Rutherford High School chemistry teacher Richard Byrnes has spent 14 years with the district. He has served as a leader, mentor, and key member of Rutherford High School’s STEM program/curriculum and was named Teacher of the Year in 2015. He is looking forward to catching up on some reading (a lot of it!) during his retirement as well spending more time with his family and volunteering in his community. He also plans to improve his golf game, which may or may not take forever! Here’s to a hole-in-wonderful retirement, Mr. Byrnes! … [Read more...] about Mr. Richard Byrnes

One half of the “dynamic duo” that is the administrative team, Patricia Artinger has spent 19 years as the face of Union Middle School! Mrs. Artinger is essential to all school operations and helps the administration assist staff in myriad ways. Due to her effective organizational skills, you can always count on her to know the answers to your questions – and just make life easier! Thank you, Mrs. Artinger – Union Middle School has run smoothly and efficiently because of you. Here’s to your well-deserved retirement! … [Read more...] about Mrs. Patricia Artinger

This year, we say goodbye to some amazing people who have helped make Rutherford Public Schools the special places they are. Retirement is a major milestone, and we are grateful for the time these staff members have spent serving our students. Mrs. Joanne Garabedian is saying goodbye to Rutherford Public Schools after 34 years at Pierrepont School,  teaching 5th grade for 25 years and 5th and 6th grade for 9 years, “Mrs. G.” and her husband, Peter, are both proud Rutherford High School graduates and loved the community so much, they raised their family here.  Both of their children … [Read more...] about Mrs. Joanne Garabedian