Education

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Sustainable Jersey Directors Samantha McGraw, Randy Solomon and Kaitlyn Vollmer recently announced that the Township of West Orange has been awarded a $2,000 Sustainable Jersey grant to work with West Orange Public Schools (WOPS) students to construct artificial floating islands at Vincent's Pond in Degnan Park.

According to WOPS Superintendent Dr. Scott ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Following Gov. Phil Murphy’s decision to allow in-person graduation ceremonies after July 6 with social-distancing requirements in place, West Orange Superintendent of Schools Dr. J. Scott Cascone acknowledged the challenges that would accompany such an event and addressed the district’s standpoint on graduation plans for the Class of 2020.

As he awaited ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Although the annual art exhibition featuring Advanced Placement (AP) art seniors from West Orange High School was canceled this spring, the West Orange Arts Council (WOAC) made sure that the students received their well-deserved accolades through a virtual art show.

“I walk into my classroom each time excited to see what new things will be created that day,” ...

VERONA, NJ - Congratulations to Our Lady of the Lake School Class of 2020.

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Cheryl Butler, Director of Student Personnel Services at West Orange High School (WOHS), was recently recognized by the New Jersey School Counselor Association (NJSCA) as a 2020 High School Scholarship Nominee.

Butler received the recognition following nomination by WOHS senior Darlene Folas for recognizing the important role of the school counselor. Folas also ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Advanced Placement (AP) students at West Orange High School (WOHS) were recently honored at the 18th annual Advanced Placement Recognition Ceremony, which was broadcast locally on TV 36/45. The ceremony, which can be viewed in its entirety below, highlighted the academic accomplishments of students taking AP exams during the 2019-2020 school year.

AP students, who ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ – Sixty-five West Orange High School (WOHS) students have received the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) Seal of Biliteracy, with several receiving trilingual and quadrilingual proficiency. 

According to the website, the Seal of Biliteracy award is granted by a school, district, organization or state “in recognition of students who have ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Among a series of mandated policies approved on first reading during last week’s West Orange Board of Education (WOBOE) was the new “Management of Life Threatening Allergies in Schools” policy, which coincided with Allergy Awareness Week from May 10 to 16.

West Orange Schools Superintendent Dr. J. Scott Cascone expressed hope that the board would ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School (WOHS) Class of 2015 alumna Esther Davila has been busily at work during the global health crisis, providing COVID-19 information and ensuring the rights of immigrants over the last several weeks.

Davila graduated in 2019 with honors from Boston University with a degree in health science and a minor in sociology.

Both of Davila’s parents ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Kelly Elementary School fourth grader Sophia Ventura has been named a finalist in the 2019-2020 Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey Folder Contest. Sophia was one of 32 finalists selected from a field of more than 3,600 entries from 140 schools statewide.

The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) "was created in 1992 as a substance abuse ...