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WBL Program Celebrates Students, Community Partners

WBL student Mel-Austin Pinales stands with Sgt. Kyle Martucci of the Toms River Police Department.
22 hours ago
Nine TR Students Recognized at Annual Awards Breakfast

May 21, 2025- It's that time of year for honoring students, and on the heels of Unsung Heroes— mere hours later, in fact, also on site at RWJBarnabas Health Arena— the 37th Annual Superintendents' Roundtable and Ocean County Mayors' Association Scholarship event was held.
1 day ago
Ocean County Youth Honored at Special Event

May 21, 2025- It's fast becoming tradition that Unsung Heroes— an event from the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office that celebrates young men and women who have risen above unique or adverse circumstances— is hosted at RWJBarnabas Health Arena with an assist from Toms River Regional Schools.
2 days ago
Potential Future Musicians Sample Some Instruments

May 20, 2025- Do I love the violin (right)? Do I loathe the saxophone (left)? These are the questions the annual Instrument Test Drive sets out to answer.
3 days ago
'Stick it to Cancer' is Theme of HSE Lax Senior Night

May 19, 2025- Friday's home matchup with Marlboro was Senior Night for High School East's girls lacrosse team, and a resounding 15-2 over their Shore Conference opponent was a nice way to celebrate.
4 days ago
Caruso Surpasses 200 Points

May 15, 2025- It has been quite a year for district lacrosse records and milestones. Even in that context, however, what High School East's Nicholas Caruso just accomplished is quite remarkable.
May 15, 2025
Exploration of Trades Continues at OCVTS Expo
May 14, 2025
Raiders Avenge Prior Loss to RFH With SCT First-Round Win

Daniel Nafziger didn't walk a batter through seven solid innings of work Monday.
May 13, 2025
Photos: Toms River High School Orchestra Performs
May 09, 2025
Watch the TRSTV Game of the Week: Unified Kickball
May 08, 2025
Nothing Greater Than This Raider at NJSTA State Conference

May 8, 2025- High School East's Noah Eichert is Nashville bound after a super-strong performance at the NJSTA State Conference held last weekend at TCNJ.
May 08, 2025
Raiders Take Ocean County Tournament

May 7, 2025- A complete game that yielded only one run with 10 strikeouts from Daniel Nafziger, and three hits including a home run from Matthew Ferrara helped High School East to a 3-1 win over Brick Memorial in the final of the Ocean County Baseball Tournament yesterday.
May 07, 2025
Students Help Pop the Trunk for Those in Need

May 5, 2025- This past Friday, May 2, students from all three high schools who take part in the district's work-based learning program put in some good work for those in need.
May 05, 2025
Athletes Recognized for Sportsmanship

May 5, 2025- At the Shore Conference Student Athlete Sportsmanship Awards held Sunday at RWJBarnabas Health Arena, a handful of district athletes earned honors.
May 05, 2025
Bang the Drum: Indoor Percussion Title for District Team

April 28, 2025- The Toms River Regional Indoor Percussion team is an ensemble made up of students from High School East and High School North. It's only their third year of existence, but they entered the Tournament Indoor Association Region 7/10 Championships this past Sunday with high hopes, warranted considering they went undefeated their entire season.
Apr 28, 2025
Cummings Sets School Lax Record in Big Win Over RBC

Two hundred points is the next milestone for High School East senior midfielder Nate Cummings, no. 15, who was congratulated by teammates yesterday for setting the new school record of 199.
Apr 10, 2025
Career Education the Focus of Hispanic Heritage Day

April 10, 2025- Hispanic Heritage Clubs from all three high schools gathered yesterday at RWJBarnabas Health Arena for a day dedicated to career exploration.
Apr 10, 2025
East Baseball Off to Strong Start

Matthew Ferrara looks to connect against Donovan Catholic April 2. Photo by Allison Goodwin.
Apr 07, 2025
Excellence in Photos
Apr 04, 2025
Spring in Their Step: Life Skills Students Welcome New Season

April 2, 2025- Properly ushering in spring is a life skill, too. And so it was that the 18-21 Like Skills program at High School East had its spring party yesterday, where they were able to let loose and flash some of those skills.
Apr 02, 2025
East Coast Space Design Competition Hosted at HSN

April 1, 2025- The East Coast Space Design Competition was hosted at High School North March 15. It was a high-intensity yet fun industry simulation event in which students adopted professional roles, were given industry specific challenges, and were tasked to deliver real world solutions.
Apr 01, 2025
Spring Play Season a Sensation for Fans

Photo by Allison Goodwin
Mar 31, 2025
Lights, Camera, Auction to Take Place June 5

March 26, 2025- The district is partnering with Fair Funding For Students (FFFS) NJ to host a large-scale gift auction June 5 at RWJBarnabas Health Arena.
Mar 26, 2025
Milestone Year Capped Off With Honors for Cohen

