Uncovering Your Home’s History Workshop
Do you suspect that your house has a story to tell? Do you wonder when it was built, or would you like to know what kind of people used to own it? If so, you should attend Uncovering Your Home’s History, a workshop that will be held on Sunday, February 26th from 1:00 to 3:00 at 164 North Main St. in Hightstown. Sponsored by the Hightstown-East Windsor Historical Society, the event will be held in the meeting room attached to the back of its headquarters, known as Ely House. The workshop will be led by two local authorities on researching houses, Julie Ely, a local teacher, and Robert Craig, an historian in the State of…
BAND INSTRUMENT DONATION DRIVE
Do you have any band instruments taking up space in your closet/attic/basement? Would you like a tax-deductible way to help your community AND clear out some clutter at the same time? The East Windsor Regional School District is now eagerly accepting donations of working or non-working band instruments of all kinds. With financial support from local PTOs, they can be cleaned, repaired and put to great use in the hands of budding young musicians! Donated instruments can be dropped off at the main office of the Melvin H. Kreps Middle School, located at 5 Kent Lane in East Windsor. If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Noreen Gumnic at ngumnic@ewrsd.k12.nj.us.
HHS Cooperative Education program
To all companies in the Hightstown area, Hightstown High School has a Cooperative Education program. High school seniors in the program receive credits toward gradation if they are employed for at least 540 hours (about 15 hours a week) during the school year. There are many advantages to hiring students who are enrolled in the co-op program. The students’ work performance is monitored by a co-op coordinator and will become part of their grade. The students also receive workplace readiness classroom instruction and they can leave school early each day. The students are responsible for obtaining their own jobs and many of them are already employed. I am building a list of interested employers. If…
