Tag: Millstone Township K-8 School District
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Children excited by author’s visit to Millstone school
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – Children in Millstone Township recently had a chance to meet the author of a book they had read. On Feb. 7, author David Lubar visited the Millstone Township Elementary School. The event was organized by reading specialists Colleen Henkin and Nicole Filippone and funded by the Millstone Township…
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Pupils inspire town to eliminate invasive plant
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – Officials in Millstone Township will take action to eliminate an invasive plant species after elementary school pupils identified locations where the plant is growing. The Community Problem Solvers Club, which is comprised of 19 pupils in grades three through five at the Millstone Township Elementary School, sought to…
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ShopRite in school will give pupils a head start on life skills
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – As part of a life skills program for students, a functioning supermarket has opened in the Millstone Township K-8 School District. On Jan. 6, a grand opening ceremony was held for a ShopRite supermarket in the Millstone Township Middle School. Students will work at the supermarket, which was…
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Casale selected as school board president in Millstone
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – The members of the Millstone Township K-8 School District Board of Education have elected a new president and vice president for 2017. The board held its annual reorganization meeting on Jan. 3. The winning candidates from the Nov. 8 election – incumbents Kevin McGovern, David DePinho, Salvatore Casale and…
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Millstone voters approve roof replacement at two schools
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – A referendum that proposed replacing the roof on two schools in the Millstone Township K-8 School District has been approved by voters. In a binding referendum, voters were asked by the Board of Education to approve the expenditure of $2.9 million to replace the roof on the Millstone…
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How personalized learning will become the new normal at Millstone
By Scott Feder Superintendent of Schools Millstone Township School District I did not fully grasp what was ahead of me when I submitted my application to become part of the third Lexington Education Leadership Award (LELA) fellowship. Was this another advertising scheme? Did I just win $10,000,000 from Ed McMahon? Being a bit skeptical at…
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Students put their minds to solving plant problem
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – Elementary school pupils in the Millstone Township K-8 School District are seeking to address the problem of an invasive plant species in their community. The Community Problem Solvers Club, which is comprised of 19 pupils in grades three through five at the Millstone Township Elementary School, intend to…
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Millstone school board seeks voters’ approval for roof projects
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – Board of Education members and administrators in the Millstone Township K-8 School District will ask voters to approve a multi-million dollar infrastructure project in a Dec. 13 referendum. In a binding referendum, voters will be asked to approve the expenditure of $2.9 million to replace the roof on…
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Millstone board seeks voters’ approval to replace two roofs
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – A special election that will decide the fate of a proposed infrastructure project in the Millstone Township K-8 School District will be held on Dec. 13. In a binding referendum, voters will be asked by the Board of Education to approve the expenditure of $2.9 million to replace…