Thorne Middle School

Thorne 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 750 students from parts of Middletown Township including North Middletown. Other students from Middletown Township attend Bayshore Middle School and Thompson Middle School.
History
In the 1960s, the school was named after Medal of Honor recipient Corporal Horace M. Thorne, a North Middletown resident who was killed in World War II. In the school's main hallway is a display which includes photographs of Thorne, his Medal of Honor, and the original award citation.<ref name="bcn20100127"/>
The school was renovated in the 2000-2001 school year. A new media center and four science classrooms were added as part of the renovation project.
Thorne 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.
Student Council
The Thorne Middle School student council is not nationally recognized by the New Jersey Association of Student Councils. Standard middle school student councils are run as follows:
*President
*Vice President
*6th Grade Representative/s
*7th Grade Representative/s
*8th Grade Representative/s
*Secretary
*Treasurer
The Thorne Middle School student council holds a carnival each year to help raise funds for various causes and helps with other charities in and around the community.

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