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His message of hope, equality, and the power of peaceful protest remains vital in addressing contemporary issues of racial injustice, discrimination, and inequality.
He demonstrated how grassroots organizing, strategic nonviolence, and moral persuasion can overcome deeply entrenched systemic challenges.

🎉🏆 A huge congratulations to all of our amazing 2nd, 3rd and 4th Grade students who participated in this year’s Jefferson Jaguar Annual Spelling Bee! Your hard work, focus and determination truly shined through.🎉🏆

The Union City School District is grateful to all the men and women who serve and protect our communities, especially our Union City Police Department. Today is the perfect time to show officers we understand how difficult their job is. It is important to show officers how much we understand their difficult work and appreciate their sacrifice and risk.

December was packed with cheer, smiles, and festive fun! Our Jefferson School students truly brought the holiday spirit to life, and we loved every moment of it.
Thank you to our students, staff, and families for making December so magical! We’re ending the year full of gratitude and cheer! ❄️💫

We are beyond excited to celebrate our Jefferson School Teacher of the Year Mr. Rodriguez🏆🍎 and our ESP of the Year Mrs. Acinapura 🌟🙌!

On December 18, 1787, New Jersey became the 3rd state to ratify the U.S. Constitution and was admitted into the Union, with delegates from all 13 counties in New Jersey voting unanimously. New Jersey was nicknamed “The Garden State" in the nineteenth century by Abraham Browning, a Camden attorney, who stated, "the Garden State is an immense barrel, filled with good things to eat and open at both ends, with Pennsylvanians grabbing from one end and New Yorkers from the other.”