Education
By CYNTHIA CUMMING
May 7, 2022
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, ...
PATERSON, NJ – In celebration of Labor History Month, the American Labor Museum/Botto House National Landmark will donate 300 copies of The 1913 Paterson Silk Strike: The Children’s Story to Paterson Public Schools and the Paterson Library, officials announced on Friday. The book for young ...
SCRANTON, Pa. -- Two residents of Springfield, N.J. were among the 48 University of Scranton students inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma, the business honor society. Kevin Duffy of Springfield, a junior pursuing an accounting degree; and Victoria Gainey of Springfield, a graduate student pursuing a ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Bayonne High School officials have announced that students Ryan Nolan, Judy Barbour, Sidrah Rafaqat, Jomana Bebawi, Preksha Agarwal, Madison Mahabir, Malachi French, Angela Merrick and Farida Gadalla were winners of the Hudson County Law Day Contest. Sponsored by the Superior Court ...
BATON ROUGE, LA -- Raquel Mayer-Delgado of Sayreville, New Jersey, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Mayer-Delgado was initiated at University of Maryland, Baltimore. Mayer-Delgado is ...
ROXBURY, NJ - Six choirs, three bands and an orchestra from Roxbury High School traveled to Williamsburg, Va. last weekend to compete in the World Strides’ Heritage Festival. The competing choirs were Roxbury Glee Club, Melodies, Vocal Jazz, Revelation, Classic Sounds Honors and the Festival ...
WOODLAND PARK, NJ - Students at Memorial Middle School recently came together for their first assembly in over two years. The Woodland Park Municipal Alliance Against Alcoholism & Drug Abuse, the Woodland Park Police Department, and James Chitty and John Plunkett from BlueCrest Recovery Center, ...
SPARTA, NJ – For the fifth time in 10 months board of education members selected their newest member at the April meeting. Seven board members interviewed the six applicants in closed session. Jennifer Miller was chosen to fill Christa Sorensen’s seat. Board member Kim Bragg nominated Miller ...
BERNARDS TWP., NJ - Bernards Township Board of Education members will hear about staffing and projected tax effects before they vote on the 2022-23 school budget on Monday night. Superintendent Nick Markarian said by email that he anticipated Monday’s presentation would be similar to those in ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ -- A fight that broke out between two eighth grade female students during Friday afternoon dismissal at Robbinsville's Pond Road Middle School was caught on camera and is being circulated on social media. Robbinsville Superintendent of School Brian Betze issued a statement to ...
Camden, NJ — The City of Camden celebrated more than 400 graduating seniors in the Salvation Army Kroc gym today, as part of the national College Signing Day movement. The event, coordinated by the Camden Education Fund, was inspired by former First Lady Michelle Obama’s Reach Higher ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — The Plainfield Public Schools District is holding a conference on Saturday that will include four workshops with speakers, who are experts in their fields, to address educational, social and immigration issues that are of importance to parents and Plainfield families. The ...
MANAHAWKIN, NJ - On Friday, June 10, Lighthouse Christian Academy will be hosting their annual live & silent auction to raise money for the school. The event will take place at the Manahawkin Baptist Church, which is located right next to the school at 400 Beach Avenue in Manahawkin. It ...
MANAHAWKIN, NJ - On Friday, June 10, Lighthouse Christian Academy will be hosting their annual live & silent auction to raise money for the school. The event will take place at the Manahawkin Baptist Church, which is located right next to the school at 400 Beach Avenue in Manahawkin. It ...
PARKLAND, FL- A meeting about the upcoming Holmberg Road project between Pine Island and Heron Bay Blvd. is being held next Thursday, May 12, 2022, at the Parkland Library at 6 p.m. The project is aimed at improving traffic flow around Stoneman Douglas and between MSD and Westglades Middle ...
NEWARK, NJ — Teacher Appreciation Week in Newark ended Friday with a generous tribute to more than 200 local educators who received $50 Exxon gift cards from Saint James AME Church to be used for gas or groceries. A stalwart of giving back to the community, the Rev. Ronald Slaughter, pastor of ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield High School senior Kayla Louison received her first Rising Star Award nomination from Paper Mill Playhouse this week for Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Female-Identified Role. Modeled after Broadway’s Tony Awards, the Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards is a ...
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. – John Jay High School ranks among the best in the nation, according to the latest US News rankings. Out of nearly 18,000 public high schools in the country, John Jay came in at 479. In New York State, the school ranked 55th. US News grades the schools in six ...
Vikrant Kawadkar, a fifth-grader at Washington School, participated in the 2022 National Science Bee Northern NJ Regional Finals in Ridgewood, NJ on April 30. He won first place in the Elementary Division and was crowned champion. Now he moves on to the National Championship of ...
NEWARK, NJ — An initiative launched in 2019 by the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) to enroll more Newark high school students in the university and spur their interest in math-related learning pathways is proving to showcase positive results. The Newark Math Success Initiative (MSI) at ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ - "Do you know the average age of a farmer in New Jersey?" asked farmer Jim Giamarese of East Brunswick. The answer is 62. Giamerese, who has won state and national award for farming, calls himself "The last of the Giamareses who will farm. We need young people to get ...
NEW BRUNSWICK - 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, ...
WOODBRIDGE - 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, through ...
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, ...
YORKTOWN, N.Y. – Yorktown’s two high schools rank among the best in the nation, according to the latest US News rankings. Out of nearly 18,000 public high schools in the country, Yorktown High School came in at 687. In New York State, the school ranked 70th. Lakeland High School ranked 1,538 ...
Randolph, NJ: Come explore a wide range of career options at the County College of Morris (CCM) Criminal Justice Day, which will feature presentations and demonstrations from numerous units related to law enforcement and public safety. The day, which is open to all age groups including high ...
SHAMONG, NJ – Sarah Allen, an English teacher at Lenape High School, has been named the Lenape Regional High School District’s 2022-2023 Teacher of the Year. Earlier this year Ms. Allen was recognized as Lenape High School's Teacher of the Year, where she has taught for the past seven out of her ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Terrill Middle School has announced its Honor Roll Grade for the third quarter of the 2021-22 academic year. Congratulations to all the Honor Roll students. 8th Grade Distinguished Honor Roll Julianna Abrantes, Uswah Agboola, Regan Auyeung, Madeline Ball, Kevin Bauer, ...