Tag: St. Francis Cathedral School

  • Metuchen school receives grant to fund STREAM program

    Metuchen school receives grant to fund STREAM program

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Testing car speeds with speed guns and air resistance with parachutes are the types of activities that fourth-graders at St. Francis Cathedral School are experiencing through the school’s STREAM club. STREAM stands for Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics. The school’s club is the recipient of a…

  • Technology advances at St. Francis in Metuchen

    Technology advances at St. Francis in Metuchen

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — When kindergarteners at St. Francis Cathedral School started touching the computer screens on the desktop computers in the Technology Lab two years ago, it prompted the move for the school to purchase touchscreen computers. Laura Graziano, technology coordinator at the Pre-K-8 school, said with the students exposed to…

  • Metuchen students shine at STEM fair

    Metuchen students shine at STEM fair

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — An announcement that more than $172,000 was raised from the annual tricky tray fundraiser sponsored by the Home School Association at St. Francis Cathedral School was met with applause and cheers. Last week, St. Francis School Principal Barbara Stevens said those funds go directly into the school budget, which helps…