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Cinnaminson board recognizes student achievements in music, art, athletics and Future City; art department presents curriculum highlights
Summary
The board recognized students across the district for accomplishments in music, athletics, Future City and other competitions, and the district’s art teachers gave a presentation on middle- and high-school visual-arts offerings.
The Cinnaminson Township School District Board of Education honored dozens of students at its March 8 meeting for achievements across academics, the arts and athletics.
Student awards and recognitions: Board members and school principals presented awards for student-reading challenges, the Kids Heart Challenge fundraising, the Future Chef competition, Future City participants, and regional music honors. Among highlights: - Rush School raised $26,943 for the Kids Heart Challenge and ranked 11th in the state and first in Burlington County; top fundraiser Penelope Boishell raised $2,000. - Fifth-grade student Jonathan DeFlevis won the Future Chef national challenge with a baked pork-dumpling entry. - Middle- and high-school musicians were invited to All‑South Jersey and other regional honors ensembles; multiple students were recognized for band, choir and orchestra invitations. - Cinnaminson Middle School students won four special awards at the Future City competition. - Athletics recognitions included new school records in basketball, swimming relay records, wrestling achievements, indoor track (pole vault), and bowling single-game records; a number of student-athletes were called forward for recognition.
Arts department presentation: The district’s visual-arts supervisor and teachers described the middle- and high-school art curricula, ranging from sketchbooks and printmaking in middle school to AP Art, graphic design and advanced 3-D work at the high school. Teachers said art courses offer career-oriented skills (graphic arts software, interior-design tools, photography), opportunities to build portfolios, and pathways to scholarships and arts programming beyond high school. The board also noted that student work will be displayed at the Burlington County Teen Arts Festival.
Why it matters: The recognitions highlighted extracurricular and curricular opportunities that district leaders say support students’ academic and social development, create scholarship and career pathways, and contribute to community life.
What’s next: The board thanked teachers, coaches, families and booster organizations for support; the district encouraged families to attend upcoming performances and county arts events.
