2-Hour Delayed Opening! Due to inclement weather, all Montville Township Public Schools will open two hours later TODAY, Monday, February 3. Again, there is a 2-hour delayed opening Monday, February 3.
IN THE NEWS! 3 MTPS Teachers Honored by VFW Pos5481. Maureen Moran of #CedarHill Named VFW’s NJ State Citizenship Education Teacher of the Year.
Moran, Nicole Rudge of #Lazar & Scott Riotto of #MTHS Honored for Teaching Americanism & Patriotism in the Classroom. All 3 received Awards at the local and county level. Moran will now compete for the national VFW Award. SEE FULL STORY at #MontvilleTAP: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/montville/sections/education/articles/montville-township-elementary-teacher-named-vfw-s-nj-state-citizenship-education-teacher-of-the-year
Congratulations to the Montville Township Public Schools 2024-2025 Educators of the Year! #EducateInspireEmpower! The following names ID all 15 district honorees in the first photo --
Back Row: Christopher Connolly (MTHS Princeton University Distinguished Secondary School Teacher), Melissa Epstein (Woodmont Teacher of the Year), Maria Heyburn (Lazar Teacher of the Year), Lisa Shapiro (MTHS Educational Services Professional), Tracie Hanzl (Hilldale Teacher of the Year), Debra Mancino (Hilldale Educational Services Professional), Maria Millan (William Mason Educational Services Professional), and Olesya Dubreuil (Woodmont Educational Services Professional).
Front Row: Randi Bsales (Valley View Educational Services Professional) Sandra Faranda (Valley View Teacher of the Year), Laura Rivera (MTHS Teacher of the Year), Kayse Daniel (Cedar Hill Teacher of the Year), Clarissa Shell (William Mason Teacher of the Year), and Elizabeth Weinberg (Cedar Hill Educational Services Professional).
The Lazar Educational Services Professional of the Year, Karen Vacca, was unable to attend the Montville Board of Education meeting on January 21, 2025.
MTHS - Congratulations to MTHS Mpulse and their amazing mentor, Mr. Cherney, for being Quarterfinal Champions at the ICHSA (International Championship of High School A Cappella) competition!
A special shout-out to: Alex Tarnok for being named Best Soloist, and Grace Hricay, Sky Dorta, and Anthony DeBenedetto for winning Best Choreography!
Mpulse is heading to the ICHSA Semifinals at Neptune High School on March 29th. Let’s keep the momentum going!
MTHS - For their midterm experience, students in the forensic science classes worked on blood spatter evidence. They analyzed the relationship between the size and feature of blood droplets when dropped at different heights, and the shapes while in motion. They also determined the angle of impact. All of this information helps forensic blood splatter analysts recreate the events of crimes.
The Year of the Snake: Wisdom, Intuition & Transformation. Wishing you a prosperous & joyful
Lunar New Year filled with love, happiness & success. Photos from the #MTHS & #Hilldale Lunar New Year's celebrations. #HappyLunarNewYear!
💚SAVE THE DATE! MEF MARCH MADNESS BINGO! 3/25. Progressive Bingo | Cash Prizes | 50/50 Raffles & special raffle: 2 tkts to Sweet Sixteen Game at the Pru. REGISTRATION INFO COMING SOON 💚 MEF supports educational initiatives in Montville Twp. Public Schools. #MontvilleEducationalFoundation / #MEF / #MontvilleEduca1 !!!
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS! Read about district deadlines for Pre-K & Kindergarten, the UPCOMING IMPORTANT Parent/Guardian Social Media Presentation, Auditions at MTHS for YOUNG WILL, Montville Rec, and MUCH MORE: https://www.montville.net/page/community-connections
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Learn how to Protect Your Kids On-line. For PARENTS & GUARDIANS: "The Digital Dilemma by Timothy Shoemaker. For adults. Thur, Feb 13 at 7PM at #MTHS Auditorium. RSVP:
https://timothyshoemaker.com/event/montville-nj-2025/#rsvp-now
Superintendent's Column: What's Your Third Place? Dr. Thomas Gorman explores what inspires community. MTPS Students share their insights. MTHS offers 150+/- field trips/year, 112 clubs & 18 MTHS athletic teams.
READ MORE: https://www.montville.net/page/superintendents-office
Lunar New Year! #MTHS & #Lazar Mandarin students entertained nearly 300. The 6th Annual Chinese New Year event! Performance & Food! Art, cuisine & traditions were explored. The event is always FREE.
LEARN MORE: https://www.montville.net/article/1983872
#EducateInspireEmpower
MTHS - Finishing up the semester in Ms. Pflug's ceramics class with coil sculpture.
MTHS - As midterms approach, the MTHS Mental Health Initiative (MHI) brought back our favorite four-legged visitor – Bull the therapy dog! Thanks to Bright & Beautiful Therapy Dogs and Bull’s owner, Janis Hayes, students got some much-needed stress relief and comfort.
MTHS - Midterms start this week!
TONIGHT! #MontvilleBOE Meeting in #MTHS Media Center at 7:30PM. Teachers of the Year & Eagle Scout Recognitions are scheduled. SEE AGENDA: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/3526/Montville/5209331/2025-01-21_Public_Session_Agenda.pdf
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, schools are CLOSED on Mon., Jan. 20, 2025. Dr. King said, "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
Due to inclement weather, ALL Montville Twp. Public Schools will CLOSE at 11 A.M. on SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 2025.
ALL ACTIVITIES after 11 A.M. on Sunday, January 19, are CANCELED.
Stay Warm & Enjoy the Snow!
MTHS - This week, our International Business Practice Firm (IBPF) classes took part in the Virtual Enterprises Central Division Business Plan Competition and Trade Show, and the results are nothing short of impressive!
The event featured teams presenting their business plans to a panel of judges and a trade show where students pitched their products to peers and teachers. Our two companies, Burst Stripz and E-scentials, made it to the final round, competing against 50 other students, teachers, and judges.
The results are in:
- Burst Stripz claimed 1st place in the Business Plan Competition and will advance to the National Competition in April!
- E-scentials finished in the Top 5, winning a Gold Medal for their outstanding sales pitch and a Bronze Medal for their booth design!
Sales Stats:
- Burst Stripz sold over $23,000 worth of product during the trade show!
- E-scentials sold over $18,000 in products!
MTHS - Mrs. Einstein's Biotechnology class transforms bacteria with a plasmid that contains the gene for green florescent protein. Successful bacteria will be glowing tomorrow!
MTHS - Focused minds and collaborative learning in the library! Students dive into math with support from Ms. Keegan.
