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Orange Native, Long-Time Teacher Appointed New Principal of Mary L. Tracy School

|Date: June 28, 2018

Orange Native, Long-Time Teacher Appointed New Principal of Mary L. Tracy School

Tricia Lasto of Orange has been appointed the next principal at Mary L. Tracy School, a position she call ...

Tricia Lasto of Orange has been appointed the next principal at Mary L. Tracy School, a position she calls her ‘dream job.’ The Orange Board of Education announced and celebrated her new role at its ...

June 28, 2018
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Amity Senior Looks to Inspire Youths to Make A Difference

|Date: June 28, 2018

Amity Senior Looks to Inspire Youths to Make A Difference

Amity High School student Sheariah Stevens is hoping her senior project will be the catalyst to inspire y ...

Amity High School student Sheariah Stevens is hoping her senior project will be the catalyst to inspire young people to give their two cents –literally—to charity. The accomplished senior, who is also ...

June 28, 2018
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First Year of 1:1 Technology Initiative Called a Success

|Date: June 28, 2018

First Year of 1:1 Technology Initiative Called a Success

A rollout that started in 2016 had technology in the hands of every Orange student for the 2017-18 school ...

A rollout that started in 2016 had technology in the hands of every Orange student for the 2017-18 school year. “It started with the approval to go ahead with the 1:1 for grades three through six and ...

June 28, 2018
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Superintendent’s Recognition Award – Orange Elementary Schools

|Date: June 28, 2018

Superintendent’s Recognition Award – Orange Elementary Schools

Jeslyn Jacob, Suhail Mohammed, Dana Pletter, Emily Russo from The Peck Place School; Luciana Dottori, Sar ...

Jeslyn Jacob, Suhail Mohammed, Dana Pletter, Emily Russo from The Peck Place School; Luciana Dottori, Sarah Ginsberg, Devin Maroney from Race Brook School; and Vivian Cain, Meghan Kirck, and Justin Pa ...

June 28, 2018
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Enrollment Day for 7th & 8th Grade Students

|Date: June 28, 2018

Enrollment Day for 7th & 8th Grade Students

Enrollment Day at Amity Middle School in Orange for students who are new to Amity Regional District No. 5 ...

Enrollment Day at Amity Middle School in Orange for students who are new to Amity Regional District No. 5 and reside in Orange will be held on MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2018. Please call Amity Middle School ...

June 28, 2018
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Amity Middle School Video Production Program

|Date: June 28, 2018

Amity Middle School Video Production Program

Amity Middle School in Orange has had a cadre of eighth grade students participating in a video productio ...

Amity Middle School in Orange has had a cadre of eighth grade students participating in a video production program run by former Amity student, Tristan Douglas, again this year. The program was made ...

June 28, 2018
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Race Brook Students Reach Out to Help Children

|Date: June 28, 2018

Race Brook Students Reach Out to Help Children

Race Brook School students in Orange showed true community service through their genuine care and compass ...

Race Brook School students in Orange showed true community service through their genuine care and compassion for the children at the Jamie A. Hulley Childcare Center in Bridgeport. The school’s Stude ...

June 28, 2018
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Orange Elementary School Registration

|Date: June 28, 2018

Orange Elementary School Registration

The Orange Public Schools will have rolling registration for new K-6 students. To begin the registration ...

The Orange Public Schools will have rolling registration for new K-6 students. To begin the registration process, please visit the registration page for your child’s school at www.oess.org and fill ...

June 28, 2018
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Student News 6/29/18

|Date: June 28, 2018

Student News 6/29/18

Achievements Allison Cable Receives Graduation Award from MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston B ...

Achievements Allison Cable Receives Graduation Award from MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston Boston – Orange resident Allison Cable received the Lavinia Lloyd Dock Award for Scholarly Writi ...

June 28, 2018
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Turkey Hill School Project Empathy

|Date: May 23, 2018

Turkey Hill School Project Empathy

On April 30th, Turkey Hill School (THS), one of the elementary schools in Orange, held a school-wide asse ...

On April 30th, Turkey Hill School (THS), one of the elementary schools in Orange, held a school-wide assembly to honor the characteristic of empathy. The goal was to encourage a “Gift of Empathy” and ...

