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Kids Dig in at School 1
Thank you to Union County Freeholder Sergio Granados and Groundworks Elizabeth for joining George Washington Academy School No.1 at their garden installation.
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First Ladies Pinning Ceremony
The First Ladies of Jerome Dunn Academy School No. 9 was established in October of 2015. Ms. Jasmine Lee, Professional School Counselor at School No. 9, facilitates the program. The overall goal of the program is to increase self-efficacy by exploring identity based around five factors (ie: creative self, coping self, physical self, social self and essential self.)
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LOT Program
The Leaders Of Technique (L.O.T.) program is the premiere young men's training organization for upper elementary school boys here in Elizabeth.
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Federal Breakfast & Lunch Program
Free Grab & Go Breakfast & Lunch Program for all Elizabeth Public School students! Parents are able to pick up the meals at the nearest location to their home.
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EBOE Declares Racism a Public Health Crisis
At the Elizabeth Board of Education meeting on September 17, the Board unanimously passed a resolution asserting that racism is a public health crisis affecting our entire country and supporting all additional efforts in Elizabeth, Union County, the State of New Jersey, and nationwide to address racism and public health disparities due to racial inequities.
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EPS Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month
The Elizabeth Board of Education and Elizabeth Public Schools would like to recognize and celebrate our families, team members, Board members, and greater community members of Spanish and Latin American descent for their outstanding contributions to and support of our students, our schools, and our city.
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Amistad Collaborative Progress Report
The Amistad Bill (A1301), which became law in 2002, calls on New Jersey schools to incorporate African and African American history into their social studies curriculum. Since 2002, the Elizabeth Public Schools (EPS) has developed, revised, and executed curricula in Social Studies and Language Arts that demonstrates that Africans and African Americans have played and continue to play a foundational role in the establishment, growth, and expansion of the United States.
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Elizabeth Forum 100 Years
On May 24, The Historical Society of Elizabeth conducted a forum on the city’s past and present in the Elizabeth Public Library. Students from Winfield Scott School No. 2, Joseph Battin School No. 4, John E. Dwyer Technology Academy, Elizabeth High School – Frank J. Cicarell Academy, Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Health and Public Safety Academy, and Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy participated in a discussion focused on Elizabeth in both 1917 and 2017, comparing what life was like during these two periods of time, including the concept of community, the impact of immigrants and of World War I on the community’s function and day-to-day living, and the process of civic engagement within the city shaping the development of local civic organizations.
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