WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School world language students were recognized at the school’s first honor society induction of the season on April 28 in the Tarnoff cafeteria. Students, faculty and community members gathered as juniors were inducted into the Chinese, French, Italian and Spanish honor societies, and seniors received their cords for […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School Class of 2017 alumnus Jonathan Banks received a Sports Emmy for “Outstanding Studio Show – Daily” on June 8, 2021, for his work as a production assistant on ESPN’s “SportsCenter.” The was nominated again on April 6 for the 43rd annual Sports Emmy Awards, with the ceremony […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Harvard. Yale. Cornell. NYU. Columbia. Northwestern. Rutgers. Brown. What do these prestigious universities all have in common? Graduating seniors from West Orange High School will begin their college careers at these distinguished institutions of learning, with many more students attending other esteemed halls of learning as well. On May 5, students […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School Principal Hayden Moore will be recognized for 20 years of service to the West Orange School District at a cocktail reception on Thursday, June 9, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Rock Spring Golf Club, 90 Rock Spring Road in West Orange. The event is sponsored by […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Saturday, April 30, the Traffic Safety Youth Advisory Board from West Orange High School, members of the Nikhil Badlani Foundation, WOHS urban arts and AP arts students, West Orange Township Council members, West Orange Pedestrian Safety Advisory Board members, “Art Alchemist” Elijah Minton and hundreds of West Orange residents of […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Approximately 100 students and 17 arts leaders will receive the prestigious New Jersey Governor’s Award in Arts Education on Thursday, May 26. The Governor’s Award in Arts Education program was established in 1980, to celebrate artistic excellence and create visibility, awareness and appreciation for the impact that the arts have on […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School sophomore Makayla Rivera will receive a New Jersey Governor’s Award in Arts Education for 2022 at an awards ceremony on May 26. Rivera will receive her award for a poem. She was nominated by the NAACP of the Oranges and Maplewood’s ACT-SO Program for the Humanities following […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Elijah Minton, aka the Art Alchemist, a West Orange High School graduate and up-and-coming urban artist, partnered with West Orange High School AP art students and the Nikhil Badlani Foundation to design “Hope,” a street mural to slow down traffic near Hazel Elementary School. The community was invited to join in […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — For more than 15 years, the West Orange African Heritage Organization has hosted the Men Who Cook scholarship fundraiser for amateur to professional chefs and everyone in between. The fun will take place on Sunday, June 12, from 1 to 5 p.m. in the West Orange High School cafeteria, 51 Conforti […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School Class of 2019 graduate Sessina Dani, who is a current senior at Princeton University, is completing a semester-long research project in Kenya. Dani and her classmates have had some incredible experiences, beginning their trip at the Mpala Research Centre on the Laikipia Plateau. In the first six […]