Miranda Richardson & Maeve Sullivan
Congratulate Long Branch Middle School students Miranda Richardson and Maeve Sullivan on their acceptance into the National Junior Honor Society! In applying to the National Junior Honor Society, the girls had to put together a resume. The interviewers were particularly interested in their volunteer work at the library and in the work they did making holiday cards to send to American soldiers serving overseas.
Miranda and Maeve volunteered at the Long Branch Free Public Library from November 2008 to April 2009. Helping the children make crafts during the Winter Party was their favorite volunteer job. Maeve says that, while she was working as a volunteer, she learned how the library is organized and where different sections are located.
When interviewed on July 30, 2009, Miranda said she was born in Edison but has grown up in Long Branch. What she likes best about living on the Jersey Shore is the beach and her favorite memories are of barbecues in her back yard with family and friends. Maeve, who grew up in Long Branch, agrees with Miranda about the beach. Her favorite memories are of Oceanfest and the fireworks.
Miranda, now 13, is currently in the eighth grade. She is a member of the LBMS softball team and plays drums and the piano. She started teaching herself piano at the age of four or five but didn’t begin taking lessons until she was 11. She began taking drum lessons in third grade. Miranda’s favorite subject is math. She enjoys reading both realistic fiction and fantasy. Current favorites are Make Lemonade by Virginia Wolff and the “Twilight” series by Stephanie Meyers. She enjoys graphic design, which she learned from the Neopets website, and wants to be an interior designer when she grows up.
Maeve, now 12, is a seventh grader. Her favorite subject is math. She is also on the softball team. Maeve has played the clarinet since third grade. She prefers to read realistic and historical fiction. Current favorites include Rules by Cynthia Lord and Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. She likes math. She would like to be either a teacher or a photographer.
Students in need of community service credits are welcome.
Anyone interested should contact:
Janet Birckhead @ (732) 222-3900
