On June 22 and 23, the MTPS community will celebrate the Class of 2022 with our annual graduation and promotion ceremonies. Please review the event time, ticketing and live stream information below for your upcoming ceremony.

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Before the the June 13 Workshop/Voting Meeting, the Board of Education and Administrative Team honored numerous district students, staff advisors and coaches for their athletic and artistic achievements.

Honorees included special olympians, state and conference champions, All-Shore student-athletes, Count Basie Award winners and nominees, and New Jersey Law Day Poetry Contest award recipients.

"We are so proud to recognize our students and their incredible achievements, and are thrilled to have the opportunity to celebrate with the parents, guardians and staff members who have supported them along the way," said Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources and Operations, Pat Rinella.

Congratulations to all of our students on their wonderful accomplishments. We wish you luck and success in all of your future endeavors.

For a complete list of student and staff honorees, please review the June 13 MTPS Recognition Program.

MTPS Student-athletes at High School North and South recently made their NCAA choices by signing National Letters of Intent during ceremonies on their respective campuses. Congratulations to the following individuals on their wonderful athletic and academic careers. We wish them all the best of luck at the collegiate level.

The High School North Baseball Team secured its first sectional state championship since 1989 by defeating Colts Neck 14-11 in the Central Jersey Group III Finals.

Ryan Frontera and Andrew Lombardi led the Lions offense, combining to go 6-for-8 with five runs scored and six RBI, each clubbing a home run in the victory. Colby McMahon also drive in three runs in the victory.

The No. 10 seeded Lions knocked off seventh-seeded Robbinsville 3-2 in the opening round of the sectional tournaments before routing Iselin Kennedy 12-0 in the quarterfinals and downing Somerville 8-4 in the semifinals.

Earlier this week, in the first round of the overall Group III Tournament, High School North cruised past Delsea 6-1 on the back of a complete game effort by Colin Dowlen, who struck out five and scattered seven hits.

The Lions will play for the Group III State Championship on Saturday, June 18 at Veterans Park in Hamilton Township, where Dowlen is expected to get the start in a 10 a.m. meeting with Cranford.

You can purchase tickets in advance of the championship game from the NJSIAA. If you are unable to attend the game, watch the livestream of High School North and Cranford.

High School North track and field standout Levi Wilson, who set the Lions program record in the long jump earlier this week at the NJSIAA Group III Track and Field Championships.

Wilson registered a jump of 44-11, shattering his own record mark by 10 inches. Congratulations to Levi and best of luck at Meet of Champions.

As the spring weather has warmed up toward the end of the academic year, MTPS students have explored the great outdoors by participating in field trips to some of our beautiful local and county parks. Students ventured to Seven Presidents Park in Long Branch to collect and study shells found along the beachfront, while others enjoyed boating, hiking and bald eagles spotting at the Manasquan Reservoir. Others walked the trails at Thompson Park and even constructed a replica Lenni Lenape longhouse at Huber Woods (as seen above).

Earlier this week, the Middletown Township Public Schools Arts Academy invited the community to attend its annual showcase at High School North. The multimedia showcase included a gallery walk featuring installations by students practicing in digital media, fine arts and applied arts disciplines, followed by a series of dramatic, musical and dance performances.

The annual Arts Academy Showcase is the culminating event to celebrate the growth and development of our students' skills, talents and passions that span the artistic spectrum and the academy's six available tracks of study:

One of the purposes of the MTPS Arts Academy is to help prepare students for continued learning at the college level and to obtain careers related to the arts. To learn more about the academy, or to apply, please visit the MTPS Course Offerings website.

In the finals, Bayshore took on the Burnett Barbarians of Union City. Burnett won the first round, putting the Dolphins behind for the first time all season. The Dolphins, led by Leak, played a spectacular round two. Anichino started round three, the last round of the match. After delivering some damage to the opposing character, Borbely entered the round and tied the match. Finally, Leak closed out the round and helped deliver the state championship title to Bayshore.

At the May 31 Workshop/Voting Meeting the Board of Education ratified an agreement with the Township of Middletown to assign officers to each district school for the remainder of the current academic year.

The agreement also includes a statement of intent to finalize the terms of an arrangement for the 2022-23 academic year that would result in the assignment of a Class III special law enforcement officer to each district school.

For more information, please review the May 31 letter of intent, and hear comments from Board of Education President Frank Capone, Superintendent of Schools Mary Ellen Walker, and Middletown Township Mayor Tony Perry in the video.

Middletown Township Public School students and staff shined during the May 25 Count Basie Awards, securing seven victories for both ensemble and individual efforts. Congratulations to the following winners on their wonderful work.

Earlier this week members of the No Limits Cafe visited High School North for a guest chef event to treat students and staff to the eatery's signature "smash burger." Cafe Chef Kali Garita, owner Mark Cartier and five No Limits Cafe staff members prepared ingredients for their 100% ground beef burgers and fired up the grill. The No Limits Cafe team dished out more than 275 servings topped with lettuce, tomato and their secret sauce, all arranged on fresh brioche buns.

The No Limits Cafe is a 501(c)(3) organization that works to empower adults with intellectual disabilities by providing employment and professional training to help them lead fulfilling lives within their community. Visit the No Limits Cafe for additional information.

The Wild Side Zoo came to Ocean Avenue Elementary School earlier this week where students were introduced to a multitude of reptilian creatures.

A live, interactive animal experience traveling to campuses, libraries and community centers across New York and New Jersey, the Wild Side Zoo offered Ocean Avenue students the opportunity to snuggle with a snake, pet a lizard and crawl around the All Purpose Room like a turtle, among other wildlife-related activities.