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Byars Presents 2021 Amity Budget

|Date: February 06, 2020

Byars Presents 2021 Amity Budget

District Funds Technology Updates and SRO’s, Addresses Social Needs After several years of moderate budge ...

District Funds Technology Updates and SRO’s, Addresses Social Needs After several years of moderate budget increases, the Amity Regional School District is requesting a 3.95% increase for the 2020-21 ...

February 06, 2020
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Growing Twenty-First Century Program Offers a Safe and Enriching Environment for Students

|Date: February 06, 2020

Growing Twenty-First Century Program Offers a Safe and Enriching Environment for Students

Operating under the motto, ‘You Walk in and the Adventure Begins,’ the before and after school 21st Centu ...

Operating under the motto, ‘You Walk in and the Adventure Begins,’ the before and after school 21st Century program is growing at all three elementary schools. “The program focuses on the social, emo ...

February 06, 2020
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Amity Regional High School Advances in International Debate Competition

|Date: February 06, 2020

Amity Regional High School Advances in International Debate Competition

Global Competition Sponsored by the Brewer Foundation and New York University Students from Amity Regiona ...

Global Competition Sponsored by the Brewer Foundation and New York University Students from Amity Regional High School in Woodbridge have advanced to the “Top 32” round of the International Public Pol ...

February 06, 2020
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Bee Coupons

|Date: February 06, 2020

Bee Coupons

Al deCant and his assistant, Jill Kubeck, put on an amazing show for Mary L Tracy. The students were rewa ...

Al deCant and his assistant, Jill Kubeck, put on an amazing show for Mary L Tracy. The students were rewarded for earning over 250 Bee Coupons by demonstrating positive behaviors. Mr. deCant even wrot ...

February 06, 2020
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Lucy Scillia Scholarship Available to Orange Residents

|Date: February 06, 2020

Lucy Scillia Scholarship Available to Orange Residents

The Friends of the Case Memorial Library is the sponsor of the annual Lucy Scillia Scholarship. The $100 ...

The Friends of the Case Memorial Library is the sponsor of the annual Lucy Scillia Scholarship. The $1000.00 Scholarship is available to a graduating high school Senior who is a resident of the Town ...

February 06, 2020
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Local College Student Completes Disney College Program

|Date: February 06, 2020

Local College Student Completes Disney College Program

Kiersten Keating, an Orange resident and Junior at Sacred Heart University, completed the Disney College ...

Kiersten Keating, an Orange resident and Junior at Sacred Heart University, completed the Disney College Program in Orlando, FL, on January 2nd. She worked in merchandising and took online SHU course ...

February 06, 2020
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Mary L. Tracy School Children’s Fair

|Date: February 06, 2020

Mary L. Tracy School Children’s Fair

The Mary L. Tracy Children’s Fair will be held on Saturday, February 8, 2020 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm; sn ...

The Mary L. Tracy Children’s Fair will be held on Saturday, February 8, 2020 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm; snow date is February 15, 2020. This annual event is held at Mary L. Tracy School, 650 Schoolhou ...

February 06, 2020
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Amity High School ‘New Beginnings’ Helps the Homeless

|Date: February 06, 2020

Amity High School ‘New Beginnings’ Helps the Homeless

When Amity High School junior Eesha Acharya used to go to India with her family as a child, it shocked he ...

When Amity High School junior Eesha Acharya used to go to India with her family as a child, it shocked her and saddened her to see the number of homeless people around. The effect stayed with her wel ...

February 06, 2020
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Scholarships Available To Orange Students

|Date: February 06, 2020

Scholarships Available To Orange Students

Applications are open for students to apply for the Orange Scholarship Fund Association’s 2020 Ashley Kra ...

Applications are open for students to apply for the Orange Scholarship Fund Association’s 2020 Ashley Krakowski Scholarship, to be distributed to a student intending to pursue a career in a healthcare ...

February 06, 2020
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Peck Place School Carton Caper

|Date: February 06, 2020

Peck Place School Carton Caper

We know cats have a tendency to get into mischief and Mr. PAWS, The Peck Place School mascot, is no excep ...

We know cats have a tendency to get into mischief and Mr. PAWS, The Peck Place School mascot, is no exception. We thought things had settled down after Peck Place students solved the Panther Pass Mys ...

February 06, 2020
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Student News 2/7/20

|Date: February 06, 2020

Student News 2/7/20

Dean’s List Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA - Sarah Rippel, an Africana Studies major in the class of 2 ...

