Tag: Campbell Elementary School
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Middlesex County students win fourth grade folder contest
More than 4,000 fourth grade students from across New Jersey participated in the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s Design a Fourth Grade Folder contest this year, but just seven from Middlesex County earned recognition at the award ceremony at Jenkinson’s Boardwalk in Point Pleasant on May 7. There were 32 fourth grade student finalists…
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Edgar Middle School students show support for hometown hero through letters/cards
METUCHEN — The words on the cards say it all. “We thank you for your service and bravery,” Joseph, a student at Edgar Middle School in Metuchen, wrote. “If not for you, freedom and safety may not exist. Therefore, you are a true hero and will always be.” Joseph signed his card, “From your biggest…
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Parents ask Metuchen board for full-time counselors at Campbell School
METUCHEN — The Metuchen Board of Education will consider employing two full-time guidance counselors at Campbell Elementary School as board members analyze the district’s personnel budget. Currently, the Campbell school has one part-time guidance counselor. Parents addressed the board at a Feb. 27 meeting and discussed what they said is a need for full-time counselors.…
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Metuchen schools monitor student body growth
METUCHEN — After a report by a professional demographer, the Board of Education will continue to closely monitor the population growth in the district. Board member Ben Small, who chairs the board’s Finance and Facilities Committee, said they brought in a demographer to help the board figure out whether or not to keep the status…
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Metuchen schools recognized for sustainability
METUCHEN — Three schools — Metuchen High School, Edgar Middle School and Campbell Elementary School — have been recognized for their efforts in sustainability. “I am very proud of the work by our Green Teams at our schools,” Schools Superintendent Vincent Caputo said. “In collaboration with our parents, the Metuchen Public Schools have made a…
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Metuchen considers revamping schools
METUCHEN — Facing the inevitable growth of the downtown area, the Board of Education is in the midst of contemplating how to prepare the district for the development in the next five to 10 years. EI Associates, a Cedar Knolls-based architectural design and engineering firm, presented a district wide feasibility study, which laid out suggestions…
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Schools of Character include Metuchen and Old Bridge
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer TRENTON — Two local schools have been designated as State Schools of Character for 2017. On May 19, representatives from Jonas Salk Middle School in Old Bridge, Campbell Elementary School in Metuchen and other schools in the Garden State will be honored at the New Jersey Alliance for Social, Emotional and…
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Metuchen schools encouraging students to pursue healthy lifestyle
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — The move to promote a healthy lifestyle and highlight the anti-idling campaign this year was a success. Schools Superintendent Vincent Caputo said at a board meeting in July that assessing the district goals for the 2015-16 school year included a focus on the whole child. “There were fewer…
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‘Smart Workplaces’ honored for providing commuting alternatives
MONROE — Numerous Middlesex County companies and schools received the prestigious 2016 New Jersey Smart Workplaces Award during the annual membership meeting of Keep Middlesex Moving (KMM). The awards honor companies for their outstanding achievements in providing alternative commuting opportunities for their employees, thus reducing traffic and congestion and improving air quality, according to a…