Tag: Metuchen High School
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Metuchen students reach new levels to help victims of child trafficking in Ghana
METUCHEN – The ability to sponsor a victim of child trafficking in Ghana has taken on “a whole new level” for Metuchen High School students in their efforts to raise funds for Breaking the Chain Through Education, a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to ending child slavery in Africa. “It’s just a completely different experience from…
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East Brunswick defeats Metuchen, 4-0, to win fifth consecutive GMC soccer crown
Once again, the East Brunswick High School girls soccer team reigned supreme in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament championship match. The 2021 final was played on Oct. 27 at Woodbridge High School. East Brunswick (14-2) won its fifth consecutive conference tournament crown with a 4-0 victory over previously undefeated Metuchen (18-1-1). Coach Kevin Brady…
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Metuchen joins Central Jersey Jazz Festival lineup
By Gloria Stravelli Correspondent METUCHEN – There was a time when jazz musicians would hop a train from New York City and in little more than a half-hour would be setting up inside the Cornerstone restaurant on New Street in Metuchen. “It was a jazz joint, it was known in Central Jersey as a place…
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MHS principal opened high school to community, set to retire
By Gloria Stravelli Correspondent METUCHEN – When Bruce Peragallo became the principal of Metuchen High School, he had a radical vision in mind. “I guess the best way to say it is, I just wanted to knock the walls of the school down, open it up for the community to come into the school and…
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Community pulls together to present student art exhibit
By Gloria Stravelli Correspondent METUCHEN – An exhibit of artworks created by local arts students will open at the Rotunda Gallery at Borough Hall on July 21, thanks to a collaboration between the local arts, school and business communities. “The arts council is really delighted to collaborate with the Metuchen High School art students to…
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Metuchen school officials address excessive screen time concerns
METUCHEN – In response to concerns of excessive screen time due to the current Metuchen High School schedule, Metuchen Board of Education members and school administrators are reviewing district model methods and issues of homework. Students formed the Metuchen High School student coalition and attended the Board of Education [BOE] meeting on Feb. 9 to…
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Metuchen batting idea of an alternate week of 50% ‘roomers and Zoomers’ for back-to-school in-person plan
METUCHEN – School officials are batting the idea of an alternate week of 50% “roomers and Zoomers” for its back-to-school in-person plan. Schools Superintendent Vincent Caputo led an hour panel discussion webinar through Zoom on July 13, covering all aspects of up-to-the-minute thinking from instruction, board operations, school district operations and everything in between. School…
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Middlesex vs. Union all-star charity football game canceled due to COVID-19
The 27th installment of the Middlesex County vs. Union County all-star charity football game will have to wait until next year. Game Director Marcus Borden released a statement via Twitter on April 15 announcing he had decided not to hold the event that was scheduled for July 16 at North Brunswick Township High School because…
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Metuchen girls’ basketball on the upward track after solid season
The first two years of Kathy Glutz’s second tenure as the head coach of the Metuchen High School girls’ basketball team were filled with growing pains. During her third season back at the helm was where the Bulldogs started to thrive—again. Glutz saw her young Metuchen squad roll to a 15-11 record this winter and…