CLARK, NJ — The Clark Police Department recently visited Arthur L. Johnson High School to present the “Not Even Once” program to ninth-graders. The presentation, given by detectives Brian Soos and Mark Detore from the Clark Police Department, shared valuable information on the dangers of opioid use, including a background on opioids; the power of […]
CLARK, NJ — Clark Cub Scout Pack 145 collected food to help its community through its annual Scouting for Food program. Scout troops and packs throughout the United States collect food during the holiday season to support neighbors in need by helping to stock local food pantries and food banks. Scouts reached out to family, […]
CLARK, NJ — As the first marking period came to a close, staff at Valley Road Elementary School were invited to nominate candidates who went above and beyond in the area of character for the school’s “Tree”mendous Character Award. Sarah Badillo, school counselor, who organizes this event, said, “This award is part of our (Positive […]
CLARK, NJ — Emilia DiFrancesco-Citsay, a kindergarten teacher at Frank K. Hehnly Elementary School, and Jackie Kozlowski, a third-grade teacher at Valley Road Elementary School, were recently recognized by the New Jersey Department of Education as Exemplary Educators of the Year through the 2022 New Jersey Exemplary Educator Program. Superintendent Edward Grande said, “Mrs. DiFrancesco-Citsay […]
CLARK, NJ — Arthur L. Johnson High School history teacher Fredy Reyes was recently awarded a $1,000 grant from the Mark Schonwetter Holocaust Education Foundation. The grant will be used to fund ALJ’s first Holocaust Remembrance Day, on Friday, Jan. 27, which will include a visit from Maud Dahme, a Holocaust survivor, and a variety […]
CLARK, NJ — Sixth-grade students in Lauren Cesare’s math class at Carl H. Kumpf Middle School partook in a simulated surgical center activity to solve order-of-operations questions using the PEMDAS rule. Students were given a “patient chart,” which was just a response recording sheet. “Patients” were at their own tables and students posing as doctors […]
CLARK, NJ — In honor of Judi Treacy, a longtime Frank K. Hehnly Elementary School paraprofessional who died last summer, Hehnly paraprofessional Christine Mogensen came up with the idea of creating a garden in Treacy’s memory. With that idea, the Hehnly Garden Club was established. The garden club worked on transforming the garden in the […]
CLARK, NJ — Every Monday prior to Thanksgiving, contributions of food are solicited at Mother Seton Regional High School for donation to Saint Joseph Social Service Center. Every year during the Christmas season, a “Giving Tree” is placed in the lobby of Mother Seton Regional High School in Clark, where donations are collected for future […]
CLARK, NJ — Clark students from Frank K. Hehnly Elementary School, Valley Road Elementary School, Carl H. Kumpf Middle School and Arthur L. Johnson High School recently performed at the Clark Winter Festival and Tree Lighting on Saturday, Nov. 25. The groups performed a variety of songs to help the town get into the holiday […]
CLARK, NJ — Seven members of the Clark Police Department took the oath of office in front of the Township Council and their families during the public meeting on Monday, Nov. 21, as they were promoted to new positions within the department. • Miguel Acabou was promoted to captain. Acabou graduated from Newark East Side […]