The Point Pleasant Foundation for Excellence in Education will hold its signature event, the Hall of Fame dinner, on Friday March 12 at the Crystal Point in Point Pleasant. During the event the following Point Pleasant Boro High School alumni will be inducted into the school's Hall of Fame:
Nils (Rick) Bergquist, class of 1974
Kurt Bergen, class of 1992
Kim McCourt, class of 1983
Susan Rogers, class of 1985
Community members to be inducted are Tim Ferrie and Richard Morris.
Please contact Committee member Pat Daw for tickets. Pat's e-mail is patdaw@comcast.net and her phone number is 732-687-0284. Tickets are $50 paid in advance. Please use the Contact Us link on this page if you need additional information or have an inquiry.
Please refer to the Hall of Fame section for a recap of the 2009 event.
2010 HOF event raises more than $12,000!
The 12th Annual Point Pleasant High School Hall of Fame Dinner, held March 12 at the Crystal Point, attracted 365 people and raised more than $12,000, according to Regina Foley, the President of the Point Pleasant Foundation for Excellence in Education. During the event the Foundation inducted six new members into the Boro Hall of Fame. The 2010 inductees are:
Nils (Rick) Bergquist, class of 1974
Kurt Bergen, class of 1992
Kim McCourt, class of 1983
Susan Rogers, class of 1985
Tim Ferrie (Community Member)
Richard Morris (Community Member)
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In addition, during the event the Foundation announced the recipients of its other outstanding achievement awards:
Student Leadership Grants:
Peter Cooke
Thomas Lawless
Ian Schulz
David Piccolella
Brian Caulfield
Erica Thieleman
Deborah Moran(click on photo to enlarge)
Jennifer Wells
Emily Wells
Kayleigh Burke
2009 Governor's Teacher Award (Teacher of the Year):
Leigh Smargiassi (High School)
Ellen Keelan (Memorial Middle School)
Gayle Bergin (Nellie Bennett)
Patricia Tranger (Ocean Road)
2010 Teacher Recognition Awards:
Shannon Orosz (High School)
David Drew (Memorial Middle School)
Rachel Tonkovich (Nellie Bennett)
Fran O'Hagan (Ocean Road)
Please refer to the Hall of Fame section for a recap of the 2009 event and an up-to-date roster of HOF members.