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sport shorts •••
The Colonial Basketball League will hold registration through Dec. 17 at 5 p.m. at the YMCA Community Center, 41 Center St., Suite 2, Freehold Borough. The basketball league is for children in kindergarten through eighth grade. The cost for the instructional program is $85, and the cost for the recreation league is $95. Out-of-town registration…
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Cross country runners earn All-FRHSD honors
Even without a Freehold Regional High School District championship meet this fall at which they could prove their dominance, coach John Hein’s Howell High School Rebels were again the class of the district in girls cross country. The Rebels went through another dual meet season undefeated and won the Shore Conference A North Division title.…
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Colonials win Central Jersey Group III grid crown
Freehold High School defeats Middletown South, 14-12, to complete 10-2 campaign BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Validation. With its 14-12 victory over fellow Shore Conference member Middletown South High School in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III state championship game on Dec. 4 at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway, the Freehold High School football team can…
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Schroth students play ball with major leaguer
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer John Aufiero was so excited about meeting a professional baseball player that his teacher said he went to bed extra early the night before. Howard Hernandez shows his excitement after meeting Boston Red Sox outfielder Ryan Kalish during a visit the major league baseball player made to the Schroth School…
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Test results show progress for FRHSD
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Students showed enough improvement on standardized tests to lift the Freehold Regional High School District out of a classification as a district in need of improvement. The designation is part of the federal No Child Left Behind Act that measures adequate yearly progress (AYP) made by students. FRHSD spokesman James…
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Administrators review ‘snapshot’ of schools
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — In the most recent round of testing, five schools in the Freehold Township K-8 School District did not make adequate yearly progress (AYP) as defined by the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Janet Creech said the subgroup of…
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Girls basketball fails to make cut
BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer HOWELL — Interscholastic girls basketball will not be offered at Howell’s three middle schools this winter. Participation levels did not meet the minimum requirement (15 players) established by the Howell Police Athletic League (PAL), which is running the sports programs under a contract it was awarded by the Howell K-8…
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Schools may consider a stricter dress code
HOWELL — Superintendent of Schools Enid Golden said the initial reaction to her mention of the possibility of implementing clothing guidelines for pupils in the Howell K-8 School District was favorable. Golden raised the subject at a recent meeting of the Howell Board of Education’s community relations committee. She said a small group of residents…
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on campus •••
Grace Mulholland of Freehold was selected as a Hokie ambassador for Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. Hokie ambassadors primarily provide tours for prospective undergraduate students and highlight the school’s best qualities. Grace was chosen to represent Virginia Tech because of her interest in the community and her love of her school and campus. Louis Johnson of…
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