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  Cording Ceremony Celebrates 35 Enlistees to Military

  2 days ago
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  TR Athletes, Coaches Fill Year-End Track Honors by APP

  June 11, 2025- Following the girls All-Shore Track & Field announcements, it was the boys' turn.In the least surprising news of the track season, all four of High School North's all-world 4x400 relay team of Mamadi Diawara, Taysaun Wilson, Camryn Thomas, and Mordecai Ford made first-team honors from the Asbury Park Press.

  4 days ago
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  Three Standouts Named First-Team All-Shore Girls Track & Field

  June 10, 2025- Three district track and field standouts have been named to the Asbury Park Press's All-Shore Track and Field first team for 2025.High School North's Riley Brazier and May Hanlon, along with High School South's Julia Santos, earned the honors.

  5 days ago
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  Golden Grand Finale for North Track Stars

  From left to right, High School North's Jael Hester, Camryn Thomas, Taysaun Wilson, and Mamadi Diawara won the 4X400Photo by Jerry Carino of Asbury Park Press.

  Jun 06, 2025
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  Bailey Terrett Wins Prestigious Award for Personal Essay

  Bailey Terrett has reason to smile. Her personal essay, "5 Minutes," has been nationally recognized.

  Jun 05, 2025
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  Two to Tango: HSN Dancers Attend State Teen Arts Fest

  June 5, 2025- High School North Dance Academy sophomores Madi Mastriano and Jayda Niedzielski advanced to the State Teen Arts Festival with their choreography for contemporary dance.

  Jun 05, 2025
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  Superintendent Citta Interviews 2025 Valedictorians

  June 3, 2025- The Valedictorian Show is the annual feature from TRSTV in which Superintendent Mike Citta sits down with the year's valedictorians from each high school.

  Jun 03, 2025
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  North Theatre Nabs Two BergenPAC Awards

  June 3, 2025- Yesterday it was reported that the High School North Nautical Stars Theatre Company was up for 12 BergenPAC High School Musical Awards from their performance of Crazy For You.

  Jun 03, 2025
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  North Track Caps Undefeated Season With State Title

  Jun 02, 2025
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  Nautical Stars Up For a Dozen Awards

  June 2, 2025- High School North's Nautical Stars Theatre Company's spring production of Crazy for You has been nominated for 12 BergenPAC High School Musical Awards: Best Sound Design (Zack Bliss), Best Hair & Makeup Design (Joelle Mascaro), Best Costume Design (Frankie Confalone), Best Orchestra (George Powers), Best Ensemble (cast), Best Ensemble Member (Christopher Gioxaris), Best Choreography (Dr.

  Jun 02, 2025
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  OCC Welcomes Students For Career Readiness Conference

  Students enjoyed a workshop titled "How to Succeed in College with the Student Success Team" focused on time management, proving there's always time for a quick photo.

  May 30, 2025
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  Toms River Athletes Star at SCC

  High School South's Jayden Hall and Julia Santos, photo by Jenna Mikels

  May 28, 2025
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  Asbury Park Press: Monster jump leads Toms River North to Shore Conference Title

  “Jael Hester knew he had a monster long jump in him. He just didn’t know quite how to bring it about.” Story and photos by Jerry Carino

  May 28, 2025
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  Access to Resources, Prizes a SNAP at 3rd Annual Community Fair

  One lucky student holds up his prize, a ShopRite gift card, won at the ESL Community Resources Fair May 22.

  May 27, 2025
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  James Long Nominated for Veteran of the Year

  May 27, 2025- Sergeant First Class James E. Long, who leads the district's Junior ROTC program housed at High School North, has been nominated for Veteran of the Year.

  May 27, 2025
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  Track & field: Toms River North breaks national record

  "The dream season for Toms River North’s boys track team now has a crown jewel achievement: a national record." From the Asbury Park Press and Jerry Carino

  May 23, 2025
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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.

  May 22, 2025
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  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.

  May 21, 2025
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  Kindness at Home

  Toms River Regional Schools believes kindness starts at home and flourishes through strong partnerships between families and schools. As part of our 2024-2025 Kindness Campaign, we invited parents to share how their family encourages kindness in everyday life.

  May 21, 2025
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  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.

  May 21, 2025
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  Mariners Make May Mental Health Movie

  May 20, 2025
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  Dance Academy Students Selected for Sponsorship

  May 16, 2025
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  North Sophomore Kuhn Notches 100th Lax Point

  May 16, 2025
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  Machamer + Misa = Milestones

  May 15, 2025- A 10-7 home win over Marlboro was cause for celebration for a number of reasons on an otherwise dreary day. For starters, the victory advanced High School North's boys lacrosse team to the finals of the Coach's Cup Tournament, where they'll face Brick Memorial on the road tomorrow.

