November 21, 2025

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Wednesday, November 26: Minimal Day - Start of Thanksgiving

Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28: Schools Closed - Thanksgiving

Wednesday, December 3 & Thursday, December 4: Preschool/Elementary Minimal Days ONLY - Parent Conferences

Thursday, December 4: BOE PWS Meeting @ 50 Nellis Drive

Thursday, December 18: BOE Regular Meeting @ 475 Valley Road

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December

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😜 Newsletter Riddle: What is a dog's favorite super hero? 🦸*answer at bottom 

Wayne Board of Education Recognizes National Merit and AP Scholars

On Thursday, November 13, the Wayne Board of Education recognized students for their academic achievements with the National Merit and Advanced Placement Scholarship Program. The National Merit® Scholarship Program is an annual academic competition to recognize student achievement and to award undergraduate scholarships. Established in 1955, the program is open to all U.S. high school students who meet participation requirements. Mr. David Cittadino opened up the program by congratulating the students, their families, and staff members and then provided an overview of the Scholarship program. Please click here to read the full Press Release

Photo taken by Brian Borchard from TapIntoWayne.net. Click HERE for more photos and the TapInto Article

Photos by Joseph Rude and Brian Borchard

The Unified Club and Fallon students had a blast at the Turkey Trot! 🦃

Anthony Wayne Middle School staff and students came out this past weekend to participate in the Turkey Trot! Three participants received a medal!🥇 🦃🏃

Ryerson successfully hosted its 1st Leader In Me Family Night of the school year! 100+ attendees came out, and the topic of the evening was Habit 2: Beginning with the End in Mind. 

This evening was run by Ryerson 4th and 5th grade student leaders, who took on roles from greeting guests at the door, teaching the concepts of the evening, and taking photos of the event.

Each family was tasked to identify their most important values, and then they created family mission statements to display on their vision boards that everyone took home at the end of the night. Many of the vision boards had statements that highlighted the importance of their family’s connection to their faith, kindness towards others, and the goal of always trying their best. Photographs chosen included scenic images to represent past vacations or desired trips in the future, foods that resembled those included in a special cultural meal, and images of animals to honor their pets. 

Ryerson looks forward to hosting its next Family Night in the New Year, with the goal of bringing our school community together to learn more about our Leader In Me program and the important role it has in shaping our kids!

Lafayette Elementary School hosted a Ruby Bridges Walk. Led and planned by dedicated Safety Patrol, who encouraged students and families to join in, students gathered at the school playground at 8:15 am. From there, many of the students, parents, staff members, therapy dogs, and even our Superintendent, walked together to school in solidarity and celebration.

Ruby Bridges is a civil rights activist who, at just six years old in 1960, became the first African American student at the center of the movement to desegregate schools in New Orleans and the South. Her tremendous bravery helped pave the way for desegregation and continues to inspire students and educators across the country.

To honor Ruby’s courage, the Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day was created—and this year, Lafayette proudly took part.

Thank you to everyone who bundled up and came out in the brisk weather to make this meaningful event such a success! Your participation truly brought the spirit of courage and community to life.

Did you ever wonder who was in charge when the Principal leaves the building?
One morning this week it was Daisy! 🐕‍🦺
She was a great temporary Principal of Packanack Elementary and she eventually let Principal Doolittle have his office back! 😉🐾🏫

Wearing red, white, and blue!

In honor of Veterans Day, Mr. Salim came into Preakness Early Childhood Center to be the veteran guest reader. He served in both the Marine Corp and the Army. The kids were so excited to have a real life hero in our class. It was such a great opportunity for the students to show appreciation and gratitude for his service.

Randall Carter 5th graders helped us celebrate Veterans Day with their amazing projects celebrating the veterans in their lives! We hope everyone had a wonderful Veteran’s Day and thank you to those who served!

See many more projects or support the Randall Carter Cardinals’ Field of Flags by making a donation @randall_carter_cardinals

The 4th graders of John F Kennedy Elementary School shined so brightly at a Veterans Day concert! Their voices, smiles, and hard work made the performance truly special. A huge THANK YOU to the amazing teachers (Mrs. Gultz, Mr. Wagner, Mrs. Kashmann, Mr. Gardner, and Ms. Lamster) for guiding them, to the parents for all of your support, and to all the Veterans who joined us, your presence and service mean the world. Thank you for your service! See more @jfk_bulldogs

The WHHS Leo Club colored 300 ping pong balls to be donated to SAVE, a no-kill animal shelter that houses over 100 animals in Skillman, NJ. The balls are visually stimulating and entertaining toys for the cats and kittens waiting for their forever homes.

A cute donation box headed to the PTO Food Bank. 

We are thrilled that some of our fifth grade students wanted to learn the thriller dance with Mrs. Debenedictis. Sit back, relax and enjoy the hard work and dedication these girls put into this dance!! Special thanks to Mrs. D for teaching them this dance just in time for Halloween! Be thrilled watching their dance @theunisdeyelementaryschool!

Third grade Brownie Troop 98543 has been working on the native plant garden in the front of Pines Lake Elementary School with Ms. Moore! 🌻 Nice work girls!

Learn about the Wayne Police Officers serving and protecting in your schools! @waynepolicenj

Detective Bryan Hackett has been the SRO at Schuyler-Colfax for 3 years. Det. Hackett was previously assigned to Patrol and was an officer with Glen Ridge PD before joining Wayne. Det. Hackett has a voice for radio and gives his time as the field announcer for Boys Club Football.

Central Office had a food drive support a local food pantry and reflected together on this time to be thankful! 

Did you guess the location that Ripley visited? If you said Laurelwood, you were correct! Thank you to those who emailed us and played along!

😜 Riddle Answer: Labra-Thor! 🐕🦴🐾

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