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Amity Regional High School Art Students Give Back

|Date: November 16, 2018

Amity Regional High School Art Students Give Back

On December 13th, with a snow date of December 18th, Amity Regional High School’s National Art Honor Soci ...

On December 13th, with a snow date of December 18th, Amity Regional High School’s National Art Honor Society will be hosting the annual Empty Bowls event. This grass roots event invites our community ...

November 16, 2018
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Government Day At Amity Middle School In Orange

|Date: November 16, 2018

Government Day At Amity Middle School In Orange

On Wednesday, October 17th, students from Amity Middle School in Orange took over the government offices ...

On Wednesday, October 17th, students from Amity Middle School in Orange took over the government offices for the town of Orange! It is an annual event when students step into the role of the town hal ...

November 16, 2018
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Student Report Cards Get A New Look

|Date: November 16, 2018

Student Report Cards Get A New Look

Orange Schools are taking a new approach to student report cards this year. As part of an initiative tha ...

Orange Schools are taking a new approach to student report cards this year. As part of an initiative that started last year when the district set out to prioritize standards, administrators began cre ...

November 16, 2018
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Jackie’s Nine Citizenship Awards

|Date: November 16, 2018

Jackie’s Nine Citizenship Awards

Congratulations to the following students at Amity Middle School in Orange who received the Jackie’s Nine ...

Congratulations to the following students at Amity Middle School in Orange who received the Jackie’s Nine-character award for outstanding citizenship for the month of October: Pictured front row, left ...

November 16, 2018
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Chinese Educators Visit Amity Middle Schools

|Date: November 16, 2018

Chinese Educators Visit Amity Middle Schools

Twenty-five distinguished Chinese educators, mostly principals, visited the Amity Middle Schools in Betha ...

Twenty-five distinguished Chinese educators, mostly principals, visited the Amity Middle Schools in Bethany and Orange on November 13, 2018. These educators have been selected by Guangdong Province, ...

November 16, 2018
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Peck Place School Honors Vets

|Date: November 16, 2018

Peck Place School Honors Vets

Peck Place School honored Veterans with an assembly on November 9th. Students sang patriotic songs and r ...

Peck Place School honored Veterans with an assembly on November 9th. Students sang patriotic songs and read essays to show their appreciation for our Veterans’ service to our Country. The Student Am ...

November 16, 2018
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Student News 11/16/18

|Date: November 16, 2018

Student News 11/16/18

Achievements Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT—Eastern Connecticut State University ha ...

Achievements Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT—Eastern Connecticut State University has named 13 student athletes to the women’s swim team. Building on its strong finish last seaso ...

November 16, 2018
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Local Board of Education Member Honored with Academic Recognition

|Date: November 05, 2018

Local Board of Education Member Honored with Academic Recognition

A local Board of Education member took the incredible initiative to further her own education so that she ...

A local Board of Education member took the incredible initiative to further her own education so that she could better serve her community’s board. She has accomplished something great that very few ...

November 05, 2018
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Student News

|Date: November 05, 2018

Student News

Dean’s/Honors List Fairleigh Dickinson University Madison, NJ—Katelyn Ide, of Orange, CT, a student at Fa ...

Dean’s/Honors List Fairleigh Dickinson University Madison, NJ—Katelyn Ide, of Orange, CT, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Florham Campus, located in Madison, NJ has been named to the Hon ...

November 05, 2018
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Amity High School Senior Esposito Honored as Student of the Month

|Date: November 05, 2018

Amity High School Senior Esposito Honored as Student of the Month

Amity High School senior, Cailey Esposito was recently honored as Student of the Month by the Woodbridge ...

Amity High School senior, Cailey Esposito was recently honored as Student of the Month by the Woodbridge Rotary Club. Monthly, the Woodbridge Rotary Club and Woodbridge Social Restaurant partner to h ...

