Summer vacations for Gloucester City families are over as parents and students scrambled around last week to get ready for the new school year.
On Tuesday, Sept. 3, the doors will open at Cold Springs Elementary School, Gloucester City Middle School and Gloucester City High School, which has been named a top 10 high school in South Jersey by USA Today for the past three years.
Education is the key to a better future for students, whether to prepare them for college or a trade so they can earn a good living, fulfill their dreams and contribute to society.
Despite the obstacle of being an Abbott District, the teachers, students and administrative staff in Gloucester City work hard, study hard and continue to improve academic standards.
Recently, more students than ever have passed Advanced Placement exams and earned college credits while still in high school – and their pictures are posted each day on the GHS Meta page.
And for those students not inclined to go to college, the two-year old Industrial Arts program continues to grow and gives students an opportunity to learn a trade.
It all starts with the Cold Springs Childhood Center, which provides a free, state-funded, high quality preschool program for children ages 3 and 4 plus after school day care for working parents. From there, students attend Cold Springs for grades K-3, the new Gloucester City Middle School for grades 4-8 and then go to the high school.
The quality education, plus excellent sports teams and extracurricular activities, prepare the students for future careers and keeps them physically and mentally healthy.
The new millennium has been kind to the Gloucester City School District, thanks to the dedication of the teachers and the ambition of the students.
Although it is sad that summer vacation is over, the doors are now open for students to learn, grow as human beings and go after their hopes and dreams.
