EWRSD Weekly Update
May 10, 2024
May 17, 2024
EWRSD Board of Education Meeting - Rescheduled to May 20
Public comments will be taken from the attending public participants.
The meeting will be live-streamed via YouTube. If you are experiencing trouble with the YouTube link, please visit our YouTube Channel.
CORRECTION Reminder: EWRSD School Closing
CORRECTION
All East Windsor Regional School District schools will be closed on Monday, May 27. Kidcare will also be closed.
Students enjoy sharing their talents in Fine Arts classes at Walter C. Black Elementary School.
- In STEM students are enjoying learning and participating in the Stop Motion unit.
- In Music, students enjoyed performing dances with their partners.
- In Art, students are drawing their own version of a dinosaur!
This week the Grace N. Rogers Elementary School PTO hosted a Candyland Themed Book Fair for students, teachers, and families. It was a resounding success!
Second-graders at Ethel McKnight Elementary School were so excited to use the new color printer in the computer lab this week. They learned to change the font and color of text and insert a picture in Google Docs.
Muffins with your Favorite Gal at Perry L. Drew Elementary School
Perry L. Drew Elementary School Band & Orchestra Students Perform with the CJMEA Elementary Honors Ensemble
Central Jersey Music Educators Association is proud to sponsor the Elementary Honors Band and Orchestra Festival. This supports they instrumental programs in Central Jersey and provides quality musical experiences to students. Here are some photos from the CJMEA Elementary Honors Band and Orchestra Festival that took place earlier this month. The following students were nominated and accepted into the ensembles:
In the photo from left to right:
PLD Elementary Honors Band Students
- Cameron Williams, 4th Grade
- Owen Gruntzel, 4th Grade
- Sean Kelly, 4th Grade
- Michael Dobinson, 4th Grade
- Reya Vyas, 4th grade
- Jacqueline Marquez Zhuzhingo, 4th Grade
- Janani Durairaj, 5th Grade
- Connor Mahoney, 5th Grade
- Marco Steven Sandoval, 5th Grade
- Defne Dagci, 5th Grade (second time in Honors Band)
PLD Elementary Honors Orchestra
- Leiah Sanchez
- Susana Colina Arana
- Jaxson Misier
- Brody Hemperly
Melvin H. Kreps Middle School Choral and Instrumental Music Concerts
On May 7, 8, and 9, Melvin H. Kreps Middle School presented a wonderful series of choir, band, and orchestra concerts. All three nights were filled with parents, friends, and loved ones who were there to support our talented MHK singers and instrumentalists. The students did a fabulous job showcasing their performing arts talents. A plethora of musical genres and styles - from contemporary, classical, jazz, and pop - were performed after a semester of working on their brand new repertoire with their wonderful music teachers. Congratulations to all our talented students and their respective music teachers for a job well done.
MHK Spring Choral Concert, May 7, 2024: Jordan Allen, Choir Director
MHK Spring Orchestra & 6th Grade Band Concert, May 8, 2024: Alicia Palmieri, 6th Grade Band Director; Elyse Jo, Orchestra Director
MHK Spring 7th & 8th Grade Band Concert, May 9, 2024: Randall Longwill, 7th Grade Band Director, Daniel Smith, 8th Grade Band Director
Mercer County Teen Arts Festival
Mercer County's Teen Arts Festival, the county’s annual celebration of teens and their art, took place on May 10 at Mercer County Community College from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thirty Hightstown High School visual arts, theater, and dance students participated in interactive art stops, attended inspiring workshops, and received constructive critiques from a dedicated staff of emerging and established arts professionals. Two visual art students and one HHS Musical Theater group were selected to represent Mercer County at the NJ State Teen Arts Festival in June. Congratulations to our wonderful students for representing us so well at the county level and to their nominating teachers, Mrs. Lisk, Ms. Kijowski, Mr. Keyes, Ms. Thompson, and Mr. Fania.
Hightstown High School Students Selected for the NJ State Teen Arts Festival
Saige Komoda
Title of Artwork: "Whale"
Artistic Medium: Acrylic/Mixed
Melanie Copeland
Title of Artwork: Along the Volga
Artistic Medium: Digital
Grace Zanghi, Keira Mei Santiago, JuanDiego Chico, Natalie Maldonado
Title of Musical Number: Everyone Hates His Parents from Falsettos
Musical Theater Category
Final countdown: From homework to caps and gowns 🎓 #Seniors2024
The Hightstown High School Counseling department congratulates two juniors who were accepted into the NJ Governor's School summer programs, Shalini Shankar (Drew University for Sciences) and Sanjit Kakarla (Rutger's University for STEM)! This is quite an accomplishment!
The Governor's School of New Jersey, a member of the National Conference of Governor's Schools, is a summer program for academically talented high school students from New Jersey who have completed their junior year and who are interested in the STEM fields. It is an intensive residential program conducted on two college campuses in the state, Rutger's University and Drew University. Emphasis is placed on problem solving of complex issues that exist on the local, state, national, and international levels.
We wish them the best of luck this summer!
Don't miss out on this amazing display of creativity! Spread the word and come support our budding artists at our High School Art Show!
Tickets for the 2024 One Acts are ON SALE! The showcase is Friday, May 31, at 7:00 p.m. All tickets are $5. Seats can be reserved in advance by clicking here.
This year's showcase features a mystery, a drama, and a comedy. All plays are completely student directed and produced.
Dr. Jennifer Sengin worked with the Hightstown High School Advanced Choir to prepare them for their Carnegie Hall performance.
Garden Day: Thursday, May 23rd (Rain date May 30th)
Sponsored by East Windsor Education Association
Garden Improvement Session: 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Project Green works diligently to maintain our beautiful gardens, but we could use some adult help to install an arch, pull some persistent weeds, and plant into some developing areas.
Plant Swap and Plug Sale! 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Bring your extra plugs, seedling transplants, etc. and come home with an equal but more diverse number of native plants!
A representative from East Coast Natives will be offering young native plants for sale. Herbaceous perennial plugs, grass plugs, shrubs and tree tubelings and in nursery pots.
More information about this sale will be released soon. A website for preordering will be available shortly.
Please RSVP so we know how many people will attend!
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