• 2005-06 Points of Pride

    • Two of the District's schools – Washington Township High School and Hurffville Elementary School– were among only 22 schools in New Jersey honored with Governor's School of Excellence Awards . Each school received a $25,000 grant. 

    • Washington Township High School’s English as a Second Language (ESL) initiative “I....On Diversity!” was awarded a 2005-06 Outstanding Program Award by the New Jersey Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (NJASCD), one of only four programs so honored statewide. 

    • Bells Elementary School was featured in a cover story on the classroom use of Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) in the nationally circulated March 27, 2006, issue of Scholastic Magazine's 5/6.

    • The District's six elementary schools were collectively awarded one of eight Exemplary Partnership Program Awards for their "Student Farmers Grow and Give" project by the New Jersey Association of School Administrators and the New Jersey Association of Partners in Education.

    • Whitman Elementary School was named as one of 48 finalists for the Intel and Scholastic Schools of Distinction.

    • Chestnut Ridge Middle School was selected as a host site for a presentation on internet safety by prominent state officials, including the acting commissioner of education and the state attorney general.

    • Chestnut Ridge Middle School was awarded a 2006 McDonald's Go Active! Academic Award for its innovation in physical and health education.

    • Bells Elementary School was awarded a Best Practice Award for its Math in the Community Program.

    • Birches Elementary School was awarded a Best Practice Award for its project entitled Creating Proficient Readers and Writers.

    • Chestnut Ridge Middle School was awarded a Best Practice Award for its Exceptional Artists Studio.