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 […]
WATCHUNG, NJ — Approximately 70 seventh- and eighth-grade girls spent the morning of Saturday, Jan. 21, at Mount Saint Mary Academy, competing in the 16th annual Math Competition. Meanwhile, at St. Joseph High School in Metuchen, seventh- and eighth-grade boys were testing their math skills as well. After a welcome and introduction from Jacqueline Muratore, […]
CLARK, NJ — The time has come to register for kindergarten. Children who will be 5 years old on or before Oct. 1, 2023, may register for kindergarten. Children currently enrolled in Clark’s special needs preschool programs do not need to register for kindergarten. Information required: a birth certificate, to be scanned and uploaded onto […]
CLARK, NJ — Arthur L. Johnson High School in Clark has received accreditation by the Middle States Association’s Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools. According to the Middle States Association, “Accreditation is a self-evaluation process that schools and school systems voluntarily use to demonstrate they are meeting a defined set of research-based performance standards. The […]