The 3rd annual PHS Family Science Night was hosted by the Science National Honor Society on Feb. 20, featuring a wide range of experiments that entertained, engaged, and enlightened 280 students in Grades K-3. Experiments including slime, model volcanoes, elephant toothpaste, and toothpick-and-Play-Doh towers awaited families as they rotated through 13 classrooms, digging into STEM with the help of 95 high school volunteers. Students learned about scientific topics, such as physics, fossilization, and materials science. Special thanks to SNHS advisor Dr. Janet Mrotek and PHS Science Chair Jessica Pritchard for helping our PHS students arrange this exciting and engaging event.

The Piscataway Education Foundation reached new heights in fundraising when its Designer Bag Bingo & Tricky Tray topped the $20,000 mark in profits for the first time. Guests had a fabulous time at the Friday, Feb. 27, event, raising $20,275.82 to support our students and schools. The Foundation awarded more than 150 prizes to more than 325 eager players at Our Lady of Fatima Cafe. In addition to handbags awarded for 10 Bingo games, the Foundation gave away a $2,300 Guicci bag, as well over 130 tricky tray prizes that included gift certificates, merchandise baskets, and more. The winner of the night’s 50/50 walked away with $1,625. Thank you to the 2 dozen tireless volunteers who made the night possible, and to the more than 100 generous donors for supplying our wonderful tricky tray prizes that made the night extra special.

Our talented musical theater students made a splash with Schor Middle School’s “Honk Jr.,” a retelling of the Ugly Duckling, and were bursting with joy in PHS’s “Urinetown,” left, a dystopian comedy about a water shortage. The shows were directed by Mike Yoson at PHS and Sarah Williams at Schor.