FREEHOLD — A recent Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education meeting brought news that 36 current and former district students have been honored for earning a perfect score of 300 on the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK) in mathematics.
Each student received a certificate and was congratulated by Board President Annette Jordan and Vice President Dr. Michael Lichardi.
The students in the “Superintendent’s 300 Club” will have their photograph posted outside the district’s administrative offices.
“We had many students earn a designation of advanced proficient on the NJASK in language arts, mathematics and science,” Freehold Borough Superintendent of Schools Rocco Tomazic said. “But these students distinguished themselves by achieving a perfect score on the mathematics section of the test. We were delighted to celebrate their success.”
The NJASK assessment was administered to all New Jersey public school students in April and May.
The NJASK is used to measure and promote student achievement of challenging state curriculum standards, according to a press release.
The assessment is used to gain accurate and meaningful information about student performance as well as provide data to meet state and federal accountability.
The names and previous grade level of the elementary students are the following:
Grade three — Sophia Cervantes, Michael Connelly, Elizabeth D’Antonio, Ethan Driver, Emma Howson, Fred Jaworowicz, Hannah Levine, Arianna Macabangon, Abdullah Mastrogiovanni-Allah, Jesse Miguel, Brooke Severson and Cesar Vivas.
Grade four — Anna Connelly, Marjuly Cruz, Jonathan Davis, Stephanie Gonzalez- Morales, Shaun Hirsch, Brian McKeon, Roberto Neves and Alberto Pantoja.
Grade five — Nathan Cervantes, William Edwards, Spencer Hurley, Giselle Mayen and Lauren Nonnenmacher.
Students from the Freehold Intermediate School include:
Grade six: Logan Brenner, Joshua Cully, Joseph LoCurcio and Emily Ruegger.
Grade seven — Evan Ciok and Michael Ruegger.
Grade eight — Jared Avila, Melissa Hirsch, Nameera Hoque, Seth Linares and Jose Nunez-Zafra.