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 […]
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 […]