Education
By TAPINTO MILLBURN-SHORT HILLS STAFF
December 10, 2024
MILLBURN, NJ — 30 years ago, in 1994, Mrs. Michael and Mr. Pisa established Millburn Middle School’s (MMS) Peer Leader program. Millburn Superintendent Kate Diskin profiled the organization in a recent superintendent's update email. According to her update, “A group of 20 members who worked on ...
WORCESTER, MA -- - Team 7405R, Millburn Riptide, recently competed at the prestigious VEX Robotics Signature Event held at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts. According to co-coach Hilton Seibert, “Over the course of three days, they went head-to-head with 79 elite teams from across ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Millburn High School Junior, Maria Iodice, was recently recognized for her outstanding contribution in a contest held by The Italian History & Culture Committee (IHCC). She won a monetary prize and will be honored at a future event.Iodice’s winning essay was about Giovanni da ...
MILLBURN, NJ – This past September, long-time Member Neetu Salholtra resigned from her seat on the Board of Education (BOE). In light of this vacancy, the BOE opened the doors for members of the public to apply for the open seat. The one and only applicant, Noel Bigman, was formally nominated as ...
MILLBURN, NJ — Niche rated five of six Millburn schools in their top 10 elementary schools. Wyoming was number one, Hartshorn placed third, Deerfield scored fourth, South Mountain was seventh, Glenwood was ninth, and Washington Elementary was rated 13th. Each earned an A+ grade. Criteria include ...
SHORT HILLS, NJ –- Short Hills resident and Newark Academy freshman, Sophia Hou recently earned the Second Place Engineering Award in the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (JIC), the nation's premier middle school science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competition for ...
MILLBURN. NJ – At recent Board of Education (BOE) meetings, a circulating rumor was brought to the attention of the public by Millburn’s learning consultant and members of the Millburn Administrators’ Association (MAA), showing signs of a heated debate surrounding the job security of Millburn ...
MILLBURN, NJ – During the Oct. 28 Millburn Board of Education (BOE) meeting, members approved a resolution appointing Acting Superintendent Dr. Kathryn Diskin to Superintendent of the Millburn Township Public Schools (MTPS).Diskin has served as the Acting Superintendent of the Millburn Township ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Every year, the Millburn Municipal Alliance Committee sponsors Red Ribbon Week with assemblies at all the public schools, Spirit Days and an evening presentation of “Screenagers Under the Influence” for parents and their students in grades 6-12. The movie, which is free but requires ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Although parents have already witnessed and engaged in contentious discussion surrounding the Board of Education (BOE)’s new grading policy for over a month, Monday’s BOE meeting once again left everyone on the edge of their seats, due to the long-awaited input of Millburn High ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Abby Speltz and Sherry Mahfouz moderated the Board of Education (BOE) Candidate Forum on Tuesday, October 8. There are three open positions, each is a three-year term, and four candidates: Noel Bigman, Asaf Farashuddin, Christian P. Germa and Brian G. Lawrence. Howard Wachtel sent a ...
MILLBURN, NJ — During the recent Board of Education (BOE) meeting, Acting Superintendent Dr. Kate Diskin, Director of Technology Mike Skara and Students Nicholas Bater and Veer Chandler presented a report on Millburn School District’s summer 2024 technology projects.The projects they spoke about ...
MILLBURN, NJ – During the most recent Board of Education (BOE) meeting, Meghan Garland, Millburn High School’s (MHS) College & Career Counselor, presented an in-depth slideshow about 2024 MHS graduate trends.She stated that students continue to submit more applications each year. Garland ...
MILLBURN, NJ – The Millburn Board of Education announces a vacancy for a Board position, effective September 23, 2024, due to the resignation of BOE member Neetu Salhotra. The Board, within the powers delegated to it by law, is the policymaking legislative branch of the Millburn School District and ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Niche just released its Best High School rankings, and Millburn High School (MHS) was the top public school in Essex County. Niche rates high schools in academics, teachers, clubs and activities, diversity, college prep and administration.Millburn received an overall grade of A+.
