No Limits Cafe to Host 5K Fundraiser Oct. 16 |
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No Limits Cafe will host its first 5K and half-marathon event on Oct. 16 at 9 a.m. to help raise funds for the Route 36 eatery and non-profit organization, which trains and employs adults with intellectual disabilities.
The event will be held at Thompson Park in the Lincroft section of Middletown with an entry fee of $30. Paid entry includes pre and post-race food and drinks, as well as drinks and snacks offered to participants throughout the course. Race t-shirts are being offered to participants who are able to raise an additional $100. For every additional $100 raised by a participant, the individual will gain entries into a grand-prize drawing.
No Limits Cafe is the inspiration for Bayview Elementary School's Heroes Cafe, a student-run program that supports district teachers and staff, while collecting donations for the No Limits Cafe.
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Thorne's Josh Johnson Selected to Prestigious All-Star Football Game |
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Thorne Middle School seventh grade student Joshua Johnson, who earlier this week was selected to represent the New Jersey American Youth Football (NJAYF) organization and his Middletown Eagles program at the inaugural AYF 12U All-Star Game, which will be played in Florida in December. Congratulations to Joshua and best of luck competing this winter! |
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MTPS Celebrates its Custodial Staff on Day of Recognition |
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Though they often operate behind the scenes, students and staff across the Middletown Township Public School District took time on Friday to thank those in their building who help maintain a safe and pristine learning environment.
Saturday, Oct. 2nd marked National Custodial Worker's Recognition Day, a moment to celebrate and appreciate the hard work our maintenance and facilities staff members do each day.
Mary Walker, Superintendent, expressed gratitude in a message to our Facilities Department staff. "The entire school community recognizes the valuable contributions and integral role of our custodial and facilities staff to keep our school buildings clean, safe and well kept. At this time, when maintaining student and staff health is more difficult than ever, we truly appreciate all the work you do to ensure a safe and healthy school environment. Please know how much we value and respect your dedication and hard work. Thank you for all you do everyday!."
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9th Grade Seminar Program Off to a Stellar Start |
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For the 2021-22 academic year, the district has launched a 9th Grade Seminar Course designed to equip students with the skills needed to successfully navigate a high school learning environment.
Developed with respect to the New Jersey Department of Education and CASEL's social-emotional learning competencies, the seminar course helps students explore their strengths to identify possible college and career pathways, while encouraging self advocation and the exploration of a multitude of available resources and supports within the Middletown Township Public School District.
Over the first two weeks of class educators have engaged seminar course students by leading them through a scavenger hunts around campus, and ice-breaker activities with peers, in addition to classroom visits by assistant principals and guidance counselors.
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Movement for Actors Course Underway for Arts Students |
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The MTPS Arts Academy has opened the 2021-22 academic year with a new honors-level course, Movement for the Actor, exclusive to academy students.
An advanced semester course that offers a mix of yoga, blocking technique, and basic audition movement skills, the course is available to students interested in the Drama/Theatre Track. In addition to strengthening and elongating integral muscle groups, the program will help students to develop self-awareness on stage.
Those enrolled will also receive instruction in pilates and basic styles of breathing, as well as the elements of movement, and the fundamentals of posture, alignment, kinetics and coordination with respect to the art of yoga.
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North News Talks to Kevin Smith
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Lions Celebrate 103rd Birthday of Corporal Thorne |
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Thorne Middle School celebrated the 103rd birthday of its namesake, Corporal Horace Marvin "Bud" Thorne on Sept. 29th with a special reading during the school community's morning announcements, and by encouraging students to wear camouflage-patterned or military-themed clothing.
Thorne was born in Keansburg, but spent his formative years in the Port Monmouth section of Middletown.
After enlisting in the army, Thorne became a war hero at the Battle of the Bulge, a major German offensive campaign on the Western Front in December of 1944. Learn more about Thorne below.
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A revised 2021-22 school calendar was adopted During the Sept. 29 Board of Education Voting Meeting. |
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Monmouth County will host a number of COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics at various locations throughout October. |
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Middletown Township Friends of diverse Learners is an organization of parents that collaborates with the Middletown Township Public School District to affect positive changes in policies, practices, curricular development, educational programming and communication. The group also serves as a resource to parents, as well as network to promote inclusion and acceptance of students with special needs and learning differences.
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Soccer Programs Fight to Kick Out Pediatric Cancer at Rivalry Game |
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Earlier this week the Lions and Eagles girls soccer programs came together for a common goal on the campus of High School South, using an annual rivalry showdown to battle against pediatric cancer.
Though Middletown South delivered a 1-0 win on a second half goal by Grace Gironda, the first of the freshman's career, the collective victory comes in the form of a donation to the Go4TheGoal Foundation, a Cherry Hill, NJ non-profit organization on a mission to improve the lives of children fighting cancer by offering financial support, granting personal wishes, funding innovative research, and developing and implementing unique hospital programs.
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Antonucci Records 200th Career Victory |
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High School South head football coach Steve Antonucci has been at the helm of the Eagles program since 1998, and earlier this month accented a decorated career by securing his 200th career victory, a milestone achievement courtesy of a 27-0 victory over Jackson Memorial.
The win brought Antonucci's career winning percentage to .772 over 259 games. Over that stretch the Eagles have captured six NJSIAA Sectional State Championships, and registered five undefeated seasons, including a 43-game winning streak against Shore Conference opponents from 2003-2006. That mark still stands as a conference record.
Congratulations to Coach Antonucci on all his success.
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As we approach the beginning of the new school year, the MTPS technology team is requesting that our middle and high school students login to their district-issued Chromebook to allow automatic operating system updates to occur, as well as to ensure their device is functioning correctly.
If a device is not functioning properly and is in need of service, please complete the MTPS Technology Support Request Form, and a member of the technology team will be in contact.
The MTPS Technology Support Request Form is the preferred method for students/families to contact the technology support team.
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