Tag: Sayreville War Memorial High School
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Sayreville voters approve $97.5 bond referendum to improve district’s schools
SAYREVILLE – Voters approved a referendum for the Sayreville Board of Education to appropriate $97.5 million in bonds to improve the district’s schools. A special election was held on Oct. 6 to seek approval of the district’s bond proposal for the improvements, with focus on improving the air conditioning at every facility. The referendum received…
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Longtime Sayreville police chief retires after 35 years
SAYREVILLE – Sayreville’s top cop reflected on his “second family” before he retired in August. A ceremony recognizing the retirement of Police Chief John Zebrowski was held on Aug. 31. Zebrowski joined the police department in 1988 and was named chief in 2011. “I’m very lucky,” Zebrowski said. “I have two families. I have my…
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Family, friends gather for Eid-al-Adha celebration in Sayreville
SAYREVILLE – Eid-al-Adha is a celebration for family and friends to gather, pray, share memories and enjoy. That is what Sanober Syed, Nafia Naveed, Muznah Aquil and Nazifa Naveed, who are all from the Sayreville area, said the celebration was all about. “Eid is a celebration to get families and friends together and as you…
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Sayreville BOE recognizes three educators
SAYREVILLE – Three educators in the Sayreville School district have been recognized for their accomplishments during the 2021-22 school year. During a recent Board of Education (BOE) meeting, Nicholas Taylor, Rosemarie Griggs and Christine Lawlor were honored for awards they received in 2021-22. Taylor and Griggs were recognized as Exemplary Secondary Educators by the New…
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Seven educators awarded 2021-22 Governor’s Educators of the Year in Sayreville
SAYREVILLE – Seven educators have been awarded the 2021-22 Governor’s Educators of the Year in Sayreville. The Board of Education honored the educators during a meeting on May 17. At Project Before Preschool at Cheesequake, the Educator of the Year is Kristine Fritz. “Kristine Fritz teaches in a multiple disabilities classroom at our very own…
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Settlement agreement reached between Sayreville School District, hazing victim
SAYREVILLE – A settlement agreement has been reached between the Sayreville School District and a former Sayreville War Memorial High School (SWMHS) student over a 2014 hazing scandal. During a recent meeting, the Board of Education approved the settlement agreement in a complaint filed by an anonymous former student. According to the complaint, the now-adult…
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Sayreville’s girls hoopster Van Note surpasses 1,000-point milestone
PARLIN – On Feb. 16, Sayreville War Memorial High School girls basketball player Stephanie Van Note etched her name into the school’s history books by surpassing 1,000 career points. A joyful moment of accomplishment that seemed unlikely to occur just a couple months prior because of the uncertainty revolving around the coronavirus pandemic happened when…
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Sayreville student athletes quarantine after reports of positive COVID-19 tests
SAYREVILLE – Student athletes who tested positive for coronavirus while participating in athletic programs at Sayreville School District facilities have been directed to quarantine. In a Feb. 1 notice, Superintendent of Schools Richard Labbe said that one individual from the Sayreville War Memorial High School (SWMHS), one individual participating in an athletic program at the…
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COVID outbreak hits Sayreville athletics; education association members claim schools are not safe
Several Sayreville athletes from the same high school team have tested positive for COVID-19, yet the high school building remains open for instruction. Some of the students are on hybrid or virtual instruction, but their practices are still held daily in the school, according to information provided by the Sayreville Education Association (SEA) via the…