not the school’s actual graduation day, but their graduation day. Due to a scheduling conflict, the team had to be in Virginia for a tournament when their fellow graduates tossed caps skyward, so the five senior members of the squad had their own ceremony. Glinko says, “The school was really accommodating. The night that we left, we graduated and got on the bus to leave, all in the same hour. We just proceeded in, they said a few words, we walked across the stage, and that was it. It was a big moment for anybody, especially for us who are students on top of being athletes. It encompasses the whole student athlete thing.” Glinko is a fine athlete, and is also an accomplished photographer, especially of her fellow athletes. She has been sharpening her picture taking skills since she was in elementary school. “Both of my parents were very into photos,” she explains. “Wherever we went, they had the camera or the camcorder out, and I always enjoyed taking my mom’s camera and kind of snapping photos just for fun. When I was in fourth grade and all my best friends at the time played soccer, I would go to all the games, take out my iPhone 4 - which is ancient at this point; I do not even think it would turn on and as my friends ran by me, I just snapped some pictures. To
Jenna Glinko as a Cyclone softball player (credit: Jim Glinko)
them, it was the greatest thing in the world.” So much so that her friends would post the photos on social media and credit Glinko. She continued to take photos, and when she got to high school, she started to get hired. The only daughter of East Hanover’s Jim and Donna Glinko, the now 22-year-old attended and played sports at Hanover Park High School, her mom’s alma mater. Glinko says, “Hanover Park I really do think prepared me, not just Centenary, but for life in general. I learned a lot of valuable skills at Hanover Park, and I am still proud to be a Hornet.” In fact, Glinko still has and wears all her HPHS apparel. “Once a once a Hornet, always Hornet,” she says. When she entered Centenary University, she then started helping the athletic department and Sports Information Director, Meg O’Brien. She received national attention when Cyclone athletes were highlighted in articles on national websites and her photos were posted and credited to her. She says, “It was really a cool way to
Your Chance to Win a $25 Gift Card with the “Find Hank The Hornet Mascot” Contest will be located throughout the paper in 6 random ads. Then go to www.easthanoverflorhamparklife.com scroll down and
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Jenna Glinko with retired President of Centenary University, Dr. Bruce Murphy (courtesy of Centenary University)
become an NCAA published photographer, but also get my name out there in many ways.” (Glinko’s work can be viewed at www.jennaglinko.smugmug. com) In addition to her photo taking and playing softball at Centenary, Glinko for four years was also a member (and as a senior, President) of the school’s Enactus program, whose vision is that (courtesy of its website) “Young leaders everywhere use innovation and business skills to ensure that all people thrive in a sustainable world.” “Enactus is one of if not the best thing that I did in college,” Glinko says. “In three years, I
helped the university earn its first ever United States patent, I directed multiple National Social Entrepreneurship competitions, and this year we placed in the top eight in the country.” Glinko, who made the Dean’s List in all her eight semesters at Centenary (“I was undefeated there,” she says with a chuckle; “I always tie it back to sports...”), graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a double concentration in finance and social media marketing. She will be doing a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in finance at Centenary this fall.