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EDUCATION
Toms River school board must decide big cuts — teachers, sports, activities on the line
TOMS RIVER - The Toms River Regional school board will hold a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. July 3 to vote on an tentative 2024-2025 budget made more complicated by a loss of state education aid. Superintendent Mike Citta said the meeting was scheduled for July 3 because New Jersey requires that school budgets be submitted to the county superintendent's office by July 5. The meeting will be held at the auditorium in Toms River High School...
Brick School Business Administrator Honored
BRICK – Brick Township Public Schools’ Business Administrator/Board Secretary, James W. Edwards, Jr., CPA, was recently received the NJ Association of School Business Administrators Distinguished Service Award. The NJASBO Distinguished Service Award is awarded to School Business Officials who have provided long-term, continuous, exemplary service in their role....
Fourth-grade class size to grow in September
BRIELLE — The Brielle Elementary School Board of Education has announced that the number of fourth-grade classes will be reduced from three to two in the fall, raising the number of students in each classroom to 22. “The rising grade four will have a special education teacher in one section and an instructional aid in the other section.
Backs to the wall: Freehold Township Little League baseball has no quit in tournament
MIDDLETOWN — The Freehold Township Little League U12 players have no quit in them and they’ve shown that throughout the District 19 tournament. The special fight this team has has garnered belief within the team. “We’re going to win the Little League World Series. I have a lot...
SGES holds educational, fun summer programs for students
SEA GIRT — Sea Girt Elementary School (SGES) is out for the school year, but has recently welcomed back nearly 80 of its students to participate in a number of various summer programs both educationally academic based and fun-filled. The summer programs include everything from Brain Camp, summer reading and music programs to archery, babysitting certification class, gardening, STEM (Science, technology, engineering, math) LEGO Lab and a two-day “Welcome to Kindergarten” program.
Student of the Week Scholarship Presentation
Recent Toms River High School North graduate Lillian (Lilly) Fried collected her $1000 WOBM/Gateway Toyota Student of the Week scholarship at the car dealership in Toms River. Fried was one of the 38 weekly honorees from Ocean County high schools during the 2023-24 school year and last month was randomly selected in a drawing for the annual scholarship with both WOBM and Gateway Toyota each contributing $500. Making the presentations were Kevin Williams of WOBM and Gateway Toyota GM Greg Repose.
Fine & Performing Arts Program Celebrates 40th Anniversary
HOWELL – Stage lights illuminated upon Gosewisch Auditorium at Howell High School as students put on a spectacular performance for their annual showcase. The Fine & Performing Arts Magnet Program’s (FPAC) held its Annual Showcase recently celebrating a monumental milestone of 40 years since the program’s inception.
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