Congratulations to Union Middle School students CJ Ackermann, Maia Floresca, Felice Kakaletris, and Alexandra Rodriguez Del Busto for their phenomenal performance as members of the 2024 MEBCI Bergen County Middle School Choir on Sunday, November 24th at Ramsey High School in Ramsey, New Jersey! Ms. Tricia Lalla, Union Middle School's Concert Choir teacher, was selected by the organization to serve as the choir's conductor. Students sang a very challenging and diverse program that included Classical, French-Canadian Folk Music and Jazz music genres. … [Read more...] about UMS Students Perform in Bergen County Middle School Choir
7th Grade UMS Students Create Community Mural
Seventh-grade students in Mrs. Collins and Mrs. Mac Millan’s classes recently completed a mural project following their reading of The War of the Wall by Toni Cade Bambara. This hands-on project served as a meaningful conclusion to a unit focused on the concept of belonging to a community. Throughout the unit, students explored how communities are defined by shared narratives, and how individuals contribute to the collective story. The mural project highlighted how each student, through their unique perspective and creativity, contributes to the broader narrative of Rutherford, illustrating … [Read more...] about 7th Grade UMS Students Create Community Mural
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Rutherford Students Win Elks Drug Awareness Contest
Congratulations to the Rutherford students who won prizes in the Rutherford Elks Lodge 547 Drug Awareness Contest. This year's theme was: Be Kind To Your Mind - Live Drug Free. Union Middle School students in Ms. Colleen Kiick's classes won two awards. Saisha Patel took the award for best essay in Grade 8. Madison Smith, also in UMS Grade 8, won an award for her poem. Rutherford High School junior Salma El Sherbiny won the prize for creating a video in Mr. Mett's TV Production class. The students' works will go on to the state committee level for judging and we wish them success! We are … [Read more...] about Rutherford Students Win Elks Drug Awareness Contest