Piscataway High School honored and celebrated the Class of 2025 on Wednesday, June 18, at an impressive 65th Annual Commencement Ceremony at Jersey Mike’s Arena on the Rutgers University campus. The 561 graduates finished their high school careers before thousands of friends, family members, and Piscataway educators in a grand celebration where the theme was seizing the future.

Congratulations to all the Piscataway High School seniors who were honored with awards and scholarships at awards programs on Wednesday, June 4. Members of the Class of 2025 collected over $104,000 in scholarship funds and hundreds of academic awards. Thank you to all our generous donors, to our students for their hard work, and to our families for their great support.

Congratulations to the Conackamack, Quibbletown, and Schor middle schools Class of 2025. The eighth-graders were celebrated on June 18 in promotion ceremonies by their families, teachers, administrators, and Board of Education members.

Congratulations to the students who graduated from our amazing SAIL program on Tuesday, June 17, at our Administration Building. SAIL stands for Students Achieving Independent Life Skills and is a program that introduces students 18-21 with autism or developmental or cognitive disabilities to workplace skills, while beginning the process of transitioning to adult life. The students were celebrated by their teachers, administrators, staff, classmates, and families in an emotional ceremony hosted by Special Education Supervisor Dawn Brzozowski. Interim Superintendent Dr. Johanna S. Ruberto and Board of Education President Shantell Cherry awarded the students their diplomas and gave heartfelt thanks to the families and SAIL program staff for giving our students valuable life skills as they transition to adult life.

Aug. 4: Curriculum Committee meeting, 6:30 p.m.

Aug. 14: Board of Education meeting, 6:30 p.m.

Aug. 28: First day of school for teachers

Sept. 2: First day of school for students

Sept. 3: Fiscal Planning and Operations Committee meeting, 7 p.m.

Sept. 4: Policy/ Legislative Committee meeting, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 11: Board of Education meeting, 6:30 p.m.

Congratulations to Piscataway High School football head coach Dan Higgins for being inducted into the New Jersey Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Coach Higgins is 173-58 in 21 seasons and has won seven state titles, with 10 championship game berths. He becomes the third Piscataway football coach in the Hall of Fame, joining his late father, Tom Higgins, who coached 1970-89, and Joe Kuronyi, 1990-2002. Coach Higgin was inducted at halftime of the annual Phil Simms NJ North/South All-Star Football Classic, which was held at Kean University on June 9.

Congratulations to Schor Middle School musician Ethan Vito, who performed with the NJ All-State Intermediate Orchestra the weekend of May 17. Ethan was selected for this honor through competitive audition. Thanks to his teacher Grace Lee for supporting Ethan in this great accomplishment.