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We're Heading Back to School in Style

Make Patch your best source for back-to-school information.

The new school year begins Sept. 7, and we’re starting the countdown to the end of summer and the start of the 2011-2012 school year.

And we will be your best stop for preparing for the start of school, reading about how to survive those back-to-school jitters and the best gadgets for the new year.

Check back here for your list of exactly what is coming on each day, and please read each story to prepare for the first day of school.

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  • Sept. 1: We start off the coverage with a rundown of what’s new for the this year, including new classes and new personnel.
  • Sept. 2: Bridgewater is also home to the , so we are covering what’s new in classes and personnel for this school as well.
  • Sept. 3: Freelancer, and former graduate, Deanna del Ciello is entering her sophomore year of college at Stony Brook University, and she provides her advice for getting through the freshman year of college.
  • Sept. 4: This year’s editor-in-chief of the Bridgewater-Raritan High School newspaper, “The Prowler,” talks about their coverage for back to school, and her advice for incoming freshmen.
  • Sept. 5: We'll provide a list of the best gadgets for your tech-savvy high school and college students.
  • Sept. 6: Chris Poulsen, director of health and human services for the township, provides tips for staying green during this back-to-school time. 
  • Sept. 7: It is the first day of school, and we’ll be at bus stops, taking pictures of students as they board the buses for the first time, and getting comments from parents as they tearfully [?] watch the summer end. Want us to come by your bus stop that morning? Send an email to audreyl@patch.com, and tell us time and location of the bus!
  • Sept. 8: Bullying is a very hot topic this year, particularly with the new regulations handed down from the state, and we talked to the district’s anti-bullying coordinator, Valerie Ulrich, about how it will be handled in Bridgewater.  


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