SCHOOLS

Urban farmers are growing in H.P.
Valeri Drach Weidmann
Friday, March 5, 2010

Not so quietly, a grass roots movement is sweeping through the borough to grow food on the lawns, balconies, and even roofs of private homes and in public places. According to organizers from the Edible Gardens Project, each garden helps undo climate change, builds community, and brings healthy, fresh food in to local homes.

 

You might have seen the raised bed gardens in flower last summer at some thirty homes, at three borough churches, or in front of the Highland Park Public Library. Some of the produce from all of these gardens was enjoyed by the growers; some was traded, while others donated to the Highland Park Food Pantry.

 

'Amistad' effort keeps the story of struggle alive
Leigh Davis
Monday, February 22, 2010

Nine months out of the school year, students learn “history.” During February, students get to learn about the accomplishments of certain “notable” Black Americans, read speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Frederick Douglass, and learn a little something about slavery in America.

 

With February — Black History Month — now past and Women’s History Month upon us, the expectation might be that the lessons particular to Black History Month will give way to lessons about “notable women,” and in April, schools return to “normal” studies. No more having to include African-American or women’s perspectives or historical participation in any significant way for another year.

 

Princeton Ballet School lands on its feet
Valeri Drach Weidmann
Sunday, February 7, 2010

Princeton Ballet School, the educational arm of American Repertory Ballet, has found a permanent home on the fourth floor of Crossroads Theatre, a home that is perfect for an institution with deep roots in the city. The school has two other studios, in the Princeton Shopping Center and in Cranbury, but its New Brunswick location has changed several times recently. It was located at 80 Albany Street for almost eighteen years, and then moved briefly to New Brunswick High School before settling at Crossroads, in the heart of New Brunswick's theatre district.

“Little Red Hen” reclaims a schoolyard for wildlife
Nicole Gonzalez
Sunday, November 8, 2009
When the fabled Little Red Hen wanted to make bread, her friends were too busy, or too lazy, or just didn’t see the point. So Hen had to do it herself. When Vicki Zarra wanted to create a certified wildlife habitat on school grounds, though, she got lots of help.

On Friday, October 16, in a student assembly held at Irving School to recognize all of the brains and brawn that contributed to the completed project, Zarra recounted the Hen’s fable. Zarra, a pre-kindergarten teacher at the primary school, offered this conclusion: “When you get a good idea, don’t be afraid to ask for help -- and -- don’t be afraid to help when you hear a good idea, too.”

Lighting & cleanup tab top talks with rec users
David Younge
Ken Chen
Thursday, October 8, 2009

The speeches are over, the Bulldogs have been vanquished, and the marching band has returned to Piscataway. Now, Highland Park returns to address the long-term expenses for the new athletic field installed at HPHS.

HPHS athletics wraps up the 2008- 09 seasons
Danny Breslauer
Saturday, August 1, 2009
If Highland Park football fans were worried about the program’s newfound success fading away, the 2008 campaign quieted their concerns.  Another Gold Division championship coupled with a state tournament appearance was the formula for another successful season for Coach Rich McGlynn’s squad.
Farmstead fever spreading to public schools
Leigh Davis
Friday, July 31, 2009

With a Sustainable Jersey Small Grant, the Highland Park public schools have joined the wave of interest in community gardening that has taken root from Highland Park to the White House.

The concept of a network of “edible gardens” was initiated by the People’s Organization for Progress, Central Jersey Chapter (POP-CJ) in December 2008. Since then, individuals and organizations have signed on, including three local houses of worship, the Farmers Solidarity Project, Highland Park Community Food Pantry, the public library’s Green Teens group, and now the public school district.

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