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Revolution remembered Celebrating WW’s role in the fight for U.S. independence
BY ARIANNA MCCLEOD
High School North volleyball player Kavin Soundirarajan jumps to spike the ball.
Long before it became a modern township, the land that is now West Windsor played a pivotal role in the Revolutionary War—a history that’s now coming to light through a communitywide celebration. “It is everyone’s history in town, whether or not their families have lived here for 200 years or two weeks,” said Paul Ligeti, chair of the Revolution West Windsor committee and president of
the Historical Society of West Windsor. “West Windsor has a history that’s worth celebrating and commemorating.” The ongoing initiative, part of the nation’s 250th birthday—also known as the Semiquincentennial—brings dozens of community groups, historians, artists, and volunteers to honor the town’s role in the American Revolution and to reflect on how local history shapes identity. Although West Windsor did not officially exist during the Revolution—it was part of Windsor Township until 1797— the land that makes up today’s town was home to several important figures and events. “There’s a few dozen soldiers who are See REVOLUTION , Page 7
High School North wins first Dutch Neck students debut NASA Moon Tree volleyball division title BY JUSTIN FEIL
Kavin Soundirarajan has eyed the North High boys volleyball banner wistfully throughout his career. “Each year our coach would point out the banner, which would be completely empty with no years, and tell us this year we’re going to put a year up there,” said the Knights senior. “And we haven’t done it yet.” The banner will be blank no more after a three-set 25-20, 17-25, 25-23 win over rival South High on May 16 helped
them improve to 17-6 overall and 6-1 in the Burlington County Scholastic League Liberty Division. The win earns them a league regular-season title and a “2025” listing on the banner. “It’s a really big thing for all of us,” Soundirarajan said. “We’re happy that we could do this first.” Soundirarajan led the Knights with 12 kills, the fourth time this season he’s had double-digit kills in a game. That’s something that never happened before this year, and it’s due to a big position change See VOLLEYBALL, Page 10
BY BILL SANSERVINO
Students at Dutch Neck School in West Windsor are now part of an interstellar legacy—one that began 280,000 miles from Earth and landed right in their backyard. To celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day, Jeff Eikelberner’s third-grade class introduced the school’s new Artemis Moon Tree during two special programs in April. The sweetgum seedling, which germinated from a seed that orbited the moon aboard NASA’s 2022 Artemis I mission, is
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now planted near the pond in West Windsor’s Ron Rogers Arboretum. The tree’s arrival was met with excitement and wonder during a school assembly on April 22. It featured a loud countdown before the seedling was wheeled onto the stage by students. “It was beyond fun and the children were amazed,” event organizers said. Just days later, students and families gathered again for an Arbor Day celebration, where the Moon Tree was officially presented to the public. See TREE, Page 5
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