Education
By DAVID BRIGHOUSE
December 21, 2021
RAHWAY, NJ — There will be a Rahway Board of Education (BOE) meeting tonight, Tuesday, December 21, at 7 p.m., in the student cafeteria of the Rahway 7th and 8th Grade Academy, 1139 Kline Place. Those wishing to do so may also attend the meeting virtually by clicking here. However, in order ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Dr. Patricia Camp, the Superintendent of the Rahway Public Schools, offered a statement this morning to TAPinto Rahway regarding the earlier reported so-called TikTok 'challenge' threatening school violence on Friday, December 17. She said, "We always have our students' and staff ...
NEW JERSEY — Police and school district leaders nationwide and here in New Jersey are reacting, and, in some cases, increasing security, following a social media 'challenge' threatening school violence on Friday, December 17. No specific locations were named in the TikTok threat. Governor ...
RAHWAY, NJ — There is a Coffee with the Superintendent on Wednesday, December 15, at 10 a.m. This is an opportunity to meet with Dr. Patricia Camp, Superintendent of the Rahway Public Schools, and offer a suggestion or ask a question. To join the meeting virtually, click here. It may take a ...
RAHWAY, NJ — There is a Rahway Board of Education (BOE) Caucus meeting at the 7th and 8th Grade Academy tonight, Tuesday, December 14, at 7 p.m. The meeting can be attended in person in the student cafeteria of the Academy at 1139 Kline Place or virtually by clicking here. However, those wishing ...
RAHWAY, NJ — There will be a Parent Academy workshop tonight in the cafeteria of the Rahway 7th and 8th Grade Academy from 6-7:30 p.m. The workshop is entitled "Students and Executive Functioning." The presenter is James Fisher, Program Supervisor of Special Education. According to the district ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Here are some of the meetings and events taking place this week in the city and the schools. City: Wednesday, December 8, 6:30 p.m.: Rahway Redevelopment Agency Meeting. Click here for more information. Thursday, December 9, 7:30 p.m.: Housing Authority Meeting. Click here ...
RAHWAY, NJ — The sounds of the season are in the air. Following a busy few months of rehearsals and performances, our students are about to make another triumphant return to the stage of the Rahway High School Center for the Performing Arts. Featuring the student members of our Rahway High ...
RAHWAY, NJ — TAPinto Rahway's coverage of the November 23th Board of Education (BOE) meeting will be coming shortly. We are putting the finishing touches and edits on the article now. Some topics addressed in the article include: regular agenda items, including new appointments and ...
RAHWAY, NJ — The long, official title of the award that Rahway High School (RHS) junior Pearl Davis just received is the Joy Prescott Humanitarian Award for Student Leadership and Dedication, established by Kean University's Holocaust Resource Center and Diversity Council on Global Education and ...
RAHWAY, NJ — On Tuesday, November 23 at 7 p.m, the Board of Education Regular Meeting will begin. Click here for more information and here to join the meeting virtually. Please note that meetings may also be attended in person and are held in the student cafeteria of the 7th and 8th Grade ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Here is a list of meetings taking place in the city of Rahway and in the public schools this week. City: Monday, November 22 at 7 a.m.: Board of Adjustment Meeting. Click here for more information. Monday, November 22 at 8 p.m.: Social Justice Commission Town Hall. Click ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Rutgers has announced that its list of official university holidays will include Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. The state university will recognize the holiday when it is observed on Friday, June 17, 2022. The school will ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield School Board on Tuesday held off on approval of an elective course for high school juniors after parents voiced concern about the inclusion of a Toni Morrison novel in the curriculum. Parents raised concerns about the book “The Bluest Eye” being included in the ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Do you need to pick up some gifts for the holidays? Do you want to support a good cause while doing so? Would it be even better still if there was a nearby location to make this all happen? Okay, we'll stop asking questions when we already know the answers. On Sunday, November 21, ...
UNION, NJ – Amid chants of “let Union play” and “fire him”, Union high school football players and students staged a walkout Monday morning in protest of the forfeited playoff game against Paterson Eastside Friday night. Walkout leader and football standout Davison Igbinosun addressed the ...
RAHWAY, NJ — There are a number of things happening in the public schools this week. This is not an exhaustive list. There are no official city meetings scheduled for this week. The next city meeting is the Board of Adjustment meeting on Monday, November 22. Schools: Monday, November ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Beginning Friday, November 12 and running through Thursday, January 6, of next year, Rahway's Franklin Elementary School's Blue and Gold Club is hosting the Jersey Cares Coat Drive. Students and their teachers will be collecting new and gently used coats. Those interested in ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ — The Scotch Plains-Fanwood SPFK12 school district celebrated Veterans Day with a ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 11 at 10 a.m. to rename Park Middle School as the Malcolm E. Nettingham Middle School (580 Park Ave., Scotch Plains) in honor of the hometown hero and member of ...
TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy announced on Monday at a pandemic media briefing that 9,000 New Jersey children between the ages of five and 11 have received their first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Murphy explained, “When I look back on our announcement over the summer that our schools ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Here are some of the events and meetings taking place this week in town. City Monday, November 8 at 7 p.m.: Rahway Municipal Council meeting. Special Improvement District (SID) meeting to follow. These meetings may now be attended in person. Click here for more ...
RAHWAY, NJ – 1035 days! It has been over a thousand days since the last time Rahway High School (RHS) students have taken the stage. That experience of a crowd there to see them, lights shining down, microphones ready, orchestra warming up seems like a lifetime ago. Our current seniors were ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – There are two things that Jonathan Holloway has learned about himself during his trauma-filled tenure as Rutgers President. In an exclusive interview with TAPinto New Brunswick on Thursday – one day before his COVID-delayed inauguration was finally held at the Rutgers Athletic ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Union Catholic celebrated the achievements of its most famous alumna, two-time Olympic gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin, with an outdoor welcome home party that included local dignitaries and members of the Union Catholic community, including the entire current student ...
RAHWAY, NJ - The Superintendent of the Rahway Public Schools, Dr. Patricia Camp, has just announced, "Due to expected widespread flash flooding, Rahway Schools will be closed today." TAPinto Rahway will continue to provide weather updates and ongoing school coverage. [Don’t miss any TAPinto ...
RAHWAY, NJ - The Madison Elementary School PTO is holding a Harvest Festival on Friday, October 22, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Festival activities include arts and crafts such as painting and pumpkin decorating, among others. The cost is $10 per child, which includes pizza and popcorn. Pizza is ...
RAHWAY, NJ — There is a Rahway Board of Education (BOE) meeting tonight at 7 p.m. It is the final such meeting in advance of next week's November 2nd general election, which includes six candidates—three of whom are current board members—vying for three open BOE seats. Tonight's meeting takes ...
RAHWAY and WOODLAND PARK, NJ — Diane Recinos, Ed.D., has been named Interim President of Berkeley College. Recinos, a trusted and respected higher education leader, has been with the college since 1992. “Diane has demonstrated strong leadership in a number of roles at Berkeley College over her ...
RAHWAY, NJ - Here are some of the things taking place this week in town. City: Monday, October 18 at 6:30 p.m.: NAACP Rahway Branch's Political Action Committee Candidates Night. The event welcomes the community and this year's Board of Education candidates. It is taking place in person at ...
RAHWAY, NJ — A few weeks back, Mr. Robert Van Wyk, music teacher at Rahway High School (RHS) and musical director for the RHS Theatre, put out a special plea to all RHS supporters, theater and music aficionados, and lovers of the arts in general. In August, the Performing Arts Department's ...