WEST ORANGE, NJ — When Donald and Lisa Shauger founded the Timothy Groves Memorial Scholarship with the West Orange Scholarship Fund in 2014, they dreamed it would both make a difference in the lives of West Orange youth and continue to honor the memory of their friend, former West Orange Police Officer Timothy Groves. Four […]
WEST ORANGE / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School English teacher and South Orange resident Victor Alcindor recently made his entrance into the publishing world with the release of his first book, “Stand Mute.” The collection of poetry came out of Alcindor’s creative writing classes during his doctoral work at Drew University, when […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School rising seniors Max Dickman and Morriel Kasher have been participating in the prestigious New Jersey Governor’s School of Engineering and Technology at Rutgers University, and on July 27, presented to hundreds of invited guests at the program’s research symposium. “The entire group is quite small,” said WOHS […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School launched its first-ever summer school cohort, “The West Orange Public Schools Summer Institute Credit Recovery,” on July 2. The program is free to West Orange residents and includes algebra I, geometry, and English 9 and 10. This summer’s course teachers are Lori Bollotta, Young Kim, Charlene Muldrow […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Plans are moving ahead to rebuild and expand the athletic bubble at West Orange High School after a snowstorm caused it to collapse, Superintendent of Schools Jeffrey Rutzky and the West Orange Board of Education announced at the July 16 BOE meeting. The bubble is a covering that allows the fields […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — This year’s Summer Enrichment Program, held annually at West Orange High School, is being delighted in by 444 students. The program, which opened July 2, remains in full swing until July 27. The enrichment program first began more than 20 years ago as a way to provide music, art and educational […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Mt. Pleasant Elementary student Henry Chang, age 7, passed away on July 21 after a valiant battle with childhood cancer. Henry is survived by his mother, Heather Young, an art teacher at West Orange High School; his father Henry, an instructional aide in the West Orange School District; 5-year-old brother Derrick; […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Five students from West Orange High School were honored at Deutsche Bank in New York City for their outstanding performance on the Financial Literacy Certification test sponsored by the W!SE, or Working in Support of Education, organization on June 8. W!SE is an award-winning national educational nonprofit dedicated to improving lives […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Incoming freshmen and students new to West Orange High School are invited to attend one of several orientation tours scheduled in July and August. Tours will be held at the school, beginning at 10 a.m., on Thursday, July 26; Tuesday, July 31; and Thursday, Aug. 16. Parents are invited to participate […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Hundreds of residents gathered on the West Orange High School athletic fields on July 4 to celebrate the nation’s independence. The event featured games, contests and inflatables for everyone to enjoy, before culminating in a fireworks show. Photos by Kaanita Iyer