Tag: John P. Stevens High School

  • Edison addressing overcrowding in schools

    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…

  • J.P. Stevens girls’ soccer team motivated by defeat

    J.P. Stevens girls’ soccer team motivated by defeat

    The John P. Stevens High School girls’ soccer team will rely on a loss to move on this season. Old Bridge High School delivered a 5-0 loss to J.P. Stevens on Sept. 14 in Old Bridge, but the Hawks will use that defeat as a motivating factor. “I think that we’re going to take this…

  • Red Division girls’ soccer teams have a lot of firepower

    Red Division girls’ soccer teams have a lot of firepower

    J.P. Stevens An offense that is guided by some key veterans should help John P. Stevens High School’s girls’ soccer team rebound from last season’s 4-15 record. Lisa Dato, who is entering her seventh season as the Hawks’ coach, will lean on the offense to produce victories. “We have numerous offensive threats on our team…

  • Edison considers adding high school

    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…

  • Edison, John P. Stevens High Schools represented at national leadership conference

    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…

  • J.P. Stevens High School student experiences Japan

    J.P. Stevens High School student experiences Japan

    EDISON — A John P. Stevens High School student was one of 14 Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) members from across the United States who had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be immersed in Japanese culture. Isabel Swatowski participated in the 2017 Japanese Exchange, which is a scholarship opportunity funded by Kikkoman Corporation…

  • John P. Stevens High School seeks honorees

    John P. Stevens High School seeks honorees

    The John P. Stevens High School Hall of Honor Committee is currently seeking nominations for the fifth induction into the Hall of Honor. The Hall of Honor recognizes graduates for outstanding personal, professional, and community-related/public service accomplishments, as well as good character. Graduates from the classes of 1965-2008 are eligible for nomination. In order for…

  • Edison graduates walk into their future

    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…

  • Local Student Graduates from University of Rochester

    Joshua Aaron Anes, a resident of Edison, graduated from the University of Rochester in New York on May 21, at the 167th commencement with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. Anes is the child of Ronald Anes and Deborah Anes, and a graduate of John P. Stevens High School in Edison.