Year in Review: Cinnaminson Schools

There are some school stories you can count on year in and year out—Cinnaminson will have a new group of alumni after the . Students will , achieve academic accolades like and take to the stage in the annual musical— in this year’s case.

But every school year also brings a bevy of unexpected surprises, some good, some bad. This year, Cinnaminson High School took YouTube by storm with its mysterious , what turned out to be a continuous music video of the student body and faculty lip-synching to And the still managed to win over students at Albany.

Cinnaminson learned two of its principals planned to retire. Middle school principal and Eleanor Rush’s left of the 2010-11 academic year.

The school community also said goodbye to the middle school’s Kathryn Cornforth, who in April.

In the classrooms, Cinnaminson students saw some important achievements this year. Three high school students were named and a middle school student made it to the state finals of the . Art students put their talents on display at the and the choir took another shot at glory with a second music competition. A Cinnaminson alumna continued to shine post-high school, from Burlington County College.

Outside of the classroom, Cinnaminson schools’ budget by a narrow margin, setting off a process that from the spending plan. Budget concerns statewide were likewise felt in Cinnaminson, as Gov. Chris Christie pension plans for teachers.

Although 2011 is over, the school year is barely halfway complete. What do you think the rest of the academic year will bring for Cinnaminson schools?

Number of school-related stories published on Cinnaminson Patch in 2011: 140. Follow school news year-round at Cinnaminson Patch’s schools topic page.