WEST ORANGE, NJ — On June 19, the Library Media Center at West Orange High School was filled with fashionable women of all ages dressed in shades of pink and green, celebrating not only the unveiling of the portrait of West Orange–born educator Anna Easter Brown, but the day itself. The West Orange School District […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — 277 Liberty Middle School graduated 277 eighth-grade students at Suriano Stadium at West Orange High School on June 18. The ceremony was split into two cohorts to keep within pandemic protocols as students sat with their families. In the streamlined ceremony, the West Orange Mayor’s Award was given to Alexa Dias […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School art students painted a “Celebrate Pride” mural at the Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center on June 18 and 20. The effort was a collaboration between WOHS, OSPAC and the West Orange Arts Council, who provided the pizza. West Orange Superintendent of Schools Scott Cascone even stopped by […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Roosevelt Middle School graduated 228 students under sunny skies in Suriano Stadium at West Orange High School on June 18. The ceremony was divided into two cohorts to comply with pandemic guidelines and graduations; students were seated with their families. Band teacher Roger Bryson performed “America the Beautiful” on his saxophone […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School seniors dazzled at their prom, held June 17 at the Birchwood Manor in Whippany. Photos Courtesy of Cynthia Cumming and Andrew Guglielmo
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School Collegiate Institute, TCI/AVID, closing ceremony was held virtually on May 25 and the event was a celebration of student accomplishments for the 2020-21 school year. Principal Hayden Moore, Assistant Principal Kimberly Mancarella, TCI coordinator Patricia Aldworth, senior teachers Tagen Jacobus and Janine Sullivan, and graduating seniors […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Each year, the Elks National Foundation presents the Most Valuable Student scholarship contest. West Orange Elks Lodge No. 1590 is celebrating as four West Orange High School students have earned MVS scholarship awards based on leadership, academic achievements and community involvement. Carlos M. Herbozo Osco was named the National MVS winner, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School AFJROTC Cadet Austin Cowley has been awarded a full scholarship to attend the second Air Force Junior ROTC Cyber Academy. Cowley, a junior, was selected to participate among only 99 other cadets nationwide. During this summer’s virtual Cyber Academy, Cowley will build his skills under the supervision […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Scholarship Fund hit a new record for scholarships awarded during the virtual Senior Awards Night on June 3, distributing $136,650 to graduating seniors from West Orange High School. The WOSF was organized in 1923 and awarded its first scholarships in 1925 in the amount of $500. To date, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange African Heritage Organization, in partnership with the West Orange Board of Education, will honor historical figure Anna Easter Brown, a West Orange native, on Saturday, June 19, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at West Orange High School’s Library and Media Center, 51 Conforti Ave. Brown graduated from West […]