Thorne Middle School

Infobox Secondary school
name = Thorne Middle School
native_name = Thorne

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city = Middletown Township
state = New Jersey
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country = USA
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type = Public middle school
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principal = Alvaro Cores
asst. principal = Peter Smith
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enrollment = approximately 750
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grades = 6-8
address = 70 Murphy Road
district = Middletown Township Public School District
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mascot = Lion
colors = Orange and Black
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newspaper = "The Students' Voice"
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website = [http://thornems.com thornems.com]
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Thorne Middle School is a three-year comprehensive public middle school located within Middletown Township, New Jersey, and is part of the Middletown Township Public School District. The school serves 750 students from parts of Middletown Township including North Middletown. Other students from Middletown Township attend Bayshore Middle School and Thompson Middle School.

Renovation

The school was renovated in the 2000-2001 school year. A new media center and four science classrooms were added as part of the renovation project.The school is named after Medal of Honor Winner Corporal Horace M. Thorne KIA ,Grufflingen, Belgium, 21 December 1944.

Student Council

The Thorne Middle School student council is not nationally recognized by the New Jersey Association of Student Councils. Standard middle school student councils are run as follows:

*President
*Vice President
*6th Grade Representative/s
*7th Grade Representative/s
*8th Grade Representative/s
*Secretary
*Treasurer

The Thorne Middle School student council holds a carnival each year to help raise funds for various causes and helps with other charities in and around the community.

Additional Faculty/Staff

Karen L. Bilbao, Acting Superintendent for Middletown Township Public Schools enlisted Peter Smith as a vice principal to run alongside Victa McKenzie and Jack Gallagher. The township hopes that by hiring an additional vice principal, discipline issues will become less of a problem at Thorne.

As of September 3rd, 2007, Middletown Township Public Schools have enlisted an additional vice principal, social worker, and district representative to help assist in the discipline problems Thorne Middle School is facing. The township also installed security cameras in the hallways of Thorne Middle School.

Alternate School Program

The alternate middle school program classroom has been established. The program will begin this year. Unlike what was stated in the original outlines, the program will be taking place within the school instead of outside of it. Students part of this program will not have interactions with Thorne Middle School students while in the building. This program is designed to help assist students who have special needs including disciplinary issues.

Project details are stated in the [http://www.middletownk12.org/files/minutes7.25.07.pdf July 25th board minutes] [http://www.middletownk12.org/bdMinute.aspx] . Original project plans are outlined in the Middletown Township Public School District's May/June 2007 Superintendent's Update [http://www.middletownk12.org/files/UpdateMayJuneVol4Issue8.pdf]

Teachers Strike

Thorne Middle School and Middletown School District received national attention in the fall of 2001 when its teachers went on strike for the second time in three years. The strike disrupted classes for several days, and hundreds of teachers were jailed. After the strike, many members of the union leadership stepped down. There has not been a strike since 2001.

Administration

*Alvaro Cores, Principal
*Peter Smith, Assistant Principal

External links

* [http://www.thornems.com Thorne Middle School Website]
* [http://www.middletownk12.org Middletown Township School District website]
* [http://www.mtea.com Middletown Township Education Association]