LINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐑 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓–𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔! 𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝘿𝙧. 𝘼𝙩𝙞𝙮𝙖 𝙔. 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙚 𝙍𝙊𝘼𝙍 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙤𝙛...

𝙋𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙚’𝙨 94-𝙮𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣 𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙨 𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙙, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙨 42–7 Linden’s 2025 football season roared to life when 𝐣𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐣𝐚𝐡 𝐏𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝟗𝟒-𝐲𝐚𝐫...

Excitement, laughter, and even a soul train line set the tone as Linden Public Schools officially welcomed nearly 40 new staff members during Day One of its three-day New Staff Or...

With music in the air, laughter from children, and backpacks of every color stacked high, Linden families gathered at the Raymond Wood Bauer Promenade in downtown Linden for Derek...

The Linden Tigers, under the leadership of new Head Coach Mark Ciccotelli — a multi-time state champion with a legacy of building powerhouse programs — 𝐰𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐞...

The countdown to a new school year has begun, and 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞—gearing up to give students not just a safe place, but a community t...

Linden High School’s NJROTC program opened the school year with its 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, giving incoming cadets a powerful introduction to life in the nation’s largest NJR...

𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙈, 𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙩𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝-𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 Eleven-year-old Sana Donaldson is showing that curiosity, creativity, and leadership ...

As the next chapter begins—whether in 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 — we proudly bid farewell to the Linden High School Class of 2025. 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐭𝐢𝐲𝐚 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫...

The 2025–2026 school year roared out of the gate Monday morning (Aug. 11) as Linden Public Schools’ district leaders traded blazers for cowboy hats, boots, and plenty of rodeo spi...

Often operating behind the scenes and without the same recognition afforded to other sports, cheerleaders are the silent drivers of our school’s energy and pride. While athletes o...

Under sunny, balmy skies that seemed to mirror the warm spirit of the day, Linden Public Schools hosted its 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩-𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙈𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝘿𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙊𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘿𝙖𝙮 𝙤𝙣 𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙮, 𝘼𝙪𝙜𝙪𝙨𝙩 ...

Linden Public Schools officially kicked off uniform distribution last week with a buzz of excitement and community spirit. It started last week at School No. 8 and continued Mond...

Linden Football is turning up the heat this summer — and not just from the sun. Under the direction of 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐂𝐢𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢, 𝐚 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢-𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐨...

This past school year, McManus Middle School Social Studies classes showcased a yearlong effort: their National History Day Project. Students highlighted their work aligned with t...

The pitching mound has been empty for weeks, spikes packed away, and training for fall already underway. But the spirit of Linden’s spring athletes continues to echo across the ci...

As we spotlight three outstanding valedictorians, we are given a glimpse into the unique stories that led each of them to the top of their class. 𝐊𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐬 (𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥...

It began with a bold idea: that girls in Linden deserved a place on the gridiron too. What followed was a season of firsts, a surge of pride, and a team that refused to be define...

𝙊𝙣 𝙖 𝙨𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙛 2025 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 On a day so hot the turf sizzled beneath their feet, 𝟒𝟒𝟓 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐬 walked into Tiger Stadiu...

229 students promoted during heartfelt indoor ceremony as temperatures outside hit 106 degrees With outdoor temperatures soaring to a sweltering 106 degrees, the Class of 202...