Archive for the ‘SCHOOLS’ Category
Thomas Jefferson School students meet with local veterans at assembly
NORTH ARLINGTON (Dec. 16, 2010) — The fourth and fifth graders at Thomas Jefferson School in North Arlington attended an excellent assembly in honor of Veterans Day. The veterans shared their experiences, answered questions and allowed the students to explore the memorabilia they had on display. As a homework assignment the students were asked to [...]
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NA students enjoy pumpkins
NORTH ARLINGTON (Nov. 18, 2010) — The Parent Teacher Organization generously provides pumpkins for every student in Jefferson School. This is just one example of how the PTO gives back to the students in Jefferson School. Connor Smith and Christopher Gilmour are first-grade students enjoying themselves at the pumpkin patch.
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Mango says that HSPA scores at Becton have improved
By Chris Neidenberg / Reporter EAST RUTHERFORD (Oct. 28, 2010) — Principal David Mango maintains a verified comparative analysis shows the same student focus group, taking the High School Proficiency Assessment and earlier eighth-grade Assessment of Skills and Knowledge, did much better on HSPA in Becton Regional High School. At the Becton Board of Education’s [...]
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Becton Regional students seek funds to revive musical
By Chris Neidenberg / Reporter EAST RUTHERFORD (Oct. 21, 2010) — The bright lights of the musical stage at Henry P. Becton Regional High School, turned off by budget cuts, could be glowing again next year — if a committed group of students sees its dreams fulfilled. At the Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional Board of Education’s [...]
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BCC dedicates new Meadowlands campus
By Andrew Segedin / Reporter LYNDHURST (Oct. 22, 2010) — Friday, Oct. 15 was a day for new beginnings in Lyndhurst as officials with Bergen Community College formally dedicated a new Meadowlands campus in the heart of South Bergen. “Good afternoon and welcome to Bergen Community College at the Meadowlands,” said the college’s president, a [...]
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Queen of Peace School honors Ballantyne
NORTH ARLINGTON (Oct. 21, 2010) — Queen of Peace Elementary School held its annual book fair Oct. 12-15. The theme for the 2010 Scholastic Book Fair was “Here’s to Our Heroes — Reading Saves the Day.” Naval Officer Mark Ballantyne, our local hero, spent time enjoying our students as they visited the fair this week.
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New law affirms school choice
By Susan C. Moeller / Senior Reporter TRENTON (Oct. 7, 2010) — Public school students could have a wider choice when it comes to where they attend school next year, if more districts sign on to the state’s expanded Inter-District Public School Choice Program. After a five-year pilot that included the Academies at Englewood in [...]
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Bid to fund school activities fails
By Chris Neidenberg / Reporter EAST RUTHERFORD (Oct. 7, 2010) — A deadlock among East Rutherford school board members has sounded the death knell for the return of extracurricular activities — at least for the foreseeable future. With one school board member absent, the board of education voted 3-3 Thursday, Sept. 30 on a motion [...]
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Prime Time opens for business in East Rutherford
By Kristin Boyd / Advertorial Writer EAST RUTHERFORD (Oct. 7, 2010) — From flexible schedules to creative programs, Prime Time is the perfect place for your child to laugh, love and learn. A family-owned and operated early childhood educational facility, Prime Time is inviting parents to check out everything it has to offer this back-to-school [...]
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Lyndhurst approves school uniforms
By Kyle Orlowicz / Reporter LYNDHURST (Sept. 30, 2010) — For the second month in a row, parents and students turned the Lyndhurst Board of Education meeting into a war zone over the contested issue of school uniforms. Channeling the frustrations of many Americans these days, the small-town debate over school uniforms at Lyndhurst High [...]
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