Clinton Township Newsletter

1 5 A p r i l 2 0 1 6 Center in Clinton. The artwork was exhibited from March 6-March 19, with a reception and awards ceremony held on Saturday the 19th. This year, Clinton Township's Mayor, John Higgins, and Councilwoman Amy Switlyk attended the ceremony and delivered a proclamation in support of the arts! The YAM celebration was sponsored by the Art Educators of New Jersey, coordinated by Art Educators Kelly DiGioia of PMG, Jennifer Stafford of East Amwell School and Barbara Weinstein of Warren County. Each year, the Hunterdon County Library North Branch in Clinton offers our district a special opportunity to have our work shown for an entire month! Spruce Run was on display for the month of November, Patrick McGaheran was exhibited in February, Round Valley exhibited during the month of December and CTMS will be showcased in May. R o u n d V a l l e y h o s t e d t h e i r a n n u a l D i v e r s i t y N i g h t , h e l d in October; the school-wide event celebrated our district's varying cultures with different ethnic foods, performances, games and art. This year, eight sixth graders are participating in an enrichment project called Art Line. Students are offered a chance to work with peers from around the county creating art and u s i n g p r o b l e m s o l v i n g s k i l l s . T h e s e skills are challenged when the students are posed with the task of constructing an immense plastic cube to showcase their artwork! Our talented artists also had a fabulous opportunity hosted by The Hunterdon Art Museum called the Young Artist Showcase. Select students of CTSD were invited to visit their artwork hung in a real art museum from January 25 through February 7 with an opening reception on Saturday, January 30 from 2:00 - 3:00 pm. The event was well attended by many families and artists. Coming Up! PMG Arts Fest – All PMG students and their families will be invited to share a night in the arts at the Patrick McGaheran Arts Fest on April 27 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm. There will be recorder and dance performances along with digital slideshows and, of course, tons of ART! SRS Arts Fest- Join us on June 1 from 4:00 - 6:00 pm for hands-on art activities, singing, dancing and live poetry readings. Fabulous student artwork will decorate the halls, and don't miss the gallery of framed art! This year, PMG and SRS will be featuring one framed work from each child at their Arts Fests. The framed work will be available for sale and monies will be donated to charity. Our students love to share their passion for the arts; please come out and support our Clinton Township artists! RdVScho A Big THANK YOU to Mayor Higgins, Township Officer Murphy, Detective Hash, Parents, Clinton Township Principals, S c h o o l S t a f f a n d B o a r d o f E d u c a t i o n Members for spending time with us on March 2 - Read Across America Day! It was wonderful to have school and community come together on this fun, fun day. Science Comes Alive at RVS! March 23 was Round Valley's Science Night and we had 19 presenters this year ~ WOW! It was packed with exhibits and opportunities to put science into The 7th and 8th Grade Committees Caitlyn Downey And Around Town – April 30: Clinton Township Community Day! Upcoming Events at RVS: Spring Break: 3/25 - 4/1 April 21: RVS Talent Show at CTMS 6:30 pm April 28: Take Your Child to Work Day April 29: Clothing Drive at CTMS: 3 - 6:00 pm tonTohip MiddSchool C T M S M i n i R e l a y f o r L i f e : O n February 19, the Clinton Township Middle School hosted our 6th annual mini Relay for Life, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Students, teachers and families from all four CTSD schools and Clinton Public School participated in the relay this year to "Paint the World Purple" with hope. This student-led fundraiser began six years ago, when seventh grader Caitlyn Downey approached teacher Diane Cormican with the idea. Caitlyn's mother, the late Jeanne Downey, was battling cancer and this was a way to fight back. Caitlyn is now a senior and was our featured speaker this year. Ms. Cormican continues to guide the students at CTMS. Students on the committee work for months to plan, advertise and promote participation. They also work to raise awareness about cancer. The CTMS relay has raised over $53,000 this year alone, bringing the six-year total to over $210,000! Participants work for months ahead of time to raise funds online as well as on the night of the event. Donations are still coming in! You can visit our website at http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/ RFLCY16EA?pg=entry&fr_id=73290. action. We were happy to see parents, students, community members and staff enjoy all the activities that were organized by the Clinton Township PTA! Congratulations to Kylie Buhl! Kylie has moved on as a finalist in the Scripps National Spelling Bee Regional Competition. Good Luck Kylie! We wish you S-U-C-C-E-S-S! Wordmasters: Grade 5 is Tenth in the Nation on our second round! Grade 6 is First in the Nation! Yippee! The Round 3 test is on April 20. We'll keep you posted on our progress!

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