Tag: Monroe Township High School
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Monroe bike route dedicated to late public information officer
MONROE – Last summer, shock and heartbreak spread through Joseph Harvie’s hometown of Monroe when news broke that a bicycle-automobile accident had claimed the life of the 36-year-old devoted cyclist and fundraiser. Moved to pay tribute, local officials dedicated a five-mile bicycle route on Monroe’s Half Acre Road to Harvie on March 25, according to information…
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Discriminatory posts on app ‘will not be tolerated’ in Monroe
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — The discriminatory posts that targeted specific ethnic groups on the social media app, After School, did not originate from any of the school devices within the school Wi-Fi account in the Monroe Township School District, according to Schools Superintendent Michael Kozak. On March 22, Monroe Township High School…
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Message of togetherness fostered at Black History Month event
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — Middlesex County Freeholder Kenneth Armwood, who is African American, looked out into the audience of mostly Asian Indian descent as they came together to celebrate Black History Month. “This is what makes America great,” he said as he addressed the people who attended a Black History Month event that…
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Monroe officials propose two new schools to handle enrollment growth
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — School officials have whittled their focus from 13 parcels of land to two that could potentially be the sites for the construction of a much-needed new middle school and new elementary school to address student enrollment growth in the next five to 10 years. Monroe Township currently has…
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Monroe, Edison students rewarded for knowledge of the Constitution
A Monroe Township student earned first place in the 2017 Middlesex County American Legion Oratorical Contest. Ria Patel, a sophomore at Monroe Township High School, was sponsored by American Legion Post 522 in Monroe for the finals that were held on Feb. 4 at American Legion Post 87 in Woodbridge. Patel will now compete in the…
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Monroe twins join exclusive class of Navy chief petty officers
MONROE – Local Monroe Township High School seniors – and twins – Austin Aitken and Allison Aitken of the Naval Weapons Station (NWS) Earle Division of the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corp. have been pinned as chief petty officers. Performing the pinning ceremony on Jan. 28 were Ronald Herman, U.S. Navy command master chief for NWS…
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Monroe marching band to take part in Pearl Harbor anniversary parade
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — A sense of honor mixed with feelings of overwhelming excitement exuded from more than 60 students of the Monroe Township High School March Band who were preparing to be ambassadors for the state and the veterans of the USS New Jersey on Dec. 7, which marks the 75th anniversary of…
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Footlights Club to present Showcase 2016
The Monroe Township High School Footlights Club will present its Showcase 2016 at 7 p.m. Oct. 27-29 at the school, 200 Schoolhouse Rd., Monroe. The evening will feature songs and one-act plays from the New York stage. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for senior citizens or $6 for students.
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Officials propose ways to handle increased student enrollment in Monroe
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — Some 427 new students are projected to come into the Monroe Township School District next school year, according to a recent demographic study. “Student enrollment has been growing leaps and bounds,” Schools Superintendent Michael Kozak said. “It is [taxing] on our available resources.” Nine years ago, the student population…