March 24, 2025- Kevin Cohen led the 2024-2025 High School East girls basketball team to a stellar 20-8 record, a Shore A South division title, and a berth in the South Jersey Group 3 NJSIAA semifinals.
Mar 24, 2025
East Teacher Springs Into Action to Save Life

Casey Scallon, a special education teacher at High School East, jumped into action yesterday and saved a life.
Mar 21, 2025
High School Musical Gets Test Run at Hooper Ave

March 21, 2025- More like Hooper School Musical, right?The cast of High School East's upcoming production of High School Musical gave it a test run at Hooper Avenue Elementary School yesterday.
Mar 21, 2025
District Honors Year's Best at Board Meeting

March 20, 2025-- At the March 19, 2025 Toms River School Board meeting, the district's Teachers and Educational Service Professionals of the Year were recognized and honored with commemorative plaques.
Mar 20, 2025
Successful Saturday at Science Fair

March 17, 2025- The 50th Annual Jersey Shore Science Fair took place Saturday, March 15 at Stockton University, and Toms River Regional Schools students represented well yet again, including some blue-ribbon winners.
Mar 17, 2025
Ten Medal at FBLA State Leadership Conference

March 14, 2025- March 10 through 12, 48 district high schoolers—led by advisors (left) Janine Hatton (High School East), Robert Gold (South), and Jamie Tesoro (North)—attended the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) State Leadership Conference, the largest ever, made up of more than 4,000 students.
Mar 14, 2025
Double Shot of Ice Spice Latte

It was written last year about Ice Spice Latte that "No doubt there will be a target on their backs heading into 2024-2025," and that was true, yet they prevailed nevertheless. Daniel Nafziger's (left) arm and Joey DiMeo's (right) elusiveness helped ISL capture back-to-back HSE dodgeball titles. Is a dynasty brewing?
Mar 06, 2025
Read Across America Week ... in Photos

March 3, 2025- Read Across America Day was, technically, yesterday. But when you're a school district, you have to work a day that celebrates reading into the calendar.
Mar 03, 2025
She Rocks: East Teacher Ashley Fitzgerald Recognized

March 3, 2025- Congratulations to High School East's Ashley Fitzgerald (above), who's been named a 2025 Teacher Who Rocks! The program that recognizes local educators doing great things is sponsored by the NJEA and promoted by 95.
Mar 03, 2025
East Advances to State Semifinals
Mar 03, 2025
Anthem Kickstarts Lady Raiders' First-Round Win

Feb. 28, 2025- High School East's girls basketball team hosted a first-round game in the South Jersey Group 3 NJSIAA tourney Feb. 26, the home game being the spoils of a fabulous season.
Feb 28, 2025
Rare Disease Day Takes on Added Meaning for TR in 2025

Feb. 27, 2025- Rare Disease Day is a worldwide movement, hosted annually on the last day in February, aimed at raising awareness among the general public and decision makers about rare diseases and their impact on patients' lives.
Feb 28, 2025
District 26 Shines Wrestling Spotlight on THIS District

Feb. 25, 2025- The NJSIAA wrestling events of last weekend were portioned out by districts, with Toms River representing District 26. To say it was a good showing is an understatement.
Feb 25, 2025
Pink Unicorn Takes Masked Singer: Teacher Edition at East

Feb. 21, 2025- It was the inaugural Masked Singer: Teacher Edition event at High School East yesterday evening, and it was a hoot.Hosted by Matt Cicalese with help from Jess Lowe, the competition pitted a handful of anonymous Raider staff members against each other to determine who had the best singing skills and stage presence.
Feb 21, 2025
Nail-Biter Nets Coach Cohen His 300th Win

Feb. 12, 2025-- OK, these 2024-2025 High School East senior nights are getting ridiculous.In the latest magical installment, the Lady Raiders basketball team celebrated its seniors before narrowly escaping with a two-point win over Shore rival Central Regional in what was described as a "heart-pounding" game.
Feb 12, 2025
State Track Meet a Welcome Site for District Athletes

Feb. 10, 2025- While a foursome from North was competing at the Millrose Games in NYC, the Bubble was a welcome site for many of the district's track and field stars this past weekend.
Feb 10, 2025
Pins, Wins Highlight HSE Wrestling Senior Night

Feb. 6, 2025- The magic of Raider athletics senior nights continues.High School East senior Scott Tedeschi (above) tallied his first win of the season, a 6-5 decision, and the release of emotion and excitement took an already electric atmosphere to the brink of joyous mayhem.
Feb 06, 2025
Senior Swim Night Bittersweet for Outgoing Raiders

