Browse past news stories for Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale, NJ.

• Northern Highlands teacher named N.J. Teacher of the Year (The Record and Herald News)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 06:08:57 pm
  MaryAnn Woods-Murphy was awarded the state’s highest achievement as 2009-2010 New Jersey Teacher of the Year by Commissioner of Education Lucille E. Davy as a ceremony in Trenton.
• Allendale teacher named N.J. Teacher of the Year (The Record and Herald News)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 05:47:17 pm
  ALLENDALE – Each year in class, Spanish teacher MaryAnn Woods-Murphy and her students at Northern Highlands Regional High School share the message of achieving goals and never giving up on a dream.
• Bergen County Spanish teacher named N.J. Teacher of the Year (The Star-Ledger)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 05:02:22 pm
  Photo courtesy of the New Jersey Department of EducationMaryAnn Woods-Murphy, a Spanish teacher in Bergen County, was named the New Jersey Teacher of the Year.ALLENDALE -- A Spanish teacher in Bergen County has been named the 2009-2010 New Jersey Teacher...
• Schools on hygiene alert (The Record and Herald News)
  posted on October 1, 2009 at 11:56:28 pm
  Amid federal concerns about the proliferation of the H1N1 virus during the upcoming flu season, local school districts have taken measures to prevent the spread of the disease.
• Teaching tragedy (The Record and Herald News)
  posted on September 17, 2009 at 06:10:27 pm
  Eight years after 9/11, educators struggle with how to present events.
• Lauren Stone to wed Jordan Wright (The Record and Herald News)
  posted on August 14, 2009 at 10:00:13 pm
  Ms. Debbie Simon of Saddle River announces the engagement of her daughter, Lauren Stone, to Jordan Wright, son of Elaine and Cecil Wright of Franklin Lakes.
• Five young men attain rank of Eagle Scout (The Record and Herald News)
  posted on August 6, 2009 at 11:57:22 pm
  Boy Scout Troop 133 of Upper Saddle River recently honored five young men at an Eagle Scout Court of Honor at Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale.
• Town Journal: Letter to the Editor (The Record and Herald News)
  posted on August 6, 2009 at 05:58:04 pm
  After 40 years of living in Allendale, my parents have finally decided to move to Colorado to be closer to their grandchildren (and of course to escape the all-too-high state taxes).
• It’s a good gig for teens, if they can get it (The Record and Herald News)
  posted on August 6, 2009 at 05:57:42 pm
  In a stinging recession, local teens have not been exempt from the impact.
• Sharing and merging in N.J. (The Record and Herald News)
  posted on July 26, 2009 at 03:57:41 pm
  The difficulties of merging municipalities and school districts in New Jersey: larger does not always mean better, and merging is never an easy sell to the public.
• Don’t forget the books for this summer’s topic (The Record and Herald News)
  posted on July 17, 2009 at 08:55:33 pm
  There is nothing like a good summer read to stimulate the mind. But what if you aren’t the only one reading a book, but everyone you bump into at the local supermarket is reading it as well?
• Girl Scouts are golden as they help Eva's Village (The Record and Herald News)
  posted on June 28, 2009 at 11:58:23 am
  At Eva's Village, it's a bit like the TV show "Extreme Makeover."
• Northern Highlands assistant principal promoted (The Record and Herald News)
  posted on June 26, 2009 at 10:57:41 pm
  As principal, Joseph Occhino will make $173,292, a jump from his currently salary of $151,752.
• Northern Highlands principal promoted (The Record and Herald News)
  posted on June 26, 2009 at 10:09:32 pm
  If it's not broke, don't fix it. That seems to be the sentiment at Northern Highlands Regional High School, where their assistant principal becomes principal on July 1, a decision made a few weeks after the school board decided to promote their principal to superintendent.
• Warren church choir director among music educators honored (Echoes-Sentinel)
  posted on June 25, 2009 at 11:29:09 am
  WARREN TWP. – Tom Paster, music director at Pilgrim Congregational Church, Mountain View Road, was honored at the “Symposium on Music in Schools” hosted by the Yale School of Music on June 10 and 11.
• Music director at Pilgrim Congregational Church, Warren, honored by Yale School of Music (The Somerset Reporter)
  posted on June 9, 2009 at 01:57:10 pm
  Tom Paster WARREN -- Tom Paster, music director at Pilgrim Congregational Church in Warren, will be honored at the "Symposium on Music in Schools" hosted by the Yale School of Music this week. Paster is among 50 music education teachers...
• Students to lend helping hand in Tanzania (The Record and Herald News)
  posted on June 1, 2009 at 05:59:43 am
  ALLENDALE — Andrew Palella realizes Tanzania is a world away from Bergen County, but the distance was only part of the allure for the Northern Highlands Regional High School sophomore who signed up for a four-week student team expedition to the African country this summer.
• Health care rates to rise for some school districts (The Record and Herald News)
  posted on May 28, 2009 at 04:57:45 am
  Health insurance premiums for more than 250 school districts could soar by up to 20 percent next year, state pension director Fred Beaver said Wednesday.
• Northern Highlands super anticipating new set of challenges (The Record and Herald News)
  posted on May 26, 2009 at 10:58:01 pm
  John J. Keenan, who has been the high school principal for nine years, said he plans to continue the focus on professional development and improving assessment.
• Keenan to head Northern Highlands district (The Record and Herald News)
  posted on May 24, 2009 at 05:39:20 am
  ALLENDALE — Northern Highlands Regional High School Principal John J. Keenan has been promoted to superintendent of schools, replacing Robert M. McGuire who will retire after 11 years in the top spot.
• High school juniors open scholarship fund (The Daily Targum)
  posted on May 19, 2009 at 03:20:02 pm
  Instead of looking at colleges and filling out applications, two high school juniors have raised $63,000 to help University students pay their tuition bills.
• Districts trim $740,000 from defeated budgets (The Record and Herald News)
  posted on May 13, 2009 at 10:58:36 am
  ALLENDALE — The local and regional high school districts will have to cut a total of $740,000 from their defeated school budgets once a council resolution is made official Thursday night, Mayor Vince Barra said Tuesday.
• Allendale to talk school budgets (The Record and Herald News)
  posted on May 11, 2009 at 11:17:59 am
  What’s happening: The Allendale Council will meet tonight at 7:30 in Borough Hall to discuss the K-8 school budget and the Northern Highlands Regional High School district budget.
• High-schoolers aid college mates (Courier-Post)
  posted on April 24, 2009 at 07:30:24 am
  Two high school juniors in New Jersey have raised more than $63,000 to help Rutgers University students struck by sudden financial hardships.
• NJ H.S. Students Raise Big Bucks For College Kids (WCBS-TV New York)
  posted on April 23, 2009 at 11:23:42 pm
  Two New Jersey high school students are reaching out to struggling students. They've set up a scholarship fund to help Rutgers University students strapped for cash. When high school juniors Alex Sonageri and Adam Schwartz aren't in school they're busy rubbing shoulders with corporate executives, convincing them to contribute to a scholarship fund for Rutgers students hit by sudden hardship.