Education
By SAUNDRA SHARP-CONTE
January 31, 2023
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ - The environment was warm and inviting, and the walls were covered in beautiful artwork by the students at Roseville Community Charter School (RCCS). This K- 4 elementary school prides itself in teaching and reinforcing the CHEER values (Collaboration, Honesty, Excellence, Effort, ...
EAST ORANGE, NJ - It is that time of year again: The weekend following Thanksgiving where hometown festivities in East Orange commence. One festive tradition has quickly become attending the EO Hall of Fame (EOHOF) Induction ceremony. This year, the ceremony will be both virtual and in person.
ORANGE, NJ - Over a hundred elementary students held signs encouraging cars to slow down by the Oakwood Ave. School in Orange, located near Freeway Drive. Freeway Drive is the most deadly through-way in the East Orange and Orange. Crossing guards and the Orange Police Department joined the youth in ...
ORANGE, NJ - In preparation for National Fire Prevention Week 2022 (Oct. 9 - Oct. 15), the Orange Fire Department visited students at Scholars Academy today. Firefighter Orta, led a presentation to students on fire safety. Students got to check out the fire truck and learn directly from the ...
EAST ORANGE, NJ - The children gathered in awe in the parking lot of the YMCA. They excitedly looked at the giant mural that had been completed by local artist Hans Lundy with the assistance of his partner Malcolm. Together they painted this magnificent mural on the side wall of the recreation ...
ORANGE, NJ - For Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Councilwoman Quantavia Hilbert is hosting a self-defense clinic in partnership with R.A.D Rape Defense System. The program take place on October 13th-15th, but the deadline to register is October 3rd. For more information contact ...
EAST ORANGE, NJ - The East Orange High School Class of 1980 celebrated their 40ish class reunion/60th birthday at the Sheraton Hotel in Parsippany, NJ. It was a highly anticipated event canceled twice before. Once due to the height of the pandemic in 2020, and another 3-month postponement in June ...
EAST ORANGE, NJ - This past Saturday at Haire Park there was a city-wide kickoff of Hispanic Heritage Month. Residents enjoyed many activities and games, raffle giveaways, music provided by East Orange's own DJ Junior Gomez, food by vendors, including Dominy Restaurant and South Beach Bar & ...
EAST ORANGE, NJ - The Mayor's Office of Employment and Training (MOET) is on the move. Not only do they have the General Construction Training Program. They are gearing up for the second cohort of students to be trained and certified as FAA Drone pilots. An information session at the East Orange ...
EAST ORANGE, NJ - The first class of students from the East Orange General Laborers Training Program received Certificates of Completion in General Construction from National Career Institute (NCI) during a Commencement Ceremony held in City Council Chambers at City Hall Plaza. The program, a ...
EAST ORANGE, NJ - Sept. 6, 7, and 8th marks the first three days back to school for the East Orange 2022/2023 school year. The City is looking for volunteers from the community to help welcome the children back to school on all three days based upon grade levels: elementary, middle, and high ...
ORANGE, NJ - Superintendent of Schools Gerald Fitzhugh II Ed.D held his 2022 "Good to Great” welcome back convocation at Orange Prepatory Academy. The large formal assembly was inclusive of staff from all twelve schools in Orange. The energy level was high, everyone seemingly happy to be ...
EAST ORANGE/ORANGE, NJ - In additon to one "Back to School" supply giveaway happening in Orange, NJ, and another County Wide event (see photo flyers for details), retailers and parents are reminded that the state’s 10-day sales tax holiday has begun. The tax holiday temporarily exempts certain ...
NEWARK, NJ — High school students in Greater Newark received a unique opportunity this summer to learn transformative skills in coding through an initiative supported by tech company juggernaut Apple. Twenty students attended the camp "(G)eneration Code," hosted at Rutgers University-Newark, ...
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ - Every 2022 graduate of Essex County College’s Radiography program passed the required national licensing exam on the first try this summer. And all 17 graduates received at least one job offer before received their hard-earned Associate in Applied Science degrees on June 3, ...
