East Brunswick Public Schools
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The East Brunswick Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district serving students from Kindergarten through twelfth grade in East Brunswick, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.
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[edit] Awards and recognition
East Brunswick is the only district in the state of New Jersey with eight schools that have been designated as a Blue Ribbon School / National School of Excellence by the United States Department of Education.[1] Schools that have been recognized as Blue Ribbon Schools are Irwin School (1989-90), East Brunswick High School (1990-91), Lawrence Brook School (1991-92), Churchill Junior High School (1994-95), Hammarskjold Middle School (1994-95), Bowne-Munro School (1996-97), Murray A. Chittick Elementary School (1998-99) and Warnsdorfer Elementary School (2000-01).[2]
The district was selected as one of the top "100 Best Communities for Music Education in America 2005" by the American Music Conference.[3]
Students from all schools, particularly EBHS, have garnered state and national honors in academics, athletics, and the arts.
[edit] Board of education
The East Brunswick Board of Education is comprised of nine elected members. Every year, in April, three of the nine members are elected to serve a three-year term. The Board meets approximately twice a month from April through February and weekly in March?
[edit] Schools
The school system consists of eleven school facilities:
Elementary Schools (K-5)
All students in grades 1 through 5 attend the elementary school closest to them.
Middle Schools
- Hammarskjold Middle School [1] (HMS) for grades 6 and 7
- Churchill Junior High School (CJHS) for grades 8 and 9
High School
- East Brunswick High School (EBHS) serves grades 10-12. The flagship school of the district, it is among the most highly regarded high schools in the state with a well-established tradition of academic excellence.
