Wyckoff Public Schools, Dec 20, 2016 Eisenhower Middle School recently hosted a H.A.P.P.Y. presentation to the community and students . H.A.P.P.Y. stands for Heroin Addiction Prevents People’s Years and is a program that was designed by Northern Highlands junior Stephanie Reifman to bring awareness about the severity and prevalence of heroin addiction in Bergen County... [...]
The Town Journal, June 23, 2016 Stephanie Reifman, a sophomore at Northern Highlands High School and a resident of Upper Saddle River was recognized on May 18 by the New Jersey State Board of Education and Commissioner of Education for her significant contributions to the school and community. Pictured: Joseph Occhino, Northern Highlands Principal; Norah [...]
NEW JERSEY STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION RECOGNITION CEREMONY MAY 18, 2016 The State Board of Education on May 18, 2016, honored students and student groups from around the state and an educator at the annual recognition ceremony in Trenton. Accompanied by the executive county superintendent, school and school district officials, family and friends, the students [...]
The Town Journal, March 21, 2016 Sometimes, kids get their first taste of opiates at "pill parties" where pills are provided for sampling and peer pressure takes over. Occasionally, it may be just another drug tried after casual use of "gateway" drug such as alcohol or marijuana. But the majority of heroin users start with [...]
The Record, March 12, 2016 Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir Grewal said Saturday he will follow through on a program to bring recovering heroin addicts to hospitals to counsel overdose victims — a potential strategy to stop them from using again immediately after being rescued with the Narcan antidote. ... Stephanie Reifman, a sophomore at [...]
