| William R. Satz Intermediate School | |
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| Location | |
| 24 Crawfords Corner Road Holmdel Township, New Jersey, New Jersey (Monmouth County), 07733-1599 |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public elementary school |
| School district | Holmdel Township Public Schools |
| Principal | Arthur Howard |
| Asst. Principal | Lisa Marino |
| Grades | 7-8 |
| Enrollment | 551 (as of 2008-2009 school year)[1] |
| Mascot | Hawk |
| Website | William R. Satz Homepage |
William R. Satz School is a two year public community middle school located in Holmdel Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The school building is physically connected to the Holmdel High School. The curriculum offers a wide variety of courses and extracurricular activities.
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Students are divided into separate "teams" in which the students rotate from course to course. Several courses offered include mathematics, Algebra, science, social studies, art education, creative arts, computer education, physical education, music education, health education, and world languages. The typical selection of language courses offered include Chinese, Spanish, Italian, French, and Latin.
The middle school students of Holmdel participate in a wide range of extracurricular activities ranging from a choice of academic clubs, bands, chorus, orchestra, athletic teams, and clubs that deal with the community such as the "Builders Club", sponsored by Kiwanis International and the "Bridges Program".
The school also runs a Student Council organization. Officers are elected at the start of every school year to address issues involving the district and community along with planning school spirit events.
Academic clubs offered include the Continental Mathematics League, the New Jersey Math League, and Project Plus - a selection of several different contest for students to participate in including: Science Olympiad, Future City Engineers, National Geographic Bee, Scripps National Spelling Bee, Battle of the Books, Academic Bowl, and Buehler Challenger and Science Center. In 2011, eighth grader, Ray Wang, from W.R. Satz School made it into the second semi-final round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee and the eighth grade team placed first in the state at the annual New Jersey Academic Bowl held at the Carl W. Goetz Middle School in Jackson, New Jersey.
Satz annually hosts plays, talent shows, musicals, and concerts, created by their Drama Productions club, Stage Crew, Concert Band, Jazz Band, Orchestra, Chorus, and Hand Bells.
Some other notable clubs include the Youth Alliance - dedicated to promoting a no-use message towards drugs and alcohol - a Multicultural Awareness Group (M.A.G.) which promotes the acceptance of multiple cultures within the society, and Student Ambassadors, an organization designed to promote an engagement between students and the community.
The school also allows their students to participate in the creation of their school newspaper and yearbook.[2]
Eight graders participate in an annual trip to Washington D.C. in the spring.