WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School Jr. Air Force ROTC celebrated several major successes at the annual Military Formal and Awards Ceremony, held June 1 at the Wilshire Grand Hotel in West Orange. More than 200 cadets, family members and friends were on hand to recognize outstanding cadets and graduating seniors, and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The annual West Orange High School Dodgeball Tournament on May 4 “dodged, ducked, dipped and dived” to raise funds for The Principal’s Scholarship and several Relay For Life teams. Team “Andrei Wasn’t Offsides” went undefeated, taking first place in the tournament. Team members were Natalie Nevins, Kiara Machuca, Dillon Reitberger, Andrei […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School Air Force Junior ROTC received the top rating of “Exceeds Standards” during its first Department of Defense inspection on April 7, certifying the unit as one of the top Jr. ROTC units in the nation. “This is an incredible honor for our Mountaineer Squadron,” retired USAF […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Mayor Robert Parisi took the time to recognize outstanding West Orange High School seniors at the annual West Orange Chamber of Commerce Mayor’s Breakfast, held at the Wilshire Grand Hotel on Feb. 8. Superintendent Jeff Rutzky, Assistant Superintendent Eveny De Mendez, Board of Education President Sandra Mordecai, Board Vice-president Irv Schwarzbaum, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School Junior Air Force ROTC’s 119 cadets led their high school family in a Veterans Day ceremony in front of the Conforti Avenue campus on Nov. 4. As part of the ceremony the cadets held a flag raising and flag folding ceremony featuring the national anthem. “The ceremony […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Cadet Christopher J. Morgan, son of Chris and April Morgan of West Orange, recently completed cadet basic training at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. Morgan entered West Point on June 27 and successfully completed six weeks of cadet basic training. CBT is one of the most challenging events […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington High School Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps had a banner year, and a banner hangs outside the school proclaiming Staff Sgt. Harvey Craig the Essex County Teacher of the Year. “I was very lucky,” said Craig on Thursday, June 23, at the Irvington High School commencement ceremony, at which 58 of […]