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Thank you, Ms. Sarah Peterson, for spreading holiday cheer and making mornings brighter by greeting students as the Grinch!

Thank you to all the parents and teachers who made the recent conferences at Colin Powell School meaningful and productive.

Colin Powell’s Fifth and Sixth Grade students recently wrapped up an exciting STEM project by building their very own PinBox “pinball” machines. These projects were crafted entirely from cardboard! With guidance from Ms. Silva, students listened carefully to each step, following detailed instructions as they folded, fitted, and assembled the many pieces needed to bring their pin boxes to life.

On December 18, 1787, New Jersey became the 3rd state to ratify the U.S. Constitution and was admitted into the Union, with delegates from all 13 counties in New Jersey voting unanimously. New Jersey was nicknamed “The Garden State" in the nineteenth century by Abraham Browning, a Camden attorney, who stated, "the Garden State is an immense barrel, filled with good things to eat and open at both ends, with Pennsylvanians grabbing from one end and New Yorkers from the other.”

Happy Bill of Rights Day! Today, December 15th, commemorates the 1791 ratification of the first Ten Amendments to the United States Constitution, guaranteeing fundamental freedoms like speech, religion, and a fair trial, and reserving powers for the people and states, serving as a cornerstone of American liberty.