CLARK, NJ — Clark has been named a 2022 Healthy Town Up-and-Coming by the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute. The organization runs the statewide Mayors Wellness Campaign, in partnership with the NJ State League of Municipalities. Clark Township participated in the program for the first time in 2022. As part of the efforts, a […]
CLARK, NJ — Students at Valley Road School in Clark celebrated Read Across America Day with a visit from children’s author Alan Katz. His books include “Take Me Out of the Bathtub,” “Got Your Nose” and “Awesome Achievers in Science,” among many others. He shared examples of his work and discussed his career as an […]
CLARK, NJ — Arthur L. Johnson High School student Tina Herron was recently recognized by the Union County School Boards Association as Arthur L. Johnson’s 2023 Unsung Hero, at a ceremony at Kean University. The ceremony honors students who “make your district a better place simply because they are part of it.” At the ceremony, […]
CLARK, NJ — Sixth-grade students in Christine Troiano’s math classes at Kumpf Middle School recently participated in an Art Gallery Walk with some exciting projects. In the first project, in honor of Black History Month, students had to research a black mathematician who made an important contribution to society. A baseball card was created for […]
CLARK, NJ — On Friday, March 3, Arthur L. Johnson High School students participated in the National Day of Unplugging. Teachers provided lessons without the use of Chromebooks, Brightlinks and other technologies that are generally used during the school day. During lunch, students were provided with conversation starters and were encouraged to engage in conversation […]
CLARK, NJ — The Clark Public School District’s Parent University Program presents “Parenting in the New, Not So Normal,” with speaker John Mopper of Blueprint Mental Health, on Tuesday, March 21, at 6 p.m., in the Carl H. Kumpf Middle School cafeteria. Learn strategies to best support your child at home fostering a sense of […]
CLARK, NJ — In Kimberly Nacht’s kindergarten class at Valley Road Elementary School, students were challenged to complete 100 kind acts, as a whole, before the 100th day of school. They were each given six hearts and told that if everyone does six and then “a little extra,” they’d be able to reach the goal. […]
CLARK, NJ — The gym at Valley Road Elementary School was bustling with excitement, because International Day was back after having been canceled for a couple of years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. School counselor Sarah Badillo, who organized the event, said, “This is by far my favorite event at VRES, because it allows all […]
CLARK, NJ — The Clark Drug Alliance sponsored “Hidden in Plain Sight,” a drug awareness program for parents on Tuesday, Jan. 24, at Arthur L. Johnson High School. The event was designed to help parents of teens recognize unfamiliar hazards of drug use that are often in plain sight. DEA special agent Timothy P. McMahon […]
CLARK, MJ — Arthur L. Johnson High School recently had several Instant Decision Days, during which students received official decisions from nine different colleges regarding their applications. Organized by the school counseling department, 88 meetings were planned. At those meetings, the school had a 100-percent acceptance rate. More than $1.3 million in merit scholarships was […]