Tag: Princeton High School
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101: Fund awards Princeton High graduates
The 101: Fund continued its 50-year tradition of awarding need-based scholarships to Princeton High School (PHS) graduates by holding its annual awards ceremony last month. The virtual ceremony was attended by 101: Fund board members, student mentors, PHS faculty and staff members including Vice Principal Jared Warren, as well as students and their families. Jennifer…
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Princeton Public Schools appoints first Chinese American supervisor as acting assistant principal at Princeton High School
Cecilia X. Birge, who teaches math and special education, has been named acting assistant principal at Princeton High School. Birge, who assumed her new duties on July 29, was appointed to her new post at the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education’s July 28 meeting. She will be paid $114,000 per year. Birge is filling…
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Witherspoon removed from middle school name; Princeton Unified Middle School will replace name until new one selected by next year
Princeton Public Schools officials have agreed to change the name of the John Witherspoon Middle School, five weeks after a Princeton High School alumnus began circulating an online petition seeking the name change. The Princeton Public Schools Board of Education voted to drop John Witherspoon from the grades 6-8 middle school on Walnut Lane at…
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Joint Effort Princeton Safe Streets will hold a virtual discussion about PHS video, Witherspoon name change
Joint Effort Princeton Safe Streets will hold its first virtual discussion via Zoom from 5-7 p.m. July 29. The subject will be “Racism in Princeton, PHS Student Video, John Witherspoon Middle School Name Change and More.” Confirmed panelist to date include: former Princeton School Board member Fern Spruill, former Princeton Councilman Lance Liverman, Black Parent…
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Black Parents Affinity Group angry over principal’s response to explicit video
We, members of the Princeton Public School’s (PPS) Black Parents Affinity Group, express our concern and anger regarding recent events involving the publication of a disturbing video which includes images of former and current students singing racist and homophobic lyrics including the n-word. In addition to our concern about the video, we are deeply troubled…
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Princeton High School Athletic Department prepares for fall sports
The athletic department at Princeton High School is prepared to resume fall sports when the green light is given for the school to safely open. While schools statewide are still in holding pattern as they await further guidelines on reopening for 2020-21, athletic departments have received guidance and fall season information from the New Jersey…
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Stentz appointed interim principal at Princeton’s Johnson Park School
Angela Siso Stentz, who had been an assistant principal at Princeton High School, assumed the role of interim principal at the Johnson Park School on July 1. The Johnson Park School educates pupils in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. Stentz was appointed to the position by a 5-4 vote at the Princeton Public Schools Board of…
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Princeton Area Community Foundation awards more than $90,000 in scholarships
The Princeton Area Community Foundation has awarded more than $90,000 in scholarships to area high school and college students. The foundation awarded $39,350 in scholarships to graduating high school seniors and renewed another $53,400 in scholarships for college students who will be resuming classes in the fall. “We know this school year has been hard…
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Princeton Juneteenth Block Party: A day of celebration, remembrance, activism
Six young organizers produced the first-ever public observance and celebration of Juneteenth in Princeton. Billed as a celebration of the cultural achievements of Black Americans and a commendation of the Black Lives Matter movement, it was a day of solidarity, celebration and action on June 18 at the Princeton Family YMCA field. The program began…
