EPSchools
Board of Education Meeting 11/17/16
At the Elizabeth Board of Education meeting of November 17 at John E. Dwyer Technology Academy, the Board celebrated and recognized excellent achievements of members of the Elizabeth Public Schools Professional Learning Community.
The Board recognized students of Dwyer Technology Academy who participate in the New Jersey Institute of Technology Pre-Engineering Program, which includes rigorous mathematics, science, and technology courses that provide students hands-on experiences to enable them to connect what they learn in school to different branches of engineering. Additionally, the Board recognized Dwyer Technology Academy senior Ja’Quan Mial for recently receiving an athletic scholarship to attend Rutgers University, along with Elizabeth Boys Track and Field head coach Austin Holman who was instrumental to Ja’Quan’s success; Woodrow Wilson School No. 19 eighth grade student Victoria Almeyda for being selected as one of 26 finalists among more than 2,000 contestants for the 2016 Gandhi Essay and Art Contest held by the Association of Indians in America, South Jersey Chapter, along with her art teacher Janna Ortiz for her dedication to artistic excellence; and Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy World Language Teacher
Barbara Fernandez for her act of heroism in saving a district student from potential harm.
Board of Education Meeting 11/17/16
At the Elizabeth Board of Education meeting of November 17 at John E. Dwyer Technology Academy, the Board celebrated and recognized excellent achievements of members of the Elizabeth Public Schools Professional Learning Community.
The Board recognized students of Dwyer Technology Academy who participate in the New Jersey Institute of Technology Pre-Engineering Program, which includes rigorous mathematics, science, and technology courses that provide students hands-on experiences to enable them to connect what they learn in school to different branches of engineering. Additionally, the Board recognized Dwyer Technology Academy senior Ja’Quan Mial for recently receiving an athletic scholarship to attend Rutgers University, along with Elizabeth Boys Track and Field head coach Austin Holman who was instrumental to Ja’Quan’s success; Woodrow Wilson School No. 19 eighth grade student Victoria Almeyda for being selected as one of 26 finalists among more than 2,000 contestants for the 2016 Gandhi Essay and Art Contest held by the Association of Indians in America, South Jersey Chapter, along with her art teacher Janna Ortiz for her dedication to artistic excellence; and Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy World Language Teacher
Barbara Fernandez for her act of heroism in saving a district student from potential harm.