Tag: South Brunswick High School
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Defense anchors North Brunswick in victory over rival South Brunswick
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The Mike Elko Memorial Trophy is staying in the halls of North Brunswick Township High School. Two touchdown passes by sophomore quarterback Frankie Garbolino to David DeLoatch III and two crucial interceptions on defense in the fourth quarter led the North Brunswick football team to a 14-7 victory over rival South Brunswick…
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Red Ribbon Week observance by South Brunswick High School spreads awareness of drug prevention
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A collaborative effort through South Brunswick High School (SBHS) is spreading awareness of drug prevention by educating youth in the community about the dangers of substance abuse. “We tackle what many consider a taboo topic, and break down the stigma surrounding addiction and other mental health issues by providing students and other…
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South Brunswick rolling on all cylinders to start the season
EDISON – There has been no slowing down the South Brunswick High School football team’s offense through the first two games of the 2020 season. The Vikings scored 45 points in its season opening victory over Perth Amboy and crossed over the 40-point mark in their victory on Oct. 9 against Edison’s John P. Stevens…
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Man charged with threatening SBHS via tweet
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A man has been charged with making threats through a social media post about South Brunswick High School. South Brunswick police were alerted at 10:30 p.m. Oct. 5 about a post on Twitter in which a person threatened to do harm to the school on Oct. 9. Detective Brady Shelcusky worked with the…
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Family whose son died by suicide expresses importance of asking for help
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Kenny Baker was 14 when he was diagnosed with severe depression and anxiety, and began having suicidal thoughts. As he struggled for three years, Kenny told his friends he had mononucleosis, afraid he would face judgment and criticism for his mental health issues. “Not only did Kenny have to wake up every…
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Police seek information on person(s) who damaged South Brunswick High School
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Police are asking for the public’s assistance with identifying the people who damaged South Brunswick High School early Tuesday morning. At 12:02 a.m. Sept. 22, someone drove onto the school grounds and rode over the baseball, softball and soccer fields, causing damage, according to information provided by the South Brunswick Police Department. Police…
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South Brunswick remembers its residents lost on Sept. 11, 2001
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – On Sept. 11, 2001, three South Brunswick residents left the township to work in New York City. They, along with a South Brunswick High School graduate who was living in New York at the time, never returned home because of the terrorist attacks. Kenneth Charles Ledee, 38, of Monmouth Junction, was an…
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South Brunswick teens create Junior Coding Association to teach computer science to students locally and abroad
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Over the past year, friends Jeffrey Paulraj and Adityaa Magesh Kumar created and expanded an education-based nonprofit organization, the Junior Coding Association, across international borders. The South Brunswick High School seniors started out in November 2019 with the goal of creating a free and immersive education in computer science that would be accessible…
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South Brunswick teen teaches residents virtually how to make cloth masks for essential workers
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Hymavathi Gollakota is encouraging residents to attend her virtual mask-making workshops or sewing basics workshops in an effort to help the community. Hyma, a junior at South Brunswick High School, has not suffered any COVID-related tragedies in her close family, but decided she and her mother would make masks for essential personnel,…