West Orange HS alumnus is part of award-winning ‘SportsCenter’ team

West Orange HS alumnus is part of award-winning ‘SportsCenter’ team

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 High School seniors celebrate Commitment Day

West Orange High School seniors celebrate Commitment Day

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 creates street mural to slow down traffic

West Orange creates street mural to slow down traffic

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 […]

Area students to receive NJ Governor’s Award in Arts Education honors

Area students to receive NJ Governor’s Award in Arts Education honors

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 HS sophomore poet to receive Governor’s Award

West Orange HS sophomore poet to receive Governor’s Award

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 HS alumna completes research semester in Kenya

West Orange HS alumna completes research semester in Kenya

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 […]

West Orange High School designers win big at state FCCLA competition

West Orange High School designers win big at state FCCLA competition

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Promising young designers from West Orange High School attended the Family, Community and Career Leaders of America State Leadership Conference in Cherry Hill on March 22 and returned with seven gold medals, seven silver medals and three bronze medals, according to an April 14 press release from the school district. The […]

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