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RHS Academic Decathlon Takes 2nd Place in Regionals with 77 Individual Awards!

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The Rutherford High School Academic Decathlon took 2nd place overall in the Regional Competition, garnering a whopping 77 individual awards! The team will now move on to states.  The State Championship is on Feb. 29th.

Some highlights:
Tierra Sherlock: 10 for 10, with an award in each category, including Gold in Speech Christina Scanlon: 8 out of 10, with Gold in Music and Art Matt Peeples: 8 out of 10, w/ Gold in Literature and Science, second highest scorer in his category. Kara Brennan: 7 out of 10, w/ Gold in Art & History, second highest scorer in her … [Read more...] about RHS Academic Decathlon Takes 2nd Place in Regionals with 77 Individual Awards!

“I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day!”

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Kindergarten students shined brightly at the 55Kip Center.  Students created kind messages and delivered them with a smile as they spread kindness.   Members and students alike enjoyed their time together playing games, sharing stories, laughing at jokes and even exercising with some of the members.  Thank you to the members of 55Kip for hosting us! #BeKind … [Read more...] about “I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day!”

Be the “I” in Kind!

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Excitement filled the Kindergarten Center the week of January 27th as students participated in THE GREAT KINDNESS CHALLENGE! Silly socks, crazy hair, class spirit and jersey day all promoted unique opportunities to empower the students to expand the culture of kindness. Throughout the week, the Kindergarten Center worked collaboratively with the Rutherford Police Department creating a message to the community, the Rutherford department of Social Services collecting needed items for the food pantry, and 55 Kip Center designing messages of kindness!  Now more than ever, our students have a … [Read more...] about Be the “I” in Kind!

Lincoln’s Great Kindness Challenge Makes NJ12 News

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Channel NJ12 features a segment, Education Matters, and highlighted Lincoln on this segment today.  A camera crew visited Lincoln yesterday to see what was happening for the Great Kindness Challenge.  Students were making crafts, thank you cards and paper flowers to give to special people as a way of being kind.  Students were Crazy for Kindness yesterday and wore crazy hairstyles.  We wanted the children to see being kind is fun and makes our school a better place to be. Take a moment to view this adorable clip and feel your heart get a little bigger! [Read more...] about Lincoln’s Great Kindness Challenge Makes NJ12 News

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