Members of the Rutherford High School Concert Choir under the direction of Mrs. Patricia Blanchard were recently part of the National Symphonic Chorus which performed at Carnegie Hall on Saturday, April 6, 2024. The National Symphonic Chorus accepts members from all over the United States and Canada. RHS students performed with other student-singers from California, Florida, Kansas, and Vancouver and RHS Senior Jeannille Ettinoffe was chosen for a solo after directors heard her audition! … [Read more...] about RHS Concert Choir Performs at Carnegie Hall
Union Middle School Student Wins State Writing Contest
Congratulations to Union Middle School 8th grader Madison Smith on her winning entry into the Elks Drug Awareness Contest. Madison's entry won not only the Rutherford competition, but the state competition as well! Her poem has moved forward to the national competition! Thank you to Mrs. Colleen Kiick for facilitating the entries from her classes at UMS and CONGRATULATIONS to Madison! Her winning poem is below. … [Read more...] about Union Middle School Student Wins State Writing Contest
RHS Juniors Prepare for Graduation Assessment
Congratulations to Miss Barcenas and Ms. Garcia's English 300 class! They took 1st place in the RHS NJGPA prep contest and won a bagel breakfast! Students from the entire junior class competed using practice tests on the Albert.io testing platform. The students worked on different reading and writing skills tied to the New Jersey Student Learning Standards in preparation for the New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment. Despite the high-stakes nature of the test, the students had some fun preparing and competing against their peers on these practice activities ahead of the real thing! … [Read more...] about RHS Juniors Prepare for Graduation Assessment
RHS Foods Classes – Pizza Dough Fermentation Lab
This week the Rutherford High School Foods classes completed their lesson on yeast breads under the direction of teacher Ms. Robyn Cafiero. The Pizza Dough Lab takes two days and the students learn about the fermentation process and actively track the development of CO2 as the dough ferments. … [Read more...] about RHS Foods Classes – Pizza Dough Fermentation Lab
RHS Students Take Top Honors in NJ PTA Contest
Rutherford High School is proud to announce that three of our students have taken top honors in the New Jersey PTA statewide Reflections competition. This year's topic was "I Am Hopeful Because..." These students works' were judged against all other pieces from students around the state. Their work will now go on to the national competition.