RAHWAY -- On a recent Friday, Rahway High School student members of Children Learning About Work (CLAW), directed by Patricia Williams, took a field trip by Hummer limousine to New York City to visit landmarks that included the Wax Museum.
EDISON -- The Wardlaw-Hartridge School Middle School Robotics Club won first place in an alliance match at the Botball Tournament at Rahway Academy on May 11.
CLARK - After having a jeans day for the teachers to raise money for pediatric cancer patients, Krista Chapman and Amanda Vacchio, 6th grade math teachers at Kumpf Middle School, felt that their students should get involved in a service project as well.
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CLARK -- Students in Mrs. Sakowski’s kindergarten class at Valley Road School in Clark held a Mother’s Day Tea on Thursday, May 9. Students sang songs and read poems to their moms.
Walking into the classroom, I was greeted with, “Would you like to see a slide of Washington’s actual dentures? It’s pretty cool.” “Um, sure, I guess”, I replied. Anyone who thinks that studying History is boring never had a teacher like the one at Rahway’s Eighth Grade Academy, Ed Dailey. A veteran of twelve years…
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METUCHEN -- On May 8, National Arbor Day was observed by the Borough of Metuchen. The Metuchen Shade Tree Commission presented a tree to Edgar Middle School, which was then planted by students from the school's Environmental Club.
RAHWAY -- On Friday, May 10, the students and faculty of Rahway High School presented "A Day in Paris," a tribute to fashion and song in the "City of Light," sponsored by YWL (Young Women Leaders) to benefit a local non-profit organization, Healing and Helping Women In Our Communities.
RAHWAY -- Emmilyne Victor, 2009 graduate of Rahway High School, recently returned to her former Advanced Placement English Language and Composition teacher JoAnn Bertelo’s class to share with Ms. Bertelo’s current students the internship opportunities she has had this year in Washington, D.C.
METUCHEN -- Metuchen High School seniors, Bobbi Spiegel and Aaron Lewis, were among 66 student-athletes from Middlesex County who were honored at the 12th Annual GMC Sportsmanship Awards Luncheon held at The Pines Manor in Edison on Wednesday, May 15.
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CLARK – The Frank K. Hehnly Elementary School Recycling Crusaders are a group of 35 fifth grade students who encourage the entire school to use the recycling bins outside of the classrooms.
