Tag: Sayreville War Memorial High School

  • Sayreville High principal to retire Jan. 1

    Sayreville High principal to retire Jan. 1

    SAYREVILLE – Following nearly two decades of service to the Sayreville School District, the principal of Sayreville War Memorial High School (SWMHS) is retiring from his position. James Brown was honored by the Board of Education on Nov. 20. His retirement will become effective Jan. 1, 2019. According to Superintendent of Schools Richard Labbe, Brown…

  • Basketball fundraiser to benefit South Amboy man battling cancer

    Basketball fundraiser to benefit South Amboy man battling cancer

    The Friends of South Amboy will hold a basketball fundraising event on Dec. 15 at South Amboy Middle High School, 200 Governor Harold G. Hoffman Plaza, South Amboy. Proceeds will benefit Chris “Stretch” Szatkowski, who is battling Stage 4 cancer. The high school basketball games include South Amboy girls vs. Piscataway Vo-Tech at 2 p.m., South…

  • Sayreville War Memorial High School Marching Band in need of new equipment

    Sayreville War Memorial High School Marching Band in need of new equipment

    SAYREVILLE – Sayreville School District administrators and Board of Education members are looking to ensure that newly-purchased instruments, equipment and supplies for the Sayreville War Memorial High School (SWMHS) Marching Band arrive in the district following delays. The district received an additional $2.01 million in state aid for the 2018-19 school year, and board members…

  • SWMHS Hall of Fame Committee seeks nominations for spring inductees

    SWMHS Hall of Fame Committee seeks nominations for spring inductees

    The Sayreville War Memorial High School (SWMHS) Hall of Fame Committee is seeking nominations for its 2019 induction program. Nominees must be graduates of SWMHS who have made outstanding contributions to their profession, organization or community. Briefly list the individual’s accomplishments, year of graduation, and contact information, including email address. Nomination forms can be found under…

  • Superintendent offers praise for retiring custodians in Sayreville

    Superintendent offers praise for retiring custodians in Sayreville

    SAYREVILLE – Two custodians who each has had a decade of service to the Sayreville School District will retire. The Board of Education honored the retirements of Thomas Brown, custodian at Sayreville War Memorial High School, and John Schombert, lead custodian at the Emma L. Artleth Elementary School, at an Aug. 28 meeting. Both retirements…

  • Sayreville school board announces changes in leadership

    Sayreville school board announces changes in leadership

    SAYREVILLE – Following a series of transfers, an administrator in the Sayreville School District will assume a new position for the 2018-19 school year as a vice principal of Sayreville War Memorial High School (SWMHS). On July 26, Board of Education members approved the transfer of Michael Salum from the position of supervisor of social…

  • Sayreville board names vice principal at high school

    Sayreville board names vice principal at high school

    SAYREVILLE – A new vice principal for Sayreville War Memorial High School (SWMHS) has been hired by the Sayreville Board of Education. On June 26, board members approved the employment of Katelyn Zurawski as a vice principal at the high school for the 2018-19 school year, effective July 1. Zurawski, who previously worked in the…

  • Former students reflect on teaching career of George Vanderbeek

    Former students reflect on teaching career of George Vanderbeek

    SAYREVILLE – After nearly three decades at Sayreville War Memorial High School (SWMHS), a language arts teacher is retiring from the Sayreville School District. George Vanderbeek will retire effective July 1. The Board of Education honored his retirement at a meeting on May 1. “We are going to lose an incredibly valued, longtime and very…

  • Sayreville honors its top educators

    Sayreville honors its top educators

    SAYREVILLE – With the end of the 2017-18 school year fast approaching, the Governor’s Educators of the Year in the Sayreville School District have been named for 2017-18. The educators were recognized for their accomplishments by district administrators and Board of Education members at a board meeting on May 15. At Emma Arleth Elementary School, the Governor’s…