Howell High Junior Gets Perfect Score On College Test

Howell High School junior Nicholas Ferraro received a perfect score on a recent ACT test

Thank a Howell Educator During Teacher Appreciation Week

Here is a list of creative gift ideas to thank the teachers in your life.

Teacher Appreciation Week runs through Friday, May 10. If you're still looking for a way to thank the educators in Howell, here are some suggestions to help you get an excellent grade on your next teacher appreciation gift. 1. Pick up a gift certificate to Ice Cream on 9, Let's Yo! or any favorite Howell restaurant.   2. Gift card to Howell Barnes & Noble. Teachers love to be able to purchase new books for their classrooms. 3. Reduce his or her stress with a class pass or guest pass to The Action Room, Gold's Gym or Retro Fitness. 4. Get parents to pool their money together for activity-based gift certificate to Howell Lanes or to a local ice rank like Gold Coast Arena or Howell Ice World. 5. Need a last minute gift? Try a potted plant or …

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UPDATE: Sandra Brower Pleads Not Guilty to Charges She Failed to Report Possible Sex Abuse of 4-year-old

Former assistant superintendent of Wall Schools faces three-count criminal indictment

UPDATE 2:58 p.m.: Sandra Brower pleaded not guilty to the three charges brought against her during an appearance before Judge Francis J. Vernoia at the Monmouth County Courthouse in Freehold on Monday afternoon. No bail was set and Brower was released. She is scheduled to appear in court again on June 10 at 1:30 p.m.  UPDATE 12:10 p.m.: The charges that a Wall Township teacher sexually abused a 4-year-old special needs student were unsustained following an investigation by the Wall Township Police, Christopher Gramiccioni, acting Monmouth County Prosecutor said Monday afternoon. Previously reported: The former assistant superintendent of Wall Township Schools was indicted Monday morning on charges she failed to immediately report a …

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Vote Expected On Bond Refinance

School board scheduled to vote on $10 million bond ordinance

The Howell Township School District at Wednesday’s meeting is set to vote on a measure that would refinance a portion of a $19 million bond ordinance issued in 2005. The board is set to vote on a $10 million bond ordinance, which includes refinancing $7.95 million of the original $19 million bond ordinance it adopted in 2005. Ron Sanasac, district business administrator, has said the measure would refinance a portion of the old debt. The bond ordinance for introduction is not new debt, Sanasac has said. Sanasac said by refinancing at today’s lower rates would save the district at least 3 percent on the payment stream. The Board of Education is slated to meet at 8 p.m. at the Howell Township Middle School North, 501 Squankum-Yellowbrook Rd.

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Greenville 5th Grade: We Are The Champions!

Basketball trophy goes home with Greenville for the first time in 10 years

Greenville School for the fist time in a decade has captured the 5th grade intramural basketball trophy. The 20 girls and boys from the school’s intramural program, sponsored by Howell Basketball Club, last month captured the championship at Middle School North – the first time the school has taken the trophy in 10 years of competition. The team finished its winning season with a 9-1 record, losing only to Aldrich School in the regular season, said coach Patrick Dowling.  Greenville later knocked out Aldrich in the playoffs, he said. The elementary school intramural program introduces many kids to the sport who would not otherwise play in other leagues, Dowling said. The teams consist of 20 players each, equally divided between girls and …

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Freehold Township HS Teens Win Regional Consumer Bowl

FTHS students beat out teams from six counties

Students from Freehold Township High School will have a chance to reclaim its Consumer Bowl Championship crown after beating teams from six counties Thursday in regional competitions, officials said. The Central Regional Consumer Bowl was held at the Monmouth County Fire Academy in Howell where high school teams competed a game-show format by answering questions related to consumer issues such as credit and identity theft, banking and fraud and advertising, according to a release. Freehold Township clinched the win in the final round against Voorhees High School of Hunterdon County. The Freehold Township team was crowned New Jersey State Consumer Bowl Champions in 2011, and will have the opportunity to again take home the title during the …

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FRHSD Chief Responds To New Schools Evals

Superintendent Charles Sampson issues statement Thursday

While he thinks they are better than the state school Report Cards they replaced, the Freehold Regional High School District superintendent does not think highly of the new statewide performance reports, issued last week for schools statewide. The results of the NJ School Performance report were released by the state Department of Education, rating schools in three categories against schools statewide and against a group of about 30 schools with similar demographics, as calculated by the state’s criteria. On Tuesday, Freehold Patch reported a story on the results of the Freehold high schools’ ratings, which published Wednesday. We had asked Freehold Regional High School District Superintendent Charles Sampson for a comment the at that time…

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Howell Middle Schools Receive Mixed Grades In New Reports

Memorial, North And South middle schools graded in new state report cards

The three Howell Township middle schools received a mixed bag of results in the first round of a new statewide school evaluation system. The state Department of Education NJ Schools Performance Report was released for each of the schools across the state last week. The evaluation scores middle schools in three major categories: Academic Achievement, College & Career Readiness and Student Growth. Academic Achievement scores are tabulated from the results of students’ performance in language and mathematics standardized tests. College & Career Readiness scores are calculated in middle schools by measuring how many students are enrolled in Algebra I in either 7th or 8th grade as well as how many pupils are chronically absent. The Student …

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