MEDIA COVERAGE
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Sixth-grade students in Cherry Hill continue to learn how to make responsible decisions through the Law Enforcement Against Drugs and Violence (LEAD) program, with its strategies to reduce youthful consumption of alcohol, tobacco and other substances.
![Cherry Hill is expanding its preschool classrooms, hundreds on the waiting list]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1757959802/cherryhillk12njus/fkaewmtrlz7n5h75cmus/play-based-learning-in-classroom-Edmentum-International-article.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1757959802/cherryhillk12njus/fkaewmtrlz7n5h75cmus/play-based-learning-in-classroom-Edmentum-International-article.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1757959802/cherryhillk12njus/fkaewmtrlz7n5h75cmus/play-based-learning-in-classroom-Edmentum-International-article.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1757959802/cherryhillk12njus/fkaewmtrlz7n5h75cmus/play-based-learning-in-classroom-Edmentum-International-article.png","width":1200}])
For an hour every day, the preschoolers in Beth Garofola’s class get to choose their favorite activity — from reading to playing with water and sand.
![Cherry Hill's Beck Middle School chosen as a 'Middle School of Character' by Camden County.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1757959505/cherryhillk12njus/bhlo9ts0uupcpz11erz7/BeckMiddleschoolofCharacter.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1757959505/cherryhillk12njus/bhlo9ts0uupcpz11erz7/BeckMiddleschoolofCharacter.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1757959505/cherryhillk12njus/bhlo9ts0uupcpz11erz7/BeckMiddleschoolofCharacter.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1757959505/cherryhillk12njus/bhlo9ts0uupcpz11erz7/BeckMiddleschoolofCharacter.png","width":1075}])
Students at Cherry Hill's Beck Middle School are nurturing relationships, being celebrated for their positive behavior, conducting food and toy drives and incorporating valuable character traits into their curriculum.
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Near the endzone in the lobby of Johnson Elementary in Cherry Hill, students spent part of Friday counting cans of soup and filling bags full of canned goods.
![Students compete in battle of business ideas through 'New Jersey DECA']([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1757958778/cherryhillk12njus/uiyyh8q2qdkhgashyd14/nj-deca-long1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1757958778/cherryhillk12njus/uiyyh8q2qdkhgashyd14/nj-deca-long1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1757958778/cherryhillk12njus/uiyyh8q2qdkhgashyd14/nj-deca-long1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1757958778/cherryhillk12njus/uiyyh8q2qdkhgashyd14/nj-deca-long1.jpg","width":1000}])
Internationally, DECA helps to prepare students in the realms of marketing, finance, hospitality and management. This materializes in various conferences where students compete with presentations and problem-solving activities.
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Students, parents and teachers of the Cherry Hill School District traveled to the New Jersey state capital to fight for funding as they brace for drastic cuts.
NJPSA Visionary Principal of the Year Secondary Level & NASSP Principal of the Year Dr Kwame Morton NJPSA FEA