Tag: South Brunswick High School
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Goldan leads Saint Joseph Metuchen to seventh Greater Middlesex Conference Championship
When Andrew Goldan woke up on June 6, the junior right-hander for the Saint Joseph High School baseball team in Metuchen was “ready” to take the rubber and lead the Falcons to a Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) championship. Confidence running through his veins, Goldan put together a brilliant masterpiece on the hill to help Saint…
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South Brunswick teens hold free computer science classes through Junior Coding Association
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – In 2019, friends Jeffrey Paulraj and Adityaa Magesh Kumar created an education-based nonprofit organization, the Junior Coding Association, to teach computer science to students in fifth grade and older. They created a series of video lessons and corresponding assignments which covered the breadth of an introductory computer science course, and used tools…
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Volunteer group takes charge as South Brunswick Viking Vaccinators
Drop, refresh, glitch. Intake form, bot, CVS jail, high traffic, tabs. Vax. Need a pair. Screenshot. Confirm. Too far, time running out, release it, booking, sign in. Good luck tonight. Such words and phrases have been commonplace for Suzanne O’Rourke and her group of South Brunswick Viking Vaccinators, who have been volunteering to secure COVID-19…
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SBHS teacher remembered for creating a platform for students and teachers
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The South Brunswick High School community is mourning the loss of one of its teachers. Sean Padraic Cannon passed away on March 18 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick after a brief illness. He was 52. After graduating South River High School, Cannon attended Rutgers University and…
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South Brunswick grad sings her way to Hollywood
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A young musician is trying to prove her musical talent is “bulletproof.” Samantha Sharpe, 25, a graduate of South Brunswick High School, appeared on Season 4 of “American Idol” on Feb. 28 to sing “Titanium” by David Guetta featuring Sia. “I’m bulletproof, nothing to lose Fire away, fire away Ricochet, you take…
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Monroe Township Police Department welcomes five new officers
MONROE – The township welcomed five new police officers, bringing the Monroe Township Police Department’s complement to 66. The new officers graduated from the Cape May Police Academy on July 2, 2020. Police Chief Michael Biennas and Mayor Stephen Dalina introduced the officers on Feb. 24. Biennas said “the new class of recruits joins a…
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GoFundMe page established for South Brunswick teen who died in car accident
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The South Brunswick community is mourning the loss of a recent graduate of South Brunswick High School. Emily Murillo, 17, died on Jan. 29. She graduated from South Brunswick High School in June, according to a GoFundMe page set up by family friends Kenneth Gleason and Abigail Gleason. Emily was a lifelong…
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South Brunswick educator breaks through ‘The Wall’ to win more than $900,000
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Talk about paying it forward. C.J. Hendricks, a health and physical education teacher at Crossroads Middle School South in South Brunswick, helped collect 29,000 pounds of supplies for the people of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria devastated the Caribbean island in 2017. Hendricks’ parents are first generation Americans and three of his…
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Monroe continues strong performance since COVID-19 shutdown with victory over South Brunswick
The Monroe Township High School football program came back from its two-week shutdown from COVID-19 ready to make a statement in the Big Central Football Conference and in Middlesex County. It began on Nov. 9 when the Falcons recorded their first victory over New Brunswick High School since 2009 with a 28-14 win over the…
