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Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Lady Bucs Senior Night

3-February-2026
On Monday-2-February, the Bogota Lady Bucs Basketball team hosted the Lodi Lady Rams on the Jay Mahoney Court in Speary Gym.
This was the Senior Game for Bogota. Before the game the five Lodi Seniors were announced and were presented with flowers by members of the Lady Bucs. They were Kerria Campbel, Eve Qasemi, Alexandra Pereira, Sarah Bonero-Conde, and Annabelle LoPresti.
Lady Bucs Head Coach Christina Minieri introduced the Bogota Seniors. First to be announced was Cheerleader Elizabeth Freeman. Then the five Senior Basketball Players. They were Logan Canada, Laydin Cortorreal, Edali Nunez, Cristina Ter-Meliksetian, and Emma Fowler. Each one of the players received a bouquet of flowers to give to their families when they posed for photos at Centre Court.
The game started with Bogota scoring first, with Lodi tying the game at 2 points each. With the help of a defensive press the Lady Bucs would account for the next eight points. This let Bogota end the first quarter with a 13 to 3 lead.
In the second quarter Bogota more than doubled their scoring and went into the locker room ahead 27 to 11. This led the way to a 44 to 18 home win.
Lady Bucs’ Emma Fowler had a game high with 22 Points and 4 Three Point Baskets. Lodi was led by Alexandra Pereira with 5 Points and Tatiana Rodriguez with 1 Three-point Basket.
Emma Fowler, Cristina Ter-Meliksetian for Bogota, and Alexandra Pereira for Lodi all had a game high with 8 Rebounds. Cristina Ter-Meliksetian recorded 4 Blocks with Lodi's Alexandra Pereira having 1 Block.
Bogota's record is now 9-8 They next play on Wedneday-4-February at Lyndhurst with a 5:30p tipoff.

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Monday, February 2, 2026

Lady Scarlet-Bucs Wrestling

2-February-2026

On Friday-30-January the Lady Scarlet-Bucs Wrestling Squad took on the Lady Bulldogs from Passaic Tech. This was held in the Speary Gym of Bogota High School.
The Senior Wrestlers were presented with their trophy for being the Team Champions in the Cutter Classic.
All twelve weight groups were competed, and all bouts were decided by Pin Falls. The Lady Bulldogs would score a 42 to 30 win.
The Lady Scarlet-Bucs won five of the bouts. Chastelyn Hechavarria Vasquez at 107 lbs., Jaralee Rodriguez at 132 lbs., Gabriel Correa at 145 lbs., Juliana Vargas at 152 lbs., and Ashely Vilela at 185 lbs. won their bouts. Lady Bulldogs winners were Kaylee Rodrigues at 100 lb., Stephanie Tepale at 114lbs., Cristelle Fiestas at 120 lbs., Leilani Assia at 126 lbs., Stephanie Pluma at 138lbs., Athena Galindo at 165lbs., and Analia Garcia at 235 lbs.
Lady Scarlet-Bucs Wrestling Squad are now 10-2. Their next meet is Wed Feb 4 against Kearny at 6:00p. It will take place in the Bell Gym.

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Sunday, February 1, 2026

Muslin Heritage Storytime

2-February-2026
On Saturday-31-January, the Bogota Public Library hosted a second special story time to recognize Muslin Culture.
At the start of the event the Library's Youth Services Coordinator Mr. Tom Skrnich had the Students, and their Parents sing a song while shaking noise makers.
Then he introduced Ms. Saleha Hashmat to read a of couple of books. The first one was "Mommy's Khimar" by Ms. Jamilah Thompkins- Bigelow. This is about a young girl wearing her Mother's Khimar , also known as a Hijab, for a day. She picks a yellow one and wears it for the day making up adventures while be reminded of her Mother.
When this book was finished Mr. Skrnich had the Students play other movement games.
The second book was "Zain's Super Friday" by Ms. Hena Khan. This is a story about a young boy wanting to save the world from alien invaders while wearing his cape. On this day Zain's Father is taking him to their Mosque to attend his first Jumu'ah prayers. As the two leave the Mosque his Father also puts on a cape so the two can protect the Earth together.
Then everyone took part singing one more song at the end of the program.
There will be another Muslin Heritage story time on Saturday-21-February at 11:00a in the Nikki Spiegel Story Time Corner. This is on the first floor of the Library. Reservations are recommended. For more information, and to register for this event please visit their website at: http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/
The Bogota Public library is located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ.
On Saturday-7-February The Borough of Bogota in coordination with the Bogota Muslins, and the Eid Committee of New Jersey. Will host their annual Welcome Ramadan Celebration starting at 3:30p. It will be held in the Senior Centre on the 2nd fl. of 375 Larch Ave. Space is limited.

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