DWIGHT MORROW HIGH SCHOOL
ALUMNI EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE
Englewood, NJ
Another Banner Year for the DMHSAEA!
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In 2023, the enthusiasm and dedication of our teachers and community groups brought a record number of grant applications and a record level of funding: 10 grants for a total of $49,801. They ranged from $1,000 for 36 students and four chaperones to see Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera to $15,000 for Parent Matterz, a local nonprofit, to provide 25 students a series of 10 college and life preparation seminars called “Blueprint to Success.”
But with 2024 is less than half over, we've already broken that record, with $57,471 in grants as of June 1. The list to date appears below.
Here's the full list so far for 2024, with the teacher or community organization leader:
- College and career counseling / Maria Iglesias / $6,000
- Trip to the Metropolitan Opera to see Carmen (funded in 2023, implemented in 2024 / Gary Hollander / $1,000
- Trip to DC for Women's Empowerment meeting on Capitol Hill / Dr. Marnie Hazelton / $6,401
- Lodging at Penn Relays in Philadelphia / Matthew Lawrence & Lisa Odum / $719
- Trip to Broadway for the special needs class to see The Lion King / Theodora Murphy / $1,666
- NJ Symphony performance and co-rehearsal with DMHS musicians / Gary Hollander / $5,000
- LaunchPad Summer Program for Middle School students / Ryan Pruitt (Be All You, Inc.) / $10,000
- The Zone continued funding at the Middle School / Mitch Schonfeld (Bergen Family Center) / $25,000
- Trip to NJ Symphony concert in Morristown / Gary Hollander / $1,685
Since our founding in 2005, we have funded 93 grants for a total of $226,245.
We hope you can help us continue our fast 2024 start. We can use new Board members, especially from recent classes; we can use very occasional volunteers with special skills; and of course, we can use your donations.
To make a donation, choose one of these:
- www.dmhsalumni.org/donate
- CashApp ($dmhsaea)
- Mail a check payable to “DMHSAEA” to DMHSAEA, Box 213, Englewood NJ 07631 or directly to our treasurer, Jonathan Rabinowitz, at: Rabinowitz, Lubetkin and Tully LLC, 293 Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 100,
Livingston, NJ 07039
DMHSAEA Extends its Services to our Middle School
Recognizing that the roots of academic excellence in high school lie in middle school and earlier, the DMHSAEA now offers its grants to teachers and administrators at Janis E. Dismus Middle School. With the full support and active promotion by Principal Lamarr Thomas, we now offer our standard grants to JDMS teachers, along with our "We've Got Your Back" program to reimburse teachers for out-of-pocket classroom expenses not covered by the District.
Our Mission
The mission of the DMHSAEA is to support academic excellence at Dwight Morrow High School and Janis E. Dismus Middle School.
We accomplish this by funding initiatives for new or expanded academic activities and facilities submitted by teachers, administrators and community groups; by supporting other educational activities; and by strengthening alumni ties to DMHS.
The mission of the DMHSAEA is to support academic excellence at Dwight Morrow High School and Janis E. Dismus Middle School.
We accomplish this by funding initiatives for new or expanded academic activities and facilities submitted by teachers, administrators and community groups; by supporting other educational activities; and by strengthening alumni ties to DMHS.
Dwight Morrow High School Alumni Educational Alliance is a 501 (c)(3) Non-Profit