Lopatcong Superstars

Lopatcong Graduate, Calli Smart was honored for designing this billboard to educate Phillipsburg residents on the negative effects of vaping!

The LEAD Phillipsburg Coalition held a vaping billboard competition amongst Phillipsburg High School students enrolled in a graphic design and/or media class.

The Coalition voted on the submitted designs and ultimately chose Calli as the winner! The Coalition was drawn to her use of bright colors and impactful message. After a few tweaks, the billboard was ordered and is currently being displayed on the corner of Center St. and Limekiln Rd. in Phillipsburg.

Calli is currently a junior at PHS and is heavily involved with media & design classes and clubs. Her future plans include moving to LA to pursue a graphic design and media career. A special shoutout and thank you to Mrs. Beverly Weihz, PHS Media Teacher, for her support and help in bringing this important message to light!

Holden, a 2019 graduate of Lopatcong, is currently a senior at Notre Dame High School, in Easton, PA. Last year Holden won the Pennsylvania Class 2A individual state wrestling championship at 165 pounds. He was also honored with a Proclamation from Lopatcong Township for his dedication to achieve a lifelong dream in becoming a State Champion. 

    Holden will attend  Princeton University where he will continue with both his education and wrestling career. 

     Below is the article published in the local paper about his state championship as well as the tweet of him being honored by Lopatcong.

Margaret Drake O’Brien, Lopatcong Graduate 2006 is still Dancing for PSU! She was one of the founders of Rince na Leon.

Rince na Leon is The Pennsylvania State University’s first and only Irish dance club, performance group, and intercollegiate team. The club, comprised of undergraduate students, provides an opportunity for competitive, retired, and non-competitive Irish dancers to enrich their Irish dance experiences and opportunities through the Penn State community. Founded in 2011 by Margaret O’Brien and Erin O’Brien, Rince na Leon is an organization dedicated to providing an enjoyable experience for all dancers of all levels as they improve upon their skills. 

This story featuring Suzanne Horsley (Scott), appeared in The Washington Post on November 5th, 2022

Suzanne is a Lopatcong Graduate and daughter of Joann Scott, who was a kindergarten teacher in Lopatcong for many years.

PENNINGTON, N.J. — There was one minute left on Suzanne Horsley’s stopwatch and the atmosphere remained thick with carbon dioxide, despite the energetic efforts of her class of third graders to clear the air.

Horsley, a wellness teacher at Toll Gate Grammar School, in Pennington, New Jersey, had tasked the kids with tossing balls of yarn representing carbon dioxide molecules to their peers stationed at plastic disks representing forests. The first round of the game was set in the 1700s, and the kids had cleared the field in under four minutes. But this third round took place in the present day, after the advent of cars, factories and electricity, and massive deforestation. With fewer forests to catch the balls, and longer distances to throw, the kids couldn’t keep up.