Thank you to the
@EastsideGhostFB
football team that helped out a neighbor in need by helping clean up the yard of an 85-year-old woman. Your act of kindness has not gone unnoticed.
@njstoy2020
Kimberly Dickstein Hughes, NJ'sTeacher of the Year, visited SET students to talk teaching careers. She was welcomed by Sprntndnt Shafer and Prncpl Thompson. SGA President Zianny Suarez and Vice President Jazzmieka Wortham presented her with a SET fleece and polo.
It was a great day today at the STEM Expo. Thanks to
@wpunj_edu
for hosting us today, to
@McGrawHillK12
for their support, and to all of our judges, teachers and students! Some great examples of inquiry and innovation were on display today.
BIG NEWS! Amaya Jones, a 2nd-grader at the Norman S. Weir School, will read her poem "I Am" at the Passaic County Commission on the Status of Women’s meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m. on with the meeting ID number of 476 032 5066 and passcode of 3rz6zQ.
Superintendent Shafer excited to welcome our Paterson students, teachers and parents to the new Joseph A. Taub School. United we receive the future of Paterson.
#Patersonstudents
#PPSTogetherWeCan
Call them CHAMPIONS! The Eastside Lady Ghosts bested the top-seeded Wayne Valley Lady Lions, 46-44, to win the Passaic County NJSIAA Girls Basketball finals today. Congratulations to Head Coach Brandon Pilgrim, his coaching staff, and all of the EHS Lady Ghosts.
@GhostAthletics_
Students and staff will have early dismissal on Thursday, January, 11th.
1:00 p.m. – Students
1:20 p.m. – School Staff. School administration will be released once all students have been successfully dismissed.
1:30 p.m. – Central Office Staff
Be well and stay safe.
Joe Clark left his indelible mark on public education by being fiercely devoted to the students in his care. Our hearts are deeply saddened by his passing, and our prayers are with his family and friends.
⁃Paterson Superintendent of Schools Eileen Shafer
Thank you to
@ReporterJim
Murdoch and everyone at
@News12NJ
for their coverage of our schools that participated in the Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day.
CONGRATS to Assemblyman
@BenjieWimberly
the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity’s Lambda Upsilon Chapter, and all who worked the 30th Anniv. Holiday Dinner for the Community a great success. Supt. Shafer plus others saw how our students were gifted with manicures, haircuts, toys & clothing.
“Stupendous!” That was the word Acting NJ State Education Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan used to describe the performance by the School 21 Soaring Eagles Dance Troupe today in Atlantic City. It certainly was among the greatest highlights of the
@njsba
conference this week.
It was with great determination our Paterson students graduated. To our elementary and high school graduates, stay inspired to do great deeds.
#Patersonparents
#Patersonstudents
The district's new Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Team gathered at the Central Office Building today to mark national
#SELDay
. The SEL Team is a new initiative in the district funded by the federal American Rescue Plan to respond to students’ social emotional needs.
It's just 23 days until the debut of the ALL CITY BAND at the 95th Annual Thanksgiving Classic Football Game! It's not too late to join the band. Contact Ms. Quince at cquince
@paterson
.k12.nj,us
Thank you to everyone who came to honor a pillar of the Paterson community, Alonzo "Tambua" Moody at the ribbon cutting for the Alonzo "Tambua" Moody Academy for Social Change. Staff photographer Dan Juan took some great photos at the event.
Grab your hat and Read like the Cat! Assemblyman Wimberly and Commissioner Arrington read to Norman S. Weir students, while Superintendent Shafer
@NJCDC
read Hop on Pop to the little ones. We encourage reading, it brings the best out of children.
Dr. Steve Perry gave thought-provoking talks to principals, administrators, teachers and parents yesterday. Thank you Board of Education Commissioner Nakima Redmon for reaching out to Dr. Perry and bringing him here to our district.
Public School No. 13 had a surprise guest yesterday when Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal stopped by to read "All Are Welcome " to the students for Read Across America Day.
#ReadAcrossAmericaDay
#AllAreWelcome
Students at eight district schools won’t need to worry about coming to school in dirty clothes thanks to the new washers and dryers their schools are receiving. Check out news 12 New Jersey‘s great story at the link below.
EHS Football's Kelvin Medina has an amazing story that shows he truly has "A Heart of A Giant." Check out his story on
@News12NJ
.
#heartofagiant
#nygiants
Public School No. 2 hosted the Kinderbridge Program with the help of Oasis. The Kinderbridge Program helps the children transition to kindergarten. Important information was offered to parents and the students enjoyed breakfast, lunch and bookbags full of school supplies.
