Tag: Old Bridge High School
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Old Bridge High School is recognized for being a unified, all inclusive school
OLD BRIDGE — The time spent trying to make Old Bridge High School a unified, all inclusive school has paid off. That effort has resulted in the high school being named an official Special Olympics national banner Unified Champion School. Timothy P. Shriver, chairman of Special Olympics International, and Marc Edenzon, regional president and managing…
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Golf outing will support scholarship program at Old Bridge High School
The Old Bridge High School PTSA will hold a golf outing fundraiser at 8 a.m. on Oct. 5 at Pebble Creek in Colts Neck. The fundraiser supports a scholarship program at the high school. Registration is $150, which includes longest drive contest, closest to the pin, two “hole in one” chances, sports memorabilia silent auction,…
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Old Bridge High School alum commissioned as Marine Corps. officer
Joseph Terstenyak commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps. (USMC) on Aug. 28. Terstenyak spent the summer between junior and senior year of college in Quantico, Virginia, training for 10 weeks at Officer Candidate School. Upon graduating from the program last August, he returned to The College of New Jersey to finish…
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Travel team from England plays against Old Bridge soccer stars
PHOTOS COURTESY OF OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP The Old Bridge Soccer League hosted an international, friendly soccer match with the New Hampshire, England, Travel Team on July 27. The afternoon at Geick Park consisted of three soccer matches; England won the first two, while Old Bridge High School won the third. For more information on the…
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Old Bridge schedules concerts in the parks
The Old Bridge Township Cultural Arts Committee will present its August Summer Concert Series. The Aug. 2 event features Sonic Reign, a AC/DC to ZZ Top cover band, plus a bike show, from 6-9 p.m. at Geick Park, 4175 Route 516, Old Bridge. The Strictly 60s Band will perform from 7-9 p.m. Aug. 16, also…
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Old Bridge native participates in world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise
A 2001 Old Bridge High School graduate and an Old Bridge native is serving in the U.S. Navy as part of the world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise, Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC). Lt.j.g Thomas Grapentine is an information professional officer aboard USS John P. Murtha, currently operating out of San Diego. A Navy information…
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Color Fun runners wanted for Old Bridge event
The Old Bridge High School (OBHS) Air Force JROTC Parents Association will hold a Color Fun Run on Oct. 20 at Old Bridge High School/Geick Park, Route 516 in Old Bridge (Matawan). The Color Fun Run is a community event, open to all ages. Check-in starts at 9 a.m. This fundraiser supports the cadets, who…
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Olympic gymnast receives honorary diploma during Old Bridge High School graduation
OLD BRIDGE — Olympic gold medal winner Laurie Hernandez took center stage as an honorary Knight at the Old Bridge High School Class of 2018 commencement. Hernandez, who grew up in Old Bridge, donned Knight colors — black, white and purple — and a graduation cap with the words “She doesn’t even go here” during…
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In the Service
U.S. Air Force Airman Paul J. Dennis Jr. graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits…
