Tag: Princeton Middle School
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‘Committed to full transparency’
The Princeton Public Schools is continuing its relationship with HiTOPS, the nonprofit group that focuses on youth-centered sex education and support. School district officials were reconsidering the district’s relationship with HiTOPS in the wake of a Project Veritas online video, but announced earlier this month that the district would continue to work with the organization.…
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Princeton school board awards contract for roof replacements
Roof replacements at Princeton High School and Princeton Middle School are on the horizon. The Princeton Public Schools Board of Education awarded a $4.4 million contract to Safeway Contracting, Inc., which is based in Union, for the work at a meeting October. It was one of eight bidders for the work. The bids ranged from…
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Princeton voters approve $12.9 million school bond referendum
A proposed $12.9 million school bond referendum to address security and technology upgrades won overwhelming support from Princeton voters in the Nov. 7 general election. It was approved by a vote of 4,070 to 1,706 votes, according to unofficial results released by the Mercer County Clerk’s Office. The vote tallies are unofficial until the Mercer…
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Princeton voters asked to approve $12.9 million school bond referendum
Princeton voters are being asked to approve a $12.9 million bond referendum in the Nov. 7 general election that would provide money for security and technology upgrades at the six district schools. Early voting on the general election ballot, which includes the bond referendum question, ends Nov. 5. Voters who missed early voting will have…
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Social studies teacher appointed Princeton Middle School assistant principal
Princeton Middle School social studies teacher John McCann has been appointed to become an assistant principal at the Princeton Middle School. McCann’s appointment to the new post was approved by the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education at its June 13 meeting. He will assume his new duties July 1. He replaces former Assistant Principal…
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Ready, set, go: PMS students paddle their cardboard designs during regatta
Princeton Middle School cardboard regatta returns after three-year hiatus A tradition dating back to 2014, the Princeton Middle School cardboard regatta returned to the pool June 5, the first time in three years since COVID-19. Inside the middle school pool building, eighth graders, who designed each boat to fit four people, filled the space with…
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Amid protests, school board appoints acting Princeton High School principal
At a meeting that turned raucous at times, the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education hired Kathie Foster to serve as Princeton High School’s acting principal, despite calls to reinstate former Principal Frank Chmiel. The school board voted unanimously to appoint Foster at its March 28 meeting. She will earn $820 per day. She began…
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Princeton Middle School students seek gender-neutral locker room
Princeton Middle School principal supportive of request A gender-neutral locker room for LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) students may be in the works at the Princeton Middle School. Two eighth grade students – Indie and Jules – rolled out their request for a gender-neutral locker room with five bathroom stalls and five showers…
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Princeton Public Schools to host state of the district celebration
The Princeton Public Schools will host a State of the District celebration, highlighting the district and its programs, on Feb. 27 at the Princeton High School Performing Arts Center on Moore Street. The free event is open to the public and will run from 6-8 p.m. It will feature a district “expo” about the schools…