This has been another very busy week for our school district as Manchester's students continue to live out our district motto Excellence by Example inside the classroom, within their schools, and out and about in the community!
Manchester Township High School (MTHS) students recently competed in the Ocean County College's annual Cardboard Canoe Race! Students design, engineer, and race their canoe creations against schools across the county. MTHS scored a 2nd Place prize in Showboat Presentations: four-minute presentation to explain to the judges about how they researched, designed, built their canoe and provide their materials list. They also landed a 1st Place position in the Showboat Time Trials which is the Main Event! Canoes began floating from a motionless position at the starting line in the Ocean County YMCA pool and then raced around the course for two laps. The canoe with the lowest time, our MTHS students' canoe, was the winner!
Earlier this week, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office presented Manchester Township High School's Justin Russo with the Unsung Hero Award for the 2023/2024 school year! Unsung Heroes is an event from the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office that recognizes and honors youth from Ocean County who have overcome adversity and/or who demonstrate a unique resolve and other commendable virtues. Congratulation Justin!
Last evening was the 2024-25 Manchester Township High School National Honor Society (NHS) Induction Ceremony. The MTHS NHS Chapter welcomed 24 new members and swore in their newly elected officers. The National Honor Society is a group of students our community is very familiar with. You can find them volunteering all over the town, and the county, lending a helping hand where needed. This weekend you can find them raising money at Oliverie Funeral Home from 9 am to 1 pm to raise money for Make A Wish. If you can, please stop by and provide them congratulations and support!
And this morning, during the 36th Annual Ocean County Superintendents' Roundtable Student Recognition Ceremony, Machester Township High School students Gabrielle Ashton and Shay Juralewicz were recognized and honored!
Congratulations to all!