Mary Ann McGann
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Sparking scientific curiosity in Westfield schools
Students in Edison and Roosevelt Intermediate Schools teamed up and competed in a Science Olympiad on Jan. 28 for a second consecutive year. → Read More
Teaching the holocaust and genocide in Westfield schools
On Monday afternoons this fall, after the school day has ended, a group of Westfield teachers meet in a room at Westfield High School to further their own education. → Read More
Westfield teacher awarded Philhower Fellowship
Mary Montes, a first-grade teacher at Tamaques Elementary School in Westfield, is the 2018 recipient of the Westfield Rotary Club’s Philhower Fellowship in recognition of outstanding teaching at the elementary school level. → Read More
Westfield schools volunteer shares love of reading for more than a decade
Westfield resident William O’Herron has been reading to third-graders at Washington School each week for the past 12 years. → Read More
Westfield male students connect at 'The Guy Thing 2018'
About 75 male students from Westfield High School gathered for The Guy Thing 2018, designed to connect teens with their peers and caring adults → Read More
Charitable spirit alive and well in Westfield schools
Fifteen Westfield High School juniors and sophomores were honored by the Community Food Bank of NJ for collecting more than 5,000 pounds of food items → Read More
Westfield Public Schools host comprehensive PD sessions for staff
The Westfield Public School District participated in wide-ranging professional development sessions on Feb. 15 and 16. → Read More
Empowering middle school girls with simple messages
There’s a new look in one of the girls’ bathrooms at Warren Middle School, aimed at reinforcing positive messages to empower girls → Read More
Warren schools continue tradition of giving
Warren Township Schools and its student service clubs continue a rich tradition of giving this season. → Read More
Warren students talk with 'real-life Auggie'
As the movie "Wonder" premiered Nov. 17, students in the Warren Township School District gets the chance to make real-life connections to the film → Read More
Woodland School recognized at Blue Ribbon ceremony in Washington
Woodland School Principal Jeffrey Heaney, teacher Adam Yenish and Superintendent Matthew Mingle joined 300 public and private schools to be recognized → Read More
Warren schools install environmentally friendly refillable water stations
Twelve new bottle-filling stations were installed across the Warren school district (4 at the middle school and 2 in each at the elementary schools) → Read More
Warren Township Schools welcome back students and staff
There were smiling faces as Warren Township Schools welcomed back students and staff for the start of the new school year. Students disembarked buses on Sept. 7 → Read More
Mt. Horeb School is way station for young musicians
The group of about 150 young adults and 30 staff members and volunteers stopped in Warren at Mt. Horeb School for some much needed rest before moving onto their next competitive performance in Clifton. → Read More
History comes alive for Warren students
Eighth graders from Warren Middle School took a historical look back at what was then called the Middlebrook Encampment and is now the site of Angelo L. Tomaso School. → Read More
Warren instructors teach students about Holocaust through poetry
Using a grant she received three years ago to support Holocaust education, Central School Reach teacher Jill Zimmer purchased a classroom set of I Never Saw a Butterfly and, working with Grade 5 teacher Jennifer SanAntonio, the two came up with a powerful 5th grade language arts unit. → Read More
Mindfulness at Woodland School
As part of a continuing pilot program at Woodland School, guidance counselor Diane Langworthy took advantage of recent good weather to conduct an outdoor mindfulness session focused on slowing down and taking note of Mother Earth. “We recently celebrated Earth Day,” Langworthy told a gathering of kindergartners and first-graders sitting criss-cross, applesauce on the school’s basketball court.… → Read More
Genius Hour at Mt. Horeb School
Genius Hour empowers students to take risks and to not be afraid to fail → Read More
Warren Township schools celebrate poetry
Warren Township Schools celebrate "Poem in your Pocket Day" → Read More
Warren Middle School names new principal
At its May 8 meeting, the Warren Township Board of Education approved George J. Villar as Warren Middle School’s next principal. → Read More