Education Top Stories
By KENNETH SIMMONS
May 30, 2024
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Two students from Piscataway received academic honors and have been named to East Stroudsburg University’s Spring 2024 Dean’s List. Ogechi Opara and Ella Valenti were among 1,404 ESU students to be recognized with the honor. Opara is a Nursing major and Valenti is a Hotel ...
Graduation season is upon us and that means celebrating your graduate’s accomplishments and honors. High School, College, Middle School, Elementary School, and even Pre-K - these promotions and graduations should be celebrated! TAPinto SOMA Milestones gives you an easy and free way to honor ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Each year, Livingston High School (LHS) hosts a Silent Memorial Service for Livingston citizens who gave their lives in defense of their country. LHS works closely with Veterans of Foreign Wars Commanders, the American Legion, Jewish War Veterans, and the VFW Auxiliary to present ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - More East Brunswick High School graduates have demonstrated academic success as they move forward in their university careers. Here are a few lifetime Bears of whom the community is proud: Flagler College, St. Augustine, FL: Graduated 2024 Matthew Diaz, from East ...
Graduation season is upon us and that means celebrating your graduate’s accomplishments and honors. High School, College, Middle School, Elementary School, and even Pre-K - these promotions and graduations should be celebrated! TAPinto Piscataway Milestones gives you an easy and free way to ...
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - On Saturday, May 25, veterans’ advocates proudly joined Lewisboro officials, State Senator Pete Harckham, and Assemblymember Chris Burdick to officially dedicate a stretch of Route 121 as the “John Jay High School Veterans Memorial Highway.” Harckham and Burdick originally ...
BOUND BROOK, NJ - Hands-on learning is gaining new heights for Bound Brook High School students thanks to an expanded partnership with Raritan Valley Community College. Students in the Career Technical Education and Work-Based Learning (CTE/WBL) Program can now enroll in a drone certification ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Okay, okay. This is our last article filled with photographs before our final issue (coming out tomorrow) that will wrap up the first-ever Rahway Olympics Day and tell you the big winners! But it ended up being such a lovely day and everyone had such a good time that we couldn't ...
PARKLAND, FL - The demolition of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School’s 1200 building will begin just days after the last day of school on June 10, Broward County school officials announced on Thursday. The process to bring down the site of the mass shooting on Feb. 14, 2018 is expected to take ...
PARKLAND, FL- The Stoneman Douglas High School campus 1200 Building will be coming down in June, Broward County Public Schools shared on Thursday. According to a news release from John Sullivan, Chief Communications Officer at BCPS, "the demolition of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School’s 1200 ...
CLARK, NJ — On Saturday, May 18, Clark resident Morgan E. Landau graduated magna cum laude from DeSales University with a bachelor of arts degree in early childhood education during the University's 55th Commencement ceremony at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Father James Greenfield, ...
MONTVILLE, NJ - In keeping with the Living Lessons co-founder Judy Gothelf’s philosophy of broadening children’s horizons beyond Montville and recognizing the significance of exposing them to a broader world, Zak Ebrahim was invited to be a presenter at the Lazar Middle School’s tenth biennial ...
CARTERET, NJ — A team of clever Carteret High School students came home winners from the prestigious ‘Odyssey of the Mind’ international competition’s finals held recently in Ames, Iowa. The seven-student ‘Ramblers’ team earned a third place trophy at the Odyssey of the Mind’s World Finals ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- The Springfield Board of Education approved the hiring of three new teachers in the district, and also accepted the retirement of two instructors. The new faculty members who will begin their tenures on Sept. 1 are: Tracy Ruitenberg, Biology Teacher, Jonathan Dayton High ...
WARREN, NJ — What a year. May 1 used to be National College Decision Day. In many cases it is the deadline for students to make deposits to attend the college of their choice. One of the great traditions at Watchung Hills is that seniors wear clothing representing their choice for the fall. This ...
WARREN, NJ — What a year. May 1 used to be National College Decision Day. In many cases it is the deadline for students to make deposits to attend the college of their choice. One of the great traditions at Watchung Hills is that seniors wear clothing representing their choice for the fall.
MONTVILLE, NJ - In keeping with the Living Lessons co-founder Judy Gothelf’s philosophy of broadening children’s horizons beyond Montville and recognizing the significance of exposing them to a broader world, Zak Ebrahim was invited to be a presenter at the Lazar Middle School’s tenth biennial ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston High School (LHS) has earned the College Board AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female representation in AP Computer Science Principles for the 2023-2024 academic year. Schools honored with the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award have ...
HAMILTON, NJ - The Hamilton Township School District (HTSD) is the recipient of two 2024 National Character.org awards. Greenwood Elementary School and Langtree Elementary School were two of the 73 award recipients across the nation, with 20 schools receiving this distinction in New ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - Hoboken High School (HHS) announced it will introduce Advanced Placement (AP) African-American Studies to its curriculum starting in the fall. The move, which the district says is a significant milestone in the school’s commitment to diversity, inclusion, and academic excellence, ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Rahway High School (RHS) has announced its Class of 2024 Top Ten students. The school also installed a new banner on the front of the school, listing the students along with their photographs. The Class of 2024's Top Ten are: Astin David: Valedictorian Emanuel Cooper: ...
CAMDEN—Thirteen Camden Academy Charter High School students and two chaperones are back in Camden after a recent trip that took them well beyond the city's borders. How far beyond? Roughly 7,000 miles to the African countries of Senegal and Gambia. A school administrator told TAPinto Camden ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ--Bloomfield school superintendent Sal Goncalves is confident in the budget his team put forth at the last Board of Education meeting. So confident in fact, that even with an estimated two percent tax levy on Township residents to cover $8.6 million in appropriation increases, he ...
BERNARDSVILLE, N.J. — Salome Chaffee, art teacher at Bernardsville Middle School, spearheads a community-wide effort to gather solar eclipse glasses for children in South America. Partnering with Eclipse Glasses USA, Mrs. Chaffee aims to provide young minds with a chance to witness the upcoming ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The sixth grade PASSPORT class was new for the 2023-24 academic year at the Spotswood School District's Memorial Middle School. PASSPORT is an acronym for Personal and Academic Success. It was a class that every sixth grade student was required to take. "Essentially, it's a ...
GLEN ROCK, NJ – The High School Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, Treble Choir, and Jazz Band traveled to Williamsburg, VA to compete in the Heritage Music Festival sponsored by WorldStrides in early April. The vocal ensembles, led by Anna Lilikas, High School Choir Director and MS/HS Orchestra ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - Michael Kollarik is extremely excited to attend Rutgers New Brunswick School of Engineering. He will be majoring in engineering and business. TAPinto Kenilworth congratulates Michael and the entire Class of 2024. Wishing you all much success in your future endeavors. If you ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ -- Sayreville school district teachers, educators, and professionals received awards to recognize their work during the 2023-24 academic year during the Board of Education's meeting on May 21, 2024. Certificates, flowers, and a few presents were handed out to the Governor’s ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ - The Sayreville Board of Education (BOE) honored transportation professionals Rosa Morgan and Elizabeth Gorka for their heroic efforts in helping seven students escape a bus fire on Tuesday, May 14. Related: Seven Students, Driver Escape School Bus That Burst into Flames in ...
Cedar Hill Prep School marked its 20th anniversary with a spectacular gala event that turned out to be a grand success. Held at the elegant Pines Manor, the celebration saw over 160 guests come together to honor and celebrate two decades of educational excellence. The evening was a heartfelt ...