Check out photos of the International Dinner 2012: A Taste of Clinton on Flickr!

District-wide robotics meeting on Thursday, May 31, at 7PM at Columbia High School Cafeteria.

Students of all ages, who are interested in robotics should attend the district wide meeting about the robotics program. The CHS robots will be in action and kids can try to drive them. Two robots putt golf balls!

There are three divisions of robotics teams in the district — elementary, middle school and high school. Students work together in their division to design a robot and have it accomplish tasks. As the students move to the high school, the requirements are stricter as to teamwork, responsibilities and, of course, time commitment. All district teams should bring their robots and projects to the meeting. We hope to have representatives from US FIRST, the robotics organization with thousands of teams including a number from our district. Robotics clubs can be organized at the meeting and existing clubs can recruit new members.

The District is on track to start a robotics course in the fall of 2013. It may be available as independent study by the spring of 2012-13 school year.

The CHS team has accomplished in its first 2 years: NJ State Champions (2011); 2nd place alliance, World Championships in St. Louis (2011), Pennsylvania State Champions (2012), semi-finalist in NJ and NY Metro NYC divisions (2012).

Parents, please encourage your children to be part of a dynamic program and be prepared for the world they will live where cars are robots, where manufacturing is done by robots, and where many routine tasks in their lifetimes will be done by robots.

Any questions, please contact Mr. Tumolillo.

More Photos Needed!

Believe it or not, the end of the school year is fast approaching and we are hard at work on the 2011-2012 Yearbook. We would love to include your photos from any school or class events, trips, or activities that you may have taken. These candids are used throughout the book and the children really enjoy seeing them included.

Please email any electronic files you may have to Melissa Van Varick. Please include the grade of the students in the photo if possible.

Remember, yearbook orders are due by May 18. The order form is linked.

Thank You

“Hot off the presses” so to speak! Click to see the May issue of the Clinton Courier now and read exciting news and information from Clinton Elementary School.

You recently received a note about the upcoming Clinton School Renaissance Fair! We have a great day of fun planned, and it needs lots of volunteers!

The Fair is from 11-3 on Saturday, May 19th. We need help in lots of ways:
– Set up, starting at 8AM
– Clean up from 2:30 to 4pm
– Face Painters
– Help at the craft table (ability to use scissors is helpful!)
– Help with the food tables
– Help working game & prize tables
– Volunteers willing to risk getting wet working the “Sponge Throw” game
– Walking the halls of the school building periodically to ensure there is no trouble going on (great assignment for Dads!)
– And possibly other assigments we haven’t even figured out yet!

We will happily accept any amount of time you are willing to spend on Saturday. If you can spare one hour, please let us know. If you can share more of your day with us, We would greatly appreciate the assistance. Please email Leah Gomberg or call her at 973-275-0927 or Susan Rogers or call her at 973-378-3287. Thanks in advance for your support!

Real Parents, Real Daughters Workshop

Check out the flyer for a series of workshops in May sponsored by the Girls Leadership Institute.