{"id":28848,"date":"2016-02-24T16:00:38","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T21:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2016\/02\/24\/happy-birthday-dr-seuss-2\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T15:54:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T19:54:34","slug":"happy-birthday-dr-seuss-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/02\/24\/happy-birthday-dr-seuss-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_12956\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2016\/02\/img_4069_24985377570_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12956\" class=\"wp-image-12956 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2016\/02\/img_4069_24985377570_o-300x288.jpg\" alt=\"img_4069_24985377570_o\" width=\"300\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NECC President Lane Glenn reads Dr. Seuss to children from Little Sprouts, which is located on the college&#8217;s Haverhill Campus.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Beloved children\u2019s author Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, was born on March 2, 1904. As a homage to the literary genius who brought us \u201cGreen Eggs and Ham\u201d,\u00a0\u201cThe Cat in the Hat\u201d,\u00a0\u201cThe Lorax\u201d,\u00a0\u201cOne Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish\u201d,\u00a0and \u201cFox in Socks\u201d,\u00a0to name a few of his works, Northern Essex Community College\u2019s Alumni Office invited the children of Little Sprouts, the child care center located on NECC\u2019s Haverhill Campus, to a morning celebration in the David Hartleb Technology Center on the Haverhill campus.<\/p>\n<p>After a reading of \u201cGreen Eggs and Ham\u201d by staff and faculty including President Lane Glenn, Vice President of Administration and Finance David Gingerella,\u00a0Early Childhood Education (ECE) Professor Deirdre Budzyna, ECE student Kim Dyment, Little Sprouts teacher Jessica Collins, and NECC Enrollment\/Academic Counselor Vengerflutta Smith, the children were treated to a breakfast of Dr. Seuss \u201chat\u201d themed fruit skewers, green eggs and ham sandwiches, yogurt, and juice prepared by Simple Elegant Catering.<\/p>\n<p>Each child was given a copy of the book &#8220;Green Eggs and Ham&#8221; as a keepsake.<\/p>\n<p>Northern Essex offers an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/academics\/courses-programs\/areas\/education\/early-childhood\/\">associate degree in early childhood education<\/a> which prepares students, for professional careers in Early Childhood Education or for transfer to a four-year college.<\/p>\n<p>The college also offers an associate degrees in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/academics\/courses-programs\/areas\/education\/elementary\/\">elementary education<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/academics\/courses-programs\/areas\/education\/middle-high-teaching\/\">liberal arts: Middle\/ High School Teaching<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit the website, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/\">www.necc.mass.edu<\/a>, or contact enrollment services, 978 556-3700 or <a href=\"mailto:admissions@necc.mass.edu\">admissions@necc.mass.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-28848 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/02\/24\/happy-birthday-dr-seuss-2\/img_4069_24985377570_o\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/img_4069_24985377570_o-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/img_4069_24985377570_o-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/img_4069_24985377570_o-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/img_4069_24985377570_o-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beloved children\u2019s author Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, was born on March 2, 1904. 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