Drive-thru graduation at MRHS?
High schools eye ways to celebrate new graduates By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff LINWOOD — It looks like members of the Class of 2020 will be taking the figurative next step in their future not on the football field at the Mustang Corral but in a procession of cars out front in the horseshoe. Officials […]
MRHS budget hits Somers Point
Northfield, Linwood: little change By DAVID NAHAN Sentinel staff LINWOOD – Somers Point will feel the biggest hit from the Mainland Regional High School 2020-21 $30 million budget. The MRHS Board of Education approved the budget Thursday, April 30, that covers the communities of Somers Point, Linwood and Northfield. Although the assessed values of homes […]
Athletic director says juniors most affected
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff LINWOOD — High school athletes began practice for spring sports March 6, only to be told a week later that the season was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order barring gatherings and closing schools put baseball, softball, golf, tennis, lacrosse, track and field and […]
Emotional needs of students supported
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff LINWOOD — A major change was recently thrust upon students in districts around the area and across the country as the COVID-19 pandemic has forced them to stop attending school in person and begin attending online. Nate Lichtenwalner, vice principal and director of guidance at Mainland Regional High School, said […]
Juniors to ‘feel the brunt’ of missing school sports
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Cape May Star and Wave LINWOOD — High school athletes began practice for spring sports March 6, only to be told a week later that the season was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order barring gatherings and closing schools put baseball, softball, golf, tennis, lacrosse, crew, […]
Remote teaching
Teachers and students get in the groove By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff LINWOOD – The switch from classroom instruction to remote instruction due to schools shutting down during the COVID-19 crisis has presented challenges to teachers and students. Public and private schools around the state began working online from home March 16 in connection with […]