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ - While Essex County College’s West Essex campus is being reconstructed, students who prefer that location can still attend Fall I Semester classes near their home and work. The College is utilizing West Caldwell Tech, 620 Passaic Avenue in West Caldwell, to hold evening classes ...
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ - Kiswendsida Sonia Kaprou, an Irvington resident, is Essex County College’s (ECC) new Senior Comptroller. An ECC alumna, she comes to the College from the private sector. “Coming back to ECC means a lot to me. As a graduate, it feels as if I am coming home. I am embracing the ...
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ - Sisters Maya and Jasera Abdurrashid both received Associate in Liberal Arts degrees at Essex County College's 53rd annual Commencement on June 3. The South Orange residents joined a long line of siblings who have received ECC degrees at the same ceremony. But what sets Maya a ...
East Orange/Orange, NJ- Please join us in congratulating these rising scholars and graduates of 2022 who were chosen by the administrators, guidance, and staff of East Orange Campus High School, Nicholas Edwards: Nicholas is a rising senior at East Orange Campus High School. Although Nicholas ...
EAST ORANGE, NJ - On May 29th, 2022 from 2-7 PM at Marols located at 720 Lyons Avenue, Irvington, NJ 07111, the East Orange High School Class of 1977 will be gathering. There will be a buffet, cash bar, and music by Deejay Monster Thurmond. The cost of the tickets are $20. The event is a fundraiser ...
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ - Essex County College has entered into a partnership with Caldwell University and St. George’s University (SGU) designed to enable ECC students a pathway for admission into SGU’s School of Medicine. The program is dubbed the 2+1+4 Partnership. The partnership allows ECC ...
BLOOMFIELD, N.J. – Two nationally prominent and distinguished citizens will receive honorary degrees from Bloomfield College on May 20, 2022 as part of the private, four-year College’s 149th commencement, President Marcheta P. Evans, Ph.D., announced today. Judge Jose L. Linares (Ret.) The ...
ORANGE, NJ - Orange STEM Innovation Academy has the highest graduation rate in the county. In 2021, they graduated their first senior class with 100% of the students graduating. Orange STEM, a fairly new school is led by Principal Devonii Reid, Ed.D. The school is described on its website as ...
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Five hundred books about art history, art movements, and black artists will now adorn the bookshelves and most importantly the minds of interested readers for years to come. East Orange Public Library received a large donation from historian, artist, and writer Nell Irvin ...
EAST ORANGE, NJ - In celebration of Women's History Month, we will be featuring women from our communities who are making a difference. Our 12th highlight this month is Christina N. Jaquez ED.M, the founder and president of Circles for Healing. Earning two Master degrees, one in Reading ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ - Parents took to social media last week to complain that their children were waiting in long lines to use the restroom at Buzz Aldrin Middle School. This was an immediate result of the administration closing bathrooms following vandalization, parents stated. Parents and students ...
EAST ORANGE, NJ - On Saturday, February 26, 2022, seven young men, 7th & 8th grade students in Essex County, took the stage as finalists in the 24th Annual Belford V. Lawson Oratorical Competition hosted by the Alpha Alpha Lambda Scholarship and Educational Foundation of Alpha Phi Alpha ...
EAST ORANGE, NJ - East Orange students get ready to compete by creating your own healthy snack. Mayor Ted R. Green, the East Orange City Council and the Department of Recreation & Cultural Affairs have collaborated to offer students an opportunity to create their own healthy snack. The “My ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — In addition to recently being interviewed on CBS News about their work in advocating for two legislative bills mandating that all New Jersey students learn about the history and contributions of Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in their classrooms, members of the Livingston ...
EAST ORANGE/ORANGE, NJ - Get the ice salt out, and pick your children up. East Orange and Orange school districts will have an early dismissal pending freezing conditions and rain. The morning high will be 48F with temps falling to near freezing in the afternoon. Winds North at 10 to 15 mph ...