WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Winter Chorus Concert brought in the holiday season at West Orange High School on Dec. 7 with a sparkling mix of classic and contemporary seasonal favorites and some emotional surprises. The Treble Choir, Combined Concert and Treble Choir, the Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, Jubilee Choir and Glee Club came together […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange School District received a check from the National Football League in the amount of $14,680 thanks to the Fuel Up to Play 60 Program. Fuel Up to Play 60 is an in-school nutrition and physical activity program launched by the National Dairy Council, the NFL and the USDA […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Redwood Elementary School Gymnasium was filled with song on Nov. 22, when students, staff and community members came together to celebrate the life of Joel Perry, who was the school’s vocal music teacher until he died suddenly in September, just before the start of the new school year. A 22-year […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange African Heritage Organization sponsors an after-school tutoring program, along with the West Orange Board of Education and elementary school PTAs in West Orange. Organizers are looking for high school students, parents and community members interested in volunteering as tutors for the program. No experience is needed and students […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Junior League of the Oranges and Short Hills supported vulnerable families with children in the Orange School District this Thanksgiving. Each year, JLOSH seeks to provide families in need with a happier Thanksgiving. With our partners, including Kings Food Markets, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Dun & Bradstreet, local businesses and area […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — As Thanksgiving approaches, public schools across West Orange have been collecting non-perishable food items to be distributed to needy families. The township collects the donations from the schools and volunteers — in an initiative spearheaded by Social Services Director Patti Duffy — box an entire Thanksgiving meal, including a turkey and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Friday, Nov. 3, Golda Och Academy’s Lower School kicked off Moore Love’s Pass It On program with founder Betsy Stephens. The program, which started in 2014 at Gregory Elementary School in West Orange, was created in memory of Stephens’ sister with the belief that one small act of kindness can […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Superintendent of Schools Jeffrey Rutzky presented the 2017-2018 New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum report to the Board of Education at its Nov. 6 meeting, revealing good scores in the five categories that the process evaluates. NJQSAC monitors and evaluates New Jersey’s public schools districts based on research and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Despite a very close election with just two candidates, both of whom were challengers, as of midnight on election night, it appears that Ken Alper has obtained the sole open seat on the West Orange Board of Education. By midnight, only 34 of 37 districts had reported their results, yet Alper […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In a quiet local election season for West Orange, there are two candidates running for the one open seat on the West Orange Board of Education in the Nov. 7 election. Challengers Chris Diaz and Ken Alper shared their platforms with the public at a debate on Oct. 26, as well […]