Tag: Pennington
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On Campus: Koji Sakano
Koji Sakano of Pennington was named to the dean’s list for the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters at the University of Southern California. His GPA is 3.9. Sakano is a Choral and Sacred Music major at the USC Thornton School of Music. He is a 2019 graduate of Hopewell Valley Central High School.
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Pride patches through HTPD raise thousands for youth at local LGBTQ+ group home
When Pride Month was celebrated last month, some may have noticed a specialty patch worn by members of Hopewell Township Police Department. The patch was the idea of Detective Alexis Mirra to show the department’s support and commitment of the LGBTQ+ community. The idea came about after department leadership opened up the floor for ideas…
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Bike sharing program available at three locations in Mercer County
The County of Mercer, the Mercer County Park Commission and Verve have launched a bike-share program now available to the public in the County Park System. Bikes are located at Mercer County Park in West Windsor, at Rosedale Park in Pennington, and the Red Barn in Mercer Meadows, Lawrence Township. Ten bikes are at each…
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Pennington School computer science team places second and ties for first internationally in computer science contest
Nineteen Pennington School students competed in the year-long American Computer Science League (ACSL) contest, which tests students from all over the world on computer science concepts. The team, which competes in the highly competitive Senior 3 division, tied for the silver medal with one other school and finished only two points behind the first-place team.…
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Pennington student wins EPA Sustainability Award
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Charlotte Michaluk, a freshman at Hopewell Valley Central High School in Pennington, was selected as honorable mention for the agency’s Patrick H. Hurd Sustainability Award. During the 2021 virtual Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), Charlotte’s project titled “Innovative Climate Change Emissions Reduction: The Cargo Ship…
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Eleven students inducted into Cum Laude Society of Pennington School
At The Pennington School’s Senior Prize Ceremony on June 3, Dean of Academic Affairs Scott Peeler announced the names of 11 seniors elected as spring inductees to the school’s chapter of the Cum Laude Society. Eligibility is determined by grade point average, and no more than 20% of the graduating class can be elected—up to…
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Stony Brook Pedestrian Bridge receives design award from state parks association
The Mercer County Park Commission received the Excellence in Design Award for Stony Brook Pedestrian Bridge in Mercer Meadows. The 500-foot pedestrian bridge opened to the public in July 2020 to connect Pennington and Hopewell Township to Mercer Meadows in Lawrence Township, and offers new trails to park patrons, connecting to the 22-mile Lawrence Hopewell…
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Pennington School names members of alumni association
Head of School Bill Hawkey announced the appointment of two new leaders of The Pennington School’s Alumni Association: Jacob Levy ’09 as president, and Coltrane Stansbury ’92 as vice president. As president, Levy will also represent the alumni association as an ex-officio member of the Board of Trustees. In these leadership roles, Levy and Stansbury…
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The Pennington School expands service work for Malawi refugee camp
Over the past three years, students at The Pennington School have been using their STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) skills to solve real-world problems and provide needed resources to the schools at the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi, Africa. This year, Pennington students have refurbished iPads, provided online math tutoring sessions, designed a hybrid sanitary…
