EPS Centennial Honors Past Principals, Faculty and Students

Eldridge Park Elementary School celebrates 100 years.

Past principals, faculty members and students of Eldridge Park Elementary School came together last month to honor the school's landmark anniversary. The event – part of the school’s ongoing 100th anniversary celebrations – began with a dessert reception in the school library, followed by a meeting in the school’s all-purpose room. The current students of EPS also gave the honored guests EPS "goodie bags" to thank them for their commitment to Eldridge Park School throughout the years. Dr. Robert Bartoletti presented current principal, Kathryn Robbins, with a replica school bell that was rung daily to signal the start of the day when Eldridge Park School first opened. 

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Past Principals, Faculty & Students to be Honored at EPS

The event Friday is part of Eldridge Park Elementary School's ongoing 100th anniversary celebrations. Members of the public are invited to attend but must pre-register with the school.

Past principals, faculty members and students of Eldridge Park Elementary School will be honored during an event at the school on Lawn Park Avenue tomorrow, Friday, March 22. The event – part of the school’s ongoing 100th anniversary celebrations – begins with a dessert reception in the school library at noon, followed by an all-school meeting in the school’s all-purpose room. Members of the public are invited to attend, but must first register with Michele Immordino at mimmordino@ltps.org or by calling the school at (609) 671-5560.   See Also:   

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Wanted: Eldridge Park Elementary School Alumni

In preparation for the school's 100th Anniversary, Eldridge Park Elementary School is looking to invite past students and faculty members to a school-wide assembly that will be held on March 22.

Eldridge Park Elementary School will celebrate its 100th Anniversary on April 1, 2013. A school-wide assembly will be held on on March 22 to begin the celebration.  The school's 100th Anniversary committee is looking for past students and faculty members to include in the assembly. Please contact Michele Immordino at mimmordino@ltps.org or 609-671-5560 if you are a past student or faculty member and you would like to be invited to the school's assembly on March 22.

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Eldridge Park School Students 'Make a Difference'

For "Make a Difference Day," kindergarteners at the Lawrence Township elementary school created nearly 150 snack bags for children who attend HomeFront's after-school program.

Editor's Note: The following news brief was contributed by Lawrence Township Public Schools. In honor of Make a Difference Day, Nate Whitehead, a kindergarten student at Eldridge Park Elementary School, suggested a project that involved all EPS kindergarten students. Students collected snacks and juice boxes and decorated lunch bags. Terhune Orchards donated 100 apples. The students put together the snack bags and donated them to HomeFront's Joy, Hopes and Dreams program. The kindergarteners’ donations of snacks resulted in 146 snack bags that helped make a difference for the children who attend HomeFront's after-school program.

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100 Years of Lawrence History Detailed in School Mural

At 6:30 p.m. today (Oct. 26) Eldridge Park Elementary School will unveil a 45-foot long mural that third-graders created to celebrate the school's 100th anniversary. At 7 p.m. the school's 100th Anniversary Amateur Night will be held.

Third-graders at Eldridge Park Elementary School have taken an artistic journey through time to create a massive wall mural both celebrating their school’s 100th anniversary and highlighting how things have changed in Lawrence Township over the course of the last century. Looking upon the colorful collage – which measures 45 feet long by 40½ inches tall and is painted directly on the wall along one of the main hallways in the school on Lawn Park Avenue – is like looking through a window in time. The mural begins in 1912, when the school was constructed, and progresses to the current day. Moving from left to right, images of a steam train, biplane, hand-crank phone and other icons of the past give way to depictions of more modern sights …

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Eldridge Park School 'Amateur Night' in Search of Acts

The "Amateur Night" event will take place on Oct. 26. Parents, students and alumni of the school, as well as general members of the Lawrence Township community, are invited to the school this Friday, Oct. 5, to audition for the event.

A community “Amateur Night” – one of the many events being held this year in celebration of the school’s 100th anniversary – will be hosted by Eldridge Park Elementary School on Oct. 26. In preparation for the event, auditions will be held at the school on Lawn Park Avenue from 4 to 6 p.m. this Friday, Oct. 5. The auditions are open to parents, students and alumni of the school, as well as general members of the Lawrence Township community. Full rules and an audition application can be found on the second page of the PDF file in the media box to the right. The school this week released the following announcement about the event: Calling all community members… We know that you all have talent… Let’s show it off at Eldridge Park’s Amateur …

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Sturgis Named Mercer County 'Teacher of the Year'

Angeline Sturgis, who teaches English as a second language to students at Eldridge Park Elementary School, was previously named Lawrence Township's 2012 "Teacher of the Year."

Angeline Sturgis, who was previously named Lawrence Township’s 2012 "Teacher of the Year," has been chosen as the 2012-2013 Mercer County "Teacher of the Year," the New Jersey Department of Education announced recently. Angeline Sturgis teaches English as a second language at Eldridge Park Elementary School. "It was kind of out of my comfort zone," said Sturgis when discussing the most-recent recognition. "To be acknowledged by colleagues and administrators is something really special." Students of Sturgis also joined in to commemorate their teacher's accomplishment. "They started decorating the front door of my classroom," said Sturgis. "Some of the teachers got some of my students and former students to make hearts with messages to me." …

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12:35 pm on Monday, September 24, 2012

Alright Mrs. Sturgis!!! Well deserved. EPS is blessed to have you.   more ›

Eldridge Park Elementary School is Turning 100

A celebration commemorating the school’s 100th anniversary will be held next spring. To raise money for that celebration, the school will be holding a series of events, beginning with a fundraiser on Sept. 22 at Captain Paul’s Firehouse Dogs.

On April 1, 1913, Eldridge Park Elementary School opened its doors to students and has since been an integral part of the Lawrence Township community. A celebration commemorating the school’s 100th anniversary will be held next spring. In an effort to raise money for that celebration, the school will be holding a series of events, beginning with a fundraiser from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22, at Captain Paul’s Firehouse Dogs on Princeton Pike. On Oct. 10, a mural covering Eldridge Park’s history will be unveiled in the main hallway of the school. In preparation for that display, the school is currently seeking old photographs and memorabilia from alumni and others connected to Eldridge Park over the years.     On Oct. 26, the …

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Eldridge Park School Hosts Japanese Educators

The visitors observed classroom activities and met with staff and students to learn more about the Lawrence Township elementary school's character education program.

Editor's Note: The following news brief was contributed by Lawrence Township Public Schools. Eldridge Park Elementary School recently welcomed a delegation of educators from Japan as part of the school's outreach program and related to the school's National School of Character status.  The visitors observed classroom activities and met with staff and students to learn more about Eldridge Park's best practices for character education integration.

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Students Hold Dance-a-thon to Benefit Classmate

Students at Eldridge Park Elementary School recently raised over $1,000 to benefit the Joubert Syndrome and Related Disorders Foundation, in honor of a classmate and his older brother who both are affected by the disorder.