Marlboro Memorial Middle School

Marlboro Memorial Middle School
Location
71 Nolan Road Morganville, NJ
Information
Type	Public
Established	March 2002
School district	Marlboro Public Schools
Principal	Joanmarie Penney
Grades	6-8
Enrollment	1,010
Color(s)	Maroon; gold and silver added in some contexts
Mascot	Monarch Lion
Information	[phone]
Website	School Website

This page refers to Marlboro Memorial Middle School, not Marlboro Middle School, which it is commonly confused with.

Marlboro Memorial Middle School (abbreviated MMMS) is a middle school located at 71 Nolan Road in the Morganville section of Marlboro Township, New Jersey, is part of the Marlboro Public Schools, and educates students from sixth grade to eighth grade, and has an approximate student population of 1,010 students.

History

MMMS opened on March 17, 2003, missing its target date by several months. It was intended to open on September 3, 2002, the first day of school for the Marlboro K-8 School District, but due to construction delays, the opening was postponed, creating great confusion for the seventh and eighth graders that originally occupied it.

MMMS was dedicated on April 3, 2003. Speakers included Superintendent of Schools Dr. David Abbott, Business Administrator Cindy Barr-Rague, Marlboro Board of Education President Cynthia Green, Principal Joanmarie Penney, and New Jersey Assistant Commissioner of Education Dr. J. Michael Rush. Student leaders escorted parent and community tours throughout the school, and everyone got acquainted with the huge new building.

In June 2003, the Student Council buried a time capsule in the MMMS main courtyard with memorabilia from the dedication and the first months of school.

In September 2003, sixth graders were welcomed from the district’s five elementary schools into both middle schools, completing the transition to schools that now house grades six through eight.

The school’s mascot, the monarch lion, was chosen by the students to symbolize peace and strength. The main school color is maroon, but the colors gold and silver are also added in some contexts. The school newspaper is appropriately called The Royal Register and is published four times throughout the year.^[1]

Student Council

The MMMS student council is nationally recognized by the New Jersey Association of Student Councils, with one of their own students as the NJASC's national middle school representative.^{[citation needed]} Towards the end of each school year, for the upcoming school year, students run for and are elected by the entire student body for the following positions:

• President - Alex Hawley
• Vice-President
• Public Relations/Historian
• 6th Grade Represent
• 7th Grade Representative
• 8th grade Representative
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• NJASC Middle Level Representative

MMMS's administration believes in school spirit and demonstrates this belief by asking its staff to wear maroon every Friday.

Administration

• Dr. Joanmarie Penney - Principal
• Mr. Marc Edery - Vice Principal
• Mr. John Pacifico - Vice Principal
• Carmen Negron-Santana - Head Guidance Counselor
• Mrs. Coulter - 8th Grade Guidance Counselor
• Dr. Baskind - School Psycologist

References

1. ^ Marlboro Memorial Middle School: History, accessed June 8, 2006

External links

• Marlboro Memorial Middle School web pages
• Marlboro Public Schools (K-8) official website
• Marlboro Public Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• National Center for Education Statistics data for the Marlboro Public Schools

Coordinates: 40°23′04″N 74°13′38″W / 40.3845067°N 74.2271733°W / 40.3845067; -74.2271733