Education
By SPECIAL TO TAPINTO MILLBURN/SHORT HILLS
February 13, 2026
MILLBURN, NJ – Millburn High School sophomores Sujeev Kapur and Vikram Sinha have achieved a major national milestone in competitive debate. The pair, who compete in Public Forum Debate, are currently ranked #6 in the country out of nearly 3,000 teams on Tabroom.com as of February 10, 2026 — making ...
MILLBURN, NJ – The February 9 Millburn Board of Education meeting opened with a series of presentations by John Conolly, Dr. Chrystie Young, Dr. Andrea Knorr, Leanne Martin and Catherine Alvarez outlining proposed STEM pathways for the 2026–2027 school year.Dr. Young began by noting that New Jersey ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Millburn Township and the Millburn Board of Education will be working together to build, maintain and share new synthetic turf fields at Millburn High School after the Township Committee approved a resolution at its Feb. 3 meeting.The Millburn Board of Education owns the land where ...
MILLBURN, NJ – The Millburn Board of Education met on Jan. 29 to receive ethics training, review the district’s upcoming budget, and share updates for the new year. The meeting opened with an ethics training presentation led by Alyssa Weinstein of the Busch Law Group. Weinstein outlined the legal ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Kindergarten registration for the 2026-2027 school year will occur from Monday, February 16 to April 1, 2026. Parents of incoming kindergartners are encouraged to register during this time so the school district can plan for the number of students who will be attending Kindergarten ...
MILLBURN, NJ – The Millburn Recreation Department will be hosting a public information session on Tuesday, January 13 at 7 pm at the Millburn Education Center to discuss a joint venture with the Millburn Township Board of Education to improve the high school fields.This project aims to improve ...
MILLBURN, NJ – A team of students from Millburn High School has been named among the Top 32 teams worldwide in the 25th annual Brewer Foundation/New York University International Public Policy Forum (IPPF) — a global debate contest sponsored by the Brewer Foundation and New York University.These ...
MILLBURN — On December 15, the Millburn Township Board of Education received updates on districtwide goals, expanded high school academic pathways and student achievements during its regular meeting Monday night at the Education Center.Superintendent Kate Diskin and members of her cabinet presented ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Millburn Public Schools will have a delayed opening on Monday, Dec. 15. After consulting with the Department of Public Works, Millburn Police Department and our district transportation and building and grounds teams, they decided this is the safest plan.“Our priority is providing ...
MILLBURN, NJ – The Millburn Board of Education met Nov. 24 to review the district’s annual audit, hear updates on counseling services and discuss ongoing facility plans, including a proposed joint turf field project with the township.Representatives from the auditing firm Nisivoccia presented the ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Monday’s Board of Education meeting opened with Superintendent Dr. Kate Diskin and Assistant Superintendent John Connolly presenting “Fostering a Safe and Respectful School Community.” Their presentation covered Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying (HIB) reports from the past school ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Niche’s latest listing ranked Millburn High School (MHS) #16 in New Jersey. Most of the others were magnet schools, meaning that they focus on a special area of study (like performing arts, science, or career education) and draw students from throughout the district. Some others are ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Last week, the Deputy of the Indian Consulate of New York, General Vishal Jayeshbhai, donated 100 books to the Millburn Free Public Library. According to the Friends of the Millburn Library Vice President, Sapna Gupta, “The books highlight Indian culture and language. She and Bhavya ...
MILLBURN, NJ – The Oct. 27 Board of Education meeting opened with a comprehensive Standardized Assessment presentation from Millburn’s curriculum and instruction directors: Chrystie Young, Leanne Martin and Oona Abrams. Key takeaways included that performance in mathematics continues to increase in ...
MILLBURN, NJ – US News & World Report released its kindergarten to 8th grade school rankings on Oct. 28, and two Millburn Elementary Schools were rated sixth and seventh in New Jersey. Wyoming was number 6.Deerfield took 7th.Glenwood came in at 25.South Mountain was 34.Hartshorn scored ...
