The 8th Annual African American Cultural Festival and Steppers Showcase will now take place on March 20, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Manalapan High School.

Click for a list of fund-raising events underway throughout March and April to benefit the Colts Neck NJROTC Drill Team.

Helaine Cantos (Manalapan HS), Stacey Catena (Colts Neck HS) and Todd Curtis (Howell HS) have been honored by WRAT and WJRZ as two of the most outstanding teachers in Monmouth and Ocean counties.

Four Sophomores from Manalapan High School - Melanie Parikh, Parag Srivastava, Ilana Porter and Michael Horsfield - have won the Regional competition for the Toshiba/NSTA Exploravision Challenge, one of the most prestigious science competitions in the nation.

Senior Robert Dorfman is one of only 10 high school students in N.J. who will present his research at the Monmouth University Junior Science Symposium March 25-26.

Freehold Township High School teacher Kristina Guttadora has been nominated to compete in the National FFA Agriscience Teacher of the Year program.

Manalapan High School's SAVE group (Students Against Violating the Environment) has won the Air/Climate challenge, sponsored by Lexus and Scholastic, with their Project Blue Sky initiative. The prize from this national contest is $10,000 in scholarships and funds for the school.

In a surprise ceremony Feb. 17, Colts Neck High School senior Cory Storch was presented with the First Place trophy in the statewide InvestWrite national essay competition, which is part of the Stock Market Game program.