May 23, 2018
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Area Superintendents Recognize Student Accomplishments

|Date: May 23, 2018

Area Superintendents Recognize Student Accomplishments

South Central Area Superintendents’ Association (SCASA) held its 12th annual Student Awards Luncheon on F ...

South Central Area Superintendents’ Association (SCASA) held its 12th annual Student Awards Luncheon on Friday, April 27, 2018 at 12:00 Noon at Cascade in Hamden, CT. This program provides area Super ...

May 23, 2018
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Rep. Klarides Speaks to Junior State of America Members

|Date: May 23, 2018

Rep. Klarides Speaks to Junior State of America Members

House Republican Leader Themis Klarides recently was the keynote speaker for the Northeast Junior Stat ...

House Republican Leader Themis Klarides recently was the keynote speaker for the Northeast Junior State of America event held in Stamford. Rep. Klarides talked about the legislative session and th ...

May 23, 2018
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Student News: 5/25/18

|Date: May 23, 2018

Student News: 5/25/18

Achievements Eastern Environmental Earth Science Student Dominic Livoti Recognized At Awards Ceremony Wil ...

Achievements Eastern Environmental Earth Science Student Dominic Livoti Recognized At Awards Ceremony Willimantic, CT—A group of Eastern Connecticut State University students were honored at the annua ...

May 23, 2018
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Mark ‘The Builder’ Visits Mrs. Escandon’s Class at Race Brook School

|Date: May 23, 2018

Mark ‘The Builder’ Visits Mrs. Escandon’s Class at Race Brook School

Mrs. Jo-Anne Escandon’s 4th grade class at Race Brook School in Orange, Connecticut, received a grant fro ...

Mrs. Jo-Anne Escandon’s 4th grade class at Race Brook School in Orange, Connecticut, received a grant from the Jaime A. Hulley Arts Foundation for the 2107-18 school year. The “Wood Working Project” ...

May 23, 2018
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Amity Middle School In Orange Recognized At Michael’s Cup Unified Sports Banquet

|Date: May 23, 2018

Amity Middle School In Orange Recognized At Michael’s Cup Unified Sports Banquet

Three students from Amity Middle School in Orange were recognized at the Michael’s Cup Unified Sports Ban ...

Three students from Amity Middle School in Orange were recognized at the Michael’s Cup Unified Sports Banquet. The banquet honored middle and high school students for submitting moving essays detaili ...

May 23, 2018
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Amity Middle School Orange Flamenco Lessons

|Date: May 23, 2018

Amity Middle School Orange Flamenco Lessons

Seventh grade students at Amity Middle School in Orange took a flamenco lesson with instructor, Melinda M ...

Seventh grade students at Amity Middle School in Orange took a flamenco lesson with instructor, Melinda Marquez. They also participated in an interactive presentation by Lorena Garay on music from La ...

May 23, 2018
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Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven Heralds Legislature for Including Holocaust & Genocide Education in Public School Curriculum

|Date: May 23, 2018

Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven Heralds Legislature for Including Holocaust & Genocide Education in Public School Curriculum

The Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven applauds the Connect ...

The Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven applauds the Connecticut House of Representatives for unanimously passing Senate Bill 452, in concurrence with the ...

May 23, 2018
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Amity Begins Search for New Superintendent

|Date: May 23, 2018

Amity Begins Search for New Superintendent

After four years as superintendent of Amity schools, Charles (Chip) Dumais announced his resignation and ...

After four years as superintendent of Amity schools, Charles (Chip) Dumais announced his resignation and the district has begun a search for his replacement. His last day of leading Amity will be Jun ...

May 23, 2018
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Middle School Students Create Memorial for School Shooting Victims

|Date: May 03, 2018

Middle School Students Create Memorial for School Shooting Victims

When four Amity Middle School Orange students heard about the February school shooting in Parkland, Flori ...

When four Amity Middle School Orange students heard about the February school shooting in Parkland, Florida, they became angry and wanted to get the message out that something has to change. “I was f ...

May 03, 2018
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Orange Schools Budget Set For Vote

|Date: May 03, 2018

Orange Schools Budget Set For Vote

The Orange Board of Education presented a budget with a 1.17% increase at the annual town budget hearing ...

The Orange Board of Education presented a budget with a 1.17% increase at the annual town budget hearing April 27. A majority of the $235,000 increase is in contractual obligations and special educat ...

May 03, 2018
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