Education

The Evelyn Smith Wray Village School is on its way to earning its accreditation.

Dayna Ramsey-Sanders, the school’s director, said although the process could take two years to complete, she hopes to finish it within one year.

The accreditation process requires teachers to participate in different trainings, meetings with parents, students, and the board of directors, and overlooks standard reports. The school will also spend several days being observed by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement.

Southeastern Christian Academy has announced its first semester awards. They are as follows:

Preschool Academic Award: Alexis Tartt and Nevaeh Stevens

Kindergarten Academic Award: Megan Vogler, Gray Petercon, Jayna Biggs, Jenna Caison

First-grade A/B Honor Roll: Alex Smith, Paige Hall, Krystal Turner, Trinity Dunlap, Brandon White, Abigail Blair

Second-grade A Honor Roll: Taylor Hill, Mia Babson , Jacob Riley, Franchesca Knox

Second-grade A/B Honor Roll: Aubrey Mokma and Caroline Rourk

Third-grade A Honor Roll: Justin Martin

Sock hop, doo-wop and the hand jive will fill the Odell Williamson Auditorium this weekend as South Brunswick High School presents the musical “Grease.”

The musical—which was brought to popularity by a ’70s movie version—centers around the teenage romance of Danny Zucko and Sandy Dumbrowski. The two met in the summer and are surprised to meet again on the first day of school at Rydell High, as Sandy is a new student to the area.

From famous figures in history to influences in pop culture, African-American contributions to today’s society were honored by Union Elementary School at its Black History Program Friday.

The program began with the singing of The Black National Anthem and an invocation by Rev. Leo Stevenson.

The students then took over the program. First grader Deiona Stanley performed an interpretive dance to “Father Can You Hear Me?”