A Celebration Of Students At The April BOE Meeting

MANCHESTER – Each month, the Board of Education and School District Administration recognize and celebrate the achievements of students from each of the District’s schools! The April recognitions included:

Ewaade Aderogba, from Ridgeway Elementary, and her artwork have been selected to appear in the 16th Annual Mental Health Awareness Calendar for the 2023-2024 school year. The poster she created highlighted how everyone can improve mental health through friendship and other enjoyable activities. Ewaade will be honored by the committee on May 3rd at the Ocean County Library. Congratulations Ewaade!

Rebecca Fonte and Joseph Murray from Manchester Township Elementary School were recognized last evening for their outstanding musical talents. Both students have been chosen to be a part of the Region III Elementary Honors Band and will perform at their festival on April 29. Congratulations!

– Photo courtesy Manchester Schools

Sofi Sliwowski and McKayla Luttrell from Whiting Elementary were honored last evening for contest submission awards. Sofi is the second-place winner of the annual county-wide Public Health Awareness competition. She will be recognized later by the County Superintendent’s Office in a special ceremony.

The Ocean County Library, in partnership with the Mental Health Awareness Committee of Ocean County and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is recognizing McKayla Luttrell. She is one of 12 fifth-grade students across the county who will be honored for their artwork from the “What a Difference a Friend Makes” contest. Her picture will be featured in this year’s calendar and she will be recognized at a special ceremony at Ocean County Library on May 8th. Congratulations to you both!

Myrtle Reed is recognized as the Regional Day School Student of the Month. Myrtle (Students - See Page 20)

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