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Fort Lee, NJ: Christ the Teacher Academy has been named "Best for Elementary STEM Education - New Jersey" in LUXlife Magazine's 2021 Private Education Awards.

Scotch Plains, NJ: Twenty-nine UC students earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams during this past school year. Sixteen recent graduates of Union Catholic and 13 rising seniors at the school have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams during this past school year.

Late Tuesday night, Percylee Hart, R.S.M., stood in the Stage House Tavern in Mountainside, N.J., screaming. Wearing a royal blue jacket emblazoned with her school’s logo, the principal of Union Catholic Regional High School raised her fists—one clutching a small American flag—threw back her head and cheered as she watched the Olympian Sydney McLaughlin win a gold medal in the 400 meter hurdles at the Tokyo Olympics.

Tokyo, JP: In an epic showdown for the ages, McLaughlin, the world record holder in the 400-meter hurdles, was trailing defending gold medalist Dalilah Muhammad by a couple strides as she approached the ninth hurdle in the gold medal race in the women's 400 hurdles on Tuesday at the Olympics in Tokyo.

Scotch Plains, NJ: It’s probably a pretty safe bet that everyone who gathers on the front lawn of Union Catholic High School in Scotch Plains the evening of July 30 will be shouting, “Go Syd, Go!” as they watch star alumna Sydney McLaughlin compete in track and field at the Tokyo Olympics.