Education
By TAPINTOSPF STAFF
June 19, 2025
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School is actively cultivating future-ready students through innovative career development initiatives. Recently, a group of SPF High School students and teachers had the valuable opportunity to visit the Google NYC office on May 16, 2025, ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – With expected temperatures approaching 100 degrees on Wednesday, June 25, commencement ceremonies for Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School's Class of 2025 have been rescheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. at Perry Tyson Field.Regular seating is on the bleachers, and accessible ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Valedictorian is the highest achievement you can receive in high school. At Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, senior Sophie Gingold has been honored for her hard work, dedication, and academic excellence over the last four years. On June 25, she will be one of the ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District kicked off a new tradition on Friday, June 13: the Senior Clap Out!The idea was brought to the district by Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS salutatorian Mac Bastable, the Class of 2025 representative on the Board of ...
KINGSTON, RI – The University of Rhode Island recently announced that several students from Scotch Plains and Fanwood have been named to its Spring 2025 Dean's List. Among them are:Grace Conklin of Scotch PlainsMichael Donofrio of Scotch PlainsAnabelle Griffin of FanwoodLeah Herb of Scotch ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – The all-volunteer Fanwood-Scotch Plains Service League (FSPSL), operators of the Thrift Shop in downtown Scotch Plains, awarded a total of $55,000 in grants to local community organizations and student scholarships at Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS Scholarship Awards night on May 29, ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – St. Bartholomew Academy in Scotch Plains held its graduation ceremony for twenty-two 8th graders on Friday, June 6, 2025.The graduating students will attend the following high schools: Union Catholic, St. Peter's Prep, Mount St. Mary Academy, Oratory Prep, Mother Seton, ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark (RCAN) announced in a letter from Catholic schools superintendent Barbara Dolan that James Reagan, Jr., Ed.D. has been appointed principal of Union Catholic Regional High School. "Thank you for your continued support of Union Catholic ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – One of the positive holdovers from the COVID pandemic was the tradition of posting Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School senior portraits along Westfield Road.The signs were placed along the street to honor graduating students when it was unclear whether graduation ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Alexa Ramos, a sophomore, and Shane Hickey, a senior, have been named the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Students of the Month (sponsored by Fabio's Bistro) for May 2025.Shane Hickey exhibits great character by being kind, respectful, and compassionate towards others.
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – More images of the students who attended the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Junior Prom on Friday, May 30.The junior prom has long served as a social event at which students can celebrate their achievements and enjoy a formal night out as the school year draws to a conclusion.
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – A little rain did not dampen the spirits of the students who attended the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Junior Prom on Friday, May 30.The junior prom has long served as a social event at which students can celebrate their achievements and enjoy a formal night out as the school ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Got prom pics? The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Junior Prom takes place on Friday, May 30, 2025, and it will be an evening full of memories.TAPintoSPF invites you to share those memories for our annual SPFHS Senior Prom photo gallery. Please submit them no later ...
McLEAN, VA – Aarav Jindal, a junior at Princeton International School of Mathematics and Science (PRISMS), will be among the high school students who will compete in the 2025 USA Biolympiad (USABO) National Finals hosted by the Center for Execellence in Education (CEE) at Harvard from June 22 to ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Emily Litz, a fifth-grade teacher at Nettingham Middle School, continues to bring pride to Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools. On May 7, she was formally recognized by the New Jersey State Board of Education (NJSBE) for winning the Milken Educator Award, often referred ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – Reina Smith, a senior at Union Catholic Regional High School, has been selected as a recipient of the prestigious Morehead-Cain Scholarship to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the fall.The Morehead-Cain Scholarship, the first merit-based scholarship ...
SCRANTON, PA – Ten residents of Scotch Plains and Fanwood were among the more than 725 graduates who took part in The University of Scranton's undergraduate commencement ceremony, held May 18 at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Bachelor's and associate degrees were conferred to students who had ...
PLAINSBORO, NJ - Raye Panas, a seventh-grade student at Nettingham Middle School, has received the Award of Excellence for Literature in the middle school division of the National PTA’s Reflection contest. The annual Reflections Art Program, sponsored by the National PTA, recognizes students’ ...
UNION, NJ – Kean University has announced the names of 3,010 undergraduate students who earned a place on the Dean's List for the Fall 2024 semester, including the following 22 residents from Scotch Plains and Fanwood.Shaniqua Hinds (Scotch Plains) - English - WritingJayden Ball (Scotch Plains) - ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Scotch Plains resident Bowen Zhang graduated from the Governor’s STEM Scholars, a year-long program of the Research & Development Council of New Jersey, on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Bowen was one of 111 high school and college students from all 21 counties across the state to ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School has announced its Honor Roll for third quarter of the 2024-25 academic year. Congratulations to all the Honor Roll students!Grade 12 High Honor RollElizabeth Agnello, Pauline Elisha Aloot, Fiorella Amari, Shana Amsellem, Courtney ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Terrill Middle School has announced its 3rd quarter Honor Roll for the 2024-25 academic year. Congratulations to all the Honor Roll Students!8th Grade Distinguished Honor RollAmbika Aggarwal, Kiara Anand, Karl Asuncion, Margaret Basuino, Alexandra Berger, Juliet Bickoff, ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ –Students from Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School gathered in the school’s courtyard to plant their very own pocket forest on March 22. A pocket forest is a condensed area in which trees and shrubs are planted to restore damaged ecosystems and increase biodiversity. On a ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Jose Alvarenga, a freshman, and Jake Gechtman, a junior, have been named the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Students of the Month (sponsored by Fabio's Bistro) for April 2025.Jose Alvarenga is a hardworking, kind, attentive student. He always asks questions when he ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Nettingham Middle School has announced its honor roll for the third marking period of the 2024-25 academic year. Congratulations to all the honor roll students!8th Grade Distinguished Honor RollLeandro Arcila, Fiona Ashe, Elizabeth Berry, Bronwyn Boris, Annabelle ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Marc Fabiano, a health and physical education teacher and varsity wrestling coach at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, has made the semifinals in the America’s Favorite Teacher competition. Voting in the semi-final round ends Thursday, April 24 at 10 p.m. EDT.Fabiano, a ...
LOS ANGELES, CA – Hailing from across the country, the 2024 class of Milken Educator Award recipients traveled to Los Angeles to attend the national Milken Educator Awards Forum held at UCLA April 1-3. Meeting one another for the first time, the 2024 class gathered with their loved ones to walk the ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – The Union Catholic High School Student Movement Against Cancer (SMAC) will host its Movers, Shakers, Change Makers: Fun, Fitness, and Fighting Cancer event on Saturday, May 10, 2025, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Union Catholic, 1600 Martine Avenue, Scotch Plains. The event is open ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – St. Bartholomew Academy unveiled a new dedicated street sign at the entrance of its campus (2032 Westfield Ave, Scotch Plains) on Tuesday, April 8.With recent issues of people not being able to find the school when driving in the area, the idea came about to place a street sign ...
TRENTON, NJ — The NJ Department of Education (DOE) has released its latest school district performance reports for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood SPFK12 district.According to the latest 2023-24 report:95% of Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS students graduate in four years' time.70.2% of students in the ...