Tag: Hightstown
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Mercer County scavenger hunt brings attention to Sexual Assault Awareness Month
In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April, the Womanspace Education and Community Outreach Committee is planning a Turn the Town Teal Scavenger Hunt to spread awareness throughout the county. With the support of local businesses, Hightstown, Lawrence, Trenton, Ewing and Hamilton, and Rider University, are participating in this campaign. “This year for…
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Students make advancements in AI, genetics to win Mercer Science & Engineering Fair
The grand prize winner of the Mercer Science & Engineering Fair is Satvik Dasariaju from the Lawrenceville School, who used machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) to detect rare variant genetic irregularities associated with a wide range of diseases and disorders, including rejection of transplanted organs. Satvik receives a $400 award from the competition, which…
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Hightstown adopts resolution urging flooding solutions
Hightstown Borough has joined a long list of towns, including Princeton and West Windsor, in asking the State of New Jersey to find regional solutions to flooding that has plagued towns in the Millstone River Basin. The Hightstown Borough Council adopted a resolution at its Feb. 22 meeting, on the heels of identical resolutions adopted…
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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.
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Hightstown DECA students recognized for achievement at New Jersey DECA Career Development Conference
Members of the Hightstown High School (HHS) chapter of New Jersey DECA joined more than 5,000 high school business, finance, hospitality and marketing students at the annual association career development conference held Feb. 28 to March 2 at Harrah’s Resort and Spa in Atlantic City. The following students received recognition of individual ability and achievement…
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Greater Hightstown Juniorettes announce winners of spelling bee
The Greater Hightstown Juniorettes held a spelling bee on Feb. 22 in the Rogers Elementary School auditorium in Hightstown, held in person after a cancellation last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The first place winner is Brennan Clissold, a fifth grader at Rogers. The second place winner is Syed Raza, a fifth grader at…
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Hightstown High student wins automotive technology grant from Universal Technical Institute
Universal Technical Institute-Exton (UTI) welcomed students from around the region to compete in its first Auto Tech Challenge, using in-demand automotive technology skills and knowledge. The top three students walked away with a combined $15,000 in UTI grants, so they could train for careers in the transportation industry after high school at the UTI campus…
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MAPL Diving Championship: Oster secures girls championship, Lawver wins boys championship
When the Mid Atlantic Prep League (MAPL) Diving Championships returned in 2022, Lawrenceville School sophomore Dylan Oster and Hun School senior Rowland Lawver claimed the top spots for the girls and boys competitions. The divers each earned their first place medals in the championship dive meet that took place at The Hill School in Pottstown,…
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Hightstown High captures virtual Consumer Bowl
Hightstown High School’s Consumer Bowl won this year’s three-team Mercer County event, which was held Feb. 11 via Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the sixth straight Mercer County Consumer Bowl title for Hightstown High, which also captured the quiz-show style competition on good consumer practices from 2017 through 2020, when the event…