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Students receive inspiration on science field trip

By Sharon Machrone / October 17, 2014 / 0 Comments

Thirty-two Link 8th graders participated in a day of science at Students2Science (S2S) in East Hanover, NJ yesterday. This non-profit organization provides hand-on experiments under the guidance of real scientists in a simulated but authentic lab (with great equipment that schools generally don’t have!). The experience is intended to encourage students to pursue careers in […]

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Congratulations to Link’s student leaders

By Sharon Machrone / October 8, 2014 / 0 Comments

The Link student body elected their leadership – the Student Government Association officers and Community Representatives – last month. The SGA currently meets as an elective, during which their advisor, Ms. Tanisha Wilson, is providing guidance on leadership, planning, organizing and communications. After the first quarter, the group will meet after school most Wednesdays. The […]

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LCCS board tours school building

By Sharon Machrone / October 8, 2014 / 0 Comments

At last month’s board meeting, Head of School Maria Pilar Paradiso conducted a tour for the school board trustees, so they could experience the wonderful warm and stimulating learning environment that staff created for our students for the start of the new year. Link’s maintenance crew, under the direction of Chief Operating Officer Leslie Baynes, […]

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Link’s High School Night Slated for October 1st

By Sharon Machrone / September 28, 2014 / 0 Comments

Representatives from over 40 high schools – private day and boarding schools, Catholic schools, magnet schools and charter schools – will be in attendance at Link’s High School Night on Wednesday, October, 1,2014 at 6 pm. Link students and their families can learn about the great programs and opportunities that these schools offer. Since 8th graders […]

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Let the new school year begin!

By Sharon Machrone / September 9, 2014 / 0 Comments

Linkers returned to school earlier this month, all excited to meet their teachers and to start the 2014-2015 school year! 8th graders entered on Tuesday, and spent the day re-acclimating to school – greeting peers, meeting about a dozen new 8th grade classmates, brushing up on the school traditions and regulations, and learning what’s in […]

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SAVE THE DATE!

By Sharon Machrone / September 1, 2014 / 0 Comments

The Link Education Partners will host their annual A Taste of Newark, a benefit for the school, on Wednesday, November 19th at 5:30 pm at NJPAC. Mark it on your calendar, and get ready for a fantastically fun event!

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Staff prepares for the opening of school

By Sharon Machrone / September 1, 2014 / 0 Comments

Link’s faculty and staff have been eager at work preparing for the upcoming school year.  The enthusiasm and the excitement have been building all summer! The administrative staff continued their work this summer of transitioning to a public charter school, registering students and preparing for the new fifth grade and the teaching staff reported to […]

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Welcome to the 2014-15 school year!

By Sharon Machrone / September 1, 2014 / 0 Comments

Link opens on September 3rd for our 8th graders and on the 4th for all students. This is a milestone year for Link for we opening as a public charter school for the first time and we are greeting the school’s inaugural fifth grade class. We look forward to a wonderful year with our students […]

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LCCS Board meeting date change

By Sharon Machrone / August 6, 2014 / 0 Comments

The August Open Public Meeting of LCCS Board of Trustees has been changed to Monday, August 11, 2014 from the previously scheduled date of Tuesday, August 12, 2014. The meeting will begin at 6:30 pm and will be held at the school. 

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Link’s Head of School honored with special award

By Sharon Machrone / August 6, 2014 / 0 Comments

Maria Pilar Paradiso, Link’s head of school, was the recipient of Delbarton School’s Distinguished Educator Award. The award is presented annually to an individual who Delbarton “acknowledges as models of ability and devotion in educating young people.” The award was conferred in a ceremony honoring Mrs. Paradiso in May. In presenting the award to Mrs. […]

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