EAST ORANGE, NJ — The holiday weekend is shaping up to be a busy one. In addition to Thanksgiving on Thursday, Nov. 23, and the kickoff of shopping season with Black Friday sales on Friday, Nov. 24, high schools in East Orange will also be celebrating Alumni Weekend. On Thursday, No. 23, the alumni of […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Fathiyyah Salaam is a guidance counselor at East Orange Campus High School who believes historically black colleges and universities still have a vital role to play to in helping black high school graduates fulfill their higher education dreams. One former student she mentored, Eleise Richards, is an Irvington native and the founder […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The future is bright for East Orange Campus High Class of 2017 senior class President Rael Cherry and other city high school graduates interested in pursuing a higher education, thanks to the opportunities available to them through the Lester Taylor III Foundation Civic Leadership Academy. Cherry, who graduated with his classmates […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Herb & Milly Iris Gallery in the South Orange Performing Arts Center presents “Inspired Minds,” a young artist exhibition featuring drawings, paintings and photography by gifted young artists from Essex County high schools. On view through Aug. 15 at SOPAC, 1 SOPAC Way, South Orange, the selected works were juried […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — It started to rain during the East Orange Campus High School graduation ceremony at Paul Robeson Stadium on Friday, June 23, but the members of the Class of 2017 said they weren’t about to let a little wet weather put a damper on their big moment, the crowning point of their […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The “Dinner and Data” parent-student event in East Orange Campus High School Cafeteria on Wednesday, Feb. 15, proved a forum for inspiration regarding what students have accomplished and what they can accomplish in the future. “We believe here at Campus High School in the importance of using data to drive instruction; thus, […]
A former gym teacher who also was the head wrestling coach at East Orange Campus High School has been indicted on charges of possessing child pornography and operating a marijuana production facility. Justin W. Bozinta, 39, of Roselle, who is suspended from his job as a physical education teacher at Costley Middle School in East […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School seniors in all fall sports, the marching band and color guard were recognized with their families during the Nov. 5 home game against East Orange. Senior Night provided the opportunity for the high school and Board of Education to recognize students and families for their hard work, […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Wyclef Jean, a former resident of East Orange and hip-hop music producer and rapper of The Fugees rap group, returned to his hometown Aug. 11 and 12, to shoot a music video for his new solo record, “Hendricks,” in his former residence on South Clinton Street, a location he and his […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — The annual “Write On Sports” Oranges summer journalism camp for middle school students was held from July 5 through 15 at Montclair State University, and continued to facilitate literacy and love of writing for West Orange students from Edison, Liberty and Roosevelt middle schools. Thirty-four students participated in the Oranges Write on […]