Hazlet students bound for Edinburgh Fringe; district also honors athletes, staff and local library art contest
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Hazlet Township Public School District recognized student achievements across performing arts and athletics, announced a student trip to the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and noted community art contest winners and staff-award recipients.
Nine Raritan High School students will travel to Scotland this summer to perform at the American High School Theatre Festival at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the high school principal announced during the Hazlet Township Public School District board meeting.
"This summer, 9 students will be traveling to Scotland to participate in the 2025 American High School Theater Festival at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival," Principal Dr. Piotrowski said, adding the program was selected "as one of only 30 across the United States to perform." He told the board a graduate donated $4,000 to help offset travel costs and quoted the donor as saying, "he is the person who he is today because of the influence of the arts it had on his development."
The board and district staff praised theater teacher Ms. Taylor, who has led the program for 27 years. "Myth Adventures is the show we did in 2020 during COVID...we moved into the senior parking lot and built and took down the stage every single day," Taylor said, describing how the program adapted during the pandemic. The district said the trip itinerary includes a 14-day tour beginning in London and four performances in Edinburgh.
At the same meeting, Athletic Director Mr. O'Donnell presented sportsmanship awards. Julia Delmasco was recognized for her softball achievements and will attend the College of Staten Island to play softball; Sean Burnett, a three-sport athlete, will attend Kean University to study health and physical education. "Our teams have set school records and championships," O'Donnell said, noting students showed "competitiveness, character, empathy, and fair play."
The district also announced the staff-attendance certificate again went to Bridal Road (as stated during the meeting), and community partner Friends of the Hazlet Library hosted an elementary art contest tied to the summer-reading theme "Color Our World." Laurie Joseph, president of Friends of the Hazlet Library, said bookmarks featuring student artwork are available at the library and thanked the district, school principals and sponsors, including Angel's Home Care.
No formal board action was taken on the Edinburgh trip during the meeting; the presentations were recognition and informational items.
Parents, students and community members were encouraged to follow district communications for details on fundraising and travel logistics.