A CELEBRATORY HIPPY GRADUATION

Excited children, proud parents, and delighted NCJW BCS volunteers celebrated the twenty-second annual HIPPY graduation held at Bergen Family Center in Englewood on June 14.

The boys and girls, wearing caps and gowns, marched in to the strains of the traditional Pomp and Circumstance by Elgar. The featured speaker was eleven-year old Judy Chicas who told the audience about how her HIPPY experience was a major contributor to her success at school. In addition to congratulating the graduates, she urged them to continue their efforts as they enter kindergarten.

Mitch Schonfeld, Bergen Family Center CEO, then called up each child to receive a certificate of achievement as the audience broke out into cheers.

A parent wrote the following:
Through this note, I want to express my appreciation to you for allowing us to participate in this program. It has been a blessing seeing our children learn, seeing their abilities and where they need support. What we are most happy about is the great work reflected in our children’s school grades. In addition, this learning process has become a great way to share quality time with the family. (Translated from Spanish.)

Rachel Ventrone, HIPPY director, announced that this site has been recognized by the state as a Stellar Program for the third year in a row.

HIPPY, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, is a national program that helps parents become their child’s first teacher.

Congratulations to our HIPPY Graduates

Congratulations to our HIPPY Graduates

Volunteers seated L-R: Marietta Kalin, Henrietta Wolfeiler, Ellen Ptalis, Grace Fuld.
Volunteers standing L-R: Edie Kaplan, Phyllis Schriger, Evalyn Brownstein, Phyllis Becker, Marcia Levy, Evelyn Masheb, Ina Miller-Silverstein

L-R: NCJW Volunteers Evelyn Masheb, Evalyn Brownstein, Edie Kaplan, Ellen Ptalis, Marietta Kalin, Phyllis Schriger, Phyllis Becker, Ina Miller-Silverstein
Front and center: our esteemed HIPPY graduates