Education Top Stories
By TELINA CUPPARI
April 21, 2025
KENILWORTH, NJ - On Thursday, April 10, the Harding Elementary School cafeteria was transformed into a cultural educational festivity to celebrate the diversity of the school community and highlight the power of shared experiences. Harding families were invited to share traditional foods from their ...
MAHOPAC, N.Y.—Mahopac High School sophomore Cira Graap recently represented the Epilepsy Foundation at Capitol Hill as part of the prestigious Teens Speak Up! (TSU) program. Graap, a passionate advocate for epilepsy awareness, traveled to Washington, D.C. last month to participate in the Epilepsy ...
WOODLAND PARK, NJ - Woodland Park’s annual Youth Month kicked with a visit from Mayor Tracy Kallert to Memorial Middle School. She described the program and its similarities to running for real office to all the eighth graders.Students received descriptions of the jobs they could run for to be ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - The Governor Livingston High School Civil Engineering Club recently won first place in the David Good 3D Printed Bridges Competition at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). This prestigious competition encourages students to design 3D printed bridges and then ‘tests’ ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — The Berkeley Heights Education Association (BHEA) will once again spotlight student and faculty talent with its much-anticipated BHEA Talent Show, taking place on Wednesday, April 30 at 7:00 p.m. at the Kenneth Stiefel Theater at Governor Livingston High School.This year’s ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Representatives of the John F. Kennedy Elementary School Student Council took to the South Plainfield Board of Education’s April 9 meeting to share with district officials details about all the fun and educational activities that have taken place this year. “At Kennedy ...
OLEAN, NY — Darlene Goetzman first viewed the documentary “Choosing Earth: Choosing Life” as part of the “Choosing Earth” book study she did in the summer of 2021.She was so impressed with the book by Duane Elgin and the film by Coleen Elgin that she initiated Love in Action Cattaraugus County, a ...
HIGHTSTOWN, NJ — Save the date for an annual end-of-school-year celebration with the East Windsor Regional School District (EWRSD).The EWRSD will be hosting its end-of-year Parent Advisory Council (PAC) night on Tuesday, May 6 from 5PM to 7PM at the East Windsor Regional School District building, ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Hudson County Executive Craig Guy recently celebrated the success of the Sports in Education Pilot Program by announcing the open application period of the 2025-2026 version of the grant-funded initiative which strives to bridge the gap between all Hudson County team sports, ...
BERNARDSVILLE, NJ – The Board of Trustees of the Somerset Hills Education Foundation (SHEF) recently welcomed two new members to its leadership: Kristen deGrandpre, a dedicated community member and experienced healthcare professional, and Coach Jon Simoneau, a respected teacher and head football ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Laughter and whipped cream filled the air at Grover Cleveland Elementary School on April 16 as a group of determined students celebrated a major academic achievement with a uniquely sweet reward: pieing their teachers!The fun-filled culmination was the result of a month-long challenge ...
PATERSON, NJ -Salman Chowdhury, a high school senior from Paterson, has been accepted to several of the nation’s most prestigious universities, including Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, and the University of Pennsylvania. The achievement places him among a select group of students nationwide ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Bayonne’s public schools held a very special birthday party earlier this month. Not for a student, teacher, or member of the staff. In fact, the birthday boy, only turning one, probably didn’t even understand what all the fuss was about. Ernie, one of the District’s therapy dogs, was ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - At Somers High School, athletes aren’t the only students who compete successfully at the states and sectionals. The Chamber Orchestra can lay a pretty strong claim, too.Up first, Charlotte Wilke-Olsen made her run and performed recently at New Rochelle High School with other ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Last week, the fourth-grade classes at Madison School transformed their classrooms into a vibrant and engaging wax museum. The annual project saw each student meticulously research a significant individual who made a positive impact on the world.The students then brought their chosen ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — Since coming under fire after the March 18 tentative budget meeting where the Board of Education voted in favor of a 36% increase on school taxes, the Plainfield BOE has done an about-face in April. At Tuesday's April business meeting, the board voted by a 5-4 margin to keep taxes ...
RAHWAY, NJ — The Roosevelt Elementary School Garden Club students recently took their green thumbs on the road, participating in a tree-planting initiative at a local park in Clark. Club advisor Gabriela Golianich proudly accompanied three of the club's enthusiastic young gardeners as they took on ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Graduates of East Brunswick High School have maintained their excellence while attending several venues of higher education this past semester. *Nicholas A. Rimanic of East Brunswick has been awarded a Bachelor of Arts in Music - Commercial Summa Cum Laude from Kutztown ...
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - An educator from the Brewster Central School District is continuing his mission to spread Sweethearts & Heroes’ anti-bullying messages to local students, and by the end of this month, his own students could see him soaked with a bucket of ice water.Eric Buzzetto, a physical ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Mount St. Dominic Academy has announced the launch of The SHE Project: Strength. Hope. Empowerment, a brand-new summer mini-camp created to inspire and empower middle school girls. This three-day program will debut June 24–26 from 9 am to 12:30 pm at the Caldwell campus, located at 3 ...
(EDITOR'S NOTE: This guest column from Woodbridge Board of Education President Daniel R. Harris is published in cooperation with The Corner Paper and its publisher, Debbie Meehan.)It’s budget season for the Woodbridge Board of Education. Parents, people and taxpayers are invited to attend a school ...
CARTERET, NJ — Fourteen of Carteret High School’ brightest students won the right to compete in the May 2025 “Odyssey of the Mind” World Finals — now they must pay for their expensive trip to the Michigan contest.“We’re hustling!” says proud Coach Sheila O’Hare Barrows, making a pitch for ...
MILLBURN, NJ – At the April 7 Board Meeting, the Co-Presidents of the Millburn High School Psychology Club expressed their disappointment at the forced delay of the club’s Pie for a Purpose fundraiser, an annual event that involves students throwing pies in teachers’ faces. The fundraiser’s ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - At the April 8th Township Committee meeting, Mayor John Ciccarelli honored some of Hillsborough's outstanding teachers with a proclamation.A link to each of the individual teacher's proclamation is included alongside their names:Carlin Dunne: Hillsborough High School's Governor's ...
CLARK, NJ — The good news just keeps coming from Mother Seton Regional High School! After recently reporting on the school's very successful performance at the New Jersey Mathematics League competition, TAPinto is pleased to add to the list of accolades another considerable academic achievement for ...
WARREN, NJ – Watchung Hills Regional High School Hall of Fame Committee has announced its newest members to be inducted into the 2025 Hall of Fame. The inductees include, for the first time, a team and a group, along with three individual inductees. A ceremony will be held on May 2 at 6:00pm, at ...
RAHWAY, NJ — The students at Grover Cleveland School experienced a unique and educational journey this week, thanks to a special visit from a farmer from Quiver Farms in Pennsylvania. The farmer brought with him a fascinating project: fertilized chicken eggs, ready to hatch.The visit began with an ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - The organizers behind Rutgers Day won’t let the threat of rain dampen the university’s big celebration.The premier event at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, set from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, is shifting many events to indoor settings on Busch campus in Piscataway, N.J., and ...
WARREN, NJ – Watchung Hills Regional High School Hall of Fame Committee has announced its newest members to be inducted into the 2025 Hall of Fame. The inductees include, for the first time, a team and a group, along with three individual inductees. A ceremony will be held on May 2 at 6:00pm, at ...
STAFFORD - Southern Regional alum Kristen Sharkey was named the Head Womens Varsity Basketball Coach at the University at Buffalo. Buffalo is a NCAA Division I program that competes in the MAC, Mid-American Conference. Kristen also played college basketball at Buffalo. The press release from ...