Tag: Memorial Middle School
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Spotswood middle school earns National School of Character certification
SPOTSWOOD–Chosen along with 46 other worldwide schools, Spotswood’s Memorial Middle School received Character.org’s 2021 National Schools of Character certification. Character.org certified 47 schools and one district as National Schools of Character. Schools in Brazil and Mexico were also certified, according to a prepared statement from the non-profit organization. “We are pleased to announce and celebrate…
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Spotswood Education Foundation celebrates outdoor learning environment at Memorial Middle School
SPOTSWOOD – Memorial Middle School in Spotswood is home to 336 students and 42 teachers. Since the addition and expansion of the building in 2004, the school was left with a large outdoor space. Paraprofessional Kelly Bella and nurse Katherine Shkolar researched the benefits of the creation of an outdoor learning environment, finding several powerful arguments…
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Spotswood foundation fundraises for outdoor learning space
SPOTSWOOD–Equipped with outdoor tables and a dry-erase whiteboard, Memorial Middle School welcomed students to its Spotswood Education Foundation Outdoor Learning Courtyard. Memorial Middle School is home to 336 students and 42 teachers. Since the addition and expansion of the building in 2004, the school was left with a large outdoor space, according to a statement…
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Spotswood PTA earns national honor for three schools
SPOTSWOOD–Receiving the highest honor a Parent Teacher Association (PTA) can achieve, three Spotswood School District institutions were presented with the National PTA Schools of Excellence award. The Spotswood PTA was notified at the beginning of August that G. Austin Schoenly Elementary School, E.R. Appleby Elementary School and the Memorial Middle School had won the award, according…
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Appleby Drama Club will hold yard sale, car wash on March 17
The Appleby School Drama Club will hold its annual yard sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 17 at Memorial Middle School, 115 Summerhill Road, Spotswood. Donations for the yard sale – items in good condition with no broken parts – will be accepted from 3-8 p.m. March 16 at Memorial Middle School.…
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Spotswood, Helmetta band together to provide winter clothing to residents in need
By Brandon Rubin Special to Newspaper Media Group SPOTSWOOD – Winters can be brutal, but now imagine if you don’t have clothing to keep you warm. Middlesex County is at the center of New Jersey with almost a million residents, 7 percent of whom live below the federal poverty line. This is compounded by the…
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Voters approve school upgrades in Spotswood
SPOTSWOOD – Voters from Spotswood and Helmetta approved a $1.7 million referendum to fund various improvements for schools utilized by students from both boroughs. On Sept. 26, residents of Spotswood approved the referendum in a 264-72 vote, while residents of Helmetta also voted in favor with a 47-5 vote, for a total of 311 “yes”…
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Grants supplement educational programs in Spotswood
SPOTSWOOD – The Spotswood Education Foundation awarded more than $10,000 in grants to educators of Spotswood schools. A total of $10,016.01 in grants to were awarded to educators involved in 22 grant proposals during a convocation on Sept. 5. The grants for 2017 are: STEM Fairy Tales by Maureen McDonald, Appleby School, for $171.35…
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Appleby principal retires in Spotswood
SPOTSWOOD – After working in the education field for 39 years, Karen Boyle, principal of E. Raymond Appleby Elementary School, will retire effective Sept. 1. Having been the school’s principal since 2002, Boyle’s resignation was accepted by the Spotswood Board of Education on June 20. “I have been blessed to have had such a great…