At #WilliamMason last week, the Pathways Aaron Melzer Make a Difference Awards went to Riya and Logan! CONGRATULATIONS! These two students show kindness, empathy, and compassion. Great job!!!

Tending to the Goals! #Lazar PE Classes are enjoying sunny weather & outdoor gym! Today PE classes began with a walk to Montville Twp Community Park. Students help by taking turns carrying the goals & equipment! #Teamwork! #LazarWhereKidsHaveCharacter #EducateInspireEmpower!

Breaking Barriers! See Dr. Thomas A. Gorman's May SUPERINTENDENT'S COLUMN. #MontvilleTownshipPublicSchools offers World Languages from elementary to high school. LEARN MORE: www.montville.net/breakingbarriers
#EducateInspireEmpower

#MTHS Boys Lacrosse! With the Mustangs' victory over Mendham 10-8 - #20 Ethan Zapisek Defenseman earns “The Vest”! coachdebonta on Instagram: "Go Ahead Goal- Let’s Go!!-Ride or Die!"
SUMMER MEDLC Enrichment! July 7-August 1! A Variety of classes in Art & Academics! AM & PM choices. A variety of Dates. A variety for incoming Grades 1-6. SEE MORE INFO: www.montville.net/page/enrichment-classes-summer




HEADLINE NEWS! Flags on Veterans' Graves! For 19 years Teachers Rick Crescente & Michelle Trautman, along with #Lazar Students, have helped VFW 5481 with this Memorial Day project! Teacher Nicole Rudge & Nurse Aleksandra Ghumwala have joined the team more recently. See Story at #MontvilleTAP: www.montville.net/montvilletapflags
REMINDER: Schools are CLOSED Tuesday, May 27, 2025. Classes resume Wednesday, May 28. Enjoy the day!!

Honoring those we have lost. For Memorial Day, #Lazar students helped Montville VFW Post 5481 place flags on veteran's graves. Teachers Rick Crescente, Nicole Rudge & Michelle Trautmann headed the event. For 19 years Crescente & the VFW have organized the placing of the flags.






Remember: 11AM, Mon, May 26: Memorial Day Service at Montville Park Tank monument. Organized by VFW Post 5481. An important event Honoring the Fallen. w/Special Guest Neil Van Ess - Vietnam veteran & Past State and National Commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart.

VIDEO! #WilliamMason held a Memorial Day Ceremony on Thursday 5/22. Members of Montville Twp VFW Post 5481 & district and family veterans attended. Students & staff wore Red, White & Blue. Students welcomed the veterans. Kindergarteners sang. YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/Xc7gPRYXnQ4

MTHS - Attention students! On Wednesday, May 28 (Day 2), we will be having a special assembly program in the
Auditorium coordinated by the School Counseling Department. Kevin Mecchella, a youth motivational speaker, will encourage students to prioritize their wellbeing and make smart choices as we step into prom, graduation, and the end of the school year. On 5/28, we will follow a special bell schedule and all students will have the opportunity to attend the assembly.

#MustangPride! On 5/15 Daniella Biggio broke the #MTHS Softball record for career strikeouts w/625 K's! AND--the season isn't over! On 5/20 she broke the record for strikeouts in a single season with 253, 254, 255!!! As of 5/22 Biggio's Career Total is 666! #RollStangs!

MTHS - Congratulations to our MTHS students who were accepted into the NJMEA All-State Choir! Alex Tarnok was selected for the All-State Mixed Choir, while Devyani Sharma, Meghana Neelisetty, and Sophia Billings earned spots in the All-State Treble Choir. Additionally, Alex was ranked as the 2nd Tenor 2 in the state! Meghana was ranked as the 8th Soprano 2 in the state — the most competitive voice part! Our students were chosen from nearly 1,000 applicants across New Jersey — a remarkable achievement for them and their teacher, Mr. Cherney.

#MustangPride! #PlayerOfTheGame! From coachdebonta's Instagram: "With our victory over Mt.Olive 18-6, #6 Mike Colaiacovo earns 'The Vest' - 6 Goals 9 Assists- #MTHS Boys Lacrosse! "Let’s Go!!-Ride or Die!" See: https://www.instagram.com/direct/t/120288012692136/
HEADLINE NEWS! Read #MontvilleTAP! #Lazar Chamber Choir Performed at Carnegie Hall! SEE THEM LIVE! HERE in Montville! On Wednesday, May 21 at MTHS Auditorium - 7PM. FREE #FamilyFun!
http://www.montville.net/lazarplayscarnegiehall

LIVE TONIGHT & TOMORROW! #MTHS Concerts! 7PM at MTHS! FREE! Small Ensemble 5/19! Large Ensemble 5/20! WATCH VIDEO: MTHS Chamber Band at #MontvilleBOE meeting. #FamilyFun! #MustangPride! Named #NAMMBestCommunitiesforMusicEducation 9 years in a row! https://youtu.be/bUXAWNSfQ7Y
MTHS - Forensic science students completed "banana autopsies" as part of their death and decomposition unit. Each group was given a different case to analyze and students could take creative liberties to hypothesize a possible Modus Operandi (MO) and motive for the death of their banana.



#MustangPride! Congrats to #MTHS Athlete Lauren Kideckel !!! On May 15, 2025 she earned A HR, A DOUBLE & she joined the 100 HIT CLUB! Way to Go!
#MTHS Softball!

Lazar Plays Carnegie Hall! A YouTube video of the #Lazar Chamber Choir singing a work by renowned conductor & composer Greg Gilpin caught the attention of DCINY,! 41 grade 7 & 8 singers were invited to perform! Gilpin conducted. STORY: https://www.montville.net/article/2217478
![The Robert R. Lazar Middle School Chamber Choir of 41 grade 7 and 8 students performed at Carnegie Hall on Sunday, April 13, 2025. When a YouTube video of them singing a work by renowned conductor and composer Greg Gilpin, was brought to the attention of Distinguished Concerts International New York [DCINY], the Montville Township Public Schools middle school students were invited to sing two new works at Carnegie Hall. Gilpin conducted.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/montville_township_public_schools_ar/live_feed_image/image/16432833/large_9_Carnegie_IMG_8610_copy.jpg)



TRAIN LIKE A 'STANG! Be a part of the #MTHS Cheerleading Program. For grades 1-8 ('25-'26 school year), DATES: June 10 & 11 and Sept. 24! $60 (includes: clinics, bow, t-shirt,
& home game performance) REGISTER by May 26. INFO & REGISTRATION: https://forms.gle/bM2Rg35hAUYY4Qzc7

