WOHS students install art at WOAC

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School art students installed their work at the West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley Road, on Feb. 24 as part of an exhibit. The show displays more than 40 pieces from 16 advanced art students and will run through March 31. Photos Courtesy of Patricia Mitrano

Local athletes honored by UNICO

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Orange-West Orange chapter of UNICO National held its 44th annual Sports Awards Breakfast in the West Orange High School Cafeteria on Feb. 25, honoring athletes from WOHS, Orange High School, Seton Hall Prep, Golda Och Academy and the West Orange Police Athletic League football team and cheerleaders, who were undefeated […]

West Orange Mountain High School Class of 1968 to hold 50th reunion

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Five decades after the June 19, 1968, graduation at what was then called the South Mountain Arena, the West Orange Mountain High School Class of 1968 will hold its 50th class reunion on Saturday, April 28. The event will be held at Cucina Calandra, 216 US 46 in Fairfield, at 7 […]

Township teacher hit by car, seriously injured

WEST ORANGE, NJ — A Washington Elementary School teacher was hit by a car at approximately 8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 26, while crossing Pleasant Valley Way near West Orange High School, according to a release from the township. Patricia Villarosa, 64, of West Orange, was crossing Pleasant Valley Way near Stanford Avenue when she […]

WOHS cheerleaders place 4th in National Championship

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School cheerleaders took fourth place in the Large Non-Tumbling Division at the National High School Cheerleading Championship held Feb. 10 and 11 at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla. The NHSCC is the most prestigious championship in the country and is televised nationally on ESPN and […]

WOHS celebrates Black History Month at annual scholarship dinner

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The annual Black History Scholarship Dinner at West Orange High School on Feb. 9 provided an evening of performances celebrating and recognizing the accomplishments, achievements and struggles of the black community. The event was presented by the Student Council and advisers Catherine Connors, Jodi Costanza and Krista Romanyshyn. “We are here […]

WOHS Royal Strings Ensemble to perform at Carnegie Hall

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School Royal Strings Ensemble will perform at Carnegie Hall on Monday, March 5, as part of the Symphonic Series for bands and orchestras. “We are honored and happy to return to Carnegie Hall again this year after making a very successful debut on that stage in 2014,” […]

WOHS sees PD presence upped after Fla. massacre

WEST ORANGE, NJ — As news broke of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., in which 17 were murdered and more than a dozen more injured Wednesday, Feb. 14, parents and guardians across the country once again were left feeling scared for their own children’s safety. West Orange was no exception. As such, West Orange […]

WOHS students display their work at WO Arts Center

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Through a partnership between the Visual and Performing Arts Program at West Orange High School and the West Orange Arts Center, a new show show will feature rising stars of the arts community from Saturday, Feb. 24, through Saturday, March 31. A reception will take place on Saturday, March 3, from […]

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