MILLBURN, NJ – At recent Board of Education (BOE) meetings, the spotlight has been on Millburn High School’s Grading & Assessment update. Faculty and staff have delivered a number of presentations defending the motivations behind and goals of the policy, but the area of concern for most ...
MILLBURN, NJ – 89 Millburn High School seniors have been recognized as Commended Scholars by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). To achieve this honor, students must score in the top 50,000 on the PSAT/NMSQT, They are normally around the top 2–3% of test takers. Congratulations to ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ – Four of the 26 Pingry School seniors recently recognized for exceptional academic promise as Commended Students in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program are Short Hills Residents. They placed among the top 50,000 scorers of students who entered the 2025 competition by ...
MILLBURN, NJ – It’s Banned Books Week at the Taylor Park LFL. Friends celebrates the right to read freely, widely & openly! Grab a book from the LFL today!
MILLBURN, NJ –- Following up on the July 30 Board Goals Planning Session, Acting Superintendent Kathryn Diskin and Director of Humanities Jenny Graf delivered an Assessment & Grading Update at the September 9 Board of Education (BOE) meeting. The public was able to receive a comprehensive ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ – Six Pingry School seniors are among 16,000 semifinalists in the 2025 National Merit® Scholarship Program, and two of them are Short Hills residents. This is the National Merit® Scholarship Company’s 70th year of honoring students who earn exceptional grades. The Short Hills ...
EVANSTON, IL — The National Merit® Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) has announced its 2025 semifinalists, and 18 Millburn High School (MHS) students are on the prestigious list.They are among 16,000 semifinalist students who are eligible for Merit® Scholarship Awards. All winners of Merit® ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Before school began last week, Michael Skara, Director of Technology of Millburn Public Schools demonstrated the township’s newest security device. He explained, “The purpose of using this tool is to keep our students and staff as safe as we possibly can. We already have security ...
SHORT HILLS, NJ – Israel Jimenez, 31-year Ruth’s Chris Steak House employee and current Executive Chef, has worked his way up from being a dishwasher. He spent time as a servant assistant, runner and various positions in the kitchen before becoming the Executive Chef in the Short Hills ...
MILLBURN, NJ — Millburn High School seniors celebrated the time-honored tradition of decorating their cars on the first day of their last year of high school, sponsored by the parent Senior Celebration Committee. Eddy Bikales, parent of a senior student, captured many of the vehicles and designs ...
MILLBURN, NJ – At the August 19 Board of Education meeting, Director of Humanities Jenny Graf shared results from ACCESS, an English proficiency assessment administered by the World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) for English as a Second Language (ESL) students in Millburn as well ...
MILLBURN, NJ — The Millburn Free Public Library recently reported impressive statistics for its annual Summer Reading Contest. 1,199 readers read 37,537 books. Participants included: 921 kids 100 teens 178 adults Over the summer, the library hosted many interesting and fun ...
MILLBURN, NJ — New Staff Orientation week occurred this past week, and the Millburn High School cheerleaders welcomed the new teachers and staff members on Monday, August 19. MHS Principal Dr. William Miron hosted the annual Millburn bus tour on Friday, August 23. According to Nancy Dries, ...
MILLBURN, NJ -- Millburn Board of Education candidate Noel Bigman's family has resided in Millburn/Short Hills (MSH) for over two decades. His three children attended schools in the district and/or are still in school. TAPinto: What experiences do you have that will help you serve on the ...
MILLBURN, NJ -- Millburn Board of Education (BOE) candidate Asaf Farashuddin, his wife Tanya Islam and their children moved to Millburn in early 2012. His children both graduated from Deerfield Elementary School and Washington School. Farashuddin's son is a rising junior at Millburn High School, ...