Multiple Students Recognized for Accomplishments

Several students were recognized for their accomplishments Monday night at the Matawan Aberdeen Regional School District's Board of Education meeting.

Here are a few highlights:

• Eleven students were honored for making the cut for the All Shore Chorus and for their formal performance in February. The All Shore Chorus is a highly competitive vocal group composed of 140 of the best singers from Monmouth and Ocean counties who must undergo a vigorous audition to earn a spot.

• Matthew Tomasello, a Matawan Regional High School senior and the student representative for the Board of Education, received the National Forensic League Academic All-American Award. Students selected for this award must be a National Forensic League Speech & Debate member with an earned degree of Superior Distinction, a 7.7 or higher GPA, 2000 or higher on their SAT and display leadership, strong character and commitment.

• Twenty-seven third graders from were recognized for the hard work on projects for the annual research fair. Children used laptops to to research non-fiction topics such as famous people, innovators, science or inventors. They created brochures, diaries or books to add character to their project. 

• MRHS artists recently participated in the Memory Project, where students were tasked with creating a portrait for an orphan of their choosing from an orphanage in Ecuador.