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  • Hawkins Street Elementary School
  • Newark, NJ
  • More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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The Hawkins Band Program seeks to provide opportunities for students to learn and develop as individuals and as a collaborative team through music in the classroom. Through the use of technology and my enthusiasm for band, I inspire my students to develop a lifelong passion for creating and performing. At Hawkins Street School, all stakeholders ensure the school is a safe, welcoming, and nurturing environment which promotes growth and success for all students. As leaders, teachers, and students, we exemplify our core values by being Hardworking Agents of change, who are Willing to be challenged Knowledge seekers, relentlessly Striving for excellence. We are HAWKS! ALL students at Hawkins Street School will be high level learners, advocates for themselves and their community, contributors to the greater society and possess high character with relentless grit that will only result in their ability to acheive success.

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The Hawkins Band Program seeks to provide opportunities for students to learn and develop as individuals and as a collaborative team through music in the classroom. Through the use of technology and my enthusiasm for band, I inspire my students to develop a lifelong passion for creating and performing. At Hawkins Street School, all stakeholders ensure the school is a safe, welcoming, and nurturing environment which promotes growth and success for all students. As leaders, teachers, and students, we exemplify our core values by being Hardworking Agents of change, who are Willing to be challenged Knowledge seekers, relentlessly Striving for excellence. We are HAWKS! ALL students at Hawkins Street School will be high level learners, advocates for themselves and their community, contributors to the greater society and possess high character with relentless grit that will only result in their ability to acheive success.

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