WEST ORANGE, NJ — Wolfgang Scheitinger, a 2019 graduate of West Orange High School, has been selected to have his original composition “flutters and murmurs of a curious heart and mind” premiered on May 7 at the 2021 National Society of Composers Virtual Conference. Scheitinger’s composition was one of six selected from a field of […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School spring musical, “The Shows Must Go On,” was performed outdoors at the Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center on April 23 and 24 to the delight of a masked and socially distanced audience. The show opened with senior Justin Peters, who served as narrator, performing an impressive […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School senior and Student Council President Anya Dillard has been named the 2020-21 Student Leader of the Year by the New Jersey Association of Student Councils. The annual awards recognize outstanding student councils and leaders from around the state. According to the NJASC website, Dillard is active on […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School Assistant Principal Lesley Chung has received her doctorate degree in educational leadership with a concentration in K–12 from Caldwell University, where she has also been asked to deliver the commencement address in May. Chung has been part of the team at West Orange High School for 15 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School Class of 2009 graduate Elijah Minton, aka “The Art Alchemist,” is enjoying a flourishing career as a muralist and painter regionally and nationally. Minton, whose talents include fine art, original art, illustrations, portraits, acrylic painting, murals and logo designs, was drawn to art at an early age. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Nikhil Badlani Foundation’s Youth Advisory Board has been working throughout the pandemic, just as diligently as it had been before COVID-19 forced meetings to move online. The high school–led team of students received the Traffic Officers Association of Essex County’s Timothy Larney Memorial Traffic Safety Education & Enforcement Award, and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Despite the pandemic, the Nikhil Badlani Foundation Youth Advisory Board has continued to surpass its mission goals to evaluate, generate, develop and implement specific traffic safety plans. On April 9, West Orange High School YAB students kicked off their Distracted Driving Awareness Month campaign by distributing specially-designed signs to be placed […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School has received a $10,000 Sustainable Jersey for Schools grant funded by the New Jersey Education Association. “We are so pleased and thankful for the awarding of this grant from Sustainable Jersey Schools,” West Orange Superintendent of Schools Scott Cascone said. “Not only does it represent a vital […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The students in West Orange High School’s advanced placement art class refused to let the coronavirus pandemic silence their creative voices; they channeled their anxiety and frustration into powerful works that helped them cope during the turmoil of the past 12 months. And now the world has the chance to see […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School will present its annual spring musical, “The Shows Must Go On,” on Friday, April 23, and Saturday, April 24, at the Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center, 4 Boland Drive, beginning at 8 p.m. The program will be a celebration of the musicals produced at West Orange High […]