Catch up on what happened this week in Medford.
Sun Editorial: How happy is New Jersey?
Are you happy? Happy to be living in New Jersey? A new survey places the state’s happiness level right around the middle of the pack.
Business website 247wallst.com recently took a look at the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index and paired it with a few other sources to come up with its list of the happiest and most miserable states. New Jersey finished 28th.
Feel free to share your joy — or your misery — with others by sending a letter to the editor to the news@medfordsun.com.
New designs are underway for Medford Memorial Middle School
The Medford Education Foundation made a donation at Monday night’s Medford Board of Education meeting, allowing a redesign of the Medford Memorial Middle School’s computer labs to take place.
MEF President Pamela Scheller presented a $30,000 donation to the board to go toward the transformation of computer labs to fabrication labs, otherwise known as “fab labs,” that will be completed by the start of the upcoming school year.
These fab labs are going to support the implementation of Project Lead The Way, a part of the new middle school curriculum as an enrichment course.
The full story can be found at https://medfordsun.com/new-designs-are-underway-for-medford-memorial-middle-school-2fa9d14fe32e
Lenape Regional High School District BOE recaps the past year at meeting
At this week’s Lenape Regional High School District meeting, the board took the time to reflect on the past school year and the accomplishments that were made throughout Lenape, Shawnee, Cherokee and Seneca high schools.
Assistant Superintendent Matthew Webb lead the year recap, accompanied by a presentation that reviewed the highlights of the 2017–2018 school year, focused around community involvement.
The full story can be found at https://medfordsun.com/lenape-regional-high-school-district-boe-recaps-the-past-year-at-meeting-b83784923f0e
