Year in Review: Moorestown Schools

Every school year brings an expected slate of stories. A new class from , its third-graders, students party at the and showcase their .

But it’s the individual stories that made this year stand out. Take the students who quickly became heroes by on the bus. Or the aka bus driver Dorothy Kube, who shuttled generations of Moorestown students safely to and from school.

Students at , students formed a new a cappella group in the , students showcased their , Baker in a show of civic responsibility and students got a break from cafeteria food with a during lunch.

At , girls showed there is no gender barrier , students took first place in a and a popular class.

Volunteerism also highlighted the year, with feeding the hungry and students and heart health.

On the arts front, Moorestown’s native daughter and now Broadway actress to her hometown to offer tips to high school thespians, while the middle school took on . In February, Moorestown student won a Drexel University contest. And a local painter turned the library at Roberts into . 

On the administrative side, Moorestown approved a and administrators spent much of the year warning of a . Even so, voters the school district’s spending plan. 

The year started off as the last ended—with negotiations between the school board and teachers. That finally in September, after and .

And the district closes out the year in the midst of its .

2011 proved quite a year for Moorestown schools and though the year is ending, the academic year is barely halfway through. What do you think 2012 will bring for Moorestown schools?

Number of school-related stories published on Moorestown Patch in 2011: 261. Stay in the know year-round with Moorestown Patch’s schools topic page.