Roxbury Region

ROXBURY, NJ (January 8, 2021) – Leading up to the holidays, the first graders at Jefferson Elementary School in Barbara Derrick’s class put out a call for hats, gloves, scarves, and socks for Roxbury Social Services. Their “First Grade Giving Tree” community service project a success according to Derrick.

ROXBURY, NJ (December 21, 2020) – 552 students from 50 states and territories were selected to perform in the National Online Concert during Music In Our Schools Month. During the 2019-20 school year, along with other accomplished music students across the United States and overseas in military base schools, Zachary Solano from Roxbury High School practiced with the dedication to gain a chair or part in his local, district, and state music honor ensembles.

ROXBURY, NJ (December 18, 2020) – Just before Thanksgiving, Nixon Elementary School’s Early Act Club announced it would be holding a Holiday Food and Toy Drive to support Roxbury Social Services this holiday season.

At its monthly Virtual Coffee Chat on Wednesday, December 16, the Roxbury Area Chamber of Commerce awarded The Earl J. Chrystal Memorial Business Person of the Year Award not to a business owner, but to the Program Coordinator for adults at the Roxbury Public Library, Karen Cerreta.

ROXBURY, NJ (December 9, 2020) – Roxbury High School’s Rox-THON is holding two fundraisers this holiday season.

ROXBURY, NJ (December) – The Roxbury School District has enrolled as an open site through the National School Lunch Program and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which means the district can provide free meals (breakfast and lunch) to anyone under the age of 18 years old, whether you live in Roxbury or not through June 2021.

ROXBURY, NJ (December 10, 2020) – Three sixth-grade students from Lincoln/Roosevelt Elementary School won the “My Favorite Book” essay contest sponsored by the Roxbury Woman’s Club in conjunction with the Roxbury Public Library.

ROXBURY, NJ (December 9, 2020) – Franklin Elementary School in Roxbury Township received an unexpected donation this afternoon of 180 student supply kits from the local Staples store in Succasunna. Each care package included a pack of Crayola colored pencils, a pack of Crayola crayons, a Staples 2-pocket folder, a 2 oz. hand sanitizer, and a 3-pack of pink erasers, valued at approximately $5 a care package.

ROXBURY, NJ (December 3, 2020) – Roxbury High School announces the students who have earned High Honor Roll and Honor Roll for the first marking period of the 2020/2021 school year.

ROXBURY, NJ (November 25, 2020) – Thirteen students from Roxbury High School were named Students of the Month for October.

ROXBURY, NJ (November 24, 2020) – November 13th was World Kindness Day, a day that celebrates communities coming together through acts of kindness, and here in Roxbury, we came together in a few different ways.