Dean’s List Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA - Sarah Rippel, an Africana Studies major in the class of 2020, from Orange, CT was named to the dean’s list at Bucknell University during the fall semest ...

February 06, 2020
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Amity Middle School Students Raise Money for Central American Students & Families

|Date: January 09, 2020

Amity Middle School Students Raise Money for Central American Students & Families

The Pulsera Project was a fundraiser facilitated by Ms. Stephanie Sanchez’s (8th grade Spanish teacher) a ...

The Pulsera Project was a fundraiser facilitated by Ms. Stephanie Sanchez’s (8th grade Spanish teacher) advisory group at Amity Middle School in Orange. Artisans from Guatemala and Nicaragua sent han ...

January 09, 2020
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Amity Middle School Students Recognized for their Good Character

|Date: January 09, 2020

Amity Middle School Students Recognized for their Good Character

Amity Middle School in Orange is pleased to recognize Kristin Feuerstein, Bella Louros, Colin Spoerndle, ...

Amity Middle School in Orange is pleased to recognize Kristin Feuerstein, Bella Louros, Colin Spoerndle, Ryan Slugoski, Jillian Barnes, Agatha Freitas, Todd Evans, and Dante Hardt for displaying the J ...

January 09, 2020
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Belfonti to Serve as Chairman of Amity Regional Board of Education

|Date: January 09, 2020

Belfonti to Serve as Chairman of Amity Regional Board of Education

Board Elects Leadership for Next Two Years On December 9, 2019 the Amity Regional School District No. 5 B ...

Board Elects Leadership for Next Two Years On December 9, 2019 the Amity Regional School District No. 5 Board of Education elected Mr. John Belfonti to serve as Chairman. Mr. Belfonti, an Orange resi ...

January 09, 2020
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Kindergarten Registration: Town of Orange

|Date: January 09, 2020

Kindergarten Registration: Town of Orange

If your child is turning five on or before January 1, 2021, it is time to register for kindergarten! Plea ...

If your child is turning five on or before January 1, 2021, it is time to register for kindergarten! Please register by February 28th on our website: www.oess.org - there may be multiple pop-ups so pl ...

January 09, 2020
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Orange Foundation Awards Scholarships To Students, Grants To Community Groups

|Date: January 09, 2020

Orange Foundation Awards Scholarships To Students, Grants To Community Groups

The Orange Foundation has been providing support for the community since it was founded in 1976 by Judge ...

The Orange Foundation has been providing support for the community since it was founded in 1976 by Judge Charles Flynn, a long time Orange resident. He envisioned a community foundation that would be ...

January 09, 2020
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Amity Towns Vote For Improvements To Fields, Buildings

|Date: December 12, 2019

Amity Towns Vote For Improvements To Fields, Buildings

Woodbridge Voters Reject Artificial Turf Field Bethany, Woodbridge and Orange residents voted in favor of ...

Woodbridge Voters Reject Artificial Turf Field Bethany, Woodbridge and Orange residents voted in favor of updating the fields at the high school and — in a separate question — the air handlers and mis ...

December 12, 2019
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Amity Team Advances to “Round of 64” in International Debate Contest

|Date: December 12, 2019

Amity Team Advances to “Round of 64” in International Debate Contest

The Brewer Foundation and New York University are pleased to announce the high school debate teams advanc ...

The Brewer Foundation and New York University are pleased to announce the high school debate teams advancing into the “Top 64” round of the 19th annual International Public Policy Forum (IPPF). By ad ...

December 12, 2019
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Orange Pre-School Blind Lottery

|Date: December 12, 2019

Orange Pre-School Blind Lottery

“Limited Openings” for 2020-21 Community Peer/Tuition Based Program The Orange Elementary School System i ...

“Limited Openings” for 2020-21 Community Peer/Tuition Based Program The Orange Elementary School System is now accepting names for the “Blind Lottery” for our 2020-2021 Pre-School Program. Our Specia ...

December 12, 2019
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Peck Place School Holds PIBS Assemblies

|Date: December 12, 2019

Peck Place School Holds PIBS Assemblies

Peck Place School had its PBIS “P.A.W.S.” Assemblies with grades 1-3 and grades 4-6. The goal of each as ...

Peck Place School had its PBIS “P.A.W.S.” Assemblies with grades 1-3 and grades 4-6. The goal of each assembly was to recognize all of the positive things that have been going on at Peck Place School ...

December 12, 2019
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