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Student Community Helpers Honored at Heroes and Helpers 2023
They’ve been involved, formally and informally, in school and peer leadership activities. Some are Student Council representatives, Safety Patrol members, Bus Helpers, Classroom Helpers, Student Ambassadors, and Peer Mediators.
They are role models and mentors, setting a good example for others to follow. These kids are known to help staff in the schools, provide motivation and guidance to classmates, and to offer kindness, compassion, and a cheerful word to all they meet throughout the day. They are often thought of as the unofficial school good will ambassadors, bringing smiles to everyone.
And almost every single nomination mentioned the word “positive”, which says something about their attitudes while they manage all of this.
Chief Raymond Hayducka said, “It’s a pleasure to recognize these 12 students for their outstanding efforts. There are over 10,000 students in the district, and these young men and women were chosen because they have made a huge positive impact in their school or community. We applaud their efforts.”
Each honoree was given a certificate of achievement, a Target gift card, and their own personal police officer to accompany them through the store on their shopping spree. The program was funded by a partnership between Target, the two South Brunswick Police Department unions, the PBA and the FOP, the South Brunswick School District Administrators, Noor Ul Iman School, and Saint Augustine School.
Here are the 12 students that were recognized and the schools that nominated them:
Student Community Helpers Honored at Heroes and Helpers 2023 
South Brunswick Police Department's eighth annual Heroes and Helpers event was held Tuesday, December 19th, at Target on Route 1 in South Brunswick. The event recognized some truly exceptional kids with a special day to honor their accomplishments. These 12 recipients were each nominated by their individual school for their outstanding work and character.
Some of the things these students have been involved with:
- Actively reaching out to others to play during recess, or in the classroom, to make all students feel special and included
- Going above and beyond to support and uplift others
- Advocating for the welfare of fellow students
- Bringing lunch to preschoolers in their classrooms
- Committing random acts of kindness
- Working with non-English speaking students and making them feel welcome and included
- Demonstrating an outstanding moral compass
- Offering a comforting presence to those in need
- Donating recess time to help younger students in their classrooms
- Volunteering at a food bank and a local soup kitchen
- Displaying outstanding sportsmanship
- Volunteering to tutor other students
- Volunteering to assist with youth sports
- Going out of their way to “help anyone at any time”
- And doing all of this with smiles on their faces
They’ve been involved, formally and informally, in school and peer leadership activities. Some are Student Council representatives, Safety Patrol members, Bus Helpers, Classroom Helpers, Student Ambassadors, and Peer Mediators.
They are role models and mentors, setting a good example for others to follow. These kids are known to help staff in the schools, provide motivation and guidance to classmates, and to offer kindness, compassion, and a cheerful word to all they meet throughout the day. They are often thought of as the unofficial school good will ambassadors, bringing smiles to everyone.
And almost every single nomination mentioned the word “positive”, which says something about their attitudes while they manage all of this.
Chief Raymond Hayducka said, “It’s a pleasure to recognize these 12 students for their outstanding efforts. There are over 10,000 students in the district, and these young men and women were chosen because they have made a huge positive impact in their school or community. We applaud their efforts.”
Each honoree was given a certificate of achievement, a Target gift card, and their own personal police officer to accompany them through the store on their shopping spree. The program was funded by a partnership between Target, the two South Brunswick Police Department unions, the PBA and the FOP, the South Brunswick School District Administrators, Noor Ul Iman School, and Saint Augustine School.
Here are the 12 students that were recognized and the schools that nominated them:
- South Brunswick High School - Nicholas Moreno
- Crossroads South Middle School - Natasha Kenny
- Crossroads North Middle School – JP Barahdi
- Brunswick Acres Elementary School – Nysiah Law
- Greenbrook Elementary School - Frankie Maldonado
- Cambridge Elementary School - Evan Kong
- Constable Elementary School - Zoey Czahla
- Monmouth Junction Elementary School - Ja’Kai Grant
- Indian Fields Elementary School - Anna Flores Nazario
- Brooks Crossing Elementary School – Julia Huertas
- Saint Augustine School – Makaela Modzelewski
- Noor Ul Iman School – Bilal Hasan
Address/Location
South Brunswick Twp Police Department
540 Ridge Rd
South Brunswick Township, NJ 08852
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 732-329-4646
