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Friday May 22, 2026

As all of our emergency closing days have been used this year ,school will be in session on May 22, the Friday before Memorial Day, and on May 26, the Tuesday following Memorial Day. Friday May 22 will be a one -session day . Tuesday May 26 will be a regular full day of school. Jack Hurley Superintendent of Schools … [Read More...] about Friday May 22, 2026

UMS Students Win Elks Club Writing Contest

Posted Under: District Information, Union School News

The Union School English Department is proud to announce two local winners of the 2025-26 Drug Awareness Writing Contest. This year's theme is: "Drugs Are a Grave Mistake." Hawa Arande’s essay, “I Will Never Forget the Day” and Mia DiLorenzo’s poem, “I Never Planned on Becoming a Story” were both selected by the judges as outstanding entries. Both students received $25 Barnes & Noble gift certificates for their achievements. In addition, Hawa Arande’s essay was advanced by the committee … [Read More...] about UMS Students Win Elks Club Writing Contest

RHS Students Earn Honors in Family, Career and Community Leaders of America

Posted Under: District Information, RHS News

On March 25th an 26th, RHS students competed in various events, attended leadership workshops and networked with 800 fellow FCCLA members in the state.

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is a national Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) for students in Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) education.

FCCLA is the nation’s #1 career preparation and workforce readiness organization for … [Read More...]

RHS Concert Choir Performs at Carnegie Hall in NYC

Posted Under: District Information, RHS News

On March 23, 2026, the Rutherford Concert Choir sang at the esteemed Carnegie Hall under the direction of University of Kentucky Director of Choral Activities, Jefferson Johnson. For the past two months, students worked extremely hard to learn challenging repertoire and rehearsed with choirs from Kentucky and North Carolina. Two RHS students were even featured in a small group at the beginning of one of the songs, Nina Tavani and Vivienne Virostko. This amazing accomplishment could not be done … [Read More...] about RHS Concert Choir Performs at Carnegie Hall in NYC

Summer Arts Camp

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The NEW Rutherford Summer Arts Camp (Music and Theatre) will be offered at Rutherford High School this June 29 - July 23 for all students entering grades 4 through 9 in September 2026. [Read More...] about Summer Arts Camp

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Friday May 22, 2026

UMS Students Win Elks Club Writing Contest

RHS Students Earn Honors in Family, Career and Community Leaders of America

RHS Concert Choir Performs at Carnegie Hall in NYC

Summer Arts Camp

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