Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Recognition comes at state and local levels
Before students at Ardena and Taunton Schools left for spring break last week they were busy applying the lessons they learned in the classroom to real world situations. As part of their Leader in Me lessons the students at Ardena held a "Leadership Day" in honor of their achieving Lighthouse Status in the program while the Taunton student council was recognized for their work helping people affected by Hurricane Sandy. At Taunton the Leadership Day included tours of the school which were guided by the students as well as performances by the different grades and a lunch where students worked as the servers. The event included appearances by Assemblyman David Rible as well as Mayor Bill Gotto and Township Manager Helene Schlegel. …
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Math-A-Thon a big success at Taunton School
When students at the Taunton School first got involved with the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Math-A-Thon, they wanted to do their best to help other kids in need. By the time they were done the local students had raised an incredible $10 thousand dollars helping the organization and proving why their teachers are so proud of their efforts. "Every dollar raised will help support the St. Jude mission of finding cures and saving children in communities worldwide," said Cari Kennedy, a teacher at the school who coordinated the event. Kennedy said the Math-A-Thon has been going on for more than 30 years with more than 10 thousand schools participating. Since the program started it has raised more than $400 million for the hospital. As…
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Saturday, April 14, 2012
Local parent brings special program to the school
For Howell resident Patricia Hillyer, standing in front of a group of students is nothing new. Most days she teaches seventh grade science at Matawan Aberdeen Middle School. This week Hillyer got to bring something extra special to the students at Taunton School as she is also a part of NASA's Lunar Rock Specialist Program. In locked cases Hillyer brought real moon rocks that had been collected from the missions of Apollo 15 and 16 for the students to not only see, but touch as well. In addition to the second graders at the school Hillyer also made a similar presentation to the fifth grade which includes her son TJ. "When he went to bed last night he said I'm so excited, you're so awesome," she said. "That made my day." That stamp of …
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Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Taunton's efforts add up to a good deed
At the Taunton School one of the things they pride themselves on is not only developing good students but also good leaders as part of their "Leader in Me" program. This week the students showed that leadership came come from some of the most unexpected places including their math classes. Taunton joined more than 10 thousand schools across the country taking part in a Math-A-Thon to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The Math-A-Thon program has been going on for more than three decades to help the hospital that works in the treatment and research of things like pediatric cancer and other childhood diseases. Cari Kennedy, who coordinated the event for the school said it was important for the students to do what they could to…
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Team Dawg
7:47 pm on Friday, March 29, 2013
The power to make a positive difference lives within us all, at any age. Whether or not we us that power defines us as people. We at Team Dawg define all involved in this story as true Team Dawg Everyday Heroes! Caring and compassion are character traits that should be instilled in our children at an early age and reinforced constantly. All involved at both schools should be proud! Team Dawg … more ›