Feb. 5, 2025- High School East's boys and girls swim teams faced off against district and Shore rival High School South yesterday. The boys won and the girls fell to a tough South swim squad, but the results didn't matter as much as the post-meet sendoffs.
Feb 05, 2025
Tri-M Music Honor Society Returns to East, Musicians Inducted
Jan 31, 2025
Magical Senior Night Means 15-0 for TR Hockey

Toms River Hockey continued their undefeated season Friday night with a convincing10-0 win over Colonia. On the team's Senior Night, every senior player in attendance scored a goal, and the atmosphere was "really electric," according to HSE's Allison Goodwin, whose amazing photos of the game are linked here. Keep up the great work, fellas!
Jan 21, 2025
Speaking From Experience: From TV21 to WPVI

Jamie Pschorr, 1997 graduate of East and TV21, is now executive producer of the evening news shows on WPVI 6 out of Philly. She returned to East this week to speak to Raiders in the TRSTV broadcast journalism program about her career experience.
Dec 20, 2024
History Club Visits Gettysburg

The Raiders' History Club ventured to Gettysburg this past weekend for a day filled with learning, laughter, and memorable experiences.
Nov 25, 2024
Marching Raiders Named Ocean County's Best Band by WOBM

"With thousands and thousands and thousands of votes."
Oct 04, 2024
Junior Raider Headed to Florida for TSA Event

Junior Dante Kanterezhi-Gatto won two awards at the NJ TSA State Conference held April 26—3rd place for CAD Architecture and 2nd place Promotional Design. Dante, along with his younger sister Alexandra and fellow student NJTSA member Noah Eichert will represent the district June 26 through 30 at a TSA showcase in Orlando, Florida. Congratulations, Dante!
May 31, 2024
Lisa Maratto Named ‘Teacher Who Rocks’

Congratulations to High School East’s Lisa Maratto, who’s been recognized by 95.9 WRAT-FM and 100.1 WJRZ-FM as a "Teacher Who Rocks!" Her story will be read on-air at 1:20 p.m. March 1 on Rockyn Robyn’s Show on 95.9 WRAT, and around 3:20 p.m. on 100.1 WJRZ’s with Matt Knight. Lisa’s story can also be found on the station’s websites. Way to go, Lisa!
Mar 01, 2024
East Grad Frankie Edgar Named to UFC Hall of Fame

The former Raider wrestler is one of UFC's all-time greats, officially now.
Jan 22, 2024
East Students Help Translate Parent-Teacher Conferences

High School East’s Hispanic Heritage Club had the opportunity to translate parent-teacher conferences at Cedar Grove and Hooper Avenue elementary schools last week.
Dec 11, 2023
70 Trips and Counting to Valley Forge for School's History Buffs

HSE's History Club attended their 70th trip to Valley Forge National Park on Saturday, Nov. 18.
Nov 21, 2023
Anatomy and Physiology Students Visit Rutgers Cadaver Lab

Today, Dr. Marybeth Kretz’s anatomy and physiology students visited the cadaver lab at Rutgers. "It was such an amazing experience," said HSE teacher Allison Goodwin, who snapped this photo.
Nov 20, 2023
Dia de los Muertos Celebrated at HSE

Señora Rodriguez set up an ofrenda table today in the media center to celebrate Dia de los Muertos. Thank you, Señora Rodriguez, for helping the school celebrate this important and beloved cultural occasion!
Nov 01, 2023
TREA Supports Safe Trick-or-Treat at HSE

High School East clubs and organizations created another spectacular and spooky safe trick-or-treat event with the support of the Toms River Education Association! The school thanks all of the community members for their donation of a non-perishable food item that will be donated to the local pantry ... thank you all so much!
Oct 31, 2023
High School East Freshman to Play in World Youth Cup in Sweden

High School East's Ella McNeary has been playing soccer since she was 3 years old, and this season played varsity as a freshman. This summer, she's one of only 18 female athletes from NJ14 Soccer Club selected to represent the United States at the Gothia Cup in Sweden.
Jun 09, 2023
Outstanding Community Advocate Award Goes to HSE SRO

Toms River Police Department's Mental Health Committee recognized Corporal John Mehl for his work helping others.
May 15, 2023
History Club Visits Gettysburg

High School East's History Club visited Gettysburg this past weekend, and enjoyed their time learning and exploring the famed Pennsylvania town.
May 09, 2023
First Responder Event at HSE Helps Break Down Barriers

When High School East School Resource Officer (SRO) John is not involved with crisis de-escalation and all of his other duties, he can often be found hanging out in the classrooms sitting alongside the students or young adults asking about their work, giving fist bumps and high fives, cracking jokes, or even participating in spontaneous dance parties.
Apr 27, 2023
Register for High School East's Dodgeball Tournament of Champions April 28

Proceeds will benefit the school's East Ropes Course.
Apr 03, 2023

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