MILLBURN, NJ – The Millburn Township Board of Education met on Monday, October 6, at the Education Center to discuss academic initiatives, strategic planning and updates from students and administrators across the district. Assistant Superintendent John Connolly, joined by STEM Director Chrystie ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ – Short Hills resident Ziv Shah, who graduated from The Pingry School last June, has been named a 2025 U.S. Presidential Scholar.Only 161American high school graduates receive the honor by demonstrating outstanding academic achievement, artistic excellence, technical expertise, ...
SHORT HILLS, NJ — Munem Alidina and his 10-year-old daughter Amal recently published a book about Millburn and Short Hills called “Millburn & Short Hills: How Pioneers, Patriots and Moguls Created a New Jersey Town.” Munem shared, “We chose to make Short Hills our home because of the unique ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ – Three of the 13 Pingry School seniors who became 2026 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists are from Short Hills (two) and Millburn (one). 16,000 semifinalists in the country earned the prestigious semifinalist distinction. The program honors students who show exceptional ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – Four out of nine Newark Academy (NA) seniors named 2026 National Merit Semifinalists are Short Hills residents. They are among 16,000 students across the country.The Short Hills residents are Sophie Hu, Daniel Ikuno, Aadit Shrivastava and Tyler Suwankosai. Talia Elwyn, a Millburn ...
MILLBURN, NJ – At its September 15 meeting, the Millburn Board of Education covered a wide range of updates, from student research presentations to new administrative appointments.The evening began with the official oath of office for Abigail Speltz, who was elected to the board the previous week ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Millburn Township Public Schools has announced the appointment of Robert B. Nixon, Jr. as the new principal of Millburn High School (MHS). He has 28 years of experience in education, including 21 years as an administrator. Nixon’s official start date is December 15. He will begin a ...
EVANSTON, IL – The National Merit® Scholarship Company (NMSC) just announced its 2026 semifinalists and 16 Millburn High School students have made the cut. According to the company, “The National Merit® Scholarship Program honors individual students who show exceptional academic ability and ...
MILLBURN, NJ – At its September 8 meeting, the Millburn Township Board of Education focused on future-minded instruction, student assessments and ongoing facility improvements.STEM Coordinator Chrystie Young presented the district’s new AI Framework, outlining five levels of classroom integration, ...
MILLBURN, NJ – The Millburn-Short Hills Historical Society (MSHHS) worked hard to make the Millburn High School (MHS) 50th reunion of the class of 1975 extra special for the alumni. According to Dorothy Kelly, Millburn-Short Hills Historical Society Curator-in-Chief, “Over a year ago, MHS student ...
MILLBURN, NJ – The Millburn High School (MHS) Alumni Association is assembling a directory of MHS graduates. According to a press release, “We are excited to build a directory of former MHS students who are either current college students or out of college and currently working in the professional ...
MILLBURN, NJ – This article previously contained erroneous information about Kris Heinrichs. He is not resigning from the BOE. Viswa Reddy resigned over the summer, and the BOE is looking for someone to fill his seat. According to the Board of Education website, “The individual selected will ...
MILLBURN, NJ – The Millburn Board of Education met on August 18 to hear from administrators about the busy summer of preparations for the 2025–26 school year.Starting the Summer Update Presentation, Assistant Superintendent John Connolly shared that the district welcomed 27 new administrators this ...
MILLBURN, NJ – US News & World Report just issued its 2025 high school rankings, and Millburn High School (MHS) is number 12, with mostly charter, magnet and vocational schools ranked above it. That’s a seven-point increase from the rank of 19 in 2024. MHS also ranked 1st in Essex County.Some ...
MILLBURN, NJ — Six Millburn residents have filed petitions with the Essex County Clerk to run in the Nov. 4 Board of Education (BOE) election. Here's a list of the candidates and their slogans: Christian Germa – "Ambition. Cooperation. Commitment."WeiWei Huang – "Rebuild Trust Together"Kristopher ...