Tag: Freehold Regional High School District
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Freehold Regional Hackathon showcases students’ creativity
Students from across the Freehold Regional High School District came together at Manalapan High School on Jan. 14 to participate in the district’s first hackathon, titled HackFRee. Designed as an invention marathon, HackFRee provided more than 180 students the opportunity to engage in collaborative computer programming and design, according to district administrators. Participating students attended…
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Sutera elected to lead high school board
By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer Jennifer Sutera, who is Manalapan’s representative on the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education, has been elected president of the board for 2017. The board held its annual reorganization meeting on Jan. 9, during which Business Administrator/Board Secretary Sean Boyce swore in the winning candidates from the Nov.…
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Fire survivors recount experiences for high school students
By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer Two survivors of a fire that claimed the lives of three students on the campus of Seton Hall University almost 17 years ago recently told students at Howell High School the decisions they make can have lifelong consequences for other people. During a presentation to Howell students on Oct. 19,…
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High school casts prepare fall plays in Freehold Regional High School District
The stages are set and the lights are beginning to dim at the Freehold Regional High School District’s schools as the fall drama productions get underway. Howell High School, Squankum-Yellowbrook Road, Howell, will present “The Diviners” by Jim Leonard Jr. Set in the early days of the Depression in a small southern Indiana town, Buddy…
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Freehold Township High School science teacher tapped as fellow
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), in partnership with the Bayer USA Foundation, has announced the selection of five New Jersey science teachers as Bayer-NSTA Fellows for this year’s NSTA New Science Teacher Academy. Lisa Dreher of Freehold Township High School is among the teachers who have been selected for the honor. Freehold Township Principal…
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School district’s support staff members honored
Six paraprofessionals from across the Freehold Regional High School District have been recognized as the Support Staff Members of the Year by the district’s Board of Education. This annual district award was created to recognize the hard work and dedication of the district’s paraprofessionals, according to a press release. The paraprofessionals work closely with the…
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Freehold Regional welcomes back 11,200 students
By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer More than 11,200 students from eight sending municipalities have returned to the six high schools that make up the Freehold Regional High School District as the 2016-17 academic year has gotten underway. Enrollment is down about 200 students from the 2015-16 school year, according to district administrators. Speaking at a…
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‘Improvement panels’ named at six high schools
By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education has appointed administrators and teachers to a School Improvement Panel (ScIP) at each of the district’s six schools. Information from the New Jersey Department of Education website states that, “Based upon the provisions of the TEACHNJ Act and AchieveNJ, every school…
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Substitute teacher charged with sexual assault of student
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer A Freehold Township resident who worked as a substitute teacher at Freehold Township High School has been charged with second degree sexual assault and second degree endangering the welfare of a child, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. According to a press release, Daniel Kropa, 24, was arrested…