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Scotch Plains-Fanwood Year in Review: The Best of SPF School Coverage
We look back on the landmark stories covering SPF schools, students and teachers
Students and teachers organize a 5K to help SPFHS teacher Diane McGovern pay medical bills that have piled up while she battled breast cancer. The YMCA held the run on April 16. All proceeds were donated to the Diane McGovern Fund.
Complete with a full photo gallery, this story marks the large celebration for Evergreen School’s 60th Anniversary.
Patch sat down with Park Middle School 7th grader and rising star Sasha Zitofsky and mom Susan to talk about his starring role in an Anti-Bullying theatrical production that travels to schools throughout the tri-state area. Sasha and Susan also conveyed that challenges of balancing being a normal kid while finding success on the stage and beyond.
Accompanied by breathtaking photos, this remarkable story chronicles Eyad Khalifeh’s miraculous journey from lying in a coma after crashing his car into a tree, to walking, talking, seeing and even returning to complete his senior year after looking death in the eye just nine months before.
The Raiders had made it to the State Championship six times before but on February 27, the Raiders defeated Princeton 90-80 on in the NJSIAA Public B Final at The College of New Jersey in Ewing. Scotch Plains.
This article gives readers the rundown on the most important resources at your child’s Scotch Plains school.
Over 100 local residents attended the Quarter Dip fundraiser that featured the Terrill Middle School jazz band. The event was organized by the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Music Boosters.
This article details the results of the school district’s 2009-2010 “state report card;” a complete breakdown of every school detail from cost per pupil to class size and teacher salary.
A discussion of the major gangs in Union County and how to raise awareness by learning how to recognize gang activity while helping children and teens say no to gangs.
A full report on the 2011-2012 school budget prepared by the Board of Education which came in $1.64 million lower tax levy than last year.
