By TAPinto Franklin Township & Thomas Edison EnergySmart School
PublishedMay 16, 2023 at 9:20 PM
SOMERSET, NJ – It has been a busy Spring at Thomas Edison EnergySmart School (TEECS).
Students participating in TAPinto Franklin Township’s media partnership program recently submitted details of a few events that took place on and off campus.
TEECS Celebrates National Poetry Month!
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On April 20th, TEECS celebrated National Poetry Month with their very own poetry slam! Students from grades 7-12 were invited to recite their original poems.
Filled with laughter, joy, and inspiration, students’ were able to express themselves through poetry.
National Poetry Month, April of every year, encourages people to take an interest in poetry, whether is it reading, reciting it, or writing it! This amazing opportnity for self-expression was beautifully executed, and a great testimony to poetry. Great job, poets!!!
TEECS Middle School & Elementary Team at Vex World Competition!
Congratulations to the TEECS Middle School & Elementary team for making it to the largest robotics competition in the world! The TEECS Vex Robotics team represented NJ at Vex World. The largest robotics competition included more than 47 countries represented along with more than 20 thousand people attending the event!
This event took place at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas Texas, from April 29th – May 4th. Of the 787 teams that attended from all over the world, TEECS’ very own Middle school team ranked 35th with 252 points scored! Along with that, the TEECS Elementary team ranked 66th out of 761 teams!
Once again congratulations to our very own Middle School & Elementary robotics team for participating and doing a splendid job in the largest robotics competition in the world!
TEECS Celebrates Cnco de Mayo!
On Friday, May 5, 2023 students from TEECS took part in the annual celebration of the holiday, Cinco de Mayo.
The celebration of Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican Army’s unlikely victory against French forces at the Battle of Puebla that took place on May 5, 1862.
In the students’ Spanish class, students would partake in various festivities commemorating the holiday. Pinatas were hit, songs were sung, the tail on the donkey was played, and several memories were made! While learning about Mexican culture through various activities, students were also exposed to Mexican culture and learned new information about the holiday celebrated every May 5. Students had an amazing time eating food and trying new activities to celebrate Cinco de Mayo!
TEECS Green Teams Visit Urmit Farm!
On Thursday, May 11th, 2023, students from TEECS’ Green and Environmental Alliance Club had a field trip to Urmit Farm in Hillsborough. During this excursion, students got a look into the worldof biochar. Biochar is lightweight black residue, made of carbon and ashes. In other words, it is what remains after biomass’s pyrolysis (thermal decomposition).
As they learned about more ways to be environmentally friendly, students were ecstatic to load and cook the biomass themselves! Go Green Teams!