By Rose O’Connor | Trenton Monitor Correspondent Dressing The Part – Donning their new lab coats, third and fourth grade students from Trenton Catholic Academy pose for a picture with Radioactive Rick from Mad Science. Photo courtesy of Trenton Catholic Academy “I am so excited,” Trenton Catholic Academy third grade student Sophia Navarro said as
Story by Lois Rogers, Trenton Monitor Correspondent As Catholic school buildings around the Trenton Diocese opened for the fall term, students, faculty and staff entered with the assurance that every available water source in them has been rigorously tested and are free of lead. Such affirmation is the result of an effort that initially began
By Dorothy K. LaMantia | Trenton Monitor Correspondent While many of her classmates headed back to campus during the last week of August, University of Delaware senior Chelsea Bruce traveled from her home in Manasquan to Atlantic City to represent the state of Delaware in this year’s Miss America pageant. The graduate of Red Bank Catholic High
Thousands of students from across the Diocese of Trenton headed back to school the week of Sept. 5 to begin the 2017-18 academic year. Trenton Monitor photographers were on hand to capture the excitement and joy — and sometimes nervousness – felt by students and teachers on their first day. You can see their work
Deacon Joseph G. Rafferty Sr., a lifelong teacher and administrator who views Catholic education as “essential,” is poised to take on the role as principal of St. Paul School, Burlington, this September. “There is a rigor and grit in Catholic schools,” Rafferty, a resident of Gloucester City in the Diocese of Camden, said frankly. “It
Thomas Makin of Rumson and Julian Mattioli of Colts Neck use a school laptop to work on their Math Counts contest entries in Holy Cross School, Rumson. The club again earned Gold Level status last year. Photo courtesy of Holy Cross School Story by Rose O’Connor | Trenton Monitor Correspondent For educators, there are few
By Lois Rogers | Trenton Monitor Correspondent Resurrection Sister Cherree Power, principal of St. Veronica School, Howell, looks over the calendars featuring Catholic Social Teaching that are printed annually. The calendars are printed for teachers and parents so everyone knows what aspects are being taught on a monthly basis. Lois Rogers photo In elementary and
By Rose O’Connor | Trenton Monitor Correspondent One of the most important jobs teachers have is to educate students on becoming responsible citizens in an ever-changing global society. To that end, Catholic schools around the Diocese have risen to the challenge and new world language curriculum guidelines will be presented in the Diocese this year,
By Rose O’Connor | Trenton Monitor Correspondent Paula Pangilinan, second from left, Trenton diocesan PTA president, the entire board and JoAnn Tier, second row, third from the left, superintendent of Catholic Schools, are looking forward to implementing new ideas this school year, including social media marketing. Courtesy photo For 92 years, the Trenton diocesan PTA has
By Rose O’Connor | Trenton Monitor Correspondent When he became principal of Our Lady of Sorrows School, Hamilton, in 2011, Donald Costantino felt “he had come full circle.” And while his 40-year career in education had ventured in various directions, he is certain that it culminated exactly where it was supposed to – serving in
Teachers from St Rose Grammar School, Belmar, gathered June 13 to participate in a special training as part of a new partnership the school has formed with New Jersey Institute of Technology to build a STEM program and STEM Lab. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, subjects that school principal Gregory Guito is
By EmmaLee Italia | Trenton Monitor Correspondent Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., was recently invited by St. Paul School, Princeton, to record a Rosary CD with the students. To see photo gallery on this story, click here. The Bishop met seven of the school’s fourth- through seventh-graders in the St. Paul Parish Mercy Chapel the morning
