Student’s art has important message

Student’s art has important message

NUTLEY — A fifth grader from Nutley’s Good Shepherd Academy, a Catholic school in the Archdiocese of Newark, is sharing his talent and message with students across the state after winning an art contest sponsored by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey. Adam Idrovo was one of two winners of the Partnership for a […]

Kelly fourth-graders win prizes in Red Ribbon Week folder contest

Kelly fourth-graders win prizes in Red Ribbon Week folder contest

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Kelly Elementary School counselor Florence Chirichiello recently conducted the annual fourth-grade Red Ribbon Week folder contest in conjunction with a Partnership for a Drug Free New Jersey with the theme “Fun things to do instead of doing drugs.” Chirichiello and Kelly art teacher Nicole Siebert selected winners from each classroom, and […]

Kelly student named finalist in Partnership for a Drug-Free NJ folder contest

Kelly student named finalist in Partnership for a Drug-Free NJ folder contest

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Kelly Elementary School fourth-grade student Sofia Ventura has been named a finalist in the 2019–2020 Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey folder contest. Ventura was one of 28 finalists selected from a field of more than 3,600 entries from 140 schools statewide. The fourth-grade folder theme is “Fun Things to Do Instead […]

Six Essex County finalists recognized in statewide drug-prevention folder artwork contest

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — More than 6,000 fourth-grade students from across New Jersey participated and 30 were selected as finalists and recognized at the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey “Design a Fourth Grade Folder Contest” award ceremony on April 27. All 30 fourth-grade student finalists received medals for their creative peer-to-peer substance abuse prevention […]