Week in Review: Pastor Installed, School Report Cards Released, FLHS Repeats as Volleyball State Champs
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Monday, June 4
More FLHS Students Taking SATs, Scoring Higher
Not only are a growing number of Fair Lawn High School students taking the SAT, their average scores on the test are increasing, according to this year's annual state School Report Card.
Local Church Installs Fair Lawn Police Detective as Pastor
Fair Lawn police detective David Boone was installed Sunday as the new senior pastor at Van Riper Ellis Broadway Baptist Church.
Tuesday, June 5
District Employs Fewer, More Well-Compensated Administrators than NJ Average
This year's annual state School Report Card finds that Fair Lawn School District has had fewer administrators per student than the New Jersey average for at least the past three years.
Fair Lawn High Women Are 'Tough Mudders' [Video]
High School faculty members ran through fire, swam through ice and wriggled under barbed wire to conquer grueling special forces obstacle course.
Wednesday, June 6
High School Musical 'Nine' Wins 2 Metropolitan Awards
The high school musical, "Nine," directed by John Giresi, had been up for 12 Metropolitan Awards and two Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards.
Thursday, June 7
Elementary and Middle School Students Receive Less Daily Instruction than State Peers
Fair Lawn’s daily instructional time trails the state average at the middle school and elementary school level. In contrast to the amount of instructional time offered at the elementary level, high school students receive almost one-and-a-half more hours of instruction daily than their state peers.
Three Challengers Vie to Unseat Fair Lawn BOE Incumbents
Residents Mark Spindel, Vladimir Itkin and Jeffrey Klein have filed to challenge Board of Education incumbents Eugene Banta, Ron Barbarulo and Joshua Gillenson in this November's Board of Education election.
Fair Lawn Repeats as Boys Volleyball State Champion
The underdog Cutters upended top seed Southern in three sets Thursday to repeat as boys volleyball state champions.
Friday, June 8
Grand Opening of Great Clips on Fair Lawn Avenue [Photo Gallery]
Great Clips, the world's largest hair salon brand, opened a franchise in Fair Lawn in late May. The store held its grand opening Friday afternoon.
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