At the same time Apple was promoting its new streaming TV offerings Monday, it pushed a massive amount of security fixes along with its newest operating system -- 51 to be exact. The company also fixed a problem with the FaceTime app that prevented video chats from pausing when you left the app. Perhaps the most notable fix: Apple patched a flaw that could allow malicious applications to access the microphone on your iPhone and record you and those around you. Other security flaws dealt with phone memory and SMS hacking. Some of the patches impact devices other than iPhones, such as laptops and iPads. Read more here.

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Our 8th Graders are working hard to build the Annual Monsterville Elementary School Haunted House on Friday, October 18th, & Saturday, October 19th @ 7:00 p.m. Bring your family and friends to this great evening event that showcases students, parents and teachers' hard work, talent, scariness and spooky middle-school fun. This is a key fundraiser for their “graduation-year” celebrations. If you or your business can sponsor this event please print and complete this donation form with your check or Venmo

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Merchantville School is hiring substitute teachers at $150 per day and other summer and School Year 2024-25 positions. Current job postings: Certified Teachers from Dates: July 1, 2024- August 1, 2024 (Monday to Thursday), for Extended School Year, Summer Knights: Learning Acceleration Program, Algebra prep course and Music Program. School year positions start September 1, 2024, and are Full-Time unless otherwise noted: Certified Teachers for Special Education-Teacher

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Residents may use this process to register their student(s) into the Merchantville School District for School Year 2024-25. The online registration allows you to submit your documents electronically. After you submit your pre-registration online, you will receive an email with links to upload your documents. Only students who reside in Merchantville can register. if you reside in Pennsauken - with a Merchantville zip code - you must register in the Township of Pennsauken.  You may contact Merchantville School at

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On Monday evening, September 23rd, Merchantville’s St. Peter School student choir had the honor of performing the National Anthem before the Phillies against the Chicago Cubs. The opportunity also served as a fundraiser as the school sold 340 tickets to the game with proceeds going to support music and drama programs. The choir is under the direction of Sarah Duvall Pearson and the event was coordinated by PTA treasurer Jessica Parker. The students, from grades throughout the elementary school,

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A shoutout to "Safe Routes to School" for their presentation on bike safety on Wednesday, March 13th. Our K-5th grade students learned valuable tips and tricks for a safe ride to school and around town. The New Jersey Safe Routes to School Program, supported by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, is a statewide initiative with a mission to partner with schools and communities to prioritize and implement opportunities for people to walk, bike, or travel by other wheeled devices. By focusing on improvements to support

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The Pre-K and Kindergarten classes at St. Peter and Merchantville Schools had an amazing week learning about our Community Helpers. St. Pete's moms and dads came in to talk to students about their jobs in the community and students got to share what they want to be when they grow up. Merchantville's Kindergarten Community Helper Day was a huge success, owing much of it to the incredible support and dedication of our parent and family volunteers. MES

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