Manasquan School Officials Lay Out End-Of-Year Plan

MANASQUAN – With the weather getting warmer and regulations regarding COVID-19 becoming less stringent, the administration at boh Manasquan Elementary and High School are making their plans for end-of-year activities.

During the board of education’s meeting on Tuesday, each of the three principals updated end-of-the-year plans.

In her report, Colleen Graziano, principal of K-4 grades at Manasquan Elementary, said that the kindergarten class just had their Mother’s Day Tea event and is already working on their Donuts with Dad event for Father’s Day.

In addition, gym teachers at MES are working on restructuring activities for the school’s Field Days, May 18 for first and second graders and May 19 for the third and fourth grades. The kindergarten’s end-of-year celebration is also in the planning stages, according to Graziano.

“It’s very nice to see some of our traditional, annual types of programs and events coming back,” K-4 principal, Colleen Graziano, said.

Megan Manetta, principal for grades 5-8, said that the eighth-grade trip to Pine Grove Day Camp in Wall is scheduled for May 24 and that preparations for the eighth-grade dance are underway.

“That’s a very exciting tradition that we are happy to keep going,” Manetta said.

According to Manasquan High School principal Robert Goodall, graduation is scheduled for June 23 at 6 p.m. on Vic Kubu Warrior Field, and that information regarding end-of-year activities is being sent out to parents.

“We have a whole litany of co-curricular activities, proms, celebrations, awards, induction programs, and finally graduation,” Goodall said at the meeting.