Mark Friedrich named High School Physical Education Teacher of the Year by NJAHPERD.
Mark Friedrich MILLBURN -- Millburn High School health and physical education teacher Mark Friedrich has been named the High School Physical Education Teacher of the Year by the New Jersey Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.
The award recognizes teachers for the quality of their physical education programs, for programs that meet the needs of all students and who serve as positive role models for their students.
Friedrich, a resident of Union Township, is a graduate of Montclair State University and received his master's in educational leadership from Kean University. He was a physical education teacher at South Mountain Elementary School in South Orange for eight years before coming to Millburn High School in 2004, where he has taught health and physical education and Adventure Education, a program he helped launch. Friedrich also coaches the freshmen boys' lacrosse team and is the adviser for the Wounded Warrior Club.
"I'm truly honored to receive this award. This is a very proud moment for me and for the Adventure Education Program at MHS," said Friedrich, who was honored Feb. 21 at the NJAHPERD Awards Banquet.
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