Thompson Middle School (New Jersey)

Thompson Middle School
Thompson
Lion
Established 62
Type Public middle school
Principal Anne Facendo, Interim Principal
Students approximately 933
Grades 6-8
Location 1001 Middletown-Lincroft Road,
Middletown Township, New Jersey, USA
District Middletown Township Public School District
Accreditation JCTT EXE
Colors Yellow and Black
Mascot Lion
Newspaper Lion's Tale
Website [1]

Thompson Middle School is a three-year comprehensive public middle school located within Middletown Township, New Jersey, and is part of the Middletown Township Public School District. The school serves 933 students from parts of Middletown Township. Other students from Middletown Township attend Thorne Middle School and Bayshore Middle School.

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Teachers Strike

Thompson Middle School and Middletown School District received national attention in the fall of 2001 when its teachers went on strike for the second time in three years. The strike disrupted classes for several days, and hundreds of teachers were jailed.[1] After the strike, many members of the union leadership stepped down. There has not been a strike since 2001. Also, some parents volunteered to have classes at their houses during this time period.

Administration

Classes

At Thompson,the teachers offer choices of Band, Chorus, of Exploratory Cycle. All students MUST take this following classes:

Social Studies, Math, Science' Language Arts, Gym (two quarters), Health (one quarter), Computers(one quarter), Spanish or French, Band, Cycle, or Chorus

References

  1. ^ Diebold, Darlene (2001-12-12). "A Middletown history teacher, he recounts his two days behind bars". Independent (Greater Media Newspapers). http://independent.gmnews.com/news/2001-12-12/Front_Page/021.html. Retrieved 2011-02-16. 
  2. ^ "Thompson Middle School". Thompson Middle School. http://thompsonmiddleschool.weebly.com/. Retrieved 14 January 2011. 

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