Sunnymead School Community Mourns Death of Second-Grade Teacher

Rosemarie Skavron died Saturday.

For a second time this week, a Hillsborough school community is mourning the death of a teacher, after Sunnymead School second grade teacher Rosemarie Skavron died from complications from an illness Saturday. Skavron had been working in the school until she took a leave just a few weeks ago. She is survived by her husband, and daughter, Faith (additional family members may be added upon publication of the complete obituary). Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday at Mary, Mother of God Church, with visitation scheduled for 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at Hillsborough Funeral Home.  The school has taken extraordinary steps to help the young students cope with the news. Parents reported receiving calls from Sunnymead Principal Tammy …

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Hillsborough High Among Nation's Best, Magazine Says

In contrast to earlier ranking, Hillsborough High School in state's top 50 public schools.

Contrasting with the recent U.S. News and World Report "Best High Schools" ratings, Newsweek magazine puts Hillsborough High School among the nation's best. According to a post on the Daily Beast, Newsweek's "America's Best High Schools" rankings score schools on graduation rates, college acceptance and scores on AP and SAT tests. When looked at this way, Hillsborough High School is placed at no. 740 out of 2,000 high schools across the country considered, and 46th among open enrollment public schools in New Jersey. The U.S. News rankings, which did not score test results but participation and the state HSPA tests, did not have Hillsborough placed in the state's top 50 schools this year although it was last year. Newsweek says "The list is…

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High School Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner Set for May 31

New members include a football team, Raider coaches and Jay Butler.

High School Revisits Anti-Drunken Driving Program

"Every 15 Minutes" presentation gives students a close look at the fallout of drinking and driving.

Life's lessons are best learned through experience. Unfortunately, when the target audience is teens and the topic is drinking and driving, experience is not the teacher of choice. On April 25 and 26, Hillsborough High School, with the cooperation of the Hillsborough Police, Fire, and EMS departments, held an “Every 15 Minutes” Program to reinforce the lessons for students by recreating a response to a fatal accident. This marked the third time Hillsborough High School held this drinking and driving awareness program. The Every 15 Minutes Program is a model of both school and community-based alcohol prevention that incorporates simulated alcohol-related consequences with community elements that include students, parents, educators, school …

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Bridgewater Man Named Interim RVCC President

James Ventantonio will serve until a new president is hired.

With the current president leaving the college, Bridgewater resident James Ventantonio will be serving as interim president of Raritan Valley Community College. Current president Casey Crabill has announced her resignation, effective June 15, to take a position as president of Onondaga Community College in Syracuse, New York. “Raritan Valley is a jewel as an educational institution, and I am looking forward to continuing the quality and the caliber of the college established by Dr. Crabill and the board of trustees,” Ventantonio said. Ventantonio said he has management experience, and determined that it means taking care of the people. “In the case of RVCC, this means being attentive to the students, faculty and staff, the board of …

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Restructured Bus Routes Save More Than $900,000

School board awards new contracts with substantial savings.

When the Hillsborough Board of Education discussed the possible savings that could come from a change in school starting times for the middle school, after a study by Transporation Supervisor Debra Espinoza, many were skeptical.  The study projected possible savings of more than $950,000 by opening the middle school earlier, thanks to more efficient bus route schedules that would eliminate the need—and costs—for some routes.  Board members happily approved a set of new transportation contracts Monday that reduce the costs of busing by more than $900,000, board member Greg Gillette said.  The contracts also included requirements that the buses be upgraded with GPS and video camera systems, as well as an additional level of liability …

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HSA Helps Middle School with Bleacher Project

Thanks for volunteers' fundraising and help, fans can enjoy the games.

Submitted by Emily Benadon The Hillsborough Middle School and the HMS Home & School Association have partnered to purchase and install bleachers for the HMS gym. This gym is constantly being used; every day, all day by the physical education teachers and their students, after school for HMS girls and boys sports, and at night for Hillsborough community recreational teams. HSA fundraisers in the Hillsborough community and with HMS parents throughout the 2010-2012 school years such as the HMS/ARIS Discount Card, the Friend Finder, Gertrude Hawk candy sales, the annual Raffle, Boxtops/Labels for Education and the BookFairs paid for the bleachers. Also, Principal Joseph Trybulski procured additional funds to paint the gym and refinish the …

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