Tag: Edison High School
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Memories of an Edison airman
EDISON — For those who knew him, Ronald M. Mayercik led by example and was admired by many. This year marks 50 years since Mayercik, a captain navigator in the United States Air Force, went missing in action when his F-4 fighter plane crashed in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. It was Thanksgiving Day,…
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Edison addressing overcrowding in schools
EDISON — Township officials are lending a helping hand to the Edison Township School District as they continue to address the severe overcrowding problem that has existed for many years and continues to get worse. Councilman Robert Diehl said that when the elementary schools in the township opened more than 50 years ago, the student…
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Edison considers adding high school
EDISON — The “hopes and dreams” of building a third high school is a hope and dream that needs to become a reality. That is why the Edison Board of Education approved a resolution at a meeting on July 31 for LAN Associates, Midland Park, Bergen County, to perform a survey and evaluation of the…
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In the Service
U.S. Air Force Airman Destini J. Preisler graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness,and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward an…
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Edison, John P. Stevens High Schools represented at national leadership conference
EDISON — Edison High School and John P. Stevens High School were two of the schools represented during the 2017 Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) National Leadership Conference in Nashville, Tennessee earlier this month. More than 7,000 FCCLA members, advisers, alumni and guests from all around the country gathered together in the…
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Edison graduates walk into their future
EDISON — A sea of green was followed by a sea of red as the Edison School District held graduation ceremonies for its two high schools. The ceremonies for 368 John P. Stevens High School graduates and 489 Edison High School graduates were held at the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway on June 21. In…
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Edison High School congratulates the Class of 2017
ª Edison High School STEM Academy *National Honor Society Ahmed E. Abdelhady Matthew T. Accatatta Michael E. I. Adams Sara Adamu Apoorva Agarwal *ª Matthew J. Aiken Areej Z. Ali Ifra Ali Anthony J. Aliberti Eyman F. Altairi Nicholas R. Alviar * Zil B. Amin * Dominiquica S. Aponte Denise Arguello Akershita Arora Gazal Arora…
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Edison teacher honored as ‘hidden hero’
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Michael Joseph Fernandez, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis more than a decade ago, was told by doctors he would ultimately be wheelchair bound. “That made me enraged,” he said as he recalled his reaction. “I was 25 years old and it sounded like no hope.” Fernandez is…
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Blind Edison resident conquered the fear of running, now tackles marathons
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — On the track team at Edison High School, Stephanie Zundel, who lost her eyesight when she developed Stevens-Johnson syndrome at a young age, said she had actually developed a fear of running. It was not anybody’s fault. Zundel, a 2013 Edison High graduate, said she has always been…
