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The New Jersey Department of Education is pleased to announce that the Green Ribbon Schools selection committee, comprised of the Department, the Educational Information and Resource Center (EIRC), New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA), New Jersey Association...
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Willow Receives Green Cleaning Award
In November 2013, the Green Cleaning network and Healthy Schools Campaign awarded the Willow School Honorable Mention for their campus-wide cleaning program. Each year American School & University Magazine, The Green Cleaning Network, and the Healthy Schools...
Willow First Graders Tour Homeless Solutions
First grade students from The Willow School with Macaire Pace (parent and Homeless Solutions Trustee), Katie Lombardo (first grade teacher), Tamala Reynolds (Homeless Solutions), and Marissa Mizeski (first grade assistant). In May, as a part of Willow's Service...
Willow Students Participate in National Bird Count
Project FeederWatch at The Willow School Project FeederWatch is a survey conducted by people all over North America. Project FeederWatch is when someone watches their bird feeder(s), bird bath, or plants and counts the number of birds of the same species they...
Willow Students Create Coloring Book to Preserve Rainforest
One Willow School teacher’s trip to Costa Rica inspired a unique student-led project with lasting implications for an endangered rainforest. In December, Marissa Mizeski, the Willow School science teacher, visited the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica. The Osa Peninsula is...
Willow Raises Over $1000 for Hurricane Relief
Third graders and parents organized many creative ways to raise the money, from a Dollar for Denim Day where money was collected in old jeans, to a very popular (and delicious) nut-free Bake Sale. Our PA also pitched in, collecting change and donations at the...
Middle Schoolers Raise Money for Puerto Rico
More than a month after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, many of the island’s residents are still without even the most basic amenities. For some Willow students, the devastation in Puerto Rico strikes very close to home. “I have family in Puerto Rico,” Diana...
Fourth Graders Lead Food Drive
Willow’s fourth graders, along with their middle school buddies, are leading a Thanksgiving food drive in collaboration with The Food Bank Network of Somerset County. The goal is to feed 30 families for the upcoming holiday. The drive began in late October and will...
Teal Pumpkin Party Raises $1000 for FARE
On October 29, The Willow School hosted its first Teal Pumpkin Party, inspired by the Food Allergy Research & Education Network’s national Teal Pumpkin Project. Thanks to donations made at the door and more, Willow donated $1000 to FARE! FARE works on behalf of...
Giving Together: Willow’s Human Chain
On November 17, The Willow School's Thanksgiving Food Drive concluded with a human chain, where students, teachers, and parents passed the donated goods from a schoolhouse to The Food Bank Network of Somerset County's waiting vehicle. All of our students and...