Tag: Princeton Unified Middle School
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Letter petition urges Princeton Middle School to be named for Shirley Satterfield
Princeton school district officials, who thought they had resolved the issue of a new name for the district’s grades 6-8 middle school, have come under fire for choosing the “wrong” name. The former John Witherspoon Middle School, which was renamed the Princeton Middle School effective last month, should have been named the Shirley Satterfield Middle…
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Local rally pushes back against antisemitism
Antisemitic incidents remain high in New Jersey and across the country, according to a report by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The organization reports that even though documented antisemitic incidents declined by 14% in 2020, 2020 was still the third highest year for antisemitic incidents statewide and nationally. In taking a stand against antisemitic incidents and…
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Middle school students to have a say in renaming the school
Whatever the permanent name of the Princeton Unified Middle School may become, current and prospective middle school students should have their say in choosing it. That’s why school district officials have directed Princeton Unified Middle School Principal Jason Burr to poll students in grades 5-8 – again – to recommend a name to the Princeton…
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Renaming of Princeton Unified Middle School will be discussed May 25
Should the Princeton Unified Middle School keep its name, or should it be known as the Walnut Lane Middle School, the Princeton Community Middle School, the Princeton Public Middle School or just the plain old Princeton Middle School? Princeton residents will get a chance to weigh in on a new name for the grades 6-8…
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Princeton residents can choose from 10 options to rename Witherspoon school
Should the former John Witherspoon Middle School be renamed the Elizabeth Stockton Middle School? How about the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Nation Middle School, the Shirley Satterfield Middle School or just plain old Princeton Community School? Those are among the 10 names being batted around in a quest to rename the grades 6-8 middle school on Walnut…
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LOOSE ENDS 3/19: Middle school renaming
By Pam Hersh I was supposed to write about COVID’s one-year anniversary, an event that received an overwhelming amount of attention all over the world. The media coverage yielded no wishes for many happy returns, only prayers for never, ever returning. My brain refused to cooperate. It was numbed by words I never want to…
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Bomb threat confirmed at Princeton Unified Middle School
The Princeton Unified Middle School was evacuated during the morning of Feb. 10 following a bomb threat, according to Princeton Public Schools officials. The students and staff were taken to Princeton High School, across the street from the middle school on Walnut Lane. They sheltered in the high school’s performing arts center, the library and…
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Princeton middle school teacher motivates students to enjoy reading
Lisa McGhee is helping her students find the value in reading, when her Book Club returns for its second year at the Princeton Unified Middle School. Students participating in McGhee’s project at the middle school will not only discuss books and build on reading strategies. The students, for a portion of the school year, are…
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Opinion: Names of schools should be carefully selected
I read, with great interest, the article about renaming John Witherspoon Middle School (JWMS) and the Letter to the Editor on the same subject submitted by Thomas H. Pyle (Princeton Packet, Sept. 4). There were plenty of good and valid points cited for both sides of the discussion. I agree with both the decision to…
