Congratulations to the Union Middle School Odyssey of the Mind teams! Led by their coach, Mr. Jonathan Evans, the seventh and eighth-grade teams participated in a regional competition at Branchburg Central Middle School on Saturday, February 29th. Team members started working back in September and began applying their creativity to solve problems that range from building mechanical devices to creating art, and executed their live performance at the competition on the 29th. The seventh-grade team beat their personal best and placed third, while the eighth-grade team placed first! The … [Read more...] about Union Middle School Odyssey of the Mind
Bulldog Academy Students Practice Life Skills with Visit to LifeTown
News 12 New Jersey tagged along with students from Bulldog Academy as … [Read more...] about Bulldog Academy Students Practice Life Skills with Visit to LifeTown
Jet Propulsion Lab at NASA
Elizabeth Duffy visited the grade, eight science classes, vis Skype on Thursday, February 20th from the Jet Propulsion Lab at NASA. She grew up in Union, NJ and graduated with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University in 2011. She has been working at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, CA for the past 9 years as an engineer in the Sample Acquisition and Handling Group. She discussed her experiences and roles at JPL with the students, including being a test engineer for the sampling drill on the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover and being a part of the … [Read more...] about Jet Propulsion Lab at NASA
High School Students Compete in State-Level Academic Decathlon
A close-knit crew of Rutherford High School students is gearing up for state-level competition in hard-core academics: a full range of subjects, reliance on team performance, high-pressure speeches and “cram sessions.” With past Academic Decathlon wins a decade ago, this could be their year to bring back the title. Having placed 2nd in regional competition Feb.1 in North Bergen, where Rutherford students took home 77 individual awards, the team is in an all-out academic sprint toward the state event Feb. 29 at Westwood Regional High School. “This team in particular is comprised of some … [Read more...] about High School Students Compete in State-Level Academic Decathlon
Pierrepont Green Team
The Green Team at Pierrepont School has been working extremely hard bagging, weighing, and recycling plastic bags. To date, we have been able to recycle just over 2,000 pounds of bags! That is just about 200,000 ShopRite bags! Our last drop off will be April 3. Thank you to all who have contributed to this effort.
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