Tag: Monroe Township Middle School
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Yom HaShoah remembrance ceremony set for May 7
The Henry Ricklis Holocaust Memorial Committee of Monroe will present “Where Jews Found Refuge” on May 7 at Monroe Township Middle School, 1629 Perrineville Road, in observance of Yom HaShoah. There will be a candle lighting at 12:30 p.m., followed by keynote speaker A.J. Sidranksy at 1 p.m. There will be the viewing of “Sosua:…
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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 students portray presidential candidates during mock election
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — If the recent presidential election were decided in the Monroe Township Middle School mock election, the U.S. House of Representatives would be the deciding factor in who the 45th president of the United States would be. The 1,700 or so middle school students in sixth, seventh and eighth grades…
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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…