November 05, 2018
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Teachers’ Association Places Reresentativep. Klarides on the Honor Roll

|Date: November 05, 2018

Teachers’ Association Places Reresentativep. Klarides on the Honor Roll

State Representative Themis Klarides voting recorded in Hartford put her on the Connecticut Education Ass ...

State Representative Themis Klarides voting recorded in Hartford put her on the Connecticut Education Association’s Honor Roll list. The Connecticut Education Association’s 43,000 active and retired t ...

November 05, 2018
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Turkey Hill School’s Project Empathy

|Date: November 05, 2018

Turkey Hill School’s Project Empathy

As the culminating piece to Turkey Hill School’s initiative entitled “Project Empathy”, a sign was affixe ...

As the culminating piece to Turkey Hill School’s initiative entitled “Project Empathy”, a sign was affixed to the front of the building, reminding students daily of the importance of showing empathy t ...

November 05, 2018
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Amity Names Jennifer Byars New Superintendent

|Date: October 04, 2018

Amity Names Jennifer Byars New Superintendent

The Amity Board of Education quite enthusiastically welcomed Jennifer Pallon Byars as the district’s next ...

The Amity Board of Education quite enthusiastically welcomed Jennifer Pallon Byars as the district’s next superintendent. She will start in her new position November 15. Byars comes from an assistant ...

October 04, 2018
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Jackie’s Nine Pep Rally Held

|Date: October 04, 2018

Jackie’s Nine Pep Rally Held

Amity Middle School in Orange held its first Jackie’s Nine pep rally of the school year on September 14th ...

Amity Middle School in Orange held its first Jackie’s Nine pep rally of the school year on September 14th. It was an exciting event that brought the entire school together in the spirit of teamwork a ...

October 04, 2018
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Sacred Heart Academy Open House

|Date: October 04, 2018

Sacred Heart Academy Open House

Sacred Heart Academy, an independent Catholic college preparatory school for young women in grades 9 – 12 ...

Sacred Heart Academy, an independent Catholic college preparatory school for young women in grades 9 – 12, will open its doors to prospective students and their families on Sunday, October 14, from 1: ...

October 04, 2018
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Student News: 10/5/18

|Date: October 04, 2018

Student News: 10/5/18

Achievements Local Student Achieves Top ACT Score Ian Pittenger, son of Jenny Turner and Chris Pittenger, ...

Achievements Local Student Achieves Top ACT Score Ian Pittenger, son of Jenny Turner and Chris Pittenger, and a rising senior at Amity Regional High School in Woodbridge, earned the highest possible A ...

October 04, 2018
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Title IX is Federal Law

|Date: October 04, 2018

Title IX is Federal Law

Title IX is a Federal Law that was passed in 1972 to ensure that male and female employees and students i ...

Title IX is a Federal Law that was passed in 1972 to ensure that male and female employees and students in educational settings were treated equally and fairly. The law protects against discriminatio ...

October 04, 2018
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Amity Class of 1973 Reunion

|Date: October 04, 2018

Amity Class of 1973 Reunion

Amity Regional High School - Class of 1973, Saturday, November 24, 7-11pm, Amarante’s. For more info ple ...

Amity Regional High School - Class of 1973, Saturday, November 24, 7-11pm, Amarante’s. For more info please email: paula.cofrancesco@gmail.com. ...

October 04, 2018
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Orange School District Announces Lunch Policy

|Date: August 30, 2018

Orange School District Announces Lunch Policy

The Orange School District announced today its policy for determining eligibility of children who may rec ...

The Orange School District announced today its policy for determining eligibility of children who may receive free or reduced-price meals served under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). Local s ...

August 30, 2018
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New Technology, Teachers And Traditions Mark Orange’s New School Year

|Date: August 30, 2018

New Technology, Teachers And Traditions Mark Orange’s New School Year

When Orange students came back to school after summer break, it was clear that the custodial and maintena ...

When Orange students came back to school after summer break, it was clear that the custodial and maintenance staff had not had much of a break, getting the schools prepared for the new year. But what ...

August 30, 2018
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