By Mirvetk Tonuzi Special to the Record-Transcript For Cicely L. Tyson Community School of Performing and Fine Arts instructor Williams Coronado, the journey from envisioning a career in accounting to embracing artistry was transformative, influenced by early exposure, familial inspiration, and a quest for self-discovery. “From a young age, I was exposed to artistry through […]
The walls at the Cicely L. Tyson Community School of Performing and Fine Arts were adorned with posters. Students were vying for the coveted leadership roles in the student council. One enthusiastic participant even distributed tags, which were worn by classmates to show support for their candidacy. After a week-long effort of self-promotion, the eighth-grade […]
It was a big day for seventh graders at the Cicely L. Tyson Community School. “We did it! We won,” said 12-year-old Troy Jenkins as it was announced that his class had defeated the eighth graders in the “Get Lit With Reading” contest. The event, hosted and initiated by Literacy Arts Coach Fay Carr, commenced […]
Frequenting the same artistic circles, filmmaker Rico James of Brazen Boy Films and contemporary American artist Scott Patterson struck up a friendship. Their camaraderie deepened when Patterson, who is known as The Me Nobody Knows and TMNK, relocated to a studio closer to the filmmaker’s Miami home in 2014. “We ran in the same circles,” […]
James Pitchford is an East Orange resident and a 1977 graduate of East Orange High School. Two-and-a-half years ago, he had a vision. His idea was to have a boys and girls club in East Orange and the vision grew to an arts, athletics and education program called Alumni United USA, which was established in […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — “It’s just my calling, my gift from God,” said mathematics instructional coach Robin Lewis as she reflected on more than four decades working as an educator. With just over 44 years in the district, that’s a whopping 16,070 days, 385,680 hours and 23,140,800 minutes of Lewis instructing East Orange’s youth. But […]
TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, OK — An East Orange native is serving in the U.S. Navy as part of the nation’s nuclear deterrence mission at Strategic Communications Wing One. Its “Take Charge and Move Out” mission provides airborne communication links to nuclear missile units of the U.S. Strategic Command. Petty Officer 1st Class Anassa Tulloch, […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Hosting its first-ever autism awareness luncheon, the Cicely L. Tyson Community School of Performing & Fine Arts pulled out all the stops. “I wanted to ensure that the students with autism at Tyson and their families understood that we are supporting their journey 100 percent,” literacy arts coach Fay Carr, who […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Irvington High School marching band, the East Orange Silver Steppers and dancers from Concepts in Choreography in Orange performed at the Essex County Commissioners’ inaugural Juneteenth Jam, celebrating the holiday that was signed into law by President Joe Biden last year to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Congratulations to the winners of the “I Am East Orange” poster and essay contest. Entrants were tasked with the assignment of designing East Orange through their own lens. The winners were selected at the State of the City address, where guests hand picked their selections from more than 60 participants’ entries. […]