Valley Road kindergarten students to hatch chicks

Valley Road kindergarten students to hatch chicks

CLARK, NJ — The kindergarten classes of teachers Valerie LaManna and Jessica Medina at Valley Road Elementary School will be hatching 12 ducklings in their classrooms for a period of six weeks. They will also be caring for and observing the growth and development of the baby ducklings. These animals will be provided to them […]

Clark teachers honored at 2023 Union County Teacher Recognition Breakfast

Clark teachers honored at 2023 Union County Teacher Recognition Breakfast

CLARK, NJ — Arthur L. Johnson High School Mathematics Teacher Anthony DelConte, Valley Road School first-grade teacher Melissa Sakowski, and Carl H. Kumpf Middle School special education teacher Lauren Cesare were honored at the 2023 Teacher Recognition Breakfast sponsored by the Union County Superintendents’ Roundtable. Not in attendance but also honored was Frank K. Hehnly […]

ALJ Tomorrow’s Teachers have a field experience

ALJ Tomorrow’s Teachers have a field experience

CLARK, NJ — Arthur L. Johnson High School students in the Tomorrow’s Teachers Program recently had an opportunity to complete their field experiences at schools within the Clark community. Students in the program were assigned a cooperating teacher. During their 10 sessions with the teacher, students learned all about the teaching profession through first-hand experience. […]

Clark Recreation campers enjoy a fun-filled first week

Clark Recreation campers enjoy a fun-filled first week

CLARK, NJ — The first week of Clark Recreation Camp is in the books. Campers were treated to bounce houses, an obstacle course, jousting, water slides, splash downs, activities, games, various sports, music, and Rita’s Ice. Keith Kaminskas, the owner of Rita’s Ice in Rahway, donated more than 1,000 cups of ice cream for campers […]

K-Kids Kindness Project rocks at Valley Road School

K-Kids Kindness Project rocks at Valley Road School

CLARK, NJ — Students in Valley Roads Kiwanis Club, also known as K-Kids, completed their last projects of the year by discussing ways to lift others up through simple acts of kindness. Among the children’s ideas was the Kindness Rock Project. The group, advised by Kimberly Belverio, Kimberly Nacht and Susan Dzurovcik, painted various sized […]

Tree planted for Arbor Day at Arthur L. Johnson High School

Tree planted for Arbor Day at Arthur L. Johnson High School

CLARK, NJ — In honor of Arbor Day, Louis VanBergen’s Advanced Placement environmental science class at Arthur L. Johnson High School planted a redbud tree on campus. This donation was sponsored by the Union County Board of County Commissioners and the Union County Shade Tree Advisory board. VanBergen along with two students, Sarah DeJesus and […]

Hehnly School student wins Union County Arbor Day Poetry Contest

Hehnly School student wins Union County Arbor Day Poetry Contest

CLARK, NJ — Alyssa DeMarco, a student in Debbie Camillo’s fourth-grade class at Frank K. Hehnly School, earned first place in the annual “Young Writers of Union County” poetry contest. In recognition of Arbor Day, the Union County Board of County Commissioners has its annual Union County Arbor Day Poetry Contest. The contest encourages environmental […]

ALJ music program receives accolades

ALJ music program receives accolades

CLARK, NJ — The Arthur L. Johnson High School music program, directed by ALJ teacher Erik Krebl and Carl H. Kumpf Middle School teacher Andrew Calo, has received numerous recognitions recently. Arthur L. Johnson High School’s jazz band attended Overbrook’s Yearly Jazz festival, where the ensemble received an Outstanding Band award and ALJ student Brian […]