Tag: South Amboy Middle/High School

  • Basketball fundraiser to benefit former firefighter battling cancer

    Basketball fundraiser to benefit former firefighter battling cancer

    The Friends of South Amboy will hold a fundraising event on Dec. 15 at South Amboy Middle High School to support a lifelong South Amboy resident in his fight against Stage 4 colon cancer. Chris “Stretch” Szatkowski is a former volunteer firefighter, U.S. Army veteran and correctional police officer who was diagnosed with metastatic disease…

  • 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…

  • New school year upgrades include increased Chromebooks, heightened security measures in South Amboy schools

    New school year upgrades include increased Chromebooks, heightened security measures in South Amboy schools

    SOUTH AMBOY – As the South Amboy School District welcomed its students back to class on Sept. 6, officials highlighted changes for the new school year. The district searched for a food service company to provide breakfast and lunch to students during the school year and came to an agreement with Maschio’s Food Service. In…

  • South Amboy holds National Night Out event

    South Amboy holds National Night Out event

    SOUTH AMBOY – Residents turned out to support the South Amboy Police Department during National Night Out. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back…

  • South Amboy Middle High School designated ‘in need of improvement’

    South Amboy Middle High School designated ‘in need of improvement’

    SOUTH AMBOY – The New Jersey Department of Education designated South Amboy Middle High School a comprehensive school in need of improvement. According to Superintendent of Schools Jorge Diaz, the designation is based on the new accountability indicators used by the DOE, which focuses on school performance during the 2016-17 school year for Partnership for…

  • Students safe after South Amboy school evacuated due to carbon monoxide alarm

    Students safe after South Amboy school evacuated due to carbon monoxide alarm

    SOUTH AMBOY – The South Amboy Middle/High School has been evacuated due to a carbon monoxide detector alarm. The students and staff have been safely relocated without incident to the elementary school and are awaiting clearance to safely return, South Amboy Police announced via Nixle this morning. No injuries were reported by students and all…

  • Basketball event, tricky tray to benefit 5-year-old with leukemia

    Basketball event, tricky tray to benefit 5-year-old with leukemia

    The Friends of South Amboy will hold a fundraising basketball event Dec. 16 at South Amboy Middle High School, 200 Hoffman Plaza, South Amboy. The schedule is 4 p.m. South Amboy varsity girls vs. Calvary Christian, 6 p.m. Bishop Ahr varsity boys vs. Sayreville War Memorial and 8 p.m. South Amboy varsity boys vs. Calvary…

  • South Amboy residents invited to Touch a Truck event

    South Amboy residents invited to Touch a Truck event

        The City of South Amboy will hold a Community Touch a Truck event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 21 at South Amboy Middle-High School, 100 Governor Hoffman Plaza, South Amboy. Children and adults of all ages are welcome to attend.

  • Planned co-op would offer South Amboy students work experience

    Planned co-op would offer South Amboy students work experience

    By Jacqueline Durett Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY—The city may have a few new “employees” later this year, but they will not be employees in the traditional sense. And when these new hires go home, they may have homework to do. These “employees” will actually be interns from South Amboy Middle/High School, if a new co-op program…