Recently, students of Rahway High School Art teacher JoAnne Campanelli, studied the stained glass used in European cathedral windows and replicated the technique using colored tissue paper to adorn the windows of the hallway outside of the art studio.  These attractive windows, however, were not created by art majors with multiple years of study, but rather by students taking Survey of the Arts, a full-year exploratory course that includes terms in Introduction to Art, Introduction to Theatre, The History of the Broadway Play, and Music Appreciation. This new course allows students to meet the arts requirement for graduation while also discovering an area where they might choose to take further elective courses.

Gabriel Rolon, a sophomore at Rahway High School, recently auditioned and was accepted into the New Jersey All State Symphonic Band as first chair in percussion.  This is a rare honor, the third such student in the past fifteen years.  To attain this honor, Gabriel competed against 150 of the best instrumentalists from schools all over the state. The All State Bands will perform at NJPAC on Saturday, February 25 conducted by Dr. Cynthia Johnston Turner from Cornell University.  This performance will follow students gathering at Rutgers in New Brunswick for two days of rehearsals.

On March 6, 7, and 8, juniors at Rahway High School and throughout New Jersey will take the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) which measures the knowledge and skills needed to be able to be a productive citizen and to succeed on the job, in college, or in the military. Students are required to pass the HSPA to graduate from high school. Freshmen and sophomores take another test that predicts how likely it is that they will pass the HSPA as juniors. To help students prepare for this testing, Rahway has instituted a number of practices. Students are being instructed in small-group tutorial sessions once a week.  

Once again La Fayette Lodge donated funds to Rahway's local charities to help them serving the community. This year the Chamber of Commerce, The YMCA, Purple Heart Association, Breast Cancer, Arts Guild and a few others received donations. They were greeted in the East by our Worshipful Master Michael Romano and told us a little about what they planned to do with the donation.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

8:30AM till 9:30AM

Masonic Lodge

1550 Irving Street

The Rahway Garden Club has formed under the umbrella of the NJ Garden Club and is open to any area person who has a gardening interest. If you have a passion for flowers, vegetables, plants, trees or shrubs then this is the group for you to meet up with. Additional information can be obtained by calling 732-388-1765.

The Rahway Garden Club meets Thursday, February 16th at 7pm till 8:30pm at the Rahway Public Library, 2 City Hall Plaza. The meeting is free and open to the public. This month’s guest speaker is Rahway resident and gardener “extraordinaire” James Keane. The topic will be "Things to do around our garden in late Winter".

The Rahway Garden Club has formed under the umbrella of the NJ Garden Club and is open to any area person who has a gardening interest. If you have a passion for flowers, vegetables, plants, trees or shrubs then this is the group for you to meet up with. Additional information can be obtained by calling 732-388-1765.

The Argyle Fish-n-Chips Night will be held on February 17 from 5:00 pm till 8:00 pm, American Legion Post 5, 581 Maple Ave.  Sponsored by the Rahway High School Band Boosters.  For tickets and information call (732) 882-8745 or (732) 208-4633.

Girl Scouts USA is celebrating their centennial this year.  To honor the occasion the Rahway Girl Scouts are hoping to re-establish a connection with their "Old Guard", specifically Girl Scouts of all ages from the Rahway area who might have attended meetings or slept over in the Merchants and Drovers Tavern, once known simply as "The Girl Scout House".  Were you ever a Rahway Girl Scout or leader?  If you were, or if you know where one can be found, please contact Troop 41197.  You can send an e-mail message to gshnj.troop.1197@gmail.comor leave a message for Sarah Hansen of the Rahway Girl Scouts at 732-382-7437.

The Rahway Division of Senior Services is sponsoring a trip to Ehrhardt's Water Front Resort in Hawley, PA on Tuesday, March 13, 2012.  The trip is $57.00 per person with no refunds after Thursday, March 1, 2012.  The trip includes bus transportation, family style lunch, an Irish Band and the Ventriloquist Vince and his Leprechaun Buddy George.  Vince and George have been entertaining audiences for over 30 years. They have appeared on The Joan Rivers Show, Joe Franklin Show, Comedy Tonight with Bill Boggs, Comedy Central and many more. They have also shared a stage with Henry Youngman, Tiny Tim, Pat Cooper, Richard Belzer, Robert Klein, Eddie Murphy, Bobby Vinton and many more artists. The bus will leave from the Rahway Senior Center at 8:45 AM. and depart from Ehrhardt's at approximately 3:30 PM.

The Rahway Public Library is located at 2 City Hall Plaza. The Library has many events planed for Children and Adults, for more information please visit www.rahwaylibrary.org.