Wednesday, September 5, 2012
New super, ongoing construction projects greet students
- BACK TO SCHOOL
- Daniel Nee
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012
With Labor Day weekend only a memory, it's time to trade in bathing suits and boogie boards for books and binders. Brick schools open their doors to students for the 2012-13 school year Wednesday. Students in all of the township's schools return to class today. The school year begins with a new superintendent, Dr. Walter Uszenski, at the helm of the district. The Brick resident was hired over the summer; he previously led the Spotswood school district in Middlesex County. "I believe there is no higher calling in America than the education, care and well-being of our young people, and the reason is clear," Uszenski wrote in a letter to parents over the summer. "Our youth will determine the quality and character of future generations. In my …
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
This mom is planning back to school lunches and has some tips to share
Back to school means back to packing lunches. Yikes! I have such a hard time coming up with new ideas. Peanut butter and jelly can get boring. Nutella has been a great backup especially paired with some strawberries, but that gets old too. Regardless, both options will be in my pantry for busy mornings but I need some more interesting solutions. Do you have any good lunch box ideas? I asked around and some other moms shared their tips with me. Elise S., a Cinnaminson mom of two, told me how she brightens up peanut butter and jelly or tuna sandwiches with a little trick. “I sometimes cut them into different shapes with cookie cutters or use a little gadget that cuts the sandwich into a circle with no crusts.” Kids love the “no crust” …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Executive committee approves proposal to add Group V
Beginning this fall, 160 high school football teams around the state will have the opportunity to win a state sectional championship, under a proposal approved by the NJSIAA this afternoon. The NJSIAA Executive Committee approved the proposal to create a Group V designation in the four public school sections by a vote of 22-5-3 at its meeting in Robbinsville, according to Jack DuBois, NJSIAA assistant director who's in charge of football. "This creates a greater opportunity for schools and for student-athletes," DuBois said. "It increases the number of teams playing in the playoffs from 128 to 160. At the same time, it eliminates 16 consolation games that schools didn't want to play anyway." The proposal also allows teams whose records are…
Reality
5:09 pm on Thursday, September 6, 2012
SoDone For the last few years, the BOE has been very transparent in posting the ENTIRE DETAILED budget on the District website. In fact, it is still posted so you should take a look at it. Just go to Brickschools.org and go to the section, "Tell Me About...," that is clearly visible on the District homepage. Additionally, you could attend BOE meetings. I do recognize attending meetings may not be… more ›