WEST ORANGE, NJ — Juniors and seniors in the West Orange High School Chinese program had the opportunity to travel to Taiwan through the International Partnership of Education Research and Communication during spring break. The 17-hour direct flight from JFK to Taipei’s Taoyuan Airport arrived on April 9 and students made their first trip to […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School baseball team went 2-2 last week to move to a 17-5 overall record on the season. The Bucs defeated Payne Tech 8-4 on Monday, May 8, in Newark; and Irvington 15-2 on Friday, May 12, in Irvington. They lost to Bloomfield 13-4 on Thursday, May 11, and Nutley […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Students from East Orange STEM Academy will join other middle and high-school students from across the country and world to compete at the National History Day contest June 11-15 at the University of Maryland. The students who won the right to attend the week–long event in Maryland did so with performances […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A Maplewood resident, who is a student at Union College of Union County, has won a national championship playing Mario Kart. Ian Friedman is part of the Union team that won the National Junior Athletic Association Esports Championship for Mario Kart and Overwatch 2, according to a press release from the college, which […]
Captures Amherst title, seeks financial support for trip to Utah
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School Ultimate Frisbee boys varsity team recently secured a spot in the High School National Invite tournament after winning the elite Amherst Invite tournament on Sunday, April 30. The Amherst Invite tournament is a highly competitive event, with teams from all over the Northeast vying for the top […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The National Wrestling Hall of Fame recently announced that senior Kira Pipkins of Bloomfield High School is the 2023 national winner of the Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award (TSHSEA). “I would like to thank the National Wrestling Hall of Fame for this award, and to Tricia Saunders for being a true […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School golf team placed seventh out of 16 teams in the Essex County Tournament at Hendricks Golf Course in Belleville on Wednesday, May 3. WOHS senior Samantha Galantini was the girls county tournament champion.. She placed sixth out of 80 golfers overall with a score of 74. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School’s latest WOHS Sports Media Association’s Scholar Athlete of the Week is junior Mikayla Nathan, a three-year varsity softball letterwinner who has excelled both on the field and in the classroom. Nathan has demonstrated a strong commitment to her academic studies, achieving an impressive 4.233 grade-point average. In […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Four East Orange STEM Academy seniors have been awarded $40,000 scholarships from Amazon. “Every year, I continue to be inspired by our scholarship recipients’ academic achievements and drive to use their problem-solving abilities to build solutions for their communities,” said Victor Reinoso, global director of Philanthropic Education Initiatives at Amazon, “With […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — A grand opening ceremony is planned for a 56-unit affordable apartment building on Chancellor Avenue. The community, located at 722 Chancellor Ave., was developed through a partnership between The NRP Group and Adenah Bayoh, a Black female real estate developer and entrepreneur who manages a portfolio consisting of multifamily assets and fast-casual […]