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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Masks for Matheny
Adult Services students at Matheny have gone all out to support the upcoming Mardi Gras-Carnivale celebration at the Verve restaurant in Somerville, NJ. Verve has once again selected Matheny as the beneficiary of its five-day celebration, and part of the … Continue reading
Mardi Gras for Matheny
Verve, a French restaurant in Somerville, NJ, has once again selected Matheny as the beneficiary of its Mardi Gras-Carnivale celebration, to be held Feb. 7-10 and 12. The celebration, according to owner Rick St. Pierre, will feature Venice, Brazil and … Continue reading
Holiday hoops
Ahmed Mackey, coach of the Somerset Vo-Tech Jaguars, told the Courier News he wanted his players to see that life is about more than just basketball. So he had his team organize a toy drive and delivered toys to Matheny … Continue reading
Miles for Matheny 2013
The 16th annual Miles for Matheny will be held Sunday, April 21, 2013, at Liberty Park in downtown Peapack, NJ. The fundraiser and community event returned to downtown Peapack this past April after a two-year hiatus in Natirar Park, and … Continue reading
Mealtime success
Nutrition specialists and speech-language pathologists at Matheny work together to ensure that meals for students and patients are healthy, nutritious and safe. Once that’s accomplished, some students learn how to be semi-independent during mealtimes. Ten-year-old student Jenna Poleyeff is one … Continue reading
Creating ways to communicate
Speech language specialists at the Matheny School offer individual and integrated services plus in-class language groups. Our vast library of augmentative devices range from low-tech single switch access devices to high-tech dynamic display devices. And our onsite audiology clinic provides … Continue reading
A lawmaker visits Matheny
Congressman Leonard Lance (NJ-07) took one look at an untitled painting by Arts Access artist Jason Christie and exclaimed, “If you had told me that was a Jackson Pollock, I would have believed you!” Rep. Lance toured Matheny recently, starting … Continue reading
Creative freedom
Darlene Tammara looks at her students and sees their abilities, not their disabilities. “Who knows how far they can grow?” she asks. Tammara teaches a transition class at the Matheny School, instructing older students in life skills that will help … Continue reading
Good sports
The goal of the Matheny School’s adapted phys ed program is to make it possible for Matheny students to participate and compete in modified versions of as many sports as possible. The program ranges from races in both manual and … Continue reading