Breakfast is served! Here are Paterson Public Schools Food Service Department workers ready at 8 a.m. this morning with "Grab & Go" breakfast for the students at Eastside High School.
Senator Frank R. Lautenberg Public School No. 6 celebrated African American History Month each day of the month with student activities and having staff dress up in honor of black historians.
The late Dr. Gerald E. Glisson's family announced the winners of the first scholarships awarded in his honor. Two EHSl 2021 graduates, Alberto Torres and Khaayla Wright, each received $600 scholarships.
#AllUsWe
@VincentArrington
@BenjieWimberly
ICYMI: We are so proud of the district's high school students who have been accepted into
@PrivatePrep
to help them apply to college. Thanks to Private Prep and Paterson First Lady
@FarhannaB
who serves as Private Prep's Paterson point-person.
When Eastside High School students went to Philadelphia on a field trip, they didn’t expect to meet Rocky Balboa. But that’s exactly what happened when the group made their way to the Philadelphia Museum of Art and found Sylvester Stallone Here are a few photos:
Come join us at the Paterson Public Schools High School Choice Fair, Tuesday, October 29th from 6pm to 8pm at the
John F. Kennedy Educational Complex Gymnasium.
See flyers below for more information.
Congratulations to the International Baccalaureate Program at International High School which makes us very proud of it's success. Thank you TAPinto Paterson for this great story.
#togetherwecan
Superintendent Shafer was proud to be with the
@PPSParents
and other organizations in participating in the Passaic County Sheriff's Office's Turkey Giveaway today at the Paterson Free Public Library.
It takes a lot of work to be an International Baccalaureate student. Superintendent Shafer explains why we are so proud of our first group of IB graduates and our first IB diploma recipient, Aamya Perez.
Thank you to WMBC TV's Dan Conners for his story about NJ Teacher of the Year Kimberly Dickstein Hughes' visit with SET Academy's future educators. See the story at the link below.
After nearly 30 years, the JFK Boys Soccer team has made it back to the 2021 -2022 Passaic County Tournament Championship Game. On Saturday, the Kennedy Knights defeated Passaic HS in overtime, 2-1. Come see the Knights take on Clifton HS this Saturday, October 30th.
Former NY Giants Guard, Chris Snee, visits his friend, Camila, at School No. 7 for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
No one fights cancer alone; it takes a team. School No. 7, Paterson Public Schools, and the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund is on Camila’s team!
#ShowUsYourTeam
@tcjayfund
Giving thanks to Paterson Healing Collective for bringing Paterson Parents and Families together in a grateful, healing and fruitful involving way.
#PS10
Superintendent Newell visits the Boys & Girls Club in Paterson to see their Back To School Bash. Thanks to the Boys & Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic for helping our children get ready for the opening of school!
#boysandgirlsclubofpatersonandpassaic
School 15 was selected as the winners for this year. NY Giant's Golden Tate, sent them a message which is attached to this email in a "we transfer" file.
Thank you to
@CP_News
who has put bright smiles on our faces with a very generous donation of 28,500 items to the district’s Confidence Closets. Now, hundreds of students will have access to toothpaste, toothbrushes they can't afford. And that will help them stay in school!
Check out this story on WMBC-TV featuring yesterday's STEAM Closing Ceremony International High School (New Jersey) for the 100 students who participated in the Great Falls Summer STEAM Program . Congratulations to all the participants for a job well done!
Paterson Public Schools officials hosted a closing ceremony at International High School for the 100 students who participated in the Great Falls Summer STEAM Program on Thursday, August 1.
Students at Public School No. 1 and the Dr. Hani Awadallah School loved having Superintendent Eileen Shafer read to them in celebration of Read Across America week.
Black History Month Panel Discussion presented by Assemblyman Benjie E. Wimberly and
Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts
Friday, February 14, 2020 - 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
see flyer below for more information
#BlackHistoryMonth
#togetherwecan
Congratulations to our own Deputy Superintendent Susana Peron who was honored as a leader building stronger communities last night by
@greaterbergen
Community Action
#togetherwecan
#patersonproud
Public School No. 28/PAGT celebrated National Hispanic Heritage Month and recognized the contributions and the important presence of Hispanic and Latino Americans to the United States. This year’s theme was: “Hispanic Americans: A History of Serving Our Nation.”
