In one of the most thrilling high school lacrosse matchups New Jersey has seen in recent years, the Hopewell Valley Bulldogs etched their name into the history books by defeating rival Notre Dame 9-7 in the inaugural Colonial Valley Conference (CVC) Tournament Championship. Played under the lights at Ackerson Field, the game was not only a display of top-tier high school talent but also a story of redemption, resilience, and a team rising to the moment when it mattered most.
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When TCNJ’s Bonner Community Scholars Program launched in 2004, it started with just 12 Bonner scholars — students who commit to 300 hours of community service annually in exchange for need-based scholarships. Now, with close to 100 participants each year, the TCNJ program is one of the largest and most successful in a nationwide network of Bonner college programs.
In its winter issue (due to drop in February), TCNJ Magazine salutes the people and programs that have made up the fabric of the Bonner Institute. We tease that feature here with the full-circle story of Jazmine Barrera-Recinos ’25, a current Bonner scholar.
When Barrera-Recinos was in elementary school, she attended the Academic Sports Academy, an after-school...