Photos by Steve Ellmore EAST ORANGE — The East Orange Campus High School Class of 2024 graduated on June 17 at Codey Arena in West Orange. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Jaicee Love Hunter of the Class of 2024 and Syriya Greenridge, class president, addressed her classmates before Class Advisor Kecia Smith gave […]
Photos by Steve Ellmore The Cicely L. Tyson Community School of Performing Arts held its commencement exercises on June 24 at the school on Winans Streeet in East Orange. Class of 2024 members Zaranah Smith gave the invocation while Jahnay Ibukun led the Pledge of Allegiance. Principal John English gave welcoming remarks, East Orange Mayor […]
Photos by Steve Ellmore The Orange High School Class of 2024 graduated on June 21 at Richard Codey Arena in West Orange. The event included greetings from Yadira Mello, president of the class, Principal Jason Belton, Salutatorian Jenniver Inamagua and Valedictorian Josena Noel. Dr. Chris T. Pernell gave a commencement address and Mayor Dwayne […]
Glen Ridge High School held its commencement the evening of June 18, at Hurrell Field. Because of the intense heat of the day, the students, dressed in their traditional formal wear, got into line at the far end of the field, where it was shaded. Then, to “Pomp and Circumstance,” proceeded through the balloon threshold, […]
If there was ever a principal proud of a graduating class, it was Vincent Stallings. Stallings has been the principal of East Orange STEM Academy for the past six years—and he couldn’t contain his excitement for Class of 2024. During his powerful speech, he got offstage and went straight into the audience to continue, where […]
The Class of 2024 made the walk onto Mathews Field at the Irvington Athletic Complex for graduation ceremonies on June 19. The traditional playing of “Pomp and Circumstance” followed a musical prelude led by music teacher Matthew Peterson Jr. The Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Color Guard presented the flag before “The Star Spangled Banner” […]
Bloomfield High School held its 170th commencement on the evening of June 20, at Foley Field. There were 493 names listed in the program. Principal Christopher Jennings, in keeping with BHS tradition, kept his remarks short leaving what remained to be said to the class president, the salutatorian and the valedictorian. And there were moments […]
It was anything but an uneventful ride for the Columbia High School Class of 2024. Their high school careers began amid the COVID-19 pandemic and included remote learning, a tropical storm that flooded the two towns and controversy involving both the school principal and district superintendent. It ended at Codey Arena on June 19 when […]