The Rugby School at Woodfield
PO Box 1403
Wall, NJ 07719
Phone: (732)-681-6900
Fax: (732)-681-4867
Attendance Office: (732)-681-4851
Rugby School Celebrates it's 35th Anniversary!
Please join us on May 18th, 2012 for our gift auction and dinner at The Waterview Pavillion in Belmar, NJ at 7:00pm. All proceeds will benefit our Shepherding program for the purchase of a school vehicle. We are seeking tax-deductible donations and/or gifts for the auction. Tickets are $35.00. They can be purchased by contacting Pat Ecklof at 732-681-6900 ext.118. If you would like to contact her by email, click here. Thank you for kind support! We look forward to seeing you that evening.
The Friends Rugby invite you to become a permanent part of The Rugby School…with your inscription prominently displayed along Rugby’s brick walkway.
Leave your name etched on an actual brick paver that will last the life of the school, or celebrate a birth, a graduation, an anniversary, a birthday or memorialize a family member or friend. What a great way to mark an important occasion!
The engraved brick paver (4”x8”) will be filled type (a sample is available at the school) – each engraved letter is filled to the face of the brick with an environmentally protected compound that seals the engraving. This process protects the centers of letters from damage and from dirt filling the letters. Each brick paver will withstand inclement weather, provide excellent readability and resist breaking and cracking. Brick pavers will be randomly placed in the pathway.
Ordering is an ongoing process and once orders are placed, delivery time is between 6 to 8 weeks. Take this opportunity to support disabled kids, but most importantly, to honor you or your family, a business or non-profit organization with a gift that will last a lifetime.
Rugby School's Culinary Arts Program earns Awards from Noontime Optimists
(6/12/11) Our culinary students participated in a baking contest sponsored by the noontime optimist club. The event was offered to all students county wide and was held at Centre State Medical Center. Our students won the following:
Middle School Division Cookie Category : First Place
High School Division Cookie Category : First Place and Second Place
Cake Category : First and Second Place
Other Category : First, Second and Third Place Winners.
Rugby Students Help Battle Childhood Cancer, one glass at a time
On Wednesday October 6th through Friday October 8th 2010, Mr. Cole’s High School class will be selling lemonade for $1.00 per glass and cookies for $1.00 a bag. Funds raised will go to Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. This organization provides grants for life saving childhood cancer research. They also provide pediatric oncology nursing research and grants, to make treatments more comfortable for children.
Rugby School joins over 100 schools to help fight hunger
The students of Mrs. Larson’s twelfth grade class, in conjunction with Ms. Cardaccio from our clinical team, will be collecting food for the Monmouth and Ocean County Food banks. This is part of their Holiday Hunger challenge. The Rugby School is part of over 100 Ocean and Monmouth County Schools that are participating in this food drive.
Buy a Brick and help pave the future of a child!
What’s The Buzz???
Culinary Arts Students take a trip to Shore Fresh Seafood
On Wednesday April 25th 2012 students and staff attended a class trip to Shore Fresh Seafood located on Channel Drive in Point Pleasant. The trip was planned through the culinary arts department with the objective of educating students on the importance of the NJ fishing industry.
Shore Fresh Seafood is connected to the Fishermen’s Dock Cooperative which was established in the 1950s, and is one of two such cooperatives in New Jersey. The Co-op is used by local commercial fishermen as a hub to distribute their catch to the Mid-Atlantic States and Southern New England.
Richard Brecka, general manager and chef of Shore Fresh, conducted a tour and lecture of the surrounding facility. Brecka, a Culinary Institute of America Graduate, focused on the role the facility plays to the restaurant industry. Brecka began his tour by taking students to the docks, showing them the local fishing boats and explaining how they operate. He explained that the fleet that uses this Co-op are day fishermen that remain local. The fish they return with is only hours old, versus the large ships that remain at sea for weeks holding their catch until they return.
Our students followed the path the fish take once they are unloaded from the vessels. They learned about the sorting process, weighing, packaging, holding and shipping. Brecka then brought us into his facility and explained the proper way to store fish. He also explained the dangers of cross-contamination during storage. Students then toured the kitchen learning how his operation work. they also looked through the display cases which held a variety of fish which is for sale to the public.
Students were then brought to the dining area and were given menus to select their lunch. Students were surprised to find out that they could order any item off the menu. After Brecka took the student and staffs’ orders, he said he had one more surprise and divided the students into two groups.
Students were then brought back to the kitchen and assigned positions on the line. Students worked the fryers, sauté, grill and also expedited the lunch order. All of the students did a great job at their stations. Students and staff then relaxed in the dining room enjoying the meals they worked on.
A wonderful time was had by all in attendance on the trip. We left having a greater understanding of the fishing industry and the important role New Jersey holds. Brecka shared a wealth of knowledge with our students and also gave them an opportunity to experience cooking in a working commercial kitchen. Brecka welcomed our program to return in the future. We will be sure to take him up on his offer!
