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  • Hooper Avenue Turns 60

    Hooper Avenue Turns 60!
    May 4, 2026 --  It was a celebration for the ages as Hooper Avenue Elementary School turned 60 years old!  Current students and staff packed the gym for a pep rally that featured past administrators and other honored guests as Principal Jason Hughes helped ring in the school's 60th birthday.
    May 05, 2026
  • GT Expo a showcase of skills photo 1

    GT Expo a Showcase of Mythical Skills
    Stump the superintendent? A couple of gifted and talented students attempt to school Superintendent Michael Citta, and it appears to be working. 
    Mar 27, 2026
  • Group TOY and ESPOY 2026 board meeting

    Top Educators Receive Their Flowers at Board Meeting
    They are ALL IN: The 2025-2026 Teachers and Educational Service Professionals of the Year were honored at the March 18 Board of Education meeting at High School North.
    Mar 19, 2026
  • Eastside Theatre Company elementary tour photo 1

    Where's Wonka? Eastside Theatre Co. Tours Elementary Schools
    March 13, 2026- In advance of the premiere of their spring showing of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory next week (March 19, 20, and 21), High School East's Eastside Theatre Company brought the show on tour .
    Mar 13, 2026
  • Cake sculptures and apple mosaics photo 2

    Cake Sculptures, Mosaic Apples Highlight 2026 Youth Art Month
    March 11, 2026- All 12 district elementary schools are participants in this year's Youth Art Month celebration, which hosted its opening receptions at the TRAC (Toms River Artist Community) Gallery in downtown Toms River late last week.
    Mar 11, 2026
  • Mangia! Hooper Families Enjoy Pasta Night

    Mangia! Hooper Families Enjoy Pasta Night
    February 20, 2026 -- It's become a tradition everyone looks forward to at Hooper Avenue Elementary.  Pasta Night!  The fifth graders acted as the servers and delivered a delicious pasta dinner to their families.
    Feb 20, 2026
  • Hooper students fulfill duty to others 1

    Hooper Students Fulfill Duty to Help Others
    Nov 14, 2025
  • Veterans Day at Hooper 2025 photo 4

    Family Veterans Day a Hit at the Hoop
    Nov. 5, 2025- Few schools celebrate Veterans Day — or veterans in general — quite like Hooper Avenue Elementary. That trend continued today, as students at the Hoop welcomed their veteran family members for a school ceremony and classroom visits.
    Nov 05, 2025
  • Mission Accomplished Operation Homecoming

    Mission Accomplished: Operation Homecoming
    There wasn’t a dry eye in Dora Giannetti’s first-grade classroom at Hooper Avenue Elementary when U.S. servicemember and father Chris Gable surprised his daughter after returning from deployment. It was all part of a special moment dubbed “Operation Homecoming” and the special reunion was caught on tape.
    Oct 17, 2025
  • Patriot Day Commemorated at Hooper Avenue

    Patriot Day Commemorated at Hooper Avenue
    On September 11th, students and staff at Hooper Avenue gathered for a remembrance ceremony, observing a moment of silence to honor the lives lost 24 years ago.
    Sep 11, 2025
  • picture perfect north dover kids

    Back to School 2025-2026
    Sept. 3, 2025- Students returned to school today, officially kicking off the 2025-2026 school year. We've hand selected some of our favorite photos from a joyous day- we'll update this page throughout the day and rest of the week- but you can find more on the district's Instagram and Facebook feeds, as well as the IG accounts of our schools.
    Sep 03, 2025
  • together all in assembly 2025 photo 1

    Staff Get 'Together,' Show They Are 'ALL IN'
    Superintendent Mike Citta greets staff members this morning as they enter RWJBarnabas Health Arena for a pep rally to begin the new 2025-2026 school year.
    Sep 02, 2025
  • Buildings Freshen Up During District Beautification Day

    Buildings Freshen Up During District Beautification Day
    Aug. 20, 2025- While custodians, grounds, and maintenance crews continue to work hard preparing schools for opening day, they received some helping hands today.
    Aug 20, 2025
  • Happy Paraprofessional Appreciation Day

    Happy Paraprofessional Appreciation Day!
    Thank you to all paraprofessionals throughout the district for their dedication to our students on a daily basis. Especially our paras at Hooper Avenue who are pictured here!
    Apr 02, 2025
  • Hooper Avenue Turkey Trot

    Turkey Trot Benefits Muscular Dystrophy Association
    Hooper Avenue's annual Turkey Trot was a success thanks to Hooper students, families, staff, PTO, cross country team members, and T.E.A.M. volunteers. By working together, $1,500 was raised for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
    Nov 26, 2024
  • Hooper Avenue Share the Joy Food Drive

    Hooper Students Team Up to "Share the Joy"
    For the past 20 years, Hooper Avenue Elementary School has teamed up with 100.1 WJRZ during the radio station's annual Share the Joy initiative. During the month of November, students in Mr. Hynoski's class worked hard to collect food from the school community. All food collected will support Fulfill of Monmouth and Ocean Counties and will benefit people in the local communities.
    Nov 22, 2024
  • Hooper Avenue staff wearing Tshirts

    Hooper Ave Staff Shows Their TR Pride
    Holding up a sign reading "We are family," staff at the Hoop wore their new, "One Family" T-shirts for a group photo. Looking good!
    May 17, 2024
  • Hooper staff during Autism Acceptance Month

    Staff at The Hoop Celebrate Autism Acceptance Month
    "We all fit together at the Hoop" is a tagline lived out by staff members everyday, but particularly during April, which is National Autism Acceptance Month. Thank you, Husky staff, for showing us the way by always modeling empathy and acceptance!
    Apr 26, 2024
  • Joelle Siek hair raising experience

    Hair-Raising Happenings at Hooper Thanks to Liberty Science Center
    First-grade teacher Joelle Siek is shocked to see what science can do during the school’s assembly today featuring lessons from Liberty Science Center.
    Jan 31, 2024
  • Tree of Warmth Hooper Avenue

    Hooper Families Spread the Warmth with More Than 200 Donations
    The 9th annual Tree of Warmth saw Hooper Avenue families donate more than 200 NEW hats, mittens, scarves and pajamas for children in need, which the school will provide to local charities throughout Toms River. Thank you for spreading the warmth!
    Dec 21, 2023
  • HAE Pie Face Fun Run

    Principal Takes Pie to the Face
    Principal Mr. Hughes was a great sport while he was pied by super Huskies who raised the most money for Hooper Avenue's second annual Fun Run!
    Nov 07, 2023
  • 2023 Ocean County Math League

    Huskies Take Fourth in Ocean County Math League
    The annual Ocean County Math League tests the mathematical abilities of students in grades 4-8. We are happy to announce that the Hooper Huskies fifth-grade math team won fourth place overall in the 2023 contest! Congratulations!
    Jun 08, 2023
  • Reinheimer and crew for retirement party

    Congratulations to Pamela Reinheimer on Her Retirement
    Congratulations, Mrs. Reinheimer, on your retirement! The team at Hooper Avenue Elementary thanks you for your service to our students, and wishes you all the best as you begin this new adventure.
    Jun 07, 2023
  • Cicala at Applebees with Hooper Ave students

    Above and 'Bee'yond Teacher Brings Class to Applebee's
    From Toms River Patch, Hooper Avenue Elementary teacher Richard Cicala will do anything to engage his students.
    May 17, 2023