  May 15, 2025
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  Buster Birthday Bash Includes Salty

  May 13, 2025
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  Photos: Toms River High School Orchestra Performs

  May 09, 2025
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  Watch the TRSTV Game of the Week: Unified Kickball

  May 08, 2025
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  North Hurdlers Break 46-Year Shore Conference Record

  May 05, 2025
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  North TSA Competes at TCNJ

  HSN’s TSA Chapter showcased their talent and creativity at the NJTSA Conference at TCNJ May 3. Students competed in Digital Video Production, Transportation Modeling, Board Game Design, Promotional Design, and Photographic Technology events, and had a great time exploring spectator Events. Advisors Dana Oleksy and Jamie Tesoro expressed pride in the way students represented North and the effort and hard work they put into their projects throughout the school year.

  May 05, 2025
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  Arbor Day Tradition Continues

  Student Michael Roberts provided the music and patriotism, Principal Ed Keller and APs Chris Blessing, Chris Madigan, and Matt Malagiere provided the shovels, and everyone pitched in to make Arbor Day 2025 at High School North one worth remembering.

  May 05, 2025
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  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
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  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
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  Mental Health Underlying Theme of North-South Lax Game

  May 2, 2025- May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and like last May, the girls lax teams from High School North and High School South came together for something beyond lacrosse.

  May 02, 2025
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  Two Mariners Selected For Gridiron All-Star Game

  May 1, 2025- It was a highlight-reel-type season for Blaise Boland and Nasir Jackson, High School North Mariners who were part of the team's third consecutive state title this past season.

  May 01, 2025
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  Freedom Division Crown for North Boys Lax

  May 1, 2025- High School North's boys lacrosse team defeated Neptune soundly yesterday at home, 14-1, thanks to three goals from Ben Misa and four assists from Anthony Montalban.

  May 01, 2025
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  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
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  North Artist Wins OCHD Competition

  April 17, 2025- High School North student Briana Parada-solano—above, flanked by High School North assistant principals Ann Gural and Dave Fazzini—has won Ocean County Health Department's Annual Public Health Awareness Student Art Competition.

  Apr 17, 2025
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  Showing Up in March Nets April Breakfast for Mariners

  Apr 11, 2025
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  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
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  Excellence in Photos

  Apr 04, 2025
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  HSN Class of '27 Gift Auction April 8

  Support the Class of 2027 and score amazing prizes at our upcoming Gift Auction! Bid on a fantastic selection of items, enjoy a fun-filled evening, and help us raise funds for an unforgettable senior year. Don’t miss your chance to win big while supporting a great cause! The auction is 6:30 p.m. April 8 at HSN. Get your tickets now by emailing mpenna@trschools.com or jhuey@trschools.com. Bring your friends and family for a night of excitement!

  Apr 02, 2025
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  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
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  Spring Play Season a Sensation for Fans

  Photo by Allison Goodwin

  Mar 31, 2025
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  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
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  Oleksy Recognized as Teacher Who Rocks at HSN Event

  March 10, 2025- At its Battle of the Classes assembly March 7, High School North shared some exciting news.Music teacher Jon Grill announced that Dana Oleksy has been named a 2025 Teacher Who Rocks.

  Mar 10, 2025
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  North Relay Team Caps Incredible Season With MofC Win

  High School North's 4X400 relay team of Mordecai Ford, Camryn Thomas, Taysaun Wilson, and Mamadi Diawara won gold at the NJSIAA Indoor Track Meet of Champions yesterday. It was the team's second straight MofC title, and caps a year that included Shore Conference and Group 4 state titles. Congrats. boys!

  Mar 03, 2025
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  District Athletes Honored at 'Women in Sports Day'

  Female student-athletes from the across the district were invited to participate in the 3rd annual Shore Conference Women in Sports Day, hosted at the Ranney School in Tinton Falls.

  Feb 18, 2025
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  Increased Attendance a ‘Blessing’ at North

  Assistant Principal Chris Blessing has become a master motivator when it comes to showing up. Here, Blessing stands with teacher Allison Greenhouse and Safety Officer Lou Santora to celebrate the latest Mariner to turn things around and earn perfect attendance—in this case for January—and reap the rewards. Congratulations to this perfect attendee and to Blessing and the HSN leadership team for creating a culture of showing up to learn!

  Jan 31, 2025
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  Eighth-Grade Parents Night Jan. 30

  Incoming Mariner ninth-graders and their families can learn about everything High School North-related in the Maria Ressa Auditorium 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30. See flyer for additional details.

