Wednesday, 11 August 2021
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Vol. CXXXIV, No. 14
ON THE INSIDE Hundreds spend their Sunday at the Great Duck Race in Kearny. Plus, see if you won the duck contest! See Pages 14 & 18
Funin summer school
BELLEVILLE • BLOOMFIELD • EAST NEWARK • HARRISON • KEARNY • LYNDHURST • NORTH ARLINGTON • NUTLEY
Harrison program designed to keep students engaged after strange times caused by COVID By Kevin Canessa kc@theobserver.com
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hen you think of the summertime and young people — during normal times, that is — there’s the sleeping late, maybe working a part-time job, seeing friends, extra video games, etc. It’s not often school plays a role, though. But — no kidding — these are nowhere near ordinary times and after nearly two academic years of interrupted learning and using computer screens in lieu of actual classrooms, the powers-the-be in the Harrison School District knew something had to give to ensure students of all ages didn’t fall behind. So this summer, the district is hosting a variety of programs for students from the youngest and newest to those preparing to head off to college or the workforce
next year. We’ll start with the youngest, at Kennedy Elementary School, where there’s a preschool-transition program with over 100 little ones who are attending kindergarten in the fall, their first-ever school experience. First- through fifth-graders are attending the Summer Enrichment Program, which is focused on interventions to assist all students who need additional support with their academics. Washington Middle School is offering a credit-recovery program to assist students in staying on track with their education and a Summer Enrichment Program focusing on project-based learning which includes arts and crafts, mural painting, woodworking, a history project, bridge building and website creation. “Our Summer Enrichment Program marks another
Students in top photo paint a music board on a classroom wall at Washington Middle School as part of the district’s summer enrichment program. In the bottom photo, students make crafts.
See SUMMER, Page 15
RULES OF THE ROAD After several recent bicycle crashes, The Observer & Kearny Police Department offer important tips for keeping bikers, Flip to Page 19 pedestrians & drivers safe.
