Education
By EDIR CORONADO AND MALIK A. LYONS
May 9, 2022
NEWARK, NJ - The Pillar College community celebrated Dr. Rupert A. Hayles, Jr. inauguration as the institution’s new President, replacing the previous President and now current Chancellor of Pillar College, Dr. David E. Schroeder on Apr. 28. Chancellor Schroeder in his speech quipped “I am ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School inducted the newest members into its National Honor Society (NHS) in April. The criteria for membership is rigorous. Students must a cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.75 and above, and be in grades 11 and 12 are eligible to ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Here are some of the events and meetings in town this week. City: Monday, May 9, 7-8 p.m.: Rahway Municipal Council (Regular Meeting) and Special Improvement District Meeting. Click here for more information. Wednesday, May 11, 6:30 p.m.: Alcoholic Beverage Control ...
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - As the North Salem High School Class of 2022 counts down to graduation on June 22, the district proudly announced the recipients of this year’s top academic honors. Topping this year’s class were Valedictorian Delia Ciamei and Salutatorian Gianna Leidich. “It was nice to have ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – The Grant School Drama Club will present Disney's Frozen JR. in front of three sold-out crowds this week. The hour-long musical, which will be presented at the school Wednesday, May 11 through Friday, May 13, will bring Elsa, Anna, and the magical land of Arendelle to ...
Maplewood/South Orange, NJ - Saturday, April 30, was a fun and educational day in SOMA, as Make Madness, sponsored by a number of local businesses and The Achieve Foundation of South Orange & Maplewood kicked off in two separate parts of Maplewood. Located at Columbia High School, in the ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ — The Board of Education will hold a public hearing on the 2022-2023 Budget at Monday evening’s meeting. After the budget overview, the Board will take comments from the public. At previous meetings, parents have been calling out for additional staffing to decrease classroom sizes ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- Malcolm Nettingham Middle School announced its Honor Roll for the third quarter of the 2021-2022 academic year. Congratulations to all the Honor Roll students! 8th Grade Distinguished Honor Roll Normandie Beversluis, Sophia Birck, Alexa Birnbaum, Justin Bogdan, Reid ...
NEWARK, NJ - The Pillar College community celebrated Dr. Rupert A. Hayles, Jr. inauguration as the institution’s new President, replacing the previous President and now current Chancellor of Pillar College, Dr. David E. Schroeder on Apr. 28. Chancellor Schroeder in his speech quipped “I am ...
STAFFORD - Stafford Police reported the following on Sunday, May 8. On Saturday, May 7, 2022, during the morning hours, the Southern Regional School District administration learned of a potential school violence threat that was made by a middle school student through a social media interaction ...
STAFFORD - Stafford Police reported the following on Sunday, May 8. On Saturday, May 7, 2022, during the morning hours, the Southern Regional School District administration learned of a potential school violence threat that was made by a middle school student through a social media interaction ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ -- In its annual ranking of Best Public High Schools in America issue, U.S. News & World Report ranked Sayreville War Memorial High School as number 201 in New Jersey and reported that students graduated with a 22% mathematics proficiency, a 24% science proficiency, and a 54% ...
NEWARK, NJ - The Pillar College community celebrated Dr. Rupert A. Hayles, Jr. inauguration as the institution’s new President, replacing the previous President and now current Chancellor of Pillar College, Dr. David E. Schroeder on Apr. 28. Chancellor Schroeder in his speech quipped “I am ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - Congratulations to all of the Somers High School students who were named to Honor Roll and High Honor Roll for the 3rd quarter! HONOR ROLL 9th Grade Gentiana Ademaj, Gisele Allison, Nicholas Bachas, Valentina Baldo, Dean Barlanti, Derian Berisha, Landon Bleasdale, Peter ...
PATERSON, NJ - Ms. Carmen Coldiron’s second grade class at Dr. Hani Awadallah School is one of 20 winners of the Imagine Learning Hero Contest, a math challenge that took place throughout the month of April and included classes in Pre-K to second grade, Paterson Public Schools officials have ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange High School World Language students were recognized at the first honor society induction of the season on April 28 in the Tarnoff cafeteria. Students, faculty and community members gathered as juniors were inducted into the Chinese, French, Italian and Spanish honor ...
WAYNE, NJ – In a rare move, the proposed 2022-2023 Wayne Township Public School budget was given a revision – one that lowered the originally-announced 2% tax increase to 1.5%. This would reduce the increased tax on an average valued home in Wayne from a $136 increase next year to a $119 ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District music department is making beautiful music once more. The district was named a 2022 Best Community for Music Education, the fourth consecutive year it has been given such an honor, as bestowed by the National Association of Music ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - Bergen County Academies has placed second in Niche.com’s best public high school rankings and also took the top spot as the best high school in the City of Hackensack. According to Niche.com’s ratings of the school, Bergen County Academies received an A+ rating, receiving A+ ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - Elizabeth High School has been ranked the best high school in the Elizabeth Public School District and also ranked number 112 best public high school in New Jersey by Niche.com. According to the high school’s ranking by Niche.com, Elizabeth High School received an A grading ...
HOBOKEN, NJ — A new lease agreement with the City of Hoboken will provide Hoboken Public School District’s Pre-K program with classroom space at the Jubilee Center. Under the five-year deal announced Thursday, the district will pay $15,250 per month got use of all three floors of the Jackson ...
VERONA, NJ -- The Montclair Rotary Club has helped elementary school students in Montclair and Verona over the past 18 years by donating more than 15,500 student dictionaries to elementary school students in each school district. The first groups of students to receive their dictionaries have ...
PORTVILLE, NY — Maxx Yehl sat with his father Chris in their car when the college offers started pouring in. At the 2020 Prep Baseball Report New York State Games, Yehl pitched to six batters committed to play for Division I programs. Zero runs. Zero hits. After that performance, his phone ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - A spring senior class tradition returned on Friday to the Spotswood High School Cafetorium with a sold out audience. Mr. Spotswood once again took center stage. Eleven contestants stepped out of their comfort zones for the chance to be crowned Mr. Spotswood 2022. Owen Hahner now ...
JACKSON, MS -- Rajni Bala of Piscataway was named to the Belhaven University Spring 2022 President's List. Bala is among a select number of students named to the President's List according to a news release. To be eligible for the President's List, a student must achieve a 4.0 grade point ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Harvard. Yale. Cornell. NYU. Columbia. Northwestern. Rutgers and Brown. What do these prestigious universities all have in common? Graduating seniors from West Orange High School will begin their college careers at these distinguished institutions of learning, with many more ...
Bring Your Child To Work Day Millburn Middle School (MMS) has participated in Bring Your Child To Work Day since Principal John Connolly started there five years ago. He explained, “It’s a great opportunity for students to see teachers in a different light as real people.” He noted, “It’s ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ - After several delays, a special Signing Day ceremony was held on May 6 for West Orange High School senior Kiley Capstraw, who will be attending Yale University and playing Division One basketball on a full scholarship. Friends, teammates, coaches and family ...
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — St. Bonaventure's memorable season came to an end Saturday morning in the MAAC Championship Game as Manhattan prevailed in a defensive battle, 8-7, on the campus of Marist College. From the second quarter on, the Bonnies were fighting from behind, but they were nearly able to ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ - It takes hard work and dedication. But that’s what makes this year’s group of 14 “Youth of the Year” finalists so special, as upstanding, service-oriented teens, says Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-19th Dist.), who shared words of wisdom to this year’s group, ages 14-18, ...