Catholic schools work to boost enrollment

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While the region's public school districts struggle with cuts in state aid that could affect programs and property taxes, the Camden Diocese has been changing how its schools operate to retain current students and attract new ones despite a bleak economy.

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Schools for all stages

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Need to find a creative outlet for your budding performer? It could be as nearby as a South Jersey theater school.

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Pupils fulfill a need to read

Theodor Seuss Geisel -- better known as Dr. Seuss -- would have turned 106 today. South Jersey schools, libraries and municipalities are celebrating the day prompted by the prolific author -- he had penned more than 60 whimsical books before his death at 87 -- to rediscover the wonder and magic of reading.

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Snow days throw school calendars out of whack

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By Barbara S. Rothschild, Courier-Post Staff

Snow days that create havoc for motorists, homeowners, workers and businesses also have the potential to turn school calendars into slippery slopes.

Most school districts plan ahead for makeup days when their school boards OK the following year's calendar, usually during the previous winter. But if snow days stretch beyond the usual one, two or even three days, it can throw school officials, parents and students into a limbo-land where the last day of school is uncertain, spring and summer vacation plans may be affected and even summer jobs could be in jeopardy.

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School districts tackle truancy

Camden schools are not alone in fighting a battle to encourage students to attend school.

In Cherry Hill, the focus is to create a positive learning environment where students want to go to school. Often, the reason students don't want to go to school has much to do with small issues that can be handled. The district filed only two complaints with the court system last year and, so far, just one this year, said Don Bart, district's director of support operations.

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Schools walk fiscal tightrope

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Find a way to make do.

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More weather-related closings

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The following is a list of events across the tri-county area canceled or postponed due to the weather:

Cherry Hill has canceled trash and recycling collection for today. Collection will resume on Thursday, weather permitting, and all other collection days will remain the same. Residents may contact Cherry Hill's Department of Public Works at (856) 424-4422 with questions.

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Weather cancellations

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The following event cancellations have been reported to the Cherry Hill InJersey and the Courier-Post. If your event is being canceled, please e-mail Cherry Hill InJersey at Jhays@gannett.com and the Courier-Post at cpmetro@courierpostonline.com.

Read the event cancellations in Cherry Hill, NJ, after the jump...

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Black History Month used as teaching tool

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By BARBARA S. ROTHSCHILD
Courier-Post Staff

Across South Jersey, schools are not just paying lip service to Black History Month with a token assignment or event.

Many schools have committees that plan events for every grade level, while teaching teams and individual teachers are finding ways to incorporate black history across disciplines. Districts have found that Black History Month offers extra opportunities to reinforce character education and expand service learning projects begun to observe Martin Luther King Day in January.

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Healthy marks for lunchrooms

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By JOSEPH GIDJUNIS
Courier-Post Staff

New Jersey school lunchrooms offer some of the most nutritious options in the country, according to a school health profile report compiled by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Music Classes in South Jersey

Cherry Hill:

The New Jersey School of Music, one of the most respected private music schools in South Jersey, in conjunction with Cherry Hill Township, is very proud to be able to offer group music classes in piano, violin, and guitar for the 2010 winter session.

We are very excited to be part of the Cherry Hill Township recreational program for the winter 2010 session. There is nothing more fulfilling than being able to provide this opportunity for students in our area while at the same time creating something that is meaningful to the community that we all live in.

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Cherry Hill students perform well on N.J. tests

By BARBARA S. ROTHSCHILD
Courier-Post Staff

Results of the latest round of state standardized testing in Cherry Hill public schools last March indicate that district students are performing well, surpassing scores of other districts in the same district factor group in more than 90 percent of the testing areas.

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Music Scholarships in South Jersey ~ Call for applications:

This is a call for applicants:

The New Jersey School of Music, one of the most respected private music schools in South Jersey, with campuses in both Medford and Cherry Hill, is very proud to be able to offer music scholarships to the students of South Jersey. “This is something that we have wanted to do for several years now. This year we dedicated ourselves to getting the program off of the ground”, says Renee Sutin, owner of the school.  "We are very excited. There is nothing more fulfilling than being able to provide this opportunity for students in our area while at the same time creating something that is meaningful to the community that we all live in”.

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Scholars receive honors from N.J.

By JOSEPH GIDJUNIS
Courier-Post Staff

Nearly one out of every three students the state Department of Education named this week to its list of Rising Scholars is from the tri-county area.

The 55 high school seniors are eligible for $1,000 scholarships if they attend historically black colleges or universities. Eighteen are from Burlington, Camden or Gloucester counties.

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How Early Can I Start Music Lessons ?

How Early Can I Start Music Lessons for my son or daughter?
As a music teacher at the New Jersey School of Music in Cherry Hill, I hear this question quite often.  I usually answer with a series of other questions. Yea, I know that’s not what you want to hear, but it’s not as easy as just choosing an arbitrary age at which to start every child on every instrument.

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