Thompson Middle School
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Thompson Middle School is a three-year comprehensive public middle school
located within Middletown Township
, New Jersey
, and is part of the Middletown Township Public School District
. The school serves 933 students from parts of Middletown Township. Other students from Middletown Township attend Thorne Middle School and Bayshore Middle School.
Social Studies,
Math,
Science'
Language Arts,
Gym (two quarters),
Health (one quarter),
Computers(one quarter),
Spanish or French,
Band, Cycle, or Chorus
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
located within Middletown Township
Middletown Township, New Jersey
Middletown Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a total population of 66,522...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, and is part of the Middletown Township Public School District
Middletown Township Public School District
The Middletown Township Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students from kindergarten through twelfth grade from Middletown Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States....
. The school serves 933 students from parts of Middletown Township. Other students from Middletown Township attend Thorne Middle School and Bayshore Middle School.
Teachers Strike
Thompson Middle School and Middletown School District received national attention in the fall of 2001 when its teachers went on strike for the second time in three years. The strike disrupted classes for several days, and hundreds of teachers were jailed. After the strike, many members of the union leadership stepped down. There has not been a strike since 2001. Also, some parents volunteered to have classes at their houses during this time period.Classes
At Thompson,the teachers offer choices of Band, Chorus, of Exploratory Cycle. All students MUST take this following classes:Social Studies,
Math,
Science'
Language Arts,
Gym (two quarters),
Health (one quarter),
Computers(one quarter),
Spanish or French,
Band, Cycle, or Chorus