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Enrollment is down, but increase in freshmen and transfer students gives cash-strapped NJCU hope
An increase in full-time freshmen and transfer students have New Jersey City University officials optimistic about the coming years, despite a 6% decline in overall enrollment. The university saw a 3% increase in full-time freshmen in September after a 23% drop last year, from 754 to 580. Meanwhile, the university’s...
Bloomfield High Boys' Soccer Team Wins Three of its Last Four, as Echeverry Stars in Goal
After some tough early-season losses, the Bloomfield High boys' soccer team has played well, as the month of September drew to a close.Head coach Mike Aiello saw his team win three of its last four to improve to 4-4-1 on the season. The Bengals were scheduled to play at Seton Hall Prep, on Sept. 30 and will host Technology High, of Newark, on Oct. 2, at Watsessing Park, starting at 4:30 p.m. On Oct. 7, Bloomfield visits Nutley, at 4 p.m.Bloomfield's recent wins came against Livingston, 1-0, on Sept. 20, 2-1 versus Columbia, on Sept. 26 and a 5-0...
Parsippany High Football Falls to Hanover Park in Friday Night Game
EAST HANOVER, NJ –The Hanover Park football team continued their undefeated season by defeating Parsippany 52-6 on Friday night in a game where defense and special teams shined for the Hornets.From the very first quarter, Hanover Park set the tone with explosive defensive plays. Joey Tantawi opened the scoring with a 33-yard fumble return for a touchdown, and later in the quarter, he added a 20-yard interception return to extend the lead to 21-0. In between, Joey Filippone added a 14-yard rushing touchdown.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERThe second quarter saw more...
Tejada (220 Yards Rushing), Urena, Ruiz and Frantantoni Pace Bloomfield High Football to a Second Straight Win, on Sept. 26, Defeating Lincoln, 35-20
Jeremy Tejada turned in a marvelous game on offense, rushing for three touchdowns and throwing for two more, and a strong defense was paced by Sebastian Urena, Aiden Ruiz and Tyler Frantantoni, leading the Bloomfield High football team to a 35-20 win over Lincoln High School, on Sept. 26, in Jersey City.The win was Bloomfield's second straight, and improved the team's record to 2-3. The Bengals won both of their recent games, on the road. Head coach Mike Carter's team will be back home on Oct. 4, to play host to a very good East Orange Campus squad, in...
Bautista sends No. 4 St. Peter's Prep over Union City - Boys Soccer recap
Junior forward Anthony Bautista found the back of the net during the 38th minute to push St. Peter’s Prep, the No. 4 ranked team in the NJ.com Top-20 rankings, to a 1-0 victory over Union City in Jersey City. Philip Sayouwoh recorded the assist on Bautista’s goal to help...
State test scores highlight ongoing need to support Newark Public Schools student academic recovery
Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system.For a second year in a row, Newark Public Schools’ scores on statewide assessments given in May rose by roughly 2 percentage points in English language arts and math, but remain behind pre-pandemic levels, according to a district analysis presented on Thursday.Among Newark students in grades 3-9, 31% passed their English language arts assessment while 17.7% passed the math test, according to spring 2024 New Jersey Student Learning Assessments scores, or NJSLA, which measure student proficiency across subjects and grade levels. In spring 2023, 29%...
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