Adamski sentenced to 2 years probation

Former Kearny High School English teacher Celeste Adamski, who admitted to having sex with a former 17-year-old student in a car in Lyndhurst, has been sentenced to two years probation. Adamski is also required to give up her teaching certificate. She will never teach again.
Adamski’s story broke at the end of the last school [...]

Kearny girls lose to Bridgewater-Raritan; Harrison boys advance

Kearny’s girls suffered a 2-0 heartbreaking loss to Bridgewater-Raritan, ending their spectacular season short of the ultimate goal of the Group IV state title. Stefanee Pace, perhaps the greatest player to ever grace Kearny girls’ soccer program, ends her career with 100 goals and 96 assists.
Harrison boys defeated Midland Park, 1-0, to advance to Saturday’s [...]

Adamski pleads guilty to 1 count official misconduct

Former Kearny High School English teacher Celeste Adamski has pled guilty to one count of official misconduct, and as part of a plea agreement, will never teach again, The Observer has learned. Adamski also admitted to having sexual intercourse with one of her students, who was 17 at the time. We’ll have the entire story [...]

Graduating KHS senior: I warned them

A graduating Kearny High School senior has told The Observer that he warned school officials early this school year that “something wasn’t right” with English teacher Celeste Adamski, but that nothing was done by the same school officials. The student’s story should surprise you. We’ll have his story in next week’s edition of The [...]

KHS teacher suspended

A Kearny High School English teacher has been suspended after a student told school officials that he was allegedly involved in inappropriate sexual activity with the teacher, according to reports.
The teacher, Celeste Adamski, has taught for three years at Kearny High School.
Reports indicate that the matter has been brought to the attention of the Kearny [...]

Castelli breaks ranks, makes statements

By Kevin Canessa Jr.Observer Editor
KEARNY — Board of Education member Paul Castelli has broken ranks with the rest of the Board and has gone on record with statements that harshly criticize Matthew LaClair and his parents.
In a phone interview with The Observer May 15, Castelli says he was the lone dissenter last week when the [...]

‘Rachel’s Challenge’ at Kearny High

Today, Derek Kilgore, a friend of Craig Scott, a former student at Columbine High School, spoke to the entire student body at Kearny High School. Kilgore spoke of Rachel Scott, Craig’s sister, who was the first student to be killed at Columbine on April 20, 1999. The assembly was incredibly moving, as Kilgore brought Rachel’s [...]