On December 9th, Paterson P-Tech high school students will conduct a STEM event called "Voyage through the Solar System" at the Paterson Museum. Also, using portable planetarium, the students will be leading family-friendly STEM activities that were provided by the NISE Network.
We are so excited to see our All City Band perform at the 95th Annual Thanksgiving Classic Football Game this year. Please help us make this happen. Your contribution goes a long way. Go to this link to submit your donation:
The Paterson Public Schools Art Show “Art In Our Hearts” exhibit found an online home through the efforts of Acting Associate Chief Academic Officer Nicole Brown, who created the space and helped curate the work. Read about it here on
@TAPintoPaterson
Congratulations to our own Jason Velante, Teacher at Public School No. 21 and his students for winning The New Jersey School Board Association Award for their immigrant stories. Read it here at
You should have received a call today regarding school closings for the Paterson School District. Here is the link with the current information regarding the school closings, student instruction packets and breakfast and lunch locations for students.
Deputy Superintendent Susana Peron sat down with
@katiriasoto
on
@UnivisionNews
“Contigo En La Comunidad” over the weekend to talk about the school year ahead. You can see the interview at the following link:
All of the decorations were provided by Ms. Soto and three other parents: Hannah Tennin, Martha Asencios and Andrea Camilo. The food was donated by Checkers and the parents.
Last year, PPS student Jerimiah Bugg won first place in the High School Documentary category for his film “Silk City.” Who will be among the student winners this year? There's still time to submit an entree to the Passaic County Film Festival.
Congrats to JFK Boys Soccer who beat Wayne Valley, 3-1, in Saturday's semi-final in the PC Tournament. Luis Portillo had a goal and two assists, Chris Chavarria had a goal and an assist, and Criss Escotohas had a goal. Goalie Javier Sanchez had three saves.
Superintendent Shafer and other district administrators hosted a meeting this morning with PPS high school students to discuss efforts to keep students from falling into the dangers of vaping.
Congratulations to Cindy Munoz, student at Intenational High School on her acceptance to the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn). Thank you to
@TAPintoPaterson
for featuring her story.
Special delivery! The folks at
@jazzhousekids
delivered the instruments for the Music Scholars program at
@PPSSchool6
-The Senator Frank R. Lautenberg School yesterday. They'll be ready when the students return to in-person instruction.
Check out Rob Jennings' story in The Star-Ledger () about yesterday's opening of the John F. Kennedy Educational Complex as the state's first federally-funded Full Service Community High School.
Congratulations, Paterson Eastside Boys Basketball !!!!
Now it’s on to the State Championship game against
Egg Harbor on Saturday, March 4th,
at 5 p.m.
#PatersonPride
#GlissonStrong
"2022 Paterson Poetry Festival Youth Contest" accepting email submissions from gr 3-11 students until June 21st. Please send their poems to Contests
@wordseedinc
.org. Any questions contact Tanisha E. Tuck at ttuck
@paterson
.k12.nj.us or (973) 321-1000 ext. 21881.
#PoetryisLanguage
It was a great day at Public School No. 2 this morning as students were joined by teachers, administrators and local officials to open the school's brand new gym.
This week, players from the Eastside High School football team took a break from practice to help an elderly neighbor in need. Thanks to
@Abc7ny2
for picking up the story!
Thank you to Telemundo for this news feature on our student Cindy Munoz, a senior in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program at International High School (IHS) who has been accepted early decision at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn).
“Free Virtual ESL Classes” presented by the Department of Full Service Community Schools serving our parents. To register and/or information please contact Vilmary Hernandez via email @ vhernandez
@ppsstaff
.org.
#ppsparents
Thank you to
@byNyahM
at for her story over the weekend on
@CP_News
generous donation to our Confidence Closets initiative! Students who cannot afford the personal hygiene products they need now have access to them.
Parents! Have you activated your Campus Parent portal account? Here's a short video featuring RPHS students Iyana, Shiqira and Jennifer explaining how easy it is!
High school seniors. Is it your dream to go to college? Don't know how you will pay for it? Free help is available for completing financial aid forms every Tues. & Thurs. from 2-6p. Come to the
@UWPassaic
County at the Center City Mall. For more info, call 973-279-8900, ext. 204.
Congratulations to the Eastside Football Ghosts who ended Eastside’s 14-year playoff absence by winning the opening round of the North 2, Group 5 playoffs last night. They beat Bridgewater-Raritan 22-21. Thank you to Asst Sprintndnt Cozart
@GhostAthletics_