Tag: East Windsor Regional School District
-
East Windsor elementary school teachers named New Jersey Exemplary Educators
Two East Windsor Regional School District elementary school teachers have been named as New Jersey Exemplary Educators for 2022 by the New Jersey Department of Education. Taylor Trost, who teaches at the Grace N. Rogers Elementary School, and Valerie Barbarise, who teaches at the Ethel McKnight Elementary School, were among a select group of 181…
-
Hightstown Borough Council adopts 2022 budget with $132 municipal tax increase
The Hightstown Borough Council unanimously adopted its $8.2 million municipal budget for 2022. A public hearing on the budget was held at its Aug. 15 meeting. The budget increases the municipal property tax rate from $1.41 per $100 of assessed value to $1.47. The six-cent increase means the owner of a house assessed at $225,000…
-
Hightstown High School Class of 2022 ‘resilient, did not miss a beat’
Seniors came together on the baseball diamond at Trenton Thunder Ballpark to mark Hightstown High School’s 107th annual graduation ceremony. Friends and family members took their seats in the stands surrounding the baseball field, holding up umbrellas for shade – not rain – and fanning themselves with the high school graduation ceremony program booklets on…
-
Hightstown first responders teach students about safety
PHOTOS COURTESY OF EAST WINDSOR REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Members of the Hightstown fire, police and first aid squads visited Walter C. Black Elementary School on April 25, thanks to the organization of the PTO. Students learned from first responders about the role they play in the community. Each department brought a vehicle for students to…
-
Hightstown DECA members earn recognition at DECA’s International Career Development Conference
Hightstown DECA members earned the organization’s highest honors at DECA’s annual International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in Atlanta April 23-26. Students receiving recognition at the international level are Sara Malinak, Ethan Martin, Anshal Vyas, Knowledge Matters Virtual Business Competition, Sports & Entertainment Marketing, third place; and Siya Buddhadev, receiving The J. Willard and Alice S.…
-
Hightstown students paint pictures of sunflowers in support of Ukrainian families
PHOTOS COURTESY OF EAST WINDSOR REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT The Hightstown High School (HHS) Library is displaying sunflower paintings created by students in a show of support for the HHS family who have loved ones overseas during this time of conflict. The sunflower is the national flower of Ukraine, a symbol of peace for the country.
-
Masks will be optional in East Windsor schools
Facial coverings for students, staff and visitors will be optional in classrooms and hallways beginning March 7, East Windsor Regional School District officials announced Feb. 28. Masks also will be optional on school buses, said Superintendent of Schools Mark Daniels. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has dropped the federal mask requirement for…
-
East Windsor school district to decide on face mask policy
East Windsor Regional School District officials expect to decide soon whether to drop the in-classroom mask mandates for students or to continue it beyond March 7, the date that Gov. Phil Murphy announced the statewide mandate would be lifted. Murphy announced Feb. 7 that masks or facial coverings would not be required for students, staff…
-
East Windsor school board has three-way race for two open seats
Two incumbent school board members are fending off a challenger in a three-way race for the two open seats on the East Windsor Regional School District Board of Education in the Nov. 2 general election. Incumbent school board members Christina “Tina” Lands and Colleen Murphy are facing challenger Jagruti Patel in the race for two…