Congratulations to Manchester Township who has been chosen as the 2023 Town of Excellence Award recipient by Ocean County DART. DART has shared that Manchester Township was chosen in large part due to our school community!
The DART Prevention Coalition is a state and federally-funded alliance that works across Ocean County to prevent and reduce substance use. Each year, as part of its Year End Celebration, DART specifically recognizes one town in Ocean County for its ongoing partnership and commitment to preventing and reducing substance use and upholding the health and wellness of its community members. Manchester Schools is proud to have played a part in their choice!
Manchester Township High School has recently joined DART's Youth Prevention Coalition. The MTHS Youth Prevention Coalition after-school club is generously and partially funded by the Manchester Municipal Alliance. Furthermore, MTHS's Gender & Sexuality Alliance Club has helped with the development of RWJBarnabas Health's PROUD Youth Prevention Network. And, as a whole MTHS has been a pioneer in enhancing youth safety with restorative justice practices and Challenge Day. All of these efforts and more are what helped Manchester shine as the recipient of DART's 2023 award.
In December, Manchester Township will be formally recognized and awarded at DART's Year End Celebration where we will together celebrate the hard work of MTHS students and their dedication to the health and wellness of the Manchester community. Pictured here are some of the students from MTHS' Youth Prevention Coalition and Gender & Sexuality Alliance along with their club advisors Ashley Malebranche & Megan Lambusta for GSA and Jennifer Eckert for YPC. All of the students being recognized include Aliyah Bonilla, Gianna Carino, Luka Costa-Seraphini, Casey Cribbin, Nevaeh Doherty, Stephanie Ehrhardt, Alannah Eidell, Katherin Gonzalez Lopez, Loghan Henry, Patricia Hyams, Emily Johnson, DaKyla Jones, Katharine-Anne Lamprea, Amanda Rosenthal, Jack Marra and Natalia Stephens.
