“The citizens of the towns of Carlstadt and East Rutherford will always

remember this man for the generous gift of land that provided us with a site which was

badly needed for our proposed high school.”

1972 Becton Yearbook

HENRY P. BECTON REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Clock Dedication &

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Sunday, October 26, 2014 2:00 p.m.

Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional Board of Education

PROGRAM OF EVENTS

Flag Salute ............................................................................. Dr. Richard Evans Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional BOE PA/FAA Noise Abatement Project Chairperson

Invocation ................................................................................... Fr. Joe Astarita Pastor, St. Joseph Church National Anthem ................................................. Faith Banca & Rebecca Cruz Henry P. Becton Regional High School Students Welcome ............................................................................... Dr. Richard Evans Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional BOE Greetings from Communities .......................................................... Tom Banca E.R. Council President ............................................................................................................. Jim Lenoy Carlstadt Council President East Rutherford Historical Society ............................................... Jeff Lahullier President Becton-Dickinson Historical .................................................... Alice Moskowitz Becton Dickinson Historian Remarks ............................................................................ Dr. Samuel Feldman Superintendent, 1987-2007 Remarks ............................................................................... Mrs. Louise Clarke Superintendent, 2014-Present Introduction of Honored Guests ......................................... Dr. Richard Evans Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional BOE Guest Speaker ............................................................................. Vince Forlenza CEO Becton-Dickinson President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board, Becton Dickinson Guest Speaker ..................................................................... Henry P. Becton, Jr. Vice Chairman & Former President of WGBH Foundation Member of Becton-Dickinson Board of Directors

Henry P. Becton Regional High School ground breaking.

Laying of the cornerstone with items from 1971 placed inside.

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H enry P. Becton was born in Rutherford, New Jersey, on September 15, 1914. He was a

very active member of the community including the Boy Scouts and received the honor and rank of distinguished Eagle Scout. He was involved in New Jersey civic life for more than four decades. He served as a board member and vice chairman of Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey, where the School of Nursing is named after him. He was also a longtime director and vice chairman of National

Community Bank. He was a borough councilman of Rutherford, New Jersey, a director of the Bergen County and New Jersey Chambers of Commerce, a founding director of the Community Chest of Bergen County, now the United Way, and a founding commissioner of the New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority He spent his professional life working for BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), the international medical instruments company co-founded by his father. “When the East Rutherford, New Jersey high school burned down, BD donated land for a new school renamed the Henry P. Becton Regional High School”. Since 1971, this high school bears his name-Henry P. Becton Regional High School.

Henry Prentiss Becton, former Chairman of Becton

Dickinson & Co.

BD donates land for a new school

PLAQUE PRESENTATION from Becton Dickinson

and Henry P. Becton, Jr.

to Henry P. Becton Regional High School

ADMINISTRATION

Mrs. Louise Clarke Superintendent

Dr. Dario Sforza Principal

BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS

Mr. Lawrence Bongiovanni Dr. Richard Evans

Ms. Natalie Grskovic

Mr. Raymond Muszynski Mrs. Helen Rohrman Mr. Jerome Winston

Mr. Fred Meo President

Mrs. Tina Cavallo Vice President

Mr. Nicholas Annitti Business Administrator

Mr. Joseph Morris

Henry P. Becton Regional High School September 1971 Volume 1, Issue 1

H enry P. Becton Regional High School is the fulfillment of a

long awaited hope—a high school with the capacities for the serving of all its pupils. Also, through mutual ownership, two communities have united in a common effort. With the passing of the referendum in June 1968, came the realization that much had to be done to fulfill the years of hoping, struggling, and planning for a new school. The school had to be built, equipped, furnished, staffed, and provided with an updated curriculum. Today we look with justifiable pride at the results of the efforts of so many people—a building complete in almost every respect for its dedicated purpose, the development and guidance of our children.

1971 Opening Ceremony Program

Signing of the deed to the land.

ADMINISTRATION 1971

Mr. Louis Fittipaldi Administrative Principal

Mr. Joseph Morris Vice Principal

Mr. Nicholas Papa Secretary to Board

Mr. Charles A. Bartlett Counsel to Board

BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS 1971

Mrs. Irene Mercoun President

Mr. Joseph Schanel Vice President

Mr. Joseph Caruso Mr. James Hadrava

Mr. Alonzo Hufnagel

Mr. Walter Lampmann Mr. August Novello Mr. William Reiter

Mr. Lawrence Sass