ISELIN – Students at Kennedy Park School in Iselin raised $1,100 for the Red Cross Haiti earthquake relief efforts through a “Hearts for Haiti” program. Students designed paper hearts and donated $1 to display them in the school’s main hallway.
A Billion Here Or A Billion There?
There aren’t many easy choices for balancing the state’s budget this year and next. The deficit is real, and the state simply does not bring in enough revenue to meet its obligations. But some of the cuts being made this year and floated for next year deserve a closer look.
Project Child Find Seeks Students In Need Of Special Services
CLARK – Clark Public Schools will evaluate children between the ages of three and 21 to determine if they need special education services through the Project Child Find program.
Adult Amateur Baseball League Seeks Players & Teams
STATE – The Amateur Baseball Association of NJ, the state’s premier adult men’s recreation baseball league, is currently recruiting teams and individual players.
Tickets On Sale For Township’s 40th Anniversary Musical
NORTH BRUNSWICK—Tickets are on sale for performances of “Fiddler On The Roof,” North Brunswick’s 40th Anniversary Musical sponsored by the township Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services.
Clark High School Senior Earns Scholarship
CLARK—Christina Guercio of Clark, a senior at Arthur L. Johnson High School, has received a scholarship to attend Berkeley College.
Breadmaking 101
EDISON—Jane Crysostom of Homesteading 101 visited both second grade classes at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison on March 2 to demonstrate breadmaking. She showed the students different types of seeds, such as oats, wheat and corn.
Bennett Completes Basic Training
GREAT LAKES, Ill.—Navy Seaman Recruit Katherine M. Bennett, niece of Tracey D. Bennett of Elizabeth, N. J., recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.
Roosevelt Read Across America Celebration
RAHWAY—On March 2, the teachers at Roosevelt School in Rahway wanted to get the word out about the importance of children’s literacy.
Read Across America Day At St. Joseph School
CARTERET—Students at St. Joseph School in Carteret celebrated Read Across America Day and the birthday of Dr. Seuss on March 2.
PowerPointing The Way Through Black History
RAHWAY—Students at Franklin School in Rahway recently held their annual Third Grade Black History Month PowerPoint Museum. Parents and faculty were invited to attend a virtual electronic museum hosted in the school’s computer lab.
Linden Public Schools Celebrate Read Across America Day
LINDEN – Linden Public Schools celebrated national Read Across America day on March 2 with a variety of activities intended to promote lifelong reading habits.
Thinking Like Engineers
RAHWAY—Students in Renee Jernigan’s class at Franklin Elementary School in Rahway are thinking like engineers.
