Students Achieve in Science, German, Much More

Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District students have been busy over the past month winning awards and showing off both their talents and their knowledge in competitions around the state.

Cheryl Dyer, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction, made mention of many of these achievements at a recent board of education meeting.

First, Dyer said, fourth graders participated in the vocal portion of the festival of the arts March 13, the first time they had done so in several years.

“It was a nice addition to the program and provided the young vocalists with an opportunity to see the talent of the older students as they performed,” she said.

The Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School ATOMS team beat Warren Middle School in the championship round recently, and won $700 for the school.

“The tournament is sponsored by the B-REA and is open to any middle school who would like to compete,” Dyer said.

The team, Dyer said, was coached by middle school teachers Vince Fedele and Patricia Magee, and they competed against 21 teams representing Somerset, Morris, Hunterdon and Middlesex counties.

From there, Dyer said, the middle school MathCounts Team came in fourth in the state competition with teacher Susan Somody.

Also at the middle school, five students were nominated for the Paul Robeson Youth Achievement Awards, and three of the students won first place in the middle school division.

At the Bridgewater-Raritan High School, Dyer said, 35 German students participated in the National German Exam, and 16 students won gold medals with scores in the 90 percent range.

Also at the high school, senior Jackie Lin was selected for an AANJ Achievement Award in art.

And in the high school science department, the results have been submitted following the NJ science league test with science teacher Janine Kearney.

The biology 1 team ranked third place out of 136 teams in the state; biology II placed 14 out of 135 teams; chemistry I placed seventh out of 146 teams; chemistry II placed ninth out of 127 teams; physics I achieved seventh out of 142 teams; and physics C achieved eighth out of 163 teams.