  Jan 24, 2025
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  Sophia Bloom Reps HSN at Rutgers Game

  At the Rutgers women's basketball game Jan. 9, the NJSIAA recognized high school seniors in honor of National Girls & Women in Sports Day. Sophia Bloom, a cross country athlete, was the proud representative of High School North. Way to go, Sophia!

  Jan 15, 2025
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  FBLA Leaders Nationally Recognized

  High School North FBLA Chapter Officers (left to right) Gabrielle Rizzo, Gabriela Kostova, and Joanne Chen achieved national recognition for their leadership. Congratulations, ladies!

  Nov 26, 2024
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  Wall Game Precursor to Rematch With East

  Unified Sports continued this week at the Field of Dreams when the Mariners took on Wall in a game of flag football. The game served as a precursor to next week’s season-ending matchup against in-district rival High School East. Another Battle of Bay Avenue is in store, this time with flag football bragging rights at stake. So stay tuned.

  Nov 22, 2024
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  XC Girls Are OC Champs

  Congratulations to the girls cross country team for winning the Ocean County championship ... way to go, girls!

  Oct 17, 2024
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  Calling the Class of 1984: Reunion Set For Nov. 30

  At the Sawmill in Seaside, a 40-year reunion is scheduled for the Mariners Class of '84. See the linked flyer for details and RSVP contact info.

  Oct 04, 2024
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  Welcome, Class of 2028!

  Freshmen orientations were hosted at all three district high schools this week. Meaning just like that, the 2024-2025 school year is upon us. And good news: the early vibes of the new year are already fantastic, judging by the photos.

  Aug 22, 2024
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  APP Previews Upcoming Season for HSN Football

  Story by Steven Falk, photos by Tanya Breen

  Aug 21, 2024
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  APP: Epic Triple for HSN Boys Track, Mordecai Ford at Penn Relays

  "The Toms River North boys track team qualified for three finals at the Penn Relays. That's virtually unheard of. Mordecai Ford ran on all three quartets. That's the stuff of legend." Story by Jerry Carino, photos by Peter Ackerman

  Apr 29, 2024
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  COMPASS Academy: Drugs 101 Parent Forum May 1

  Join NJ4S COMPASS and the Ocean County Health Department, at an interactive parent/caregiver presentation titled: What to Look For. See linked flyer for details.

  Mar 20, 2024
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  North's FBLA Chapter Featured in 'Tomorrow's Business Leader'

  High School North's FBLA chapter was recognized for its community service in page 8 of Tomorrow's Business Leader, including a photo of Ryan Sabino (left) and Jesse Mateos (right).

  Dec 18, 2023
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  Joe Mahon Named Ocean County Coach of the Year

  "With a 15-4 record and securing a Class A South title and a visit to the South Jersey Group IV final round, Coach Mahon led a dominant Mariners team to be named the Ocean County Boys Soccer Coach of the Year," wrote Shore Sports Network in an Instagram post announcing the news. Congrats, Coach!

  Dec 01, 2023
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  Financial Aid Night is Wednesday

  To be held in the High School EAST student center, see attached flyer for details.

  Nov 27, 2023
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  DART Coalition Meets Mariner Mentors

  Representatives from RWJBarnabas Health’s DART Coalition—taking aim at substance abuse in Ocean County—met today with Mariner Mentors in High School North’s media center. Through fun activities like card games, students learned strategies for making positive life choices, and becoming leaders in their own right.

  Nov 16, 2023
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  Mariners Win Second Straight Sectional Title

  High School North defeated Washington Township 49-14 Nov. 10, winning the Central Jersey Group 5 title for the second consecutive year. Story by Asbury Park Press.

  Nov 13, 2023
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  North Falls to Washington Township

  After an outstanding year, the 15-4 High School North boys soccer team lost a hard-fought battle to Washington Township in the SJ Group IV Sectional championship game Nov. 4.

  Nov 07, 2023
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  Christine Girtain Receives Award for Teaching Excellence

  She is one of only 43 educators from across the United States to win the prestigious award from the NEA Foundation.

  Oct 10, 2023
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  Mariners Win Best Percussion in Brick

  Following the band’s win in Manchester Sept. 23, High School North’s percussion section won Best Percussion at its competition at Brick Memorial Sept. 30. Congratulations!

  Oct 02, 2023
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  High School North Class of '83 Reunion Sept. 30

  Celebrating 40 years, see flyer for more details.

  Sep 15, 2023
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  Bring Your Child to Work Day!

  Yesterday, schools across the district, including High School North, celebrated Bring Your Child to Work Day. We love working alongside our colleagues and their families, and it proved to be, yet again, one of our favorite days of the year!

  Apr 28, 2023

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